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

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Startups compete in New York City Challenge Cup

Marita Vlachou, Deputy News Editor November 21, 2014
Winners of the New York City Challenge Cup competition hosted by Incubator 1776 and the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering were chosen on Nov. 10.
Clean Start program gives students leg up in tech industry

Clean Start program gives students leg up in tech industry

Long Li, contributing writer November 11, 2014
NYU recently announced its new Clean Start program, an energy industry certificate program at NYU Poly.

Program compromises spirit of global network

WSN Editorial Board November 10, 2014

The New York Post published an article on Nov. 9 revealing that NYU’s tech-work program is currently supplying cheap labor for startup companies, paying graduate students only...

Innovation built on backs of graduate workers

Innovation built on backs of graduate workers

Gisselle Cunningham and Lily Defriend October 21, 2014
NYU continues to tout its successes in research at Poly. Too bad so much of that success comes on the backs of overworked, poorly compensated graduate students.
Via gonyuathletics.com

Changes go into effect for teams after Poly, NYU merger

Michelle Tran, Staff Writer August 24, 2014
Shifting roster sizes are just one of the changes facing NYU's sports teams following the Poly merger.
Jonathan Tan/WSN

Polytechnic School of Engineering Commencement

John Ambrosio, Staff Writer May 23, 2014
Keynote speaker Nicholas Donofrio emphasized the importance of change throughout one's life.
file photo by Rachel Kaplan/WSN

Poly, Scientific American Magazine bring education online

February 27, 2014
The classes will be presented as “Active Learning Modules” and will run Monday to Friday, but students will have access to the classes 24 hours every day.
Scott Mullen

Robot cuts ribbon, Poly merger official

January 31, 2014
Members of all areas of NYU celebrated the merger of NYU and the school of engineering.
[UPDATE] University finalizes merger with Poly

[UPDATE] University finalizes merger with Poly

January 27, 2014
The schools had been planning to merge for several years.
University Senate passes two recommendations; discusses NYU-Poly merger

University Senate passes two recommendations; discusses NYU-Poly merger

December 5, 2013
In their last meeting of the semester, the University Senate passed an SSC recommendation and a SLAM recommendation, then discussed details of the NYU-Poly merger happening in January 2014.
File Photo by Rachel Kaplan/WSN

Town Hall addresses financial aid, GNU, NYU-Poly

November 20, 2013
NYU President John Sexton held his final town hall for the fall semester.
This year's NYU Hackathon is this weekend, from February 19-21.

Poly hacking competition comes to close, winners announced

November 18, 2013
Finalists from Poly's capture-the-flag round came to New York to compete in Poly's hacking competition finals.