To my Queens College colleagues and friends, there are some things you should know before you vote for your 2017-18 student government: who’s running and where is your $6.00 semester fee going? Let’s find out. SFC, or Students For Change has been in power for 6 years. They’ve hosted hundreds of events, brought people like […]
Elections
When You See Something, But Don’t Say Something…
What do you do in a situation where someone makes you uncomfortable? Do you speak, do you act, or do you ignore? A couple of days ago a friend and I overheard a conversation between two people regarding immigrants in the U.S. It went something like this: Man 1: “If they’re not happy with our […]
Are We Real Politicians Yet?
If you’re a QC student reading this: Congratulations! You survived student government elections. Fortunately there were no casualties this year. But there are few, if any students, who left this week saying, “Wow. I really enjoyed exercising my right to vote this week!” If you’re not a QC student or are just unaware of what […]
Hillary’s “Scandal”
*When I refer to Clinton, I mean Hillary Clinton, NOT Bill Clinton. Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton: we know a lot about her and her promiscuous husband don’t we? But is that who Hillary is? The common adjectives that I’ve heard her described as include: bitch, head-strong, arrogant, wife, lesbian, mother, strong, leader, stubborn, hypocritical, unsuitable, […]