“There is a need to lobby before Congress and your elected officials,” the ambassador said. “The Filipinos here is a potent group. We have to be prepared for it.”
Author: The WORD
Four Reasons for a Surprising Change in Racial Incarceration Trendlines
Race Inquiry Digest
Racial disparities plague the nation’s criminal justice system are decreasing, and there are a number of interesting reasons behind the trend.
WORD Senior Editor Kadia Goba and Editor Gregg Morris at 2018 Tribeca Film Festival
For several years, the WORD has been invited to Tribeca Film Festivals.
Netflix@Hunter
Article by Jane Verdel
Students randomly interviewed for this article about their favorite TV shows said they were too busy to watch the home screen for regularly scheduled TV shows, but some did say that they watch Netflix when they could.
Wrapping Up Series of Stories About Students’ Experiences the First Week of Fall Classes
Article by Jane Verdel
Jason Lewery, 25, an English major and a senior, was one of four students who said his academic load wasn’t too heavy at the start of this academic year.
Top OSM! Reports in Uneasy 2017
By Marivir R. Montebon, Editor OSM!
The year 2017 was an uneasy one, time when government (both here and in the Philippines) treated social issues with selfish politicizing.
Some Thoughts on the Homeless
By Kristine Vivar
A reflection of homelessness in New York City.
What It Takes to Be a Champion
Article by Olivier Dumont
Three Hunter Hawk standouts were interviewed about the strategies and philosophies that they said helped them to make impressive contributions to their teams.
Aside
Steven Tarquinio was a 6-foot-5 middle blocker who served as a dual wield weapon for the team with his tomahawk spiking of the ball and his towering presence in denying opposing teams’ shots. He accumulated a career high 254 total kills and collected 96 blocks (solo and assisted combined) last season. Ben Crusinberry not only collected his second highest season total in kills with 296, but he also broke his career best with digs, amassing 163 digs last season. But one of their most important players, who was a key figure in molding the team’s fluidity in play with his passing, is former setter Nicolas Sanchez, a tremendous passer accumulating a season high of 1144 assists, but was also skilled defensively, tallying a season high 241 digs last year.
William Saroyan’s Time of Your Life at Hunter: Some Looks Behind the Scenes
Article by Alexander Ali
Time of Your Life takes place in a San Francisco dive in 1939 as rumors of war sweep the country, and the actions centers around characters who come in and out of a bar and interact with one another. Two actors reflected on the rehearsals; some students reflected on the production.