NEWS FROM 68TH AND LEX 
Stephanie Geier is a senior at Hunter College studying media studies, political science and public policy. She was born and raised in the diverse neighborhood of Woodside, Queens, but currently dorms in Manhattan. In her spare time, she loves running, hiking, reading the news, drinking too much coffee, and playing with her dog, a black labrador/pitbull mix named Bella. While she remains open-minded about her career plans, she is interested in pursuing work related to journalism, communications and/or digital strategy for nonprofits and campaigns.
Hunter and CUNY students and faculty across the city have banded together to protest the university’s partnership with Amazon, which plans to develop a large new campus in Queens. They have taken to the streets to protest any connection CUNY will have with the corporate giant, to which the city has offered tax incentives in exchange for bringing new jobs.
Seventeen people were arrested at a protest for higher pay and reduced course load for CUNY employees outside Baruch College on Dec. 10.
As the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment gains momentum, one of its prominent leaders joins the Roosevelt House as Director of the Human Rights Program.
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.
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.
