King’s Students Featured on WNBC Nightly News Broadcast

Dean of Students David Leedy emailed all The King’s College on-campus residents that WNBC would be interviewing students the following evening and disclosed a statement the college would send out to reporters on March 3. NBC 4 New York reporter Checkey Beckford interviewed the students that evening. The report aired at 11:14 p.m. on Friday night and was later posted to the NBC New York website. The report primarily addressed the overdue rent notices King’s students have received over the past few weeks.

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$2 Million Loan Will Sustain King’s for Spring Semester

The King’s College will be able to finish the spring 2023 semester thanks to a $2 million loan from Peter Chung, although the future of the college remains uncertain. In an email on Friday, March 3, King’s confirmed that “we received bridge financing that will provide us with funds to ensure that we can fulfill our financial obligations to faculty and staff through the end of the semester.” The $2 million loan does not cover the overdue rent for the Albee on-campus housing.

What is the Deal With Dating at The King’s College?

(ANALYSIS) Love is in the air. The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and students at The King’s College are busy studying. Valentine’s Day is when couples, families and friends commemorate their love for one another. Especially during college years, young lovers are out and about in their honeymoon phases– walking along the pier or going out for a fancy dinner. However, here at King’s, the environment seems to feel much different for the freshman class.

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The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon: Where Imagination Takes Flight

The King’s Players put on their production of “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” on Nov. 4 and 5, a comedy that showcased a wide range of whimsical characters and stories all mashed together into one wildly entertaining rollercoaster of events. Consisting of a small cast, The King’s Players showed their versatility during the performance as they played a wide range of roles, from man-eating crabs to troubled princesses, witches, and wolves.

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Pueblo Querido Coffee Roasters — Bringing a Flavor of Colombia to Brooklyn

Pueblo Querido Coffee Roasters, established in 2015 by Christian Felipe Guzman Herrera, celebrates Colombia and his country's contributions to coffee traditions in the U.S. “It felt like something I needed to do. In Colombia, these types of things are not like a business as opposed to in the U.S. Before choosing my location I had visited Tennessee and Florida, but New York had everything,” said Herrera.

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