By: Anthony Viola Hurricane season produced two of the largest storms ever seen back to back. In Houston, the victims of Hurricane Harvey continue to repair their lives after the storm destroyed their homes. Irma caused similar issues for people in southern Florida. In a time when the country needs to come together, The Towers […]
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On-Campus Group Makes Voter Registration Easy
By: Laura James It is that time of year again… summer is winding down, students are loaded with school assignments and extracurricular activities, and then someone talks about voting. It becomes another task on the to-do list. And if a student hasn’t registered to vote, they’re burdened by that added responsibility. Why should they bother? Their […]
Keeping a Level-Head With ‘City Tutors’
By: Curtis Ashley On the list of resources you should be aware of this school year, local tutoring services should be in your top five. Fortunately for City College students, there’s City Tutors (CT). CT is a home-grown tutoring service that meets the need of the students and the Harlem community. They offer tutoring to […]
Enzo Soderini: From Soccer Star to Immigration Advocate
Text and photo by Hash Sesay In front of the North Academic Center at CCNY, a tight side hallway leads to a small office. Here you see employees working overtime making phone calls, sorting through mountains of paperwork, and speaking with multiple clients. This office, the City College Immigration Center, residents can receive various services […]
CCNY Fights Food Insecurity with New Pantry
Text and photos by Jose Cardoso Last week, the Colin Powell School and NYPIRG celebrated the opening of CCNY’s food pantry in NAC 6/145 to fight the little-discussed problem of hunger among college students. According to a study by CUNY, nearly 40 percent of undergraduate students surveyed reported being “food insecure” in some way while […]
CCNY Students Tackle Race & Racism in Millennial America
A Black History Month Discussion at 1010 WINS by Ana Sampson In post-election 2017, just about any discussion of race becomes contentious. But a mixed-race panel of college students hosted by 1010 WINS last Friday, expressed hope not rage. “I was raised to treat everyone equally,” said Marie Brewer, a recent City College […]
Harlem Residents Unite Against Trump’s Travel Ban
It’s not just those from the seven effect countries who feel the effects — and are pushing back. Text and photo by Cristal Moris Luis Lopez, a Harlem resident, opposes Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban, even though he doesn’t come from any of the seven Muslim-majority countries. “He honestly isn’t looking out for our […]
A Nor’easter Hits the Area, and Students Get a Snow Day!
Text and photos by Johnathan Thompson Some furious flurries shut down public schools on Thursday, and CUNY followed suit, giving students at CCNY a snow day. In the “city that never sleeps,” exactly no one complained. “I love the snow, on top of that it meant no school and no work!” said Geraldine Miranda, a […]
Immigration Ban Flies in Face of Pluralistic Values at City College
Text and Photo by Joey Viglietta Enzo Soderini, an immigration lawyer for international students at the City College of New York, speaks in a near-whisper, as though wary of surveillance. He has discussed the same issue for several days straight. “I have met so many students from Middle-Eastern countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria,” says Soderini. “They […]
Starlet Keke Palmer Holds Book Signing at CCNY
My Roommate’s All-Exclusive Experience by Mia Chin On February 2, Keke Palmer, beloved actress, singer, and song writer, made a guest appearance at Aaron Davis Hall. It was the first signing of her new book, I Don’t Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice. This young impassioned artist is most known for […]
Soda Streaming for Coexistence
Misinformation Leads to Harmful Boycotting by Ariel Avgi – CAMERA Fellow Walk around the NAC Rotunda between club hours, or even 12pm to 2pm on a Monday or Wednesday. There is no shortage of student clubs trying to sell you baked goods or fresh waffles. The pro-Israel student advocates at City College have introduced a […]
21st Century Foundation Records Released
BY Elihu Fleury How This Relates to CCNY’s Recent Financial Scandal City College administration released a report containing records from the 21st Century Foundation, the college’s main fundraising organization. The records listed employees who received money from the foundation as supplements to their taxable salary. Interim President Vincent Boudreau announced the release of this information […]
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