Senior Spring Bucket List
Thirangie Jayatilake asks the Class of 2018 what they want to check off their bucket list before their final semester in Abu Dhabi ends. The Class of 2018 is super busy these days: trying to finish capstone, trying to graduate, trying to find a job…
Room Searches: What are Your Rights?
Do you have the right to say no when ResEd or Public Safety comes knocking on your door? It’s been a long week and you’ve been looking forward to Thursday night so badly. You’re having a karaoke night in your dorm with a couple of…
AD Secrets: Back to Games
Three foam guns were pointed at my head. I joked about the worth of my friendships to my friends as they continued to point their guns at me. I now had a choice. I could choose to duck and not get hit, or I could…
Transition from Sama to Saadiyat
The Class of 2017 was the last Sama Class. The Class of 2018 is the first class to have lived on NYUAD’s Saadiyat Campus for all four years and the last class to have their Candidate Weekend in Sama Tower. Once they graduate, all direct…
AD Secrets: Circle Café
Circle Café on Saadiyat Island is at most 15 minutes away from NYU Abu Dhabi. The café is a getaway for those moments when campus feels too stifling and the city too distant. It’s also a good place to go if you want some calm…
AD Secrets: Hankook
Hankook is a Korean restaurant two blocks away from Al Wahda Mall. While there are regular chairs and tables, one of their unique features is their traditional Korean seating — low tables with cushions on the floor for people to sit on. The low table…
අලුත් අවුරුද්ද, Avurudu, New Year
The call of the Koha, a type of cuckoo bird, only occurs around a certain time of the year, typically April. As this call floods Sri Lanka, the whole country starts to burst with energy because the bird calls signal that one of the most…
Sri Lanka Must Eats
Sunny beaches, tropical sunsets, historical temples, beautiful scenery, cute elephants and stilt fishermen. These are some of the sights you might encounter on your trip to Sri Lanka during one of your breaks. One other thing you’ll never forget about Sri Lanka is its cuisine….
Lens: Chagh Kabab
Beautifully puffed-up pita bread, succulent grilled meat, bitter Turkish ayran and Turkish coffee. The interior of Chagh Kabab is elegantly decorated in blue and white, with red ceramic tiles occasionally running up the walls and on the tables. Toward the back of the restaurant, customers…
A Tour Through the Old NYUAD
It was a bright and sunny day when we took the shuttle from Saadiyat Island to the World Trade Center mall, where senior Iryna Nadyukova and I began our tour around the streets of Abu Dhabi. The goal was to follow a circuit of old…