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Paige Alenick

The Toothbrush Fairy
Natasha Roy, News Editor March 23, 2017

Swish, rinse, repeat. It all started while 15-year-old Paige Alenick was brushing her teeth. A thought suddenly popped into her mind — not everyone in the world owns a toothbrush....

Aija Mayrock

Love Thy Bullies
Hailey Nuthals, Arts Editor March 23, 2017

Imagine recounting the worst experiences of your life in front of huge crowds on a near-daily basis. Imagine having to answer questions about that trauma in endless interviews...

Ryan Thomas

The Diplomatic Educator
Taylor Nicole Rogers, Features Editor March 23, 2017

A student who has now interned at the White House and with Hillary for America once struggled to get through a book. But Ryan Thomas now excels in the classroom and serves as the...

Caitlyn Corradino

Energizing with Fitness
Jessica Martinez, Editor-at-Large March 23, 2017

In a Williamsburg fitness studio with “Straight Up” by Paula Abdul blaring overhead, Caitlyn Corradino encourages her students. “Keep that energy up,” Corradino shouts...

Ologee Breaks Down Barriers and Asylum Applications

Ologee Breaks Down Barriers and Asylum Applications

Sayer Devlin, Deputy News Editor March 23, 2017

A group of NYU Tandon students has decided that nothing should deter refugees from seeking asylum in the United States — they’ve developed a website that combats bureaucratic...

Exposure | Metro-Oasis

Exposure | Metro-Oasis

Raven Quesenberry, Contributing Photographer March 20, 2017

Growth. What does it mean? One pictures a child constantly checking for evidence of it, marking their progress against the wall. Or an ambitious palm bursting skyward from...

Jimmy Martinelli defends against the University of Rochester, Jan. 27. Martinelli was recently named Rookie of the Year by the UAA.

Jimmy Martinelli: Rookie of the Year

Maddie Howard, Staff Writer March 20, 2017
Read more about freshman Jimmy Martinelli who was recently named UAA Rookie of the Year.

Cultivating Entrepreneurship in eLab

Polina Buchak and Natasha Roy March 20, 2017

The Mark and Debra Leslie Entrepreneurs Lab, commonly known as the Leslie eLab, is an NYU space, where students and faculty can meet to develop their entrepreneurial skills and...

NYU Robotics Designs Towards Mars

NYU Robotics Designs Towards Mars

Sayer Devlin, Deputy News Editor March 20, 2017

NYU’s Robotic Design Team chose one of the four girls on its 30-person team to lead it during NASA’s Robotic Mining Competition in May. Tandon junior and mechanical engineering...

What Makes the MakerSpace

Miranda Levingston, Deputy News Editor March 20, 2017

Ideas become inventions at the Tandon School of Engineering’s MakerSpace — a collaborative learning lab with the high-tech tools needed to let an engineer's imagination roam....

Baja Society of Automotive Engineers Aims to Engineer the Future

Jemima McEvoy, News Editor March 20, 2017

An off-road competition is on the road for NYU’s Baja Society of Automobile Engineers. The team is working on a project to create a custom vehicle to compete against other universities...

“Before I Fall,” directed by Russo-Young, was released in theaters on Friday, March 3. The film is based off a bestselling young adult novel.

Teen Drama ‘Before I Fall’ Flirts with High Art

Matthew Holman, Staff Writer March 9, 2017
Ry Russo-Young's film interpretation of the young adult hit "Before I Fall" isn't worth seeing just because it's well-done — it's worth it because it's one of the most well-done teen flicks made to date.