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WSN predicts the Oscars

Because only NYU students’ voices matter this awards season.

WSN Staff • February 28, 2025

After what seemed like an eternity of artifical intelligence controversies, resurfaced racist tweets and Kylie Jenner appearances, the 97th Academy Awards are this Sunday. To honor...

WSN predicts the Grammys

Who our newsroom thinks should win the biggest awards in music.

WSN Staff • January 31, 2025

With the 67th annual Grammy Awards ceremony coming up this Sunday, WSN’s Arts Desk took a poll of the newsroom in anticipation of music’s biggest night. Whether you had a “brat...

Staff Recs: The best books we read this year

The staff of WSN shares their favorite reads from 2024.

WSN Staff • December 13, 2024

As the year comes to a close, the WSN staff is reflecting on the best books we read in 2024. From old classics to new releases to academic texts, we all read a lot. Alexa Donovan,...

Staff Rants: Post-NYT Wordle

Our staff shares their thoughts on Wordle after its acquisition by the New York Times.

WSN Staff • February 23, 2022

On double letters Yas Akdag, Music Editor OK, I know Wordle hasn't actually been harder post-NYT, but they seriously need to cool it on those double letters… and who even...

Dating horror stories

Tinder hookups and sexting scandals: our staff share their strangest and cringiest stories of dating in the modern age.

WSN Staff • February 14, 2022

I had been dating a guy for around three months. We had snuck into my room and were hooking up and as we switched positions, he winced really hard. I asked him what was wrong....

Staff Rants: West Elm Caleb

Our staff’s takes on TikTok’s latest villain.

WSN Staff • January 26, 2022

On fallacious axioms Manasa Gudavalli — Multimedia Editor They say all publicity is good publicity… [un]fortunately, this was not the case for West Elm or for West Elm...

Staff Rants: NYU’s re-reopening

From gatekeeping masks to the lack of a remote option, our staff had a lot to say about NYU's plan for reopening.

WSN Staff • January 24, 2022

On inconsistent restrictions Caitlin Hsu — UTA Publishing Editor Tell me why a 100-person lecture can be fully in person but we have to do newspaper production over Zoom. On...

We’re Resigning from WSN. Here’s Why.

We are now publicizing the grievances that led us all to this decision.

WSN Staff • September 28, 2020

We, the undersigned WSN Fall 2020 Editorial Staff, have collectively decided to resign from Washington Square News, effective immediately. This was extensively deliberated in collaboration...

Staff Rants and Raves: Snack Foods

What’s better than snacking during quarantine? Here’s our staff’s favorite snack foods.

WSN Staff • April 2, 2020

Rants On Lack of Real Meals Gabby Lozano, Deputy Opinion Editor Before I was in quarantine, I used to eat real meals. Now, all I do is drink Dalgona coffee and eat Takis....

Food and Fun Guide 2019

WSN Staff • August 25, 2019

Suffice it to say that city life tends to move fast, and with every new school year come opportunities to find and settle into familiar routines while wandering your...

Staff Rants & Raves: Commuter Edition

Making my way downtown, walking fast, faces pass and I’m 20 minutes late to Texts and Ideas.

WSN Staff • May 2, 2019

Staff Rants On The ASStor Place Cube By Yasmin Gulec, Under the Arch Editor This week is about the commute, and as a person that lives in the East Village with close proximity...

Staff Rants & Raves: Words Edition

The WSN Staff has a complex relationship with the English language. It can be a pain, but it can also be enjoyable. Here’s why we think so.

WSN Staff • April 25, 2019

Staff Rants “Meatloaf” By Hanna Khosravi, Opinion Editor I’ve never eaten meatloaf, nor do I plan to any time soon. Partially because literally no one serves meatloaf...

Staff Rants and Raves: New York City Sights

The Big Apple definitely has its sour spots, and the WSN staff is ready to rant about them.

WSN Staff • April 19, 2019

On Those Pigeon-Kicking Bastards By Yasmin Gulec, Under the Arch Editor As I approach the end of my third year living in New York City, I realize how unfazed I am about...

Staff Rants & Raves: New York City Sounds

We all knew what we were signing up for when we decided to go to school in the city; New York isn’t exactly known for being quiet. But that doesn’t mean we can’t complain about it.

WSN Staff • April 11, 2019

On Crusty Catcallers By Yasmin Gulec, Under the Arch Editor You are walking down the street, minding your own business when a creepy man walks past you, a little too close,...

Staff Rants: NYC Smells

Sometimes New York boasts the intoxicating aroma of dollar pizza, while other times it’s the stink of a busted sewer line. Here at WSN, we’ve smelt them all.

WSN Staff • April 5, 2019

On Mango Juul Juice Melanie Pineda, Opinion Editor There are much worse smells in New York than juuls, but none quite as obnoxious. This rant goes out to every single one of...

