NEWS FROM 68TH AND LEX To combat the challenges of socializing in Hunter’s commuter-school environment, music students are getting together and jamming whenever they can.
Read more...With enrollment at an all-time high, up 4 percent from last year, students have very few common spaces to settle in between classes. Moreover, places students have traditionally used as sitting space, are now closed off for renovations.
Read more...With four out of the five cars out of service, students are having to wait or walk to get to lower-floor classes in the North Building. And for those with disabilities, it has become a struggle just to get to class.
Read more...There’s something missing from the entrance of the West building on 68th Street and Lexington Avenue: the giant black cube-like sculpture, more formally known as the Tau, has been removed from the spot it has occupied since 1984. According to a spokesperson for the college, the sculpture has been relocated […]
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On a recent Friday night, the usually empty classrooms at Baker Theater were littered with television sets and gaming consoles. The edges of the rooms were occupied by old school Microsoft monitors attached to a PlayStation 1s and flat screen TVs displaying vibrant game graphics. Students lay splayed across […]
The cafeteria will reopen with a new vendor in late November or December, and between now and then, students have the chance to name it. The student who wins can look forward to a $100 gift card that can be used to buy anything in the new cafeteria. Ideas can […]
Professor Victoria Johnson’s path to nominee for the 2018 National Book Award is unconventional, but a closer look reveals the threads between these vastly different chapters of her life.
The West lobby has recently welcomed a new group: the dominoes players, who occasionally blast bachata and vape JUULs alongside the kings, queens and pawns of the college’s chess club.
The Crime + Punishment screening began, like most school-sponsored events, with a 30-minute reception that included a small spread of refreshments. The real treat, however, came for those who stayed for a talkback with the director, Stephen Maing. The audience sat in somber silence as they watched the lives […]
To celebrate International Education Week, Guttman College had journalist Danny Gold drop by the campus on Nov. 15 to talk about his experience as a reporter covering the grip of gangs on men in South America. Hunter College journalism students were invited to attend as well to learn about reporting […]
The college has introduced “active shooter protocol” signs all over campus, urging students to “know their ABCs: avoid, barricade and confront.”
Hunter media and journalism students gathered in a circle, surrounded by gifts from Cover Girl in shopping bags emblazoned with the slogan, “I am what I make up.” In front of them stood their guru for the day: Nick Scalzo, a professional makeup artist for Glam Squad, who came to […]
With its new kiosk tucked under the corner of the East building and a machine at the main store that can print a paperback in minutes, Shakespeare & Co. is trying to do what all booksellers across the country are attempting: stay alive in the era of Amazon.
Sometimes giving back is the best gift of all. At least, that is what the college is hoping as they seek to break a donation record during the #CUNYTuesday fundraising campaign next month. The college will accept donations for the whole month, until the website closes on Nov. 27.
The former college bookstore located on the ground floor of Hunter West has been taken over by The Canvas, a retail space and creative studio that promotes sustainable and environmentally-friendly fashion.
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, a graduate of Hunter High School and Elementary School, came to Hunter College to share her story and advice for students as she was honored with an honorary degree of humane letters.
The college’s infant Hunter Theater Project’s first production of “Uncle Vanya” has met with rave reviews, putting the Frederick Loewe Theater on the map, and making this experiment in creating accessible professional shows for students an immediate success. Student tickets for the show are just $15, well below the price […]
Thanks to a rollover from last year’s budget, WHCS Radio will be able to make some technical upgrades that will allow it to broadcast through a mobile app and make other adjustments to improve listener experience for this fall and beyond.
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