
Tackle tense roommate relations with these 4 bonding activities
Your roommate relationships can make or break your college experience. Here are activities to help you break the ice and ease tensions with your living companions.
Noor Maahin, Staff Writer
• February 8, 2024

Opinion: Why does NYU make it so hard to apply for housing?
NYU’s housing application process forces students to commit to dorms without giving them the information they need to be able to make an informed decision about where they want to live.
Naisha Roy, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 9, 2023

How to make friends as an introvert
When talking to people is tiring, but the fear of missing out can ache more, here’s how to socialize without expending too much energy.
Mayee Yeh, Deputy Managing Editor
• September 6, 2022

Students upset by NYU response to roommate’s mental health crisis
Coral Tower residents sought a dialogue with their residence hall directors to communicate their concerns. They were left in the dark instead.
Alex Tey, Editor-in-Chief
• April 18, 2022

I Swapped Wardrobes With My Roommate for a Week
Ria vs. Pants: the ultimate showdown.
Ria Mittal, Staff Writer
• February 27, 2020

Wall-Punching and Puke: Roommate Worst Nightmares
With 26,000 undergraduates, students are bound to experience at least one roommate horror story in their time here. Enjoy these particularly harrowing examples.
Alex Tran, Contributing Writer
• September 30, 2019

Outside the Checkbox: Invisible in NYU Housing
In theory, NYU’s gender neutral housing is there to ensure the safety and comfort of transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming students. But does it work in practice?
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Under the Arch Deputy Editor
• February 21, 2019

Getting Creative in the Bedroom
They say you shouldn’t mix work and home life, but for these students, that’s impossible. After all, their roommates are their collaborators.
Bela Kirpalani, Deputy Managing Editor
• February 21, 2019

How to Avoid Being Sexiled
How to maturely handle being sexiled, and sexiling others.
Eugenia Yang, Contributing Writer
• September 24, 2018

Sex, Sorrow and Substances: The Pillars of Roommate Horror Stories
You're not the only one with bizarre roommate tales.
Natasha Jokic, Contributing Writer
• September 17, 2018

More Resources Needed for Roommate Relations
WSN Editorial Board
• February 21, 2018

Turning Roommate Horror Stories Into Fairy Tales
Laura Rubio, Staff Writer
• February 7, 2018


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