Words and illustrations by Sarah Logan The end of the school year has come. Students at CCNY attended the last of their classes, read their last assigned books and absorbed as much information as they could for their finals throughout this it is vital to remember that college is stressful and that many students are…
Words by Dustin Graziano Raisa Shurat is a psychology student at CCNY who is part of a small group of people that are trying to get a Trump supporters’ club started here at CCNY. The “MAGA,” or Make America Great Again, Club has not yet been established, partially due to the trouble these students have…
Words and photograph by Lizbeth VazquezIllustration by Katie Herchenroeder “As I was getting ready to move on to an independent lifestyle, I had a really hard time trying to find a place here in New York,” C.S. said. The former CCNY student doesn’t want to use her real name, but explained that she felt she…
Words and photographs by Elizabeth Soto I’m Elizabeth Soto and I’m junior pursuing a B.S through the CUNY baccalaureate program for unique and Interdisciplinary studies. I’m a freelancer photojournalist. As an immigrant myself, I know the burdens and the struggles immigrants (of all ages) have to face when coming to this nation seeking for a…
Words by Zoe Taylor A group of CCNY journalism students got an up-close-and-personal look at Spectrum News NY1, New York City’s 24/7 news channel, last Thursday May 2. A panel of reporters and producers offered career advice and also stressed the importance of local reporting. Following a tour of the newsroom, located in Chelsea in…
Words and photographs by Mia Milosevic On Wednesday, May 1, representatives from CCNY’s Gender Resources and the Office of Diversity and Compliance, along with representatives from Womankind, an organization which serves victims of gender violence, organized Denim Day. Denim Day has significance because of a Italian Supreme Court case from 1992. An 18-year-old girl was…
Words by Gabriela FigueroaIllustrations by Katie Herchenroeder On Earth Day, April 22, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill for a statewide ban of single-use plastic bags in New York, which will take effect in March 2020. In other words, plastic bags that your local bodega serves your food in, or the bags that help you…
Words and Photograph by Cynthia Nunes You see the artic fox on the subway. You see it in college hallways. You can find it in Starbucks. Fjallraven Kanken, the popular backpack with the red and white logo that translates as “The Arctic Fox,” is everywhere. The Kanken backpack has become popular among college students. It…
Words and illustrations by Sarah Logan With summer just around the corner, chances are you will be spending more time outside. Whether it be hiking in the mountains of upstate New York, swimming in the waters off the coast of Long Island, or skipping down the hot cement of Harlem’s streets, it is hard not…
Words by Alfonso Di RoccoIllustrations by Katie Herchenroeder We all love to recycle, but do our plastic bottles ever make it to the recycling plants? These are questions City college students might ask themselves. Unknown to many, we at CCNY lack a sustainability department and thus lack dedicated, centralized oversight on issues such as water,…