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

Washington Square News

The dean of N.Y.U.’s Tandon School of Engineering, Jelena Kovačević, speaking into a microphone on a stage. Two people are sitting next to her on either side.

Tandon dean to step down next year

Jelena Kovačević, the dean of the Tandon School of Engineering, announced on Tuesday that she will step down from her role in the 2024 academic year.
Bruna Horvath, Deputy News Editor May 3, 2023

The dean of NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, Jelena Kovačević, will step down from her role in August of next year. After taking a sabbatical, she will return to the school...

A softball player runs across a field while wearing a helmet and a purple jersey with the text “N.Y.U.” on it.

NYU softball catches fire in second half of season

The Violets have won 12 of their last 14 games.
Malone Lohmann, Staff Writer March 30, 2023

As NYU’s softball team slides into the second half of the season, confidence and performance continue to reign. After a 17-20 finish last season, the Violets are off to a hot...

Two members of the women’s volleyball team pass a volleyball ball through the net to the opposing team dressed in red.

Women’s volleyball wins NYU Invitational

The Violets swept all three of their opponents over this past weekend to win the NYU Invitational tournament and move to 6-1 for the season.
Jason Alpert-Wisnia, Staff Writer September 12, 2022

For the second consecutive year, the NYU women’s volleyball team won the NYU Invitational, bringing the Violets to a 6-1 record (0.857) for the season so far. The tournament...

SPS freshman Catherine Gould scored seven points in 13 minutes for the women’s basketball team on Feb. 4 in a match against Case Western University.

Weekly Sports Update: Jan. 27 to Feb. 2

Maddie Howard, Sports Editor February 5, 2018
An update on the weekend results for NYU Athletics
Ross Udine led the NYU men’s basketball team with 21 points in their win against Carnegie Mellon University.

Hoops: Men Trend Up, Women Falter

Suhana Jagadesan, Contributing Writer February 8, 2016
Men's and women's basketball marched on in an up-and-down weekend against familiar foes.
NYU Women’s Basketball won against both Carnegie Mellon and Case Western University, where Megan Dawes (pictured) led with 25 points.

Momentum Plays Key Role for Basketball as Women Sweep and Men Split

Brandon Herrera, Staff Writer February 1, 2016
NYU's men's and women's basketball teams looked to pick up the pace against a set of weekend opponents.