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Diya brings avant-garde Indian cuisine
LIJVS cheers Hispanic Heritage Month
Yoga instructor teaches kids patience, expression
Community market fundraiser offers hope to families in need
Elementary class learns social cues with robot
Franklin Square Library summer programs launch kids into reading
Aurora Borealis (Video)
A short doc about my dog, Aurora.
Read More Aurora Borealis (Video)Yoga Changes Kids’ Lives for the Better
When Jennifer Vizina brings pre-kindergarten and primary school children into her yoga classes she’s not just teaching the basics of yoga. According to Vizina and researchers, yoga offers children an improvement in various health metrics, behavioral markers, emotional situations and medical conditions. As a result, according to L. Black at the National Center for Health […]
Read More Yoga Changes Kids’ Lives for the BetterIsland Park Clam eating contest raises $25K for Beyond the Badge
Making Valley Stream family home disability accessible
Northwell Health, Queens County Farm bring the farm-to-table experience
Tom Dolan connects with students, parents
Elmont students learn from local businesses interning
Improvements to Dutch Broadway continue
Improvements to make Dutch Broadway safer, explained
Sewanhaka graduate’s work published in international journal
Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and colleagues dig deep on climate change
New Elmont school board members look to promote transparency
How are Pakistanis creating a sense of community? Attend Sunday’ conference in Albertson and find out
Sewanhaka Central High School superintendent James Grossane is ready to pass the torch
Paying tribute to German American culture with Sommerfest
Jose Franco-Martinez of Elmont sentenced to 25-to-life for murdering ex-girlfriend at Belmont Park
Meet Sean Andrade, the 15-year-old Sewanhaka High School salutatorian
Sewanhaka High School District students to host multicultural expo
Cancer-stricken Franklin Square Munson Fire Department firefighter in need of stem cells
Hunter Alum and Civil Rights Activist to Appear on U.S. Quarter
Governor Kathy Hochul visits Dutch Broadway School in Elmont
More than 1,000 expected for Elmont/Belmont parade
Peace of Heart Choir to Perform “Why We Sing” Concert at Hunter
Evolution is a Beautician
Scroll down for my poem.
Read More Evolution is a BeauticianMolly Fischer of the New Yorker shares her notes on magazine writing
Investment of Time and Energy Key to Equity in Climate Crisis Solutions, Say WHOI Panelists
According to panelists at the Crafting Equitable Solutions to the Climate Crisis event, presented by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), investment is key to a sustainable future. They suggested investing time and energy into riskier solutions, working with indigenous groups, making direct contact with local leaders, and assessing if solutions are equitable. The event took place virtually over Zoom and at WHOI on July 19, 2022.
Read More Investment of Time and Energy Key to Equity in Climate Crisis Solutions, Say WHOI PanelistsSupreme Court reduces EPA’s power, but West Virginia climate activists say the fight’s not over
The Supreme Court ruling only covered a certain power exercised by the EPA. That power is called generation shifting, which requires power companies to gradually shift to cleaner forms of energy, like wind and solar, and abandon coal through regulating caps on emissions. However, this opens up the potential for further litigation of the EPA’s powers under the same reasoning.
Read More Supreme Court reduces EPA’s power, but West Virginia climate activists say the fight’s not overLong Island Pride Leaders Want People to Support LGBTQIA+ Community Year-Round
CEO David Kilmnick wants to eradicate discrimination so that every LGBTQ+ person is safe, supported, and welcomed in the larger community. Booth vendors support that mission and get increased exposure and attention at Pride.
Read More Long Island Pride Leaders Want People to Support LGBTQIA+ Community Year-RoundPEN Ten Interview with Meron Hadero
The PEN Ten is PEN America’s weekly interview series. This week, PEN America’s Free Expression Programs intern Rei Wolfsohn speaks with Meron Hadero, author of A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times (Restless Books, 2022).
Read More PEN Ten Interview with Meron HaderoPulitzer Center Report Reveals the Struggles of the “Remain in Mexico” Immigration Program at Roosevelt House Event
“They’re living outside, they’re living in camps, they’re living in tight quarters, not very sanitary conditions,” said Brigida during her talk, “Beyond Borders,” which was sponsored by the Pulitzer Center and held at the Roosevelt House in March.
Read More Pulitzer Center Report Reveals the Struggles of the “Remain in Mexico” Immigration Program at Roosevelt House EventMeetup Brings People Together
It’s a sunny afternoon in Long Beach, NY. A small group of Meetup goers are gathered together, walking through the farmer’s market and street fair. I’m the only one dressed in a Halloween costume. Several of these Meetup members have stories to tell about how Meetup saved their lives. Meetup is an online platform where […]
Read More Meetup Brings People TogetherTrial to Triumph: One Woman’s Fight for Mental Health
Debbie Hokanson is sitting in her house, red hair falling by the side of her face. She’s wrapped in a blanket because she’s sick with a backache and a fever right now. Yet, she talks with fervor and barely stops talking long enough for me to ask a question. She’s entranced by the memories this […]
Read More Trial to Triumph: One Woman’s Fight for Mental HealthPerfect Storm Prepped Country for Anti-Trans Policies, Panelists Say; Lawmakers Emboldened
Policies that criminalize gender non-conforming youth and their parents are insidious and bound to international and national right-wing populism, panelists said at Roosevelt House’s “The Rise of Anti-Trans Policy in 2022” last week.
Read More Perfect Storm Prepped Country for Anti-Trans Policies, Panelists Say; Lawmakers EmboldenedHunter Professor Moderates IG Live with Award-winning NYT Journalists
Award-winning New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey told student journalists they empathize with them and understand how difficult it is to report on their own schools.
