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Hit ‘em low! Hit ‘em high! And watch our Eagles fly! Fly, Eagles Fly! On the road to victory! E-A-G-L-E-S! Eagles! The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will clash this Sunday in one of the most highly anticipated Super Bowls in recent memory. The stakes are high as this rematch comes after the […]
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How music moves heads and changes minds: NYC for LA concert review
With a relentless barrage of harrowing headlines in the news, many drift between somberness, bitterness, and learned helplessness. But when news broke out about the California wildfires, collectives across the U.S. turned to fundraising, donating, and promoting emergency shelters. Advocacy didn’t stop there, however, as many organizations—some very close to campus—held benefit concerts. In Brooklyn, […]
Fuzhou Sisters: Reconnecting with Their Heritage and Sharing Fuzhou Culture in NYC Through Social Media and Wine
In the bustling streets of New York City’s Chinese neighborhoods, two girls found themselves on a journey to reconnect with their heritage, going from store to store to learn the Fuzhou dialect from local shop owners. The two childhood friends, Shuyu Fang, 28, and Qixin Zhang, 31, created the “Fuzhou Sisters” Instagram account in September […]
Searching for a New Home, New York LGTBI Asylum Seekers Find Old Discrimination in their Diasporas
For many Russian migrants with little to no English knowledge, the Russian-speaking community in Brighton Beach, a coastline neighborhood in Coney Island, Brooklyn, is the best chance to get a job and start a new life in New York. But for Simon, a trans man from Moscow who is seeking asylum in the US, it […]
Fighting for Ukraine from New York City
Svitanok NYC is a Ukrainian-American nonprofit that aims to raise awareness for Russia’s war in Ukraine through informational campaigns, often in the form of street protests. I first came into contact with the group in 2023 when I covered one of their protests for a news feature. While Ukraine has been one of my main […]
From voucher to home – a long time coming
NEW YORK – The first day Reverend Matthew Burke, 67, got the keys to his apartment in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, was the first day he was admitted to the hospital. He stayed for a week, having to get two of his toes amputated on his right foot, before returning to his apartment. Now, he’s sitting […]
Postcard From Earth Viewing Experience
Las Vegas- a hellish 107° Fahrenheit made to feel even hotter by the heat island effect. The standstill traffic — in the poster child for “non-walkable cities adds insult to injury. We walked along the strip the last quarter mile to complete our 1.5-mile, 30-minute journey. With Postcard from Earth, director Darren Aronofsky, a Brooklyn […]
“Who would I complain to? The government?” Residents grow impatient with unresolved Newtown Creek pollution
A sour smell like spoiled milk lingers in the air as trucks rattle past on the John Jay Byrne Bridge that connects Brooklyn to Queens. The culprit could be a three-story garbage pile half a mile away, the eight towering metallic silos from a kitty-corner wastewater treatment plant, or most likely, the gasoline- and […]
Trump wins well-reasoned, ill-informed support from D.C. prisoners
WASHINGTON – Prisoners in the nation’s capital voted in the presidential election for the first time following a rare restoration of prisoners’ voting rights in 2020. Many voted for President-elect Donald Trump, some because they believe he will be more lenient on prison sentences. 424 incarcerated people voted in the District of Columbia Jail, exercising […]
Punk’s Not Dead: Bad Nerves’ Debut Album Review
If the underground punk scene is a dormant volcano, the Bad Nerves is the equivalent of a spontaneous eruption whose explosive melodies awaken its slumber. Hailing from Essex, the five-piece band released a self-titled debut album that launches twelve tracks of high-energy quickies into your ear drums with a fiery passion. This deliciously messy platter […]