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NYU Alum April Franzino is the Beauty Director of Good Housekeeping Magazine. (Photo from Pixabay)

Beauty and Barrymore — How This NYU Alum Made It Big

This NYU alumna is living out her dream as a Beauty Director at Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day and Prevention magazines.
Marielle Marlys, Staff Writer February 6, 2020

It’s not every day that one gets to dine alongside Drew Barrymore while overlooking the New York City skyline. But for April Franzino, an NYU alumna and the current Beauty Director...

Shirts, the Studio and Sustainability

Shirts, the Studio and Sustainability

Devin James Gilmartin is trying to save the world, one T-shirt at a time.
December 5, 2019

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated and WSN regrets the errors.  Devin James Gilmartin has a name that rings with potential. By the age of 22, Gilmartin has co-founded...

A Peculiar Passion for Preservation

A Peculiar Passion for Preservation

From a young age, CAS sophomore Carlos Martinez-Mejia has been obsessed with nature. Now, he is fighting to protect it.
Arin Garland, Under the Arch Senior Editor December 5, 2019

As a child, CAS sophomore Carlos Martinez-Mejia would go to one of the parks near his house in Manhasset, Long Island and play with bugs the way that another kid would play with...

How Maha Hashwi Rallies to Build a Better World

How Maha Hashwi Rallies to Build a Better World

The Tandon senior brings together her background and her undeniable strength to prove that the power of the people can set waves of change into motion.
Mansee Khurana, Under the Arch Senior Editor December 5, 2019

On one of the first cold Tuesdays of the year, the Muslim Student Association’s mentorship event had a low turnout, but even with only 30 of the 100 or so members present, you...

How Winnie Xu Learned to Trust Her Instincts When ‘No One Tells You’

How Winnie Xu Learned to Trust Her Instincts When ‘No One Tells You’

The CAS senior is president of Two Birds One Stone, a student club that saves an average of 42 pounds of dining hall food per day.
Sam Klein, Managing Editor December 5, 2019

Winnie Xu is walking downtown on Bowery, just south of Houston Street, carrying an aluminum tray with meatballs from Third North oozing out the corners, when a man in loose gray...

The Most Powerful Student on Campus Needs No Introduction

The Most Powerful Student on Campus Needs No Introduction

But you’ll remember her name anyway.
Sakshi Venkatraman, Editor in Chief December 5, 2019

Jakiyah Bradley is not the sentimental type. When you’re the most powerful student on campus, you can’t let your emotions get in the way. In her office in Kimmel, she spends...

Eni Owoeye Makes Environmental Education Approachable

Eni Owoeye Makes Environmental Education Approachable

College of Arts and Science sophomore Eni Owoeye fosters change and environmental stewardship by making environmental education accessible for all.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter December 5, 2019

Eni Owoeye and I met last spring semester when we both ended up in Professor Robin Nagle’s Environment & Society class, one of the introductory courses for the environmental...

Quantitative and Emotional: the Many Contradictions of Wayne Carino

Quantitative and Emotional: the Many Contradictions of Wayne Carino

The Wagner grad student and NYU Sustainability Fellow does what he calls “background work,” but has been instrumental in and out of NYU to provide environmental policy solutions for marginalized communities and developing countries.
Guru Ramanathan, Under the Arch Managing Editor December 5, 2019

When Wayne Carino enters the NYU Office of Sustainability, he barely says a word to anyone before sitting down to work. Within minutes of coming into the office, he immediately...

Heather Vaxer Is Cleaning up the Mess of Movie Production

Heather Vaxer Is Cleaning up the Mess of Movie Production

The Tisch senior created a Green Grant documentary on sustainable film practices — but she believes that sometimes the most sustainable option is being selfish.
Anna de la Rosa, Under the Arch Senior Editor December 5, 2019

“Tell me more.” Student producer Heather Vaxer often repeats this phrase during her production meetings, encouraging her crew to dive deeper into dissecting their creative...

An Activist Determined to Lead with Science

An Activist Determined to Lead with Science

As a three-time winner of the Green Grant program and co-chair of March for Science, Tandon Ph.D. candidate Omar Gowayed continues to fight for an equitable, sustainable world.
Alexandria Johnson, Deputy News Editor December 5, 2019

Omar Gowayed has been an activist since he was five years old. He had protested against the Iraq War with his family in Auburn, Alabama while his classmates stood on the other...

A Perspective on Creating in College: Bailey Gore

A Perspective on Creating in College: Bailey Gore

A portrait interview series about life and work with NYU music business student Bailey Gore.
Andrew Fullerton, Exposures Staff Photographer November 8, 2019

Gallatin senior Lauren Franco started a women’s organization to cultivate community in the city. (Via Lauren Franco)

How an NYU Senior Helps Empower Women Through [gather]-ing

Gallatin senior Lauren Franco brought her empowerment group across the world from her Third Avenue North dorm.
Andrea Pineda-Salgado, Staff Writer October 29, 2019

When current Gallatin senior Lauren Franco held a dorm room meeting as a first-year for women looking for community in the city, she only expected a few people to show up. But...