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Artist Spotlight: Junior Aing. Sheikh

"Ms. Martini"/Art by Aing. Sheikh By Max Pearson Aing. Sheikh is a City College junior majoring in Art/Digital Design. With an eye for detail and humor, Aing. shares his thoughts on generative AI, resilience, and the power that art can hold. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. How did you get your start with drawing? How has your artistic process changed over the years? I got my start with drawing in my sophomore year of high school. My situation at home

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A New Era for CCNY's Women's Soccer Team

Art by Christian Branch By Stella Bolduc This fall season, CCNY athletics hired a new head coach for the women's soccer team. The team has been through 8 seasons with a male head coach, Louis Manoussos, but this year, CCNY made a change by hiring a female head coach, Yanique Newman. Newman brings many skills and expertise to the women's soccer team, following her impeccable career and experience in coaching. Can she use those skills to lead the women's soccer team into a new

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Community

Hurricane Melissa Relief Efforts from CCNY's Caribbean Students Association

Photo Credit: Erin Schaff for The New York Times By Alyssa Beaumont Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica on October 28, 2025, as a devastating Category 5 storm; the strongest to ever make landfall on the island, with winds reaching 185 mph. These extreme winds, coupled with torrential rainfall and life-threatening storm surges (up to 13 feet in some coastal areas), flooded and demolished many homes and businesses. Areas along the eastern coast of the island — such as the town Black

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Street Named to Honor Bill Perkins

Photography by Jayden Pantoja By Jayden Pantoja On October 4th, a bustling crowd of Harlem residents and NYC councilmembers gathered together on 110th Street and 5th Avenue to celebrate the late Former Senator Bill Perkins. Near Central Park resides a street named in his honor, a tribute to a man whose life was intertwined with that very community. But who was Bill Perkins, and how did his impact expand from a single community to New York City as a whole? Born in Harlem on Ap

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Opinion

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at CCNY: Ricano Music and Mujer Creacion Divina

Photography by Jayden Pantoja By Ingrid Ibarra Hispanic Heritage Month takes place during two months, beginning September 15 and ending October 15. This time is used to acknowledge and celebrate Hispanic culture and its potent influence on the United States culture and history. One of the ways The City College of New York (CCNY) has decided to celebrate Hispanic culture is by having a few events during this time that shines a spotlight on Hispanic artists. There were two mai

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Political Horror in "Weapons" and Its Parallels to Life

Art by Savannah Milton By Savannah Milton Horror as a genre is often used to explore societal anxieties, taboos, and fears. Weapons,...

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Transportation

Buckle Up: Speed, Safety, and Sorrow on the New York City Subway

Photography by Abel Lockhart By Fiona Fahey Subway surfing has plagued the underground world of New York’s five boroughs for decades. This illegal phenomenon consists of riding on the outside of a moving train car, and it has taken the lives of many New York City youths. In 2025 alone , five New Yorkers across three boroughs have lost their lives to subway surfing and an additional four have been badly injured. Most recently, in the early hours of October 4th, two young girls

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Arts & Music

"The Emperor of Gladness" Review: Ocean Vuong’s Second Novel Is a Quiet Epic

Art by Christian Branch/Book Cover Design by Suzanne Dean By Quinn Kinsella Ocean Vuong is the poet laureate of our time. His deeply empathetic nature and honest writing have won him the trust of readers worldwide and the best-selling status he boasts at 37 years old. His latest novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is a quiet epic, tackling themes of identity, addiction, and family, both found and born into. Vuong’s prose soars and dips through the peaks and valleys of the human e

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at CCNY: Ricano Music and Mujer Creacion Divina

Oct 224 min read

Political Horror in "Weapons" and Its Parallels to Life

Art by Savannah Milton By Savannah Milton Horror as a genre is often used to explore societal anxieties, taboos, and fears. Weapons,...

Oct 144 min read

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Buckle Up: Speed, Safety, and Sorrow on the New York City Subway

Transportation

More than Numbers: A Look Into the Artino Mathematics Tutoring Center at CCNY

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Sports

A New Era for CCNY's Women's Soccer Team

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Politics

Zohran Mamdani Becomes NYC’s First Muslim Mayor — and Students Are Paying Attention

Photography Credit: AP News/Yuki Iwamura. Logo Credit: Aneesh Bhoopathy for Forge. Design by Alessa Adhikari By María Valentina Castañeda Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who describes himself as a socialist Democrat, celebrated a historic victory on November 4th, 2025. He was elected as New York City's 111th mayor and will be the first Muslim and South Asian mayor in the city, as well as the youngest since 1892. Mamdani's victory has generated numerous reactions. Young voters and

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Street Named to Honor Bill Perkins

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Hurricane Melissa Relief Efforts from CCNY's Caribbean Students Association

Street Named to Honor Bill Perkins

Opinion

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at CCNY: Ricano Music and Mujer Creacion Divina

Political Horror in "Weapons" and Its Parallels to Life

Transportation

Buckle Up: Speed, Safety, and Sorrow on the New York City Subway

Arts & Music

"The Emperor of Gladness" Review: Ocean Vuong’s Second Novel Is a Quiet Epic

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at CCNY: Ricano Music and Mujer Creacion Divina

Political Horror in "Weapons" and Its Parallels to Life

Buckle Up: Speed, Safety, and Sorrow on the New York City Subway

More than Numbers: A Look Into the Artino Mathematics Tutoring Center at CCNY

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A New Era for CCNY's Women's Soccer Team

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Zohran Mamdani Becomes NYC’s First Muslim Mayor — and Students Are Paying Attention

Street Named to Honor Bill Perkins