As the public relations offices draft, redraft and rebrand the NYU Global Network, students are already shaping the reality of global interchange. From Tarbouche al-Basha in downtown Abu Dhabi to Mahmoun’s Falafel off Washington Square Park, we are tracing an NYU-violet circuit around the world. It winds around Iguazú Falls at the intersection of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, crosses Charles Bridge on the way to NYU’s Prague campus and comes down to King’s Cross station in London, where we wait for a kind NYU soul to host us for the night. Or, without racking up any miles, we study comparative Middle Eastern literature in New York, relive Andy Warhol’s 1980s Manhattan in Abu Dhabi, model a United Nations General Assembly in Tisch Hall and build million-dollar rental search engines between campuses.

The Gazelle and Washington Square News believe that these stories shape what the global network means for us, from NYU students and for NYU students around the world. The Global Desk is a new collaboration between The Gazelle and WSN to seek out these voices and create greater mobility between all of NYU’s campuses. We also look forward to a collaboration with NYU Shanghai’s weekly publication, On Century Avenue. The production process, in which stories are edited and published between Abu Dhabi, New York and soon Shanghai, is our endeavor for borderless coverage. Search “global” in any of the newspapers for our stories. In this first week, read about a Faculty Advisory Committee’s vision and rebranding of the global network, students’ experiences practicing capoeira in Buenos Aires and Palestinian President Abbas’ address to students in New York. We want to hear from NYU students wherever they are, and take a stab at what it means to be global citizens.