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…
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…
Branding NYUAD
Walking up to the palm trees in the streaming sunlight, through the passage of Marhaba banners with the weight of my suitcase lagging behind me, is one of the first memories I have of NYU Abu Dhabi. This year, many of us returned to campus…
Two Sides of RealAD: Onstage and Offstage
Preston Martin, the director of the RealAD show, told us these words which were originally Elizabeth Swados’: “If you can save one person … not wanting to live or have no hope, even if you can save that one person, that is enough. You’ve accomplished…
Behind the RealAD
It’s your first time at university in a different country, and you’re on your own among people you’ve only just met. You might be anxious about the classes you’re in, what kind of culture you are stepping into, whether you’re going to make good friends…
Meeting The Residents Of Sri Lanka’s 16th Century Galle Fort
The stone-lined clock tower struck noon, looming over the walls of Sri Lanka’s old Galle Fort. Initially constructed by the Portuguese in the 16th century, then fortified and utilized by the Dutch and British later, the Fort stood as one of few forts in the…