Staff Rants: Campus Edition

Deck: Even a campus in the heart of New York City has its flaws.

WSN Staff • March 28, 2019

On the Worst Lecture Halls: Cantor Film Center Paul Kim, Deputy Copy Chief The very fact that you have to line up outside of the Cantor Film Center before your class stuffs this...

Staff Rants: Midterms Edition

You're tired of midterms, I'm tired of midterms, we're all tired of midterms. Cheers!

WSN Staff • March 13, 2019

Don't Sh-t Where You Eat, and Other Postulates By Yasmin Gulec, Under the Arch Editor This week I decided to rant about two things in one little blurb — it is midterms season...

Staff Rants & Raves: High School Edition

Did you hate the days you only had five minutes to get to each class? Or maybe you miss actually being able to see your friends every day? Either way, the WSN staff has you covered.

WSN Staff • March 7, 2019

Staff Rants On Advocating For and Against an All-Girls Education By Anna de la Rosa, Deputy Culture Editor I’m forever indebted to my parents for spending the extra...

Staff Rants: Gym Edition

Whether it’s the uncomfortable locker room vibe or the person you can never avoid running into while aggressively panting on the treadmill, the gym has many rant-worthy moments.

WSN Staff • February 22, 2019

On Treadmill Vultures By Melanie Pineda, Opinion Editor My sophomore year, I would try to go to the gym at least twice a week — shocking, I know. The treadmill was something...

Staff Rants & Raves: Valentine’s Day Edition

Whether Valentine’s Day is your favorite or least favorite holiday of the year, the WSN staff has you covered.

WSN Staff • February 14, 2019

Staff Raves On Romantic Comedies By Hanna Khosravi, Opinion Editor Why not take full advantage of the open opportunity to take pleasure in the graces of a comfy, cozy romantic...

Staff Rants: Beginning of Semester Woes

Missing the days where you didn’t have four classes, an internship and club meetings all on the same day? Same here.

WSN Staff • February 7, 2019

On Unexpected and Ever-Changing Weather By Hanna Khosravi, Opinion Editor Beginning of the semester woes — ok, well, Polar Vortex. That happened. I could concoct many rants...

Staff Rants: Expensive Notebooks, Mint-Flavored Ice Cream and This Frigid Winter

WSN is back in New York and ready to take on second semester the only way we know how: with plenty of ranting.

WSN Staff • January 30, 2019

What better way to welcome ourselves to campus by already talking about the things that have been annoying us since we’ve been back? On Expensive Notebooks By Melanie Pineda,...

Staff Rants: Finals Week

For the last Staff Rants of the semester, WSN complains about the horrors and inconveniences of finals week.

WSN Staff • November 29, 2018

On Irresponsible University Scheduling Practices By Sam Klein, Deputy Multimedia Editor It’s the most wonderful time of the year. ‘Tis the season when every NYU student...

Staff Raves: What WSN Is Thankful For

Before the Thanksgiving break ahead of us, WSN Staff is taking a break from ranting and instead reflecting on what we’d like to give thanks for.

WSN Staff • November 20, 2018

Before the Thanksgiving break ahead of us, WSN Staff is taking a break from ranting and instead reflecting on what we’d like to give thanks for.

Staff Rants: 14 St. Trader Joe’s, Tinder and Early-Morning Fire Alarms

We’re feeling ranty!

WSN Staff • November 14, 2018

We feel like complaining, don't you?

Staff Fits: Stressed, But Well Dressed

Staff fits is a Beauty & Style series where staff members spill their style secrets. Fresh from the WSN office, our staff shares how they dress for our most hectic day of the week.

WSN Staff • November 5, 2018

Staff fits is a Beauty & Style series where staff members spill their style secrets. Fresh from the WSN office, our staff shares how they dress for our most hectic day of the week.

Staff Rants: Halloween

Halloween isn't always the best holiday.

WSN Staff • October 31, 2018

Halloween isn't always the best holiday.

Staff Rants: Public Bathrooms, Revolving Doors and the AC in 25 W. Fourth St.

WSN Staff • October 17, 2018

On Public Bathrooms By Melanie Pineda, Deputy Opinion Editor Now hear me out. I know that public bathrooms aren’t meant to be considered the cleanest and reliable of places....

Staff Fits: Sloppy and Stylish for the WSN Staff Party

WSN Staff • October 17, 2018

A look at what WSN staff members wore to our first party of the semester.

5 Key Takeaways From the Being@NYU Survey

WSN Staff • October 9, 2018

Thirty-one percent of all students, faculty, staff and administrators took the heavily advertised Being@NYU survey in the fall 2017 semester, administered as a means of gauging...

