HUNTER MAKES NEWS 2005
Highlights of Hunter-related stories:
August 29, 2005
Hispanic Outlook
“Latino Researchers Take on Education Reform”
The National Latino Education Research and Policy Project, based
at Hunter, has the mission of connecting educational research and
public education policy.
August 26, 2005
The New York Times
“Democrats May Stress Schools but Can’t Attack the Mayor”
Joseph Viteritti, Hunter professor of public policy, discusses the
mayoral campaign and how Bloomberg’s opponents are trying
to distinguish themselves.
August 25, 2005
USA Today
“User I.D.’ Unlocks Lives of Two Women”
Hunter College English professor Jenefer Shute publishes her new
book, “User I.D.”, focusing on the after-effects of
identity theft.
August 22, 2005
Newsday
“Chinatown Seeking a Rebirth”
Peter Kwong, professor of urban affairs in the Asian Studies department,
says that the merchant class and new immigrants have differing views
on revitalizing Chinatown.
August 5, 2005
The Mercury
“Philosophy for Five-Year-Olds – Just Think About That”
Laurance Splitter, an education professor at Hunter, teaches children
philosophy as the thinker-in-residence at Hobart’s Friends’
School.
August 2, 2005
The Christian Science Monitor
“What Truman was Thinking When He Decided to Drop the Bomb”
American history professor Jonathan Rosenberg writes about Hiroshima
in his book “How Far The Promised Land?”
August 1, 2005
Forbes
“Atkins Company To Slim Itself Down”
Arlene Spark, associate professor of nutrition, discusses how the
public has tired of the Atkins diet.
July
19, 2005
The
New York Times
“Really?”
Dr.
Arlene Spark, associate professor of nutrition at Hunter College,
explains that calories taken in during the day are no different
than those at night.
June
5, 2005
The
Washington
Post
“A
Casualty of the Trade Wars”
Peter
Kwong, a professor of urban planning at Hunter, discusses the effect
of declining garment businesses in Chinatown .
May
31, 2005
The
New York Times
“A
Simple Message: Leave the Flag Alone”
Juan
Flores, professor of Puerto Rican studies at Hunter, discusses his
mixed feelings about the symbolism of the Puerto Rican flag.
May
26, 2005
The
New York Times
“Winning
Back the Brightest”
David
Bauer, the Hunter College High School senior who won the Intel Science
Talent Search, chose CUNY Honors College over an Ivy League school.
May
23, 2005
Newsday
“Grad
Season”
Hunter
College 's graduation ceremony featured WNYC-FM radio host Leonard
Lopate as the main speaker.
May
22, 2005
The
New York Times
“The
Old and The Restless”
Alison
Goodwin Schiff, a retired writer from Hunter College High School
, writes about taking advantage of retirement.
May
20-22, 2005
The
New York Sun
“Academia's
Campuses: Blue or Red”
Columnist
Alicia Colon writes about the political class she took at Hunter
College .
May
18, 2005
Daily
News
“1
st Mike TV Ads En Espanol”
Hunter
College political science professor Ken Sherrill explains how Bloomberg
is challenging Ferrer in the mayoral race.
May
18, 2005
The
New York Times
“A
Gentle, Warm-Hearted Look At the 20 th Century, From Rome ”
The
Hunter College Assembly Hall was home to one of New York 's most
prestigious recital series.
May
17, 2005
The
New York Times
“As
Fields Makes Strides, She Starts Feeling Sharp Elbows”
Hunter
College political science professor Kenneth Sherrill discusses the
competition among the mayoral candidates.
May
16, 2005
The
Village Voice
“Poor
Students, Fast Learners”
The
Welfare Rights Initiative's course at Hunter, “Community Leadership”
helps welfare recipients who are college students become more active
and self-reliant through higher education.
May
15, 2005
Newsday
“
Chinatown businesswoman's sinister side exposed”
Hunter
College professor Peter Kwong is quoted about human smuggling in
the U.S.
May
15, 2005
Daily
News
“The
Gospel According to Lucas”
Hunter
College classics professor Adele J. Haft discusses how Star Wars
echoes themes from both the Illiad and the Odyssey.
May
13, 2005
Daily
News
“His
River of Money ”
Hunter
College political science professor Ken Sherrill discusses Bloomberg's
campaign spending.
