Spring 2022 International Issue Archives - The New School Free Press

Dorm room turned tattoo parlor

Parsons School of Design first-year Prithvi Virmani tattoos fellow tattoo artist Declan on March 5. Dorming freshmen have started cultivating creativity through art-based businesses. Photo by Lilly Gorman

New School dorms buzz with new, creative businesses. Moving to New York City to go to a university like The New School, you open yourself up for some…

Englishman in New York

When you have a British accent in New York, everyone notices. The New School Free Press reporter Tamara Kormornick fully accepts her accent as a part of her identity after a period of suppressing it. Illustration by Caitlin Du Caitlin Du

An ode to the misunderstood in New York City. “I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien, I’m an Englishman in New York.” A featured track of my “New…

Home away from home

International students at The New School talk about places that remind them of home. Being so far from home causes them to miss that familiarity, finding ways to get that same comfort in the city. Illustration by Camila Giraldo

International students share how they find pockets of home in the city. To leave home and travel to New York City is a huge upheaval. As of fall…

Part-time faculty union wins healthcare arbitration against New School

The New School’s part-time faculty union won an arbitration ruling against the university. This stated that the school violated the union’s contract after instituting a new healthcare policy in 2021. Illustration by Caitlin Du

After taking issue with a new healthcare plan introduced in 2021, The New School part-time faculty union won an arbitration ruling against the university. The New School must…

Among ducks and mailbox keys: Where I find myself in Central Park

New York City is ceaseless and beats at all hours. When I dream of something sacred to drown out the sensations, I go to the Central Park Reservoir…

Texas judge blocks Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-trans directive

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive that would investigate families that provide their children gender-affirming care as “child abuse” in February. Judge Amy Clark Meachum blocked the investigations on March 11, calling Abbott’s actions unconstitutional. Illustration by Summer Safi

Gender-affirming care cannot lawfully be considered ‘child abuse’ according to ruling early this month. On Feb. 22, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Department of Family and…