“BUT WE’RE NOT EVEN JEWISH!!!” A little girl shrieks at her mother at the edge of the entrance to the Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History exhibit. Clearly exasperated, and even more embarrassed, the woman whispers something sharply in her daughter’s ear before yanking her small, squirming frame into the display room. Later, my ever-keen grandmother told […]
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“Back to School” with the QC Hillel
For many students, “back to school” means joining new clubs, meeting new people, and expanding one’s broad base of knowledge. For Queens College students who are part of the Hillel family, back to school means all of the above. Booths, colorful posters, and informative flyers lined the Quad on the first Wednesday during free hour, […]