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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

Why the best coverage of the refugee crisis is coming from HONY

Why the best coverage of the refugee crisis is coming from HONY

Mandy Freebairn, Contributing Writer October 13, 2015
The Facebook page "Humans of New York" is covering the refugee crisis better than many members of the mainstream media.
Facebook real name policy must go

Facebook real name policy must go

Tommy Collison, Opinion Editor September 8, 2015
Facebook has already taken a step in the right direction by allowing users to set a custom gender. They must know abandon their stringent controls on what names users are allowed use.

NYU Secrets passes torch

Marita Vlachou, News Editor February 22, 2015
NYU students react to the announcement that a new secrets forum will be created after the controversial NYU Secrets closes.
Next NYU Secrets admin should be public

Next NYU Secrets admin should be public

Matthew Tessler, Deputy Opinion Editor February 22, 2015
The name of the next NYU Secrets administrator should be public in order to foster trust.
NYU Secrets creates community

NYU Secrets creates community

Matthew Tessler, Deputy Opinion Editor February 8, 2015
NYU Secrets provides an important outlet for students without worrying about political correctness.
NYU Secrets creates disharmony

NYU Secrets creates disharmony

Hannah Weverka, Contributing Writer February 8, 2015
NYU Secrets gives a platform to hateful commenters, and cannot act as the therapeutic outlet it is used as.

Facebook page to whisper its last secret

Marita Vlachou, News Editor February 3, 2015
NYU Secrets announced that the page will terminate at 9,000 posts.
Rise of social media must be embraced

Rise of social media must be embraced

Tommy Collison, Staff Columnist December 1, 2014
Social media users will not replace journalists, but the world is beginning to see a symbiosis between the two groups of newsmakers.
Low-effort activism still has its place

Low-effort activism still has its place

Tommy Collison, Staff Columnist November 11, 2014
Despite disapproval, armchair activism can be a useful organizing technique.
Columnist Jim Dwyer stands in front of the New York Times building with his new book, "More Awesome than Money," about four NYU undergraduates who attempted to create a new social network.

Journalist chronicles student startup

Dhriti Tandon October 20, 2014
In his book “More Awesome than Money,” New York Times journalist Jim Dwyer penned the journey of four NYU ‘10 alumni Daniel Grippi, Maxwell Salzberg, Raphael Sofaer and Ilya Zhitomirskiy, who attempted to create a new social network tool called Diaspora.
Screenshots from the Facebook group indicate vulgar language and bullying.

Freshman class Facebook group under fire

Madison Reis, Contributing Writer September 18, 2014
The Class of 2018 Facebook page has been a source of controversy, particularly in relation to the Class Activities Board elections.

NYU ’18 Facebook group endangers community

September 4, 2014
NYU class Facebook groups should recognize they have a public presence online and respect one another.