The Campus Magazine | CCNY

As the weather warms up, CCNY students report bouts of spring fever. by Cathryn Keneally Spring fever is kicking in as the semester comes to a close.  Shorts, dresses, and sandals of all kinds are breaking loose and classes are appearing emptier than ever.  Even though exams and papers are approaching that are normally worth [...]

What now? A new proposal to raise taxes and age minimums by Helene Werckmeister  Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been fighting tobacco for years now. In 2002, he created a successful campaign to ban smoking in bars and bar areas of restaurants, and the law went into effect in March 2003. Since May 2011, smoking has [...]

City Never Sleeps By Hannington Dia Bikers Rally For Safety They roar over Harlem sidewalks and generally disregard traffic laws. Now, the city’s dirt bikers are petitioning for a park allowing them to pop wheelies safely and legally. “We’ve been running from the cops forever,” Harlem biker “Al Capone” told DNAinfo. “Our common sense tells [...]

“City Never Sleeps” by Alex Aleman The semester is coming to a close, but it’s not over yet. Take a break from the stress of term papers and exit projects, and check out some of these events happening around the city. May is National Bike Month! Go celebrate at the 5th annual Spring Brooklyn Bike [...]

A look at the spring celebration on campus by Christal Somar Last week’s Lavender Week was in full swing on Thursday May 2 with music blasting, dancing and pure excitement during club hours. From 12pm-2pm, hundreds of students flooded the campus to celebrate Lavender Fest and show some school spirit before hitting the library to get [...]

Where to find healthy food on campus by Glendalee Diaz With summer less than two months away, many CCNY students are hitting the gym to get “beach body” ready. Though exercising is an important part of any good diet, it’s not the only way to shed those unwanted pounds. If you spend two hours every [...]

City Never Sleeps by Ardenis Perez Lavender Fever Week Kix For Cancer The office of Student Life and Leadership Development invite CCNY students to the “Kix for Cancer” kickball tournament. Teams will compete in an organized game of kickball to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. In order to participate you must gather [...]

CCNY professor Tatyana Kleyn talks about her new film examining the lives of undocumented students by Christal Somar A film on the lives of six undocumented students entitled “Living Undocumented: High School, College and Beyond” premiered at a sold-out event in the Aaron Davis Hall on April 30th. In the 17-minute documentary directed by Tatyana [...]

In the wake of Boston Marathon bombings, The Campus spoke to the head of Public Safety about keeping CCNY secure by Elina Vargas Many CCNY students pass by the Public Safety Department in NAC 4/201, without knowing what it is or about its importance, especially after the Boston Marathon incident, and the Texas plant explosion. Many students feel [...]

Will Pathways hurt our chances to get ahead? by Alison Gregory As part of the new general education requirements at CCNY under CUNY’s Pathways strategy, the school’s foreign language requirement has been, in the words of opponents, “watered-down.” Students working toward a Bachelor of Arts used to need four years of a foreign language in [...]