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

Washington Square News

The Beastie Boys have signed a deal with the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music in the Tisch School of the Arts allowing senior Clive Davis students to produce in their East Village studio.

Beastie Boys now letting NYU students to use their recording studios

Kieran Graulich, Music Editor October 28, 2015
The Beastie Boys will open their recording studio to NYU students so seniors at Clive Davis can share the recording experience of the Grammy Award-winning rock band.
Pharrell, shown performing at the 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, will be an artist-in-residence at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts this year.

Pharrell to spend year as artist-in-residence at Tisch

Alex Bazeley, News Editor October 19, 2015
Williams is going to be teaching a class at NYU, with details to be announced at a later date.
 Jack Quaid, an alumnus of the Experimental Theatre Workshop of the Tisch School of the Arts, spoke with WSN about his role in the upcoming HBO show “Vinyl” and his experience working in both New York and L.A.

Hammerkatz alum Jack Quaid on his short film, new HBO show

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer October 19, 2015
NYU alum Jack Quaid makes his directorial debut at the New York City Independent Film Festival with "After Lilly." WSN spoke with Quaid about his time as a comedian Hammerkatz, his upcoming role on HBO's "VInyl" and N.Y. vs. L.A.
ICP hosted a discussion on the evolution of journalism in today’s digital age.

Neo-photojournalism: storytelling through the lens of a smartphone

Abigail Weinberg, Contributing Writer October 7, 2015
The International Center of Photography hosted "The Representation of War—From Capa to Instagram," a panel that explored how the digital age is affecting journalism.
Tisch School of the Arts Commencement

Tisch School of the Arts Commencement

Hannah Treasure May 22, 2015

Tisch School of the Arts graduates gave their final NYU performance as they walked across the stage at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Opening with a dance performance from...

Jay Z comes to NYU to talk music business

Valentina Duque Bojanini, Editor-in-Chief April 2, 2015
Jay-Z spoke at NYU about the launch of his music streaming service, Tidal.
Allyson Green is the new Dean of the Tisch School of the Arts. She was previously the the Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California.

Tisch dean reflects on first year

Hannah Rittner, Contributing Writer March 24, 2015
The new Dean of the Tisch School of the Arts, Allyson Green, reflected on her first year at NYU with WSN.
Tisch alumni create sci-fi game

Tisch alumni create sci-fi game

Amanda Morris November 24, 2014
In a world saturated with entertainment apps vying for our attention, “Sunburn!,” a smartphone game designed by three NYU Tisch alumni, sets itself apart from other games by its unique combination of humor, outer space and action.
Perez Hilton recalls his time at NYU.

Hilton opens up on NYU, blogging career, regrets

Aicha Fall November 24, 2014
The name Perez Hilton is synonymous with Hollywood scandal, but before Hilton built his celebrity gossip blog into a multimedia and multi-million dollar empire, he was a student in the Tisch School of the Arts.
Alumnus reflects after “Portlandia” success

Alumnus reflects after “Portlandia” success

Ife Olujobi, Entertainment Editor August 24, 2014
Jonathan Krisel, an alumnus from the Tisch School of the Arts, Class of 2000, is nominated for two Emmys.
Rachel Kaplan/WSN

Tisch School of the Arts Commencement

Clio McConnell, Arts Editor May 23, 2014
Martin Scorsese addressed the Tisch School of the Arts class of 2014.
Clive Davis assigns P. Diddy for online course

Clive Davis assigns P. Diddy for online course

April 4, 2014
A new class about P-Diddy and his career started on March 28.