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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

Author Kazuo Ishiguro dressed in a white shirt, silver-patterned tie and black suit in the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro joins NYU Reads panel 

Kazuo Ishiguro, who authored this year’s NYU Reads selection “Klara and the Sun,” discussed his novel and creative writing process during a panel with NYU students and faculty.
Yezen Saadah, Contributing Writer Sep 30, 2022

Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro joined a panel of NYU students and faculty to talk about the process of writing his novel, “Klara and the Sun,” on Thursday, Sept....

An illustration of a pink background with pink outlines in the shape of hearts, with a comma inside of a larger heart outline in the middle of the illustration.

Off-Third: Give the Oxford comma a break

One little mark is a helpful, clarifying, and necessary breath of fresh air. Stop getting rid of it. 
Matthew Franco, Contributing Writer Apr 21, 2022

I know, I’m late to the conversation. It's been years since debating the Oxford comma was quirky, edgy or indicative of genius-level IQ. But WSN gives me an outlet nonetheless,...

Declassified: An NYU Survival Guide

Declassified: An NYU Survival Guide

Apr 18, 2022
So you got into NYU. Congratulations! Now what? Let us tell you all about the nitty gritty details of changing your major, navigating the Liberal Studies Core program, celebrating the weekend in NYC, and making lasting friendships.
Illustrations representing different academic majors. A music note combined with a vinyl record in front of a line graph, a plant sprouting from a vial, math operations symbols, the silhouette of a human head combined with swirling leaves and a globe covered in electronic devices connected by wires.

The truth about changing your NYU major? It’s not that bad

WSN staff members explain the reasons they changed their major and whether they regret it.
Apr 18, 2022

I originally applied to NYU as a Psychology major. Instead, I got accepted into the Liberal Studies Core program, which meant I couldn’t officially declare a major until the...

An illustration of a glass tipped over with liquid flowing from it. The liquid is flowing into a cigarette butt that has smoke billowing up from it.

When you left

A collection of poems about living in the wake of heartbreak.
Mellak Abduelal, Staff Writer Apr 11, 2022

“Dear You” I drink my cappuccinos With soy milk And maybe oat  Whatever there is I feel like I never know  Anything.   At the diner Do you...

Three blurry-faced people stand in front of someone’s shoulder.

Allegory for the 21st century

After a night’s sins, an invisible voyeur relives his delusions with sober eyes. This immersive fictional one night odyssey shows a fight with fear, trust, authenticity and perception.
Julian Hammond Santander, UTA Exposures Editor Mar 7, 2022

The storefront of Newsbar at 107 University Place. The door is open and people are seated outside. Others walk past the cafe.

People-telling

A personal narrative about turning people-watching into story-telling.
Sydney Barragan, UTA Publishing Editor Mar 7, 2022

It’s not mine, but I claim it anyway — the small, wooden half-bench-half-chair table tucked in the far corner of Newsbar on University Place.  I’m a born-and-raised Californian....

A line-art illustration of a hand holding a Polaroid of a long-haired figure. One bubble contains the words “i love you too,” and another contains “i love you… …goodbye”.

Five stages of grief

A poem about profound loss and healing.
Asha Ramachandran, Deputy Managing Editor Mar 4, 2022

On the left, a person’s hand writing a letter with a pencil. On the right, an illustration of a pedestal sink and mirror.

Finding solace again

Two poems I should send you but never will.
Sunny Sequeira, UTA Staff Editor Feb 22, 2022

i forgot your number and it shames me  grief chugging up my throat  whenever i think of you — i still haven’t returned your last call.    we spent...

Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela

After the quiet melancholy

A collection of poems about heartbreak, pain, growth, and — eventually — moving on.
Matthew Davis, Contributing Writer Jan 24, 2022

Going Down   The pain of our pieces not fitting after years of assembly My rage at wet towels and wet socks The joy of seeing your face again The pain of watching you...

Dugan described moving to New York City for college as the start of a new journey. (Image courtesy of Kiersten Dugan)

The library of my mind

In this personal narrative, Features Editor Kiersten Dugan illustrates the inner workings of her mind.
Kiersten Dugan, Features Editor Dec 9, 2021

"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a Library." —Jorge Luis Borges As I prepared to leave my home and start my journey somewhere new, I thought about every...

(Staff Photo by Julian Hammond Santander)

In between yesterday and tomorrow

The final Exposures piece of fall 2021 concludes the first; again accompanied by words from thinker Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Julian Hammond Santander, Exposures Editor Dec 9, 2021

In conclusion to my first piece as Exposures Editor, ‘Conflict in the search of permanency,’ I return to California — this time a California less familiar to us. By abstracting...

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