
Bella Gil, Culture Editor
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Why WSN Will Not Cover New York Fashion Week In-Person This Year
Culture Editor Bella Gil discusses the reasoning for not covering in-person shows at NYFW S/S 2021.
Bella Gil, Culture Editor
• September 10, 2020

Culture Desk Faves: Our Quarantine Hobbies
WSN’s Culture desk shares the ways they found to cope with quarantine.
Addison Aloian, Bella Gil, Paul Kim, Divya Nelakonda and Dana Sun
• September 3, 2020

Students Reflect on Quarantining in NYU Housing
From doing everything to doing nothing, these students share how they’ve occupied their time in housing before the semester starts.
Bella Gil, Culture Editor
• August 30, 2020

The Highs and Lows of Virtual Reality Grad Alley
WSN’s top gamers went to Virtual Reality Grad Alley. Here’s what happened.
Fareid El Gafy, Bella Gil, Abby Hofstetter and Ethan Zack
• May 21, 2020

Culture Desk Faves: What We’ve Been Doing in Quarantine
Yoga, Animal Crossing and dog walking, what more could you ask for?
Bella Gil, Lauren Gruber and Divya Nelakonda
• March 26, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak Resources for the NYU Community
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a lot of information can get lost in the panic. WSN has compiled a list of resources that could possibly be of use to the NYU community. Email [email protected] to help expand this list.
Abby Hofstetter, Alexandra Chan, Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Bella Gil, Paul Kim and Vanessa Handy
• March 23, 2020

Where Did You Go? Students on Being Kicked Out of Housing
After Andy Hamilton’s March 16 email alerted students to move out of residence halls by March 22, students find short-term housing in friends’ apartments and family nationwide.
Bella Gil, Culture Editor
• March 23, 2020

Culture Desk Faves: Signature Scents
The Culture Desk dish on their beloved perfumes.
Bella Gil, Lauren Gruber, Divya Nelakonda and Tatiana Velasco
• March 12, 2020

Lashes For Days: The Culture Desk’s Go-To Mascaras
Volume, length and lashes, oh my!
Bella Gil, Lauren Gruber, Divya Nelakonda and Tatiana Velasco
• February 21, 2020

Explore NYC’s Newest Slime Pop-Up
All you need to know about Sloomoo Institute, Soho’s interactive slime experience.
Bella Gil, Culture Editor
• February 3, 2020

Culture Desk Faves: What We Missed About the City
Winter break doesn’t last forever.
Bella Gil, Lauren Gruber, Divya Nelakonda and Tatiana Velasco
• January 31, 2020

NYU Trend Report: New Decade Edition
Welcome back, Violets. What will we be wearing this semester?
Bella Gil, Culture Editor
• January 27, 2020

Winter Wonderland: Culture Desk Dishes Their Favorite New York City Winter Activities
When the weather outside is frightful, the Culture Desk finds these activities delightful.
Lauren Gruber, Calais Watkins, Bella Gil and Carol Lee
• December 4, 2019

Culture Desk Dining: Farewell Edition
The culture desk reveals where they go to dine before saying farewell to the city for winter break.
Calais Watkins, Lauren Gruber, Carol Lee and Bella Gil
• December 3, 2019

Staff Rants and Raves: Transportation
We’re all going places in some way or another. Here’s what our staff has to say about it.
Bella Gil, Ethan Zack, Victor Porcelli, Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Alexandria Johnson, Lauren Gruber and Lisa Cochran
• November 20, 2019

Staff Rants and Raves: NYU Facilities
NYU owns a lot of property, from residence halls with no heat to libraries that block out the sun to dining halls that can’t pass inspections. Read what our staff has to say about NYU’s campus.
Bela Kirpalani, Victor Porcelli, Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Sam Klein, Bella Gil, Ishaan Parmar and Alexandria Johnson
• November 8, 2019

How To Disguise Your Normal Clothes as a Costume
Basic is better than nothing.
Bella Gil, Beauty & Style Editor
• October 28, 2019

Halloween 2019 Costume Predictions
What are NYU students going to be wearing this year?
Bella Gil, Beauty & Style Editor
• October 23, 2019

I Tried Butt-Skincare so You Don’t Have To
Sorry TLC, but in this case, I do want a scrub.
Bella Gil, Beauty & Style Editor
• October 7, 2019

Photo: Bras: To Wear, or not to Wear?
September 25, 2019

I Love Pretty S/S 2020
Bella Gil, Beauty & Style Editor
• September 12, 2019

The (Un)Importance of a First-Day-of-School Outfit
Don’t let the planning drive you crazy; nobody else will remember it anyway.
Bella Gil, Beauty & Style Editor
• September 4, 2019

Meet the Sophomore Running a Braiding Business from Her Apartment
Box braids, cornrows, stitch braids, faux locs — she can do it all.
Bella Gil, Beauty & Style Editor
• August 24, 2019

Gallatin Senior Pursues Passions in Both Fashion Design and Law
Elizabeth Bellotti dominates on the runway and, soon, in the courtroom.
Bella Gil, Staff Writer
• May 5, 2019

How Students Stay Stylish in the Rain
April showers bring stylistic dilemmas.
Bella Gil, Staff Writer
• May 1, 2019

Campus Bike-Share Rides Under the Radar
A free campus bike program benefits recreation over pollution.
Bella Gil, Staff Writer
• April 14, 2019

Stern Alumna’s Ice Cream Shop Opens in Brooklyn
Bella Gil, Staff Writer
• April 14, 2019

ReFashion NYU Helps You Upgrade Your Closet — Sustainably
Tired of fast fashion? ReFashion NYU has solutions.
Bella Gil, Staff Writer
• April 4, 2019

LOLS Club Makes Languages Heard
What better place to dissect how humans speak than a campus with incredible linguistic diversity?
Bella Gil, Staff Writer
• April 1, 2019

Keenkee F/W 2019
Bella Gil, Staff Writer
• February 5, 2019

Living Coral Splashes Into 2019
Coral is making a comeback.
Bella Gil, Staff Writer
• January 28, 2019

NYU Hosts Discussion on the Trauma of Having an Incarcerated Parent
How does having an incarcerated parent change a child's life? The Silver School of Social Work explored this question on Tuesday.
Bella Gil, Contributing Writer
• September 27, 2018

Enjoy the Greenwich Village Street Fair While it Lasts
There's lots to be found at Greenwich Village weekend street fair.
Bella Gil, Contributing Writer
• September 17, 2018

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