The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, The King’s College’s academic accreditors, conducted an informational meeting notifying the student body of King’s recent failure to satisfy MSCHE accreditation standards on Monday, April 3. According to MSCHE representatives, King’s accreditation status is not to be revoked before, if at all, June 2023.
Read MoreThe King’s College hosted its nineteenth – and possibly last – Spring Interregnum from March 29 to 31. The winners of the Interregnum Cup and the annual House Cup were the House of Sojourner Truth and the House of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, respectively. This year’s Interregnum theme was Flourishing, an adjective that might appear difficult to embody under the current circumstances at King’s. Some students at the college chose to skip Spring Interregnum because of the school’s situation.
Read More(REVIEW) The Elevation Worship ministry organizes pop-up worship events throughout the United States. These events aim to bring people together in worship within their community. Gathering in one place creates a unique atmosphere of connection and community that encourages people to experience the presence of God.
Read More(REVIEW) Broadway has long been pulled between commercial, “theme-park” shows and philosophical, artistic works. The former tends to draw larger box office returns, and the latter greater critical acclaim. Occasionally a show is able to achieve success in both categories and this spring one such Oliver Award-winning production transfers from London to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre by the title of “Life of Pi.”
Read More(REVIEW) For those among you wondering how many retellings of the Cinderella fairytale is too many, we may have finally hit a breaking point. The latest retelling of the classic Brother’s Grimm story opens on Broadway this month at the Imperial Theatre as a brand-new musical. This new incarnation is entitled “Bad Cinderella,” a title that, despite the promising list of people involved in the show, is not ironic.
Read More(REVIEW) The country artist, AJ Kross, performed a four-hour set at Blake Shelton’s Bar, Ole Red, in Nashville, TN, on Thursday, March 16. AJ Krossis a country singer and guitarist. Kross sang a total of 48 songs in four hours during his set. As he continued to play some of the greatest country hits, Ole Red continued to have more and more people enter the bar.
Read MoreAlthough owning a coffee shop in New York City may be a luxury akin to owning a doodle or a rent-stabilized apartment, David Shama is living the caffeinated dreams of every New Yorker. Shama, a Swiss fashion photographer turned entrepreneur, opened a coffee shop and cocktail bar in the West Village. Named after his photography book, the coffee shop feeds his quest for celebrity or influencer status. Do Not Feed Alligators is his – and everyone else’s – dream.
Read MoreAlmost half of Gen-Z and Millennial Americans have tattoos, and among these are many young Christians who have embraced the increasingly popular craze of getting images of religious and personal significance permanently engraved on themselves. Several students at The King’s College offered their thoughts in regard to their tattoos and the controversy that exists within the Christian community.
Read More(OPINION) There are nearly 210,240 hours in 24 years, and Adnan Syed spent those 210,240 hours in prison proclaiming his innocence before his eventual release in 2022. Syed’s life completely changed when his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee went missing that evening. Weeks later, her body was found, and Syed became the prime suspect. How did Syed continue to declare his innocence? Two decades after his initial arrest he was exonerated of all crimes, but it is important to delve into the details that made his 2022 release possible.
Read More(OPINION) A recent New York Times article depicted The King’s College as a conservative, predominately white and Protestant institution. In doing so, they directly ignored the minority voices that are poignantly shaping King’s. The Times emphasized the white presence at King’s by quoting only white students; only one out of the four was a woman. At least three students of color were interviewed, but the Times didn’t include their side of the story.
Read More(OPINION) Last February, my world was folding in on top of me. That was the day the Russian army invaded the eastern Ukrainian city where my grandparents lived. Living with the notion that the people I love are in constant danger of being attacked while trying to keep up with college schoolwork was far from easy and still is sometimes. But this article isn’t about me, Ukraine or any national-level catastrophe. Instead, it's about the unrest happening at The King’s College right now and how we should respond.
Read MoreOn-campus residents at Albee recently received letters from ConEdison requiring The King’s College to pay its outstanding balance, or else face a utility shut-off tomorrow, March 21. A ConEdison employee with knowledge of the situation informed the Empire State Tribune that the letter is simply a first warning and that King’s students are not in danger of losing utilities in the next few months.
Read More(REVIEW) In the late 1970s, Fosse conceived and staged a musical completely his own. It lacked a narrative arc or cohesive theme, consisting of a series of vignettes told mostly through dance (with a little bit of singing mixed in). The spectacle, entitled “Dancin’,” opened at the Broadhurst Theatre in 1978 and ran for over four years. This month, “Dancin’” returns to New York City under the direction of Wayne Cliento, a cast member of the original 1978 production.
Read MoreOriginally staged in 1998 at Lincoln Center, Jason Robert Brown’s “Parade” returns to Broadway this month at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre as the musical event of the season. Set in the deep-south state of Georgia fifty years after the Civil War, “Parade” tells the true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish-American factory superintendent falsely accused of the murder of Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old factory worker. It stars Tony-Award winning actor Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen, The Book of Mormon) as Frank and Micaela Diamond (The Cher Show) as his wife Lucille.
Read MoreAn unofficial Knitting and Crocheting Club meets in The King’s College lobby every Tuesday at noon. The club started meeting in the spring 2023 semester and hopes to become an official student organization in the future if the opportunity arises. Sarene Jackson, a junior in the House of Queen Elizabeth I, and Isabel “Iggy” Lueck, a junior in the House of Susan B. Anthony currently lead the club. The club offers a “tight-knit” community.
Read More(REVIEW) The lamb, combined with the sauce and rice, tastes warm and delicate yet also rich and vibrant. The flavor is savory and nutty, the texture is soothing to taste. The naan is soft and spongy, the lettuce is crisp. I finish my meal with a smile and a full stomach. It tasted as if the world were at my feet. At this humble food cart, I seemingly discovered a whole new universe of deliciously cheap lunches.
Read MoreOriginally set in 19th-century Norway, a new production of “A Doll’s House” – adapted by Amy Herzog and directed by Jamie Lloyd – opens this month at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway. The story of “A Doll’s House” is centered around an exploration of the power dynamics between a husband and wife. This production is a bold departure from the dense, maximalist visuals that ordinarily accompany a play set within an affluent Victorian home. Instead, the play is performed with no costumes, sets, props or effects apart from simple lighting, a few wooden chairs and a hidden turntable in the stage floor.
Read More(OPINION) There is another context in which I view these things. King's is a "strategic institution," however overused that phrasing became. It is a point of gathering and departure for many ambitious, capable Christians willing to subject themselves to a formative education. Running a private Christian liberal arts school in NYC is obviously a tall order. But when I was there we had 500+ students, and it seemed only to be getting bigger. Profs would complain about how many sections they had to teach and how many students they had to juggle. What went wrong?
Read More(OPINION) Many students at The King’s College are aware of the multiple overdue rent notices and the service of an eviction threat from a debt collector to student residents. However, many do not know about the actual debt collector Kucker Marino Winarsky & Bittens. The multi-million dollar firm describes itself as “a highly respected Manhattan law firm” focusing on real estate and corporate law. Still, I can’t help but wonder: How respected can Kucker be when the New York Attorney General investigated them two separate times?
Read More(REVIEW) The four-person rock band Velvet Rouge performed nine original songs at Rockwood Music Hall in the Lower East Side on Saturday, Feb. 25. Zo and her band took the stage wearing vibrant outfits. At first, Zo had trouble with the mic, but her ease on the stage made up for it. They played their hearts out and owned the stage. It was an experience worth witnessing.
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