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

Washington Square News

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Opinion: Coverage of Brooklyn shooting ignores lessons of previous mass shootings

Mainstream media coverage following last week's Brooklyn shooting has failed readers on multiple counts, focusing on the alleged attacker rather than the victims and failing to use trigger warnings.
Steph Wittstruck, Contributing Writer April 18, 2022

Content warning: This opinion piece discusses gun violence and trauma. When I opened Instagram on Tuesday morning, I was met with a barrage of unsolicited images of people bleeding...

How NYU Should Approach Free Speech and Trigger Warnings

How NYU Should Approach Free Speech and Trigger Warnings

Sarah John, Contributing Writer October 1, 2018
An institution as tolerant as NYU should better implement trigger warnings on campus and in the classroom.
LS Professor Michael Rectenwald has condemned a former NYU professor for a tweet he considered to be inciting violence.

Anti-PC Professor in High Demand

Diamond Naga Siu, News Editor November 7, 2016
Even in light of recent controversy, it seems that many students are still interested in taking Michael Rectenwald's classes.
Letter to the Editor: Liberal Studies Rejects @antipcnyuprof’s Faulty Claims

Letter to the Editor: Liberal Studies Rejects @antipcnyuprof’s Faulty Claims

A group of Liberal Studies faculty, staff and students reacts to the Deplorable NYU Professor and what he stands for.
University of Chicagos Letter Restricts Academic Speech

University of Chicago’s Letter Restricts Academic Speech

Abraham Gross, Contributing Writer September 6, 2016
In an effort to preserve ‘academic freedom,’ the University of Chicago administration has limited the control of itstheir professors over their own classrooms.
Campus suicide should not be a Halloween decoration

Campus suicide should not be a Halloween decoration

WSN Editorial Board November 2, 2015
Given NYU's history with suicide, the office of student affairs should be sensitive in their fall ball decorations.
Political meddling is real threat to free speech

Political meddling is real threat to free speech

Richard Shu, Deputy Copy Chief March 25, 2015
While trigger warnings are often attacked for being the antithesis of free speech, politicians meddling in education issues is much more serious.

Universities sheltering students betrays ideals

By WSN Editorial Board March 24, 2015
Universities must not betray their ideals of introducing students to opinions different from their own by sanitizing important discussions at the university.
Trigger warnings are references to traumas such as rape and can lead to episodes of PTSD for the reader or viewer.

Debate over trigger warnings in classrooms hits campus

Monica Millay October 20, 2014
Trigger warnings have recently come under fire in the realm of academia as to whether or not professors should include them in their syllabi.