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

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

Washington Square News

Sudhi Kaushik

Sudhi Kaushik

Anne Cruz, News Editor March 10, 2016

There is no such thing as a normal day for Sudhi Kaushik. One day, he’ll be organizing a protest, the next he’ll be organizing content for an online literary magazine. In fact,...

Shuaib Jewon

Shuaib Jewon

Michael Thompson, Sports Editor March 10, 2016

When CAS sophomore Shuaib Jewon is at NYU’s Leslie eLab, his love for fun and teamwork is at its peak. One Friday, he led a meeting to discuss the latest ideas for CastMe, a...

Christopher Cole

Christopher Cole

Nina Jang, Deputy Digital Director March 10, 2016

Under the fluorescent glow of blue and pink lights surrounded by meticulously decorated walls, a sea of young people filled the room, swaying to the smooth music heard above the...

Robert Clinton

Robert Clinton

Kendall Levison, Features Editor March 10, 2016

Robert Clinton is the kind of NYU student who gets written about in admission brochures and featured on university websites. When school administrators needed an Admissions Ambassador...

Jephthah Acheampong

Jephthah Acheampong

Gabriella Bower, Beauty & Style Editor March 10, 2016

Not many people can say they have a thinking spot — a personal haven to which they can escape. For Jephthah Acheampong, his spot is the Whitney. Acheampong wears his heart on...

Jenny Jiao Hsia

Jenny Jiao Hsia

Dejarelle Gaines, Copy Chief March 10, 2016

When was the last time you read the painfully self-conscious pages of a teenage girl’s diary while playing a video game? Personal touches like that are the exact thing that sets...

Up-and-Comers 2015

Up-and-Comers 2015

John Ambrosio, Assistant Managing Editor March 12, 2015

When I came to NYU, the first thing I noticed was the disconnected nature of the campus and its students. During my time here, I have realized that there are two ways to navigate...

Emma Spett is the vice-president of EarthMatters.

Emma Spett

Marina Zheng March 12, 2015

Three days before the People’s Climate March this past September, Emma Spett stood in a crowd of 400 NYU students at Kimmel to hear the event’s organizer Bill McKibben speak...

Jake Rosenberg is an award winning playwright and one of the youngest authors of a work to have been accepted into the National Holocaust Theater Archive thanks to his most recent off-Broadway production in NYC, the self directed Muse of Fire.

Jake Rosenberg

Nina Jang March 12, 2015

Behind the massive, intricate doors of Lillie’s Irish pub, Jake Rosenberg sits in a booth with burgundy velvet seats surrounded by a collection of Victorian-era ornaments and...

Luke Lindenbusch is working with the ACLUs LGBT project on the Supreme Court case with strong potential to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.

Luke Lindenbusch

Sam Del Rowe March 12, 2015

Luke Lindenbusch was in eighth grade when he was first called to activism. Proposition 8 had just passed in his home state of California, eliminating the right of same-sex couples...

Camaley Jennings is a member of NYUs Student Government as Steinhart’s Co-Programming Chair and has been an Undergraduate Admissions Ambassador since her freshman year.

Camaley Jennings

Kyle Luther March 12, 2015

On the first Monday of the fall semester this year, Camaley Jennings got an email from the White House. The message informed her that needed to be in Washington, D.C. by the following...

Josy Jablons is the treasurer of the Feminist Society as well as the founder and president of Students for Sexual Respect.

Josy Jablons

Marita Vlachou March 12, 2015

Even before founding Students for Sexual respect this spring, Gallatin sophomore Josy Jablons met frequently with the administration to ensure the university maintained prevention...