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The 6 Lexington Avenue Local subway cars rattled into the 110th street station, the rusted brakes shrieking loudly. The rats on the rail lines squirmed and scurried away and the piles of trash on the tracks disappeared as the train rolled in. The train is late as usual. The cars are all packed tightly with […]
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College transfer students get a second chance to follow their dreams
As the fall school semester comes to an end once again, frantic high school seniors are submitting college applications, crossing their fingers, and dreaming of getting in to their dream schools. What they don’t know is that come next year, they might be going through the same stressful process all over again as transfer students. […]
The Reality of the Emotional Support Animal System
Noah DeFranceschi has hay and chewed-up cardboard under his dorm bed. When he buys items, he leaves the boxes on the floor if they do not have too much tape or ink on them. This habitat below his bed is for his emotional support animal (ESA), Chai, a brown and white bunny who loves to […]
No Sleep ‘Till Midterms
ASTORIA DISPATCH Astoria, Queens — On the bustling street corner of Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street, one young woman stands out among the crowd. 26-year-old, Hind Sophia, is spotted wearing a bright blue “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez” t-shirt. Running on just a few hours of sleep, she still manages to flash a bright smile and hold a […]
Seeing the World Through Marathons
“I was not about to be a jock,” said Scott Chow, about resisting his parents efforts to join a high school team sport. Originally drawn to the ultimate frisbee, Chow decided to join the track team to condition, deciding to pursue long distance. And he’s never looked back. Six years later Chow, 20, ran a […]
Marathoner profile: Diego Chavez
On a late August morning in 2015, Diego Chavez,35, left his house in the heart of Mexico City, to cheer on his cousin who was running the marathon. He got to the intersection of Insurgentes and saw thousands of people screaming and cheering on the runners. “It gave me an incredible amount of emotion,“ he […]
NYC Marathon runner honors her late father
The New York City Marathon is a poignant reminder for Nicole Weeks of her father. She remembers him as an athlete who went on daily runs even during family vacations, conquered the New York City marathon seven times and, as a cancer patient, ran until he couldn’t anymore. “When he was diagnosed with lung cancer […]
TCS New York City Marathon Runner Reminder; “I’m strong, I’m confident, I’m fit.”
Samantha Bluske-Palmer pictured competing in the TCS New York City marathon this past Sunday morning. Photographed by Michael Scott. After 12 weeks of running her hundreds of miles along dirt paths in her home of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Samantha Bluske-Palmer was ready to strap on her Nike running shoes, apply her burgundy bareMinerals mantra lipstick and […]
Hopes and Dreams: Midterm Elections 2018
NYU’s Spookiest Students
Amidst the sea of regularly clothed students, bloody-axed teens and unicorns rush to class or stop for a bite to eat. Halloween at NYU has arrived, and students have delivered. Lev Bernstein, a freshman, hung out casually in the 8th floor hallway of Bobst Library in a full body Shrek costume. “I always wanted to […]