We Asked 85 people on Hamdan Street About Their Favorite Restaurant. Here’s What They Said.

In this edition of AD Secrets, we flip the script and ask Hamdan Street’s residents about their favorite restaurants in the city.

Gratitude for the Four Years That Were

My friends and I did not get to see the world, with the sole exception of a wonderful study-away semester in New York. But if we could not see the world, we got to see its closest approximation at NYUAD.

Andrew Hamilton Leaves Behind a Divisive Legacy

Hamilton led NYU through an eventful tenure, but his legacy as NYU President will forever be tainted with his inability to stand with Palestine.

Leaving Abu Dhabi with More Questions Than Answers

A nostalgic senior reflects on the constant state of incomprehension that Abu Dhabi leaves them with, a state that they have grown to love.

Exploring NYUAD’s 2018-19 Financial Disclosures

Who are the highest earners at NYUAD? And how much do NYUAD’s highest-paid individuals earn in comparison to similar universities?

Misdiagnosis, Mistreatment, Miscommunication: Students Report Poor Experiences at the Health Center

Students report unpleasant experiences with Health Center practitioners, ranging from feeling invalidated to getting misdiagnosed and mistreated. The Gazelle spoke to affected students as well as Dr. Virji to investigate further.

We Stand with Ukraine. We Stand with All.

Stand with Ukraine, but don’t stop there. Stand for global justice. No matter the circumstances, illegal war, occupation and annexation should not go uncondemned.

Breaking the Washington Square Bubble: Finding New York’s Best Hidden Culinary Gems

Even though staying in the Lower Manhattan bubble is tempting, here is a guide to some of the rest of New York’s best food experiences, from Colombian Arepas to Yemeni chai to Nepali Momos.

Weeks of Chaos: How ResEd Navigated A Difficult Transition

With the last-minute cancellation of January Term, an overstretched Residential Education staff struggled to overcome challenges of housing more students than were expected. Several students share their experience navigating this challenge.

'I Wasn't a Priority': NYUAD Temporarily Fails to Provide Disability Accomodations

The university, amid scattered arrivals, has not been able to sufficiently provide accessibility accommodations to disabled students. The Gazelle talks to affected students and assesses the sustained impact of this oversight.

'I Wasn't a Priority': NYUAD Temporarily Fails to Provide Disability Accomodations

The university, amid scattered arrivals, has not been able to sufficiently provide accessibility accommodations to disabled students. The Gazelle talks to affected students and assesses the sustained impact of this oversight.

“We have a Long Way to Go”: Revisiting the Vice Chancellor’s Commitment to Diversity

Fifteen months after the Vice Chancellor’s renewed commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion, the university claims to have made substantial progress. But many promises remain unfulfilled.

“Celebration Delayed, Not Denied,” Vice Chancellor Westermann on NYUAD’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations

The Gazelle spoke to Westermann about the university’s founding, the last decade and the future. Read on to hear what she has to say.

A Tribute to the Many Hamdans I Once Knew

As I sit in New York, I can’t help but think about the composite spaces that inhabited Hamdan street; the people and shops that I once knew and which shaped who I am today.

Looking Back, Looking Ahead: We Promise to Do More

The Gazelle has acted as an engine of advocacy and subversion on campus for years. Today, we ask for your investment, to continue our mission of meaningful and intentional journalism to better represent and serve the NYUAD community.

We Ask for More: Financial Freedom and Inclusivity Can Not Be A Pipe Dream at NYUAD

We ask for more on-campus vendors. We ask for more assistantships at higher wages. We ask for more paid summer opportunities. We ask for a temporary institutional fund. We can no longer assume institutional goodwill — we need to feel heard.

Letter From the Editors: Affirming our Commitment to Engagement, While Centering Marginalized Voices

Aided by Frank Luntz, the “Voices of NYUAD” open letter conflates bullying with reasonable criticism of bigoted ideas.

NYUAD, Decolonizing Our Curriculum Cannot Wait for Bureaucratic Inertia

Despite the efforts of well-intentioned individuals in administration, faculty and the student body, important curricular changes at NYUAD continue to be lost in bureaucratic inertia

The Left Should Embrace Globalization, Not Oppose It

There is no theory which justifies restrictions based on artificial constructions of national borders. Progressivism should demand that the fruits of globalization are more fairly distributed, not to destroy those fruits altogether.

Should All Voices be Heard?

A prioritization of positionality, genuine insight and absence of harm in deciding which voices to center represents societal improvement, not cancel culture.

Seniors React to Virtual Commencement Announcement

Vice Chancellor Mariët Westermann announced that for the second consecutive year the Commencement Ceremony will be held virtually. The Gazelle spoke to the senior class to hear their thoughts.

Entitlement and Animosity: Students Send StuGov Members Hate Messages

The Gazelle speaks to former and current members of Student Government about rising animosity from the student body towards representatives.

What did NYUAD’s 2017-2018 Financial Disclosures look like?

On average, NYUAD's five highest paid employees — excluding those paid directly by NYU — earned 76.9 percent more than the five highest paid employees at comparable liberal arts colleges in the United States.

Why Did NYUAD Prioritize Yas Mall and Spinneys Over WTC and Al Wahda?

The racial and class privilege of most of the NYUAD administration precludes its ability to make decisions in accordance with the wider interests and needs of the student body.

Letter From The Editors: A Young Campus Must Remain Open to Criticism and Change

The Gazelle Management reflects on our role as a disruptor at NYUAD, always attempting to hold our university accountable and strive for change. For that, we need an administration always willing to listen.

Are Rich Countries Going To Monopolize the Covid-19 Vaccine?

