The sidewalk outside of the Parsons School of Design is typically home to an array of stylishly-attired young designers, artists, and the occasional homeless wise man – but…
Shawn Carrié
Shawn is a native of Queens majoring in Politics at The New School. He joined The Free Press in Fall 2013, and covers student life, academic affairs and activism on campus, bringing a critical investigative approach to journalism through social media, institutional research, and data-driven fact finding.
Shawn's work has appeared in Adbusters, The Nation, PolicyMic, Truthout, The Brooklyn Indypendent, and the Italian news magazine, Internazionale. He is also a research and analyst for the government and corporate transparency project, LittleSis.
Shawn likes only five things: black coffee, unfiltered cigarettes, smoky whiskey, dark Belgian beer, and the news. He speaks five languages and loves to travel. Shawn shares a birthday, April 4th, with Grumpy Cat.
First Town Hall of the Semester Held on Thursday
Live stream of the University Town Hall Meeting – Thursday February 27 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm EST University president David Van Zandt and provost Tim Marshall will…
The Right to Remain Silent
The Legal Logic Behind the Case of a Man Jailed for (and Released for) his Political Silence Jerry Koch went from socializing in the courtyard on West 12th…
Activist, Lang Student Jerry Koch Released
In the brisk January air, Lang student Gerald “Jerry” Koch ran out into the cold, wearing prison sweats and cotton slippers, to his attorney’s office, just after calling…
Economics In Crisis
The Economics Department’s Number Problem: Will a Downturn in Faculty Threaten the Identity of the Department ? The economics department of the New School for Social Research (NSSR) has…
Where Fashion Meets Politics
Everything in society is designed — mythologies, identities, histories, realities. The role of the artist is to critique the world by making, and in doing so recreate the…