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

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A group of protesters stand in front of Bobst Library holding purple signs with the words “SWAN HAS THE POWER. WHAT KIND OF POWER? UNION POWER!”

Guest Essay: Why NYU RAs are unionizing

Emma Burstein and Sasha DuBose are members of Students Workers At NYU.
Emma Burstein and Sasha DuBose April 26, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. Resident assistants, like...

A woman handing a letter to another woman.

RAs unionize, demand university recognition

A majority of resident assistants on campus recently unionized, and are now demanding that NYU recognize them as a formal union.
Aashna Miharia, Deputy News Editor April 17, 2024

Around 25 people, including about 15 resident assistants part of the union Student Workers At NYU, demanded university recognition for the group in a letter to President Linda...

A group of rally attendees stand in front of Columbia University’s Alma Mater statue. A cardboard sign with blue text reads “N.Y.U. R.A.s. Stand With C.U.R.A.”

Columbia RAs take to president’s mansion, demand union recognition

Dozens of students and resident assistants gathered at Columbia University on Monday, Feb. 20 in protest of the university’s refusal to recognize the RAs’ union.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor February 22, 2023

Resident assistants and students at Columbia University rallied in front of the residence of the university’s president, Lee Bollinger, on Monday, Feb. 20 to demand that the...

Housing Guide 2022

Housing Guide 2022

February 18, 2022

(Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela)

I used to be an RA. Here’s why I quit.

Working as a resident assistant at NYU means navigating a minefield.
Aleksandra Goldberg, Under the Arch Voices Editor February 18, 2022

When I applied to NYU, I knew I would be paying most of my tuition. I don’t come from a family that could afford a robust college savings account. My parents help me when they...