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AMA: Alejandro Portes

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AMA: Alejandro Portes

  • Research Desk

The idea of doing a study in Spain came because nothing was known about the process of the adaptation of children of immigrants in Europe. Originally...

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Candy FoS: Some Like it Hot - In Kelvin

Candy FoS: Some Like it Hot - In Kelvin

  • Pranav Mehta

Four score and one and a half months ago, I walked into A3-001 with a copy of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and a Tom Cruise poster....

New Labor Laws Aim to Prevent Exploitation of Workers

New Labor Laws Aim to Prevent Exploitation of Workers

  • Henry Jiang

The UAE is introducing new labor laws through three royal decrees that will take effect from Jan. 1, 2016. The laws aim to protect the rights of ...

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Just 'not into Asians?' Discrimination in the Dating Pool

  • Tessa Ayson

What They Left Behind: Abu Dhabi's Taxi Drivers

  • Sneha Gyawali

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  • and

    Josefina Dumay Neder

A Case for Hope with the UN Millennium Development Goals

  • Jocilyn Estes

AMA: Alejandro Portes

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Artist: Pranav Mehta

Artist: Pranav Mehta

  • Isabella Peralta

Freshman Pranav Mehta is an engineering major whose poetry revolves around seemingly mundane things. His work doesn't conform to any particular...

opinion
Advice: Call Your Mother

Advice: Call Your Mother

  • Johanna

Whether it's trouble with a long distance relationship, choosing your major or feeling like NYUAD is not the right place for you, A Word of Advice is...

CARTOON: CONNECTIVITY ON CAMPUS

CARTOON: CONNECTIVITY ON CAMPUS

  • JiwonShin

Why Halloween is So Scary

Why Halloween is So Scary

  • Hannah Taylor

Autumn has always been my favorite season: leaves change to vibrant sunset shades, the air grows cooler and crisper and there’s a magical energy ...

A Letter to My Fellow Writers

A Letter to My Fellow Writers

  • Larayb Abrar

A year ago, if you had asked me to read something you wrote, my answer would probably have been, “It’s terrible, I hate it.” Because a) if it’s bad,...

A Case for Hope with the UN Millennium Development Goals

A Case for Hope with the UN Millennium Development Goals

  • Jocilyn Estes

The Millennium Development Goals, a time-sensitive agenda of specific initiatives for the developing world, was proposed by member states of the...

Sunday Sketches, X

Sunday Sketches, X

  • Sebastián Rojas Cabal

Sebastián Rojas Cabal is research editor. Email him at feedback@thegazelle.org. ...

news
Launch into Jackal Radio

Launch into Jackal Radio

  • Tessa Ayson

Jackal Radio, NYU Abu Dhabi’s newest forum for self-expression and musical debauchery, has now produced two weeks of shows ranging from passionate ...

A Look at Pinktober

A Look at Pinktober

  • Warda Malik

For the month of October, the Saadiyat campus has turned pink to raise awareness for breast cancer. This is part of a worldwide campaign to support...

Rugby World Cup Kicks Off

Rugby World Cup Kicks Off

  • Connor Pearce

Kicking off on Sept. 18, The Rugby World Cup has inflamed passions among a small sector of the student body, while arousing bemusement across the...

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Jeffrey Jensen: Institutional Design and The U.S. Civil War

Jeffrey Jensen: Institutional Design and The U.S. Civil War

  • Jeffrey Jensen

Lasting from 1861 to 1865, the U.S. Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars of the 19th century. The estimated 750,000 soldiers killed outnumber...

features
What They Left Behind: Abu Dhabi's Taxi Drivers

What They Left Behind: Abu Dhabi's Taxi Drivers

  • Sneha Gyawali

    ,
  • and

    Josefina Dumay Neder

Yet another hot, humid Abu Dhabi day. Impatiently we stand outside the Welcome Center, drops of sweat sliding down our backs, as we await our taxi...

A New Season of Art with Bill Bragin

A New Season of Art with Bill Bragin

  • Saka Naka

The NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center has seen a phenomenal start to its new season, with nearly every show sold out so far. For Executive Director Bill ...

Bibliophile: Charles Siebert

Bibliophile: Charles Siebert

  • Joey Bui

If I had children, or if only my dogs could read, definitely Alice in Wonderland. It resonates at every level of your life. If I had kids, I’d want...

Tackling National Cliques on Campus

Tackling National Cliques on Campus

  • Kristina Stanković

Cliques are generally seen as a common feature of high schools, where Mean Girl-esque maps rule cafeterias and social interactions are pooled into ...

Just 'not into Asians?' Discrimination in the Dating Pool

Just 'not into Asians?' Discrimination in the Dating Pool

  • Tessa Ayson

In a school as diverse as NYU Abu Dhabi, cross-cultural learning might be one of our strongest draws. We mash our dissimilarities together into an ...

Souks, Knafeh and Jordanian Arabic

Souks, Knafeh and Jordanian Arabic

  • Clare Hennig

Over the past long weekend, the NYU Abu Dhabi Arabic department organized a class trip to Jordan. Two dozen of the students enrolled in Intermediate...

Review: The Pumpkin Spice Latte

Review: The Pumpkin Spice Latte

  • Jhamal Fanning

The cool air touches your cheeks as you walk down the sidewalk past Campus Center. You see a Starbucks vendor surrounded by the falling leaves of ...

From Shanghai to Saadiyat: Impressions of a New Campus

From Shanghai to Saadiyat: Impressions of a New Campus

  • Karolina Wilczynska

Hot pot for shwarma, the Bund for the beach, NYU Shanghai for NYU Abu Dhabi. This is, in part, the exchange that 12 NYUSH juniors made in deciding to...

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