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Samson Tu, Magazine Managing Editor
All content by Samson Tu
![Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate on Gould Plaza holding a Palestinian flag and a sign that reads “No more dollar sign for Israel’s crimes.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IDEA2696-1200x800.jpg)
Inside the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at NYU
A WSN photographer’s reflection on covering campus protests.
Samson Tu, Creative Director
• May 3, 2024
![Aspirational renting and gentrification: Analysis of rental housing in NYC neighborhoods popular among NYU students](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SMST5961-1200x800.jpg)
Aspirational renting and gentrification: Analysis of rental housing in NYC neighborhoods popular among NYU students
Samson Tu, Magazine Managing Editor
• April 25, 2024
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‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ becomes site of mass arrest at NYU
WSN photographers documented protest and police activity from early morning to late in the evening on Monday, the day the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” was set up in Gould Plaza.
Krish Dev, Manasa Gudavalli, Emily Genova, Yezen Saadah, Matt Petres, Julia Smerling, Lianna O’Grady, Jason Alpert-Wisnia and Samson Tu
• April 23, 2024
![In the background is the Letterboxd website window, which shows three films in the “Popular Films This Week” category: “Dune: Part Two” “La La Land,” and “Spirited Away.” To the lower right, there is a phone screen showing the overview for the film “The First Omen.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/arts-letterboxd-1200x800.jpg)
Inside the Boxd: ‘Monkey Man,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ and more
Inside the Boxd is a column documenting WSN staffers’ recent film reviews on Letterboxd. Grab some popcorn and get that watchlist ready!
Anna Baird-Hassell, Julia Diorio, Mick Gaw, Grace Katz, Karina Rower, Samson Tu and Stephanie Wong
• April 19, 2024
![Brown shoes standing on top of a box under the Washington Square Arch.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/news-soapbox-1200x900.png)
The Soapbox: The politics of energy
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Samson Tu, Magazine Managing Editor
• April 12, 2024
![The Toronto skyline at night.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3381-3-1200x800.jpg)
Spring break snapshots: Grassy getaways to snow-stuck trucks
WSN staff share photos from their first week of free time this year.
Carmo Moniz, Julia Smerling, Kevin Wu, Krish Dev, Manasa Gudavalli, Matt Petres and Samson Tu
• March 25, 2024
![Brown shoes standing on top of a box under the Washington Square Arch.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/news-soapbox-1200x900.png)
The Soapbox: 2 years into the Russia-Ukraine war
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Samson Tu, Creative Director
• March 8, 2024
![An illustration of a volumetric flask with orange liquid in it and a conical flask with pink liquid and a green plant growing inside of it. Various tiny people drawn in a simplistic, blocky style congregate around the flasks with empty speech bubbles floating around their heads.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/social-science-feature-1200x800.jpg)
The politics of the sciences: In pursuit of truth, we have lost it
A fake academic paper shows intellectual rifts in academia can have real-world consequences.
Samson Tu, Creative Director
• February 11, 2024
![Brown shoes standing on top of a box under the Washington Square Arch.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/news-soapbox-1200x900.png)
The Soapbox: Immigration policy across Europe
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Samson Tu, Creative & Multimedia Director
• December 8, 2023
![Brown shoes standing on top of a box under the Washington Square Arch.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WSN-Soapbox-Sam-4-1200x900.jpg)
The Soapbox: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza, health care in the UK, former premier dies in China
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Samson Tu, Creative Director
• November 3, 2023
![Brown shoes standing on top of a box under the Washington Square Arch.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WSN-Soapbox-Sam-4-1200x900.jpg)
The Soapbox: Real estate in China, carbon credit in the UAE, raising debts in Italy
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Samson Tu, Creative Director
• October 13, 2023
![Brown shoes standing on top of a box under the Washington Square Arch.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WSN-Soapbox-Sam-4-1200x900.jpg)
The Soapbox: Missing officials in China, armament in the Czech Republic, economic recession in Germany
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Samson Tu, Creative Director
• September 29, 2023
![A collection of three images. From left to right: a model wearing a sienna silk tulle dress; a model wearing a camellia-pattern top and a pair of green silk pants; a model wearing a purple sheer robe and a pair of silver tulle pants.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/feature-1200x800.jpeg)
Son Jung Wan’s latest collection is a tour through floral paradise
Korean designer Son Jung Wan blossomed at New York Fashion Week with her floral Spring/Summer 2024 collection.
Samson Tu, Creative Director
• September 12, 2023
![An aerial view of the Washington Square Arch with a crowd of NYU students wearing purple outfits in the background and holding up giant NYU letters.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PE-WSP-01-1200x799.jpeg)
A Photographic Welcome to Washington Square Park
WSN photographers walk you through moments in the park from over the past year.
Samson Tu, Creative Director
• August 4, 2023
![Your Love-Hate Relationship with Bobst](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_0624-1200x800.jpg)
Your Love-Hate Relationship with Bobst
The good, the bad and the ugly of your new home away from your dorm.
