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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

Flood Wall Street sets sights on capitalism, arrests made

Flood Wall Street sets sights on capitalism, arrests made

Felipe De La Hoz, Contributing Writer September 23, 2014

A man climbed a lamppost in the financial district and addressed the crowd in a symbolic moment on Sept. 22. Yelling that money was worthless, he reached into his pocket and threw...

Violence problem in United States

Violence problem in United States

Richard Shu September 23, 2014
Violent executions shouldn't be a solution to violent crimes.
courtesy of NYU

Study relates violence to school performance

Marita Vlachou, Staff Writer April 22, 2014
NYU researchers conducted a study that links violence in communities with the number of children that fail a grade in elementary school.
Rachel Kaplan/WSN

NYU-Poly students present gun safety innovations

March 25, 2013
A trio of NYU-Poly students are working on an invention that could potentially save countless lives from gun violence.
via flickr.com

High profile shootings reignite violence in media debate

February 19, 2013
In the wake of the tragedies in Connecticut and now in Georgia, students and professors discuss the influence of violent films and video games on criminal activity.