Words and photograph by Terrell F. MerrittIllustration by Katie Herchenroeder The late afternoon sunlight splashed through the doorway of the food pantry in the North Academic Center as Cris G. headed in. “It is cool that students got involved to start the pantry. I guess it shows just how much can happen when you really…
Words by Stephanie GaitanPhotograph by Brandon KingIllustration by Katie Herchenroeder The Bronx has recently become a cultural hub for literary activity, in part thanks to City College graduate, Saraciea J. Fennell. The Bronx Book Festival, an annual literary event that caters to residents of the Bronx, first took place in the summer of 2018. This…
Words by Nate IzzoIllustrations by Katie HerchenroederScreenshots Courtesy of ccnylgbt on Instagram The LGBT Open Alliance is the student organization that helps queer people establish a community at CCNY. It is in danger of being shut down. The Safe Space, located in NAC 1/101B next to the Ballroom, is the main headquarters for the LGBT…
Words and Illustrations by Sarah Logan With 2018 already long gone and 2019 steadily racing along, many have been thinking about the next presidential election. Who will run? What will their policies be? Will their proposed changes help the future of America at all? Marianne Williamson, an author and spiritual advocate from Houston, Texas, is…
Words and Illustrations by Kia ThomasPhotos courtesy of The City College Archives In the public eye, City College’s dedication to social justice and philanthropy stood a close second to its academic prestige. Many remain unaware of its history of wartime involvement. Most of what can be discovered surround veteran recognition and obituaries of the College’s…
Words by Matthew RomanoIllustrations by Katie Herchenroeder For the casual viewer of this year’s Academy Awards, the 91st of its kind, it would seem that fading into the distance is January 2015’s #OscarsSoWhite, the trending tag that stormed media outlets, clouded the Academy, and casted shadows upon most awards shows. It is easy to be…
Words by Noe LebanidzeIllustration by Katie Herchenroeder The name Salman Khan is probably at least somewhat recognizable to most of us. If that doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps you are familiar with the website ‘www.khanacademy.org?’ Educator and Entrepreneur Salman Khan visited City College on the first of April as part of the “Rudin Lecture Series.”…
(NY) – Throughout March, hundreds of students throughout the state celebrated Womxn’s Herstory Month by participating in a menstrual product drive to collect goods and challenge taboos about period health and homelessness. College students working with NYPIRG collected 24,388 menstrual and hygiene products to be donated to local shelters. NYPIRG student activists hosted service drives…
Words by Georgina LachmanPhotography collage by Leanna Pham Eliot Kaplan, a career coach and former Hearst Magazines editorial recruiter, recently addressed CCNY journalism students in Shepard Hall about the dynamic publishing business. The press event coveredKaplan’s professional life, assessing the industry’s future, and imparting practical advice to budding journalists in the rapidly changing field. In…
Photos and words by Mia Milosevic Karina Sorto-Kai, whose parents immigrated from El Salvador, grew up in a Hispanic community in Nassau County on Long Island. A CCNY film and video production major, Sorto-Kai knew from a young age that she wanted to seek out a different life path from what she was seeing around…