I wake up in sweltering heat, the sun beating down on me. The sun chooses now to grace New York with its presence? “What a great wake-up call,” I mutter. “What time is it,” I ask Paul, my driver. “Oh, morning Ms. Hale. You’re up,” Paul says checking his rearview mirror. “Paul, please call me…
Today is a day I think about a lot. A day that I sometimes want to forget and yet always want to remember. It’s hard to imagine a world when those two pillars were still standing. I was only 6 years old when it happened. I was in my first grade classroom doing my daily…
I’ve been on the low I been taking my time I feel like I’m out of my mind It feel like my life ain’t mine Who can relate? My little brother introduced me to an artist. His name is Logic. His message for his followers is simple: peace, love, and positivity. It’s a message I…
The mind is a wondrous thing, isn’t it? The human brain is one of the most fascinating organs in the human body. In less than a second, your brain can send a signal to your hands to type a word and erase a word (after you’ve misspelled a common word four times). With so many…
[I think I genuinely stared at the blank screen for five minutes before even typing a sentence and who knows how many times I deleted a word and started over… Either way, I’m here. It’s been a while since I’ve written something that other people can see, so please bear with me on the quality.]…
Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer September 28, 2016 NYU claimed three of this year’s 23 MacArthur Fellowship recipients, which is also known as the “Genius Grant.” Computer Science Professor Subhash Khot, Associate Professor of Music Composition Julia Wolfe and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, an alumnus of NYU, all received the honor this year for work in their…
Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer August 28, 2016 Just three years ago, NYU Shanghai was established in partnership with East China Normal University. Now a crucial part of NYU’s global reach, the site is preparing to bid adieu to its first graduating class at the end of this academic year. The Class of 2017 consists of…
