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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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Is NYU Too Cold For Cuffing Season?

The weather's getting colder, which means cozy drinks, decorative scarves and maybe even a fall fling.
Carol Lee, Contributing Writer October 15, 2018

Fall and winter may be the seasons of apple-picking, thanks-giving and gift-exchanging, but beneath this shiny surface lurks a much less pleasant phenomenon: crippling loneliness...

Don’t Call Me Your Milk Chocolate Mocha Caramel Queen

Don’t Call Me Your Milk Chocolate Mocha Caramel Queen

Cheyenne Porcher, Columnist September 24, 2018
Columnist Cheyenne Porcher's take on the fetishization of women of color.
Snow Bunnies Aren’t a Type and Neither Am I

Snow Bunnies Aren’t a Type and Neither Am I

Racial preferences in dating aren't components of your type. They're just racist.
Cheyenne Porcher, Columnist September 10, 2018
Racial preferences in dating are not components of your type. They're just racist.
Dining halls are not the greatest spot for a first date, but at least they're affordable.

Swipe Right and Swipe In: Dining Hall Dates

Scott Hogan, Dining Editor September 10, 2018
Here are some of the best and worst dining halls to take your first date to.
On Dating at NYU

On Dating at NYU

Tyler Crews, Opinion Editor April 30, 2018
During my first year, I grappled with the dating culture at NYU.
Bumble’s Hive Mind Predicament

Bumble’s Hive Mind Predicament

Janice Lee, Contributing Writer March 19, 2018
Bumble banned pictures of guns in dating profiles, a move that it claims is not politically motivated. However, politics and dating are inherently connected, so Bumble must recognize the implications of its actions.
Book cover for NYU graduate Ian Mark’s debut novel “Love from Amanda to Zoey.”

WSN Alumnus Alphabetizes Life and Love at NYU

Julia Fields, Staff Writer March 5, 2018
Ian Mark captures every students’ feelings of loneliness by writing from experience. He lived it and now he shares his story in new book "Love from Amanda to Zoey."
Kat Piorkowski, who plays for NYU softball, and Zach Cohen, who plays for NYU baseball sharing a cute moment.

Sporting Love: The Couples of NYU Athletics

Nalani Ogawa, Staff Writer February 12, 2018
An inside look on the couples of NYU Athletics.
Two NYU students hold hands.

Love, But Not Sex

Veronica Liow, Assistant Managing Editor February 12, 2018
While Valentine's Day can be annoying for just about everyone, it brings about its own challenges for people who identify on the asexual spectrum.
The Love & Sex Feature

The Love & Sex Feature

Andrew Heying and Laura Shkouratoff February 12, 2018

As Valentine’s Day quickly approaches once again, without anyone ever really asking it to, the time has arrived for another Valentine’s Day special here at WSN. Love is hard...

Love and Sex Feature: Couples Edition

Natasha Roy, Editor-at-Large February 11, 2018

For this year’s Love and Sex Feature, we asked some of the WSN staff — both past and present — and their significant others questions from the New York Times’ “The...

From your safety net of friendships to the characters and voices filling your headphones and screen, you physically won’t be alone this Valentine's Day.

Valentine, Who? Spending the 14th ‘Alone’

Ryan Mikel, Arts Editor February 11, 2018
From your safety net of friendships to the characters and voices filling your headphones and screen, you actually won’t be alone on Valentine's Day.