Spring Break
Alexia Arthurs Associate Photo Editor One year after the inception of the Babysitting Pilot Program at Hunter College, over 200 students have expressed their interest in participating. The program was launched last year to connect Hunter students interested in part time childcare job opportunities to families seeking babysitters on the Upper East Side.
Prakirti Nangia Senior Staff Writer When Archana Vishwanath walked into her eleventh floor kitchen the other day, what she saw made her very angry. It was about 2 a.m., and almost everyone at Hunter College's Brookdale Residence Hall was asleep-that is, everyone except certain lucky roaches that she found feasting on the leftovers in the kitchen sink.
Jonathan Jordan Staff Writer Nine students from the Hunter Women's Rights Coalition (HWRC) celebrated the 160th Anniversary of the historic Seneca Falls Convention by attending the Annual National Organization for Women (NOW) Conference in Seneca Falls, NY on the weekend of Nov.
Vera Zukelman Senior Staff Writer When the newly chartered Red Cross Club holds meetings, its members often find themselves convening in Hunter College bridges and hallways. Their plight is common at Hunter, where finding space amidst a 21,000-plus student body is never easy.
Jonathan Jordan Staff Writer Over 150 Hunter College students and faculty held a rally outside the Hunter West Building on Wednesday Nov. 12 to protest proposed budget cuts and tuition hikes to the CUNY system. Hunter Professors Jennifer Gaboury and Rupal Oza and co-organizer and CUNY Grad Center Advocate Editor James Hoff all spoke at the rally.
Sabrina Fong Senior Staff Writer Many people are aware of the Equal Pay Act passed by JFK in 1963. However, what most people are unaware of is that the Ledbetter v. Goodyear Supreme Court case has since overturned that act. In fact, women today earn an average of 78 cents for every dollar earned by men.