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

Washington Square News

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Opinion: Take your activism to the polls

Voting is not just a right, it’s a responsibility. Students have the power — and the duty — to shape the future they will inherit.
Brynna Gritter Kenneke, Staff Writer October 11, 2024

As I get closer to voting in my first presidential election, I am reminded again and again how important it is that we don’t forget the immense power we can wield, even as college...

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Guest Essay: NYU in Dialogue’s ‘Shared Grief, Shared Hope’ panel was heartbreakingly healing

Ashlie Oxford is a second-year MS student in Global Affairs, concentrating in peacebuilding. She is also the Senator at-Large for Student Activists in the Student Government Assembly.
Ashlie Oxford, Guest Contributor September 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]. On Tuesday, Sept. 17, NYU...

(Krish Dev for WSN)

Editorial: NYU is stifling protest in an attempt to control its image

In a bid to keep pro-Palestinian protests at bay, NYU is putting up physical barriers to limit congregation, an attempt to keep student activism out of view — and out of headlines.
WSN Editorial Board September 26, 2024

NYU’s crackdown on student and faculty protests in the past academic year has demonstrated a clear aversion to on-campus expression, specifically as it pertains to the ongoing...

The photo is shot from behind a troupe of police in helmets surveying a group of protesters while the Washington Square Arch stands above them all.

Opinion: NYU’s hypocritical attitude toward student activism isn’t new

As much as the university frames itself as a progressive institution, it continues to regress into actions that undermine social and political activism.
Muhammad Siddiqui, Staff Writer September 25, 2024

Today marks the 54th anniversary of the Weinstein Hall sit-in. After NYU canceled LGBTQ+ university events until homosexuality was deemed “morally acceptable” by a panel of...

(Alisia Houghtaling for WSN)

Guest Essay: Club reimbursements render officers penniless and employees overworked

Sebastián A. Prats-Fernández is the co-president of the Puerto Rican Student Association.
Sebastián Prats-Fernández, Guest Contributor September 20, 2024

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

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Golf and tennis kick off seasons, men’s soccer suffers first loss and other news

Here’s what you need to know from the past week in NYU athletics. This week: Sept. 9 - Sept 15.
Jonathan Mak and Krish Dev September 16, 2024

Cross Country The No. 18 ranked men’s and No. 1 ranked women’s cross-country teams placed second in their respective events at the Ron Stonitsch Invitational hosted by Vassar...

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Men’s soccer remains undefeated, women’s volleyball break winning streak and other news

Here’s what you need to know from the past weekend in NYU athletics. This week: Sept. 4 - Sept 8.
Jonathan Mak, Krish Dev and Sidney Snider September 9, 2024

Soccer The men’s soccer team drew 3-3 against the University of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, NY on Wednesday, Sept. 4.  UMSV scored the only goal of the first half...

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In the Huddle: Graduate student Caroline Mura on her love for skating

The NYU figure skater spoke to WSN about her career in the sport and goals for the team's upcoming 2024-25 season.
Sidney Snider, Deputy Sports Editor September 4, 2024

Seventeen years of figure skating later, and Master’s student Caroline Mura isn’t ready to get off the ice. After graduating with honors and a degree in biology and minors...

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Men’s soccer and women’s volleyball sweep all and other news

Here’s what you need to know from the past weekend in NYU athletics. This week: Aug. 30 - Sept 3.
Jonathan Mak and Sidney Snider September 3, 2024

The 2024-25 NYU athletics season began this past weekend with five teams in action — men and women’s cross country, men and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. Four...

(Krish Dev for WSN)

2024 commencement exercises begin at Yankee Stadium

The ceremony comes amid heightened tensions between the university’s administration and pro-Palestinian protesters, and follows cancellations of commencement ceremonies at Columbia University and the University of Southern California.

At NYU’s 191st commencement exercises — President Linda Mills’ first as head of the university — this year’s 22,000 graduates filled the stands of Yankee Stadium as rain...

File Photo: NYU Tisch School of the Arts located at 721 Broadway. (Katie Peurrung for WSN)

A Tisch professor disappeared during a misconduct investigation. Two semesters later, he’s scheduled to teach again.

An Office of Equal Opportunity investigation found that professor Robert Benevides’ actions toward a student in summer 2023 constituted sexual and gender-based harassment, email evidence shows. Benevides will teach two classes next semester, according to Albert.
Carmo Moniz, Managing Editor May 3, 2024

A campus safety officer looks at a green wall which has posters and the words “WALL OF SHAME” on it.

Opinion: NYU needs to remove the wall at Gould Plaza

The installation of wooden boarding in front of the plaza, which was set up hours after the first Gaza Solidarity Encampment on campus was swept by police, shines a spotlight on NYU’s weak commitments to activism and meeting student demands.
Sebastian Cardena, Deputy Opinion Editor May 3, 2024

NYU claims to be a “campus without walls,” despite actively building barriers — both on campus and between students. Gould Plaza, a shared community space in front...