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

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

Washington Square News

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

Washington Square News

A hand holding a phone with the app “Notion” open. An illustration of a calendar and notes is coming out of the phone.

5 app-solutely essential apps for NYU students

It has never been easier to make the most out of New York City life with these helpful apps.
Amanda Wang, Contributing Writer March 12, 2024

Attending college in New York City is fun, but it can be difficult to manage university life while living in a big city. Between juggling Brightspace deadlines and chasing down...

Author Kazuo Ishiguro dressed in a white shirt, silver-patterned tie and black suit in the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro joins NYU Reads panel 

Kazuo Ishiguro, who authored this year’s NYU Reads selection “Klara and the Sun,” discussed his novel and creative writing process during a panel with NYU students and faculty.
Yezen Saadah, Contributing Writer September 30, 2022

Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro joined a panel of NYU students and faculty to talk about the process of writing his novel, “Klara and the Sun,” on Thursday, Sept....

Staff Rants and Raves: Apple

Staff Rants and Raves: Apple

Whether you associate “apple” with the fruit or the corporation, our staff has some strong opinions.

Rants On Getting Scammed By Melanie Pineda, Editor-At-Large I remember exactly where I was when I learned my iPhone 6 was due for an upgrade. It was a warm Monday in August....

These four free apps will help to simplify your life.

Apps to Make Your Life a Breeze

Shivani Agarwal, Contributing Writer March 28, 2018
Here are some apps that will help you organize your life
A collage of “climojis”, or climate change awareness themed emojis.

NYU Professors and Students Mobilize Climate Change With ‘Climoji’

Evan Vehslage, Contributing Writer January 30, 2018
An NYU professor and several students developed climate change emojis, or "climojis." They hope the sticker packs will help broaden the discussion surrounding climate change.
On Friday morning, many NYU students were prompted to download an app that would forfeit their administrative control.

IT Mixup Temporarily Forfeits Students’ Administrative Control

Jemima McEvoy, News Editor February 6, 2017
Students with Android phones were asked to accept a list of privacy-invading terms and conditions when they logged into their NYU gmail account.
Mallzee is a shopping app that is set up like Tinder, allowing you to swipe various products to your preference.

Style-Centric Apps For Your Phone

Michaela Hoffman, Staff Writer November 14, 2016
Procrastinating has never been so fashionable. Download these style-centric smartphone apps today.
NYU Mobile launches locators of all-gender bathrooms

NYU Mobile launches locators of all-gender bathrooms

Diamond Naga Siu, Staff Writer December 8, 2015
The latest feature of the NYU Mobile App allows you to find gender neutral bathrooms on campus.
A malicious program built into mobile devices can rapidly deteriorate the hardware, potentially rendering the device useless.

NYU study investigates phone-killing ‘disease’

Alice Zhang, Staff Writer October 26, 2015
NYU scientists published a paper looking at how attackers can infect your smartphone with a "digital disease" designed to rapidly age and wear out the device's insides.
Unwarranted criticism for ‘Apple sheep’

Unwarranted criticism for ‘Apple sheep’

Scarlett Curtis, Staff Columnist October 30, 2014
People who consistently buy Apple products receive unfair criticisms.
Purchasing food made easier with mobile app

Purchasing food made easier with mobile app

Amanda Morris, Contributing Writer October 7, 2014
App allows customers to pay their bill at select New York City restaurants.
via Abhinay Ashutosh

Classes made portable with app redesign

Kavish Harjai, News Editor February 3, 2014
NYU SCPS may conduct a trial of the app.