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A Look Into Camel Culture

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A Look Into Camel Culture

  • Thirangie Jayatilake

6.09 a.m. The bus took off, rolling out of Saadiyat carrying a bunch of yawning faces that were already snuggling in for a bit of sleep before Al ...

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On Saadiyat's Open Campus

On Saadiyat's Open Campus

  • The Video Desk

What does the promise of an open campus mean? Can the current security measures on campus exist in harmony with the original premise of NYUAD as an...

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Skype Ban Tightens in the UAE

  • Joey Bui

On Saadiyat's Open Campus

  • The Video Desk

Challenging the Checkpoint

  • Sam Ball

A Look Into Camel Culture

  • Thirangie Jayatilake

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Abroad in Al Ain: Arabic Students Reflect on J-Term Immersion Experience

Abroad in Al Ain: Arabic Students Reflect on J-Term Immersion Experience

  • Clare Hennig

For three weeks this past January, NYU Abu Dhabi students in the Emirati dialect January Term course lived, breathed and dreamt in Arabic. The ...

ADNH and Student Committtee Put Food Waste on the Agenda

ADNH and Student Committtee Put Food Waste on the Agenda

  • Zoe H

Every day, 75 kg of food is wasted in the leftovers scraped from trays, bowls and plates at the cleaning counters of NYU Abu Dhabi’s dining venues....

Respecting the Mic in Abu Dhabi

Respecting the Mic in Abu Dhabi

  • Paula Valentina Dozsa

As the late-night shuttle rolled through the city, carrying students across sprawling superblocks and highways to campus, junior Isabelle...

Saadiyat Hacks

Saadiyat Hacks

  • Paula Valentina Dozsa

Since NYU Abu Dhabi's new Saadiyat location seems straightforward enough, new arrivals on the island might be overlooking several enjoyable features...

Faculty's Choice: Top 10 Films Everyone Must See

Faculty's Choice: Top 10 Films Everyone Must See

  • Joey Bui

This article is part of The Gazelle’s Faculty’s Choice series. Every week, we will ask various faculty divisions about the most influential or ...

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Welcome to Beta

Welcome to Beta

  • Corey Meyer

A friend recently quipped that our campus has finally entered the beta phase. Perhaps gone are the days of unstable wifi, questionable water quality...

Bridging the Empathy Gap in Hong Kong's Meritocracy

Bridging the Empathy Gap in Hong Kong's Meritocracy

  • justin-lee

It’s not long before you realize you’re in Central, Hong Kong: chauffeured Mercedes S-Class limousines cruising by, confined crystalline panels of ...

Dangers of the All-Inclusive University

Dangers of the All-Inclusive University

  • Daniel Brown

In 2012, the average debt level for a graduating senior with student loans in the U.S.A. reached $29,400. While there are certainly cases of students...

Challenging the Checkpoint

Challenging the Checkpoint

  • Sam Ball

I arrived back on campus from January Term expecting the same inconvenience that had, over the last semester, become an institution. To my horror,...

Advocating for a Community of Care

Advocating for a Community of Care

  • Krushika Patankar

NYU Abu Dhabi made the big move this fall — we picked up our stuff, our remnants from the life we lived in the now distant Sama Tower and DTC, and ...

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Skype Ban Tightens in the UAE

Skype Ban Tightens in the UAE

  • Joey Bui

Although Voice Over Internet Protocol services such as Skype, Viber and FaceTime have never been licensed in the UAE, the blocking of these ...

Student Government Officer of Student Activities Resigns

Student Government Officer of Student Activities Resigns

  • Oliver Andersson Hugemark

Officer of Student Activities Keeryung Kim’s resignation from Student Government was announced on Jan. 31. The resignation was an unexpected event,...

Long-term GAF Partnerships to Improve Student Writing

Long-term GAF Partnerships to Improve Student Writing

  • Melinda Szekeres

On 4 Feb., NYU Abu Dhabi’s Writing Partner Program held a kickoff dinner event for the spring semester, inviting students to learn about its offered...

Freshmen Thoughts on First Year Dialogue

Freshmen Thoughts on First Year Dialogue

  • Karma Dolma Gurung

On the weekend of Jan. 30 and 31, NYU Abu Dhabi’s Class of 2018 completed the First Year Dialogue program with students participating in service days...

Breaking: Patrick Sheldon Wee Elected Officer of Student Activities

Breaking: Patrick Sheldon Wee Elected Officer of Student Activities

  • Zoe H

After a 48-hour voting period beginning from 7 Feb. and ending today at 1 p.m., sophomore Patrick Sheldon Wee has been elected to Student Government...

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