All content by Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel
![A large room with blue carpeting and a variety of colorful couches and chairs. There are students sitting with their laptops. On the floor above there are bookshelves filled with books.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/news-bbstupdate3-1-1200x800.jpg)
Photo: Renovations to keep an eye out for at Bobst
Dharma Niles, Deputy News Editor
• January 29, 2024
![Students study on the newly renovated first floor of Bobst Library. The renovations include new couches, blue carpeting and updated lighting fixtures.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ops-bobstnewfirstfloor-header-1200x800.jpg)
Photo: Bobst Library to undergo more renovations in coming months
October 24, 2023
![A woman with red curly hair holding a pink macaron to her mouth. She is wearing a brown shirt and a loose red tie with a yellow-and-blue geometric pattern on it.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/arts-yasmina-int-1200x799.jpg)
Photo: R&B star Yasmina on her new EP ‘the process’
October 18, 2023
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Photo: Skip Whole Foods and try these more affordable alternatives
Jules Hasler, Contributing Writer
• September 25, 2023
![Multiple students sit at long tables working on their computers. To the right is a long window facing Washington Square Park.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ops-neglectedupperclassppl-1200x800.jpg)
Photo: Opinion: Dear NYU, upperclassmen are students too
September 5, 2023
![A view from the Brooklyn Bridge Park with people exercising on the grass and downtown Manhattan in the background.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/brooklyn-bridge3-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Calm amid the chaos: 6 serene city parks to take your stress away
Liz Lindain, Contributing Writer
• May 3, 2023
Reduce, Reuse, Rethink: Sustainability at NYU
With 2040 Now, NYU is spotlighting its many initiatives targeted at improving the university's sustainability. Here’s what students think.
Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel
• April 29, 2023
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Photo: The best ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in NYC
Kasey Goldenberg, Contributing Writer
• March 9, 2023
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Photo: Ranked: Dorm Hookup Spots
Jules Hasler, Contributing Writer
• February 26, 2023
![A person holds ube ice cream with coconut flakes and mochi in a “Soft Swerve” cup in front of an ice cream sign.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/culture-icecream-3-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Here’s the scoop on the best ice cream in NYC
Anya Paiz, Contributing Writer
• February 20, 2023
![A photo of a classroom that is full of unoccupied chairs.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ops-stoplecture-1-900x488.jpg)
Photo: Opinion: Lectures are a thing of the past
February 17, 2023
![A student dressed in a black t-shirt and black checkered sweatpants does laundry in the Coral Tower residence hall laundry room. The laundry room consists of two rows of white washers and dryers.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ops-freelaundry-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Opinion: Include laundry in the cost of tuition, please
February 14, 2023
![Several items strewn across a white sheet including a green journal with a leather cover, a gray laptop, a book titled “Jazz” by Toni Morrison, two bookmarks, a pair of white earphones, two pairs of glasses, a small bottle of hand sanitizer, several coins, nine pens, a container of lip gloss, a brown leather wallet, and a brown leather tote bag.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/culture-bstyle-totes-PWhiteny-900x600.jpeg)
Photo: NYU, what’s in your tote?
Jhenesis Hines, Staff Writer
• January 26, 2023
![A photo of a man wearing a security uniform, walking down the lobby stairs of the Kimmel Center for University Life. Two Christmas wreaths hang on the walls symmetrically next to the stairs.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/JTERM-WSN-NataliaKempthorne-Curiel-25-900x600.jpg)
NYU, Population: You
Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel, Staff Photographer
• January 25, 2023
![Two silver M.T.A. Metrocard vending machines with red, yellow, blue and green panels sit against a white-tiled wall.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ops-metrocard-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Opinion: New York, don’t get rid of the MetroCard
December 6, 2022
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Photo: The best cheap eats near NYU
Jhenesis Hines, Contributing Writer
• October 25, 2022
![The north-facing study room on the eighth floor of the Bobst Library. Rows of tables and chairs are lined up against floor-to-ceiling windows. On each table are lamps.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ops-8thFloorBobst-10-23-2022-Kempthorne-CurielNatalia-8-900x600.jpg)
Photo: Opinion: Bring the old Bobst 8th floor back
October 25, 2022
![A dorm room with a girl laying down in the lower bunk bed. Another girl sits at an adjacent desk, wearing blue jeans, a white t-shirt, and pink headphones. The girl at the desk is looking at her computer screen.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Photo-Essay-2ndStreet-20220927-Natalia.Kempthorne-Curiel.-06-900x600.jpg)
Low-cost housing doesn’t mean low-quality living
A photographer captures how residents in lower-cost housing turn their small rooms into cozy homes.
Natalia Kempthorne-Curiel, Contributing Photographer
• October 19, 2022
![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