If wealthy countries do not waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines and drugs, they will bear sole responsibility for millions of deaths across the Global South.

Non-Corona News

A sitting US President refusing to acknowledge defeat in elections, a volatile peace agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh and the results of a controversial second election in Myanmar in this week’s issue of The Gazelle’s Non-Corona News.

President Biden: Our Long International Nightmare is Not Over

While Biden’s victory should be welcomed, he symbolizes the return of an old western establishment with its lack of vision, incompetence and amorality.

We Owe Our Contract Staff Basic Respect. It is The Least We Can Do.

With more frequency than we would like to admit, faculty and students take out their frustrations on those who did not establish the rules. Pandemic or not, we owe to our contract staff kindness and gratitude in the face of inconvenience.

NYU’S Decision to Cancel Study Aways is Hypocritical

NYU has treated the study away experience, supposedly the bedrock of the Global Network, as the most expendable aspect of its operations.

Non-Corona News

A farm bill where the Opposition threw the rule book at the chair, a supreme court nomination and a prime minister resigns. Read more on this week’s issue of Non-Corona News.

Letter from the Editors: Financial Freedom Was Always Part of The Deal

The change in the way our student stipends are being disbursed will fundamentally shift class dynamics on campus, hardening inequities that already ran deep.

The Last Dance Review: His Airness Flies Once Again

For the documentary to achieve story-telling greatness, Hehir and his fellow filmmakers have to stop treating Michael Jordan as a demigod and instead examine him as the extraordinary yet flawed human being that he was.

COVID-19: the Abject Failure of the (Dis)United Nations

Throughout the crisis, the United Nations’ feverish desire to placate China’s despotic regime has permanently damaged its credibility and undermined the response to the pandemic.

The Rotten Legacy of the United States in Afghanistan

For the United States, Afghanistan became the classic imperialist misadventure: a gruesome conflict in which foreign tyrants compete with domestic tyrants over the right to be tyrannical.

The Legacy of Colonialism: Why Colonial Powers Must Apologize

Instead of focusing solely on imperialism’s most heinous crimes and reducing centuries of criminality to the misdeeds of a few depraved individuals, colonial powers must face the horrors of their past and apologize for imperialism itself.

Fallacious and Misleading: New York Post’s Attack on NYU Shanghai

The Gazelle interviewed four NYUSH students and one faculty member about the New York Post article, self-censorship surrounding Hong Kong and academic freedom.

How Western Scams Kill Developing-World Farming

Western protectionist policies make a mockery of free trade, as they allow their own farmers to operate on a different playing field from the rest of the world, damaging farmers across the developing world.

The Death of a Secular Republic

Since Modi assumed power, there has been a fear among liberals that the government may delete the word “secular” from the country’s constitution. They need not worry. The Supreme Court has effectively done that for him.

Power Through Religion: Selflessness in Abu Dhabi's Only Gurudwara

While the Gurdwara may have begun as a place for worship for the Sikh community, it has established a special significance for the community, becoming a source of unity regardless of their own religious beliefs.

AD Secrets: Go Eat at Come and Eat Cafeteria

When it comes to serving wholesome, honest and authentic North Indian food, there are very few restaurants that can match Come and Eat.

From Saadiyat to Kathmandu: One NYUAD Alumnus Changing Education in Nepal

Following the unconventional, Chandan Mishra, Class of 2019, returns home to generate impact on the education system, pushing students to chase their dreams.

The Terror of American Freedom

There will be no candlelight marches, no media coverage, no TV debates for the 30 civilians killed on September 19th. Why? Because these individuals were not killed by deranged madmen or religious fundamentalists.

UNIX Lab: Replicable for Other Majors?

The UNIX Lab is an important resource for Computer Science majors, but it is unclear if the formalization of peer tutoring is replicable for other majors.

Did Facebook Get it Right with its Ban on Conservative Voices?

When it comes to hate instigators, Facebook has a seemingly difficult decision to make: does it crack down on such extremists or does it attempt to preserve freedom of speech?

NYU Abu Dhabi Institute hosts UAE Release of Khooni Vaisaikhi

The NYU Abu Dhabi Institute hosted an event celebrating the Indian Ambassador to the UAE’s newest book.

H.E. Navdeep Singh Suri on Translation, Poetry and Memory

The Gazelle sat down with the Indian Ambassador to the UAE to discuss his translation of the famous poet Nanak Singh’s epic poem detailing the infamous Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

Indian Democracy’s Last Stand

With the deterioration of democratic principles under the current regime, the next election cycle is a chance to restore India to its previous glory. It may be the last chance voters ever get to challenge an increasingly authoritarian regime.

Exploring NYUAD 2016-2017 Financial Disclosures

Information and trends from NYUAD’s U.S. tax filings.

Break Up Big Tech

The growing power of Amazon, Google and Facebook needs to be addressed.

The Tragedy of Kashmir

Both India and Pakistan like to blame each other, but the reality is that both are responsible for the situation.

The #MeToo Movement in the World of Sports

“It’s time to hit criminal athletes and their enablers where it truly hurts: their pockets.”

Climate Change: Apathy is Not an Option

Climate change is ultimately an issue of privilege. It is absolutely imperative that those of us with privilege end our apathy towards the issue.

The Dangerous Implications of the Kavanaugh Hearings

Kavanaugh’s nomination shows a reversion to the mean after the temporary progress signaled by the #MeToo movement.

Tolerating Conservative Viewpoints on Campus

It’s time that we realized that conservatism is not a disease. It is a valid way of looking at the world which may differ significantly from our own.