Students Rally On Quad Against Tuition Hikes
Normally, you wouldn't find Richard Lee Vargas, a sophomore majoring in political science and film production, bellowing his opinions across Brooklyn College's campus with a microphone and a few thousand watts of amplification.
But on Tuesday, he was "inspired," and joined fellow Brooklyn College students and staff on the quad to speak out and rally against the $600 CUNY tuition hike and budget cuts proposed by Governor Paterson.…
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Brooklyn College Bubbles With CreativeA look underground at the BC bands coming to the surface
After posting "want ads" on the bulletin board in the basement of Boylan, undecided major freshman Steve Flannery lugged his hard black guitar case up the stairs outside to cloudy skies and a sea of moving people.
Flannery, who began playing guitar at age 14, was accepted to Brooklyn College as a Music major but dropped out of the Guitar Ensemble to focus on doing his own thing.…
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Mastodon's Metal MasterpieceA Review of Crack the Skye
Ten years ago in Atlanta, Georgia, one of today's most innovative heavy metal bands was formed. Mastodon is a Grammy-nominated heavy metal quartet that has helped to prove metal an art form with every album released. With their elaborate progressive metal sound, each musician's mastery of his instrument, and the band's larger-than-life conceptual albums, they are a force to be reckoned with in today's music scene.…
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THE WAR NEXT DOORIs America to Blame for Mexico's Problem?
It may have taken a long time for America to realize, but at least there is some level of responsibility being taken for the years of failed anti-drug policies that have fueled the present war against Mexico's overly aggressive drug cartels.
During Secretary of State Clinton's visit to Mexico, she was candid in describing the role that the U.…
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Yankees New Rotation Comes With Big Expectations
Expect a new look for the Yankees this season. And it's not just all the new faces (which include C.C Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, and Mark Teixeira) that make this squad different. The high scoring offense of the Yankees we are all used to could be replaced with a dominant pitching staff that New York fans haven't seen in years.…
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