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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

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Off-Third: The case against AirPods

This is the story of a student — a student who missed all of the wonders of the city, simply because they didn’t leave their AirPods case at home.
Blake Salesin, Contributing Writer April 7, 2022

On March 29, 2022, at 4:29 p.m., an unnamed NYU first-year retraced their daily path to Silver Center through Washington Square Park, AirPods in ears. As they hurriedly weaved...

What We’re Listening To: H.A.G.S.

What We’re Listening To: H.A.G.S.

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor April 25, 2017
As WSN signs off for the last week of full production for the semester, we have one last thing to say - H.A.G.S.
What We’re Listening To: NYU/NYC Artists

What We’re Listening To: NYU/NYC Artists

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor April 18, 2017
Check out these current NYU artists and NYC locals playing fiery music influenced by the city.
What We’re Listening To: Lalala, Nanana and Other Nonsense

What We’re Listening To: Lalala, Nanana and Other Nonsense

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor April 11, 2017
These low-key songs are full of lalalas, nananas, a couple shalalas, dadads and don't forget about the dododos and bababas.
What We’re Listening To: Best Musical Moments in Film

What We’re Listening To: Best Musical Moments in Film

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor April 3, 2017
Check out this playlist of songs that made our favorite movie scenes especially spectacular.
What We’re Listening To: Musical Innovation

What We’re Listening To: Musical Innovation

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor March 22, 2017
In this week's staff playlist, check out some musical innovation spanning all the way back to the 50's — and see what ways artists have been trying to break boundaries over the past 60 years.
What We’re Listening To: Spring Break Playlist

What We’re Listening To: Spring Break Playlist

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor March 7, 2017
If you’re as tired of class as we are, relax during spring break by listening to this shiny, happy playlist every day.
What We’re Listening To: You Know It, But Do You?

What We’re Listening To: You Know It, But Do You?

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor March 1, 2017
Do you know the lyrics to these hard-to-pin-down tunes? Here's a list of songs we all know, but not well enough to remember the lyrics!
Follow @washingtonsquarenews on Spotify for a new playlist every week.  This week's playlist consists of music from Oscar nominated films, such as "Moonlight" and "La La Land."

What We’re Listening To: Oscar Soundtrack Bests

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor February 22, 2017
Prepare yourself for the emotional roller coaster that's sure to be this year's Academy Awards ceremony with our staff's picks for the best soundtrack songs from Oscar-nominated films!
On this week’s playlist, Grateful Dead is the center of attention.

What We’re Listening To: The Grateful Dead

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor February 14, 2017
In this week's edition of What We're Listening To, we've gathered an hour of Grateful Dead tracks because we're still not over how cool our own professor / professional Deadhead Ken Aigen is.