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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

Fall 2025

Dharma Niles
Editor-In-Chief

Dharma Niles

Dharma Niles is a junior double-majoring in politics and data science. She talks a lot and can generally be found squinting at a lawsuit in the Third North basement or skittering around the city with a Celsius in hand. She is ...

Lauren Ng
Managing Editor

Lauren Ng

Lauren Ng is a junior studying a fun combination of food studies, journalism, data science and public policy. Her hobbies include eating, browsing restaurant menus and reading and writing about food. When Lauren isn’t partak...

Krish Dev
Digital Director

Krish Dev

Krish Dev is a third-year senior studying computer science and linguistics. This is his third semester on WSN’s management team, following his time as Multimedia Editor in spring 2024 and Deputy News Editor during his first semes...

Julia Smerling
Creative Director

Julia Smerling

Julia Smerling is a junior studying photography and imaging. She is from West Palm Beach, Florida, and you can find her writing poetry, obsessing over films, painting art on jeans and always having her headphones on. Also, she’s...

Anjali Mehta
Deputy Managing Editor

Anjali Mehta

Anjali Mehta is a senior majoring in applied psychology with a minor in English & American literature. She loves trying new restautants, writing songs on the guitar and pretending she's an on-the-go character on a New York Ci...

Sidney Snider
Deputy Managing Editor

Sidney Snider

Sidney Snider is a junior studying journalism, public policy and the business of entertainment, media and technology. After spending a year as WSN's Sports Editor, she's taking on a management role and — somehow — spending...

Amanda Chen
News Editor

Amanda Chen

Amanda Chen is a senior studying journalism and international relations at CAS. When she’s not miserably typing on her computer at Bobst Library, she’s usually in bed with her tortoiseshell cat Namii watching study vlogs on Yo...

Kyra Reilley
Multimedia Editor

Kyra Reilley

Kyra Reilley is a junior studying interactive media arts at Tisch. You can probably find her bouncing between all her clubs or catching the subway to her cross-borough classes. She loves everything multimedia and paper related,...

Maggie Turner
Opinion Editor

Maggie Turner

Maggie Turner is a junior studying journalism and politics and a member of WSN's editorial board. She enjoys late night dancing, Joan Didion's essay "Goodbye to All That," lox bagels and is convinced she'll write the next grea...

Noah Zaldivar
Opinion Editor

Noah Zaldivar

Noah Zaldivar is a senior studying psychology at CAS and a member of WSN's editorial board. You can find him sternly reading up on Alan Moore or Aleister Crowley, rewatching video essays on Youtube and seething with spite at the...

Julia Kim
Culture Editor

Julia Kim

Julia Kim is a sophomore studying journalism and gender & sexuality studies at CAS. Originally from Missouri, they can be found awaiting R.F. Kuang's latest novel, exploring art museums throughout New York City, rewatching ...

Daphne Zhu
Culture Editor

Daphne Zhu

Daphne Zhu is a sophomore studying journalism, economics and the business of entertainment, media and technology — but her real expertise is scouting sample sales in the city. She enjoys collecting the New Yorker posters, su...

Dani Biondi
Arts Editor

Dani Biondi

Dani Biondi is a junior studying journalism and cinema studies at CAS. When she's not making the most of her AMC A-List membership, she's building her social media empire, curating the perfect Chipotle bowl or practicing a stand...

Siobhán Minerva
Arts Editor

Siobhán Minerva

Siobhán Minerva is a sophomore studying art history, journalism and French at CAS. She hopes to one day own a cat and live in a rent-controlled apartment. When she’s not studying at Bobst, you can find her working through h...

Grayson Stotz
Magazine Editor

Grayson Stotz

Grayson Stotz is a sophomore studying journalism and neural science at CAS. When he’s not splitting his time between two majors with no overlap, he’s taking Korean classes so that maybe, one day, he can make his ancestors ...

Ella Sabrina Malabanan
Copy Chief

Ella Sabrina Malabanan

Ella Sabrina Malabanan is a senior studying English literature and linguistics — which basically means she really likes studying words, both from a scientific and literary perspective. In her free time, she is often at the ...

Alice Carlile
Deputy Copy Chief

Alice Carlile

Alice Carlile is a sophomore studying environmental studies and journalism and plans to minor in animal studies. When she's not hanging out with her roommates, she can be found people-watching in the park, watching sitcoms or ...

