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Board of Trustees, Search Committee Announce 16th NYU President

news

Board of Trustees, Search Committee Announce 16th NYU President

  • Zoe H

On March 18, a university-wide email announced the appointment of Andrew Hamilton as NYU's 16th president, following current President John Sexton's...

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Thoughts on the Kafeel Video

Thoughts on the Kafeel Video

  • opinion

Editor’s note: the following article contains explicit language. Al Jisr, a group of Saudi comedians, recently produced and performed a video poking...

Reflecting on school spirit: NYUAD football finals

Reflecting on school spirit: NYUAD football finals

  • Karma Dolma Gurung

This season, for the first time, the NYU Abu Dhabi football team made it to the finals of the Abu Dhabi Inter-University Sports League....

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Test Drive: Sugar Baby for a Month, Part III

  • The Gazelle Staff

Scandals and Stories: In Class with Miguel Syjuco

  • Joey Bui

Thoughts on the Kafeel Video

  • opinion

Reflecting on school spirit: NYUAD football finals

  • Karma Dolma Gurung

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Artist: Auden

Artist: Auden

  • Laura Waltje

On 10 March, sophomore Moe al Blooshi, also known as Auden, began a 21-hour long performance art piece in which he scrubbed the ground of Saadiyat ...

Artist: Julia Zhao Xu

Artist: Julia Zhao Xu

  • Laura Waltje

Julia Zhao Xu's work was selected to be published as part of an ongoing initiative, run by The Gazelle's Creative Desk, to create a space for student...

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Capstone check-in: advice from seniors

Capstone check-in: advice from seniors

  • Clare Hennig

Rahmentulla is working on a joint capstone in Arab Crossroads and Literature. The project has evolved into an anthropology project about a Shia...

Faculty's Choice: Admirable Women from History

Faculty's Choice: Admirable Women from History

  • Clare Hennig

Melissa Lowry, Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor at NYUAD Clare Hennig is features editor. Email her at feedback@gzl.me. ...

Impressions: Arabic Homestay

Impressions: Arabic Homestay

  • Zoe H

From March 5 to 7, students in the university's Colloquial Arabic: Levantine Arabic course, which teaches the Arabic dialects spoken around Syria, ...

Test Drive: Sugar Baby for a Month, Part III

Test Drive: Sugar Baby for a Month, Part III

  • The Gazelle Staff

Continued from Test Drive: Sugar Baby For A Month, Part II. This already looked promising – and then I saw his photos. And his bank balance, a...

Ahli App: student start-up to merge prayer and technology

Ahli App: student start-up to merge prayer and technology

  • Paula Valentina Dozsa

Deriving its name from the Arabic word for family, Ahli App aims to serve as a community catalyst. Its founder and CEO, Souhaïl Wardi, is an NYU Abu...

From temples to theaters: top spots across NYUAD travel destinations

From temples to theaters: top spots across NYUAD travel destinations

  • Zoe H

Zoe Hu is editor-in-chief. Email her at feedback@gzl.org ...

Scandals and Stories: In Class with Miguel Syjuco

Scandals and Stories: In Class with Miguel Syjuco

  • Joey Bui

Recipient of the Man Asia Literary Prize for his novel Ilustrado, acclaimed Filipino author Miguel Syjuco is also, by several accounts, charming. I...

Review: Ida

Review: Ida

  • Valeriya Golovina

The way one interprets films about journeys into the past and discoveries of identity can largely depend on personal experience as much as on ...

opinion
Sunday Sketches, II

Sunday Sketches, II

  • Sebastián Rojas Cabal

Evil guys never win: the downfall of Daesh

Evil guys never win: the downfall of Daesh

  • justin-lee

The demonic regime of the group known as the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, has digressed from any theological base, any political sensibilities...

The Case for Rap Around the World

The Case for Rap Around the World

  • Chukwuyem Onyibe

Editor's note: the following article contains explicit language. Last week, The Gazelle published an interactive article, Around the World in 80(ish)...

The soft power of building a global brand

The soft power of building a global brand

  • Muhammad Usman

Indian restaurants in London are dominated by North Indian cuisine. In fact, if you want to find South Indian cuisine, you need to search for it ...

news
Student-led bean bag initiative changing Saadiyat spaces

Student-led bean bag initiative changing Saadiyat spaces

  • Zoe H

On a Thursday night last semester, senior Jack Dickson and junior Krishan Mistry decided to move their residence building furniture onto the High...

Candidate catches chickenpox, possible Saadiyat cause

Candidate catches chickenpox, possible Saadiyat cause

  • justin-lee

On 26 Feb., all NYU Abu Dhabi students were sent an email notifying them of cases of chickenpox on campus. The official email, sent by Interim...

An update on proposed changes to the core curriculum

An update on proposed changes to the core curriculum

  • finn

Recently, there has been much debate about changing the core curriculum, what exactly might be done and how this will affect both current and future...

Dining facilities to introduce reusable take-out container program

Dining facilities to introduce reusable take-out container program

  • Zoe H

In conjunction with Student Government's Sustainability Committee, ADNH Compass will be introducing a reusable container system for those on campus...

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