Finland’s prime minister talks war in Ukraine and gender equality at commencement
Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin gave a speech to graduates at NYU’s 190th commencement ceremony, a month after her party lost the country’s national election.
Will Putin nuke Ukraine? Masha Gessen, Yevgenia Albats debate at NYU event
Yevgenia Albats spoke with New Yorker writer Masha Gessen about the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons during the invasion of Ukraine.
The Soapbox: Brazil’s nose-to-nose election, coup in Burkina Faso, OPEC oil politics
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk analyzing major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Independent Russian journalist joins NYU Jordan Center
Journalist Yevgenia Albats, who was forced to flee Russia, has joined NYU's Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and will teach courses in the spring.
Guest Essay: The despair of anti-war Russians
It is important to not conflate the actions of the Russian government with Russian people. Here at NYU, many Russian students oppose the war in Ukraine.
Guest Essay: The war in Ukraine and the danger of World War III
Oppose Putin’s regime without supporting U.S. imperialism and oppose U.S. imperialism without supporting Putin, IYSSE President Karsten Stoeber writes.
The Soapbox: Parties in power continue to suppress their opponents
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk examining the major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
The Soapbox: Russia, Philippines, Tunisia
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk, examining the major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Letter of Solidarity: Washington Square News stands in solidarity with Russian journal DOXA
A week ago the Moscow office of Russian student magazine DOXA was raided by police, and several of the editors were arrested. Washington Square News would like to express its support for DOXA, from one student newspaper to another.
Sundance Documentary Winner ‘Genesis 2.0’ Hits IFC Center
A look into the making of Christian Frei’s documentary, which follows hunters in their search for dead wooly mammoths and scientists working to clone them.
