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Feminist Icons Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan Headline Hunter’s Sylvia Plath Symposium
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Feminist Icons Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan Headline Hunter’s Sylvia Plath Symposium

Feminist icons Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan spoke at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute during the keynote session of Hunter’s “Sylvia Plath Symposium,” commemorating the poet’s life and legacy on the 60th anniversary of her death and 90th anniversary of her birth year.  The keynote kicked off with a […]

Students decorate cookies to look like vulvas and learn about female anatomy. The host of the event, Sanjana Ahmed, says, “I think a lot of the students who attended did a really great job by decorating it to be realistic.”
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“Design Your C**kie” Event Educates Students on Female Sexual Health

When one thinks of the female anatomy, it is often stigmatized with feelings of disgust or discomfort. That sentiment is what the “Design Your C**kie” event, created by Mother Nature’s Gift and the Purple PEERiod Project, was made to combat. The event was hosted on March 23rd and invited students […]

Hunter College’s Hindu Student Association Celebrates Holi
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Hunter College’s Hindu Student Association Celebrates Holi

Hunter College’s Hindu Student Association, known as HSA, held an event on March 15 which celebrated Holi, a Hindu holiday that is also widely regarded as the festival of colors.  The holiday is meant to signify love, the triumph of good over evil, and marks the beginning of spring. The […]

Hunter Students Struggling With Loneliness
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Hunter Students Struggling With Loneliness

The first couple of months at Hunter College for Lucia McGehee were lonelier than ever. As a recent transfer student hailing from Texas, she didn’t have strong social ties in New York City. Much to her dismay, the atmosphere at Hunter College didn’t provide ample opportunity for building long-lasting friendships […]

Pre-Health Students Sing Their Way to Medical School
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Pre-Health Students Sing Their Way to Medical School

  Imagine “Sister Act” but with healthcare students. In an unlikely union of two disciplines, music and healthcare, Hunter College pre-health students channel their artistic talents to give back to their communities.  Senior and biology major, Dana Infante, co-founded Music is Medicine with her friends back in the spring 2020 […]