All content by Jendayi Omowale
![High Fashion Swatches Culture](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fringe_sam-cheng-8-900x597.jpg)
High Fashion Swatches Culture
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• April 18, 2018
![The IRHC’s Annual Moonlight Ball will be taking place at the Whitney Museum of American Art this year.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/040918_Moonlight_Alessia-Garcia-900x648.jpg)
Moonlight Ball Says ‘Goodnight’ to the Met
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• April 9, 2018
![Cristina Maria de la Puerta, Freshman, Liberal Studies](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/030318_GunsFeature_AlessiaGarcia4-900x636.jpg)
Students Take a Second on the Gun Debate
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• March 20, 2018
![NYU provides students with a number of online resources, including campus cable from Philo.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/022618_online_via-nyu.edu_-900x314.jpg)
Online Deals for NYU Students
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• February 26, 2018
![Each semester, National Residence Hall Honorary holds an induction ceremony to welcome new members.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/23970180_164704857607882_5526001177545670656_n1-900x674.jpg)
NRHH Lights the Torch for a New Beginning
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• February 22, 2018
![Stern first-year Aliya Brooks credits Yara Shahidi and Zendaya as inspirational black figures in her life.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mlk-_-facebook-600x900.jpg)
MLK Scholars Discuss Black History Month
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• February 21, 2018
![Global Fashion Collective II FW 2018](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gfc_web_samcheng-71-900x600.jpg)
Global Fashion Collective II FW 2018
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• February 9, 2018
![Salome Ramirez, a CAS junior part of the Hurricane Maria Assistance Program, discusses the struggles her and her family went through during the national disaster. Ramirez continues her studies in journalism at NYU with a minor in Psychology.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/020518_hurricane_JendayiOmowale-633x900.jpg)
Starting Fresh after Hurricane Maria
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• February 5, 2018
![The eating Tide Pods meme has escalated into a viral health concern as people ingest the product as a challenge on social media platforms like YouTube.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/012918_tidepods_juliamoses-900x596.jpg)
Tide Pod Challenge Just the Latest Fad
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• January 29, 2018
![The 2018 Grammy nominees are dominated by people of color, with artists like JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and SZA leading in most nominations.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/012118_grammys_twitter-900x790.jpg)
Inclusivity at the 60th Grammys
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• January 18, 2018
![The NYU Combined Campaign is a charitable giving program that allows NYU faculty, staff, and administrators to contribute directly to the NYU Community Fund and the United Way of NYC in support of local nonprofit organizations near NYU's campuses, as well as throughout the five boroughs.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/combined_CommunityFundNewsletterFall2017-900x655.jpg)
Faculty Raises Money For Charities
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• December 4, 2017
![As a rapidly growing, multi-billion dollar industry, cosmetics have become a centerpiece of American culture.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bill_pexels-1-900x600.jpeg)
The Politics of Cosmetics
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• November 27, 2017
![Tandon School of Engineering students have been taking out their professors to lunch, free of charge, courtesy of the school’s student council. Members of the Tandon Student Council (L to R) Director of Student Success junior Juliann Forbes, Vice President senior Divya Deverakonda, former Student-Faculty Resource Commissioner senior Orion Doscher, Graduate Assistant in the Office of Student Activities and Resource Center Tim Zchang, Student Council Presdient senior Rawan Abbasi.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tandon_Jendayi-Omowale-1-900x675.jpg)
Tandon Students Take Professors to Lunch for Free
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• November 27, 2017
![Tandon School of Engineering students have been taking out their professors to lunch, free of charge, courtesy of the school’s student council. Members of the Tandon Student Council (L to R) Director of Student Success junior Juliann Forbes, Vice President senior Divya Deverakonda, former Student-Faculty Resource Commissioner senior Orion Doscher, Graduate Assistant in the Office of Student Activities and Resource Center Tim Zchang, Student Council Presdient senior Rawan Abbasi.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tandon_Jendayi-Omowale-1-900x675.jpg)
Photo: Early 2000s Brands to Wear Today
Christopher Collado, Staff Writer
• November 27, 2017
![Brittany Hall residents (L to R) Nicolas Brunstein, Samuel Slocum, Gabriel Oldfield, Benjamin Florence and Joshua Ellis-Einhorn created a newsletter named the 02 Tribune which is only sent to other rooms ending in 02.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/02tribute_Photo-courtesy-of-02-Tribune-900x600.jpg)
Dorm Room Journalism Emerges
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• November 20, 2017
![Tandon sophomore Arystan Tatishev is the founder of the Facebook groups Overheard At NYU and NYU Memes For Slightly Bankrupt Teens.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/overheardatnyu_TonyWu-1-900x600.jpg)
Overheard: Humor Sans Context
Jendayi Omowale, Staff Writer
• November 13, 2017
![NYU’s Urban Farm Lab reopened on Oct 11. It was founded two years ago by NYU Food Studies professor Amy Bentley as a place for food study majors to harvest crops right in the city.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/urban-farm_jendayi-omowale-900x506.jpg)
Urban Farm Reopens its Doors
Jendayi Omowale, Contributing Writer
• October 16, 2017
![The Met is one of the world’s largest art museums and is home to over 2 million works.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_entrance_NYC-1200x969.jpg)
Museum Madness: A Guide to Free NYC Museums
Jendayi Omowale, Contributing Writer
• October 3, 2017
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Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2025
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Aditte Parasher, Contributing Writer • February 14, 2025
![The Soapbox is a weekly news column rounding up stories worth reading for a global university. (Max Van Hosen and Kyra Reilley for WSN)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/news-soapbox-amanda-1.png)
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2025
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Sawyer Gouw Ranzetta, Staff Writer • February 14, 2025