Meditating on the Easter Sunday Bombing tragedy
Trigger warning: This is an emotional piece about the recent attacks in Sri Lanka. It contains graphic content regarding war and violence. A vigil will be held for the victims of the attacks at NYUAD on Monday, April 29 at 7 p.m. at the Central…
NYU Abu Dhabi: The Early Years
With the impending graduation of NYU Abu Dhabi’s fifth class, we detail what things looked like when it all began. Almost eight years since its first class enrolled, NYU Abu Dhabi has begun to stabilize. NYUAD’s fifth class is about to graduate, so we decided…
Changes to Student Life Over the Years
The continuously expanding student body has been the key factor for the various changes that have happened over the years. Sometimes it’s hard to remember that New York University Abu Dhabi is still a transitioning school and that it has changed over the years. Student…
Bidding Farewell to an NYUAD Superhero: Vic Lindsay
As Vic leaves NYUAD after 8 years, we talked to him about what NYUAD means to him. Superhero posters and rows of superhero figures greet me as I walk into Victor Lindsay’s office in Student Life. A lot of these figures and posters are presents…
Capstone Series: Adam Ashraf
Absolute silence and darkness surrounds the audience. Three spotlights appear and there are three stands underneath them. Three men wearing black clothes walk up to the stands, place their folders on the stands and stand. A narrator starts reading the scene directions. The audience has…
Capstone Series: Harshini Karunaratne
As we enter the Black Box for the theater capstone of Harshini Karunaratne, Class of 2018, at NYU Abu Dhabi’s Arts Center, a warning sign greets us: this performance will include the use of strobe lights and haze. At the center of the performance area…
Africana Night
This year’s Africana Night celebrated the continent’s diverse traditions. Umoja, this year’s title for Africana night, was held in the West Plaza outside D1. Evoking the event’s title’s – unity in Swahili – the plaza was filled with stalls that each had artifacts and food…
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…
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…