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

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Women’s Tennis Remains Undefeated

A recap of everything NYU Athletics from March 2 to March 8.
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor March 9, 2020

Women’s Tennis On Saturday, March 7, the NYU women’s tennis team defeated Southern Virginia University 8-1. The Violets improved to 4-0, handing the Knights their third...

Three NYU women's tennis team members played in the Oracle ITA Cup in Rome on Thursday. Left to right: Anna Maria Buraya, Karina Jensurd and Anastasiia Balyk.  (Via NYU Athletics)

Women’s Tennis Competes in the Oracle ITA Cup

Both cross country teams finished fifth, women’s volleyball went 2-1 on the week and men’s soccer split their games while women’s soccer dropped both.
Benjamin Michael Davis, Deputy Sports Editor October 21, 2019

Women’s Volleyball NYU went 2-1 this week with wins against Baruch College on Tuesday and Brandeis University on Sunday. On their senior night, the Violets swept Baruch 25-14,...

The logo of NYU's Student Government. (Courtesy of NYU Student Government)

SGA Supports Measures to Examine NYU’s ‘Ageist’ Policies

The Student Government Assembly passed a letter of support to encourage NYU to adopt policies that accommodate older students.
Bethany Allard, Deputy News Editor May 3, 2019

At its last meeting of the semester, the Student Government Assembly passed a letter of support against policies at NYU they claim are ageist. The letter calls on the university...

First-year Valentina House competes in the Vassar Ron Stonitsch Invitational, where she placed 3rd overall.

Weekly Sports Update: Sept. 2 to Sept. 8

Bela Kirpalani, Editor at Large September 10, 2018
A recap of the past week for the Violets.
The Snapchat app icon on an iPhone. Many people, including Kylie Jenner and Rihanna, have expressed dissatisfaction with Snapchat recently.

Snapchat Creeps Toward Its Death

Marisa Lopez, Staff Writer March 28, 2018
Ever since the new update, Snapchat's popularity has been declining.
Snapchat's controversial redesign dissatisfies many of its users.

Snapchat Update: A Huge Turn-Off

Sherry Yan, Staff Writer February 23, 2018
Snapchat is slowly losing popularity among students, especially with the installation of its newest update.

Weekly Sports Update: Oct. 15 to Oct. 21

An update on competition results in NYU Athletics for the week of October 15.
Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor October 23, 2017
A weekly roundup of all the sports action from this week.
Carolina Saccacio batting for the NYU Women’s Softball Team against Washington University in St. Louis on Friday. NYU dropped both ends of the doubleheader.

Weekly Sports Update: April 17-23

Nika Woodfill, Deputy Sports Editor May 1, 2017
Here's a look at how NYU's athletic teams have fared this week in WSN's final weekly update for the semester.
The softball team had a successful week, clinching the University Athletic Association series.

Weekly Sports Update: April 10-16

Kaitlyn Wang, Managing Editor April 17, 2017
Here's your weekly update from the wonderful world of NYU Athletics.
Jonathan Iaione bats against the University of Wisconsin-Stout, March 12. The NYU baseball team won this game and three others of seven In Fort Myers over spring break.

Weekly Sports Update: Spring Break Edition

Nika Woodfill, Deputy Sports Editor March 20, 2017
The swimming and diving team competed at NCAA championships this weekend, and both the baseball and softball teams had impressive performances in Florida this week.
Amy Harioka was the top scoring player for the NYU Women’s Basketball Team during their final game of the season and close loss to Springfield on March 3.

Weekly Sports Update: Feb. 27 to March 5

Nika Woodfill, Deputy Sports Editor March 6, 2017
Baseball had a strong opening to their season this weekend, however both tennis and men's volleyball had painful losses.
Stern freshman Adam Lee exemplifies his skills as the outside hitter by getting 10 kills during NYU’s game against New Jersey City University on Feb. 22. In the end, the Violets demolished New Jersey City 3-0.

Weekly Sports Update: Feb. 21 to Feb. 26

Nika Woodfill, Deputy Sports Editor February 27, 2017
The basketball teams concluded their seasons on a painful note this week, but wrestling and men's volleyball enjoy continued success.