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I’m Immunocompromised. Let's Talk About My Health Post-Quarantine.

features

I’m Immunocompromised. Let's Talk About My Health Post-Quarantine.

  • Cassandra Mitchell

It only takes a few degrees of separation before the decisions of every single person on campus affect me. The NYUAD community has never before been...

editor's picks
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The New Title IX Regulations, Explained

The New Title IX Regulations, Explained

  • Laura Assanmal

    ,
  • and

    Kaashif Hajee

The Gazelle interviewed Tina Wadhwa, Michael Martinez and Mary Signor to unpack what the new Title IX changes mean for NYU Abu Dhabi.

Behind The Zoom Screen: Professors Go Remote Too

Behind The Zoom Screen: Professors Go Remote Too

  • Bryan Waterman

Returning to university, whether physically or virtually, I hope we can imagine our way into more empathetic relations as a community, across...

trending

The New Title IX Regulations, Explained

  • Laura Assanmal

    ,
  • and

    Kaashif Hajee

I’m Immunocompromised. Let's Talk About My Health Post-Quarantine.

  • Cassandra Mitchell

That’s What She Said: Gender Reveal Parties are Obsolete, Damaging and Exclusionary

  • Aasna Sijapati

Sartre and the Appeal of Horoscopes

  • Karim Boudlal

news
Coronavirus Brief

Coronavirus Brief

  • The News Desk

UAE’s health minister receives the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, new studies on different mask types and new Ministry of Health and Prevention...

Palestinian Perspectives on the Normalization of Bahrain-Israel Relations

Palestinian Perspectives on the Normalization of Bahrain-Israel Relations

  • Angad Johar

A look at the significance of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Israel for the question of Palestine.

Kilna — The Beirut Aid NGO found by an NYUAD Instructor

Kilna — The Beirut Aid NGO found by an NYUAD Instructor

  • Charlie Fong

NYU Abu Dhabi instructor Rachel Jamison moved to Beirut after the blast to found a non-profit organization that operates on a unique model to help...

NYU Abu Dhabi Goes Virtual With Student Activities Fest

NYU Abu Dhabi Goes Virtual With Student Activities Fest

  • Aayusha Shrestha

50 Student Interest Groups and 10 Student-led initiatives participated in the first ever online Student Activities Fest hosted by Student Life at...

Students Struggle with Tracking Bracelets

Students Struggle with Tracking Bracelets

  • Toby Le

Upon returning to Abu Dhabi, several students were randomly selected to be given tracking bracelets as a part of the Emirate’s antiviral effort....

Enthusiastic first years plan to create new SIGs

Enthusiastic first years plan to create new SIGs

  • Vimal Minsariya

NYU Abu Dhabi first years share their goals and expectations with the SIGs they are planning to create.

Sudan is Drowning: What You Need to Know About the Flooding

Sudan is Drowning: What You Need to Know About the Flooding

  • Youmna Mohammed

Floods inflict severe damage to Sudanese civilians and property. Nafeer, an initiative founded to help those affected, delivers necessary assistance.

NYUAD hosts its first NBA 2K league

NYUAD hosts its first NBA 2K league

  • Naeema Mohammed Sageer

NYUAD’s Athletics Department is sending teams to play NBA 2K at the Abu Dhabi Inter-University Sports League.

features
Saying Goodbye to Chadwick Boseman

Saying Goodbye to Chadwick Boseman

  • Gelila Kebede

I still remember the first time I heard his name back in 2014 when Black Panther was announced. I had finally found representation in the media that...

Reconsider Calling Our Spaces Safe; Let’s Make Them Brave.

Reconsider Calling Our Spaces Safe; Let’s Make Them Brave.

  • Sameera Singh

Personal growth comes with taking the time to understand what constitutes our comfort zone and pushing, albeit gradually, our boundaries with...

 First Year Students Reflect on NYUAD’s First Ever Virtual Marhaba

First Year Students Reflect on NYUAD’s First Ever Virtual Marhaba

  • Ziad El-Sayed

From Club Penguin mishaps to daily FYD sessions, Ziad El-Sayed reflects on the Class of 2024’s unique, virtual experience of Marhaba. “I am left...

Redefining Consent: Creating New Boundaries During a Global Pandemic

Redefining Consent: Creating New Boundaries During a Global Pandemic

  • Morgane Motlik

While everyday greetings can be transformed during Covid-19, it is not as easy to articulate and understand new divisions between friends, each of...

Learning to Be Comfortable in the Discomfort of Quarantine

Learning to Be Comfortable in the Discomfort of Quarantine

  • Marium Shahzaib

In this past year, we’ve found ourselves and lost ourselves, found ourselves and lost ourselves again. We’ve had bad days and good days. Whether we...

opinion
That’s What She Said: Gender Reveal Parties are Obsolete, Damaging and Exclusionary

That’s What She Said: Gender Reveal Parties are Obsolete, Damaging and Exclusionary

  • Aasna Sijapati

There’s so much to rejoice about an unborn child, but throwing events to emphasize their sex is definitely the wrong way to go about it.

My Wokeness Will Not Be Softened to Cater to Myopic Thinking

My Wokeness Will Not Be Softened to Cater to Myopic Thinking

  • Moyosoreoluwa Olatosi

Despite being ridiculed online, wokeness is desperately needed to address and change systemic injustices, no matter how unimportant or unpopular they...

How the 9/11 Attacks Are Used to Perpetuate Islamophobia

How the 9/11 Attacks Are Used to Perpetuate Islamophobia

  • Sarah Afaneh

Honoring the lives of the victims should not be coupled with blaming the Arab world — Muslims and non-Muslims alike — for the tragedies of 9/11.

Public Hangings Won’t Protect Your Women, Pakistan.

Public Hangings Won’t Protect Your Women, Pakistan.

  • Eyza Irene Hamdani Hussain

A recent rape case in Pakistan has sparked an intense debate about whether rapists should be hung publicly or not. Given the nature of the country...

Sri Lanka 2020: A Eulogy to Democracy

Sri Lanka 2020: A Eulogy to Democracy

  • Kavi

"We should not have to compromise on our democracy in order to achieve tangible change,” writes Githmi Rabel of the recent election of an...

Mask, Social Distance: The Stakes Are Too High To Flout The Rules

Mask, Social Distance: The Stakes Are Too High To Flout The Rules

  • Vatsa Singh

Do you see those eight students huddled together at D2? Intervene. Someone’s not wearing a mask? Gently remind them. A friend making unnecessary...

Sartre and the Appeal of Horoscopes

Sartre and the Appeal of Horoscopes

  • Karim Boudlal

Our existence, Sartre says, precedes our essence: we are born and only then do we define ourselves through our choices and actions. Lacking a...

Kamala Harris as VP: Making Do with What We Have

Kamala Harris as VP: Making Do with What We Have

  • Ella Benfield

Joe Biden has selected Kamala Harris as his VP running mate, an underwhelming choice but the best America can ask for.

Campus Cats Lead Return to Campus Initiative

Campus Cats Lead Return to Campus Initiative

  • Atib Jawad Zion

The full student body is expected to return on campus in 7 weeks, new committee chief Streetcat assures Vice Chancellor.

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