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

Washington Square News

An illustration of a wooden box in a park. A pair of legs with blue jeans and black Converse sneakers stands on top of the box. The box reads “WSN.”

The Soapbox: Airstrikes in Gaza, shortages in the UK, a coal mine collapse 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.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor February 24, 2023

In China, a coal mine collapse kills at least five people A coal mine collapse in Inner Mongolia resulted in at least five deaths and 48 disappearances. The initial cave-in of...

NYU London is a popular site for students interested in study away. These albums by British artists will help set the stage for your semester abroad. (Photo by Ellie Zwolensky)

A typical NYU student’s ideal London playlist

A collection of British albums that fit exceptionally well with all the facets and moods of NYU London life.
Ellie Zwolensky, Contributing Writer October 15, 2021

LONDON — After 24 hours of chaotic first-time solo travel across the Atlantic Ocean, I was in tears: My luggage was lost, my roommate was stuck in the United States with COVID-19,...

Released Dec. 6, In Fabric is a British horror comedy film. (Via Facebook)

‘In Fabric’: Strickland Spins the Giallo Genre Afresh for a New Generation

Director Peter Strickland blends British comedy and Italian horror in a deliciously terrifying flick.
Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Contributing Writer December 4, 2019

Fetishizing every single inch of the frame, Peter Strickland has crafted a loving ode to retro Euro horror that would make Italian horror legend Mario Bava exclaim “Bravo!”...

The End of the F***ing World Season 2 premiered on Netflix in early November. (Via Facebook)

‘The End of the F***ing World’ Should Only Come Once

The second season of the much-loved show is as funny and touching as ever, but unnecessary all the same.
Ben Linder, Contributing Writer November 27, 2019

The end of the first season of “The End of the F***ing World” was not, in fact, the end. James and Alyssa are back. Maybe it was stock foolishness, but I was surprised to see...

Lily Allen performing at Terminal 5 last Saturday.

Britain’s Bad Girl Lily Allen Takes on Terminal 5

Penina Warren, Contributing Writer October 23, 2018

Lily Allen — the fearless voice of a generation of women who have no issue being just as raunchy as the boys — is all grown up. Though Britain’s beloved bad girl and...

Andy Goldsworthy in LEANING INTO THE WIND, a Magnolia Pictures release.

The Ephemeral Life in ‘Leaning Into the Wind’

Joel Lee, Staff Writer March 19, 2018
“Leaning Into the Wind" poignantly examines the life of British sculptor Andy Goldsworthy through his various installations and sculptures of nature.
Blaenavon

[VIDEO] Chatting With Get Inuit and Blaenavon at SXSW ’16

Hannah Shulman, Multimedia Editor March 30, 2016
In our last batch of interviews with SXSW, WSN chatted with British groups Get Inuit and Blaenavon.
NYU Tennis player, Alice McGinty, is a freshmen from Barcelona, Spain.

Globetrotting freshman hits NYU tennis courts

Michael Thompson, Deputy Sports Editor October 8, 2015
Freshman Alice McGinty brings her unique sense of culture and experience to this year's Lady Violets tennis team.
Duke of Oxfordshire Andrew Hamilton in front of his palace. Hamilton is a member of the Queen’s regiment and has set his sights on Bombay.

The sun never sets on NYU’s empire

Sweetly So So and Sass Faucet April 1, 2015
Incoming NYU President Andrew Hamilton reveals his plans for extending the GNU empire.