May
13, 2005
The
New York Times
“Children's
Events”
The
Hunter College Theatre department as well as the Mad Hatters held
a production of “Daddy Was A Leprechaun” at the Loewe Theater.
May
12, 2005
Our
Town
“Furthermore”
Dennis
L. Kodner, executive director of the Hunter College Brookdale Center
on Aging was appointed as a delegate to the White House Conference
on Aging.
May
11, 2005
Daily
News
“Well
Versed”
Hunter
College High School student Daniel Benjamin was named first-prize
winner of the 33 rd annual Spring Poetry Festival at City College
.
May
9, 2005
The
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
“Hispanic
Outlook Top 100”
Hunter
College is one of the top ranked schools.
May
9, 2005
The
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
“Center
for Puerto Rican Studies: Sustaining the Culture”
Felix
Matos Rodriguez, director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies,
discusses the role of the Puerto Rican city in both the Hunter College
community and in New York City .
May
6, 2005
The
New York Times
“Delay
at Ground Zero, Bad Timing for Pataki”
Political
science professor Kenneth Sherrill discusses the setbacks of the
World Trade Center and how it affects Pataki's political future.
April
27, 2005
Daily
News
“CUNY
Gives Itself an ‘A' in Glitz Blitz”
David
Bauer , the Hunter College High School senior who won the Intel
Science Talent Search, chose to attend CUNY Honors College rather
than Harvard or MIT.
April
22-24, 2005
The
New York Sun
“Diallo
Case Sends Ripples Through Mayoral Forum”
The
1999 Diallo shooting was one of the hot topics at the Democratic
Mayoral Forum held at Hunter College .
April
22-24, 2005
The
New York Sun
“Taking
The First Step Toward Reinvention”
Hunter
College 's Continuing Education program offers a variety of dance
classes, from salsa to ballroom to flamenco.
April
22, 2005
The
New York Times
“From
Every Angle, A Rising Revolution”
The
Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College organized the
exhibition “El Barrio: Puerto Rican New York” at the Museum of New
York .
April
22, 2005
Financial
Times
“The
Art of Conversation”
Art
history professor Emily Braun is the co-curator of an exhibit on
Jewish women and their salons at the Jewish Museum.
April
21, 2005
Our
Town
“Litter
Survey”
Hunter
sociology professor Peter Tuckel and Hunter College students found
that 97 percent of fast food customers disposed of their own garbage
in a study the students conducted in 29 different fast food restaurants
in New York City .
April
18-24, 2005
Crain's
New York Business
“
New York , New York ”
Hunter
College was the top search among New Yorkers in the category of
colleges in the first three months of 2005.
April
17, 2005
New
York Post
“City's
Pair of Aces”
Hunter
College High School student Kirill Skok, 17, is one of two public
high school students in New York City to receive a perfect 2400
score on the new SAT exam.
April
17, 2005
Daily
News
“Young
Poetry Stars Find Power in Words”
Hunter
College student Jamila Lyiscott is a young poet who won a poetry
challenge sponsored by the New York Knicks' Read to Achieve program.
April
14, 2005
The
New York Times
“Chen
Yifei, 59, Painter and Entrepreneur”
Yifei,
one of China 's most successful artists, earned his master's degree
at Hunter College.
April
13, 2005
Newsday
“A
Perfect Pair of Scores”
Hunter
College High School student Kirill Skok received a perfect 2400
on the new SAT exam.
April
12, 2005
The
New York Sun
“Philosopher
in The East Village ”
Hunter
College professor Helena Rosenblatt is researching political philosopher
Bejanmin Constant.
April
12, 2005
The
New York Times
“Chalkboard?
First, Study The Chessboard”
Hunter
College High School math teacher, Eliza Kuberska, brought her class
to a chess game as part of “Introduction to Logical Thinking Through
Chess.”
April
11, 2005
Daily
News
“Barkin's
big luxury: Doing roles she likes”
Ellen
Barkin, who is starring in the film “Palindromes,”attended Hunter
College .
April
4, 2005
The
Cornell Daily Sun
“Prof.
Speaks About Women in Academia”
Psychology
and linguistics professor Virginia Valian discusses the reasons
behind women's slow advancement in academic careers at a lecture
on women in academia.
April
3, 2005
Baltimore
Sun
“Once-teeming
Chinatowns in decline across country”
Asian
studies professor Peter Kwong discusses the economic effects on
establishments in Chinatown.
