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

Washington Square News

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

Washington Square News

A bronze sculpture depicting Theodore Roosevelt riding a horse. On one side stands an indigneous person and on the other side stands a Black person.

Faculty petition demands NYC Theodore Roosevelt statue be dismantled

The open letter calls for the halt of the statue’s planned move from the American Museum of Natural History to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in 2026.
Joyce Li, Contributing Writer March 31, 2022

More than 50 NYU faculty members signed an open letter demanding that the statue of former President Theodore Roosevelt, which stood outside the American Museum of Natural...

We Need to Talk About Native American Voting Rights

We Need to Talk About Native American Voting Rights

Cole Stallone, Staff Writer November 6, 2018
With the 2018 midterm elections underway, staff writer Cole Stallone examines why Native American voting rights are a long-neglected problem in the United States that deserve our attention and activism.
Jonathan Tan/WSN

Personhood bill restricts women’s rights

March 25, 2013
North Dakota's abortion legislature has shown its support for giving embryos the same rights as U.S. citizens, which complicates a women's right to choose.