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Plight of an Intern
In a cornea-burning second, the stage is alight and a stream of costumed actors enter for the start of the show, but this is only the beginning of another shift for Malin Jörnvi. The drama student landed an internship in her industry, at The Scandinavian American Theater Company (SATC). She […]
Invisible on the Wall: Minorities in Rock Climbing
BY ANNE CRUZ On a sticky afternoon in Rumney, New Hampshire, standing at the base of a 70-foot cliff, Ryan Edwards selects his next project. He settles on “Flying Hawaiian,” which is one of area’s the less demanding climbs but is by no means easy. The route requires strength and […]
Q&A With Ismail Ibrahim
BY BOJANA GALIC Sitting in a café near the New York University campus, Ismail Ibrahim, 19, takes a sip of black coffee and adjusts his cotton shirt. A bold Arabic script runs down the sleeve, featuring one of his own designs. More than 500 orders later, Ibrahim, the founder of Salam […]
Student Activists Tackle Criminal Justice
BY JENNA JARDINE Running down the steps of Canal Street station, you hurry to catch the six train to get to work on time. You swipe your monthly unlimited metro pass only to receive the dreaded “swipe again at this turnstile” message. Your train pulls into the station and desperate […]
NYU Sanctuary: Politics or Protection?
BY AMANDA REGALADO The bitter, blustering February wind outside matched students’ moods inside. New York University’s student government members—about 40 presidents and senators— sat disheveled in the colloquium room. Their eyes jetted anxiously to one another, sharing concern with each glance. Trump’s first month in office and his anti-immigrant […]
Men Suffer in Silence
BY BOJANA GALIC Inhaling deeply, Cory Hirsch[1] bench presses 200 pounds, a bead of sweat dripping down his face. He repeats the exercise ten times, each a little more strained than the last, and finally finishes the third set. Hirsch sits up on the bench and takes a swig of […]
“13 Reasons Why”: More Questions than Answers
BY SHELBY JORDAN Google “suicide.” The first link is to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, with a phone number and online chat option. Just below is a gallery of the top stories on notable suicides, most recently dominated by Aaron Hernandez, former NFL star, and the fictional Hannah Baker, star […]
The Autopsy of a Dead Food Trend
By ALANA AL-HATLANI A stream of Park Slope families, girls with selfie sticks, and man buns with skateboards trickle into Prospect Park at 11a.m. on a Sunday—a congregation of urban foodies on their way to a fast-food ‘service.’ Everyone stakes their claim at a handful of benches or optimal shady […]
Bippity Boppity Boo! Disney is Back.
By JENNA JARDINE The icy wind on the Hudson invigorates the crowd of moviegoers, clutching their pre-ordered tickets, at Regal Cinemas Battery Park 11. They brave the rowdy streets of New York City on St. Patrick’s Day not to see an action-packed blockbuster or a tear-jerking drama, but a film […]
The Finsta: A Millennial’s Modern Day Journal
BY SHELBY JORDAN One morning in September, Alex McGurk, NYU sophomore, was chopping peppers for her omelet when the knife slipped and slashed into her left thumb. Five stitches later, Alex opened her finsta (fake Instagram) account, @mcgunks, and chronicled her latest mishaps from the past week. Besides the knife […]
