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

Washington Square News

An illustration of the Earth on fire. Laying on top of the Earth is a student on their phone.

Off Topic: Doom scrolling destroys the planet — not just your mood

Generation Z may be social-media warriors when it comes to climate activism, but our online activism and activity may be having unintended negative effects.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor November 11, 2024

Climate change has been at the forefront of political debates for decades, with Generation Z leading the charge in recent years. Nearly 50% of Gen Z say mitigating the impacts...

Icons of (left to right) Microsoft Word, Google Docs and Apple Pages against a light purple background. The small crown and a number one badge are attached to the Google Docs icon.

Off-Third: We live in a Google Docs world — it’s time to start acting like it

Google Docs is superior. It’s time to abandon the other options.
Alexandra Cohen, Deputy Opinion Editor April 27, 2022

It drives me absolutely insane when people don’t choose the best option. It’s even more insane when the best option is the easiest and the cheapest. I understand — and understand...

UCCS senior Arantxa Chavez in her apartment’s balcony in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Chavez had recently moved in with her partner when the stay-at-home order began so they spent their quarantine unpacking and decorating their new place

Turning Zoom Into My Artistic Tool

Learning to photograph through a computer screen involved lots of errors, but once I learned to deal with them, I fell in love with the results.
Alejandra Arevalo, Contributing Writer September 20, 2020

Illustrated by Rachel Lee.

Side Hustling, Chapter 1: The Dogs and the Disaster

In the first installment of this month’s serial, college student Valerie goes up against a pack of unruly lap dogs.
Alec Winshel, Staff Writer March 4, 2020

After accidentally destroying her roommate’s computer, Valerie must pick up a series of odd jobs in order to rectify the situation. Dogs are basically computers. Their operating...

The “Food Computer,” invented by MIT agricultural researcher Caleb Harper, can progress urban farming by making it more sustainable. Amy Bentley, co-founder of the NYU Farm Lab and Professor of Food Studies at NYU Steinhardt, is thinking about using the “Food Computer” at the NYU Farm Lab.

OpenAG: Urban Farming With Computers

Geomari Martinez, Contributing Writer April 3, 2017
Computers are now able to control the weather, thanks to MIT agricultural researcher Caleb Harper.
NYU Tandon’s Industry Assistant Professor, Vittoria Flamini, has created a computer simulation to test whether a child’s heart surgery will be successful.

Open-Heart Surgery on Tandon Computers

Jami Tanner, Contributing Writer February 16, 2016
NYU Tandon professor created a simulation that will test whether child heart surgery will be successful before the surgery takes place.
US cyberwar tactics misguided

US cyberwar tactics misguided

Tommy Collison, Deputy Opinion Editor March 5, 2015
The US needs to take a more responsible role when it comes to cyber-attacks and computer-driven espionage.
Tess Woosley is the Opinions Editor at WSN.

Core Curriculum tech update needed

Tess Woosley, Opinion Editor January 26, 2015
NYU's Core Curriculum must be updated to include computer science requirement in order to remain relevant.
HackNY winner Dan Cadden, a junior at Temple University, presents his hack, CalClash.

NYU hosts 24-hour hacking marathon

Valentina Duque Bojanini, News Editor October 20, 2014
Coverage of the annual NYU Hackathon hosted by the NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.