A report on Bobst Boy, Washington Square News and New York University

Bobst Boy is the nickname of Steven Stanzak (born January 25, 1984), a New York University student who spent eight months living in the basement of one of the school's libraries, Bobst Library from September 2003 to April 2004.

Washington Square News (WSN) is the weekly student newspaper of New York University (NYU).

The Washington Square News, one of NYU's student papers, was told of Stanzak's situation and asked to do a profile on him.

Between 2003 and 2004, WSN debuted the "Bobst Boy" story, which went on to become an overnight national sensation.

Bobst Library made headlines in the early 2000s when Steven Stanzak, who is also known as "Bobst Boy", gained a following for living in Bobst Library after he was unable to pay for board at the university and began to write about his life on a self published blog.

The story was reported by Washington Square News before becoming an overnight national sensation, which helped Stanzak receive financial assistance from NYU until graduation.