"Curtains Up NYC" Grant Aims to Jumpstart Theatre Programs Impacted by COVID-19

A 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.

CityJosiah DeboerFebruary 26, 2021city, josiahdeboer, theatre, tkctheatre, grant, curtains up nyc, COVID19, covid-19, coronavirus, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

Black History Month Address by Dr. Lucas Morel

As 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.”

CampusTia McCordFebruary 15, 2021tiamccord, campus, BL, black history month, BLM, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

Student Body President Candidates Announced for 2021-2022 School Year

Brent 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.

CampusConnor Walter BrickelFebruary 13, 2021connorwalter, campus, SBP, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

New York City in the Winter: A Snowy Photo Essay

On Feb. 1, New York City totaled 17.2 inches of snow, making it one of the largest snowstorms the city has recorded since the late 1800s. | Please enjoy this Winter edition photo essay by EST editors Lucas Drumond and Brittany Bhulai.

CityLucas Drumond, Brittany Bhulai and Paige HagyFebruary 13, 2021NYC, City, Snow, Snowstorm, snowfall, sledding, brittanybhulai, LucasDrumond, paigehagy, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

Portrait of a Lunch Hour in the Fi-Di

It’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.

CityMultiple Contributors from the Fall 2020 Narrative Non-Fiction Workshop ClassJanuary 19, 2021COVID19, Financial District, Narrative nonfiction class, multiple authors, city, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

The Punk Movement that Let Me Scream

I 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.

Opinion, CultureAnna HopsonJanuary 15, 2021Opinion, culture, Culture Opinion, Anna Hopson, Riot Grrrl, punk, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

K-Pop: Why the "Korean Wave" is Still Hitting Western Shores

Seventeen American music awards, seven Guinness World Records and two singles at no.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart all won by a group from South Korea. The K-pop group, BTS, has been breaking records globally, and are named the “most influential” by Time Magazine.

CultureMyrian GarciaJanuary 13, 2021myriangarcia, k-pop, korean wave, culture, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondaryfeature

King's Cancels Basketball Season for Spring 2021 Semester

The 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.”

SportsBrittany BhulaiDecember 19, 2020brittanybhulai, sports, bryanfinley, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

America Will Fall Apart...and That is Okay

Five 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.

Culture, OpinionLiza VandenboomDecember 18, 2020Lizavandenboom, Opinion, culture, america, Joe Biden, 2020election, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

What a New Yorker in 2020 has in Common with a Sculptor During the Black Death

I 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.

Culture, OpinionLiza VandenboomDecember 14, 2020culture, opinio, black death, new yorer, COVID19, Lizavandenboom, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, sec, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

A Gen Z-Era Look at “Twilight” Racial Bias in 2020

In 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.

Culture, OpinionMattie TownsonDecember 10, 2020mattietownson, twilight, Culture, racialinjustice, diversity, racial bias, 2020, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

Student Orgs Host 'A Loyal Opposition: Civility During Election Season'

The 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.

CampusEsther WickhamDecember 4, 2020facemasks, facemasks on campus, higher education, Alissa Wilkinson, Dru Johnson, David Tubbs, Anthony Bradley, House of Reagan, the table, Esther Wickham, campus, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

Users Ditch Facebook and Twitter for “Free Speech” Apps After Election

A 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.

CultureLauren BannisterDecember 3, 2020free speech, parler, social mediaa, Laurenbannister, culture, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

Fall Semester 'Two Cents' Event features Dr. Blander and Dr. Brand as Panelists

The King’s Student Council hosted this semester's first ‘Two Cents’ event on Tuesday, Nov. 17 on campus featuring Dr. Steele Brand and Dr. Joshua Blander as panelists.

CampusKaitlyn TejeroDecember 2, 2020two cents, COVID19, facemasks, dr.blander, dr.braand, dr.brand, goncalves, kaitlyntejero, campus, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Pandemic-Style

The 94th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was scaled back this year as New York City’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise. The event was broadcasted from the iconic Macy’s Herald Square store and televised for 50 million viewers at home.

CityConnor Walter BrickelDecember 1, 2020COVID19, pandemic, macys, thanksgiving, parade, thanksgivingdayparade, connorwalter, city, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

The Reality of NYC Safety-Net Hospitals

Worn-down armrest-less chairs occupied by the occasional patient lined the walls of the room. There were two vending machines off to the side. One sold beverages. The other sold cheap snacks: Doritos, potato chips, pretzels, peanut butter M&Ms, probably some odd breakfast pastry too. I always found it strange to put pastries in a vending machine. Something about it seems unnatural; it’s like seeing a shark on top of a mountain.

CityPaige HagyNovember 30, 2020covid, COVID19, paigehagy, safetynet hospitals, nyc, city, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

Amidst Rising COVID-19 Cases, Higher Education’s Future Remains Uncertain

The United States has entered a deadly new stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting record highs in confirmed new cases this past week. Colleges are not immune to the spread of the disease. The New York Times has been tracking cases among some colleges and universities, reporting on Nov. 19 that over 68,000 cases had been reported among colleges since early November.

CultureGraham McNallyNovember 25, 2020Graham McNally, COVID19, higher education, risingcovidcases, culture, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature, coronavirus

RIP China Chalet

In its glory days—or rather, glory nights—China Chalet boasted high-profile attendees at its restaurant-transformed-nightclub: from actor Timothée Chalamet to rappers Cardi B and Denzel Curry, to the infamous Ghislaine Maxwell. Not only did it become a haven for modern America’s gentry, but it welcomed the serfs as well; it didn’t cater to one community or genre of people.

The underwhelming restaurant warrants a funeral, but the overwhelming, all-inclusive nightclub deserves a celebration of life ceremony. One of the last great New York venues has died of COVID-19.

CityPaige HagyNovember 20, 2020china chalet, paigehagy, rip, megcapone, forlease, closingdown, ripchinachalet, ghislainemaxwell, city, SecondaryFeature, secondaryfeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature

Blake Brown: Selling Your Soul to Ballet

Blake Brown is 23-years-old, and her life has been a two-act ballet. In Act I, she sold her soul.

Culture, CampusPaige HagyNovember 16, 2020paigehagy, ballet, blakebrown, culture, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature

Lauren Turner and Facing Life’s Biggest Moments During a Pandemic

Lauren Turner (formerly Lauren Davis), is a newlywed and recent college graduate, who at 22 years old experienced life’s biggest and most celebrated moments during 2020, the year of the Coronavirus.

CityGuest UserNovember 13, 2020hannahmallard, covid-19, laurendavis, SecondaryFeature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, secondaryfeature, coronavirus