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SA Presidential candidates go head to head in live debate

By Anonymous on April 15, 2021

The two primary challengers for Queens College’s Student Government President seat met Thursday for a comprehensive debate. The debate, streamed live on Youtube, pitted incumbent...

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Cuomo’s New Tax Plan to Feed a Wealth of CUNY and SUNY Funds

By Ashley Simons on April 14, 2021

Governor Cuomo recently reached a deal with state legislators to institute a whopping $212 billion budget, increasing taxes on corporations and high-income earners in our...

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Will CUNY Schools Reopen for Fall 2021?

By Jessica Alexander on April 14, 2021

Since March 2020, a majority of CUNY operations for students, faculty, and staff have been online. Registration for classes has recently opened for Fall 2021...

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Student Association VP candidates clash at recent debate

By Anonymous on April 7, 2021

Today kicked off the two-part series of student government debate, the likes of which have not been held on the Queens College (QC) campus for...

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QC is reopening in a Limited Capacity for Fall 2021. What Can Students Expect?

By Ashley Simons on April 1, 2021

Now that Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are increasing their distribution, Queens College (QC) is preparing to return to in-person instruction this fall...

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On Nov. 13, 2018 Amazon officially announced their decision to open two new HQ2 locations in Long Island City, Queens NY and Crystal City in…

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How Mismanaged Waste has put Floridians in Danger. Are We Next?

By Nadia Rampersaud

Hundreds of Florida residents in the Tampa Bay area were instructed to evacuate their homes over Easter weekend due to a massive toxic waste leak...

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French Senate Votes in Favor of Banning the Hijab for Minors

By Arwa Ali

French lawmakers have continued to prove their commitment to utmost secularism by passing amendments that specifically target the French Muslim community at large. The measures,...

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NFTs: The New Bitcoin? (NFTs)

By Pascal Hyacinthe

Since the beginning of the year, the non-fungible token, or NFT, market cap has exploded—clocked at 1785% increase to the end of March (Forbes) and...

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The Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained

By Aliyah Ali

The Rohingyas are a group of people who originated from Myanmar and have since fled to their neighboring Bangladesh for refuge. The Rohingyas, have been...

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United States COVID-19 Vaccination Rate: Center of Envy or Talk of The Town?

By Nika Nunez

Under the Biden administration, the United States has administered 117.1 million first-dose vaccines as of Saturday, April 10, 2021. Nevertheless, as the United States is...

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The Tragic Death of Muhammad Anwar Raises Questions about Islamophobia

By Aliyah Ali

Muhammad Anwar, a 66-year-old Uber Eats driver, was killed in a car crash on March 23rd as two teenage girls attempted to steal his vehicle....

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