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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Women's Conference encourages Working Women to Get Degrees
Carlos Melgarejo
The "Women, Welfare and Access to higher education" Conference last week invited students and professors to discuss the conflicts single mothers face while trying to support their families and get an education.
Alejandra Marchevsky, a Women's and Gender Studies professor at California State University, Los Angeles, and co-author of "Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage jobs, and the failure of welfare Reform," conducted an ethnographic study of Mexican immigrant women in L.…
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Helping Depleted Food Pantries
Brooklyn College partnered with New York State Assemblywoman Rhoda S. Jacobs last week to sponsor a successful food drive for the Midwood neighborhood at a time when local food pantries cannot meet the increasing demand from the community.
The weeklong food drive culminated on Thursday, when College President Christoph M.…
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MTA: Pay More, Get Less
In a last-ditch attempt to balance its budget, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) approved massive fair hikes and substantial cuts in service this past Wednesday. The vote was broken down into three different sections: service cutbacks, fare hikes, and toll increases.…
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