Portraits
![A portrait of Edoardo Marras with long wavy hair wearing a blue shirt and beige coat in front of the halal cart at Washington Square Park.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/portraits-195foods-JoshuaBecker-004-1-900x600.jpg)
Eating around the world
Sophomore Edoardo Marras is embarking on a journey to try cuisines from every country in the world.
Sydney Barragan, UTA Publishing Editor
• April 11, 2022
![A portrait of Hesam Oveys wearing a black jacket layered over a beige hoodie and a red shirt. He is looking straight at the camera. Behind him is a brick building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hesam202-900x636.jpg)
From “Mad Minute” to formulating magic and meaning in math
To NYU mathematics professor Hesam Oveys, teaching is like building a new home.
Nandini Gupta, Features Staff
• April 4, 2022
![A portrait of Casey Hall-Landers posing in front of a red velvet curtain. They are wearing a beige jacket with orange embroidered flowers, a green checkered vest, and a purple collared shirt. Additionally, they have split dyed hair with blue on the left and pink on the right.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/uta-portraitB-CaseyHall-Landers-002-900x600.jpg)
Casey Hall-Landers on disability, dance and the echoes of trauma
Tisch dance senior talks about dancing with disabilities and the culture of injury in athletics.
Allison Argueta Claros, Contributing Writer
• March 10, 2022
![A portrait of Stella Wunder in Washington Square Park. They are wearing an iridescent turquoise shirt with a black vest on top. She is also wearing pink eyeliner and gold star earrings.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/uta-portraitA-StellaWunder-003-e1646595554161-900x609.jpg)
Tisch student Stella Wunder is TikToking through the entertainment industry
Actor, model, filmmaker and makeup artist Stella Wunder adds influencing to their repertoire with a sudden plunge into the world of TikTok fame.
Nikkala Kovacevic, Contributing Writer
• March 7, 2022
![Sadie Jeans debut single WYD Now? was released on Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by Sofia Ziman)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_8716-900x900.jpeg)
Sadie Jean on her debut single “WYD Now” and her music ambitions
Hailing from Orange County, California, Sadie Jean talks TikTok fame and launching a musical career in New York City.
Sydney Barragan, UTA Managing Editor
• December 10, 2021
![As only a college student in her penultimate year of studies in Steinhardts Music Business program, Piper Page has already released four songs and a music video. (Photo by Anna E. Henderson)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/piper-page-multi-head-2-900x808.jpg)
Taking a ‘Risk’: Piper Page breaks into the music scene
Steinhardt junior Piper Page talks singing, songwriting, moving from town to city and her plans for the future.
Sydney Barragan, UTA Managing Editor
• November 22, 2021
![With two very important roles to fulfill, student parents face a difficult balance to maintain.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-07-at-9.43.34-PM-900x294.png)
Unseen, overworked, underpaid: Student parents at NYU
Struggling with burnout, hectic schedules and financial adversity, NYU’s student parents call for increased representation and resources to help them balance college and raising children.
Ava Emilione, Contributing Writer
• November 8, 2021
![A portrait of Dr. John Michael Halpin. (Photo courtesy of John Michael Halpin)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/halpin-john-2-894x900.jpg)
From Walter Reed to Ph.D.: How a motorcycle crash catalyzed an NYU professor’s chemistry career
A motorcycle crash took John Michael Halpin out of the Army and led him toward becoming the first in his family to go to college. Five academic degrees later, Halpin is a distinguished chemistry professor at NYU and an inspiration to hundreds of students.
Ivy Zhu, Under the Arch Senior Editor
• August 30, 2021
![First-year Gallatin student Ian Partman. Decolonization in art as a conversation. (Image courtesy of Ian Partman)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ian1-900x599.jpg)
Rewriting the narrative: Conversations on decolonization in art
Contributing writer Sade Collier considers/explores what decolonization means for Black artists.
Sade Collier, Contributing Writer
• May 3, 2021
![Rising Tandon sophomore Alexis Williams posing for a photo in her backyard. Williams coded her website, pb-resources.com, as a tool to get people engaged in the Black Lives Matter movement. (Photo by Alexis Williams)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_1969-691x900.jpeg)
Tandon Student Speaks Out in Code Rather Than Words
Tandon sophomore Alexis Williams’ website — pb-resources.com — is a guide to discuss the importance of Black Lives Matter and to engage in conversations surrounding systemic oppression and exercise accessible forms of activism.
Mandie Montes, Under the Arch Managing Editor
• August 25, 2020
![A lounge at John F. Kennedy International Airport. (Staff Photo by Julia McNeill)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/untitled-1-900x600-3.jpg)
It Isn’t Over Yet: Eight Days of Mayhem and Misinformation
Over the last four months, international students in the United States have faced it all, from dorm evictions and frantic flights amid a global pandemic to the threat of deportation at the hands of ICE. While the directive was ultimately rescinded, international students remain fearful of what could happen.
Moosa Muzaffar Waraich, Contributing Writer
• July 23, 2020
![Illustration by Charlie Dodge.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/charlie-copy-2-900x675.jpg)
How Students with Anxiety Disorders are Adjusting to Quarantine
Students discuss how COVID-19 has affected their mental health and why it is important to pay attention to their mental health during this time.
Caitlin Hsu, Contributing Writer
• May 11, 2020
![A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-childaistudy-1200x800.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
![A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dopico.jpeg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024