Some students support the PSC’s strike threat, some don’t.
Author: Greggory Morris
Writer, author, activist journalism professor with an attitude.
Bad Weather, Threats of a Faculty Strike and Threats of Terrorist Attacks Give Students Pause to Think
By Emily Chiriboga, May 21, 2016 After a brutal winter with temperatures as low as 1 degree on some days, students interviewed for this article expressed mixed feelings about the spring, mixed feelings about a possible strike by the union…
WORD Reporter Big Fan of Hunter Recreation
By Michael Mei May 20, 2016 Two Hunter student staff members whose jobs require them to check visitors in and out of the Hunter weightlifting room in the subterranean sportsplex of the West Building, and two students who said they…
GKIDS Takes North American Rights of THE GIRL WITHOUT HANDS
From 42West.Net Press Release Edited by Gregg Morris, May 18, 2016 THE GIRL WITHOUT HANDS is written and directed by Sébastien Laudenbach, adapted from the Brothers Grimm fairytale and produced by Les Films Sauvages. In hard times, a miller sells…
Final Arbiters of Our Laws
Article by James Kelly
President Obama’s nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court created the intense partisan fighting that political savvy students have become accustomed to.
This WORD Writer Supports Obama’s Supreme Court Appointment
The White House Press Office sent the WORD editor a transcript of President Obama’s March 17 conference calls with stakeholders about his appointment of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court and WORD writers were asked to opine.…
Some Feel End of the Semester Willies
By Kara Paternostro, May 13, 2016 As the semester peaks, two students interviewed for this article said they were starting to feel on edge. The possibility of a strike by CUNY faculty and staff has added to the normal anxiety…
2016 Greenwich International Film Festival
Edited by Gregg Morris, May 12, 2016 The Greenwich International Film Festival today announced its Opening Night Films and Closing Night Films in addition to its full film slate, and special programs for its second edition, June 9-12. The festival…
Human Rights Watch Festival Schedule
Edited by Gregg Morris PROGRAM DETAILS [May 11 update] Link to first story Opening Night Film & Reception Friday, June 10, 6:30 pm – Film Society of Lincoln Center HOOLIGAN SPARROW (New York premiere screening + panel discussion) Nanfu Wang—2016—83m—doc—In English and…
Human Rights Watch Film Festival: Eighteen Powerful Films
Edited by Gregg Morris, May 11, 2016 HRW Film Fest Press info will be repeated in coming weeks. It is divided into two parts. Below is important information. And, for part two, a link is being provided to the festival schedule. The…