Art by Jordan Champ By Sara Outar This March, the CCNY Theatre Department stunned viewers with the production of The Knight of the Burning Pestle . Originally performed in 1607, this play embraces chaos and disorder on the stage through constant unpredictability and scene interruption. This play not only embraces absurdity; absurdity is the whole point! The result of this is an experience that is hard to put into words and certainly hard to forget.      This play is most ofte

"A Recent Entrance to Paradise," generated by DABUS By Max Pearson On March 2nd, 2026, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Steven Thaler, a computer scientist seeking copyright for his AI generated work "A Recent Entrance to Paradise." The Court's refusal cemented a long-upheld tenet that copyrighted works must be made by a human. This decision could prove monumental, both for those interested in AI development and for human artists who seek to protec

Design by Christian Branch By Nafissatou Yattassaye “Power to the people. Power to the people. Black people's power for Black people. Puerto Rican power for Puerto Rican people.” ​Colleges all across the country, including Dartmouth, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Boston State and Columbia University, took over their campuses after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr [1] . His assassination fueled anger across the United States, and there was an immediate d

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