Two students interviewed about their most pressing concerns as the semester ends said increased police presence on city streets and the subway in the wake of the Brussels terrorist attacks raised their awareness about possible terror attacks in New York.
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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…
Super Bowl Sunday? Ho Hum Says This WORD Writer
Article by Emily Chiriboga
A few years ago to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday, my sister and I started a tradition to skip the game and watch the half time show. This year we dined on takeout from the local Chili’s.
Beyonce: Formation, #BlackLivesMatter
Beyonce’s Formation started an uproar and was labeled by several critics as “anti-police.” Several police organizations have called for a boycott of her performances. Opinions on social media seemed to be split 50/50, but students interviewed for this article were on Team B.
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.
Did Chris Rock the Oscars?
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.…
National Writers Union Fifth Annual New York Conference
Writers who spend all of their time writing and not self-marketing need a reality check, and they should get it from insider Marcela Landres.