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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 main player in the transition to remote learning is video conferencing on Zoom. Students reflect on the change, including a new lack of equipment and issues with time zones. (Staff Illustration by Alexandra Chan)

Classes Without a Campus: The Transition to Online Learning

From classes in pajamas to 13-hour time differences, the transition to online learning hasn’t been easy for all of us.
Yaprak Ugurses, Contributing Writer April 14, 2020

Professors, like us, are much more casual on Zoom, teaching from their houses in cozy sweaters, mugs in hand and, of course, accompanied unexpectedly by family members and pets....

NYU Will Never be Prestigious Without Better Financial Aid

NYU Will Never be Prestigious Without Better Financial Aid

Each year, NYU embarks on an ambitious mission to better its reputation and world-standing, yet does nothing about its infamously poor financial aid offers.
Emily Dai, Deputy Opinion Editor April 6, 2020

Just days ago, NYU announced its annual admittance of the “most selective class” in its history. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2024 fell to 15%, more than halving its...

Staff Rants and Raves: Snack Foods

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....

Navigating the Coronavirus as Student Journalists

Navigating the Coronavirus as Student Journalists

Much like the rest of the country and the world, WSN has been severely impacted by the outbreak of the global pandemic. As an essential service, our work still continues.
Cole Stallone, Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2020

Dear readers, At times, it feels like words aren’t enough to describe what’s happening. On one hand, it’s almost as if life has been put on pause in the midst of the crisis,...

I did a food swap with Steinhardt Senior Malvika Lele. Unlike the hormonal teenager's diet I had, she ate like an actual adult human. (Photo by Ria Mittal)

Coke v Kombucha: I Swapped Diets With A Friend For A Day

I, with the diet of a hormonal teenager, did a food swap with a friend who eats like an actual adult human!
Ria Mittal, Contributing Writer February 12, 2020

You know how in “Home Alone,” when Macaulay Culkin’s character realizes his parents aren’t around and he can do whatever he wants so he just drowns himself in a sh-tload...

While many small businesses are cash only, all businesses are required to accept cash due to a new NYC law. (Staff photo by Alex Tran)

Cash is Back!

New York joins the growing list of U.S. cities that have banned cashless businesses.
Sabrina Choudhary, Contributing Writer February 3, 2020

New York City lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday, Jan. 23 that requires all New York City businesses to accept cash payments. The City Council approved the ban on the grounds...

Throw the best Super Bowl party at one of the most unathletic school in the country. (Photo by Chris Klemens)

A College Student’s Guide to Throwing a Super Bowl Party

In a school so unathletic that we don’t even have a football team, this how-to guide will help even the most sports-averse enjoy Super Bowl Sunday.
Lauren Gruber, Dining Editor January 29, 2020

Before you read my recommendations, I must prepare you with some disclaimers. First and foremost, I am from Massachusetts. Yes, I root for Boston sports teams. Yes, I identify...

Students in the midst of dance class. (Photo by Anna de la Rosa)

A Dancer Is a Body in Motion

How dance taught me what it means to be human.
Anna de la Rosa, Under the Arch Senior Editor December 4, 2019

“This isn’t a dance class — it’s a life class.” On the first day of my Steinhardt introductory modern dance class, my teacher Allegra Romita stated these words as...

Illustrated by Rachel Lee.

The Wedding, Chapter 4: The Stem of the Glass

The fourth and final chapter in Voices’ sophomore serial follows the recently single Diane Costello on the day of her ex-boyfriend’s wedding.
Annabelle Tocco, Voices Staff Writer December 3, 2019

A wedding is a time for family, levity and love. But what craziness ensues when an unwanted guest, the groom’s ex to be exact, shows up out of the blue? Find out over the course...

CAS junior Sabine Rizvi co-founded Dormzi to help students exchange services across a single platform.
(Photo by Li-Chun Pan)

CAS Junior Launches a Service-Exchange App

Task-completing app Dormzi is made for students, by students.
Elif Kesikbas, Staff Writer November 20, 2019

Making time to do laundry on top of every other responsibility that college students have can seem like an insurmountable burden. There’s lugging your load of dirty clothing...

Several students offer their homes to foster the cats and dogs of New York City. (Photo by Casey Dawson)

New York’s Cuddliest Find Temporary Homes

What does it take to foster pets as a college student in New York City?
Casey Dawson, Contributing Writer November 18, 2019

“I woke up on a Friday morning, about to go to class, and I look out the window and there he is on the fire escape,” Tisch junior Hannah Whitaker said. “He’s just sitting...

Steinhardt sophomore Lena Yeo runs her own fitness and lifestyle focused YouTube channel. (Photo by Lena Yeo)

Sophomore Lifestyle YouTuber Lifts Spirits (and Weights)

Steinhardt sophomore Lena Yeo creates a community for her 17,000 YouTube subscribers.
Chelsea Li, Deputy Video Editor November 17, 2019

When Steinhardt sophomore Lena Yeo first picked up her iPhone and started filming in her dorm room at the end of her first year at NYU, she had no expectation that her YouTube...