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....

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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,...

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Students fill the cafeteria’s tables and outdoor terrace Kimberly Devi Milner Associate News Editor Tae Hee Koo Reporter There may be more green than meets the eye in Hunter’s renovated north dining hall. The college and its food vendor, AVI, have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars refurbishing the dining area in time for the spring semester. The renovations feature a glass wall separating the room from the hallway, a bar height counter equipped with electric and internet outlets,...

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Kimberly Devi Milner Staff Writer Several of Hunter North’s 10th floor computer labs were rewired over winter break. The labs were closed for a week in mid-January for construction. At the start of the spring semester all labs except Lab A reopened. “That wiring was 10 years old,” said Chief Information Officer, Franklin Steen, “Now all the labs have new wiring.” According to ICIT, the new wiring is neater and will accommodate faster Internet service. Lab A is still...

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John Bolger News Editor In the weeks following the removal of students from the Baruch lobby by security during the Nov. 21 CUNY board of trustees public hearing, Chancellor Matthew Goldstein was hounded by students and faculty who have disrupted multiple public appearances with boos and challenges to his leadership. Students at a Dec. 4 speaking event at John Jay College addressed the CUNY chancellor with criticism for the $300 a year tuition hike passed on Nov. 28. Students...

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News brief Bridgit Boulahanis Associate News & Features Editor Follett Higher Education Group now manages Hunter College’s bookstore, operated by Barnes and Noble until last semester. The largest textbook distributor in the United States, Follett began their takeover of the bookstore last semester and is now fully operational, just in time for students to buy books for the semester. Follett runs the bookstores at many colleges nationwide, including several other CUNY institutions. In terms of textbook availability and pricing,...

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Bridgit Boulahanis Associate News & Features Editor Last semester, at least three offices on Thomas Hunter’s second floor were broken in to, including The Envoy, The Olivetree Review, and The College Association. The perpetrator apparently used scaffolding – which has surrounded the building for years – to gain easy access to the offices’ large windows. Olivetree Review staff members said that they discovered waste items, including coffee grounds and a plastic bottle filled with urine, as well as pornography...

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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 leave the encampment. The Envoy was on location. An individual who was identified by people at the camp as “Alex,” was shot multiple times...

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Faculty clamors over “Pathways,” which they believe will devalue education at CUNY  KIMBERLY DEVI MILNER Staff Writer CUNY’s recent push to unify general education across the colleges in an initia- tive called “Pathways” has left many Hunter professors and faculty outraged. The CUNY board of trustees, which published a draft of the 30-credit “Com- mon Core” on Oct. 31, argued that a uni- fied general education framework would remove many of the hassles transfer students face when they are...

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