Hunter College’s Muslim Students Association discovered earlier this year that the silent strangers who often sat in on their club meetings were actually undercover NYPD informants. An in-depth Associated Press investigation revealed that Muslims all over the city, including those in student groups in the city’s colleges, were being spied on by New York’s Finest. […]
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A Look at New York Comic Con 2011
New York Comic Con 2011 was one of the greatest events I’ve ever been to. There, I’ve said it. I really wanted to have something more earth-shattering to say about the experience. I knew, going into Comic Con weekend, that I was going to be writing an article about it for the Messenger, and I […]
Occupy Wall Street Gains Global Attention
What started as a group of protesters in Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park has erupted into a global movement. The grassroots Occupy Wall Street demonstrations have since sprouted up in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington, Michigan, Connecticut, Texas, Italy, Scotland, Germany, and Australia. With all the buzz surrounding the protests, many are asking what exactly caused the […]
SlutwalkNYC: March or Movement?
Over 1000 demonstrators gathered in Union Square for Slutwalk NYC, a march and street protest against rape culture, victim-blaming, slut-shaming, as well as sexual and domestic violence. Slutwalk NYC is a grassroots effort that began earlier this year, after a Toronto constable told University of Toronto students in a self-defense class “not to dress like […]