Staff Rants: Faltering Quality of Music, Avenue A and Cantor Film Center

WSN Staff • September 20, 2018

For our first Staff Rants of the semester, WSN weighs in on the rapid pace of music production, Serial’s new season, Avenue A, NYU’s poor organizational skills and the rain.

Food & Fun Guide 2018

WSN Staff • August 26, 2018

As upperclassmen and first-years slowly migrate into their new or familiar NYU stomping grounds, we wanted to give you a guide to start off your new semester of discovering, eating...

Staff Rants: MTA, Sophomore Year and Laurie Metcalf

WSN Staff • April 24, 2018

This week on staff rants, Tom is angry about MTA fares, Natasha feels stuck in a sophomore slump and Ryan is passionate about Laurie Metcalf and how the world has underrated her.

Staff Rants: Food, Class and our Gluttonous Opinion Editor

WSN Staff • April 17, 2018

This week on staff rants, our opinion editor Tyler had to incentivize her staff with candy. While some debated her methods, the result was an increase in staff rants for all of you to enjoy.

Staff Rants: Printing, Security Guards and Umbrellas

WSN Staff • April 10, 2018

On this not so fine Tuesday, our staff is ranting about frustrating printing people, unfriendly security guards and eager umbrella wielders.

Staff Rants: Revolving Doors, April Weather and Dining Halls

WSN Staff • April 3, 2018

Our staff is letting everyone know what irks them on this fine, or not so fine, Tuesday! This week we are ranting about revolving doors, poor weather and dining hall options for early risers.

Staff Rants: March 13-March 20

WSN Staff • March 20, 2018

Every Tuesday our staff has something to say about NYU, food and the angsty lives of students. After a week of spring break, our staff is back and ready to complain.

Staff Rants are back and they are here to stay! Check in every Tuesday to see what our staff is complaining about. This week, it seems that our staff is fed up with the student experience here at NYU, as well as the absence of Kobe Bryant beverages.

Retraction: Brendan O’Neill Speaks at NYU Law

WSN Staff • November 13, 2017

On Monday, Nov. 13, WSN reported that libertarian speaker and editor of Spiked magazine Brendan O'Neill had visited NYU School of Law on Nov. 2. O'Neill spoke at New York Law School,...

The Food and Fun Guide

WSN Staff • August 28, 2017

Staff Recs: NYU/NYC Bucket List

WSN Staff • May 1, 2017

New York City has no shortage of things to see and do. When you go to school here, the plethora of possibility can even — and sometimes often — feel overwhelming. So here are...

Staff Rants April 19-25

WSN Staff • April 24, 2017

The final installment of Staff Rants has arrived for the semester, and with it, the staff has taken time to reflect on the beauty and horror of our time at NYU and WSN.

Staff Rants April 5-18

WSN Staff • April 17, 2017

In our latest edition of Staff Rants, our comically beautiful and talented staff has a few choice words about a variety of topics!

Staff Rants March 29 – April 4

WSN Staff • April 3, 2017

Welcome to another edition of Staff Rants! Our staff is excited to be angry about people, places and things!

Staff Rants: March 22-28

WSN Staff • March 27, 2017

As our model-level, gorgeous staff comes together once again for the week, they have many rants with which to fill this page with! Please enjoy!

Staff Rants: March 8-21

WSN Staff • March 20, 2017

As our beautiful staff returns from spring break, they are filled with more topics to rant about for your entertainment.

Staff Recs: Break Book Fantasies

WSN Staff • March 9, 2017

As a small ray of light at the end of the midterm exam tunnel, WSN staff has gathered the books that we're looking forward to reading over spring break — outside of class assignments.

Staff Rants March 1-7

WSN Staff • March 7, 2017

As we move along in our unrelenting march towards death, our lovely staff has a lot to say about pizza and bagels!

Staff Recs: Favorite Nostalgic Teen Heartthrobs

WSN Staff • March 2, 2017

Take a break from the mounting stress of midterms and think back — all the way back to your tweenage years. Who were your celebrity heartthrobs? Did you have posters of ZEfron on your bedroom wall? We did.

Staff Rants Feb. 23-28

WSN Staff • February 28, 2017

Our staff returns with more stuff to rant about! Enjoy reading our passion and anger in this Oscar edition of Staff Rants.

WSN Staff: Our Favorite Sex Tips

WSN Staff • February 27, 2017

Staff Rants: Feb. 15-23

WSN Staff • February 23, 2017

Another week has passed, and our staff is still ranting. Here's another edition of staff rants.

Staff Recs: Best Local Cinemas

WSN Staff • February 17, 2017

Mid-winter is prime movie-theater-going time. This week, WSN staff help you out for a date-night spot or a justification for staying in.

Staff Rants Feb. 8-14

WSN Staff • February 14, 2017

Another edition of staff rants: we promise the staff are nicer than they appear.

