Fall 2025

In NYC, cops show up everywhere from subway stops to sidewalks Lately, the department shifted on how patrols operate. Most notably, they started wearing video gear while getting clearer guidelines on managing incidents. These rules came about trying to boost confidence while cutting down risks. Yet your location – and […]

Most people believe that in America healthcare isn’t a problem, but what about those who’re having it rough out there? I personally didn’t think much about it until I had some problems with my insurance and witnessed my parents struggling with health related stuff. During my high school years I […]

Immigration is something that is often debated on a national level, but for families like mine it’s something lived every day. My parents arrived in this country many years ago and when they did they wished for opportunity and stability, but they soon learned that being immigrants meant they had […]

My name is Shirley Licetti Rubio. I am a first generation college student and a proud daughter of two immigrants who came to this country searching for a better future their beloved homes could not provide. I was born and raised on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a neighborhood […]

Politics isn’t just something that happens on TV or during elections. It’s in everyday moments, small and big ones. These moments show who has power, who is protected and those who are left vulnerable. I realized this during a moment that felt both heartbreaking and eye opening. Witnessing immigration and […]

Being 18 years old living in New York, you unfortunately quickly realize that attempting to be independent, even partially, can be unreasonably expensive. For a lot of people, students and young adults alike, having a job isn’t optional but a necessity. Whether you have it because of helping your family, […]

Democracy in practice- immigration Immigration today is a big issue going on all around the United States. I feel like there has always been issues pertaining immigration but now in days the issue has been getting out of hand in my perspective. The way the government is handling it is […]

Would you believe me if I told you, people often confuse the differences between civil liberties and civil rights? Civil liberties are the right to be free of government interference, and Civil Rights is the right of the people to be treated without unreasonable differences. Civil liberties and Civil rights […]

Everyday Politics When people hear the word politics they usually think about politicians on TV or even big national debates for awhile, I thought the same thing. Politics felt distant like something only older adults needed to care about. But as I started paying more attention to how society works, […]

My theme is Political Participation. The New York City mayoral election of 2025 was one of the most watched and widely contested in the city’s recent history. The historical turnout was the highest since 1969, with over 2 million residents voting. There was widespread coverage and a lot of comments […]