April
2005
CSA
News/Retirees
“Members
in the News”
Hunter
College President Jennifer J. Raab hosted a ceremony for the opening
of the new Dr. Murray and Anna Rockowitz Writing Center.
March
31, 2005
The
New York Sun
“Meet
(Most Of) The Candidates”
Three
of the four Democratic mayoral candidates attended the forum held
in Hunter's auditorium.
March
31, 2005
Newsday
“Poll:
Diallo quip hurts Ferrer”
Democratic
candidates Rep. Anothny Weiner, C. Virginia Fields and City Council
Speaker Gifford Miller participated in a Democratic Mayoral debate
at Hunter without Fernando Ferrer.
March
30, 2005
The
New York Sun
“Students
Wonder: Where's Ferrer?”
Hunter
College students protested outside of Fernando Ferrer's office after
he refused to attend a mayoral debate at Hunter.
March
29, 2005
The
New York Sun
“The
Center Can Hold”
Hunter
College hosted a dinner featuring former Democratic congressman
Richard Gephardt and former EPA administrator Christine Todd Whitman.
March
28, 2005
NJ.com
“A
retired teacher who won't give up”
Muriel
Fleischer, who received a BA in economics from Hunter, works on
a campaign to get early retirees the benefits they are due.
March
28, 2005
The
New York Observer
“City
Student Wins Intel Science Prize”
David
Bauer is featured as a success of the city's gifted and talented
programs.
March
28, 2005
New
York Post
“Cold-feet
Freddy to skip Dems' debate”
Democratic
mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer refused to attend a mayoral debate
held by the Hunter College Undergraduate Student Government.
March
27, 2005
Times
Dispatch
“Intel
Science Winner Offers Advice”
Hunter
College High School senior David Bauer , who considered studying
political science or intern ational relations before choosing science,
said the best ideas come from “recognizing the needs of the world
around you.”
March
22, 2005
National
Review Online
“Who
Stole Harvard?”
Hunter
professor and psychologist Virginia Valian , who has written extensively
about feminist issues, is quoted.
March
21, 2005
Daily
News
“Gifted
kids offer city the best lesson”
Some
of the city's top students, including David Bauer and Adam Ezra
Cohen, come from Hunter's gifted and talented program.
March
21, 2005
The
New York Times
“Give
Them An A-Plus In Navigation”
David
L.V. Bauer, winner of the Intel Science Talent Search, is a student
at Hunter College High School , which has an intensely competitive
admissions process.
March
21, 2005
The
Journal News
“Jesus,
Iraq war dead remembered on Palm Sunday”
Congregant
and Hunter student Leonardo Rodriguez talks about the importance
of reflecting on the war in Iraq during Easter week.
Spring
2005
CUNY
Matters
“Using
Numbers to Diagnose Disease”
Hunter
chemistry professor Max Diem is developing an objective and quantifiable
way to measure cancer, which could be used in early detection of
cancer.
Spring
2005
CUNY
Matters
“Doctor
of Audiology Program Approved”
A
new Doctor of Audiology program will be offered jointly by the Graduate
Center , and Hunter and Brooklyn Colleges .
March
20, 2005
Daily
News
“Winner
& Loser”
David
Bauer is placed in the “Winner” category for “ditching the Ivies”
for a CUNY school.
March
20, 2005
The
New York Times
“Leonard
Lopate, Conversational Acrobat”
Lopate,
host of the long-running “Leonard Lopate” show on WNYC, enrolled
in graduate school at Hunter, where he took a class with painter,
Mark Rothko.
March
19, 2005
Newsday
“An
Intel-ligent Choice”
David
Bauer , a senior at Hunter College High School , wins first place
in the Intel Science Talent Search and plans to attend the CUNY
Honors College , affirming CUNY's efforts to raise academic standards.
March
17, 2005
Newsday
“He's
locally minded for college”
Hunter
College High School senior David Bauer beat out 39 finalists to
win top honors in the Intel Science Talent Search.
March
17, 2005
Daily
News
“The
Smartest Kid In America ”
Bronx
resident and Intel winner Bauer will attend CUNY City College rather
than attend an Ivy League.
March
17, 2005
Daily
News
“Bx.
Brainiac Picks CUNY Over Ivy”
Intel
winner and Hunter College High School senior David Bauer vows to
attend a CUNY school because the “people there and students there
are just as much fun” as those at “Harvard and MIT.”
