NEWS FROM 68TH AND LEX Scouring through the Cooperman library for a table to study at used to be a right of passage for Hunter students. Now, with the libraries and buildings open at 10% capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students at Hunter are utilizing the study spaces closest to them. The photo essay below documents the quiet areas students are using for concentration during this new normal.
Author: Adrianna Garcia
undergraduate senior at Hunter, majoring in Media Studies with a concentration in journalism and double minoring in Africana/Puerto Rican Studies and Psychology. When she's not at school, she's working at an afterschool program with kids from grades K-5th. In her free time, she enjoys cooking with her family, listening to R&B music, and playing Animal Crossing.
“Although it starts anonymous, it gives people courage to talk to people in real life about what’s bothering them,” Unmasked Project moderator Laila Gad said. Read more about the project and the students who launched it at Hunter here by @mariasfiume
https://brie.hunter.cuny.edu/hunterathenian/2021/05/mental-health-app-launches-at-hunter-college/
“ When you’re talking about the laws, you’re also needed to be at the table to be able to change those laws,” said Assembly member Niou. Full story by @Vanessa_Luc31
https://brie.hunter.cuny.edu/hunterathenian/2021/05/asian-american-studies-and-data-disaggregation-are-key-to-countering-violence/ @hunterjourn
