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Global Fashion Collective toys with heritage, nostalgia and the cosmos

Featuring a group of high school designers, Sunday morning’s runway saw looks that crossed boundaries between space and time.
Aashna Miharia, News Editor February 12, 2025

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Flying Solo’s 4th show at NYFW reinvents fashion basics

The fashion collective showcased a dynamic ensemble of designers who pushed the limits of medium, shape and size.
Julia Kim, Deputy Culture Editor February 10, 2025

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A guide to Valentine’s Day gifts by NYU school

Show your date that you actually remember their major with these occasionally not-so-serious, school-specific gifts.
Sherry Chen, Contributing Writer February 10, 2025

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and you might be procrastinating getting a gift for your date, partner or class crush. And while I don’t encourage stereotyping, using their NYU...

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Michael DePaulo returns to NYFW with an entourage of futuristic florals

The designer’s collection embraced the artistry of contemporary couture, but left visitors wanting more.
Dharma Niles, News Editor February 10, 2025

How NYU students celebrated Lunar New Year

How NYU students celebrated Lunar New Year

From homemade meals to apartment parties, here’s how NYU students from different cultures rang in the Year of the Snake.
Grace Tan and Sherry Chen February 7, 2025

On Jan. 29, millions of people around the world welcomed the Year of the Snake. While the holiday originated in China, many other countries celebrate Lunar New Year, especially...

For these fashion vendors, vintage never goes out of style

For these fashion vendors, vintage never goes out of style

At the Manhattan Vintage Show, a diverse community of fashion lovers prove that vintage hasn’t lost its soul.
Luke Adelson-Yan, Contributing Writer February 7, 2025

The Manhattan Vintage Show took me by surprise. As a student and native New Yorker interested in fashion, I’ve become quite familiar with New York’s vintage scene. From Chelsea...

Cooking up suburban escape

Cooking up suburban escape

A meditation on the transportive power in making comfort food.
Mia Shou, Staff Writer February 7, 2025

Whenever my mom would finish making her Shanghainese chicken broth, she would call out, “Chicken soup for the soul!” as a way of getting us to come to the table. To me, my...

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Love at first bite: The best recipes for Valentine’s Day

Spread the love with sweet treats made for date night or Galentine’s.
Kyra Mehta, Contributing Writer February 6, 2025

Roses are red, violets are blue — forget the flowers, dessert is for you! Valentine’s Day is almost here, and what better way to celebrate than with a baking marathon filled...

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This Stern club highlights minority voices in the world of finance

BlackGen Capital builds community and brings professional opportunities to underrepresented students in business and finance.
Mariana Arboleda, Staff Writer February 6, 2025

Playing Family Feud to learn the fundamentals of finance and business is one of the many fun methods that the NYU chapter of BlackGen Capital uses to create community. BlackGen...

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5 record stores near Washington Square Park for discovering new and old music

Replace doomscrolling and fall in love with physical media again by exploring these record stores near campus.
Aryana Arora, Contributing Writer February 5, 2025

With 2025 off to an unnerving start, it’s hard not to fall into an endless pit of doomscrolling. There is no time like the present to enter a time capsule — to travel back...

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5 places that make NYC feel like home

As a graduating senior, here are the places that have kept me sane while at NYU.
Anna Baird-Hassell, Deputy Managing Editor February 4, 2025

In the spirit of total transparency, my time at NYU has been a little rough. But through the moments of loneliness and anxiety that often characterize going to school somewhere...

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The Black LGBTQ+ history of NYU’s campus

NYU’s Washington Square campus is home to historic sites of Black LGBTQ+ community’s resistance and expression.
Julia Kim, Deputy Culture Editor February 3, 2025

While we often say that the city is our campus, the history of the neighborhood that NYU inhabits — specifically that of the Black LGBTQ+ community — remains unrecognized by...