By Zainab Iqbal Published: May 3rd, 2017 Like most other days, Anumta Raheel woke up at 5 a.m. during spring break for the first prayer of the day as outlined by Muslim tradition—Fajr. Half asleep, she checked her email; she had been accepted to the Fulbright Summer Institute. “I thought …

By Zainab Iqbal Brooklyn College’s Core Curriculum (CORC) courses have been renamed, according to an email sent out on April 10 by Stuart MacLelland, the acting associate provost for academic programs. The central office of CUNY—CUNY Central—recently announced that it would no longer accept courses designated as CORC starting Fall …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: April 26th, 2017 Chelsea Batista, a Macaulay Honors student, hoped she’d make at least one of the eighteen medical school she applied to. Then she received her first acceptance, then her second, then another. All of the sudden, she had eleven. “It’s funny that people think …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: April 26th, 2017 Most books usually open up to a page stating the name of the publishing company. “In Disarray: A collection of Poems, Short Stories, and Letters,” instead opens up to the name of the author—Jherelle Benn. On Feb. 8, Benn (her stage/performance name is …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: April 5th, 2017 After self-studies beginning in 2013, curriculum reviews, administrative meetings, and talks of merging, the TV and Radio (TVRA) department’s Journalism and Media Studies (JAMS) program was initiated this past fall and has about 40 new students in the curriculum already. “I found the …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: April 5th, 2017 Brooklyn College Radio Station’s (WBCR) elections are finishing up today, and there are certain things that remain unclear. From information received by an anonymous source—whom will be referred to as “Sally,”, students who were interested in running for General Manager were convinced to …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: April 1st, 2017 It’s official. After months of complaints from student and faculty, Brooklyn College administration finally decided to take action and replace the broken elevators—with escalators. But before the whole campus gets refurbished, there will be a trial run in James Hall, where currently only …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: April 1st, 2017 Brooklyn College’s Assistant Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations, Jason Carey, was promoted last week—he is now the Associate Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Public relations. “I don’t even know what to say,” said Carey wiping off a tear. “It’s …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: March 22nd, 2017 Tucked in the basement of Boylan Hall lives a 21-year-old campus bookstore—patiently awaiting its shutdown on June 30. According to Jason Carey, the assistant vice president of marketing, communications, and public relations, “Sales volume in the old bookstore was declining significantly. Many colleges …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: March 22nd, 2017 Brooklyn College Radio (WBCR) members will get to vote for their new directors and managers early next month. For the first time, elections will be held online and will no longer require a paper ballot. “The station mainly decided to switch from paper …