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Sam MacPherson, who has curly blond hair, wearing a light gray denim shirt, white t-shirt, dark blue pants and brown chukka boots.

Sam MacPherson on new EP ‘Powerlines,’ upcoming tour

“Last Minute” went viral on TikTok and skyrocketed Sam MacPherson into fame. Now, he talks about his new EP and headlining tour.
Julia Diorio, Contributing Writer April 14, 2023

Sam MacPherson was one of the many artists who had a song go viral on TikTok during the pandemic, with “Last Minute” reaching nearly 20 million streams on Spotify. He’s a...

Icons of (left to right) Microsoft Word, Google Docs and Apple Pages against a light purple background. The small crown and a number one badge are attached to the Google Docs icon.

Off-Third: We live in a Google Docs world — it’s time to start acting like it

Google Docs is superior. It’s time to abandon the other options.
Alexandra Cohen, Deputy Opinion Editor April 27, 2022

It drives me absolutely insane when people don’t choose the best option. It’s even more insane when the best option is the easiest and the cheapest. I understand — and understand...

(Illustration by Sophia Di Iorio)

Monday Musings: On Colin Kaepernick, Harden’s Heroics and the Internet’s Favorite NBA Player

Our sports editor tackles what is happening — or rather, not happening — with Colin Kaepernick and the NFL, the conundrum that is James Harden and Alex Caruso, the Lakers’ cult hero.
Bela Kirpalani, Sports Editor December 2, 2019

Don’t Forget About Colin Kaepernick In case you missed it, ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick had a 40-minute workout with eight NFL teams last month. Despite being out of...

On October 29, NYU Strength and Conditioning posted a video of a student doing high velocity contractions on Instagram that garnered 57k views and went viral on other platforms as well. (via Instagram @nyu_strength)

‘Man, I’m Going to Be a Meme’: The Story Behind the NYU Swimmer That Went Viral for His Workout

After NYU Strength and Conditioning posted a video of NYU swimmer Nathan Huot doing an odd-looking exercise, it was picked up and made viral by popular Instagram accounts like Complex and Barstool Sports.
Bela Kirpalani, Sports Editor November 15, 2019

NYU swimmer Nathan Huot can now consider himself internet famous. The CAS sophomore was featured in an Instagram video, participating in an uncommon exercise in which he lays horizontal...

Alexandra Meli is a TikTok famous NYU student with over 200k followers. (Via Instagram)

Two Minutes of Fame: How an NYU Sophomore Achieved TikTok Stardom

How two TikTok followers became 200,000.
Sara Miranda, Contributing Writer October 8, 2019

Steinhardt sophomore Alexandra Meli was in no way looking for fame this summer, but it found her anyways on TikTok.  Made famous by lip-syncing middle schoolers, video app...

Student scrolling through Twitter. (Staff Photo by Alina Patrick)

Twitter: To Scroll or Not to Scroll

Unlike most of our fair-weathered apps, Twitter has survived all the way from the bygone era of 2006. But how many people actually use it?
Hanna McNeila, Staff Writer May 9, 2019

As members of Generation Z, we’re very used to social media platforms coming and going. We saw the extinction of Vine and the rise of TikTok, we saw Facebook be taken over by...

Steinhardt sophomore Ainura Kudaibergen holds her vlog camera and a YouTube-branded notebook, which she fills with video ideas. She has been posting to YouTube since 2012. (Photo by Katie Peurrung)

NY-YouTube

Joel Lee, Under the Arch Deputy Editor March 4, 2019

A student taking measurements of the way that millimeter waves travel and react in Downtown Brooklyn at Tandon.

Professors Work to Develop 5G Wireless Testbed

Sarah Jackson, Deputy News Editor April 23, 2018
Three professors from the Tandon School of Engineering are part of a team working on a testbed of 5G wireless networks.
Customers using laptops at Stumptown Coffee Roasters on 8th street.

Little Less Conversation and a Little More Wifi Please

Jennifer Sanchez, Contributing Writer March 20, 2018
Coffeeshops and Wifi go hand to hand for many NYC residents. What do NYU students think about this relationship?
Junior Josh Katz balances his Stern studies with running his 300,000 subscriber YouTube channel, that has attracted a total of almost 60 million views. Katz is one of a number of NYU students that lead successful YouTube sites.

On the Job: YouTubers

Alice Li, Contributing Writer April 26, 2017
NYU is known for their celebrities, but one might not always think of NYU's YouTube celebrities.
The NYU Wireless Center, which works through Tandon, plans to develop its 5G wireless technology. More on the development will be discussed at the Brooklyn Summit 5G.

NYU Developing New Wireless Technology

Sanjukta Phadke, Contributing Writer April 17, 2017
NYU Wireless received a donation from a corporation to aid the development of a 5G network.
Improve Cybersecurity at NYU

Improve Cybersecurity at NYU

WSN Editorial Board April 10, 2017
NYU has an obligation to not only alert its students of potential cyber threats, but take more serious measures to assure attacks like these do not occur again.