Taking action with Student Government

My time on Student Government over the past four years has been productive and rewarding, but as it comes to a close, I am concerned for the future of ...

Performance and Memory

I’ve had the same song running through my head for three months. I don’t know why I haven’t tired of it yet. It’s nothing special. But it’s there. When ...

Breastfeeding Law Should Support, Not Punish, Mothers

The UAE’s Federal National Council passed a clause in the Child Rights law on Jan. 26 that requires mothers to breastfeed their children for two years. ...

On Leaving Facebook

I deactivated my Facebook account in October, intending for it to be a one-week detox. It’s almost February now, and I still haven’t returned. This is ...

Starting student government at NYUSH

NYU Shanghai’s first Student Government approaches the end of the semester with academic and integration challenges to address, and its Executive Board ...

Challenging underrepresentation of women in cinema

Graphic by Chukwuyem Onyibe/The Gazelle Two major film release seasons define the calendar year for Hollywood studios: the summer, from May to July, ...

Gulf Elite Perpetuates Media Sexism

A new publication emerged on the NYU Abu Dhabi radar this semester after students collaborated with their marketing startup to found a magazine. The ...

Miss America Pageant Empowers Remarkable Women

The Miss America Organization is the world’s largest scholarship program for young women. In 2013, its national, state and local organizations provided ...

Critical press should be opportunity for progress

Since NYUAD’s beginnings, a string of critical journalism has continuously questioned the motives and potential of a major American university ...

Political ambition: The gender gap among U.S. college students

In the U.S. 2012 elections, record-breaking numbers of women won political positions in the Senate and House of Representatives. This increase in ...

Following International Women's Day, a call to end violence

“A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.” This was the United Nations’ theme for 2013’s International Women’s Day, ...