March
17, 2005
Daily
News
“Mom
Got Out Of Way”
Diane
Vigliarolo, the mother of Intel Science Contest winner and Hunter
College High Scholl student David Bauer, talks about raising a “whiz
kid.”
March
16, 2005
The
New York Times
“New
Yorker Takes Top Prize In Intel Science Contest”
David
Bauer, a senior at Hunter College High School , wins first place
in the Intel Science Talent Search and plans to attend the CUNY
Honors College .
March
16, 2005
New
York Sun
“Student
Wins $100,000 Science Award”
The
17-year-old Hunter College High School senior, David Bauer, wins
first place in the Intel Science Talent Search for his method to
detect toxic agents.
March
16, 2005
Daily
News
“Nervy
Whiz Kid Wins”
David
Bauer, a senior at Hunter College High School , is the city's first
winner in eight years in the Intel Science Talent Search.
March
16, 2005
New
York Post
“
Bronx Teen Is Sci-High”
David
Bauer, a senior at Hunter College High School , wins a $100,000
prize as the first place winner in the Intel Science Talent Search.
March
16, 2005
Newsday
“Sweet
Science of Success”
David
Bauer, a senior at Hunter College High School , wins first place
in the Intel Science Talent Search.
March
14, 2005
Metro
New York
“Protestors:
P.S. 1 Art Show Biased Against Women”
Danielle
Mysliwiec, a recent graduate of Hunter's Master of Fine Arts program,
protested the under-representation of women at the P.S. 1 exhibit.
March
10, 2005
Our
Town
“Will
Gifted & Talented Programs Save New York's School System?”
Hunter
College Elementary School is mentioned as having one of the city's
few gifted and talented programs.
March
10, 2005
Newsday
“Profile:
Michael Mandrin”
Michael
Mandrin, a ninth-grade student at Hunter College High School , is
a violinist and member of the Children's Orchestra Society's Young
Symphonic Ensemble.
March
8, 2005
Associated
Press
“
Volunteers Canvass City Streets For Homeless Population Survey”
Phillipa
Taylor, who is working toward her Master's degree at Hunter's School
of Social Work , volunteered in the first ever citywide homeless
street count.
March
7, 2005
New
York Magazine
“She
Can't Be Bought”
Alison
Fox, who is a painter in Hunter's graduate program, had her one
woman show at the East Village ATM Gallery sell out before opening
night.
March
7, 2005
New
York Magazine
“The
Long, Strange Trip From Sensitive Mark Vincent to Action Hero Vin
Diesel”
Movie
actor Vin Diesel was an English major at Hunter for three years
before dropping out to work on a short film.
March
6, 2005
The
New York Times
“A
Lone Wall Recalls A Cavalry's Courageous Past”
The
history of the armory on 95 th Street and Madison Avenue, which
is now home to the Hunter College Elementary and High Schools, is
featured.
March
4, 2005
Socialist
Worker Online
“How
they sell the military”
Chris
Dugan, a Hunter College student and antiwar activist, discusses
his experiences as a Marine.
March
3, 2005
Herald
Today
“Study:
Migrating Puerto Ricans Choosing Florida Over New York ”
Felix
Matos-Rodriguez worked on a study that showed why Puerto Ricans
have been migrating to Florida from New York .
March
2, 2005
The
New York Times
“Heavenly
Fish and Tuna Melt: Notable Names Dine In”
Hunter
President Jennifer Raab talks about ordering food from Neil's Coffee
Shop, an area diner.
March
2, 2005
The
New York Sun
“Star
Search”
Two
Hunter College graduate students Curtis and Aaron, took part in
“Art-star,” a reality television show about artists making it in
the New York art world.
March
2005
Education
Update
“President
Raab Establishes Center For Gifted Studies at Hunter College ”
Jennifer
Raab discusses the need for Gifted & Talented programs at the
launch of the Hunter College Center for Gifted Studies and Education.
February
28, 2005
New
York Post
“CUNY-trained
Teachers Are No Longer The Class Clowns”
State
licensing-exam results show that 98% of Hunter students passed the
LAST and 99% passed the ATS-W.
February
27, 2005
The
New York Times Magazine
“My
Ghetto Days”
Richard
Kaye, an associate English professor at Hunter, writes about his
time spent in a poor section of Miami with his family's housekeeper.
