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On Leaving Facebook

opinion

On Leaving Facebook

  • Olivia Bergen

I deactivated my Facebook account in October, intending for it to be a one-week detox. It’s almost February now, and I still haven’t returned. This...

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Controversial NYU expansion plan halted by NY State Supreme Court decision

Controversial NYU expansion plan halted by NY State Supreme Court decision

  • Connor Pearce

New York City Judge Donna M. Mills blocked NYU’s expansion plan, NYU 2031 on Jan. 7. The decision came after a history of controversy for the plan,...

6 Free Things Outside in Abu Dhabi

6 Free Things Outside in Abu Dhabi

  • Costanza Maio

Low on budget? We have all been there — staring at the zeros in your bank account and shaking the computer screen to see if the numbers magically ...

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The Skin-Lightening Obsession

  • Muhammad Usman

AD Secrets: Al Farah

  • Nicole Lopez del Carril

On Leaving Facebook

  • Olivia Bergen

Controversial NYU expansion plan halted by NY State Supreme Court decision

  • Connor Pearce

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J-Term SuperLab Engineers Creativity

J-Term SuperLab Engineers Creativity

  • Alistair Blacklock

For six days a week, over two and a half weeks, the first-year engineering students would board the morning bus to the Center for Science and ...

Read Local

Read Local

  • Costanza Maio

Far away? Stay local. Spotlighted here are some of the current events happening during the week of Jan. 19 to 25, 2014, along with links to local ...

NYU New York welcomes its new School of Engineering

NYU New York welcomes its new School of Engineering

  • Sebastián Rojas Cabal

In Jan. 6 NYU President John Sexton and New York University Provost David McLaughlin announced that, as of Jan. 1, the once-Polytechnic University ...

opinion
Moving Forward in the Margins

Moving Forward in the Margins

  • Joshua Shirley

The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research celebrated its 20th anniversary on Jan. 15 by welcoming former Prime Minister of Australia...

The Skin-Lightening Obsession

The Skin-Lightening Obsession

  • Muhammad Usman

Millions of South Asians and Southeast Asians wake up every day to be disappointed by their skin color. The sight of their skin in the reflection of...

Whose Australia Day?

Whose Australia Day?

  • Tom Taylor

On Jan. 26, 1788, the First Fleet planted the Union Jack on the shore of Botany Bay, on the east coast of Australia. It marked the founding of the ...

Capstone: The Legacy Project

Capstone: The Legacy Project

  • Brett Bolton

From day one, I imagined my capstone as a dynamic team project, developing a city plan for my struggling hometown, or perhaps creating a social ...

features
Exploring NYC, One Coffee at a Time

Exploring NYC, One Coffee at a Time

  • Joey Bui

New York- Go for a walk and get lost. Many will tell you it’s the best way to experience New York City. But when the snowstorm morphs into a blizzard...

The Museums of Saadiyat

The Museums of Saadiyat

  • Carmen Germaine

As NYU Abu Dhabi prepares to move to its new home on Saadiyat Island this summer, it is worth investigating who our neighbors will be. While our...

J-Terms Around the Globe

J-Terms Around the Globe

  • Tessa Ayson

Washington, D.C., United States by Angela Ortega Pastor Founded in 2012, NYU Washington, D.C., is a fairly young site in NYU’s Global Network....

A First J-Term for NYUAD Freshmen

A First J-Term for NYUAD Freshmen

  • Khadeeja Farooqui

When most students packed their bags, and those going to New York packed a few extra sweaters and mittens, to spend Januaries in different locations...

AD Secrets: Al Farah

AD Secrets: Al Farah

  • Nicole Lopez del Carril

The Sama Tower halls are ringing once again with optimistic beginning-of-the-semester chatter while suitcases are unpacked and gifts exchanged. For...

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