Portfolio | Washington Square News
From 2006-2009, I worked for NYU’s student newspaper, the Washington Square News. I joined WSN as a college freshman as a staff writer, covering higher education and university governance.
In 2007, I was promoted to Assistant News Editor. During that time, I covered the Hakan Yalincak ponzi scheme scandal and assisted the desk editors in running the paper’s news department.
In September 2007, I was WSN’s inaugural University News Editor, and was responsible for training and managing a staff of reporters, editing stories, and guiding the paper’s news coverage.
From 2008-2009, I served as a senior staff writer continued to report on a range of topics.
September 2009
09.14.09 – Bus routes modified without notification
May 2008
05.19.08 – MTV reality show editor-in-chief to attend NYU in fall
April 2008
04.22.08 – Securing NYU | Safety, privacy line blurred
04.21.08 – By 5-vote margin, ban on Coke to stay in effect
04.18.08 – U. Senate upholds ban on Coke
04.15.08 – U. Senate may end Coke ban Thursday
March 2008
03.08.08 – U. Senate asks NYU to check investments for ties to Sudan
February 2008
02.13.08 – U. Senate asks for budget info to look for link to Sudan
02.11.08 – Gramercy dorm to offset Cliff, Water
02.11.08 – Coke ban may be lifted by summer
02.08.08 – NYU buys new dorm in Gramercy Park
December 2007
12.12.07 – University Senate | NYU unveils details about genomics center
12.06.07 – Sexton: Private and public schools should partner
12.06.07 – Most happy with NYU student life, survey says
November 2007
11.15.07 – As colleges in city boom, NYU plans to grow slowly
11.14.07 – Cramped in Village, NYU eyes globe as it grows
11.13.07 – At U.A.E. campus, gay rights not a given
11.12.07 – Student dies in Water St. room
11.01.07 – Guard sues NYU over harassment, intimidation
11.01.07 – Sexton: AUP partnership not going as well as expected
October 2007
10.16.07 – Campus abroad to open in U.A.E.
10.15.07 – NYU advances across globe
10.12.07 – NYU announces campus in U.A.E. capital
10.11.07 – Poly board approves merger proposal
10.10.07 – Polytech merger passed by NYU trustees
10.08.07 – Senate talks funds, greening
10.08.07 – Trustees to vote on Polytech merger this week
10.04.07 – Sexton named sci. academy chair
September 2007
09.27.07 – Memorial service for NYU freshman to be held tomorrow
09.05.07 – NYU 34th again in U.S. News rankings
09.05.07 – 200 frosh forced into upperclass housing
April 2007
04.12.07 – Student sentences to 42 months in fraud case
04.11.07 – Yalincak to be sentenced today
04.11.07 – Indicted student names others in fraud scheme
March 2007
03.22.07 – Yalincak’s mother sentenced
03.22.07 – NYU asks to keep $200k of fraudulent donation
03.02.07 – Sexton tells senate NYU is close to finalizing Paris site
February 2007
02.02.07 – Housing adopts gender identity policy
October 2006
10.10. 06 – University strives for greener campus
