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School of Medicine Commencement ’19
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Managing Editor
• May 27, 2019
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Shriya Khonde | Climbing Through Advocacy
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Managing Editor
• March 14, 2019
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Dozens of Designers Collide for a Cause
At Kollision, the designers, models, organizers and beneficiaries are women.
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Managing Editor
• March 12, 2019
Suzanne Rae F/W 2019
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Managing Editor
• March 3, 2019
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Ricardo Seco F/W 2019
Akshay Prabhushankar, Managing Editor
• February 9, 2019
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Letter to the Editor: You Can’t Separate the State From Its People
Deputy Copy Chief Akshay Prabhushankar’s responds to columnist Jasem Alzaabi’s article on why the UAE should suppress free speech.
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Copy Chief
• November 9, 2018
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London Keeps Calm and Carries On, But Can the US?
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• March 29, 2017
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Kill Switch Would Protect New Yorkers
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Opinion Editor
• November 21, 2016
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Other Schools Dealt With Yiannopoulos, Why Couldn’t NYU?
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Opinion Editor
• October 25, 2016
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When Issues Have Faces, Clinton Wins
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Opinion Editor
• October 11, 2016
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Hypocrisy in Congress Reaches New High
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Opinion Editor
• October 3, 2016
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On-Screen Talent Needs to Start Looking More Like the Viewing Public
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 21, 2016
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Antiquated Voting Equipment Threatens Democracy
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 14, 2016
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Raising Gas Prices Might Be Unpopular, But It’ll Fuel the Future
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 7, 2016
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Celebrate Rio 2016 Despite its Problems
Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Opinion Editor
• August 28, 2016
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Don’t Call It Flip-Flopping, Call It Dynamic Democracy
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• April 19, 2016
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Government Fashion Policing Targets the Wrong Issues
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• April 11, 2016
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End Minimum Wage Bickering with Cost of Living Adjustments
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• April 8, 2016
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Robot Redistricting Could Be Antidote to Gerrymandering
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• March 4, 2016
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MPAA Shapes Unhealthy Film-Watching Habits
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• February 16, 2016
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NYU Rightly Keeps Professorship Endowed by Shkreli
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• February 5, 2016
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Prizes Not Patents: Racing for the Cure Requires Teamwork
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• February 1, 2016
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In support of Airbnb
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• December 9, 2015
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Professor’s use of racial slur antithetical to progressive discourse
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• December 2, 2015
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Democracy needs electoral college
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• November 2, 2015
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Drone regulation measures a step forward
Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer
• October 28, 2015
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Open the door to Cuba and let change in
Akshay Prabhushankar, Contributing Writer
• October 14, 2015
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