Tag Archive | "Brooklyn College"

Muslims in Brooklyn: A Community on The Edge

Monday, January 2, 2012

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Ten years after 9/11, the Muslim community in Brooklyn has been forced into the public view again in the wake of recent revelations that the NYPD were conducting secret surveillance programs against them. Our reporter [...]

Undercover Operation Angers Brooklyn College Students

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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Students at Brooklyn College reacted, at turns, with both outrage and acceptance over a report that the New York Police Department used undercover officers to infiltrate Muslim student groups on campus. According to a CBS news [...]

Truths in Another Tongue: How Non-Native English Speakers Tackle Proverbs

Friday, October 7, 2011

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Mastering English is often the steepest slope on an immigrant’s journey, and an imperfect command of the language results in an incomplete integration into mainstream professional and social circles. Hiten Samtani looks at how immigrants tackle English proverbs.

Trying to Turn Ex-Commuters into Consumers

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

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By Richard Nieva Brooklyn College’s first-ever student dormitory has brought a new influx of students to what was historically a commuter campus, and with half the school year almost over, local businesses continue trying to [...]

“Cirque du Critique”

Friday, April 23, 2010

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By Mustafa Mehdi Vural Tuan Le, 33, and his girl friend Vanessa Alvarez, 28, rushed from the subway on Sunday afternoon to Whitman Auditorium at Brooklyn College to see the show of Chinese Acrobats of [...]

Video – Brooklyn Crowns its Queen

Saturday, April 3, 2010

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Brooklyn College hosted the third annual Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Pageant March 28, and nine women vied for their shot at the crown.

College Values Cars Over Plants, Say Protestors

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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Community gardeners, students and faculty gathered today on the spot of a 14-year-old community garden to protest a college’s decision to pave over two-thirds of the growing space to make room for parking spaces and [...]

Solidarity Against Budget Cuts

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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Dave "Solidarity" led budget cut protests at Brooklyn College today.

Brooklyn College Protests Really Cute

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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The Ink's Jack Mirkinson says students have walked out of classes, backed by professors.