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Alejandro Villa Vasquez, Deputy Managing Editor
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Photo: Finishing college from home: students reflect on a remote final semester
Caitlin Hsu, UTA Managing Editor
• May 7, 2021
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Homelessness Isn’t Something You Can Scrub Off the Streets
Acknowledging that the systems which are meant to help homeless people need immense restructuring is more urgent than ever.
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Contributing Writer
• February 7, 2019
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Arystan Tatishev | How ‘Memebers’ Create Community
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Deputy Managing Editor
• December 6, 2018
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Jaboukie Young-White Lights up Kimmel With Laughter
On and off stage, Jaboukie Young-White turns out to be just the hip and conscientious artist his fans thought he was.
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Deputy Managing Editor
• October 1, 2018
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When Welcome Week Isn’t Welcoming
A week that held so much promise disappointed in the end.
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Deputy Managing Editor
• September 3, 2018
![Dean of the Silver School of Social Work Neil Guterman making his first address as the newest dean of the school.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_2435-900x675.jpeg)
Silver School of Social Work Commencement ’18
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Copy Chief
• May 15, 2018
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Your Shoes Are Classist, And So Are You
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Copy Chief
• April 27, 2018
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Staff Recs: Intelligent Horror Films
Ryan Mikel, Guru Ramanathan, Anubhuti Kumar, Tyler Crews, Alex Cullina and Alejandro Villa Vásquez
• April 27, 2018
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Racial Purgatory: Between Black and White
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Copy Chief
• April 16, 2018
![Kali Uchis debut album Isolation.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arts-kali.png)
Cool and Colombian: Kali Uchis’ ‘Isolation’
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Copy Chief
• April 13, 2018
![Don’t Invade My Language, Too](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/alejandro-villavasquez-900x667.jpg)
Don’t Invade My Language, Too
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Copy Chief
• April 9, 2018
![Lorde headlined the Melodrama tour Wednesday night in Barclays Center.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/staff-rec-900x672.png)
Staff Recs: Best Lorde Songs
Jordan Reynolds, Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Yasmin Gulec, Natasha Roy and Emily Fagel
• April 6, 2018
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The Atomic Age of Anime
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Copy Chief
• April 5, 2018
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Staff Recs: Best Leafy Green
Ryan Mikel, Tom Miritello, Natasha Roy, Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Liv Chai, Tyler Crews, Cissy Yun, Echo Chen and Pamela Jew
• February 23, 2018
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Staff Recs: Best TV Friend Groups
Ryan Mikel, Anubhuti Kumar, Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Natasha Roy and Natalie Whelan
• February 16, 2018
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Oxford Fashion Studio Group Show: Rachel Pollack, Shabeeg, Mirochoa B. Zarina F/W 2018
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Copy Chief
• February 11, 2018
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
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Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
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Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024