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  • Students facing suspension at Paulson encampment

    NYU told student protesters at the pro-Palestinian encampment outside the Paulson Center they would be suspended if they did not leave the area earlier today, an Instagram post from the university’s Palestine Solidarity Coalition states. NYU confirmed that it would go forward with disciplinary action against protesters in a statement. University spokesperson John Beckman told This story Students facing suspension at Paulson encampment appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Board of trustees affirms ‘complete confidence in and full support’ of Mills after Gallatin no-confidence vote

    Chair of the board of trustees Evan Chesler expressed the board’s “complete confidence in and full support” of President Linda Mills and “her efforts to keep the campus safe” in a statement to WSN, after the majority of full-time Gallatin faculty voted that they “have no confidence in the leadership” of Mills last week. Faculty This story Board of trustees affirms ‘complete confidence in and full support’ of Mills after Gallatin no-confidence vote appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Parents and guardians condemn NYPD sweep of Gould Plaza, call on Mills to resign

    Almost 600 “parents, guardians and loved ones” signed a letter criticizing President Linda Mills for what they said was “unnecessary and extreme violence” inflicted on students and faculty after the university authorized the New York City Police Department to sweep Gould Plaza’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment. The letter, which also called on Mills to resign, came This story Parents and guardians condemn NYPD sweep of Gould Plaza, call on Mills to resign appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Men’s volleyball knocked out in NCAA semifinals, women’s golf qualifies for NCAA D-III Tournament and other news

    Baseball NYU baseball played a four-game series against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY this weekend, winning all but one matchup. The Violets took game one 11-8 on Friday, fending off a late rally from the Engineers in the last two innings. Graduate student Connor Roggero scored NYU’s first run at the top of the This story Men’s volleyball knocked out in NCAA semifinals, women’s golf qualifies for NCAA D-III Tournament and other news appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Ranked: Book tracking apps

    Keeping up with yearly reading goals can be tough, especially when you start the year with the naive assumption you’ll be productive. Be honest, we’ve come around to that time in the year where we’re all lacking — as for me, I’m currently five books behind. This is the point wherein we take accountability. With This story Ranked: Book tracking apps appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Q&A: How 2 first-years found community mixing music in their dorms

    NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts began with an idea in 2008 when writer, editor and producer Stephen Thompson was frustrated that he couldn’t hear his favorite artists over the overwhelming sounds of concertgoers. However, for Steinhardt first-years Christie Brewer and Saima “Sai” Hasan concert noise wasn’t the problem. The two collaborators, and close friends, wanted This story Q&A: How 2 first-years found community mixing music in their dorms appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • A love letter to Yankee Stadium

    Imagine this: It’s a gorgeous 70-degree spring day, and you make the spontaneous decision to celebrate the pleasant weather with a good old-fashioned baseball game with your friends. You buy some cheap, last-minute tickets, take a quick subway trip to Yankee Stadium and have the most perfect day, ending with a hot dog bigger than This story A love letter to Yankee Stadium appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Guest Essay: A call for a special University Senate meeting

    Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. Forty-five minutes is all the time that administrators, faculty and student representatives spent at the last University Senate meeting on April 25, against the backdrop of 120 students and faculty arrested the previous Monday. A This story Guest Essay: A call for a special University Senate meeting appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Review: ‘boy’ is an ethereal recollection of nostalgia

    Sometimes I feel as if I grew up with 5 Seconds of Summer. It’s been my favorite band since “Voodoo Doll” in 2014 and I have seen each of the band’s New York tour stops since middle school with my twin sister. I even forced my father to drive to New Jersey in Friday rush This story Review: ‘boy’ is an ethereal recollection of nostalgia appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Review: The sunny ‘La chimera’ finds tenderness in graverobbing

    Who’s allowed to unravel lost memories and hidden traumas? In her latest film “La chimera,” Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher ponders this central question. Similar to her 2018 film “Happy as Lazzaro,” the director transports audiences to the ethereal landscapes of rural Italy. In this splendid, pensively sweet cinematic work, our protagonist Arthur (Josh O’Connor) has This story Review: The sunny ‘La chimera’ finds tenderness in graverobbing appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Books beyond Bobst: A summertime romance novel, an analysis of the art world and more

    “Playing to the Gallery: Helping Contemporary Art in Its Struggle to Be Understood” by Grayson Perry — Alexa Donovan, Deputy Arts Editor My copy of “Playing to the Gallery: Helping Contemporary Art in Its Struggle to Be Understood” has coffee stains on the cover, pages warped from water damage and a torn spine. I have This story Books beyond Bobst: A summertime romance novel, an analysis of the art world and more appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • NYC Rep. introduces bill to track antisemitism at universities amid ‘ongoing demonstrations’

    A New York City representative announced plans for legislation that would allow the federal government to track incidents of antisemitism across U.S. colleges and withdraw funding from those unwilling to cooperate. The bill, introduced by Rep. Ritchie Torres, would mark the first legislation introduced in Congress addressing recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations and encampments at universities like This story NYC Rep. introduces bill to track antisemitism at universities amid ‘ongoing...