Staff Recs: Favorite Moment from Lady Gaga’s Halftime Show

WSN Staff • February 10, 2017

Our staff cried at Lady Gaga's halftime show at the Super Bowl — in this week's Staff Recs, we tell you exactly when we broke out in tears.

Staff Rants Feb. 1-7

WSN Staff • February 7, 2017

Here is the newest collection of Staff Rants for you to read. It is filled with rants from our staff. Please enjoy.

Staff Recs: Best Laptop Stickers

WSN Staff • February 3, 2017

If you're still in the midst of reinventing your new self for the new year — or if you're just looking for a new statement sticker for your laptop — WSN staff has got their picks for the best screen accessories.

Staff Rants: Jan. 24-31

WSN Staff • January 31, 2017

More rants to fill the void! Listen to our staff voice their frustrations as we enter this week’s edition of Staff Rants!

Staff Recs: Best Inaugural Protest Signs

WSN Staff • January 27, 2017

The beauty of protest signs lasts long after the day they're held in defiance — the best ones live on in memory as succinct slogans of resistance.

Staff Rants: Dec. 6 – Jan. 23

WSN Staff • January 24, 2017

Welcome to another addition of Staff Rants! While our problems may be mediocre, our frustration is monumental! Read our menial issues and hear our mighty roar!

Staff Rants: Nov 29-Dec 5

WSN Staff • December 6, 2016

As the semester draws to a close, our staff reflects on homesickness, elevator etiquette, Union Square, and produce.

Staff Recs: Best Worst Band Names

WSN Staff • December 2, 2016

We all know there are some band names that shouldn't be band names — here's WSN staff's favorites.

Staff Rants: Nov. 15-28

WSN Staff • November 29, 2016

Come one! Come some! Watch the stresses of daily life explode in the faces of our underpaid staff! For just the price of a yearly salary at WSN, experience the 9th wonder of the world: Staff Rants!

Staff Winter Sports Traditions

WSN Staff • November 28, 2016

The WSN staff sheds some light on some of their favourite winter sports traditions and memories.

Thanksgiving Foods Evoke Memories

WSN Staff • November 21, 2016

WSN’s staff shares their best memories of Thanksgiving through the foods that brought them together.

Staff Recs: Favorite ‘Gilmore Girls’ Episodes

WSN Staff • November 18, 2016

Can't wait for the return of "Gilmore Girls?" Neither can we. Seriously.

Staff Rants: Nov. 8-14

WSN Staff • November 15, 2016

These post-election staff rants are guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and shove all of the kale in your house into the garbage.

Staff Recs: Best Self-Care Strategies

WSN Staff • November 11, 2016

In a week that has seen more drama than perhaps all of this tumultuous calendar year, WSN offers up our best ways to care for ourselves.

Election 2016: The Upset

WSN Staff • November 9, 2016

In defiance of what most political forecasts predicted, Donald Trump has been elected as the next president of the United States. As the country — and by proxy the rest of the...

Staff Rants: Week of Nov. 1-7

WSN Staff • November 8, 2016

This week, our staff digs into the birth control double standard, bemoans the normalization of Trump and appeals to the all-but-lost R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Staff Recs: Best Seasonal Beverage

WSN Staff • November 4, 2016

Feeling cold? Need some warming up? Unless you ask our News Editor, the WSN Staff has a boatload of perfect warm seasonal drinks to perk you right up.

Staff Rants: Oct. 25-Nov. 1

WSN Staff • November 1, 2016

Our staff felt some bad vibes this week from the music industry, healthcare providers and umbrella-wielding New Yorkers. Read their takes below.

Staff Recs: Favorite Halloween Movies

WSN Staff • October 28, 2016

Just in time for Halloweekend, WSN staff offers our best recommendations for the greatest Halloween films.

Staff Rants: Oct. 18-24

WSN Staff • October 25, 2016

From dog culture, sharing food, to Kourtney Kardashian — check out this week’s set of hashtag hot takes from the WSN staff.

Staff Recs: Best Seasonal Fall Dishes

WSN Staff • October 21, 2016

In the spirit of the season (despite this week's unseasonable weather), WSN staff names their favorite fall foods.

Staff Rants: Oct. 11-17

WSN Staff • October 18, 2016

Welcome to a new series on WSN, Staff Rants. Read what made your favorite WSN Staff Members angry this week!

Staff Recs: Favorite Green Day Songs

WSN Staff • October 14, 2016

In honor of their newest full-length album "Revolution Radio" plus all of staff's collective nostalgia, WSN staff picks their favorite Green Day songs.

Staff Recs: Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

WSN Staff • October 7, 2016

The Decemberists Tiny Desk best serves the indie genre and no other band displays this better than the Decemberists. Not only did their setlist consist entirely of songs from...