Crucial Bridge Collapses in Baltimore, Maryland

Struck by a wayward cargo ship in a freak accident, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in seconds

Perpetual Midterm Season Continues

For 14 years, professors have scheduled midterms whenever they pleased. Stressed students with a chronic need to get ahead have made the whole year midterm season.

Ten Questions You Should Not Ask Your Graduating Senior

Someone you know may be moving onto greener pastures come this May. As they reflect on their four years of being the black sheep of campus, here is how to give them the care they need to transition into a new phase.

The Year of Elections: A Watershed for the Global Order

More voters than ever in history are heading to the polls this year. The implications of voters’ decisions, made under the shadow of AI-influenced discourse, will reverberate for decades on global conflict, climate and the economy.

Handshake Ad Posted for Next Vice Chancellor

A student assistantship like you’ve never seen before. Amidst budget cuts, see how NYUAD innovatively plans to hire its next chief executive.

Microsoft Scores Temporary Coup at OpenAI

The CEO of the $80 billion valued startup in tech pushed out by his own board. A misguided narrative of “accelerationism vs. altruism” delivers its experts to Microsoft on a silver platter.

Entire NYU Abu Dhabi Budget Spent on Visiting Student Events

In a drive for continued relevance and a positive image in New York, NYU Abu Dhabi has accidentally spent its entire budget on Candidate Weekends and events for visiting students.

NYUAD’s Climate Action Plan: Scopes and Blind Spots

What it actually takes to establish a “sustainable university”, and the conversations we need to have to lead us there.

Redefining Success: Fixing What Isn’t Broken

The newly launched “Redefining Success” campaign in NYU Abu Dhabi attempts to change the way the university works to “better” itself (instead only increasing the chaos in the student body). "If it isn't broke, fix it!"

COP28 and how it urges the world to rethink climate capital

On the recent surge in global action to tackle the climate crisis, and the need to make green investments accessible.

Study Away Students Plug Back Into The Matrix

Dread it, run from it, hide from it — eventually you return to NYU Abu Dhabi after however many semesters away. Actually, no. No matter how much you grew and your values changed, NYUAD returns to you.

Meet NYU Abu Dhabi’s Most Practical, Hands-On Business Major Yet

Embrace your inner Facebook busybody and learn the art of cancel culture, all with NYUAD’s latest and most hands-on social science major! Theoretical knowledge not required.

Flightless Friday announced as latest sustainability initiative

Following the recent unilateral success of Meatless Monday, next comes our university’s newest fruitful initiative — Flightless Friday.

First Artificially Intelligent Student Joins NYUAD

This spring semester, campus welcomed a new impostor: a student powered by the currently unreleased GPT-4, out to learn about the world from its most diverse microcosm.

On The Move: A Climate Future of Displacement

A hallmark of the imminent climate crisis will be the increasing numbers of people forced out of their homes and livelihoods due to extreme weather conditions. How is it currently being analyzed and who is it most likely to affect in the future?

Word salad spewing AI makes NYU Abu Dhabi effectively obsolete

Life at our university has always been defined by carefully crafting words to look intelligent while actually having no idea what is going on. Now that an AI chatbot can manage the same thing, we might truly be obsolete.

Is “Depoliticization” of Sports a Myth? The Case of FIFA 2022

Can sports be non-political? Why was Russia, of all countries, not criticized to the same extent in 2018?

Effective Altruism’s Moral Reckoning

The EA movement, aimed at “doing good better” through reason and evidence, has understandably been tainted by the meteoric fall of FTX which was headed by one of its biggest donors, Sam Bankman — Fried.

Alien Life Researchers Redirect Focus to NYU Abu Dhabi

Over budget and with no materials for a large grant, a team of researchers has recently found that the Saadiyat bubble is so bizarre and detached from the real world that it warrants further exploration.

American Institutions Survive The Ballot Box, This Time

The 2022 midterm elections provided a good showing for Democrats compared to expectations and the tough national climate. Clearly, there are limits to how far Trumpism can succeed.

