By Emily Mottahedeh on Jun 11, 2011 WORD staff in advanced writing classes can be required to write about their MTA – Metropolitan Transportation Authority – commutes. Most are straphangers. :: I spend too much time on the subway. September…
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Alina Konon
By Alina Konon on Jun 12, 2011 WORD staff in advanced writing classes can be required to write about their MTA – Metropolitan Transportation Authority – commutes. Most are straphangers. :: I moved to Washington Heights from Forest Hills on…
Straphanging: The Good, The Bad, The Craze-eee
By Sanya-Kay Johnson on Jun 04, 2011 “Commuting is like a chronic stressor. Every day is another stress – messed up trains, the dirty rat-infested train tracks, smelly homeless people, people always begging, crowded platforms with hardly any space to…
Students Should Know Their Rights …
… But Many Don’t By Flor-Ann Estiler on Jun 05, 2011 I walked into the Undergraduate Student Government office located in Room 121 on the first floor of the North Building early in the semester, and approached two people who…
“School, Work, Home, School Work, Home”
By Ana Prieto on Jun 12, 2011 Assignment: What are the most pressing issues in students’ lives? Neighborhoods? Communities? The most pressing issue facing their City? State? Country? :: On the seventh floor crosswalk, and sitting across from a view…
The Annual Alpha Phi Omega Blue Carpet Affair
By Sanya-Kay Johnson on Jun 12, 2011 A sublime affair to raise funds for HIV/AIDS research? Or an affair in need of more development? :: The Blue Carpet Affair, a fashion and talent show, an annual event hosted by the…
Attention Hip Hop Aficionados
By Ana Prieto on Jun 12, 2011 What happens when the passion for hip hop melds with the yearning of students for good music? Answer: “Lloyal” and B.I.C. Live at Hunter. Starting with a pre-game radio show featuring the two…
Can Bliss Be Found in Properly Contorted Bodies?
By Keith Estiler on Jun 13, 2011 Casey Constantine, 20, a sophomore double majoring in psychology and English, said that her yoga class” gets more difficult as the class progresses.” “The poses learned in this style of yoga take a…
Sexual Harassment: The Mean Streets of Cairo – Part 1
By Hadear Kandil on Jun 02, 2011 February 6, 2010. 7:36 p.m. I’m walking home in the Nasr City district on Abbas el Akkad Street, notorious for its rush hour, every hour. It is not often that I walk in…
Sexual Assault: The Mean Streets of Cairo – Part III, End of Series
By Hadear Kandil on Jun 08, 2011 In Egypt We Trust :: Since the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian Military is the authority over the nation. Egyptians are compelled to trust the Army and believe that its intention is…