February
24, 2005
New
York Post
“'Second
Loss' To Kin Hit Hard”
Social
work professor Phyllis Mervis explains how families will suffer
a reawakened, second loss after hearing that the identification
of 9/11 victims would cease.
February
24, 2005
Our
Town
“Hunter
Receives Major Gift”
Alumna
Anna Cohen Rockowitz, class of 1939, donated a major gift to the
Hunter College Writing Center , which was renamed the “The Dr. Murray
and Anna C. Rockowitz Writing Center .”
February
22, 2005
Daily
News
“Getting
Smart About Smart Kids”
Deputy
Chancellor Carmen Farina was the keynote speaker at the opening
of the Hunter College Center for Gifted Studies and Education.
February
18-20, 2005
The
New York Sun
“The
Gifted & Talented Are Waiting”
Deputy
Chancellor Carmen Farina spoke at Hunter about changes in the city's
Gifted & Talented programs.
February
18, 2005
Our
Town
“Research
That May Help The War On Terror”
Hunter
College High School student, David Bauer , is a finalist in the
Intel Talent competition.
February 17, 2005
"Schools to Add More Programs for the Gifted"
Deputy Chancellor for Teaching and Learning Carmen Farina was the
keynote speaker at the opening of the Hunter College Center for
Gifted Studies and Education, talking about plans for gifted education
in the city’s public schools.
February 15, 2005
The Christian Science Monitor
"Unlikely Allies in Civil Rights Fight"
American history professor Jonathan Rosenberg discusses the relationship
between Martin Luther King Jr and President Johnson.
February 14, 2005
The New York Sun
"LaWanda Cox, 95, Historian Of Lincoln and Reconstruction"
History professor and scholar LaWanda Cox, who taught at Hunter
College for some 30 years, passed away on February 2, 2005.
February 13, 2005
Daily News
"Tuition
Takes a Toll"
Sociology professor Nancy Foner discusses class and how it affects
the schools parents choose for their children.
January
31, 2005
NY1
News
“Three
Student Finalists In Intel Science Talent Search Talk About Their
Projects”
David
Bauer is interviewed as one of the four New York City finalists
in the Intel Science Talent Search.
January
31, 2005
The
New York Sun
“Courses
at Home and Abroad for the Mind and Body”
Art
professor Judy Collischan discusses her art appreciation course,
“Artist's Private Worlds” at Hunter's School of Continuing Education
.
January
31, 2005
The
News Standard
“Caught
in Smoke: Employees, Residents Cope With 9/11 Fallout”
Epidemiologist
and Hunter professor Philip Alcabes talks about the uncertainty
of health consequences in the future as a result of the World Trade
Center disaster.
January
30, 2005
The
Washington Post
“Raise
Your Hand If You're A Woman in Science”
Psychology
and linguistics professor Virginia Valian writes about the arguments
surrounding the lack of women in the science field, sparked by Harvard
President Lawrence Summers' controversial remarks.
January
27, 2005
Daily
News
“Stuy
High shut out, but for 4 science whizzes … Hoist a Beaker, NYC”
Hunter
High School senior David Bauer became an Intel semi-finalist for
his project, the covalent assembly of a nanodot-based neurotoxin
biosensor.
January
27, 2005
The
New York Times
“
New York Students Dominate Intel Science Contest. Again.”
New
York State students once again dominated the finalist pool for the
Intel Search, including Hunter College High School student David
Bauer.
January
27, 2005
The
New York Sun
“
Bronx Researcher Creates New Molecule”
Intel
Science Talent Search semi-finalist David Bauer is featured and
speaks of his plan to join the CUNY Honors College next year.
January
27, 2005
Our
Town
“
East Side Express”
Intel
Science Talent Search semi-finalist David Bauer received $1000 for
his “junior Nobel Prize.”
January
27, 2005
New
York Post
“4
City Kids In National Sci Finals”
David
Bauer, one of the finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search,
designed a molecule capable of detecting neurotoxins.
January
26, 2005
Newsday
“4
NYC Students named Intel finalists”
David
Bauer , of the Bronx , is one of four NYC finalists in the Intel
Science Talent Search.
January
26, 2005
Intel
“Teen
Scientists Move To Finals In Prestigious Competition”
Hunter
College High School student David Bauer is named a finalist in the
Intel Science Talent Search.
January
24, 2005
The
New York Times
“Gray
Matter and the Sexes: Still a Scientific Gray Area”
Psychology
professor Virginia Valian is quoted about the hormonal and neurological
differences between males and females and the trouble of determining
its significance on real-life performance.
