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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” Lavender Fever Scavenger Hunt Before finals week arrive, Lavender Fever Week’s scavenger Hunt kicks off by inviting students to pick up their maps with the first clue at the Student Life office. The hunt will run until Friday May 3, 2013 at 5PM. The first prize will be a 16gGB iPad mini. [...]

“City Never Sleeps” The “Iron Lady” Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has died at the age of 87. She suffered a stroke Monday. Having become the only woman to be prime minister, Thatcher was called the “Iron Lady” for her personal and political toughness.To learn more about this grocer’s daughter who became a compelling [...]

“City Never Sleeps”  Mid-East Meditation: UN Efforts in the Syrian Crisis This afternoon a UN Political Affairs Officer, Sanae El Hitmi, will be talking about Kofi Anna and Lakhdar Brahimi’s efforts at securing peace in Syria. It will be followed with a Q&A. Location: NAC/293 Time: 6 P.M. Natalie Saavedra: The face of excellence Colombian [...]

City Never Sleeps By Hannington Dia Boston Marathon Tragedy On behalf of all of us at The Campus, we’d like to extend our condolences to the victims of yesterday’s Boston Marathon bombings. According to CNN, 144 people were injured; three people are confirmed dead. Keep them in your thoughts, guys! No New Black Barbies In [...]

“City Never Sleeps” by Alex Aleman There are still a few weeks of classes left, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take a break right now. Stop by some of these events taking place around the city. African Art, New York and the Avant-garde highlights specific African artifacts acquired by the New York’s most influential [...]

City Never Sleeps By Hannington Dia Black Barbies For Harlem A Harlem mother is leading the charge for toy company Mattel to offer more accessories for Barbies of color. Harlem mom Karen Braithwaite got the idea while planning a Black Barbie-themed birthday bash for her five-year-old daughter, Georgia Braithwaite. Initially, Braithwaite thought the party would [...]

City Never Sleeps By Hannington Dia March 19, 2013 St. Nicholas Park has seen better days According to a 2012 Report Card On Large Parks from New Yorkers For Parks, our very own St. Nicholas Park rated an overall 77 out of 100. This is a steep decline from 88 in the previous year’s report. [...]

City Never Sleeps – Stephanie Cruz Are You One of the CCNY 200? Some of you may have received an e-mail asking to be a CCNY representative and taking the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA). Those who were chosen were offered a $50 Amazon gift card in exchange for representing CCNY. The biggest question on most [...]

  City Never Sleeps By Hannington Dia ​Charles Barron Comes To CCNY ​Council member and self-described “elected activist” Charles Barron will deliver a speech about “taking responsibility for your life” today in NAC room 5/101 at 12:30 pm. Admission is free. Click here for more information. Jesus Garcia And African Venezuelans Tomorrow evening, Venezuelan artist [...]