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As fears surrounding immigration and the political climate continue to weigh on immigrant students, one campus program provides a space for open discussion about experiences that are often kept secret. The Healing Circle is a peer support group created through John Jay’s Immigrant Student Success Center and Wellness Center. The program provides immigrant stu
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The African Student Association held their 3rd annual Mother Africa Showcase this spring in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater, showcasing different parts of the African diaspora through fashion, music, dance, and a skit. The event drew over 100 attendees. In just one night, the showcase proved that African culture is not a monolith but an...
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On Friday, May 8th, while many New Yorkers packed bars to watch the Knicks defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs, others gathered at Singers Bar to watch another hometown team begin its season: the New York Liberty. The Liberty, New York’s only professional women’s basketball team, have become one of the most prominent franchises...
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The commencement procession of CUNY faculty clad in their ceremonial regalia exited the blue room staging area nearby, passed down the center aisle of seated guests, and filed onto the gym stage of Otisville Correctional Facility on Friday, May 8. The group headed towards the first ever City University of New York graduation held in...
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John Jay the racehorse, who has raised over $30,000 for the college’s food pantry, is set to return to the track at Monmouth Park, New Jersey on May 9th after suffering from a chronic lung condition in the fall. John Jay is owned by John Jay professor and alumnus Anthony Gentile. Gentile received his BS...
John Jay Sentinel
Most students walk into John Jay College of Criminal Justice expecting classes in criminal justice, law, debates about society, and maybe a long lecture or two. What they probably do not expect is learning how to torch crème brûlée, study why bread rises, or figure out why eggs can go from silky to rubber in...
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At 3:30am, my first alarm goes off. At 3:35am, another. Then 3:40am. Then 3:45am. I wipe the sleep from my eyes. I am awake before the sun. At 3:50, I peel my weary limbs from beneath the top sheet and shuffle toward the light switch. As a non-coffee drinker, artificial light is my only energy...
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As the weather in the city continues to fluctuate between hot and cold this spring, the morale on campus is shifting with it. John Jay students say the sunlight is boosting their mood, energy, and motivation, especially after months of seasonal depression and winter fatigue. Seasonal depression is an issue plaguing college students all over...
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Gen Z has pressed pause on binge-watching popular shows like Love Story and The Pitt, and is instead embracing the nostalgia for 90s culture by collecting records of their favorite artists and purchasing physical book series. Colorful paintings decorate the walls, racks of vintage coats and t-shirts pack the room, and music flows through the...
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The Justice Department’s release of 3.5 million Epstein-related emails contains a couple of surprises: the name of a CUNY-linked immigration attorney appears more than 1,000 times in the trove as does a check made out by Epstein to John Jay College. Mehmet Arda Beskardes, who worked in CUNY’s central administration for over a decade, is...
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