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Solidarity Comes To BC

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

'Gathering in Solidarity,' took place in the Walt Whitman Theater on Thursday.

Sponsored by the BC Office of Diversity and Equity in collaboration with the prestigious Golden Key Society, and hosted by Haitian- American Herve Cote and Assemblywoman and spokesperson for The Children's Foundation Rhonda Jacobs, the event was aimed at informing and relaying a message of strength, healing, and courage to the Haitian American community who are grappling with grief, morning and sorrow.

H.A.S.A Takes Reigns in Relief

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As nations around the world continue to provide Haiti with aid, Brooklyn College does its part in donating towards Haitian relief. With one of the highest Haitian populations in the United States, Brooklyn was enormously affected by the aftermath of the earthquake that took place on January 12th, along with many students who are either direct immigrants from Haiti or currently having close family living in Haiti.

BC Students get new Digs, with WiFi and A/C

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Brooklyn College will be providing off-campus housing for students and faculty as the long anticipated residence halls are set to be complete by Fall 2010.
The residence halls will be located on the corner of Kenilworth Place and Farragut Road, just two blocks away from campus.

Professionals Discuss Post Grad After-life

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Brooklyn College held a seminar last Friday, to help college students entering the corporate world after obtaining a college degree. The event was hosted by the Academic Club Association, Student Government, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.

"My fraternity and I decided to have a group of panelists in different fields tell their story so they can give college students advice such as myself about being prepared for the real world," said fraternity brother and mediator at the event, Handel Edwards.

CUNY Chancellor Pay Rises With Tuition

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The tuition at four-year CUNY colleges has increased by $600 a semester. Two-year college students have to pay an extra $375 per semester. While this tuition hike takes place, the CUNY Board of Trustees has raised the salary of top CUNY officials, leaving students baffled.

Corporations Are People Too

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The year 2010 is already shaping up to be a nightmare for progressives. In January alone, the health care bill derailed, Republican Scott Brown won election to the U.S. Senate, but their greatest blow was the ruling the Supreme Court issued in Citizens United v.

Helping Haiti by Avoiding the IMF

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Haiti, IMF, U.N.

The Electric Acid Coffee Test

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The shiny, clear glass entrance to the Starbucks©®� off Campus Road slides open well over a thousand times a day. The sum energy generated daily in this fashion is enough to run a standard thirty-watt light bulb for around thirty-six hundred hours, or roughly five months.