How My First Siezure Helped Me Find Faith, in God and Science
I grew up in church. My mother would faithfully take me every single Sunday as a kid. I was a part of the children's choir until I was...
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Nethya Samarakkodige
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Finding Home, From Sri Lanka to Staten Island
I was 12 when I saw palm trees for the first time. I had never traveled beyond the East Coast before; my parents preferred road trips to...
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Estefania Valencia
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Killing the Lobster
Female lobsters have smaller claws than males. Their roe is emerald green, but once cooked, it turns into a bright orange that matches...
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Sydney Hargrove
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Olivia Rodrigo and Me
Somewhere in Los Angeles on a warm night in October, Olivia Rodrigo twiddles a ring around her thumb as she sits on the edge of the stage...
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Joash Nyarko
Dec 15, 20233 min read
The Pandemic Changed My Life, for the Better
“Tell me what company you keep, and I will tell you what you are!” Who even made that quote anyway? If I had a dollar for every time I...
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Allison Patino
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Colada Morada and Guagua’s de Pan
It was the end of October when I started seeing them—the big red juice dispensers and plastic containers with bread in them. I had not...
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Olivia Verrill
Mar 24, 20234 min read
Schooling ChatGPT: How CUNY is Navigating the World of AI
Although ChatGPT had been making headlines for months, I somehow managed to avoid it entirely. I am what you would call “old-school.” I...
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A.D. Coleman
Mar 13, 20236 min read
From the Old Arrow to the New
In preparing for the March 2023 launch of this online magazine of Hunter College student journalism, Professor David Alm of the Film &...
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Fariza Hawke
Mar 13, 20234 min read
Changing My Name Meant Freeing Myself From Hate
This article originally ran in 2019 on The Bridge, Hunter College's former student magazine. Sometimes words don’t sit quite right in...
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Catherine Lambert
Mar 13, 20233 min read
I Wasn't a Cat Person. Then the Pandemic Happened
I was still trying to establish a spot in the fridge to wedge my groceries in when New York announced its quarantine. My new home was...
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Pamela Rozon
Mar 13, 20234 min read
The Night My Dad Didn't Come Home
It was close to midnight on December 31st of 2021 as I lay on my parents' bed with 12 grapes and a cup of apple cider. My dad sat next to...
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Maria Fiume
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Sounds of a New York Sunday
Hidden behind black gates and the food trucks lining Fifth Avenue, familiar faces and new ones passing through frequent the spot. It’s a...
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Maria Fiume
Mar 12, 20233 min read
Reflections on the Enduring Power of Song
The old lightbulbs in the kitchen mixed with the chipped paint on the walls cast an orange glow. The smell of tomato sauce envelopes the...
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Nora Wesson
Feb 1, 20232 min read
The Museum is Closed on Wednesdays: The Steps at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The water of one of the fountains in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art slaps as it falls. It’s not a natural sound, rather manmade...
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