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Aftermath of Greece Wildfires Devastate the Country and Diaspora

By Stavros Anastasiou

The aftermath of the recent fires that ravaged Greece during the early weeks of August has left both the country and Greeks of the Queens...

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Birds in the Boneyard: Queens’s Hottest New Band

By Christos Kladeftiras

The Knight News recently sat down with Birds In The Boneyard, a band from Queens formed in 2017, about their recent ascent and new album...

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Ackerman: A political mover-and- shaker reflects and projects

By Johnny Sullivan

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared as a PDF exclusive in the July 2021 TKN Digest. Earlier this month, I had the privilege of interviewing...

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QC/CUNY News

The HEERF III ARPA Grant: An Explainer

By Avi Koenig on December 25, 2021

Over the last several weeks, Queens College (QC) and other CUNY students noticed a new item in their To-Do list in CUNYFIRST: the ARPA HEERF...

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Future President of Cyprus? Interview with Queens College’s Anna Savva

By Stavros Anastasiou on December 25, 2021

“I grew up with an understanding of society from a post-conflict perspective. UN peacekeepers, military trucks, barbed wire – all that was very normal to...

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What to Know About CUNY’s Random COVID-19 Testing Program

By Stavros Anastasiou on December 25, 2021

CUNY’s sudden launch of its random COVID-19 testing program has left students confused about its implementation. In response, The Knight News has compiled a list...

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The Schools That Came Before Queens College

By Guadalupe Martinez on December 8, 2021

Queens College opened its doors in 1937, but the land QC sits on already had its own rich history long before that. In 1909, the...

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“Can I Call 911 for My Graduate School Application?”

By Jinhee Park on December 8, 2021

Take a deep breath. Maybe one more. I inhale through my nose and try to exhale through my mouth but it’s closer to air squeezing...

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Jugglers, singers, musicians and break dancers were some of the 1,600 applicants at the Q Cafe and Rathaus Hall on Nov. 14. They all were…

World News

Former News Executive Calls Out Chris Cuomo’s Lack of Accountability

By Allison Bandura

On September 24, Shelly Ross, a television journalist and former executive producer at ABC and CBS, accused Chris Cuomo, in her opinion piece in The...

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Aftermath of Greece Wildfires Devastate the Country and Diaspora

By Stavros Anastasiou

The aftermath of the recent fires that ravaged Greece during the early weeks of August has left both the country and Greeks of the Queens...

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NASA intern targeted for being Hindu

By Aliyah Ali

July is Hindu Persecution Awareness Month — a month recognized in many countries worldwide to call attention to both historical and ongoing religious persecution within...

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“Patria Y Vida”: #SOSCuba

By Nika Nunez

An unprecedented and staggering number of Cuban citizens and Cuban-American nationals reflecting the numbers from the 1959 Cuban revolution against militant Fulgencio Batista took to...

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New Study: Sections of the Amazon Now Emit More Carbon than they Absorb

By Vaishali Patra

As the world grapples with the effects of climate change, a recently published study has revealed that sections of the Amazon rainforest are emitting more...

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Shopping for Work: Retail Employees Leaving Industry for Higher Paying Jobs

By Stavros Anastasiou

With retail being one of the most heavily impacted sectors throughout the pandemic, the recent lifting of restrictions as well as a slow transition into...

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Largest Ever Wave of Anti-transgender Legislation Endangers LGBTQ Rights

By Vaishali Patra

While Pride Month this year was marked by numerous rainbow-themed marketing campaigns, the reality for the LGBTQ community has not been quite so bright. While...

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