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Primavera Sound: Be Here, Be Now.

The Hunter Envoy

A Personal Narrative of My Experience as a First Time Attendee I first stumbled upon the entity that is Primavera Sound by chance last October. The Irish rap group Kneecap had just announced the cancellation of their U.S. tour, leaving thousands of ticket holders devastated.  With a refusal to accept the news, I promptly began […]

No Longer Naive: How Young New Yorkers Are Organizing Against the Housing Affordability Crisis

The Hunter Envoy

The oppressive, early-summer heat of late May hung heavy inside the Hostos Community College auditorium in the South Bronx. Throughout the hall, attendees desperately fanned themselves with political pamphlets, attempting to catch a draft of cool air. Yet, despite the overbearing heat, there was a lingering anticipation in the air. As the crowd scrambled to

NewDad, New York, and New Media

The Hunter Envoy

An Interview with Band NewDad Regarding their Relationship with New York City, Breaking into the Industry, the Current Culture of Music and its Discovery. It is not often fans get to see a band from Galway, Ireland on a setlist like Primavera Sound. Far removed from its bedroom recording sessions, NewDad’s indie-shoegaze sound has since […]

ROTC Quietly Rebuilds at CUNY

The Hunter Envoy

More than a decade after CUNY professors led a successful campaign to keep military training off two CUNY campuses, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps has quietly rebuilt a foothold at City College, where 102 cadets are now enrolled. ROTC operates at only two of CUNY’s 25 campuses — City College and York College, but is […]

Growing the Garden: Spring 2026 Recap

The Hunter Envoy

The spring season gave us everything we wanted and more: two conference champions in outdoor track and field, runner-ups in men’s volleyball and men’s tennis, and several standout individual performances. In the end, the Hawks walked away with the biggest reward of the season: the Commissioner’s Cup trophy! Men’s Volleyball This season was a thriller [

Six Bands, One Stage: CUNY Battle of the Bands Returns to Hunter College

The Hunter Envoy

On Thursday, May 7, Hunter College’s Black Box Theater filled with electric hums and guitar riffs as the crowd reacted to each song echoing through the speakers. Students from across the City University of New York attended Where Hunter College Speaks Radio’s annual Battle of the Bands, where six bands competed for first place and […]

Inside The Envoy: Staff Photoshoot 2026

The Hunter Envoy

Back in late March, the Envoy staff assembled for our first-ever photoshoot in 82 years of publication. The Envoy has been the voice of Hunter students since 1944, providing fearless and accurate journalism for Hunter students by Hunter students. At the time of The Envoy’s conception, Hunter College was still an all-women’s college; the country […]

This New App is Hoping to Spark More Socialization in Hunter College’s Communities, but Will It Fizzle Out Before It Begins?

The Hunter Envoy

By: Ana Agudelo, and Victory Ogunnaya Gen Z is no stranger to social media. Apps such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok are part of the cultural zeitgeist. In college, platforms like Yik Yak have become known as spaces where students can share memes, report campus activity and interact casually. Now, Fizz: Campus Communities is positioning […]

Slippery ICE: Federal Agents Use Deceptive Tactics to Circumvent 4th Amendment Protections

The Hunter Envoy

In the early morning hours of February 26th, five federal agents entered an off-campus Columbia University-owned residential building and arrested Elmina “Ellie” Aghayeva, a student from Azerbaijan. Aghayeva, a social media influencer, alerted her 114,000 Instagram followers by posting a photo from the back of a vehicle. The caption read: “Dhs il

Hunter Alumnus and Longtime Congressman Eliot Engel Dies at 79

The Hunter Envoy

Bronx-born Democrat represented his home district for 16 terms before a stunning 2020 defeat. Eliot L. Engel, a Bronx son of public housing who rose from a Hunter College classroom to the chairmanship of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, died April 10, 2026. He was 79. His family confirmed he had been living with Parkinson’s […]

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