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Washington Square News

Protests erupted in subway stations like Union Square following an increase in police officers and a fare hike (Staff Photo via Anna-Dmitry Muratova

NYU Professor Accused of Inciting City-Wide Subway Protests

An NYU professor is allegedly the organizer of the protests in the subways that caused $100,000 worth of damage in the last few months.
Emily Mason, News Editor February 24, 2020

Gallatin Adjunct Professor Amin Husain is the lead organizer of Decolonize This Place (DTP), the New York Post reports. DTP is an activist and artist collective which supports...

12 - 05 Feature Climate Activist Stories

12 – 05 Feature Climate Activist Stories

Kate Lowe, Deputy Managing Editor December 6, 2019

How Maha Hashwi Rallies to Build a Better World

How Maha Hashwi Rallies to Build a Better World

The Tandon senior brings together her background and her undeniable strength to prove that the power of the people can set waves of change into motion.
Mansee Khurana, Under the Arch Senior Editor December 5, 2019

On one of the first cold Tuesdays of the year, the Muslim Student Association’s mentorship event had a low turnout, but even with only 30 of the 100 or so members present, you...

How Winnie Xu Learned to Trust Her Instincts When ‘No One Tells You’

How Winnie Xu Learned to Trust Her Instincts When ‘No One Tells You’

The CAS senior is president of Two Birds One Stone, a student club that saves an average of 42 pounds of dining hall food per day.
Sam Klein, Managing Editor December 5, 2019

Winnie Xu is walking downtown on Bowery, just south of Houston Street, carrying an aluminum tray with meatballs from Third North oozing out the corners, when a man in loose gray...

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Respond to Negative News, Don’t Ignore It

News may be negative, but it’s important we pay attention to the world around us and respond to its problems, not sink into privileged ignorance.
Alexandra Chan, Staff Writer November 8, 2019

I recently asked a friend if she’d read an article I had written for WSN and she told me that she doesn’t read the news — it’s too negative, she said, and it always has...

Paris Extinction Rebellion

Paris Extinction Rebellion

A look into the aftermath of the Extinction Rebellion protest in Paris this October.
Katie Short, Exposures Staff Photographer October 25, 2019

Not All Activism Is Created Equal

Not All Activism Is Created Equal

Activists like Greta Thunberg and the Parkland kids are doing great work. But why are they the face of movements that started long before them?
Sarah John, Contributing Writer September 30, 2019

Greta Thunberg is a climate activist. You’ve probably heard of her because of the recent climate strikes or seen the subsequent social media posts applauding her for her work...

Greta’s Anger: A Shift Toward Accountability

Greta’s Anger: A Shift Toward Accountability

The reception of Greta Thunberg’s UN speech highlights the urgent need for new solutions to climate change and the need to hold those who’ve neglected the crisis accountable.
Cole Stallone, Opinion Editor September 30, 2019

Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech at the United Nations Climate Summit caught the world’s attention. Despite this, it seems the full implications...

Journalism as a Form of Advocacy

Journalism as a Form of Advocacy

It’s important to recognize how activism and journalism intersect, rather than existing independent of one another.
Melanie Pineda, Opinion Editor May 9, 2019

Last year, student journalist Rebecca Schneid from Stoneman Douglas High School — the site of a deadly 2018 school shooting — gained lots of media attention after claiming...

Chef Jose Andres spoke at NYU as part of the Skirball Talks series on Monday. (via Wikimedia Commons)

After Serving Millions of Meals in Puerto Rico, Celebrated Chef and Humanitarian Visits NYU

José Andrés spoke about the importance of adaptability in disaster-stricken areas at Skirball on Monday.
Lachlan Hyatt, Staff Writer April 17, 2019

After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017, chef José Andrés served about three million meals over three months to victims left without power, water or access to food. Andrés...

 Student activists protest the jailing of Chelsea Manning on the steps of the Kimmel Center for University Life. (Photo by Jesse Jimenez)

Socialist Student Organization Leads Protest Against Whistleblower’s Imprisonment

International Youth and Students for Social Equality called Chelsea Manning’s imprisonment an attack on democratic rights.
Jesse Jimenez, Staff Writer March 15, 2019

The chant “Free Chelsea Manning” echoed across the steps of the Kimmel Center for University Life on Thursday in protest of the recent imprisonment of the former army intelligence...

We Can Do Better Than Voluntourism

We Can Do Better Than Voluntourism

Voluntourism often hurts communities more than it helps them. Instead, let’s invest in long-term solutions.
Sarah John, Deputy Opinion Editor March 1, 2019

As someone from Nigeria, I usually have mixed feelings when my friends announce they are planning to go volunteer in a country with a high poverty rate. The whole process is...