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AMA: Peter van der Windt

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AMA: Peter van der Windt

  • Research Desk

This week, The Gazelle’s Research Desk held a live Ask Me Anything session with assistant professor of Political Science Peter van der Windt. For an...

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How effective are Student Government committees?

How effective are Student Government committees?

  • Connor Pearce

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    Larayb Abrar

Although Student Government has numerous committees to advocate for student interests, this semester, several students have carried out initiatives...

Update: Blacksmith’s Entrepreneurial Trajectory

Update: Blacksmith’s Entrepreneurial Trajectory

  • Hannah Taylor

Initially a Student Interest Group dedicated to coffee appreciation, Blacksmith has evolved into an entrepreneurial venture that now enjoys the ...

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Cheap beaches in Abu Dhabi: uncovered finds

  • Kristina Stanković

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    Karolina Wilczynska

AMA: Peter van der Windt

  • Research Desk

NYUAD Debate Teams see success in Hong Kong, Oxford

  • Dominique Lear

5 AM Conversations: Religious and Cultural Contexts

  • Anastasiya Stojchevska

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  • Daniah Kheetan

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    Hadeel Marzouq

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Artist: Vivi Kawas

Artist: Vivi Kawas

  • Isabella Peralta

Sophomore Vivi Kawas is a literature major who is interested in exploring the abstract through writing. Kawas believes that pushing the boundaries of...

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Locked Out: An Ode to the Humble Door

Locked Out: An Ode to the Humble Door

  • Supriya Kamath

A few days ago, I was locked out of my bedroom. It was my first time. I have a single bedroom, so there was no roommate I could call to rescue me...

Not So Special Snowflakes

Not So Special Snowflakes

  • Belmin Mostic

Congratulations! You receive your acceptance letter to NYU Abu Dhabi, and the tingling emotions created by the flapping butterfly wings in your...

The Quarter Life Crisis

The Quarter Life Crisis

  • Larayb Abrar

I am between 50 to 78 percent sure that I am undergoing a quarter-life crisis. I am almost 100 percent sure that starting college has ignited it....

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Mohamad Eid: The Touchable Holograms of the Future

Mohamad Eid: The Touchable Holograms of the Future

  • Mohamad Eid

Touch plays a prominent role in interpersonal communication. Haptics, a term derived from the Greek verb “haptesthai” meaning “to touch”, refers to...

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NYUAD Debate Teams see success in Hong Kong, Oxford

NYUAD Debate Teams see success in Hong Kong, Oxford

  • Dominique Lear

Following months of preparation that involved weekly debates as well as guest speakers on specialized issues, NYU Abu Dhabi broke into to the ...

Les Ambassadeurs: Music of Revolutionaries

Les Ambassadeurs: Music of Revolutionaries

  • Warda Malik

The East Plaza pulsated with the melodies of rich, electrifying music as a crowd welcomed the Malian band Les Ambassadeurs to the Arts Center stage...

The Mizzou controversy and its faint echoes at NYUAD

The Mizzou controversy and its faint echoes at NYUAD

  • Annie Bauer

Over the past two weeks, student protests at Yale University and the University of Missouri have made national headlines in the United States. ...

Paris Terror Attacks Prompts University Response

Paris Terror Attacks Prompts University Response

  • Penelope Peng

On Nov. 13, a series of terror attacks rocked the city of Paris. Beginning at 9:20 p.m. local time, suicide bombers and gunmen carried out seven ...

Students, Faculty Approve Core Curriculum Proposal

Students, Faculty Approve Core Curriculum Proposal

  • Connor Pearce

The Faculty Council is a deliberative body that is open to all faculty at NYU Abu Dhabi. In addition, the student body held an open vote on Nov. 22,...

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Cheap beaches in Abu Dhabi: uncovered finds

Cheap beaches in Abu Dhabi: uncovered finds

  • Kristina Stanković

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  • and

    Karolina Wilczynska

Abu Dhabi is home to some of the prettiest white-sand beaches in the Emirates. Though there are few public beaches, and prices often vary on weekdays...

Navigating Second-Language Relationships

Navigating Second-Language Relationships

  • Kristina Stanković

At a school where languages and dialects frequently mix, expressing emotions can require its own unique form of translation. Regardless of what ...

The unseen shadow behind multiculturalism at NYUAD

The unseen shadow behind multiculturalism at NYUAD

  • Nia Wilson

85 nationalities, 75 languages. NYU Abu Dhabi puts diversity at the forefront of its carefully-crafted image, assuming the presence of a community...

5 AM Conversations: Religious and Cultural Contexts

5 AM Conversations: Religious and Cultural Contexts

  • Anastasiya Stojchevska

    ,
  • Daniah Kheetan

    ,
  • and

    Hadeel Marzouq

It’s five in the morning. The six of us have been crammed in a conference room for the past 20 hours studying for finals. All it took was one...

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