Consumerist Love

We buy a lot of stuff. We buy stuff that we don’t need, we buy stuff that we will use only once or twice, we buy stuff that we don’t really want to...

Reinventions of Love is Not for Everyone

Whenever someone mentions Rubén Polendo’s NYU Abu Dhabi core class Reinventions of Love, I can’t stop wincing, immediately followed by an internal ...

Relationboats

How exactly do we define the word relationship? Google says it’s the way in which two or more people or things are connected. Facebook suggests that...

Sunday Sketches, XIV

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

The General Assembly Report

Prior to the Student Interest Group Forum hosted by the Student Government on Feb. 7, Student Government President Farah Shammout announced that the...

Athletics’ Policy Sparks Outrage, Demonstration at Basketball Game

On Feb. 7, the men and women’s basketball and football teams at NYU Abu Dhabi were informed of an upcoming international sports tournament, taking ...

IRHC, SIGs Celebrate Valentine’s Day on Campus

The Inter-Residential Hall Council and Student Interest Groups planned various events to celebrate Valentine’s Day leading up to today, Feb. 14. The...

An Open Letter: Multiple Mistakes

Editor's Note: This is an anonymous submission. I still remember the day we were arguing about what happened the previous night. I knew I had made a...

Faith in Love

My feet ache and my hamstrings burn. I can focus on nothing except on the fact that my left shoe is a little bit looser than my right, and oh God, do...

To Kiss or not to Kiss

I Got an F in Flirting

A few nights ago in Beijing, I had a conversation with some friends about the phases of relationships. They told me that high school was the time...

On Forgiving Yourself

I was falling into complete darkness, an empty space with nothing, not even air. Submerged in the absolute quietness, I felt like I was being choked....

Mapping Love Through Poetry

Introducing the Lonely Hearts SIG

Editor's Note: This article contains explicit language. Dear Potential Lonely Heart, Welcome — maybe — to the Lonely Hearts Student Interest Group,...

Love from Afar

The Skype line finally clicks, terminating the communication. I breathe an involuntary sigh of relief that transcends time zones and geographical ...

Battle of Love

MADRID, Spain — “Love is a battle; the one who cares less always has the upper hand and the one who loves more is already lost from the start.” I was...

It’s not you, it’s Me-ow.

I have an unhealthy obsession with cats. I believe that it was instilled in me by my mother who, like me, is also a cat enthusiast. I would not be ...

A Place Called Love

Feb. 14, 2016. A friendly breeze on a summer morning; the day’s heat hasn’t quite set in, yet the lawns are bathed in sunlight. It reminds me of my...

Oma en Opa: A Documentary

Oma en Opa is a documentary made by NYU Abu Dhabi junior Charlotte de Bekker, which focuses on the relationship between de Bekker’s grandparents,...

On Loving Yourself

The line “I first need to love myself, before I can love others,” is common in many romantic comedies. I watched many of these movies as a little...

On Telenovelas

Tinder-ing: Is It for You?

Today we are celebrating Valentine’s Day, one of the most cherished days of the year — at least for some of us. It is the day when star-crossed...

Ten Meditations on Love

Ayah Rashid is a contributing writer. Email her at feedback@thegazelle.org. ...