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Q & A with class rep candidates

features

Q & A with class rep candidates

  • Alistair Blacklock

On Thursday, Sept. 19, students will cast their votes for the NYU Abu Dhabi student government class representatives. The Gazelle sent out a ...

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Under the scope: an examination on health at NYU Shanghai

Under the scope: an examination on health at NYU Shanghai

  • Alistair Blacklock

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    Kristina Bogos

Colorado native Natalie Todd arrived in Shanghai just four weeks ago and has already fallen sick. In the midst of attending class and acclimating to...

Lens: The Streets of Abu Dhabi

Lens: The Streets of Abu Dhabi

  • Asyrique Asyraf Thevendran

Asyrique Asyraf Thevendran is a contributing writer and photographer. Email him at thegazelle.org@gmail.com. ...

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Q & A with class rep candidates

  • Alistair Blacklock

American culture embedded in international experience

  • Thinh Tran

Under the scope: an examination on health at NYU Shanghai

  • Alistair Blacklock

    ,
  • and

    Kristina Bogos

A note on PDA

  • Besik Turazashvili

opinion
Miss America Pageant Empowers Remarkable Women

Miss America Pageant Empowers Remarkable Women

  • Olivia Bergen

The Miss America Organization is the world’s largest scholarship program for young women. In 2013, its national, state and local organizations...

American culture embedded in international experience

American culture embedded in international experience

  • Thinh Tran

Presenting his book In An Antique Land at NYU Abu Dhabi on Sept. 4, Indian author Amitav Ghosh shared with students his perspectives on topics ...

A note on PDA

A note on PDA

  • Besik Turazashvili

When I first came to the UAE, I faced the same issue as every freshman — meeting new people every day and trying to remember their names. We all come...

Sharia Banking at crossroads in Global Markets

Sharia Banking at crossroads in Global Markets

  • Massimiliano Valli

Last year, the 590,000 tourists that flocked to London for the Olympics undoubtedly took the opportunity to visit the city’s landmarks: Buckingham ...

Progress hinges on student self-governance

Progress hinges on student self-governance

  • Lingliang Zhang

New York was rather empty for me. I was surrounded by an immense wealth of activity, yet I was unsatisfied. I felt I lacked a sense of purpose....

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ADISL expands into its second year

ADISL expands into its second year

  • Riaz Howey

The Abu Dhabi Inter-University Sports League added four new sports to its lineup this semester. Squash, speed chess, badminton and bowling now join...

Class demographics shed light on cultural integration

Class demographics shed light on cultural integration

  • Asyrique Asyraf Thevendran

Picking a class of students is never an easy task. Ideally, admissions officers want a selection of students that will coalesce as a group and enrich...

More than one metric ton of rubbish removed at mangrove cleanup

More than one metric ton of rubbish removed at mangrove cleanup

  • Clare Hennig

Approximately sixty volunteers gathered in the area in front of the Eastern Mangrove Lagoon National Park on Friday Sept. 13 to partake in the second...

New class representatives announced

New class representatives announced

  • Alistair Blacklock

The following are the new representatives: Class of 2014 Usama Hussain Class of 2015 Bobby Haynes Class of 2016 Maitha Al Mansoori Class of 2017...

features
AD Secrets: Zyara Cafe

AD Secrets: Zyara Cafe

  • Nicole Lopez del Carril

It is easy to get swept away in Abu Dhabi’s sandy haze, but a quaint café off the Corniche offers an oasis of color in a desert of browns and creams....

Cool clothes for the hot weather

Cool clothes for the hot weather

  • Mitali Banerji

Although some would never admit to this, the first thing many girls think in the morning is, “What am I going to wear to college today?” We all want...

Faculty spotlight: Katherine Williams

Faculty spotlight: Katherine Williams

  • Costanza Maio

The office setting slowly melted away as Professor Katherine Williams — a new addition to NYU Abu Dhabi’s expanding literature department — explained...

The Inaugural Jump: Seniors look forward

The Inaugural Jump: Seniors look forward

  • Tessa Ayson

Juggling capstone seminars, individual research and graduation requirements is already the norm for NYUAD’s class of 2014. Yet academic papers are...

Students take in Real AD

Students take in Real AD

  • Emina Osmandzikovic

On Sept. 7, sixteen students took to the stage at NYU Abu Dhabi’s Real AD show at the Abu Dhabi Theatre. The annual performance, which was developed...

Travel tips for popular Eid destinations

Travel tips for popular Eid destinations

  • Connor Pearce

One of the many exciting aspects of life at NYU Abu Dhabi is the opportunity for travel over Eid break. With Eid al Adha break less than a month...

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