In an election with historic voter turnout, young voters came out in strong force. More than half, 52%-55% of young people voted in the 2020 election, leading Joe Biden to victory. In the audiogram below a few Hunter students shared their concerns about food security, school funding, immigration, coronavirus and racism.
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Author: Carol Almonte
Carol Almonte is a Senior at Hunter College, following a pre-medical track and majoring in Media Studies with a concentration in journalism. She was born in the Dominican Republic and was raised both in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Queens, New York. Carol aspires to become a physician and a public health journalist. Her career goal within journalism is to deliver information by making complex science and health issues more comprehensible to the public.
A Message from Hunter Students to President-Elect Joe Biden
Author: Carol Almonte
Carol Almonte is a Senior at Hunter College, following a pre-medical track and majoring in Media Studies with a concentration in journalism. She was born in the Dominican Republic and was raised both in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Queens, New York. Carol aspires to become a physician and a public health journalist. Her career goal within journalism is to deliver information by making complex science and health issues more comprehensible to the public.
"Student debt has gotten out of hand. And we have done nothing about it. The idea that this has to be is just wrong," said Sen. Schumer calling on President Biden to slash the student loan debt. Read the full story by @angrejjj https://brie.hunter.cuny.edu/hunterathenian/2021/05/schumer-wants-biden-to-cancelstudentdebt/
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Biden’s first 100 days got cash in the hands of college students, educational institutions, lowered the temperature of political discourse, according to @CUNY policy experts, read more on @roosevelthouse’s expert panel here: https://brie.hunter.cuny.edu/hunterathenian/2021/05/toned-down-rhetoric-cash-support-for-students-professors-speak-on-bidens-first-100-days/