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NYUAD Music Program picks up tempo

news

NYUAD Music Program picks up tempo

  • Costanza Maio

This semester carries new rhythm: the faculty count at NYU Abu Dhabi’s music program jumped from two professors last spring to six this fall. By the...

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Superstar: Fashion on a budget

Superstar: Fashion on a budget

  • Zoe H

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  • and

    Nino Cricco

Whether you’ve freshly arrived from New York study abroad and are already missing the thrifty, hipster oasis of Bushwick, or you’re experiencing the...

Letter to the Editor: Liberal Education

Letter to the Editor: Liberal Education

  • Jim Sleeper

Re “Outside criticism sparks dialogue on liberal education,” by Zoe Hu, Sept. 22: Ms. Hu’s article cites Vice Chancellor Al Bloom’s puzzlement that...

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AD Secrets: Thrift Books

  • Nicole Lopez del Carril

Superstar: Fashion on a budget

  • Zoe H

    ,
  • and

    Nino Cricco

Defining World’s Honors College

  • Joey Bui

    ,
  • and

    Zoe H

Taking off the veil

  • Amel Yagoub

features
AD Secrets: Thrift Books

AD Secrets: Thrift Books

  • Nicole Lopez del Carril

Tucked in a superblock of the Zayani neighborhood is the only used bookstore in Abu Dhabi. For the international thrifters and bookworms of the city,...

Authentic: A spoonful of Hanoi

Authentic: A spoonful of Hanoi

  • Quan Ho Vuong

Having flown to Abu Dhabi from Vietnam just over a month ago, I was excited to try out its Vietnamese restaurant, Hanoi, only to be mildly...

Defining World’s Honors College

Defining World’s Honors College

  • Joey Bui

    ,
  • and

    Zoe H

The term World’s Honors College was originally coined to create a clear and simple idea of what the university aspired to become, especially in ...

Dancing and whaling onstage in AD

Dancing and whaling onstage in AD

  • Alistair Blacklock

A sea captain looks off in the distance, recounting the tale of how he lost his leg to a giant whale, Moby Dick, while his crew stands rigidly around...

Navigating streets, dodging traffic

Navigating streets, dodging traffic

  • Mitali Banerji

A screech and a high-speed collision — several cars piled up, broken shards of glass everywhere, pools of blood, people screaming in pain — sounds...

opinion
Pedestrians defenseless against car friendly city

Pedestrians defenseless against car friendly city

  • Connor Pearce

Abu Dhabi is all about cars. As transportation or overt status symbols, it is hard to imagine the city without them. But not everyone drives. NYU Abu...

Education today facing crisis

Education today facing crisis

  • Asyrique Asyraf Thevendran

According to data from the Gapminder Foundation, over the past 10 years, eighth-grade math achievement scores across the world have either steadily...

Taking off the veil

Taking off the veil

  • Amel Yagoub

My journey with the hijab lasted five and a half years. I donned the hijab during the summer between middle school and high school. I planned my...

news
Moscow Grand Circus visits Abu Dhabi

Moscow Grand Circus visits Abu Dhabi

  • Clare Hennig

A father-son clown skit, an aerial dance, a trapeze ensemble and a strongman act were just a few performances of the Moscow Grand Circus that...

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