Less than a year ago, I wrote a piece for the Empire State Tribune about sexual assault awareness month that was published at the very beginning of the pandemic that would change our lives. One year later, I want to reexamine what has changed and how the pandemic has affected the handling of sexual assault and harassment cases–first, on a national level.
Read MoreThe McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute hosted SkepTech, a virtual webinar, last Thursday with bestselling author and political commentator David French.
Read MoreA new grant will provide up to $15 billion in financial relief to revive theater programs across New York City, although most college programs will not be significantly impacted, officials said.
Read MoreThe wild ride of the video game retailer GameStop’s stock has been the biggest financial story of early February. On Jan. 4, the stock was valued at $19 per share. 24 days later, the stock price hit $483 per share. From the start of 2021 to the stock’s highest point, the stock endured a 2442% percent increase. However, the reason for GameStop’s astronomical rise has little to do with the company’s performance.
Read MoreTKC Musicals hosted Crashing into Silence this past weekend, an original “Zoomsical”, where students were able to share vulnerable stories of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected them.
The musical was performed virtually over Zoom, hence the name ‘Zoomusical.’ The show included pre-taped as well as live segments of songs and monologues which centered around the cast member’s personal stories of what they experienced when the pandemic hit America in spring of 2020.
Read MoreTuesday’s Student Body Presidential debate featuring Catherine Blanco, Victoria Fisher and Brent Buterbaugh marked the first major campaign event in the presidential race. The topics of debate ranged from COVID-19 policy, diversity in the King’s community, the importance of athletics and incorporating remote students into more events.
Read MoreAs a part of King’s’ Black History Month Address, Dr. Lucas Morel, Head of the Politics Department at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, held a virtual lecture on Feb. 11, highlighting the life of famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The address was titled, “Frederick Douglass: The Making of an American.”
Read MoreBrent Buterbaugh, Catherine Blanco and Victoria Fisher have officially announced their campaigns for student body president via a King’s-wide email from current SBP Colin Phillips.
The candidates can begin campaigning and sharing their platforms by email to the student body this weekend.
Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be making history this Sunday, Feb. 7, as they become the first team in the National Football League (NFL) to play in a Super Bowl on their home field.
Read MoreOn March 12, 2020, Broadway abruptly shut down, preventing 16 shows from opening and closing over 41 theaters. According to The New York Times, the initial shutdown was only supposed to last until April 12, but the opening date kept being pushed back. Now, Broadway is scheduled to keep its doors closed until May 2021.
According to Broadway League, more tickets were sold to Broadway shows in the 2018-2019 year than the 10 professional NYC metro-area sports teams combined, including the Mets, the Yankees and the Rangers. On top of the number of tickets Broadway sells, they contributed another additional $14.7 billion dollars to New York City’s economy.
Read MoreIt’s 70 degrees—almost too warm for midday November. A slight breeze whisks in from the East River but pedestrians barely need a sweater for a lunch outside in the sun.
With the cafeteria closed on the third floor of the 56 Broadway Building that The King’s College shares with the United Federation of Teachers, students, staff and faculty have to either pack a lunch when visiting campus or brave the outside world and navigate the Pandemic dynamics of closed businesses, social distancing and hyper sanitized environments as they locate lunch-time sustenance.
Read MoreI was a college freshman when I attended a concert. I saw the alternative rock group Vundabar perform with Indigo DeSouza and Sidney Gish. While others moshed and laughed, I spent most of the night blocking a man who groped me from behind. The memory stayed with me for months. When I scroll through my camera roll and see photos from that night, I can still feel the heat of his body.
Read MoreAccording to the Rockefeller Center website, the Rockefeller Center is utilizing a “live tree cam” as well as “virtual queuing” to control crowd numbers. Visitors are expected to wear masks at all times and follow social distancing precautions, including standing within six-foot diameter circle decals. Specially trained staff and the NYPD are present to ensure a safe experience. Once they are in the viewing-zone, guests have five minutes to take photos and enjoy the beloved holiday tree-dition.
Read MoreThe King’s College Athletic Department made the decision to cancel the Spring 2021 men’s and women’s basketball season on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
King’s Athletic Director, Bryan Finley said, “The College administration and the athletic department held out hope as long as possible that some form of basketball season could be held. However, two factors led to the decision to cancel.”
Read MoreFive days after the election, I sat in my Brooklyn apartment filtering through the previous week’s pent-up emails. After days of haphazardly wading through work, school and the onslaught of conflicting information, I found myself exhausted and behind. As I opened the third email of the day with some variation of “URGENT: TIME SENSITIVE” as the subject line, screams erupted from outside my bedroom window.
Read MoreI have walked through the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 5th Avenue more times than I can count. During my five years in New York City, the towering ceilings and echoing halls have provided a constant refuge and source of solace amid uncertainty and upheaval. 2020 has been an exceptional year, but this familiar place remains the same, even after months of closure.
Read MoreIn the age of TikTok and memes, the 2008 phenomenon, “Twilight,” has somehow made a cultural renaissance. This resurgence may have something to do with “Twilight” writer and conceptualizer, Stephanie Meyer’s recent release of a companion story to the saga—Midnight Sun. Though the series just celebrated its 12th anniversary, “Twilight” seems to be making a comeback in the Gen Z media cycle—perhaps similar even to the age of “Team Edward” and “Team Jacob” Hot Topic t-shirts circa 2008.
Read MoreThe House of Reagan, the House of Susan B. Anthony and The Table hosted an event titled ‘A Loyal Opposition: Civility During Election Season’ on Friday, Nov. 20.
Read MoreA large portion of social media users and consumers have decided to switch to social platforms like Parler in the aftermath of the 2020 Presidential Election.
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