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

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

Washington Square News

Cooper Union expansion dangerous, reckless

Cooper Union expansion dangerous, reckless

Richard Shu, Deputy Opinion Editor September 8, 2015
Cooper Union's expansion plans have been met with ire from locals, and so NYU should temper its rampant expansionism.

NYU Reacts: Sherrilyn Ifill to speak at 2015 Commencement

Marita Vlachou, News Editor April 28, 2015
Members of the NYU community shared their thoughts on the recently announced commencement speaker.

NYU Reacts: Speaker speculation

Alex Bazeley, Deputy News Editor April 22, 2015
Members of the NYU community shared their thoughts on who they want to commencement speaker to be.
NYU President John Sexton holds the game ball of the baseball team's last club game.

Sexton talks NYU baseball revival

Bobby Wagner, Sports Editor April 5, 2015
President John Sexton reflects on how he has become such a huge baseball fan, and what the return of NYU baseball means to him.

NYU Reacts: Hamilton named NYU president

Alex Bazeley, Deputy News Editor March 22, 2015
Members of the NYU community shared their thoughts on the new university president Andrew Hamilton.
Andrew Hamilton, who will succeed John Sexton as the university president, served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford starting 2009.

Andrew Hamilton appointed president of NYU

Valentina Duque Bojanini and Marita Vlachou March 18, 2015

The university has announced that Andrew Hamilton, vice chancellor of the University of Oxford, will succeed John Sexton as the 16th president of NYU. In an email sent Wednesday,...

NYU Reacts: GSOC agreement

Alex Bazeley, Deputy News Editor March 11, 2015
Members of the NYU community react to the university and GSOC agreeing on a contract.

Coles Redevelopment Plan architects introduced

Katherine Stein, Contributing Writer March 9, 2015
The Student Senators Council and University Committee on Student Life introduced the architects for the Coles Redevelopment Project to students.
Court to hear appeal in 2031 case

Court to hear appeal in 2031 case

Jimmy Chin, Contributing Writer March 3, 2015
Opponents of the 2031 plan will be allowed to appeal a lower court's ruling which gave the go-ahead to the expansion plan.

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.
President John Sexton answers questions about university expansion.

Town Hall may be last for Sexton

Jimmy Chin, Contributing Writer February 19, 2015
NYU President John Sexton fielded questions from students about university finances and plans for the future.

[UPDATED] Presidential Search Committee to narrow down nominations

Emily Bell and Nicole Brown November 17, 2014
The search committee has received over 200 nominations for the next president.