Roe v. Wade Under Threat: The Dangers of Minority Rule in the United States

The recent leak of a draft opinion repealing Roe v. Wade has shaken the American political sphere. What implications does this decision, borne out of...

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court appointment: A Major Victory in a Far Bigger struggle

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court appointment is cause for celebration. But it should be just the beginning.

"She's A Woman": How Leni Robredo Breaks Biases in the Philippine Elections

Responding to people who question her competency to run for office due to her gender, presidential candidate Leni Robredo utilizes her femininity to...

The Case for A Constitutional Amendment in Japan

Japan’s Constitution is perhaps overdue for an amendment, which is up for contentious debate in the country. It is time to look to the future.

Britain’s Relocation Plan is Reminiscent of Neocolonialism

The perfunctory deal signed by the UK and Rwanda exposes some loopholes, but on a more general level raises questions whether the deal is another...

Do Saudi Women Need Saving?

Spurred by misguided aspirations to “liberate Saudi women”, western coverage of women’s issues in Saudi Arabia often neglects to provide an unbiased...

AI Research has a Transparency Problem

AI research is held back by practices that distract it from its ultimate goal: the betterment of human life. To achieve the ambitious goals of AI,...

Beyond the Hype: the Metaverse

With technology reaching new heights year after year, is this really the future sitting just years ahead? Or is it simply an unrealistic dream of...

What’s wrong with Willow Smith’s “Black Shield Maiden” ?

Black Shield Maiden, in its aim to make visible the histories of medieval African people, ultimately is marred by severe Islamophobia in its...

Unearthing a Ray of Hope as the Ominous Omicron Ravages Hong Kong

While every person takes their own route and faces a different struggle, we all end up at the top, watching the sun set over our beloved city in a...

Not just Collaborative Art: Reddit’s r/place 2022 as a pixelated display of intergroup hostility

When we zoom out of this seemingly innocuous canvas to see a broader picture, should we still view Reddit’s r/place just as a collaborative art event...

Decoding the Sri Lankan Economic Crisis

Sri Lanka is currently going through its worst ever economic crisis post-independence. What led the country to this situation, and how can we better...

Student Government’s Successful Capstone Thesis in Gatekeeping Overshadows Free Food at Elections

The dust settled and, as always in the history of NYUAD, no one was happy. With a tumultuous semester ahead as usual, it turns out maybe the secret...

“Un Verano Sin Ti” is the Perfect Latino Summer Playlist

Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny’s latest album, is revolutionizing the Latino music industry by being a perfect mix of diverse rhythms which at the same...

All’s Well That Ends Well: Reflecting on Capstone

From one graduating senior to future seniors, Capstone projects can be an exciting experience. It is after all, what you make of it.

Female NYUAD Footballer Makes Debut on Men’s Team

Megan Marzolf makes history as the first female football player to represent the men’s team in an intercollegiate competition.

Apartheid: Israeli Forces Repeatedly Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque Throughout Ramadan

Palestinians were assaulted in occupied East Jerusalem during Ramadan as it coincided with Passover and Easter this year. Away from home, Palestinian...

The Space Bar SIG Rewrites the Stars at Al Quaa

Interested in stargazing or astronomy? The Space Bar SIG is growing and may have something for you!

Everything You Need to Know About WorkSmart

NYUAD has recently launched WorkSmart, an initiative aiming to improve the effectiveness of communication with the administrative departments. Here...

Voices of Shanghai: A City in Lockdown

Shanghai has been on lockdown since the end of March. With residents struggling to get food and the government cracking down on reportage, we speak...

We Asked 85 people on Hamdan Street About Their Favorite Restaurant. Here’s What They Said.

In this edition of AD Secrets, we flip the script and ask Hamdan Street’s residents about their favorite restaurants in the city.

I See Dead People: Coming to Terms with My Nightmares

My nightmares haunt me outside of bedtime. They hang over me like my own personal rain clouds, the raindrops manifesting themselves as bouts of...

Grief Across Transient Spaces

I focused on the feeling of movement in the subway car, of bodies slightly swaying, of people coming in and out of the door. I was far away from...

Coming to Terms with Transient Friendships

My senior friends graduate in less than 30 days. My second-year friends leave to study away next year These were relationships I nurtured with love,...

NYU Abu Dhabi: The Settling Years

With the impending graduation of NYU Abu Dhabi’s eighth class, we highlight thirty changes and growing pains of the last four years, from Covid-19 to...

On The “Unfinished”

We often hesitate to share unfinished work with others, but there is value in that vulnerability. Maybe, nothing is ever finished until we decide it...

A Letter to the Class of 2022

When day after day blurs into the same routine, our eyes are red from the Zoom screen, work is piling up, the unread emails are accumulating — we are...

An Open Letter to the Class of 2022: On Graduating Amidst Burnout

Professor Bryan Waterman’s ode to the spirit and commitment of the Class of 2022.

In Departure, Bryan Waterman Gives NYUAD Students his Applause

“I would hope that any of us comes out of NYUAD more open and empathetic and better listeners than we were when we arrived. I think that's been true...

First Year in Retrospective: A Year-Long Existential Crisis

First year went by so quickly, that it almost feels like it didn’t happen at all. From now on, I’m determined to enjoy the rest of my time here while...

Peeking Behind The Curtain: Working in StuGov

I decided to join StuGov in my first-year. I had several reasons for doing so, but I would be lying if I did not admit to the fact that my curiosity...

On Learning to Live in a World Where There’s No Grace To Pause

My kindness to myself can not be conditional on how well I do on all the metrics I have been taught that define my self-worth. These were the...