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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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All content by Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel
A large room with blue carpeting and a variety of colorful couches and chairs. There are students sitting with their laptops. On the floor above there are bookshelves filled with books.

Photo: Renovations to keep an eye out for at Bobst

Dharma Niles, Deputy News Editor January 29, 2024

The first floor of Bobst Library. (Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

Students study on the newly renovated first floor of Bobst Library. The renovations include new couches, blue carpeting and updated lighting fixtures.

Photo: Bobst Library to undergo more renovations in coming months

October 24, 2023

Following a recent renovation, the first floor of Bobst Library is now open to students for studying and lounging. (Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

A woman with red curly hair holding a pink macaron to her mouth. She is wearing a brown shirt and a loose red tie with a yellow-and-blue geometric pattern on it.

Photo: R&B star Yasmina on her new EP ‘the process’

October 18, 2023

(Courtesy Photo by Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel)

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

Photo: Skip Whole Foods and try these more affordable alternatives

Jules Hasler, Contributing Writer September 25, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

Multiple students sit at long tables working on their computers. To the right is a long window facing Washington Square Park.

Photo: Opinion: Dear NYU, upperclassmen are students too

September 5, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

A view from the Brooklyn Bridge Park with people exercising on the grass and downtown Manhattan in the background.

Photo: Calm amid the chaos: 6 serene city parks to take your stress away

Liz Lindain, Contributing Writer May 3, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

Reduce, Reuse, Rethink: Sustainability at NYU

With 2040 Now, NYU is spotlighting its many initiatives targeted at improving the university's sustainability. Here’s what students think.
Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel April 29, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

Photo: The best ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in NYC

Kasey Goldenberg, Contributing Writer March 9, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

A student walks through the N.Y.U Bookstore entrance.

Photo: Off-Third: “Anti-NYU” merch line now available at bookstore

March 3, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

The outside of N.Y.U.'s Palladium residence hall, with two N.Y.U. flags and two N.Y.U. torches on the side of the building. A car is parked in front and people walk past.

Photo: Students find dorm living more expensive than apartments, despite added costs

February 27, 2023

The rising costs of off-campus housing has placed students in a precarious situation. (Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

Photo: Ranked: Dorm Hookup Spots

Jules Hasler, Contributing Writer February 26, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

A person holds ube ice cream with coconut flakes and mochi in a “Soft Swerve” cup in front of an ice cream sign.

Photo: Here’s the scoop on the best ice cream in NYC

Anya Paiz, Contributing Writer February 20, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

A photo of a classroom that is full of unoccupied chairs.

Photo: Opinion: Lectures are a thing of the past

February 17, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

A student dressed in a black t-shirt and black checkered sweatpants does laundry in the Coral Tower residence hall laundry room. The laundry room consists of two rows of white washers and dryers.

Photo: Opinion: Include laundry in the cost of tuition, please

February 14, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

Several items strewn across a white sheet including a green journal with a leather cover, a gray laptop, a book titled “Jazz” by Toni Morrison, two bookmarks, a pair of white earphones, two pairs of glasses, a small bottle of hand sanitizer, several coins, nine pens, a container of lip gloss, a brown leather wallet, and a brown leather tote bag.

Photo: NYU, what’s in your tote?

Jhenesis Hines, Staff Writer January 26, 2023

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

A photo of a man wearing a security uniform, walking down the lobby stairs of the Kimmel Center for University Life. Two Christmas wreaths hang on the walls symmetrically next to the stairs.

NYU, Population: You

Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel, Staff Photographer January 25, 2023
WSN photographer captures empty NYU buildings over the January term
Two silver M.T.A. Metrocard vending machines with red, yellow, blue and green panels sit against a white-tiled wall.

Photo: Opinion: New York, don’t get rid of the MetroCard

December 6, 2022

A Metrocard vending machine located at the Third Avenue station of the New York City Subway. (Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

The front entrance of a single-story Morton Williams supermarket. Above the entrance is black awning with the text “THE FRESH MARKETPLACE.”

Photo: ‘Save our supermarket’: Morton Williams shoppers skeptical of NYU promises

November 11, 2022

A Morton Williams supermarket located at the intersection between LaGuardia Place and Bleecker Street. (Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

Photo: The best cheap eats near NYU

Jhenesis Hines, Contributing Writer October 25, 2022

(Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

The north-facing study room on the eighth floor of the Bobst Library. Rows of tables and chairs are lined up against floor-to-ceiling windows. On each table are lamps.

Photo: Opinion: Bring the old Bobst 8th floor back

October 25, 2022

Students working in the north-facing study room on the 8th floor of the Bobst Library. (Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel for WSN)

A dorm room with a girl laying down in the lower bunk bed. Another girl sits at an adjacent desk, wearing blue jeans, a white t-shirt, and pink headphones. The girl at the desk is looking at her computer screen.

Low-cost housing doesn’t mean low-quality living

A photographer captures how residents in lower-cost housing turn their small rooms into cozy homes.
Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel, Contributing Photographer October 19, 2022