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,…
Words and photographs provided by Jake Nill From being locked out of his apartment to being murdered by the NYPD, what happened to Kawaski Trawick last month? As reported in Out Magazine, people who are black, queer, and facing mental illness are statistically more likely to experience violence and death by the hands of the…
Words, photographs, and videos by Kia ThomasFeatured image courtesy of the CCNY Archives in Cohen Library – photo by Nancy Shia Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1969, the Black and Puerto Rican Student Community of City College convened in the wee hours of the morning to lock the gates of the South Campus, shutting…
Words by Jada GordonIllustrations by Katie Herchenroeder There’s a moment of the year that I, along with other people, seem to dread: the time where Spring is heading to Summer. The heat comes in, clothes become shorter, and limbs are out on display. For those who deal with body image issues, the time where the…