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Anastasiia Poleva is a Senior studying English Literature and Media Studies at Hunter College. Anastasiia is passionate about literature, climate change, and politics. She aims to spotlight hidden voices and experiences in her writing to make them part of the mainstream culture and understanding. Previously, Anastasiia has written blog posts and created media content for PeerForward, a non-profit that helps low income students get into college. She currently works as a part-time tutor at the Rockowitz Writing Center at Hunter College. After graduating from Hunter, Anastasiia plans to pursue an MFA in Fiction.
The Five Demands details how a group of Black and Puerto Rican students took over City College to fight against institutionalized racism. Their takeover and a list of demands set the stage for the student activism of today.
Despite young people growing up on the Internet, most struggle to distinguish sponsored and fabricated content from facts. It’s time for institutions to take media literacy seriously and make it a graduation requirement, Hunter College included.
Finding a job that fits into your schedule as a college student can be an impossible task. Luckily, Hunter College has a few on campus jobs available every semester. Check out the list and see if one meets your needs.
Lack of space is not news to Hunter College, but makeshift classrooms are. EB 121 is a room in the East Building basement with no real walls or a door. So, how did this happen?
Is reading for fun a dying art among Gen-Z Hunter students?
