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

Washington Square News

The New York city council passed a bill to improve bike safety after the 26th bicyclist was killed this year. (Via Flickr)

Student Cyclists Concerned as Bike Deaths Reach 20-Year High

As the number of biking-related deaths continues to climb, New York City has rolled out new plans to increase biker safety.
Julia Baxley, Staff Writer November 6, 2019

On Saturday, 87-year-old Yevgeny Meskin was struck by a minivan and killed while riding his bike on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn. He’s the 26th cyclist to be killed on the road...

GSAS student Alysha Kundanmal and other members of the graduate student union continued their call for Avital Ronell to be fired in a protest on Tuesday. (Photo by Mina Mohammadi)

Graduate Students Protest NYU’s Continued Employment of Professor Who Sexually Harassed a Student

The protest was held outside of Bobst Library by NYU’s graduate student union, which has continued to demand that NYU fire German and comparative literature professor Avital Ronell.
Victor Porcelli and Mina Mohammadi November 5, 2019

Calling on NYU to fire Professor Avital Ronell — who returned this semester after a year-long suspension for sexually harassing a student — around 20 graduate student workers...

Chilean president, Sebastian Piñera, was painted as a clown by protestors for income inequality in Chile. (Photo by Lisa Cochran)

New Yorkers Protest Inequality in Chile and Its Right-Wing President

Inequality in Chile spurred thousands of simultaneous protests around the globe against President Sebastián Piñera this weekend, including one that drew hundreds to Union Square.
Lisa Cochran, Deputy News Editor October 28, 2019

The clanking of pots and choruses of Spanish-language revolutionary tunes rose from a sea of undulating red and blue flags at a Union Square protest against inequality perpetuated...

Rise and Resist engaged in a silent protest in Washington Square Park on Thursday. They protested against Border Patrol and ICE terrorizing immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. (Staff Photo by Min Ji Kim)

Anti-ICE Organization Protests at Washington Square Park

The political organization ‘Rise and Resist’ took to Washington Square Park to host a silent vigil in support of immigrants suffering at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Kayla Hardersen, Contributing Writer October 10, 2019

An activist group calling for the abolishment of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement took to Washington Square Park on Thursday, replicating a protest held at The World Trade...

NYU’s Collusion with Amazon Deforesters

NYU’s Collusion with Amazon Deforesters

The Amazon rainforest has been burning for months and a member of NYU’s Board of Trustees is partially to blame.
Asha Ramachandran, Contributing Writer October 2, 2019

The Amazon rainforest is still on fire. Last week, demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of protesters took place in New York City to mark the annual U.N. Climate Action Summit,...

Not All Activism Is Created Equal

Not All Activism Is Created Equal

Activists like Greta Thunberg and the Parkland kids are doing great work. But why are they the face of movements that started long before them?
Sarah John, Contributing Writer September 30, 2019

Greta Thunberg is a climate activist. You’ve probably heard of her because of the recent climate strikes or seen the subsequent social media posts applauding her for her work...

NYU’s Violent Relationship With Stonewall

NYU’s Violent Relationship With Stonewall

On the anniversary of the LGBTQ rights movement’s occupation of Weinstein Residence Hall, it’s important to note how far NYU has come since 1970 — and how far it still has to go.
Abby Hofstetter, Opinion Editor September 24, 2019

49 years ago today, NYU was complicit in the suppression of LGBTQ rights. One year after the Stonewall riots, Greenwich Village was home to the world’s largest LGBTQ community....

The East River State Park is planned to be torn down and rebuilt starting in 2020. (via Brooklyn Magazine)

East Village Marches in Protest of Plan to Bury East River Park

Residents of the East Village came to defend their park from being destroyed (and then somewhat rebuilt) in a flood-prevention plan set to begin in six months.
Miliana Bocher, Contributing Writer September 23, 2019

East Village residents protested Saturday against the city’s proposed burying of East River Park as part of a flood-control plan that would close the park for three years before...

The facade of the Oculus. (via Wikimedia)

Protestors at World Trade Center Call to Abolish ICE

The group “Rise and Resist” held a silent protest in the World Trade Center’s Oculus to bring attention to U.S. immigration policy and to mourn lives lost during U.S.-Mexico border disputes.
Lisa Cochran, Contributing Writer September 12, 2019

Around 60 activists of all ages bearing large black banners reading “no raids” and “immigration policy is a crime” and photos of children killed in detainment camps stood...

A Colony in Disguise: Puerto Rico’s Anthem

A Colony in Disguise: Puerto Rico’s Anthem

Puerto Rico’s colonial status is shown through its national anthem, which not only reinforces its subjugation but continues to alienate Puerto Ricans from their own history.
Sofia Martinez Rivera, Staff Writer September 5, 2019

As a Puerto Rican, my elementary school principal would gather all students from kindergarten through fifth grade in the school yard. From the heat of August until May, we would...

Layleen's sister, Melania, spoke about the need to protect transgender women of color as they're the most vulnerable members of the transgender and gender-nonconforming community. (Photo by Anna Muratova)

New Yorkers Protest After Transgender Woman Dies While in Jail

Layleen Polanco died in the city’s custody last Friday — on Monday, protestors gathered at Foley Square to call on the city to launch an investigation into her death.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter June 12, 2019
Layleen Polanco died in the city’s custody last Friday — on Monday, protestors gathered at Foley Square to call on the city to launch an investigation into her death.
40 protestors on the steps of Kimmel protesting NYU's silence on conflict in Yemen. (Staff photo by Jared Peraglia)

Students Protest NYU’s Involvement in Yemeni Humanitarian Crisis

At a rally held on the Kimmel stairs, 40 protestors called on the university to take steeper action on the war in Yemen.
Jared Peraglia, Deputy News Editor December 3, 2018
40 protestors called on the university to take steeper action on the war in Yemen.