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By Ishauna Cox Published: October 18th, 2017 “Language is a living thing. We can feel it changing. Parts of it becomes old: they drop off and are forgotten. New pieces bud out, spread into leaves, and become big branches, proliferating.”                      -Gilbert Highet Professor Jamila Lyiscott, Ph.D., spoke to the …

Published: October 18th, 2017 Name: Franclessa Louis Program: Media Production and Cultural Studies in South Korea Term: Summer 2017 Scholarship: Roy L. Furman ’60 Furman Fellows Program Travel Stipend Major: Biology “This summer I went to South Korea with Brooklyn College’s Media Production and Cultural Studies in South Korea program …

By Adam Zaki Published: October 18th, 2017 Brooklyn College Peace Officer David Mercado has a “high” number of complaints against him, according to BC’s Head of Campus Security and Public Safety Donald Wenz. “I know Officer Mercado is [strict] about IDs,” Wenz said, referring to the policy of Peace Officers to …

By M.A. Rahman Published: October 11th, 2017 Filmmaking: This is a word that has allowed men of its craft to usher in countless thoughts and ideas to be projected onto the minds of audiences around the world. Synonyms for ‘filmmaking’ are often attributed to locations known for contributing to the …

By Carmen Saffioti Published: October 4th, 2017 Ever write something that you needed an objective opinion on? Perhaps, you might be interested in Writer’s Circle. This club formed last year, and is completely student run. It allows students to share their writing, mostly creative, in a judgement free zone. Students …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: October 4th, 2017 Christopher Ryan moved to New York just two months ago from Florida. He is now teaching two sections of ‘The Dynamic Earth’ lab at Brooklyn College. The Excelsior got a chance to speak to him about his accomplishments, goals and the advice he …

By Samip Delhiwala Published: September 27th, 2017 One of the most significant ongoing issues in the Middle East is the conflict between the state of Israel and the de jure state of Palestine, often referred to as the “world’s most intractable conflict.” Dating its roots back to the late 19th …

By Lordy Belance Published: September 27th, 2017 Brooklyn College prides itself in preparing and connecting its students to the panoply of career opportunities available in NYC. The Excelsior spoke to a few students about their summer internship experiences. Human Resources major, Anaelle, completed a five-month Human Resources internship at Aflac. …

By Hannah Grossman Published: September 14th, 2017 A horse of steel greeted students and faculty who entered through the Campus Road entrance on Friday afternoon. The horse will be seeing its last days at home in Brooklyn College unless administrators can intervene. The artist spent painstaking hours welding the pieces …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: May 17th, 2017 Many colleges and universities are known for their sports teams, academics, or fraternity parties. Brooklyn College has always been known for its beautiful campus, its activism, and now, a brand new initiative—the We Stand Against Hate series. We Stand Against Hate was started …