Read More Hunter Professor Moderates IG Live with Award-winning NYT JournalistsGov. Hochul’s Budget Extends TAP to Part-Time Students, Prisoners
“This would be amazing for students who work full time,” said Luger. “Most are forced to attempt five classes each semester, fail a few, and then eventually run out of TAP before they graduate.”
Read More Gov. Hochul’s Budget Extends TAP to Part-Time Students, PrisonersHunter Faculty Spotlight: Emma Cillekens
“I’m a storyteller, that’s what I am at my core…I just love stories, I don’t know that I chose a speciality, I think it chose me,” says Cillekens who will be teaching MEDPL 284 Radio Reporting and Podcasting this semester.
Read More Hunter Faculty Spotlight: Emma CillekensRaab Announces Memorial Dedications at Black History Month Convocation
During the 90-minute Zoom convocation, featured speaker Dr. Christina Greer juxtaposed the hope that Black people will get full recognition for their contributions to society with the doubt that the political climate would support those reparations.
Read More Raab Announces Memorial Dedications at Black History Month ConvocationDespite Advantages of Zoom, Some Professors Still Use Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
When the pandemic forced classes online, some administrators doubted Blackboard could handle the traffic volume. That’s when the university acquired Zoom licenses for all the teachers, some of whom still use Collaborate Ultra despite its audio, video, screen-sharing and connectivity issues.
Read More Despite Advantages of Zoom, Some Professors Still Use Blackboard Collaborate UltraThriving Community Leader, Miss Arizona 1985, Shares Her Surprising Past
You’d be surprised to learn that Christianne Acosta grew up with a stepmother from a fairytale.
Read More Thriving Community Leader, Miss Arizona 1985, Shares Her Surprising PastAnonymous Interview with Google Program Manager
An audio interview where a Google program manager for Newsstand and Google Assistant discusses behind-the-scenes politics at the company.
Read More Anonymous Interview with Google Program ManagerBiophilic Cities Commends Pittsburgh
The Biophilic Cities Network presented a certificate to Pittsburgh’s mayor for the city’s many progressive environmental initiatives.
Read More Biophilic Cities Commends PittsburghPharma Rep Reflects on Pfizer and the Covid Vaccine
A Q&A with Ingrid Dehrls about her 32 years at Pfizer, how the company changed for the worse 15 years ago and what she thinks of the covid vaccine.
Read More Pharma Rep Reflects on Pfizer and the Covid VaccineAnonymous Interview with Info Tech Professional
An audio interview where an info tech professional discusses embarrassing moments for companies and churches, the strange relief of losing her parents and growing up with a programmer for a dad.
Read More Anonymous Interview with Info Tech ProfessionalKatina Paron, Unrelenting Advocate for Young Journalists
A profile about Katina Paron’s work in youth journalism, her family background and her current lifestyle.
Read More Katina Paron, Unrelenting Advocate for Young JournalistsInverted Pyramid Example #3 (False News)
The following news story is meant to be an example of my writing style. It does not reflect real events. It is false news.
Read More Inverted Pyramid Example #3 (False News)Inverted Pyramid Example #2 (False News)
The following news story is meant to be an example of my writing style. It does not reflect real events. It is false news.
Read More Inverted Pyramid Example #2 (False News)Inverted Pyramid Example #1 (False News)
The following news story is meant to be an example of my writing style. It does not reflect real events. It is false news.
Read More Inverted Pyramid Example #1 (False News)Martini Glass Example #1 (False News)
The following news story is meant to be an example of my writing style. It does not reflect real events. It is false news.
Read More Martini Glass Example #1 (False News)Shards of History
When the war was over, she pulled up the floorboard, dug the vase back up, and showed it to her husband and children. They knew it had been in the family for six generations. The painted porcelain was done by Jean-Jacques Bachelier. It had survived through the War of the First Coalition, War of the Sixth Coalition, the Hundred Days between France and the Netherlands, and now the Great War. Its beauty still in tact.
Read More Shards of HistoryA Day In The Life
… Her room was filled with all the things I would want in my own, if I had a room. It took all the breath I had left for the day to walk up the six flights to Lela’s apartment. Situated a few blocks from the yellow beach, her windowsills were speckled in shells, incense and statues of animals. On one wall hung a tapestry with a mandala. On another wall hung a giant floral anatomy poster, complete with a magnetic wooden frame that mimicked schoolhouse pull-down charts. Her bed had the soft, cooling linen that one only finds in a room like hers— creamy in every sense of the word: texture, color, and scent. Each item in her room was perfectly spaced out from the others, like a well-designed landscape. I felt entirely out of place there, wearing my ripped jeans, faded t-shirt and boots that were starting to come apart at the seams. My hiking pack was covered in dirt. My hair was a little messy, and mousy brown, and my skin was excessively tan, from being outside all the time.
Read More A Day In The LifeReflective Winds
The winds rushed in every direction. The flickers of light through the grave curtain of grey were few and far between, glaring out from the lighthouse a mile down the beach. Edgar’s arms were crossed at his chest like a mummy, and he stood in the sand, tied to a tree, expecting the worst. His thin black pin-stripe suit barely retained any heat, so he shivered in the cold of this stormy morning. His white shirt was crumpled and dirty from sleeping in the sand the night before. He looked ragged—a splayed version of his usual self. His black tie hung halfway out of his pants pocket—he had the intelligence to at least remove it from his neck so it wouldn’t flap him in the face.
Read More Reflective WindsNew-Fangled Technology
My mother uses her phone for research. Instead of bookmarks, she saves links to webpages on her home screen. I remind her that they can’t be transferred to a new phone, and she could lose them.
My grandmother learns how to turn on her phone. She follows her directions for sending a text message. She accidentally sends a ten minute video of her feet with the news playing in the background.
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Indeterminate Exit
Three AI’s walk into a room…
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