Design by Alessa Adhikari By Fiona Fahey On Wednesday, April 15, three Hunter College undergraduates found themselves confined to a standard-sized holding cell in City College’s Wingate Hall. Members of the City University of New York (CUNY) Internationalist Clubs, the students were tabling on CCNY’s campus in hopes of collecting signatures for the PSC-CUNY — a faculty and staff union — petition calling for the creation of Immigrant Student Success Centers on all CUNY campuse

Art by Uriel Moran By R. Cardenas Colmenares Uriel Moran first entered The City College of New York as an architecture student, but life had other plans for him. Now, he is a senior art student majoring in digital design at CCNY. A natural storyteller who has chosen animation as his medium, Moran uses color and surrealism to evoke feelings in his audience. In his short film, “No tan buenos días,” he shows us how migrants can feel when pursuing education in a country far from

Photography by Joseph E. Parker By Max Pearson and Joseph E. Parker Group F Reviews By Max Pearson The CCNY One-Acts were several student-written and directed plays performed during the weekend of May 10th. Split into several groups of four, the plays were approximately seven minutes long, offering a quick way to see many students perform. This is a review for Group F, which included Hunting Bigfoot?, Speed Dating, Phone Sex & A Dumb Show, and The Baby. Group F’s production o

Design by Zury Cordova By Sara Outar This April, the CCNY Theatre Department debuted the long-anticipated production of Sophocles’ Antigone, reimagined through a feminist lens with an almost all-women cast. Antigone is set after the events of a civil war in Thebes. When Antigone’s brother, Polynices, dies in battle after trying to destroy Thebes, King Creon forbids honoring his death. Thus, Antigone follows a young woman who chooses to bury her brother, an act forbidden by

Art by Joshua Wiggan By Zury Cordova Joshua Wayne Wiggan is an electronic design and multimedia major currently completing his senior year and working toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He transferred from Hostos Community College last spring, bringing with him a strong foundation in visual storytelling and digital creativity. Wiggan’s long‑term goal is to become a professor, using his work and experience to inspire others and create a positive impact within his community. This

Photography by Rex Kwon By Tiffany Matos What happened to the joy of reading? The power of printed words can enrich our imaginations and mentalities in a special way. If you didn’t know, reading can help in multiple ways such as mental endurance, reducing stress levels, enhancing empathy, strengthening brain connectivity, and improving cognitive function. It is recommended by the National Library of Medicine to read for 20-30 minutes a day in order for cognitive benefits to t

Photo provided by artist By Nafissatou Yattassaye Andriantsara Raharijao is a creative artist originally born in Madagascar. She migrated to the United States in 2014 with family in hopes of it being a vacation, yet she stayed here. Raharijao is currently a junior at City College, majoring in art. Previously an art history major, Raharijao decided to pursue studio art and digital design while still being able to explore art history as an interest and a skill to hold on to. In

"Never Sent 2" | Art by Carmen Colibazzi By Max Pearson Carmen Colibazzi (she/her) is an artist from Rome, Italy. She holds a Fine Arts diploma from the Accademia di Belle Arti, specializing in performance and textile art. She attended the Kunstschule in Basel, Switzerland, and has had her work presented in Belgrade, Istanbul, and the Castello di Rivoli in Turin. She is currently seeking her master's in art education at CCNY and works as a teaching artist and art educator. Ca

Photography Anna Dovzhenko By Anna Dovzhenko “When you find something beautiful, it’s only partly in the object. It’s really about whether or not that object resonated with your internal representation of the world,” says Dr. Edward Vessel, a neuroscientist and assistant professor of psychology at the City College of New York. His research group, the Visual Neuroaesthetics (VisNA) Lab , is studying the psychological and neural basis for things we find beautiful. VisNA Lab’s t

Design by Christian Branch By Eman Mubarik On November 19, 2025, President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act , requiring the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to release all information and documents related to the sex trafficking ring of minors operated by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Shortly after, on January 30, 2026, the DOJ released more than 3.5 million pages out of an estimated 6 million documents, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. How