Saadiyat Time Loop Syndrome: The Next Pandemic

According to the Health Center, a substantial majority of students have always suffered from Saadiyat Time Loop Syndrome, with campus running on a minority of caffeinated overachievers. But it seems like soon no student will be untouched.

Fall Break Recovery from Burnout Fosters More Burnout

The nine days we have to do nothing, travel the world, or anything in between is a crucial time for rejuvenation. Why is nobody rejuvenated?

“Grade Deflation” and the Shifting Educational Landscape

In our educational pursuits, are we becoming way too focused on the means rather than the ends? Perhaps, but this says less about personal deficiencies and more about the cutthroat time we live in.

NBA Security Theater Brings A Slice of Authentic Freedom

World-class basketball players are playing on our campus to help further clean the UAE’s global image. But we can’t see them or go to the gym without going through the U.S. Transportation Security Agency. Has freedom come too far?

Glass Ceilings & Giorgia Meloni

Italy has elected their first female Prime Minister, who sees Benito Mussolini as inspiration and is likely to form a far right coalition government. Does it matter if the ‘glass ceiling’ is broken by illiberal politicians?

Washer Chronicles: Why Abu Dhabi Has So Many Malls

Working dryers an endangered species? Clothes wetter than they entered the dryer? Shrunk into a kids’ size? All part of the strategic plan for NYUAD to give back to fast fashion retailers.

Fall Break Cures Avid Travelers’ Procrastination Forever

Constantly expecting the other shoe to drop, NYUAD students are experts at getting away with — and thriving on — procrastination … until one genius “low cost” airline caught on.

Ron DeSantis’ Cross-State Migration is More Than Just a ‘Political Stunt’

Sometimes political “stunts” collide with realities like the rule of law and basic respect for human rights. Ron DeSantis’ latest attempt at political theater has shown how dangerous the cruel cynicism underlying conservative politics is.

How to Cope Resiliently with Dining Hall Inflation

Royal prices for common food, with a meal swipe value that hasn’t changed since Barack Obama was President. Here are some ways to cope and not exhaust every form of ‘fake money’ you have.

UK High-Potential Visa: Elitism Dons a New Coat, Tailored for Us

Heard about the new UK visa scheme for “world top universities”? It may be a relief for many NYUAD students with our status as part of the global NYU network. However, it simply reinforces elitist attitudes that have defined the UK.

NYUAD Reaches for the Stars: Population Decline Our Greatest Threat

NYU Abu Dhabi’s campus is becoming more crowded than ever before. But, with an eye on its future, the university will never stop the expansion.

Coming to a Periphery Near You: Institutional Neglect and the Jackson Water Crisis

The lack of running water in Jackson, Mississippi, a neglected capital of a U.S. state, cannot be untangled from decades of institutional neglect that will shape climate disruption worldwide.

Roe v. Wade Under Threat: The Dangers of Minority Rule in the United States

The recent leak of a draft opinion repealing Roe v. Wade has shaken the American political sphere. What implications does this decision, borne out of minority rule, have for the future of U.S. politics?

Student Government’s Successful Capstone Thesis in Gatekeeping Overshadows Free Food at Elections

The dust settled and, as always in the history of NYUAD, no one was happy. With a tumultuous semester ahead as usual, it turns out maybe the secret to engagement does not come from a bakery.

The Space Bar SIG Rewrites the Stars at Al Quaa

Interested in stargazing or astronomy? The Space Bar SIG is growing and may have something for you!

Moving the Post-Pandemic Goalposts: New Ways to Justify Incompetence

“We’ve milked this virus for a pretty long time. But how else can we continue to justify continued inefficiencies and the bureaucratic nightmare of simply existing on a campus borne out of a fever dream?” Vice Chancellor Wickerman asked.

Student Runs Out of Minor Tasks to Procrastinate Life Decisions

Constantly giving yourself new minor tasks to remove any time for self-reflection or taking on important but time-consuming projects is far too easy at NYUAD. Except for one student, who has finally been forced to confront reality.

