by Herman Araya in News
Eleven student government positions went uncertified following heated debate at the Academic Senate meeting, held on May 10 in Kiely Hall, in which this semester's election report was rejected.
Manuel Sanudo, chairperson of the Elections Committee, suggested that a debate be held before certifying the election results.
Newspaper's budget sliced despite First Place American Scholastic Press Award
by Herman Araya in News
Aside from bringing relief to overworked students, the end of the spring semester also concludes a heated election season marked by alleged threats, accusations and questionable campaign tactics. It could be said that the picture to emerge is one of a culture of corruption.
A summary of more current events, in school and off campus
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• Guiatree Hardat, 22, a Queens College student, was murdered on Thursday, May 10, when she was shot by her ex-fiance, Harry Rupnarine, 38, an NYPD transit cop. The shooting took place following an argument on Atlantic Avenue, near 82nd Street, in Woodhaven.
by Annemarie Taddeucci in News
In years at Queens College, I, Annemarie Taddeucci, a homebound student, do not recall ever receiving any student government elections related material. This year, I specifically asked for a ballot from Homebound more than once, starting in February or March.
New Safety Measures In Development Post-Virginia Tech
by Lauren Talerman in News
Following the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, Queens College has announced that it is looking to sign a deal with a text messaging company in order to text message students in case of emergencies. The companies under consideration would allow the college to broadcast messages to cell phones, kiosks and plasma boards simultaneously.
by Cesar Bustamante in News
A crowd of people piled in front of the stage at Lefrak Concert Hall to listen to the final performance by South-Asian rock star, Salman Ahmad, and Klezmer ethnographer-artist, Yale Strom. Ahmad, Strom and other musicians entertained an audience diverse in age, ethnicity and religion, who came together for Common Chords, a public educational program celebrating Muslim and Jewish music.
by Alexandrea Bowman in News
Until Feb. 1, 2007 Dr. Yan Zheng, a geochemist at QC, lectured Environmental Science 111 classes. She is now the interim chair of the SEES department and the first woman to hold that title.
Currently Zheng does research in Araihazar, Bangladesh and Maine, U.
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Students protest against the war in Iraq on the Quad during free hour on Monday, May 7, chanting, "Not another nickel! Not another dime! Not another solider! Not this time!" and "One! Two! Three! Four! We won't fight your racist war. Five! Six! Seven! Eight! We will fight your police state!" Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), a student organization with 266 chapters nationwide, organized the rally.
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The Virginia Frese Palmer conference for Women's History Month 2007 took place on Monday, March 19, on the fourth floor of the Student Union, and was sponsored by the women's studies program at Queens College, and co-sponsored by the student Women's Center, the Departments of Drama, English, History, Media Studies, Political Science and Sociology, and the Divisions of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
AEPI Chapter Gets Students to Volunteer As Potential Donors
by Markos Papadatos in News
On Wednesday, May 2, 2007, Queens College's Hillel, in collaboration with Greek fraternities Alpha Epsilon Pi, Gamma Omega Delta, Phi Sigma Sigma, Tau Epsilon Phi and sorority Sigma Delta Tau co-sponsored the bone marrow donor drive, which was held in the Corner Bistro of the Student Union.
by Cory Tischbein in News
The American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) has presented The Knight News with a first place award in its annual newspaper competition. The ASPA rates over 2,000 scholastic newspapers with a very clearly defined point system. The categories for which points are distributed include content coverage, page design, general plan, art, editing and creativity.
