Oakland camp evicted days after a fatal shooting by John Bolger News and Features Editor The days before the second eviction of the Occupy camp at Oakland Monday morning Nov. 14 were filled with tension. Following a fatal shooting just outside the camp the previous Thursday, concern for safety was high, prompting many occupiers to [...]
The growing trend at CUNY and in universities and colleges across the country is to fill their growing need for faculty members with adjunct instructors instead of full-time, tenure track faculty members. What does the plight of adjunct faculty members mean for CUNY? Why should CUNY students care about this? Simply put, students should care [...]
At 3:00 p.m. on Dec. 6th, Occupy Hunter set up a table in the West lobby to start an occupation. The West lobby is open 24 hours and Occupy Hunter decided to stay in the lobby throughout the night in what they’ve deemed an organic process that has not yet made plans for termination. The outreach [...]
Confrontation between CUNY Peace Officers and Students escalates. NYPD participates despite denial from Chancellor Goldstein By John Bolger and Jenady Garshofsky Additional Reporting by Bridgit Boulahanis Hundreds of students, faculty, and adjuncts from CUNY schools gathered at Baruch College Nov. 21 to protest a CUNY board of trustees public hearing. At least 100 students and [...]
Peace Officers hold batons waiting for orders shortly before the eruption. Gabriel Eszterhas, Vice President of Administration and Finance stands in front . Photo by John Bolger Campus Peace Officer wields a baton. Photo by Mimiko Watanabe
Attacks on tuition hikes are misguided SALIM WESTVIND Opinion Editor I am proud to go to Hunter College. Even though sometimes I feel like I’m one of the only students here that feels that way, I am. I’m proud to be getting what I feel is an excellent undergraduate education, equal in quality to that [...]
Tight USG budget leaves players paying out of pocket AVA YERGO Contributing Writer Ultimate Frisbee is a sport that colleges all over America have fallen in love with, and Hunter is no exception. The Hunter Hoplites will be entering their third season this year. Last year, the team played its toughest schedule yet, traveling across [...]
Oakland camp evicted days after a fatal shooting by John Bolger News and Features Editor The days before the second eviction of the Occupy camp at Oakland Monday morning Nov. 14 were filled with tension. Following a fatal shooting just outside the camp the previous Thursday, concern for safety was high, prompting many occupiers to [...]
The growing trend at CUNY and in universities and colleges across the country is to fill their growing need for faculty members with adjunct instructors instead of full-time, tenure track faculty members. What does the plight of adjunct faculty members mean for CUNY? Why should CUNY students care about this? Simply put, students should care [...]
Music Helps to Create Solidarity for the Occupy Wall Street Movement ALEXANDRA NIEMETZ Arts and Entertainment Editor Music can be the greatest form of protest. The Occupy Wall Street movement fostered a home for a variety of political- minded musicians. Reminiscent of the 1960s Civil Rights and Vietnam War protests, musicians of varying levels of [...]