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

Washington Square News

The NYU Center for Cybersecurity is a collaboration among NYU School of Law, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and other NYU schools and departments. Maxwell Aliapoulios, a PhD student and researcher at the center, received advance access to GabLeaks and briefly reviewed the data. (Photo by Nina Schifano, Alana Beyer and Jake Capriotti. Staff Illustration by Alex Tran)

Transparency collective publishes 70 gigabytes of data hacked from right-wing social media network

NYU researchers believe that GabLeaks data will reveal insights into right-wing, fascist and white supremacist politics and organizing but are concerned about the ethics of using hacked private information.
Trace Miller, News Editor March 8, 2021

The nonprofit transparency collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoS) released 70 gigabytes of hacked user accounts, passwords, direct messages and public and private posts...

What Do We Mean By ‘Mainstream Media’?

What Do We Mean By ‘Mainstream Media’?

Theo Wayt, Staff Writer December 4, 2017
Though I sometimes enjoyed gawking at Fox News' or Breitbart's stories, I never took them seriously. But as I conducted my first interview for my journalism final project, I realized I had made a major oversight.

Five members of Wheaton College’s football team were issued felony charges for intense hazing. The ultra-conservative college in Illinois has a history of religious and racial discrimination.

Wheaton College Football Criticized After Violent Hazing

Tori Bianco, Contributing Writer October 10, 2017
Wheaton College football players are charged after violent hazing incident.
Alt-Right Not Welcome in U.S. Politics

Alt-Right Not Welcome in U.S. Politics

Annie Cohen, Staff Writer September 6, 2016
The acceptance and inclusion of the alt-right and the normalization of racism, misogyny, anti-Semitism, and general xenophobia that it breeds.
Economic Views Cannot Oppose Social Views

Economic Views Cannot Oppose Social Views

Max Schachere, Staff Writer February 4, 2016
In the U.S., social policy is inherently tied to economic policy. However desirable a divergence might be, it is simply impossible to ever achieve.
Notions of indoctrination at colleges extreme

Notions of indoctrination at colleges extreme

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor December 1, 2014
While liberals may outnumber conservatives at universities, the lack of instances of legitimate indoctrination and increasingly corporatized model of higher education demonstrate that the collegiate “continuum of leftism” is not as genuine as D’Souza suggests.
Christina's Case: Female conservative pundits enable war on women

Christina’s Case: Female conservative pundits enable war on women

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor July 3, 2014
Certain female conservative pundits are complicit in enabling a war on women that they adamantly insist is waged by the left.
Despite controversial politics, Margaret Thatcher deserves respect

Despite controversial politics, Margaret Thatcher deserves respect

April 8, 2013
The "Iron Lady," Margaret Thatcher, passed away and left behind a legacy of debatable policies, yet respectable leadership.
Same-sex marriage is consistent with conservative values

Same-sex marriage is consistent with conservative values

March 27, 2013
As marriage equality goes to the Supreme Court, the WSN editorial staff demonstrates contrary to popular belief, that same-sex marriage is consistent with conservative ideology.