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

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