NEWS FROM 68TH AND LEX 
The Ecuadorian Student Union at Hunter College represents much more than just the start of a new club. Student leaders of the Union said they will try to elevate the club, which only obtained their official stamp of approval in April, by celebrating the culture and history of Ecuador. “I […]
As the spring semester comes to a close, the Mexican Student Union celebrated the concluding academic year by collaborating with the Undergraduate Student Government to present an informative lesson on the history of Cinco de Mayo. Despite the holiday’s importance in the U.S., Cinco de Mayo isn’t celebrated throughout Mexico. […]
Hunter College went five years without a film club until senior Brandon Denny took matters into his own hands last year. Denny is a Math major who, not surprisingly, originally planned to pursue a field in mathematics. That all changed when he decided to minor in film due to […]
Student-led clubs have gotten creative in fostering a sense of community on Hunter College campus, a major commuter school. As the school welcomed its largest incoming freshman class in Hunter’s history in the fall of 2023, the majority of the students were commuters, according to the Student Affairs Department. Most […]
At a populous commuter school like Hunter College, it is hard for students to find a sense of community. Written in a recent Athenian article by Tamara Bailey, Lumen Learning states that having friends in college helps to develop better study habits and social skills as well as reducing stress. […]