Governments Around the World Try The Saadiyat Model of Economic Stimulus

Quantitative easing? Old-fashioned. Economics researchers at NYUAD have brought some of the wisdom in our bubble to help indebted world economies out of the pandemic.

Superyachts, Rotten Eggs and the Social Contract: Jeff Bezos’ Bridge Saga

The city of Rotterdam is dismantling a historic bridge temporarily for the sole purpose of allowing Jeff Bezos’ superyacht to pass. Locals have responded with pledges to pelt it with rotten eggs. Are we living by two different sets of climate rules?

Higher Education Climate Dialogues: Advancing Collaborative Sustainability in the UAE

Students at NYU Abu Dhabi and American University of Sharjah will be collaboratively hosting a virtual conference focused on promoting climate action and sustainability throughout UAE universities for the second time.

Sustainable Re-Engagement: NYU Abu Dhabi’s New Summer Routine

Why make anew when you can recycle? Students having to give up their plans to stay on campus is justified as a new sustainability effort aimed at allowing NYUAD to maintain its marketing materials.

Student Researcher Discovers Vast Proportion of Alumni Perpetuating the Global Status Quo

Despite “global leader” and “impact” rhetoric, an astute student assistant has found out that NYU Abu Dhabi is helping its graduates actively uphold the status quo.

Virginia and New Jersey Gubernatorial Elections: The Power of Messaging and Memory

The U.S. gubernatorial and special elections in recent months have hurt the Democratic Party. They must rethink their messaging and policy goals to ensure future wins and claim a larger majority.

Programming Board Announces The First NYU Abu Dhabi Virtue Games

Lacking event ideas that won’t get shut down, the Programming Board has, after much thought and consideration, announced the Room of Requirement Virtue Games, sponsored by Mark Zuckerburg itself.

Students Face the Reality that In-Person Classes Also Suck

Many NYUAD students have realized that the return to in-person isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. We track several students as they adjust to the reality of actually having to give a class their undivided attention for 75 minutes again.

The End of Days: Minor Administrative Promise Fulfilled On Time

In an unforeseen event, an administrative body on campus has fulfilled a promise on time. Here we meet NYU Abu Dhabi’s End of Days and those attempting to save the campus from oblivion.

Fighting First Year FOMO

Perhaps a first year experience should not exclusively revolve around extravagant engagements and travel and we shouldn’t let anything behind a screen influence that.

Trouble on the Suez: How Complex Systems Can Fail Spectacularly

The severe disruptions to global trade caused by the brief blockage of the Suez Canal showcase the perils of our current model based on just-in-time global trade and infinite economic growth. The future only stands to make these events more common.

Examinations in the Zoom Era

Whether through new proctoring technologies and surveillance or an embrace of alternative methods of assessment, exams — a crucial part of any university experience — are now online.

NYU Shanghai’s New Campus Reaches Critical Milestone

NYU Shanghai’s new campus design will accommodate 4,000 students. The project has been making strong progress toward its 2022 opening.

To the Moon: The Stock Market’s Absurdity Laid Bare

The recent meteoric rise in GameStop and other stocks, largely driven by Reddit, shows not only that the working classes can disrupt the financial ecosystem but also highlights the sheer absurdity of the disconnect between the markets and reality.

Biden Won. But Trump Might Not Be The Last

Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election has brought justified relief to many. But this fight is just beginning. Complacency will inevitably lead to someone worse than Trump down the line.

The Climate Generation: What It Means To Come Of Age In An Increasingly Doomed World

It is indeed tempting to wonder “why bother?” upon seeing so much that must be changed but is beyond our control. Still, paralysis should not define any of our lives.

Night Owls: When Remote Plus Is a World Away

NYU Abu Dhabi first-year students residing in the Western Hemisphere, seven to 12 hours behind Abu Dhabi, face a unique set of challenges this semester. Amid this, however, comes an opportunity to band together.