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

Washington Square News

Ending Net Neutrality Could Lead to Tuition Increases

Ending Net Neutrality Could Lead to Tuition Increases

WSN Editorial Staff December 1, 2017
Appeal of Net Neutrality would undoubtedly mean that NYU tuition will increase for any student that would want internet access, which is nearly all of us.
Matt Lauer Is Sorry He Got Caught, Not For What He Did

Matt Lauer Is Sorry He Got Caught, Not For What He Did

Adryan Barlia, Deputy Opinion Editor December 1, 2017
Matt Lauer’s public apology seems to be one to avoid scrutiny, rather than a genuine apology out of remorse.
Stop Toying With Gender Stereotypes

Stop Toying With Gender Stereotypes

Allison De La Bastida, Staff Writer November 30, 2017
We are molded into gender roles for the future just by the influence of the plastic items in our hands. This all stems from the idea that there has to be a defined line between girl toys and boy toys.
Universities Need to Speak Up on Harassment

Universities Need to Speak Up on Harassment

Melanie Pineda, Staff Writer November 28, 2017
Students have every right to have their claims heard and to feel safe; rather than try to put their reputations first, universities must take every allegation seriously for the sake of their students’ well-being.
LGBTQ Events Are Not a Security Threat

LGBTQ Events Are Not a Security Threat

Wayne Chen, Staff Writer November 28, 2017
Turkey's recent ban on LGBTQ-related events, which celebrates nothing but positivity, is a short-sighted move that will drag Turkey’s human rights progress years behind
Trump Flounders With Environmental Nominee

Trump Flounders With Environmental Nominee

Jacob Bass, Staff Writer November 27, 2017
Hartnett signifies a widespread sense of governmental incompetence that inevitably will imbed itself into our nation’s political schemata and subsequently steepen our country’s dangerous trajectory.
Separating Art from the Artist

Separating Art from the Artist

Jan Alex, Staff Writer November 27, 2017
Separating the art from the artist certainly works to an extent, but what do you do when the art is inextricably linked to the personal life of the artist?
NYU Must Affirm Affirmative Action

NYU Must Affirm Affirmative Action

WSN Editorial Board November 27, 2017
As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, NYU must reaffirm its commitment to Affirmative-Action.
Weakening Higher Ed Benefits Republican Politicians

Weakening Higher Ed Benefits Republican Politicians

Theo Wayt, Staff Writer November 27, 2017
Tuition-free college will continue to be treated as millennial fantasy until unapologetically left-wing Democrats are elected
Bush, Trump and America’s Short Attention Span

Bush, Trump and America’s Short Attention Span

Theo Wayt, Staff Writer November 20, 2017
The press and the American people must remember that Trump is not an outlier — he and Bush both come from a party with a long, shameful tradition of espousing thinly-veiled racism in return for electoral clout and plausible deniability.
Tax Plan Harmful for Students

Tax Plan Harmful for Students

WSN Editorial Board November 20, 2017
For a tax bill that is being promoted as relief for the middle class, this bill — if passed — will drastically hurt millions of American students. In a country where we encourage people to work hard and to go to pursue higher education, this seems objectively backwards.
Listen to the Women Warriors

Listen to the Women Warriors

Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor November 20, 2017
Female veterans need people to outwardly recognize their cause and listen to their stories, rather than sweeping it under the rug. These women are calling upon us to care. It is now up to us to hear them.