Introducing The Wheel Deal: "The Wild West of NYC"

Tall skyscrapers with twilights devoid of stars. Taxi cab drivers: mute. Subway cars with redundant seat colors and silent neighbors, eyes bent down to a flashing screen and ears plugged with headphones. No one talks. No one looks at each other. Sterile, boring, depressing.

We’re here to shake things up.

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New Yorkers Remember 9/11 From Six Feet Apart: A Photo Essay

Thousands gathered at the 9/11 Memorial on Friday to pay tribute to the lives of family, friends and fellow Americans that died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001.

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Short Documentary Coverage of the MET Reopening

After being closed for over five months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the MET reopened to the general public Saturday, August 29. As a line began to trail down the museum’s iconic steps, there was a palpable significance to the historical moment that appeared evident on the faces of everyone gathered there. Upon entering the room, camera men, reporters and videographers flew about interviewing and capturing the moment, but past security, the museum’s contents remain unchanged and they seemed more important and appreciated than ever.

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"Letters From the Exiles": The Final Letter

It has been too long. I miss you all, and I cannot wait to see you shortly. If you had told me in early March that we would all have been unceremoniously sent away for the remainder of the semester, I would not have believed you. I know this because I remember standing in Greg’s the week before talking with a friend about how the hype around COVID-19 was overblown. I also remember when the rumors of quarantine started, how a group of friends discussed spending the quarantine together in my apartment because we expected it to last two weeks. All this naïveté seems quaint now but, throughout the summer, I have been repeatedly reminded how much this virus has laid bare much of the foolhardiness of our contemporary life. We have built walls of scientific hubris that often felt like they offered the flimsy protection of wet cardboard as opinion and consensus changed at what seemed like a weekly pace. It became obvious early on that we knew very little and were constantly behind the curve of learning.

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"Letters From the Exiles": Letter 3

My silence on social media regarding racial injustice over the last two months has been intentional. That silence is not indicative of a denial of racial injustice’s existence or the necessity of addressing it—if it has been perceived that way and caused you pain, I am deeply sorry.

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"Letters From the Exiles": Letter 2

Obviously, coming back to school this fall is by no means the same as coming home as shell-shocked soldiers from World War II, but this year has stripped many of us of the things we cling tightly to for security and comfort. Some of us have been richly blessed by our time in quarantine, while others have been miserable. For most of us, I suspect it’s some messy combination of the two and more. But as we move forward into this semester, let’s not forget God’s presence in all this chaos and just how much we need each other. Let’s use this year to learn how to truly walk with each other as we find our new normal. May the legacy of 2020 be one that made us realize our deep dependence on God and on each other, and though difficult, just how good that dependence is.

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Disney Remains Open Amidst Rising COVID-19 Cases in Florida

For the past month, Florida has been one of the leading states in the U.S. for soaring cases of the novel Coronavirus. It’s been nearly two months since Orlando, FL Disney Springs reopened their doors to the public after COVID-19 forced its closing in March. All of the Disney parks now operate at limited capacity with several precautions put in place in order to ensure the safety of guests and staff. This includes wearing a mask at all times, remaining at least six feet apart from others, body temperature screenings, and limited parking and entrances.

EST’s Brittany Bhulai made it to the park to see what it‘s like to be on the premises.

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King’s Announces Decision to Reopen Campus for Fall 2020 Semester

After a bizarre Spring semester due to the rapid and sudden spread of COVID-19, students have been anxiously awaiting news about the upcoming Fall semester. On July 1, President Gibson sent an email to students releasing the official King’s College Fall 2020 Preliminary Reopening Plan, which explains the new approach to academics to accommodate social distancing guidelines: hybrid learning.

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What Happens When We’re Not Trending?

In the past year or so, I have pondered heavily upon what it means to be an activist, the true weight of one's words, and how easy it is to throw statements around on social media. After 19 years in white, Christian spaces, something new is happening to me: white people I know are publicly stating that Black lives matter (BLM). This feels particularly odd because four to six years ago those words were demonized, and those around me associated those words with radicalism and violence. I was afraid to say publicly that my life mattered.

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"Letters From the Exiles": Letter 1

This letter is to you, the Exiles. Whether you stayed or went, you have been separated from the King’s community that was. The virus struck like a lightning bolt, and before anyone had time to blink, our home was gone. That shock has now passed; our rocky transitions complete, we have (more or less) become accustomed to our new realities. We now face another obstacle, the ever-imposing question: “Now what?”

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Introducing the Summer Opinion Series: "Letters From the Exiles"

As we begin to resume “normal life” again, it is important to take some time to consider the things we should keep and the things we should leave behind. How do we preserve what was good about the old life while reckoning with our extreme failures and systematic problems?

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King’s Announces Center for the Study of Christianity and Black Experience

The King’s College announced the launch of the Center for the Study of Christianity and the Black Experience and the appointment of Dr. Jacqueline C. Rivers as the senior fellow on June 12.

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Photo Gallery: Churches Across NYC Gather for a "Prayerful Protest"

On the corner of 98th Ave. and Park Place in Brooklyn, New York, over 100 churches came together with a single cry to a God of justice. A mile away at Barclays Center, the reoccurring 7:00 p.m. Black Lives Matter protest took form. At 7:25, the two marches converged, painting a picture of joint outrage.

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Photo Gallery: Black Lives Matter Protest in Juneau, AK

Juneauites gathered in downtown Juneau, AK to bring awareness to Black Lives Matter. Black women stood at the microphone and shared their stories about growing up in Juneau and dealing with systematic racism and racial slurs. One woman spoke about how her daughter was called the n-word when she was in elementary school. The Tlingít community, the native Alaskans, joined the protest by leading a traditional song with drums.

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"No Justice, No Peace": King’s Student Accounts of Black Lives Matter Protests in NYC and LA

With hands raised high into the air and eyes clenched shut, Shá Sanders, King’s senior and President of the Table, the student organization at King’s created to give a voice to minority students, stood in front of the Barclays Center to protest police brutality and the murder of George Floyd. The tear gas released by police officers’ into the predominantly peaceful crowd clouded her vision. An officer walked towards her demanding she leave the premises immediately. Then, as she walked away, stopping just momentarily to help a girl who had tripped behind her, she was struck down in the ribs by an officer’s baton.

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Photo Gallery: Protestors March Across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in Florence, SC

In light of recent events affecting people of color in the U.S., protesters gathered together on June 3 outside of the Judicial Center in Downtown Florence, SC to march the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge. The march lasted 40 minutes and ended with a moment of silence at the end of the bridge. With over 1,500 people in attendance, the protest remained peaceful as the local police force walked alongside protestors.

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