All content by Michael Lando
![A side view of the entrance to the La Maison Française. The words “New York University” and “La Maison Francaise” are displayed on the red brick walls on either side of the door in black letters.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/culture-learninglanguages-1200x800.jpg)
More than Core: How language courses can go beyond the requirement
Three NYU students share how language courses have shaped them, both personally and academically.
Michael Lando, Contributing Writer
• February 1, 2024
![A hand holding a carved wooden elephant in its palm.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4-1-1200x800.jpg)
Beyond books and bedding: The comfort objects students bring to college
College is a period of uncharted change. Here’s what five students brought to school to help them stay grounded through it all.
Michael Lando, Contributing Writer
• October 20, 2023
![Two people talk on a park bench in Stuyvesant Square Park.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/culture-studyspot-Stuyvesant-Sq-Park-Nic-Chang-1200x800.jpg)
Breakup with Bobst with these 5 off-campus study spots
Step up your study routine this semester and venture out to one of these off-campus locations.
Michael Lando, Contributing Writer
• September 20, 2023
![A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-childaistudy-1200x800.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
![A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dopico.jpeg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024