Low Income Housing
By Herbert Duran Once touted as the city of opportunity, New York City, home to nearly 9 million inhabitants, has become almost impossible for young people to live in without some sort of assistance,...
View ArticleNot So “Fare”: MTA Proposes Increased in Travel Costs
By Nadia Shammas New Yorkers face a lot of challenges in their day-to-day lives, but most of the time, it seems that the biggest enemy that the New Yorker has to face is the MTA. It seems that almost...
View ArticleMore “Bark” for Your Buck: Dog Walking in NYC
By Christine Truong When walking in the city, you will always come across at least one person walking a dog or two – or even 20! What is always running in one’s mind is whether or not the dog walkers...
View ArticleThe Line That Time Forgot
By John Thomas As early as the 1920’s, New York City commuters have urged transit officials and city planners to continue advancing the public transit system. With armies of taxi cabs and buses...
View ArticleNew Subway Safety Procedures
By Molly Ward If you are a frequent user of the subway system, you may have noticed a few changes that have happened over the past month or two. No, you’re not imagining that there’s more security on...
View ArticleNews In Brief
Backstage Magazine Endorses MMC’s Theater Program Following MMC alumna Annaleigh Ashford’s Tony nomination for Kinky Boots this past summer, the college was endorsed by Backstage.com, the online mecca...
View ArticleVoters Choose in NYC Primaries
Primary elections for New York City mayor and a variety of other positions in local government yielded interesting results, particularly for Democrats who feared a potential run-off election. [...]
View ArticleGlobal Citizen Festival: Awareness Through Music
For years, Central Park’s Great Lawn has served as a musical mecca for those who wish to escape Manhattan’s boisterous noises and nourish their ears with quality performances. As the[...]
View ArticleHoliday Window Wonderland
Staff Writer “At least we didn’t have to use that awful snow,” proclaimed Larrel Jones as he stood proudly before the front display case at Uniqlo’s Soho store at 7:00[...]
View ArticleNSA: National Spying Agency?
News Editor What began as former President George W. Bush’s “President’s Surveillance Program,” a program that was intended to investigate terrorist activity, has now begun to fill parts of the[...]
View ArticleNJ Governor Faces Multiple Scandals
Just days later, a suspicious local traffic jam was transformed into a national issue with implications on the future of Chris Christie’s political ambitions. For those unfamiliar, the George...
View ArticleCarriage Rides Put Out to Pasture
It’s every romantic’s dream and every animal rights activist’s petition: a carriage ride through Central Park. While it may not seem like the place for a serious political battleground, New[...]
View ArticleCampaign Finance Reform
In the last month of 2013, the Village Independent Democrats Club met in the run down back room of St. John’s Lutheran Church at 83 Christopher Street to discuss, among[...]
View ArticleThe Death of a Master: What Philip Seymour Hoffman Taught Us
“February is the shortest month of the year, so if you are having a miserable month, try to schedule it for February…” And February 2 proved Lemony Snicket’s advice quite beneficial when[...]
View ArticleSenior Art Thesis Exhibition II
Print Managing Editor From February 9 through March 6, Marymount’s Art Department is showcasing the second half of their seniors’ art exhibition. The exhibition is taking place in Hewitt Gallery[...]
View ArticleEating on the Cheap: Five Places You Need to Know Near MMC
Online Managing Editor College students are, stereotypically, the epitome of penniless. Anyone who is a transplant to the city remembers their first excruciating sandwich purchase. When the cashier...
View ArticleEndless Winter Brings Schedule Changes
It is now almost the beginning of March, and the weather reports from numerous news sources are still forecasting snow. This winter has been brutal for New York City because[...]
View ArticleInternships in Pop Culture
Like most things in life, interning does not exactly live up to its onscreen portrayals, or does it? On TV and in movies, interns are either portrayed as hardworking and[...]
View ArticleOn Campus Tools For Landing Your Dream Internship
Promotional Manager Marymount Manhattan is located in the middle of New York City, which means students are exposed to multiple major industries in which they can intern. It can be[...]
View ArticleOur Copy Editor Helps You Reform Your Resume
Copy Editor To make it in the “real world,” it is important to have a functional, up to date resume. A good resume is not full of high school achievements[...]
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