On Oct. 13, Queens College hosted its fifth annual Midknight Madness event to officially kick off the basketball season. “Midknight Madness is a celebration, pep rally and kick-off for the men and women’s basketball teams. This is a good time to bring the entire student body together to have fun, introduce them to the sports team and just participate in loads of activities,” Chyna Jude, Director of Athletics at Queens College, said. Since its debut five years ago, the student body and sports teams have made the event a season highlight for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams. This year’s festivities included a routine by QC’s dance team, a…
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Queens College dance team cheer their way to victory
The Queens College Dance Team continues to provide the sports team with support and cheering while still maintaining a high caliber in their own events. “The Queens College Dance Team is a nationally ranked team that travels to nationals in Daytona, Florida every spring to compete against other dance teams from all around the world,” assistant coach Alana Ceremeli said. The Dance Team, which started in 2004, has enjoyed multiple victories with their current coaching staff consisting of Shaw Garnier, as the head coach, and Ceremeli. From July 26 to 28, the dance team attended the 2015 Boston University Dance Camp, where they placed third. Securing them with the bronze,…
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CUNY affiliates with The Rubin Museum
Students and faculty could, on a Friday night, learn about Himalayan Asian culture thanks to a recent partnership between The Rubin Museum and CUNY. “What this partnership provides, which is really exciting, is that in addition to the free admission provided to CUNY students, faculty and staff, we offer complimentary tours, up to 100 from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016,” Laura Lombard, head of the Adult and Academic Programs, said. “Many faculty have already taken advantage of this and so far we’ve already had 30 tours out of the 100 booked.” The Rubin Museum, founded in 2004, holds a collection of art from northern India, Nepal, the Tibetan…
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CUNY Service Corps upholds service in its third year
Full-time college students may view time not devoted to friends or studies as wasteful. Although, the CUNY Service Corps provides a unique combination of experience, service and pay. The CUNY Service Corps, which began fall of 2013, enjoys a steady growth throughout the CUNY campuses. It is located at nine CUNY schools across the five boroughs with more than 801 students working at 111 community partner organizations and 15 faculty-led projects. “The main purpose of the CUNY Service Corps is to help students give back to their community while learning valuable skills applicable toward their major,” Cesar Oyervides-Cisneros, head of the Queens College section of the Service Corps, said. “We…
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QC Men’s tennis serves up successful season despite loss
The Queens College Men’s Tennis team fell to NYIT 5-0 in the East Conference championship game on Apr 25. The loss concluded the season for the Knights, who ended their season with an overall record of 13-6, including defending home court advantage with a 9-3 home record. This season saw a change of leadership as Coach Somadi Druker took over for former coach Patrick Letson. During her first season as coach, Druker lead the team to an impressive eight back-to-back victories before their loss to NYIT. Her peers named her the ECC Coach of the Year. “We were lacking a little depth in singles but despite that the team played…
