BLM Poetry Alliance Club Strives to Support BIPOC Students in the MFA Programs
Written By: Olivia McCaa During the height of Black Lives Matter last summer, and in response to George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s murder, Brooklyn College’s […]
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Local Brooklyn Business Fight to Stay Open
Written By: Olivia McCaa As Brooklyn College reaches its one-year mark since shutting down amidst the global pandemic, neighboring Brooklyn businesses continue to face difficulties […]
BC’s Essential Workers: One Year Later
Last May, two months into online learning during a global pandemic, the BC Vanguard interviewed three of Brooklyn College’s “essential workers.” We spoke to […]
Amid Pandemic Stresses, Some Students Take a Break
Written By: Gabriela Flores and Mary Zakharova Back in Mar. 2020, Brooklyn College was taken by storm when classes made the sudden switch from […]
BC Reacts: Vaccine Rolls Out as CUNY Hits One Year Of COVID Shutdown
Written By: Matt Hirsch It’s been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic began and vaccines are finally available. President Joe Biden announced that the timeline […]
On Campus Groups Adapt and Overcome to Keep Students Engaged During COVID
Written By: Qichelle Maitland The arrival of the COVID-19 virus and the chaos that it quickly caused disrupted the world as we knew it. On […]
Activist, Philosopher, Cornel West Speaks to BC as Part of Common Reader Project
On Tuesday night, students and faculty of Brooklyn College were graced by the presence of Dr. Cornel West, who visited remotely to be the speaker […]
Glamazon, BC’s First Fashion Club, Gets Even More Creative After COVID-19
Written: By Chaya Gurkov During the pandemic, Glamazon’s e-board members have been putting their brains to work trying to come up with interesting events […]
Pushing Through Racist ZoomBombing BC’s Women of Color Celebrates Black Culture
To close out Black History Month, Brooklyn College’s Women of Color hosted a discussion about the often-overlooked influence of the “underappreciated pioneer”: Black culture. Whether […]
BC Reacts: US Surpasses 500,000 COVID Deaths
Written By: Kendra Martinez and Gabriela Flores As the United States’ COVID-death toll peers over 500,000, and while vaccinations are steadily rolling out, many are […]