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The New School hosts its first prom

The New School mascot Gnarls Narwhal sits on a vintage record-turned-decades clock. The university hosted its first prom on April 30. Image courtesy of The Student Activities Board

A night filled with dancing, sushi, decades, decor and, of course, the university’s favorite mascot, Gnarls. The New School Student Activities Board hosted its first prom last month…

Behind Gnarls: The backstory of The New School’s climate change-fleeing, Vogue’ology-loving narwhal mascot

The Student Leadership and Involvement office at The New School rebranded the mascot into Gnarls Narwhal at the beginning of the fall 2021 semester. The office intended to create a more fitting mascot for The New School. Illustration by Caroline McKenzie

Get to know the real Gnarls. The New School mascot, Gnarls Narwhal, has always remained a mystery across campus. However, with a fresh new look and a more…

BIPOC Artists and Students Form an Art-Focused Home in Brooklyn

Yetunde Sapp and Yasmine Barboza painting on clothing and making prints that they will sell at a Black business fair at the end of the week. Photo by Elia Griffin.

This August, in the midst of the global pandemic, third-year BA/BFA fashion design and liberal arts student Yetunde Sapp, and her roommate, Rashad Heagle, decided to transform their…

Can Gen-Z Take The Heat? Or Those Prada Flame Sandals?

Illustration by Nitya Kumar

Our generation increasingly faces economically challenging issues including a college debt crisis, stagnant wages and a global slowdown. Simultaneously, studies show Generation Z is more financially literate —…