Tag: Hunter College

Students

CUNY Students Struggle as They Are Vacated From Dorms to Make Way For Emergency Medical Centers

As New York reaches more than 83,700 coronavirus cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is turning to college campuses to provide much needed space for hospital beds. To prepare, a number of CUNY and State University of New York (SUNY) campus dorms have been vacated to serve as emergency medical centers. For the CUNY system, the transition poses a particular challenge. The campuses are a popular, affordable option for the city’s low-income students, including students who are home insecure.

April 1, 2020

Opinion

Genocide to Exodus: Why the Average Joe Should Care About Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico and the ongoing colonization of the island is nothing new. 1898 marks the official year in which the genocide of the Puerto Rican people became a legal act of the United States. Fast forward to today, we are in the same situation.

July 6, 2018

News Roundup

NYC College Alumna Shows Up for Reunion at 103

NEW YORK — Florence Zimmerman showed up for a reunion of hundreds of her fellow Hunter College alumnae — at age 103. The retired New York City judge joined former students Saturday at the school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side that is part of the City University of New York. She was the oldest of […]

April 15, 2018