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NYUAD's Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World

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NYUAD's Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World

  • Angela Orozco

It sits there, a blinking cursor on top of the white screen, waiting to be pushed forward by a string of words, a float of integers; a code. Her ...

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Library Committee's Controversial Move for Independence

Library Committee's Controversial Move for Independence

  • Melinda Szekeres

The Room of Requirement Facebook page was alight with debate this past week in response to a post by freshman Maisie McCormack, the former Chair of...

On the Term Migrant Worker

On the Term Migrant Worker

  • Mohit Mandal

Each semester, NYU Paris offers an elective called French and Expatriate Literature. The syllabus includes US American authors such as Hemingway, ...

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Pause or Pose? Making the Most Out of Photos and Memories

  • Elizabeth Couri

Good Governance and the Library Committee Incident

  • Tom Klein

Meeting the Residents of Sri Lanka's 16th Century Galle Fort

  • Thirangie Jayatilake

Helpful Websites for Arabic Learners

  • Zoe H

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Why We Need Autism Awareness Month

Why We Need Autism Awareness Month

  • Hannah Taylor

No one has been able to avoid the fact that April is Autism Awareness Month. This is true worldwide, as well-known celebrities and organizations show...

On Media Attention Surrounding NYUAD

On Media Attention Surrounding NYUAD

  • Benjamin Jance IV

Following the conversation on workers’ rights will reveal noises blaring from all directions. While ignorance is not an option, I sympathize with...

Sunday Sketches, III

Sunday Sketches, III

  • Sebastián Rojas Cabal

Sebastián Rojas Cabal is an editor-at-large. Email him at feedback@gzl.me. ...

Pause or Pose? Making the Most Out of Photos and Memories

Pause or Pose? Making the Most Out of Photos and Memories

  • Elizabeth Couri

I cannot count the number of times when, during a conversation with my sisters, one of us stopped to say, “Remember the time when … ?” The following...

Good Governance and the Library Committee Incident

Good Governance and the Library Committee Incident

  • Tom Klein

Editor's Note: The author of this article had previously served as Chair of the now-dissolved Library Committee before resigning in January 2015....

Letter to the Editor: Rethinking Rethinking International Women's Day

Letter to the Editor: Rethinking Rethinking International Women's Day

  • Muhammad Usman

Last week, senior Sachith Joseph Cheruvatur wrote an article that argued against celebrating International Women’s Day. Though I empathise a lot with...

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Children discouraged from visiting Campus Center Activity Zone

Children discouraged from visiting Campus Center Activity Zone

  • Miraflor Santos

In an effort to prioritize the Activity Zone as a space meant for students, the Office of Student Life placed signs discouraging children from...

Students Reflect on Potential New Law to Preserve Arabic Language

Students Reflect on Potential New Law to Preserve Arabic Language

  • Shamma Faisal Al Bastaki

The official language of the UAE is Arabic, but given the diversity of the country's population and its large emphasis on foreign investment, English...

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In Photos: Arab Culture Night

In Photos: Arab Culture Night

  • Joey Bui

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    Zoe H

The university's Arab Culture Club held the year's first and only Arab Culture Night on April 11, in which students aimed to share food, dance,...

Helpful Websites for Arabic Learners

Helpful Websites for Arabic Learners

  • Zoe H

For Arabic students, the mid-semester slump presents an all too real danger. Assignment sheets and an endless procession of vocabulary lists may have...

Lights Turn Blue on Campus for Autism Awareness

Lights Turn Blue on Campus for Autism Awareness

  • Siba Siddique

First it was the main Campus Center dome. Then, the small pathway lights outside dormitory rooms started turning blue, along with highlights on...

A Playlist: Arab Culture Night

A Playlist: Arab Culture Night

  • Sala Shaker

From Moroccan Shilha poetry to Lebanese music longing for an idealized past, this playlist, inspired by the Arab Culture Night held at NYU Abu Dhabi...

Meeting the Residents of Sri Lanka's 16th Century Galle Fort

Meeting the Residents of Sri Lanka's 16th Century Galle Fort

  • Thirangie Jayatilake

The stone-lined clock tower struck noon, looming over the walls of Sri Lanka's old Galle Fort. Initially constructed by the Portuguese in the 16th ...

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