By Michelle Ayr Published: November 22nd, 2017 Everyone deals with some level of anxiety at some point in their lives. It may stem from something school-related, family situations that are taking a toll on the individual or the friends, and/or family members around them. Anxiety does not limit itself to …
Read More »Giving Tanx on Tanxgiving
By Jordy Belance Published: November 22nd, 2017 Well, Brooklyn College, it’s that time of year again! Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means that it’s time to eat our hearts out, get fat (and maybe tipsy), spend quality time with fam and friends, score a touchdown, and most importantly, be …
Read More »Poetry
By Michelle Ayr Published: November 15th, 2017 During junior year of high school, I swore off poetry. It was after a teacher of mine assigned us to read a poem by Sylvia Plath. I couldn’t understand why someone would write about something so dark in every piece until a few …
Read More »Rape and Kidnapping Charges Against New York Detectives
By Milette Millington Published: November 15th, 2017 According to a New York Times article by Alan Feuer, published just over a week ago, detectives Edward Martins and Richard Hall looked as if they were on duty last month when they stopped an 18-year-old girl for having marijuana in her car. They …
Read More »A New Electoral Method for Proportional Allocation of Votes
By Evan S. Biegel Published: November 15th, 2017 The Electoral College is an infamous facet of the American democracy because the electoral methods it embodies do not properly represent American voters. The two current methods—winner-take-all and Congressional District—result in the omission of nearly half of the total votes in the …
Read More »Midseason NFL Awards
By Chris Thompson Published: November 15th, 2017 Most Valuable Player – Tom Brady: No player has meant more to its team in recent history than Tom Brady to the New England Patriots. If you take Brady away from the Patriots, the team will likely look like the Green Bay Packers …
Read More »NBA is Benefiting from Super Team Movement
By Christopher De Lardge Published: November 15th, 2017 Can Kyrie Irving and the Celtics revive the glory years of Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett? Will Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Paul George and the new Oklahoma City Thunder look to dethrone the defending champion Golden State Warriors led by …
Read More »Sam Smith’s “The Thrill of It All” Finds Solace in Playing It Safe
By Jamie Deliz Published: November 15th, 2017 If “The Thrill of It All” is supposed to be Sam Smith’s comeback album, then he should’ve pushed himself just an inch further. Smith, in essence, defines love in his own way, while also embodying this newfound strength to move on from heartbreak, …
Read More »“Jane the Virgin”: Chapter Sixty-Eight
By Asia Michel Published: November 8th, 2017 It is known, within the CW community, that when a show is moved to a Friday night, it usually means it is coming to an end. We’ve seen this with the “Carrie Diaries” and “The Vampire Diaries,” but this does not seem to …
Read More »With His Approval, Stanton Will Dominate Offseason Trade Talks
By Ivan Morrobel Published: November 8th, 2017 The Miami Marlins’ 28-year-old slugger Giancarlo Stanton has been very clear that he doesn’t want to be a part of the team’s rebuild, which has caused trade rumors to spark. “I don’t want to rebuild. I’ve lost for seven years,” he told senior …
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