Melting Pot of Chicago Bands *New* |
"The chance of discovering your new favorite band," Mariaelena Morales vows, "That's priceless." Several times a month Morales, 24, pays six dollars admission to watch three up-and-coming bands perform inside a low-key Chicago bar's back room...(read on) |
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(Published in Around the Quad - Summer 2008)
As the spring 2008 semester comes to a close, the Brooklyn College Quad and Library are frequently occupied by students typing term papers, buried in books...(read on) |
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| Bloomberg Launches Child Safety Campaign |
In recognition of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today a mandated training initiative, “Tune in for Child Safety"...(read on) |
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| Bullet-Ridden Clothes at 50-Bullet Trial |
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(Published on NYCityWatch.org - March 18, 2008)
A bag of ravaged clothing worn by Sean Bell and friends the night of the fatal 50-bullet-shooting in Jamaica, Queens, was introduced as evidence today...(read on) |
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| Students 4 Students Party Draws 700 RSVPs |
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(Published in Around the Quad - Winter 2008)
Vampires, French maids, ThunderCats, fairies, convicts, bumblebees, and mimes partied on Halloween in the newly renovated Student Center, amid glowing orange lights, cob-web-covered stairwells, and bloody footprints... (read on) |
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| Dancer Breaks Down in Bell Trial |
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| In a Queen’s courtroom yesterday, exotic dancer, Marseilles Payne, 32, gave dramatic testimony of the morning she witnessed the 50-bullet shooting in which three detectives killed her friend, Sean Bell, 23, outside the Queens strip club, Kalua...(read on) |
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| Spitzer's $4 Billion Proposal |
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| Despite New York State's budget deficit, which many worry will lead to a national economic recession; Governor Eliot Spitzer proposed this morning a $4 billion dollar higher-education endowment fund towards a renovation of the SUNY education system...(read on) |
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| Recording Artist TOY!!! Delivers the Gift of Music |
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| Powerful, playful, honest, harsh and pure; those are just a few words that funk-rock/soul recording artist, Toy, used to describe herself over a Sunday brunch of salmon and Mimosas...(read on) |
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(Published in The Kingsman - October 22, 2007)
The student center at Brooklyn College will celebrate its 45th anniversary with a major $1.5 million interior and exterior renovation...(read on) |
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| The Price to Pay for Sparkling Teeth |
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| "It was absolute unadulterated agony," said Suzanne Glass, her voice shallow and steady. "I don't remember being in that much pain in my entire life." Perhaps unexpected, this statement was made in recollection of an abrasive chair-side teeth whitening process Glass underwent a year ago.(read on) |
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| The Life of Vietnem Vet Arthur Cole |
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| Arthur Cole was 18 years old and a recent high school graduate when he was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. He was not afraid. He endured a rough training course in North Carolina where he familiarized himself with bazookas, World War II tanks... (read on) |
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| Bed-Stuy Divide: Owners and Renters |
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(Published on NYCityWatch.org - May 16, 2007)
On a chilly spring day, Madeline Smith drives through the outskirts of Bedford-Stuyvesant with a sense of wonderment in her gaze. She has lived in Bed-Stuy for 26 years yet her admiration for the neighborhood appears visible and somewhat fresh...(read on) |
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| Brooklyn Library Undergoes Renovations |
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| Guests of the Kings Highway library may be disappointed to find numerous "CLOSED" signs on its unkempt doors. Though Brooklyn Public Library hours have dwindled due to city budget cuts over the past six years, the building shutting down is not because of this fact...(read on) |
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| Child Obesity Raises Dietary Awareness in Schools |
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| With child obesity on the rise, many school districts have taken responsibility for the escalating and unhealthy trend. 2004-2005 demographics for the National School Lunch program confirm that over 29 million students eat school lunch...(read on) |
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| Citizen Journalism or Something More? |
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September 11, 2001 was a horrific day, which left most of the world in a state of shock and disbelief. There are few words to describe the tragedy that occurred when Al Qaeda suicide hijackers crashed two commercial airlines into the 110-story World Trade Center towers, taking with them 2,749 lives...
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Claudio Cabrera: The Weight of Time and Place |
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The experiences we face in life shape us into the people we turn out to be. Within two brief years, a young man can develop into a full fledged adult; as is the case of Claudio Cabrera...
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Professor Opens Doors for Business Students |
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(Published in The Excelsior - January 30, 2007)
The Business Leadership Society, a new student organization at Brooklyn College is the first of its kind for business students in 7 years. Myles Bassell, a full-time faculty member in the Business Program, recently announced the formation of the Business Leadership Society...
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