Samson Tu, Creative Director
• August 4, 2023
![Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin delivers the Response on Behalf of the Honorary Degree Recipients. (Samson Tu for WSN)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SMST7922-Enhanced-NR-3-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Finland’s prime minister talks war in Ukraine and gender equality at commencement
Carmo Moniz, Managing Editor
• May 17, 2023
![Representative Majorie Taylor Greene addressed the protestors briefly. (Samson Tu for WSN)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IDEA7201-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Trump pleads not guilty as protesters, media crowd Manhattan courthouse
Carmo Moniz, News Editor
• April 4, 2023
![Two people walk past an entrance of an building used by N.Y.U’s Tandon School of Engineering.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ops-tandonsustainability-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Guest Essay: The demise of NYU’s sustainability major
March 10, 2023
![File photo: NYU Class of 2022 commencement. Tandon graduates will have their pictures displayed on a screen during graduation. (Samson Tu for WSN)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Wide-angle-2-900x600.jpg)
Photo: World’s ‘coolest prime minister’ to speak at NYU commencement
Abby Wilson, Managing Editor
• March 22, 2023
![The entrance of the Coral Tower residence hall. A pink bulletin board with announcements about the dorm is on the left, a gray gate used to enter the dorm is in the middle and a brown desk, where security officers usually sit, is to the right.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/news-ra-900x600.jpg)
Photo: NYU drops rule preventing dorm RAs from speaking to media
February 28, 2023
![The nighttime skyline view of Downtown Manhattan.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IDEA8980-900x577.jpg)
Photo: How channeling my inner ‘Sex and the City’ changed my life
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer
• February 24, 2023
![A group of models stand in a semi-circle formation wearing black and red outfits. One model walks from the circle into the middle of the room. Above him is a large, round light fixture hanging from the ceiling.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SMST6511-900x450.jpg)
Photo: NYMD: New and old brands alike reimagine the future of menswear
February 13, 2023
![A speaker delivers a speech from behind a podium. Observers stand in a semicircle in front of the speaker. Vertical floor-to-ceiling windows are behind the speaker.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/news-turkeyvigil-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Students and faculty mourn Palestinian deaths at vigil
February 10, 2023
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Photo: From quick bites to date nights, vegan restaurants for every occasion
Gabrielle Trinidad Almeter, Staff Writer
• February 8, 2023
![An office space with no windows and white walls. People sit at desks and walk around.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/feature-1-900x600.jpg)
Inside WSN: How we make an online publication
WSN’s multimedia editor takes you behind the scenes and into the newsroom in this photo essay, featuring all the people that help make sure that the newspaper goes out to thousands of readers each morning.
Samson Tu, Multimedia Editor
• December 15, 2022
![Students eating in the Palladium dining hall.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ops-dininghall-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Opinion: NYU should extend dining hall hours
December 13, 2022
![A blue, plastic recycling bin with a white U+2672 Universal Recycling Symbol printed on it. A red Santa hat illustration is overlaid on the recycling bin.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/culture-trash-900x600.jpg)
Photo: This holiday season, take your trash out the right way
December 13, 2022
![A red and white rocket launching off the ground in a wheat field.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SMST3634-900x600.jpg)
Rocket science isn’t rocket science
Tandon students at Rogue Aerospace showcase the start to finish of a rocket launch.
Samson Tu, Multimedia Editor
• December 12, 2022
![A physical installment of a cup of light milk boba tea with orange bobas.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/culture-dining-guidetoboba-900x600.jpg)
Photo: The art of milk tea literacy
December 7, 2022
![A red double-decker bus, with the text “London Transport” painted on its side, drives around a bend.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/abroad-london-900x600.jpg)
Photo: What NYU doesn't tell you: London
December 6, 2022
![NYU’s Lafayette residence hall in Chinatown. (Samson Tu for WSN)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sam-tu-1-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Woman killed in Chinatown car crash outside NYU’s Lafayette Hall
Lauren Ashe, Deputy News Editor
• December 5, 2022
![The entrance of the Coral Tower residence hall. To the left is a pink bulletin board with announcements about the dorm. In the middle is a gray gate to enter the residence hall, with two elevators in the background. To the left is a brown desk where security officers typically sit.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/news-dormint-900x600.jpg)
Photo: NYU RAs demand better response to dorm security failures
February 15, 2023
![A tall, wide building with grids of blue-green windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/news-dorm-900x600.jpg)
Photo: NYU to make dorms more accessible after Justice Dept. complaint
November 30, 2022
![The exterior of N.Y.U. Lafayette Hall during the day from the diagonal corner of the street.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ops-readersrespond-dormintruders-1-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Readers Respond: NYU residence hall intrusions
November 29, 2022
![A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-childaistudy-1200x800.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
![A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dopico.jpeg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024