Sam Kats
Deputy Copy Chief

Sam Kats

Sam Kats is a sophomore majoring in urban studies and social and cultural analysis, with minors in politics and creative writing. When he's not in the Third North basement, you can find him reading nonfiction books in the park and taki...

Nghi Nguyen
Deputy Copy Chief

Nghi Nguyen

Nghi Nguyen is a junior studying drama with minors in the business of entertainment, media and technology and public policy and management. She spreads herself thin across various clubs, jobs and projects, and is beyond excited to b...

Leena Ahmed
Deputy News Editor

Leena Ahmed

Leena Ahmed is a senior studying international relations with a minor in French. When she’s not on her most used app on Screen Time, Gmail, she’s probably holed up somewhere on the fourth floor of the GCASL. During her free...

Natalie Deoragh
Deputy News Editor

Natalie Deoragh

Natalie Deoragh is a first-year studying journalism and English at GLS. When she's not writing in her messy notebook, she can be found in the dojang praticing her taekwondo skills in hopes of one day becoming like a Power Rang...

Jennifer Jesus
Deputy News Editor

Jennifer Jesus

Jennifer Jesus is a sophomore studying journalism and politics at CAS with a minor in media, culture, and communication at Steinhardt. In her free time, you can find her running up and down Central Park, building a new collage for...

Eva Mundo
Deputy News Editor

Eva Mundo

Eva Mundo is a sophomore studying journalism and international relations at CAS. Her main hobby is finding new coffee shops around the city, and if she's not traveling, she's probably out buying more books than her library can...

Kaitlyn Sze Tu
Deputy News Editor

Kaitlyn Sze Tu

Kaitlyn Sze Tu is a senior studying journalism and political science. Obsessed with sitcoms like "Parks and Recreation," "Arrested Development" and "Schitt's Creek," her dream is to interview Amy Poehler someday. When she's not...

Ivy Chan
Photo Editor

Ivy Chan

Ivy Chan is a sophomore studying media, culture, and communication at Steinhardt. In her free time, she’s rock climbing, making tiramisu with her friends or smiling at every dog she sees on the streets of New York City. You can ...

Alex Woodworth
Photo Editor

Alex Woodworth

Alex Woodworth is a sophomore studying public policy and economics. When not taking photos, you can find him at a Yankees game, searching for the best key lime pie in the city or ranting about public transit. You can reach him...

Suditi Sircar
Illustration Editor

Suditi Sircar

Suditi Sircar is currently a junior majoring in both photography & imaging and journalism. She’s from Bangalore, India and loves living in New York City, which is just as beautifully chaotic as her hometown. She almost a...

Jake Perdigon
Video Editor

Jake Perdigon

Jake Perdigon is a sophomore studying media, culture, and communication with an interest in business and entertainment. Outside of class, he produces films, develops campaigns and works on creative projects across media. You can usua...

Zara Surti
Video Editor

Zara Surti

Zara Surti is a junior double majoring in journalism and film & television. When she’s not people-watching at Washington Square Park, she’s likely indulging in one of her many “grandma habits” like reading, solving Sudo...

Naina Devgan
Social Media Editor

Naina Devgan

Naina Devgan is a senior studying media, culture, and communication. She is from Philadelphia and loves dogs, watching TV and drinking hot chocolate with whipped cream. You can contact her on Instagram @nainadevgan or email ndev...

Rachel Ning
Social Media Editor

Rachel Ning

Rachel Ning is a junior majoring in media, culture, and communication with a minor in business of entertainment, media and technology and journalism. When she’s not in the WSN office, you can probably find her sat in a movie th...

Serin Lee
Deputy Opinion Editor

Serin Lee

Serin Lee is a senior studying politics and psychology at CAS. When she's not writing hot takes, you can find her trying a fun new drink at a cafe, listening to podcasts or fighting for her life on the stairmaster. Contact her o...

Annika Wilewicz
Deputy Opinion Editor

Annika Wilewicz

Annika Wilewicz is a junior at Gallatin concentrating in media and politics. If it's not one of her two class days a week, you can find her color coding a life calendar at a cafe that somehow includes graduating early, travelin...

Emily Barbire
Deputy Sports Editor

Emily Barbire

Emily Barbire is a junior studying media, culture and communication and journalism. You can usually find her on the softball field or waltzing the streets of New York City with her headphones, making Spotify playlists for ever...

