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SPONSORED: How to find your best college fit

Sponsored by: Bazoom
February 11, 2025

While there are many things you should think about when finding the right college fit for you, it makes things easier if you divide them into four main categories: academics, culture,...

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Review: ‘EUSEXUA’ is ingenious, experimental club-pop brilliance

FKA twigs’ third full-length project expresses ecstasy and freedom through unrestricted lenses of intimacy, art and the supernatural.
Ian Sleat, Contributing Writer February 3, 2025

“EUSEXUA” is a state of being. Harnessing the vitality of skimpy leather, cosmic stilettos and boiler rooms heated by hundreds of sweaty bodies, FKA twigs is not letting anything...

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Club Fest relocated to Kimmel after Paulson Center flood

The damage from a burst drinking water pipe on Thursday was contained to the cellar and subcellar floors of the Paulson Center’s athletics facility, which are currently closed until further notice.
Aashna Miharia, News Editor January 31, 2025

This semester’s Club Fest was relocated to the Kimmel Center for University Life due to a flood in the Paulson Center, where Friday’s event was scheduled to take place.  NYU...

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Opinion: Trump’s new immigration policies put Arab, Muslim and pro-Palestinian students at risk

With a new travel ban on the horizon, international NYU students who are potentially at risk need to be aware of what lies ahead.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor January 30, 2025

In 2017, President Donald Trump enacted a drastic and unprecedented travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries, halting immigration from countries such as Iran and Somalia...

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Opinion: New York’s legal system leaves the undocumented unrepresented

Thousands of unaccompanied immigrants in the United States, including New York, face deportation proceedings without legal representation.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer January 28, 2025

The right to a fair trial and legal representation are considered cornerstones of our country. The Sixth Amendment ensures this, with defendants having the right to an attorney...

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Off Topic: A shot heard around the health care sector

The public reaction to the death of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO reveals how broken the U.S. health care system is.
Mehr Kotval and Noah Zaldivar December 13, 2024

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was killed in broad daylight on the curb outside the Hilton in Midtown. A man wearing a hoodie — identified by the New York City...

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NYU Athletics by the numbers

Karina Rower, Under the Arch Editor December 6, 2024

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NYC Black Friday boot camp

Don’t spend your Thanksgiving break in Bobst Library. Head out to find the best deals around the city.
Rizaa Fazal, Contributing Writer November 21, 2024

It’s easy to feel sad when you’re an NYU student who isn’t going home for Thanksgiving — but fear not, there is always one tradition that never disappoints. Black. Friday....

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From bows to caps, here are 6 chic hair accessories to level up your look

It’s time to let your hair accessories do the talking.
Anjali Devgan, Contributing Writer November 13, 2024

Whether you’re chasing a sleek updo, a laid-back look or just need a quick fix for a bad hair day, the right accessory can work wonders. From claw clips that give ’90s flair...

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Review: ‘Emilia Pérez’ takes big risks with little payoff

Despite its genre-blending ambition, the Cannes award-winning film is less than the sum of its parts.
Sawyer Gouw Ranzetta, Contributing Writer November 13, 2024

“Emilia Pérez” is a unicorn of a film. It’s a Spanish-language piece written and directed by a French artist, Jacques Audiard. It stars some of Hollywood’s biggest names...

Opinion: NYU should reduce the amount of CAS core requirements

Opinion: NYU should reduce the amount of CAS core requirements

Core requirements at the College of Arts & Science may be helpful — to an extent — but the sheer abundance of them only holds students back.
Amanda Chen, Contributing Writer November 12, 2024

During my first two years of college, I spent countless hours reading philosophical texts, writing pages after pages of essays, making sense of equations and memorizing names,...