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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

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

Washington Square News

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Off Topic: Corporate greed is ruining holiday magic

Toxic trend cycles and overconsumption are diverting attention from the real meaning of the holiday season.
Grace Carmody, Staff Writer December 12, 2025

From preparing a Ralph Lauren Christmas to scrolling through Clean-Girl Gift Guides, the pressure to consume skyrockets every holiday season. Social media sorts consumers into...

A model wears a piece by designer Miashan at New York Fashion Week 2020. The fashion industry has been forced to evaluate how it can remain operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Staff Photo by Alexandra Chan)

Fast-Fashion in the Face of the Coronavirus

The Coronavirus sheds light on the hidden victims of fast-fashion.
Divya Nelakonda, Beauty & Style Editor April 9, 2020

Long before the coronavirus, the future for the fashion industry was grim. As the pandemic spread to Italy as the Fall 2020 fashion week in Milan was beginning, widespread panic...

Some NYU students elect to work in retail jobs, both for financial benefits and networking purposes.

Finding Funds in Fashion

Hanna McNeila, Contributing Writer September 24, 2018

How are you supposed to live your best life in New York when everything you love drains your bank account? Instead of bagging textbooks in the bookstore or hoarding packages in...

Amazon’s Convenient Authoritarianism

Amazon’s Convenient Authoritarianism

Theo Wayt, Contributing Writer October 2, 2017
This 21st-century form of centralized control is coming not from governments, but from private companies like Amazon, which aims in its mission statement to be “earth’s most consumer-centric company.”
Corporations Shouldn’t Have Opinions

Corporations Shouldn’t Have Opinions

Henry Cohen, Staff Writer February 22, 2017
The attempts of corporate marketing teams to cash in on social issues underscores the core deceit of advertising. Obviously organisations like Audi are not uniformly committed to gender pay parity as they proudly proclaim in their cringe-worthy Super Bowl ad.