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

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Dee Rees: “Mudbound”

Dee Rees: “Mudbound”

Natalie Whalen, Film Editor March 5, 2018
Tisch grad and "Mudbound" writer/director Dee Rees became the first black woman to be nominated for best adapted screenplay at the Academy Awards.
Sean Baker: “The Florida Project”

Sean Baker: “The Florida Project”

Ryan Mikel, Arts Editor March 5, 2018
WSN sat down with filmmaker Sean Baker to discuss "The Florida Project," the Academy Awards and what's next for the Tisch grad.
HBO broadcasted Tisch professor Anna Deavere Smith’s one-woman show “Notes from the Field” this past weekend.

Conversations From the ‘Field’ with Anna Deavere Smith

Devanshi Khetarpal, Staff Writer February 27, 2018
HBO partnered with the 92Y on Monday to bring actress and Tisch professor Anna Deavere Smith’s one-woman show “Notes from the Field” to the big screen.
Poster for Tisch Drama’s new musical ‘Times Square’ playing at Abe Burrows Theatre through March 3.

Tisch Drama Premieres New Musical ‘Times Square’

Emma Hernando, Staff Writer February 26, 2018
Tisch's original musical "Times Square" tells the story of the great white way before it became the theme park we know of today.
Studio 3 of the Experimental Theater Wing is one of many studios at Tisch School of the Arts.

Breaking Down the Tisch Drama Studios

Emma Hernando, Staff Writer February 20, 2018
What makes the Tisch acting studios so special? Well, freshmen took time out of their long studio days to enlighten WSN.
Rosalie Yu uses emerging photo and 3D technology to capture and experiment with intangible emotions and fleeting moments. Rosalie was one of the 15-16 research residents at NYU ITP.

Tech and Creativity Fuse in New Tisch Program

Amelia McBain, Staff Writer February 12, 2018
Tisch will offer an undergraduate degree in Interactive Media that will combine technology and art starting in the fall.
NYU alumni Katie Lowes, John Leguizamo, Andrew McCarthy and Deirdre Lovejoy, who were among those mentioned in a recent New York Times article for buying bots from the company Devumi.

Tisch Alumni Used Fake Bots to Boost Celebrity Status

Sunanda Gaskins, Contributing Writer February 5, 2018
Several famous NYU Tisch alumni are known to use an online service selling fake Twitter followers to booster their social media profiles.
Jesse Sgambati, known largely as Jesediah, is an up-and-coming rapper studying both production and songwriting in the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music

The Storyteller Behind Jesediah

Avani Jurakhan, Contributing Writer January 29, 2018
Up-and-coming rapper and Tisch junior Jesse Sgambati –– known popularly as Jesediah –– shakes his work up by intertwining spontaneous beats with structured storytelling.
Entitlement Culture Starts in Film School

Entitlement Culture Starts in Film School

Henry Cohen, Staff Writer November 6, 2017
The entitlement and careerism so pervasive in the film industry have to be purged from the culture. This begins with changing how film is taught to aspiring directors, writers and executives, including here at NYU.
NYU Must Pay Attention to Misogynistic Culture

NYU Must Pay Attention to Misogynistic Culture

WSN Editorial Board October 31, 2017
The system of ethics that Tisch teaches its students will stay with them throughout their careers. The school should take this opportunity to speak out and set the standard that to remain silent is to be complicit and to be complicit is unacceptable.
Tisch seniors Ton Do-Nguyen(left) and Angie Jones(right) launched their podcast “Chamomile Tea” in July, talking about culture, race, media, life and love.

Tisch Seniors Spill the ‘Tea’

Jessica Xing, Contributing Writer October 2, 2017
Tisch seniors Angie Jones and Ton Do-Nguyen host "Chamomile Tea," a podcast dealing with race, culture, life and love.