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

Washington Square News

A landscape photograph of a sandy cliffside that levels off and features a group of around a dozen people at the top. The people are excavating. They have shovels with them and are wearing long sleeve shirts and pants, and some have hats.

Discovery of rare ape fossil fills evolutionary gaps, team with NYU prof. finds

Terry Harrison, a professor emeritus of anthropology at NYU, helped lead a study with significant effects on modern-day ape conservation.
Annabelle Wang, Contributing Writer November 16, 2022

NYU anthropology professor Terry Harrison and a team of researchers recently discovered the world’s oldest gibbon fossil, helping clarify the evolutionary timeline of apes. The...

Kate Berlant dressed in all black stands on stage facing two bright stage lights with a projection of her face enlarged in the background.

Review: ‘KATE’ is an immersive theatrical experience like nothing you’ve seen before

Kate Berlant stamped her name onto an annoyingly entertaining alt-comedy show that revives live theater.
Alexandra Cohen, Opinion Editor September 23, 2022

You don’t already have to love Kate Berlant to love “KATE.” But we have a kinship — we both followed the all-girls school in Los Angeles to NYU pipeline — a common trend...

A Peculiar Passion for Preservation

A Peculiar Passion for Preservation

From a young age, CAS sophomore Carlos Martinez-Mejia has been obsessed with nature. Now, he is fighting to protect it.
Arin Garland, Under the Arch Senior Editor December 5, 2019

As a child, CAS sophomore Carlos Martinez-Mejia would go to one of the parks near his house in Manhasset, Long Island and play with bugs the way that another kid would play with...

Jennifer Lila Trowbridge, an NYU Anthropology professor and PhD candidate in Anthropology, has done extensive field work as a forensic anthropologist in Colombia and Guatemala. (Photo by Natalie Chinn)

Working With Bones, Bringing Peace to the Dead

When your profession revolves around skeletal remains, you develop a unique connection with the deceased.
Natalie Chinn, Culture Editor October 29, 2018
When your profession revolves around skeletal remains, you develop a unique connection with the deceased.
Activists from NYC Stands with Standing Rock marched through the Museum of Natural History in what they called “Decolonize This Museum” as a performative protest against the South Dakota pipeline.

Decolonization on the Lower East Side

Michael Landes, Contributing Writer October 16, 2016
A different sort of exhibition took place at the Museum of Natural History last Monday as the members of several different human rights' groups gathered together to bring attention to the demeaning ways the Museum dealt with the history of America's indigenous peoples.
Changing Majors: Daniel Cheng and Ardi Khalafi

Changing Majors: Daniel Cheng and Ardi Khalafi

Lingyi Hou, Staff Writer November 12, 2015
The first in a weekly series about NYU students and their experiences with their changing majors.
Remains found in a burial vault near Washington Square Park are believed to date back to the 19th century.

More coffins found in Washington Square construction site

Lexi Faunce, Deputy News Editor November 9, 2015
Archaeologists uncover a second burial tomb in Washington Square Park.
Homo naledi is a new species of human relative.

NYU anthropologist discovers new human ancestor

Ludovica Grieco, Contributing Writer September 14, 2015
A research team that included two NYU anthropologists has discovered a new species of human relative in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ward Pettibone for WSN

Prof explains genetics, Bigfoot

Claire Scimeca, Contributing Writer May 1, 2014
Todd Disotell, a biological anthropologist who focuses on primate and human evolution, gave a talk on the search for elusive creatures.
Anthropologist rightfully denounces militarization

Anthropologist rightfully denounces militarization

February 27, 2013
Top anthropologist Marshall Sahlins’ resignation from the National Academy of Sciences brings up questions of scientific goals and application.