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

Washington Square News

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

Washington Square News

Illustration by Debbie Alalade.

To Drive a Car

A poem set in the summer, looking outward at the socioeconomic status of a Middle Eastern city.
Mina Mohammadi, Deputy News Editor April 21, 2020

Usually when my cousin and I meet up over the summer, we would go on these drives in the capital city of our home country, blasting the rhythmic music and melodic tones of censored...

Illustrated by Rachel Lee.

If Buildings Could Hold Memories

An ode to my freshman dorm.
Vaishnavi Naidu, Contributing Writer April 21, 2020

As I lie in bed I can’t help but look out the window At the Manhattan skyline grid that comforted me on restless nights On other nights I look at the art I’ve hung up...

Illustration by Debbie Alalade.

Standing United Against COVID-19

We're all eating more home-cooked meals, family-style dishes, TV dinners in our homes or our apartments — all inside — not because it's Christmas or Thanksgiving, but because we all want to stay alive.
Brittany Talissa King, Contributing Writer April 15, 2020

It’s been over two months since the first American was reported to be diagnosed with coronavirus during his visit to Wuhan, China. To date, there have been over two million...

Illustrated by Rachel Lee.

Deep Red, Chapter 2

In the concluding chapter of this whodunit, the prime suspect is brought to trial, but there may still be more to this mystery.
Matthew Davis, Contributing Writer April 15, 2020

Robert and Samantha Flier had been married for three days, no money for a real honeymoon. They had just been driving around the country, looking for a tiny escape before making...

Illustration by Charlie Dodge.

We Feed, Chapter 3

The Four Horsemen haven’t been together in the same place since The Garden of Eden.
Leo Sheingate, Video Editor April 14, 2020

“I haven’t physically attacked anyone in a couple of years.” –John Malkovich War scrambled to a military posture. The waitress returned with their orders, and Death sweetly...

Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge.

We Feed, Chapter 2

Horsemen of the Apocalypse, party of two.
Leo Sheingate, Video Editor April 7, 2020

"When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, 'Come and see.' And I looked, and behold, a black horse, and she who sat on it had a pair of scales in her...

Andrea Serrano lives with her family in Queens. The struggle to balance both the responsibility of being a student as well as caring for one's family can extract a toll on the mental health of a commuter. (Photo by Andrea Serrano. Staff Illustration by Rachel Lee.)

More Than Just Train Delays: What Being a Commuter Really Means

NYU commuters share how commuting affected their college experience socially, professionally and mentally, prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Rachel Lee, Staff Writer April 6, 2020

Troy Kelley, a Tisch dance junior who also majors in computer science, spent strenuous hours on campus for his classes and rehearsals before campus shut down due to the COVID-19...

Staff Illustration by Rachel Lee.

Deep Red, Chapter 1

Part one of a pulpy whodunit in the fictional town of Coleridge that brings a green detective to a rotten scene.
Matthew Davis, Voices Contributing Writer March 31, 2020

Coleridge is a small town. It used to be a factory town, and it felt in those days like the grandparents whose best stories are decades old. Now, it feels like the grandparent...

Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge.

We Feed, Chapter 1

A Horseman of the Apocalypse takes a detour.
Leo Sheingate, Video Editor March 31, 2020

Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, ‘Come and see.’ And I looked, and behold, a white...

Illustrated by Julia Hope Riguerra.

“Hi! Where are you from?”

When you live far away, home looks a little different every time you return.
Vaishnavi Naidu, Contributing Writer March 23, 2020

When I moved to India at the age of nine, it became easy and almost natural to associate everything good I had ever known with America: annual passes to Disneyland, self-checkout...

Fringe Fall 2019

Fringe Fall 2019

November 7, 2019

Burning My Own Face

Burning My Own Face

A multimedia self-portrait investigation into mental illness, psychology of self and other humans.
Joey Solomon, Contributing Photographer October 24, 2019