Photography by Abel Lockhart By Fiona Fahey On November 13, CCNY hosted and sponsored an interfaith workshop that was advertised  as a space to “delve into the history and current events of this multifaith world.” This event soon turned tense as CCNY alumnus and scholar Abdullah Mady began to express his discomfort with the presence of Ilya Bratman, the director of Hillel, a Jewish student organization at multiple universities. “I came here to this event not knowing I would b

Art by Jincent By Kendra Corona Artist Jade Cabrera is an art history major who had previously majored in cartoon history in high school. Her artist name is Jincent , which is a combination of “Jade” and “Vincent,” referring to  Vincent van Gogh. Jade has been pursuing art professionally and continues to do so. Jade shares an art piece, Santa Moderna , which explores her questioning of religion. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. With this particular piec

Design by Nafissatou Yattassaye By Steven Hernandez Championship Against Lehman After a strong postseason run by the CCNY Beavers, the season came to an end at the 2025 CUNYAC Championship against Lehman College. The CUNY Championship game against Lehman College was a tight game with shots from both sides. After a tense back-to-back first half, the defensive stalemate came to an end after a game-winning shot during the 80 th  minute. For CCNY, two starters were substituted in

Art by Ryen Slaughter By Zury Cordova Ryen Slaughter is a junior at City College majoring in English. She discovered her love for drawing as a way to relax and express herself, turning simple tools like pencil and paper into imaginative worlds. Ryen hopes to pursue a career as an art teacher or children’s book illustrator, bringing her characters to life both visually and through words. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. What inspired you to start drawing

Photography by Abel Lockhart By Ingrid Ibarra Stephen Sackey is a twenty-one-year-old student at The City College of New York, majoring in Computer Science. Over the years, he has accumulated many interests: creative writing, photography, coding, fashion, architecture, music, gaming, and language learning. These interests bloomed from his desire to explore and learn more about himself. He enjoys the creative process of writing and fashion as an outlet to express himself. He s

Photography by Sofia Peña By Sofia Peña On the weekend of November 7th, 2025, the City College production of  La Gringa brightened the black box theater at Aaron Davis Hall. Director Karina Verna, along with the actors, tackled the themes of Carmen Rivera’s Obie award-winning play with authenticity. In an interview for The Paper with Carmen Rivera, she praised the entire team for how well they supported one another, and the research they did for each of their characters. This

Photography by Abel Lockhart By Quinn Kinsella Earlier this semester, the theater department at the City College of New York staged Christopher Durang’s comedy Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You. Kicking off the Fall 2025 season, Sister Mary opened on September 25th and closed on the 28th. The play, directed by Marina Visković, was met with controversy, particularly by City College’s Newman Catholic Club, leading to a talkback after one of the performances.  Written

"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

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

Photography by Rex Kwon By Fairuz Omar Raya Past the security desk at the North Academic Center (NAC) at The City College of New York (CCNY) into the lobby, a right turn at the escalators, down the winding hallways, lies a bustling classroom. There, with faint laughter and hushed talks of algebra and calculus, students come together in crowds to advance their education. The Artino Mathematics Tutoring Center  (AMTC), located at NAC 1/511, is one of the many tutoring services

Photography by Jayden Pantoja By Alyssa Beaumont The students of The City College of New York (CCNY) make good use of the Wingate Fitness Center, and it shows. However, they have expressed discontent with the current state of the equipment in the center. The gym didn’t open for weeks after the fall semester began, and its grand reopening boasted “out of service” signs on every other machine and faulty pieces of equipment that have allegedly made students fearful to use them.

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

Photography by Rex Kwon and Nafissatou Yattassaye By: Nafissatou Yattassaye Division III athletics is a cultivated environment. At this level of competition, coaching players in this conference comes with a few challenges—many have jobs to attend, 15-credits classes on their schedule, or family responsibilities that may need them more than the game. Despite coming from diverse backgrounds and commuting from all five boroughs, according to head coach Perla Sanchez of the women

Photography by Abel Lockhart By Quinn Kinsella During the first week of the 2025 fall semester, the Interfaith & Mediation Space closed...

Photo provided by the artist By Zury Cordova Nushrat Bushra is a senior majoring in psychology at The City College of New York. She has...

Photo: Faith Davenport By Zury Cordova Faith Davenport is a freshman pursuing a major in art with a minor in psychology, combining her...

Photo provided by poet By Ingrid Ibarra CJ Case is a senior at CCNY currently studying Public Relations and Advertising with minors in...

Photography by Abel Lockhart By Quinn Kinsella Maryam Fayza is a graduating senior here at City College. She is a Biology major who is...

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