January
24, 2005
Des
Moines Register
“Does
Sex Matter? Do The Math”
Hunter
psychology professor Virginia Valian's online essay on girls and
standardized test results is mentioned.
January
24, 2005
El
Diario – La Prensa
“Reina
ecuatoriana: Entre la poesia y la prosa”
Barbara
Elizabeth Amaro, El Diario's Miss Ecuador , graduated from Hunter
with a degree in literature.
January
23, 2005
Daily
News
“El
Barrio Imagery”
Felix
Matos Rodriguez , director of The Center for Puerto Rican Studies,
helped organize the “El Barrio: Puerto Rican New York” at the Museum
of the City of New York .
January
21, 2005
Daily
News
“Diet
Experts”
Carla
Woper, an adjunct lecturer in the nutrition department, was part
of the Daily News' diet hotline.
January
21, 2005
Newsday
“Exhibit
Looks At History of Puerto Ricans in New York ”
Hunter's
Center for Puerto Rican Studies helped organize the exhibition “El
Barrio: Puerto Rican New York” at the Museum of the City of New
York .
January
20, 2005
Greenwich
Time
Dr.
Donna Nickitas, of the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, was named
president of the League of Women Voters of Greenwich.
January
19, 2005
Newsday
“Celebrating
Their Milestones”
Hunter
School of Social Work graduate Lora Tucker is interviewed with Elaine
Bartlett, who won clemency as a result of Tucker's efforts.
January
16, 2005
The
New York Times
“The
Hum Inside The Skull, Revisited”
Writer
Nell Freudenberger names Peter Carey, the head of Hunter's MFA program
and Booker Prize-winning author, as one of his primary inspirations
in writing.
January
16, 2005
The
New York Times
“Paperback
Row”
Peter
Carey's book, “My Life As A Fake” is reviewed.
January
13, 2005
Daily
News
“Mike's
Gift For Kids”
President
Jennifer J. Raab talks about Hunter High School 's gifted program.
January
13, 2005
Our
Town
“Continuing
Education Courses Continue to Evolve”
Shawn
O'Riley, Hunter's associate director of continuing studies, discusses
the types of students who are pursuing graduate courses and master's
classes.
January
13, 2005
The
New York Sun
“Harassing
Students Unacceptable”
David
O' Neill, adjunct professor of economics, writes about the conflict
between justice and academic freedom.
January
7, 2005
Daily
News
“Now
in Derek Jeter's hot corner …”
Former
Miss Long Island Stacy Lynn Spierer, who majored in theater and
journalism at Hunter, is reported to be dating New York Yankee Derek
Jeter.
January
6, 2005
Daily
News
“
A Place to Call Home”
Lorial
Crowder, who is pursuing a Master's degree in social work at Hunter,
is launching a website for Filipino adoptees.
January
6, 2005
The
New York Times
Letter
to the Editor
Marianne
Fahs, director of research at Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter,
writes a letter about social security and increased life spans.
January
6, 2005
Our
Town
“Newsmakers
Predict the Headlines of ‘05”
Hunter
President Jennifer J. Raab gives her predictions for 2005, including
that Hunter will continue to be the most popular school in CUNY.
January
2, 2005
TimesUnion.com
“Illegal
immigrants travel dark, risky trail”
Asian-American
studies professor Peter Kwong discusses the proliferation of crime
networks in China 's Fujian province.
December
28, 2004
Eureka
Times-Standard
“
U.S. exchange students flock to Humboldt State ”
Hunter
College is a popular choice among Humboldt State University students
who are planning to study abroad.
HUNTER
MAKES NEWS 2004
Highlights
of Hunter-related stories:
December
22, 2004
The
New York Times
“Jack
Newfield, 66, Proud Muckraker, Dies”
Newfield,
a journalist and crusader in politics, who graduated from Hunter
in 1961 and was inducted into Hunter's Alumni Hall of Fame in 1972,
died of cancer at age 66.
December
22, 2004
Newsday
“Death
cheats us again”
Hunter
alumna Jack Newfield's accomplishments are noted in Jimmy Breslin's
commentary.
December
22, 2004
The
New York Sun
“A
Foe of Injustice”
The
late journalist Jack Newfield, who graduated from Hunter, is quoted
regarding the largely white population of Hunter in the 60s.
