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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

Understanding the Trend of Performance Activism

Understanding the Trend of Performance Activism

Many students take to social media to advocate against current policies, but these trends rarely translate into action.
Gabby Lozano, Staff Writer October 28, 2019

I fall into the group of people that looks to Twitter for national and global updates on society, politics, the environment and, well, practically anything else. On my feed, I...

NYU Failed Students of Color in Stern

NYU Failed Students of Color in Stern

WSN Editorial Board April 30, 2018
If we want to make changes in the culture at NYU Stern School of Business, it is important that faculty, students and administrators work together to educate themselves, so that the victimized students don't need to.
Don’t Discount Commuters

Don’t Discount Commuters

Andrea Pineda-Salgado, Contributing Writer April 24, 2018
After finishing my first year at NYU as a commuter student, I have noticed a barrier between students who commute and students who board.
Elitist Policies Surrounding Stern

Elitist Policies Surrounding Stern

Victor Porcelli, Deputy Opinion Editor April 23, 2018
Elitism in the Stern School of Business should not be ignored. This attitude allows for toxic superiority culture.
In the fall of 2015, NYU held a three-hour listening session — facilitated by then-CAS Dean Gabi Starr and Provost Katherine Fleming — that mostly featured students of color discussing the lack of belonging many of them felt within the NYU community.

NYU’s Newest Diversity Effort, Explained

Sayer Devlin, News Editor November 14, 2017
NYU to launch climate survey to evaluate attitudes, behaviors and standards of NYU professors, students and employees.
Cultural Insensitivity Causes Headaches for International Students

Cultural Insensitivity Causes Headaches for International Students

Cara Zambrano, Contributing Writer September 19, 2016
There is still a strong, patronizing belief that culture considered to be mainstream only encompasses the culture of the United States, when, in reality, everybody lives in the same globalized world.
NYU's forgotten culture

NYU’s forgotten culture

Bobby Wagner, Sports Editor October 13, 2015
Out of Bounds: sports at NYU from a cultural perspective