Recently added articles from The Hunter Envoy:
You and I Design Celebrates Diversity
Nov 12, 2008; ... On Wednesday, Oct. 29, there was an unusual scene in Thomas Hunter Hall: instead of rushing between classes, students stopped to adorn their own T-shirts with paint in order to represent themselves and their cultures. Students from all corners of the world and Hunter College came ...
Barack Obama Becomes President in Monumental Election
Nov 12, 2008; ... At about 11 p.m. this past Nov. 4, the Hunter College Brookdale Dormitories erupted in elated shouts all at once. The building seemed to vibrate from people jumping up and down and screaming, as student after student logged onto the Internet or turned on the television to find that Barack ...
Hunter's School of Social Work: New Location, New Name
Nov 12, 2008; ... With construction now scheduled to begin this summer, Hunter's School of Social Work is moving from its current location on East 79th Street to a new building in East Harlem on 3rd Avenue between 118th and 119th Streets. The move has been brought about with the help of the largest gift ...
Hunter's Women's Rights Coalition Takes Back the Night
Nov 12, 2008; ... The Women's Rights Coalition hosted "Take Back the Night," on October 29, an event dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assault against children, men, and especially women. "Sexual abuse is a pandemic, it doesn't discriminate and it's largely downplayed," said Emily Allen, the ...
Women's Rights Coalition Sponsors Krav Maga Workshop
Nov 12, 2008; ... When people hear the term "selfdefense class" they automatically think of karate, kung fu, or Batman's secret bat-cave training. However, while all of those options offer decent self-defense training, according to Ed Maisoet-a trainer of Krav Maga who came to Hunter College on Oct. 29 as part of ...
After the Fight, All Veils Lifted
Nov 12, 2008; ... As Barack Obama, the freshly affirmed President-elect of the United States, stood before the volcanic laudation of a mere 70,000 elated supporters in Grant Park, Chicago, late Tuesday night, he unveiled only a handful of half-cracked smiles in celebration-a markedly demure response considering ...
Hunter Voices: Election Special
Nov 12, 2008; ... Where were you and what were you doing when Obama was elected to serve as the 44th President of the United States? Chad Lue, Senior, Biology "I was with my girlfriend, in her house, watching the news." Zelda Ghersin, Post-Bacc "I was in my room wearing my Obama ...
A Ceramic World A Few Floors Away
Nov 12, 2008; ... Just get in the elevator and hit B For students at Hunter interested in visiting a free ceramics gallery, you need look no further than Hunter's very own Ceramics Area, which is located in the basement of Thomas Hunter Hall. Yes, you may have heard that it's creepy in the basement or too ...
Peanuts! Popcorn! Fried Baby Chicks!
Nov 12, 2008; ... Peanuts! Popcorn! Fried Baby Chicks! "OMFG! You're eating Tweety!" Most people don't give much thought to the animals they see on display at pet shops, other than the occasional coo or smile they give to the puppies or kittens in the window. However, a person who visited Bansky's ...
The Cure's 4:13 Dream
Nov 12, 2008; ... "For my part, I know nothing with any certainty ...But the sight of the stars makes me dream"-Vincent Van Gogh Name: Daniel "The Caterpillar" Erenberg Height: 6?" Weight: More than Ignas. Glasses: Only of course! The Cure Shirt Count: Just a Head on the ...
Election Day: Why Not a National Holiday?
Nov 12, 2008; ... When I asked my friend Mousa* if he voted, he told me he simply couldn't: he works two jobs, and could not afford to skip work to cast a ballot for his presidential candidate of choice. Mousa is certainly not unengaged in U.S. politics, and he cares about the future of this country just as much ...
Three Terms... One Too Many?
Nov 12, 2008; ... On Oct. 23rd the New York City Council voted 29 to 22 to extend term limits from an 8-year term to 12 possible years, due to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recent request to run again. According to a poll taken by 1, 316 New York voters for The New York Times City Room blog, 54% agreed to the ...
Letter From the Editor
Nov 12, 2008; ... The election has come and gone. Despite anyone's personal politics, we are all lucky enough to have witnessed the historical victory of Barack Obama, the United Sates' first African American Presidentelect. We at The Envoy feel especially lucky. What an honor it is to be working on our ...
View Eschew
Nov 12, 2008; ... Kevin Smith: Chasing Artistry Kevin Smith is not an artist anymore. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to say that the movies he makes now are bad. They aren't. They're funny, engaging films with spikes of good dialogue and observations, usually about pop culture-not so much about ...
Confessions of a Poll Whore
Nov 12, 2008; ... Judgement Day with Joey DiConcetto I am a poll whore! For the past five months I have done nothing but track, day in and day out, state polling as the election came closer and closer. This is largely the result of my sister directing me to the most evil site in the entire world: ...
English
Nov 12, 2008; ... A Major Decision I often wonder if students majoring in other subjects truly understand what it's like to be an English major. Other students' questions have run the gamut, from "How do you manage all that reading?" to "What on earth are you going to do with that degree?" to my personal ...
All That Jazz
Nov 12, 2008; ... The Hunter College Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Vocal Workshop collaborate for mini concert On Oct. 22, Hunter West's third floor crossover was filled with approximately 50 people who gathered to listen to the first of three collaborative performances between the Hunter College Jazz Ensemble ...
Pure Foods and Wines Aren't Worth the Cost
Nov 12, 2008; ... Healthy and Delicious Pure Foods and Wines Aren't Worth the Cost Pure Food and Wine, located near Union Square on Irving Place at 17 Street, is not only a vegan restaurant, but also a raw food restaurant. All dishes are prepared by blending and dehydrating ingredients rather than ...
Never Too Early to Intern
Nov 12, 2008; ... Internship coordinator offers the low-down on first-time interning Few activities are as baffling to recent college students as finding an internship. If you think it's too early to start looking for an internship, it's not. Likewise, if you think you have plenty of time to apply for one ...
Team Chemistry Outshines Star Power
Nov 12, 2008; ... In the Clutch with Artem Altman Allen Iverson, arguably the toughest little man in the NBA, has been traded for the second time in his illustrious career. The Detroit Pistons traded Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess to the Denver Nuggets for Iverson with hopes that he will prove to be ...