Kiran Komanduri
Deputy Sports Editor

Kiran Komanduri

Kiran Komanduri is a senior studying English education at Steinhardt. You're most likely to find her basking in the various green spaces around the city or sitting on the subway blasting Taylor Swift's discography. She also enjo...

Naseem Rahman
Deputy Sports Editor

Naseem Rahman

Naseem Rahman is a junior studying politics at CAS. You're most likely to find him playing soccer or tennis, watching sports or spending time exploring the city. He also is a major Liverpool supporter and loves watching Champio...

Matthew Singh
Deputy Sports Editor

Matthew Singh

Matthew Singh is a junior studying English at CAS. He is from Syracuse, New York and spends his free time going on side quests, reading novels and watching sports. You may find him letting the Bills or Mets make or break his ...

Dylan Henschen
Food Editor

Dylan Henschen

Dylan Henschen is a junior studying media, culture, and communication at Steinhardt. When he’s not in the newsroom, he can be found baking delicious treats for his friends, rock climbing or complaining about literally everything...

Noor Maahin
Identity & Equity Editor

Noor Maahin

Noor is a senior studying English literature with a minor in the business of media entertainment and technology. When she’s not in the office, she can be found binge-watching "Sex and the City," making Spotify playlists or getting...

Mia Shou
Deputy Culture Editor

Mia Shou

Mia Shou is a junior double majoring in art history and journalism with a minor in data science. When she’s not panicking about schoolwork, you can find her lecturing the ears off anyone who will listen about art history and spen...

Ivanka Sun
Beauty & Style Editor

Ivanka Sun

Ivanka Sun is a sophomore at Gallatin concentrating in politics and fashion. In her free time, she likes to curl up in a nice book-cafe, make her way through the New York Times "100 Best Restaurants in NYC" list or go vintage...

Skylar Boilard
Performing Arts Editor

Skylar Boilard

Skylar Boilard is a junior double majoring in performance studies and journalism with a minor in psychology. When she's not hunched over her laptop in Bobst Library, you can find her working on her yearly reading goal, perusing...

Leo Field
Film & TV Editor

Leo Field

Leo Field is a sophomore double majoring in cinema studies at Tisch and politics at CAS, with a minor in Portuguese. He's a former staff writer and copy editor and is proud to join the Arts desk this year. In his free time, Leo...

Amelia Knust
Music Editor

Amelia Knust

Amelia Knust is a sophomore studying media, culture, and communication and business of entertainment, media and technology at Steinhardt. As a proud morning person originally from from Tampa, Florida, she fills her days chasing...

Maya Santiago
Fine Arts Editor

Maya Santiago

Maya Santiago is a junior majoring in sociology and journalism and minoring in Spanish at CAS. A San Diego native, she can usually be found wandering through the park, unrolling her yoga mat and wishing New York City was warmer. ...

John Bush
Deputy Magazine Editor

John Bush

John Bush is a first-year studying education and design. If he’s not locked away in the WSN headquarters, he’s probably haunting New York City streets on a Citi Bike, loudly lamenting the tragic saga of his ACL or conducting...

Colette Yehl
Deputy Magazine Editor

Colette Yehl

Colette Yehl is a first-year studying media, culture, and communication. When she's not getting lost in Third North, you can find her scouring New York City for new running spots, bargaining with sellers on Depop, improving her...

Julia Diorio
Editor-at-Large

Julia Diorio

Julia Diorio is a senior studying journalism. When not reminiscing about 2000s pop-punk music, she can normally be found drinking copious amounts of Dunkin' iced coffee, curating hyper-specific Spotify playlists or struggling...

Alexa Donovan
Editor-at-Large

Alexa Donovan

Alexa Donovan is a senior majoring in journalism and art history and minoring in creative writing. She used to be an Arts Editor, and she's now omnipresent in the basement of Third North. She loves lemonade and her main hobby...

Eleanor Jacobs
Editor-at-Large

Eleanor Jacobs

Mehr Kotval
Editor-at-Large

Mehr Kotval

Jonathan Mak
Editor-at-Large

Jonathan Mak

Jonathan Mak is a senior studying journalism and psychology at CAS. His mood depends on the Manchester United results, and he can be found obsessing over his fantasy Premier League team, trying to find authentic Southeast Asian...

Allina Xiao
Editor-at-Large

Allina Xiao

Allina Xiao is a junior studying computer science at CAS. When she's not switching her third minor again, she can be found enjoying her fourth semester with WSN's Multimedia Desk, toiling away at her software development job and...