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

Washington Square News

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NYU dental study wins STAT Madness tournament

An NYU Dentistry study on treating gum disease won this year’s STAT Madness science competition on April 4.
Nikki Mirala, Staff Writer April 12, 2023

Researchers from NYU’s College of Dentistry won this year’s STAT Madness — an online tournament spotlighting recent advances in medicine and science in which student researchers...

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Two NYU studies face off at STAT Madness

The science competition will feature two NYU studies competing against each other in the bracket-style tournament.
Nikki Mirala, Staff Writer March 29, 2023

Put down the basketball and pick up a beaker — it’s time for STAT Madness. This year, two NYU research studies focusing on gum disease and cancer, respectively, have been entered...

Belle Pellecchia dribbles a basketball across the court toward the basket. She is wearing an all-white uniform with her hair pulled back in a ponytail. Around her is one of her teammates and two players from the opposing team

Q&A: Basketball freshman phenom Pellecchia on season awards, tournament hopes and Sue Bird

After a regular season that netted multiple University Athletic Association honors, the NYU Women’s Basketball freshman guard has carried this momentum into a promising title run.
Summer Steadman, Contributing Writer March 9, 2022

The NYU women’s basketball team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament after securing double digit wins over Washington and Lee University and Bates...

Star guard Kyle Guy, above, hopes to help lead the University of Virginia Cavaliers to its first-ever national title. (via Wikimedia Commons)

NCAA March Madness Final Preview

Who do you have winning it all Monday night?
Matt Stingone, Contributing Writer April 7, 2019

The regular season, conference tournaments, selection Sunday, round of 64, the Final Four — all come and gone. Now, just two teams are left standing. Tony Bennett’s No. 1 seed...

(Illustration by Sophia Di Iorio)

To Pay or Not to Pay College Athletes

Why the issue of paying college athletes is more complicated than it seems.
Bela Kirpalani, Deputy Managing Editor March 31, 2019

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two weeks, you know that we are in the midst of March Madness, the biggest college basketball tournament in the nation. Over...

Zion Williamson and the Blue Devils have exceeded expectations this season, setting the stage for a strong March Madness run. (via WikiMedia)

March Madness Selection Sunday Preview

With Selection Sunday and March Madness just a month away, one sports writer makes his top picks as to which teams will receive No. 1 seed rankings.
Matt Stingone, Contributing Writer February 19, 2019

Selection Sunday is only one month away. March Madness is almost here. So now seems like the perfect time to try to get into the heads of the selection committee and predict who...

The Michigan Wolverines and Villanova Wildcats will face off in the NCAA Final on Apr. 2.

NYU Reacts: March Madness Final Predictions

Warner Radliff and Bela Kirpalani April 2, 2018
NYU Students react to the March Madness finals, telling WSN who they think will win.
The champions of the NCAA’s March Madness will be crowned on April 2, for women, and April 3, for men. Despite NYU’s unsporty reputation, a good number of students are still excited to see how their choices fared in the tournament.

NYU Reacts: March Madness

Maddie Howard, Staff Writer April 3, 2017
WSN interviewed NYU students to gauge their interest and involvement in the affair just as March Madness comes to a close.
The Sports Kid Column: Valar March-ghulis, All Brackets Must Die

The Sports Kid Column: Valar March-ghulis, All Brackets Must Die

Bobby Wagner, Managing Editor March 24, 2016
The Sports Kid breaks down what you think you know about parity when it comes to March Madness.
The NYU’s Women’s Basketball team finished its season with a great win.

Final Buzzer Sounds on Men’s and Women’s Basketball Seasons

Suhana Jagadesan, Contributing Writer March 9, 2016
Two seasons came to an end Saturday, as the NYU men's and women's basketball teams were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.
March Madness in full swing

March Madness in full swing

Bobby Wagner, Sports Editor March 22, 2015
2015 March Madness is in full swing. What about this unique tournament makes it so captivating year after year for millions of viewers?

Basketball teams finish seasons

Bobby Wagner, Sports Editor March 9, 2015
The men's and women's basketball teams left it all on the floor this past weekend in their respective end-of-the-season tournaments.