All content by Rylee La Testa
![An illustration of a Black woman in a green shirt and a white woman in a yellow shirt listening to music through wired headphones. The cord of the headphones spells out “Listen to This.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Untitled_Artwork-34-900x675.jpg)
Listen To This: Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter tries a different sound in ‘L’accouchement’
Read about this week’s most notable singles by Zach Bryan, Daisy Jones & The Six and more.
Holden Lay, Ethan Beck, Ava Vonn, Tatyanna Gooden, Rylee La Testa and Antonio Johri
• February 2, 2023
![Large skeletons on stilts walking through a crowd of people. The skeletons have articles of clothing and drawings on them.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloweenparade_ManasaGudavalli-06-900x600.jpg)
Village Halloween Parade returns to New York City
Creatively costumed party-goers from all over the city came together to showcase their Halloween spirit at the 49th Annual Village Halloween Parade.
Bruna Horvath and Rylee La Testa
• November 1, 2022
![Two feminine-presenting robotic figures pose against a light blue background.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/arts-klara-and-the-sun-review_Jenna-Sharaf-900x675.jpg)
Review: ‘Klara and the Sun’ examines humanity through the eyes of a machine
Kazuo Ishiguro's eighth novel explores individuality and human complexity through the unique perspective of Klara, an artificially-intelligent robot.
Rylee La Testa, Staff Writer
• October 4, 2022
![Three men and two women sit on a stage with red drapes in the background while the man in the middle speaks using a microphone.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/news-presidentspeech-1-900x584.jpg)
Search for Hamilton successor sparks little student enthusiasm
A committee that was assembled to find NYU President Andrew Hamilton’s successor has begun hosting hearing sessions to collect input from the university community, but has seen little student involvement so far.
Bruna Horvath and Rylee La Testa
• September 21, 2022
![A lanternfly is seen in a door sill surrounded by other dead lanternflies.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Copy-of-_B2A2240-900x600.jpg)
Invasive lanternflies have arrived in Washington Square
The invasive insects, which have been spotted by students across the city, spread easily and can be harmful to trees and other wildlife. New Yorkers have been instructed to crush them.
Rylee La Testa, Contributing Writer
• September 15, 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