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

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Upstein Dining hall recently received 40 deficiency points, scoring a C letter grade from the NYC Department of Health due to the positioning of their equipment. (Staff Photo by Marva Shi)

Upstein Fails Preliminary Health Inspection for Mostly Non-Food Violations

In a press release listing dining halls that received A’s on their inspections, NYU failed to mention Upstein’s 40-point C.
Victor Porcelli, News Editor November 1, 2019

Upstein received 40 points on an Oct. 21 health inspection — 13 points over the threshold for a C, the worst grade possible — due to the location of its equipment and having...

Downstein Dining Hall, home to 90s and early 2000s throwback songs. (Photo by Echo Chen)

Finding Your Next Dining Hall Jam

Feast on these bangers.
Nina Schifano, Contributing Writer February 5, 2019

Next time you are scrambling for a chair during Kimmel Market Place’s lunch rush, or scooping the fourth hunk of sherbet onto a cone at Lipton, listen up — you may find your...

Swipe Me is a mobile app that matches students with students who have extra meal swipes.

Noah Hyams: Behind Swipe Me

Spurthi Kontham, Contributing Writer September 18, 2017
NYU alumni Noah Hyams is helping NYU students socialize and use up their meal swipes with his new app.
EatUp, developed by Suhashini Sarkar, matches university students to others that hope to avoid eating alone. The app can help students meet new people at campus dining halls.

I Tried… The EatUp App

Nathaniel Mahlum, Contributing Writer March 20, 2017
EatUp is an app that tries to help students find people to eat with. Read about our writer's experience using the app to discover if it's actually worth downloading.