All content by Bianca de Ayala
![An illustration featuring a Cuban NYU student carrying the stories of her Cuban heritage with her. Behind her, a group of seagulls encircle a raft with Cuban asylum seekers, also known as balseros.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Untitled_Artwork-900x651.jpg)
‘Patria y vida’: Cubans and Cuban Americans discuss differences in identity, expression
Cuban and Cuban American students weigh in on generational conflict, peer interactions and Cuban identity at NYU.
Bianca de Ayala, Contributing Writer
• March 3, 2022
![(Illustration by Adelaide Miller)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-26-at-5.19.52-PM.png)
Voicemail Message #2: Echoes
The second part of a two-part poem: Silence breaks on the other end.
Bianca de Ayala, Contributing Writer
• September 27, 2021
![(Illustration by Adelaide Magdalene Miller)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-12-at-4.13.39-PM-900x619.png)
Voicemail Message #1: Burnout
The first part of a two-part poem about cut ties and lost connections in the digital age.
Bianca de Ayala, Contributing Writer
• September 13, 2021
![Professors, Students Aren’t Asking for Pina Coladas](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FAA82BC6-2FE3-47DB-871E-B16C121F8BFB-900x900.png)
Professors, Students Aren’t Asking for Pina Coladas
Professors, here are ways you can help students during a COVID-19 semester.
Bianca de Ayala, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 28, 2020
![An illustration of a megaphone with a red handle. Written in orange on the megaphone are the words “Staff Rants.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Untitled_Artwork-29-900x900.png)
Staff Rants and Raves: The Emmys
From Bad Bunny to COVID-19 precautions, our staff has a lot of thoughts on the Emmys.
Helen Wajda, Kim Rice, Bianca de Ayala, Jake Capriotti and Alexandra Chan
• September 24, 2020
![New students are experiencing NYU a bit differently from what many imagined. Nonetheless, these could be the alternatives to the party culture that threaten to worsen COVID numbers on our campus. (Staff Photo by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC_0647-900x600.jpg)
The COVID-19 College Party Scene: Who’s To Blame?
In the midst of the pandemic, the traditional “party scene” connotation of college has created a very dangerous case of FOMO among returning students.
Bianca de Ayala, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 23, 2020
![An illustration of a megaphone with a red handle. Written in orange on the megaphone are the words “Staff Rants.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Untitled_Artwork-29-900x900.png)
Staff Rants: Parties
From tailgates to sobriety, our staff has a lot of opinions on parties.
Helen Wajda, Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Bianca de Ayala and Alexandra Chan
• September 17, 2020
![The front of a brown building, with the words "TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS" above the large doors. There are a few people walking down the street in front of the building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/theater-tisch-katiepeurrung-900x621-1-1.jpg)
Carmo Moniz, Editor-at-Large • September 6, 2024
![An aisle of bookshelves filled with multicolored books.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-books-feature-1200x801.jpg)
![An illustration of the Washington Square Park arch and fountain. The words “BACK TO SCHOOL,” are above the words “Ins and Outs.” On the left is a smiling figure under a sunny sky and on the right is an angry figure under a cloudy sky.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/culture-ins-and-outs-1200x800.jpg)
![A man in a black shirt, a woman in a brown sweater, a teenage girl in a gray knit sweater and a child in a blue-and-green striped shirt look scared and are holding one another. They are sitting in a dark children’s bedroom.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-film-afraid-movie-review-1200x720.png)
Karina Rower, Under The Arch Editor • September 6, 2024
![A person wearing a keffiyeh is zip tied by a cop in protective gear.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/news-disciplinaryaction-1200x798.jpg)
Hope Pisoni, Investigative Reporter • September 5, 2024