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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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Illustrated by Rachel Lee.

Side Hustling, Chapter 1: The Dogs and the Disaster

In the first installment of this month’s serial, college student Valerie goes up against a pack of unruly lap dogs.
Alec Winshel, Staff Writer March 4, 2020

After accidentally destroying her roommate’s computer, Valerie must pick up a series of odd jobs in order to rectify the situation. Dogs are basically computers. Their operating...

Illustrated by Julia Hope Riguerra.

Letters to the Graduate, From the Graduating

An attempt to wrap your head around what the f-ck has just happened to you.
Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes, Voices Editor March 2, 2020

Read a transcript of Maxine's poem here: Graduating... _is like breaking up with the person you lit candles for, bought roses for, made mixtapes for, like blacking...

The Fall

The Fall

Eugene Hu, Contributing Writer December 5, 2019

I. Sturdy spruce trees stand Like thin, shaken, gutless twigs Before the chainsaw. II. Swallow packs soar high Under the merciless rain That chews through their wings. III. Rose...

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to the wildlife we have destroyed 

Rachel Lee, Under the Arch Voices Illustrator December 5, 2019

to the wildlife we have destroyed  Though your presence May have left I will try my best To keep your memory  Alive   Telling stories of  How you  Lived  in...

This Bi-Coastal Ashen Rain

This Bi-Coastal Ashen Rain

A California native identifies an environmental melancholia following this year’s wave of fire disasters.
Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes, Under the Arch Voices Editor December 5, 2019

It’s Sept. 1. A red bag with a white cross sits by the door. During our spring cleaning years ago, my father discovered expired soup cans inside of it. He said one day he would...

Leapfrog

Leapfrog

Tayler Bakotic, Contributing Writer December 5, 2019

In my younger days, I would catch frogs in the summer – cupping one between my hands and watching its convex eyes looking back at me. I caught myself a little friend – I wonder...

Plastic-watching

Plastic-watching

Anna-Dmitry Muratova, UTA Senior Reporter December 5, 2019

The day before the first snow Almost fell,  Went bird-watching  In Bryant Park.  Instead of birds watched  A Walgreens bag,  Flopping in the wind.    Didn’t...

Illustrated by Rachel Lee.

The Wedding, Chapter 4: The Stem of the Glass

The fourth and final chapter in Voices’ sophomore serial follows the recently single Diane Costello on the day of her ex-boyfriend’s wedding.
Annabelle Tocco, Voices Staff Writer December 3, 2019

A wedding is a time for family, levity and love. But what craziness ensues when an unwanted guest, the groom’s ex to be exact, shows up out of the blue? Find out over the course...

Illustrated by Rachel Lee.

The Wedding, Chapter 3: A Stubborn Waltz

The third chapter in Voices’ sophomore serial, following a retired police chief on the day of his daughter’s wedding.
Eugene Hu, Contributing Writer December 3, 2019

A wedding is a time for family, levity and love. But what craziness ensues when an unwanted guest, the groom’s ex to be exact, shows up out of the blue? Find out over the course...

Illustrated by Rachel Lee.

The Wedding, Chapter 2: Best Man

The second chapter in Voices’ sophomore serial, following the best man on the day of his best friend's wedding.
Jake Schick, Voices Staff Writer November 22, 2019

A wedding is a time for family, levity and love. But what craziness ensues when an unwanted guest, the groom’s ex to be exact, shows up out of the blue? Find out over the course...

Illustrated by Rachel Lee.

The Wedding, Chapter 1: Shutters and Mirrors

The first chapter in Voices’ sophomore serial, following a bride on the day of her wedding.
Jessica Fiorella, UTA Voices Staff Writer November 15, 2019

A wedding is a time for family, levity and love. But what craziness ensues when an unwanted guest, the groom’s ex to be exact, shows up out of the blue? Find out over the course...

Illustrated by Rachel Lee.

A 15-minute Break: Chapter 4

This is the fourth and final chapter of Under the Arch Voices’ new monthly serial.
Annabelle Tocco, UTA Voices Staff Writer November 8, 2019

What does a 15-minute delay mean in a city that runs at 1,000 miles an hour? When a subway grinds to a halt in the middle of a tunnel, four strangers with different backgrounds,...