The Gazelle
Feb 9, 2026
Toby is a third year student working as one of the deputy opinion editors.
Toby Le
With the impending graduation of NYU Abu Dhabi’s eighth class, we highlight thirty changes and growing pains of the last four years, from Covid-19 to the return to normalcy.
Upon returning to Abu Dhabi, several students were randomly selected to be given tracking bracelets as a part of the Emirate’s antiviral effort. These are their experiences.
NYU Abu Dhabi students and faculty have been actively engaged in efforts to combat the Covid-19 spread and understand its impacts on the world today.
Dec. 8 in History: The US joins the Second World War, the Palestinian intifada is triggered, South America tries to unite and the Lome Convention is updated.
Nov. 24 in History: Scientific publications, governmental change and military miscalculations.
Nov. 17 in History: Continents were cut, Presidents were forced to flee, and Greeks protested. Read more of today’s old news.
Nov. 10 in History: the fall of the wall, murders and fruit company backed dictators. Read more of today’s old news.
Nov. 3 in History: Washington resigns, Chissano turns the tide and treaties in Vietnam. Read more of yesterday’s old news today.
Oct. 27 in History: Christ, Hawaiian funeral rites and broken pinky promises. Read more of yesterday’s old news today.
Kaushal Prakash
October 6th in History: Cherry-flavored vaccines, funerals, arms races, and declarations. Read more of yesterday’s old news today.
A look into past events which occurred on this day
September 21st in History: evolution, opium, gold medals and the Burj Khalifa. Read more of yesterday’s old news today.