SEEK to become a new program once departmental status is stripped By Martha Ortiz Contributing Writer The CUNY board of trustees will vote Feb. 27 to approve the abolishment of the SEEK department at Hunter and the formation of the Ellis Sutton SEEK Program. The restructuring of Hunter’s SEEK offerings comes after a thorough evaluation of the department which, according to an explanation of the policy attached with the meeting agenda, included the consultation of SEEK faculty and students....
Kimberly Devi Milner Associate News Editor Last week Hunter’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) held an impromptu forum to discuss the tension broiling between Hunter’s numerous clubs and the Student Space Allocation Committee (SSAC) processing their applications for campus space. At this time, the SSAC– comprised of Hunter administrators and USG representatives–has halted the reallocation process affecting the college’s 146 clubs, as many disgruntled club members have united against what they see as an undemocratic process. On the Feb. 9th...
Secure bike racks installed at Poses Park to combat a string of bike thefts John Bolger News Editor Additional reporting: Kimberly Devi Milner, Associate News Editor and Nikelle Riggs, Contributing Writer In response to a rash of bike thefts that plagued Hunter’s main campus last semester, a series of bike racks has been installed in Poses Park, located just East of the Hunter East building. The rate of bike theft at the campus has fallen dramatically since the installation,...
A lesser-known bill threatens freedoms; US already a signatory David Khukhashvili Staff Writer Many Americans were aware of the recent talks that in Congress regarding SOPA and PIPA, but ACTA, a similar bill, is still unknown to many more, though it may be even more dangerous. ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, is an intellectual property treaty that in its broadest sense is designed to strongly enforce copyright laws and intercept counterfeit goods. But these are not bad goals in...
A call to make Hunter’s digital realm more user-friendly Christian Davies Contributing Writer Can you imagine if you had to visit five different websites with three different user names and passwords every time you wanted to find a new piece of information on Google? If that were the case, we’d avoid the site like E. coli. So if we’re not willing to put up with such frustration on the Internet, why on earth should we put up with it...
Lobby hours changed after over a decade of 24 hour a day access By Kimberly Devi Milner and Nistha Lamba Once open to Hunter students 24 hours a day, the Hunter West lobby’s hours of operation have been changed to match those of the library’s. The lobby now closes at 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10:30 p.m. on Friday, and 8:30 p.m. on weekends. Public Safety has enforced the new policy made by senior Hunter administrators since mid-January. Because...
City University Film Festival screens 10 Occupy related shorts Maria Hernandez Contributing Writer On Feb. 3 the City University Film Festival at Macaulay kicked off with a screening of 10 short documentaries on the Occupy movement. Drawing from the work of students across CUNY, the festival brings together student filmmakers, professors and the public to watch and discuss some of the most fascinating work emerging from the City University. Nick Shimkin, the artistic director of CUFF, organized the event,...
New art exhibit focuses on Italian industrialization Peter Dunifon, Associate Arts and Entertainment Editor Ryoko Sakai, Contributing Writer In the Hunter West lobby’s Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, a new exhibition opened on February 2 with artworks featured from twenty-one Italian photographers. Spanning from the 1950s to the present day, the images offer a perspective of Italy that often goes unseen. Professor Maria Antonella Pelizzari of the Hunter College Art Department, and a native of Italy, curated the exhibit. With...
Thomas Hunter Project exhibit takes on the internet Julian Rivas Arts and Entertainment Editor Continuing to display work quietly in the basement, Thomas Hunter Projects installed a massive new piece by Matthew Garrison at the start of the semester titled “Be Right Back.” With a name inspired from the internet acronym, “BRB,” the installation attempts to visualize and embody the internet. The work covers an entire wall of the Thomas Hunter Project room with 837 webcam shots of empty...
John Bolger News Editor Approximately 75 people gathered at the intersection of 67th street and Lexington Avenue Feb. 10 to protest Russia and China’s decision to veto a UN resolution issuing an ultimatum to the embattled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down. The protesters chose the intersection because of its proximity to the Russian mission one block away, which the protesters could not seek a permit for, one protester said. The protesters chanted in English and Arabic, waved...
John Bolger News Editor The Student Resource Center has been operating at half capacity after it was discovered early this semester that they did not have the bandwidth to service its two computer labs. The SRC is working with ICIT to install a new fiber optic internet line for the second lab, which recently had been rewired and outfitted with new computers. The SRC currently operates on a single internet switch. According to USG Brookdale Commissioner Erec Yanez, when...
Bridgit Boulahanis Features Editor A meeting of students, staff, and faculty was held at the CUNY Graduate Center on Feb. 8 to discuss the implications and ramifications of the Nov. 21 Baruch lobby protest. The meeting was organized by a group of distinguished professors to discuss the Nov. 21 incident with Chancellor Matthew Goldstein. According to the event facilitators, Goldstein was invited and initially agreed to attend, but then cancelled because he wanted to wait for the release of...
What every new Hunter student needs to know, now. Tara Bohensky Contributing writer I know how you feel. Last fall, I was you – a new student at Hunter. I crashed and burned on the first day. Five minutes before my very first class, after running up and down ten flights of steps and four escalators in three buildings, I realized I was truly lost. I asked a security guard for directions to my classroom. He began his...
Men and women lose to Lightning in rematch from Homecoming brawl game Jennifer Kraham Staff Writer The last time the Hunter men and women’s basketball teams played Lehman College was at Hunter’s homecoming, and things got a little out of hand. A fight almost broke out at the end of the women’s game, and the men’s game ended up in a full-blown brawl. The women were able to grab a 62-53 victory, while the men weren’t as fortunate as...
Hawks looks to make another run at the CUNYAC crown and beyond Christian Davies Contributing Writer The men’s volleyball team is 1-6, but that’s no reason to worry. A slow start has never bothered the Hawks before. After dropping six of their first eight matches, last year’s team finished 19-17 (a dominant 12-2 in CUNYAC play) and made a run all the way to the CUNYAC title game, where they lost to their nationally-ranked rival, Baruch. For the eighth...