By Jeffrey Wang “多少 钱?” ‘How much?,’ is a common thing to hear in the streets of Flushing, Queens, where street vendors sell endless varieties of snacks and desserts. Regarded as the ‘Chinese Times Square,’ or ‘Queen’s Chinatown,’ it’s home to a large Mandarin-speaking population. Beginning in the 1970s, many Taiwanese immigrants settled there, away […]
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By Veralyn Vislocky No one could have predicted the worldwide pandemic that began in 2019, nor the devastation it would cause to people and businesses. Jimmy Rong, the owner of New Ruan’s, was just one of the billions of people impacted by COVID-19. New Ruan’s is a small, family-owned restaurant nestled in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Since […]
By Amanda Hungria When most people hear martial arts, they might think of Cobra Kai, Karate Kid, or even Kung Fu Panda. But for John Henry Rodriguez, he said it was “my life’s purpose.” Rodriguez was born in Bogota, Colombia, to Colombian-Guatemalan parents. Before he could form full sentences, he emigrated to the United States […]
We asked six student writers—in Indiana, Alaska, Alabama, and more—to report on the demonstrations in their area.
After around 160 faculty members signed a resolution condemning the university, Cornell closed a disciplinary case against Dr. Eric Cheyfitz on the condition that he retires.
Mustafa Tafesh and Ashraf Murad, members of the Palestine National Baseball Team, are just two of 800 athletes who have been killed during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.