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Letter From the Global Desk

opinion

Letter From the Global Desk

  • Joey Bui

As the public relations offices draft, redraft and rebrand the NYU Global Network, students are already shaping the reality of global interchange....

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How It Really Works: Tamkeen and NYUAD

How It Really Works: Tamkeen and NYUAD

  • Riaz Howey

NYU Abu Dhabi's transition to its new campus on Saadiyat Island has come with many changes. Some of these changes have resulted in confusion among...

IS and Arab Idol: Modes of Transnationalism

IS and Arab Idol: Modes of Transnationalism

  • Ashraf Abdel Rahman

This summer, for the first time since the brutal division of what was left of Ottoman Arabia, the wire fences, built along the borders stipulated by...

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How It Really Works: Tamkeen and NYUAD

  • Riaz Howey

Misconceptions about Abu Dhabi

  • Tessa Ayson

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    Amanda Morris

University Fails to Respond to Student’s Demand for Mental Health Support

  • Pablo Pacareu

Letter From the Global Desk

  • Joey Bui

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Cultural Immersion — and Shock — through Capoeira

Cultural Immersion — and Shock — through Capoeira

  • Djordje Modrakovic

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    Anishka Arseculeratne

This article comes from the Global Desk, a collaboration between The Gazelle and WSN. Read more by searching 'global' in either newspaper.We first...

Misconceptions about Abu Dhabi

Misconceptions about Abu Dhabi

  • Tessa Ayson

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  • and

    Amanda Morris

This article comes from the Global Desk, a collaboration between The Gazelle and WSN. Read more by searching 'global' in either newspaper. NYU’s...

Terminology Creates Confusion: What is the GNU?

Terminology Creates Confusion: What is the GNU?

  • Tessa Ayson

This article comes from the Global Desk, a collaboration between The Gazelle and WSN. Read more by searching 'global' in either newspaper. After the...

The Seventh Art: European Film Screenings

The Seventh Art: European Film Screenings

  • Jime Reyes Gonzalez

On Sept. 18, the Italian Embassy to the UAE brought Rome to the screens of Abu Dhabi with a showing of director Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grande...

Ballrooms and Secondhand Goods

Ballrooms and Secondhand Goods

  • Rend Beiruti

Flea markets and 5-star hotels do not seem to have a lot in common. However, in Abu Dhabi, they intersect on many occasions. The Sheraton Hotel &...

Understanding the Hong Kong Protests

Understanding the Hong Kong Protests

  • Maya Williams

SHANGHAI, China — As always, the month of October began with the celebration of China’s National Day holiday. Meant to commemorate the founding of...

news
Mahmoud Abbas Speaks at The Cooper Union in New York

Mahmoud Abbas Speaks at The Cooper Union in New York

  • Joey Bui

NEW YORK, U.S.A. — On Sept. 22, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas spoke to students in New York about his vision for peace at the Great Hall of The...

Community Outreach and ADvocacy Host First Service Day

Community Outreach and ADvocacy Host First Service Day

  • Gaby Flores

On Sept. 19, the Office of Community Outreach and ADvocacy, a Student Interest Group, hosted a Service Day with the aim of allowing students to...

University Fails to Respond to Student’s Demand for Mental Health Support

University Fails to Respond to Student’s Demand for Mental Health Support

  • Pablo Pacareu

In early September, Wellness Counsellor Tina Wadhwa had to delay starting to work as a counsellor with the Health and Wellness Center at NYU Abu...

Class Survey Sparks Discontent Within the Student Body

Class Survey Sparks Discontent Within the Student Body

  • Sebastián Rojas Cabal

On Sept. 18, NYU Abu Dhabi students received an email from Professor Paula England inviting them to take a survey about friendship networks at NYUAD...

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Editorial: On Self-governance

Editorial: On Self-governance

  • The Editorial Staff

A fundamental requirement for a university is self-governance. With the increased involvement of Tamkeen in university life on Saadiyat, NYU Abu...

Class Rep Elections Demand Procedural Changes

Class Rep Elections Demand Procedural Changes

  • Corey Meyer

The recent election of class representatives raises a series of questions about the autonomy of the Election Commission. Many actions of the...

Democracy without transparency is a sham

Democracy without transparency is a sham

  • Jeffrey Mei

The recent skirmish over the decision by the Election Comission to release the voting numbers has exposed a wide rift between those of us who push...

Disconnect to Recharge

Disconnect to Recharge

  • Rhoshenda Ellis

As students, it is very easy to get caught up in our studies. We always take our books with us so we can read for the next class and never take the...

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