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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

SPS junior Charlene Ren is an international student from Shanghai. Since she didn't want to get a tattoo she would regret, Ren began by using tattoo stickers. (Photo by Emma Li)

Asian Students Get Inked and Break Barriers

Despite the strong stigma around tattoos back home, Asian students are embracing the art.
Emma Li, Contributing Writer April 22, 2019

Twenty-one-year-old singer and songwriter Leah Dou has an international fan base — and a face tattoo. While the design is simple — a single line running from her lower lip...

Woman with a septum piercing. Staff writer Faith Marnecheck got a similar piercing recently.

From the Inside Out: Holier’ Than Thou

A perennial trend within the world of beauty, tattoos and piercings have been in vogue since some of the earliest civilizations. Arguably one of the most personal forms of of self expression, tattoos and piercings serve not only an aesthetic decoration but also an internal and intimate function as well. WSN will be profiling students who choose to alter their bodies in the name of beauty, and learn about their experience getting pierced or tattooed.
Faith Marnecheck, Contributing Writer February 7, 2018
Mutilate Me is a series all about tattoos and piercings. This week our writer talks about getting her septum pierced.
Needle exchange programs are one way organizations are fighting the rise of HIV infections through Heroin injections.

NYU Researchers Predict an HIV Spike Due to Heroin Use in Colombia

Maria Torres, Contributing Writer February 17, 2016
NYU researchers predict Colombia will be the next country to experience an AIDS epidemic due to the increased use of heroin.