Galentine’s Day: Love or Consumerism?
Galentine’s Day is a day to celebrate all the female friendships in one’s life, but do we really need days like these as reminders to celebrate the important people in our life? Galentine’s Day: a thing I didn’t know existed until last year when I…
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…
AD Secrets: Cafe Diego
Spanish music, colourful murals and a vintage Volkswagen greets you as you enter this cafe located in Galleria Mall. Spanish music, colorful murals and a vintage Volkswagen greets you as you enter Café Diego. Inspired by and dedicated to the legendary Argentinian football player Diego…
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…
J-Term Guide: Florence
In between the pine trees that create a passageway toward the Villa La Pietra, the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral — better known as the Duomo — comes into view from a distance. The Villa, formerly owned by Arthur Acton, was donated…