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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

Jeremy Eckl at work by the Rock Wall in
Palladium Athletic Facility.

What you need to know about work study

Taylor Nicole Rogers, Staff Writer November 16, 2015
A deeper look into federal work study program options at NYU and how to get involved.
From left to right, panelists Owen Moore, Alison Leary, MJ Knoll Finn and Martin Dorph discuss the issues students have with the high expenses of NYU.

Five things you should know about your money at NYU

Kati Garrity, Staff Writer November 11, 2015
Administrators held a talk Tuesday on the facets of the hefty NYU price tag.
NYU financial aid still needs overhaul

NYU financial aid still needs overhaul

WSN Editorial Board November 9, 2015
Andrew Hamilton needs to change NYU's stance on financial aid when he becomes president.

Visas, Testing and Culture Shock: The International Experience

Alanna Bayarin, Assistant Managing Editor October 19, 2015
A look inside the international experience at NYU.
The Graduate Student Organizing Committee, or GSOC, voted this past Friday regarding Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions' measures against the Israeli state.

GSOC holds work-in, says university not holding up their end of the contract

Diamond Naga Siu, Contributing Writer October 15, 2015
GSOC expressed their frustration over what they claim is NYU's resistance to implement last year's contract.
NYU Poly was recently renamed NYU Tandon.

NYU Reacts: Poly becomes Tandon

News Team October 7, 2015
Members of the NYU community react to the donation to and name change of NYU's engineering school.
Andrew Hamilton made his final keynote address at Oxford on Tuesday.

Hamilton: UK conservatives threaten universities

Alex Bazeley, News Editor October 7, 2015
NYU's president-to-be Andrew Hamilton gave a speech on Monday discussion proposed budget cuts to U.K. universities.
Don’t look a $100 million gift horse in the mouth

Don’t look a $100 million gift horse in the mouth

WSN Editorial Board October 5, 2015
Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon's donation to NYU, despite sudden name change, should not be spurned. Pushback to the name is ultimately an overreaction in comparison to the good the money will do.
Students must come before expansion

Students must come before expansion

Tommy Collison, Opinion Editor September 15, 2015
NYU is failing its lowest income students and should pause its expansion in favor of its students.
New report shows 96.6% of NYU class of 2018 are employed or attending graduate school.

NYU endowment fails to meet financial needs of poorest students

Alex Bazeley and Lexi Faunce September 14, 2015
New data shows students from low-income families graduate from NYU saddled with huge federal loans while the university spends its billion-dollar endowment on expansion.

The true costs of social work education

Liz O’Connell and Hannah Sheldon ­Dean April 8, 2015
Students at NYU's Silver School of Social Work must examine inequalities and biases within their own community.

NYU fundraising, spending choices ridiculous

WSN Editorial Board February 25, 2015
Given that NYU's alumni networks consistently rank on top 10 lists of "universities with richest alumni," there's no good reason to ask current students to donate to financial aid funds (except possibly mismanagement). Also, NYUers graduate with astronomical amounts of debt.