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By Sheba Antony Published: February 21st, 2018 The travesty of the current flu season is inching closer and closer to home, as news outlets reported the flu-related death of a 5-year-old in Canarsie, Brooklyn just a week ago. With about three months remaining in this season, the best protection is …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: February 14th, 2018 Many Brooklyn College students who are on Facebook are familiar with the infamous “Brooklyn College in the Know” Facebook page. It’s where students go to ask questions about professors, let others know about an ID card they found, and complain about the poor …

By Dimitar Atanassov Published: February 14th, 2018 Located at 2231 Boylan Hall, the Honors Academy houses several honors programs: Macaulay Honors College (MHC), Scholars Program, Coordinated B.A.-M.D. Program, and the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship. Each of these programs has its own academic curriculum that students need to complete in order …

By Samantha Castro Published: February 7th, 2018 The acceleration of attacks on academic freedom was the main focus of “Academic Freedom in the Age of Trump,” one of the many lectures a part of the Frederic Ewen Lecture Series, that covers civil liberties and academic freedom, on Tuesday, January 30. …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: December 6th, 2017 When Bobby Bruno, a Business Marketing and Digital Arts student at Brooklyn College, was 17 years old, he had a business idea similar to Groupon. He said it was a great idea, but there was one problem; he didn’t know how to market …

By Adam Zaki Published: December 6th, 2017 James Davis is a professor here at Brooklyn College who teaches in the American Studies Program and the English department. Within the English department, Davis is also the deputy chair for graduate studies. He has published various works, including Eric Walrond: A Life …

By Edmund Zhen Published: December 6th, 2017 Meeting new people, building deep friendships, relaxing, and having fun every week: these are just some of the things the members of the Chinese Christian Fellowship (CCF) club at Brooklyn College engage in. CCF prides itself on in providing an inviting space and …

By Sandy Mui Published: November 22nd, 2017 Dressed in a purple, black and white striped t-shirt and jeans, Alessandra Maldonado has most of her tattoos hidden from plain sight. A lavender flower on her lower right arm and a pen on the left side of her left wrist are the …

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 …

By Zainab Iqbal Published: November 8th, 2017 Brooklyn College has close to 7,000 followers on Twitter, 2,500 on Instagram, and over 33,000 likes on Facebook; but students only find the content worth it if it features the infamous clock tower gazing upon the sunset. Meet Anita Bulan (Associate Director, Communications …