December
22, 2004
Daily
News
“Jack
Newfield, journalist, fighter for justice”
An
obit of Hunter college alumnus Newfield talks about his being a
member of the legendary trinity of tabloid columnists.
December
20, 2004
The
New York Times
“Education
Battles”
Professor
of Public Policy Joseph Viteritti writes in support of Diane Ravitch,
mentioning her “steadfast independence.”
December 17, 2004
"Hunter Not Looking for Stars, Just a Shooter in the Clutch"
Women's basketball coach, Jackee Meadow, hopes to lead her team to a fourth straight CUNY championship.
December 16, 2004
Our Town
"Hunter Coach Continues a Winning Tradition"
Hunter women's tennis team coach, Jocelyn Cruz, has led the Hunter Hawks to five consecutive titles during her six years as coach.
December 16, 2004
Associated Press
The Hunter Hawk mascot supports fellow hawk, Pale Male, on Fifth Avenue.
December 13, 2004
Daily News
"Lyrical voice of the City"
Hunter's Center for Puerto Rican Studies has archived Nuyorican poet Chaluisan's papers from 1975 to the present.
December 10 - 12, 2004
New York Sun
"Academic May Shake Up Programs for Gifted"
Dona Matthews, director of the Hunter College Center for Gifted Students and Education, discusses the schoolwide enrichment model.
December 12, 2004
Gotham Gazette
"The World Trade Center Health Registry"
Hunter professor and epidemiologist Philip Alcabes names the challenges faced by the planners of the World Trade Center Health Registry.
December 7, 2004
The Village Voice
"The Fetal Frontier"
Political science professor Rosalind Petchesky discusses teenagers and their reasons for having abortions after the first trimester.
December 3, 2004
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Where the Elite Teach, It's Still a Man's World"
Psychology and linguistics professor Virginia Valian believes gender discrimination happens "below everybody's radar screen" as women tend to be promoted less after graduate school.
December 2004
Profiles in Education: Joseph P. Viteritti
Joseph Viteritti returns to Hunter as the newly appointed Blanche D. Blank Professor of Public Policy in the Urban Affairs department.
November 30, 2004
Daily News
"Boricuas in Gotham: Puerto Ricans in the Making of Modern New York City"
Felix Matos Rodriguez of the Center of Puerto Rican Studies helped edit a new book on the history and contribution of Puerto Ricans to New York City.
November 28, 2004
Daily News
"Are gifted programs good?"
Dona Matthews, director of the Hunter College Center for Gifted Students and Education, writes in favor of gifted education.
November 25, 2004
Our Town
"Giving Budding Educators Hands-On Experience"
Dr. Kate Garnett, director of the master's program in learning disorders at the Department of Special Education, earned special recognition for her development of the Hunter College Learning Lab.
November 21, 2004
"Does a Free Download Equal a Lost Sale?"
Hunter College was included in a study of the downloading and CD-buying behavior of students.
November 10, 2004
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Peer Review
Joseph P. Viteritti moved to Hunter from New York University as a professor in urban affairs and planning.
November 7, 2004
"Nora the Killer Doll"
Jonathan Kalb, chairman of the theatre department at Hunter, reviews Thomas Ostereier's production, "Nora (A Doll's House)"
November 2, 2004
TV Guide.com
Kelle Jacob, recently cut from the reality show "America's Next Top Model" is studying art history at Hunter.
November 1, 2004
New York Post
"For the common good"
Susan McCarty, director of Hunter's career development services, talks about the rise in hiring for careers in public health.
November 2004
Working Mother
"Stellar Moms"
Jill Bargonetti-Chavarria, a Hunter biology professor and one of the nation's most prominent female scientists, is profiled.
November 2004
Crain's New York Business
"Regenerating Hope in Fractured Lives"
Dr. Marie Filbin, a Hunter biology professor, writes about her research for curing spinal-cord injury.
October 28, 2004
Washington Post
"Don't Ask Me"
Hunter sociology professor Peter Tuckel conducted a study with pollster Harry O'Neill that found that cellular phone-only households aren't an impediment for reaching respondents for political polls.
October 17, 2004
"Grandparents Helping Grandparents Help the Grandkids"
Gerald Wallace, director of the Grandparent Caregiver Law Center at Hunter, explains how grandparents don't have certain financial rights when caring for their grandchildren.
October 7, 2004
Newsday
"Maybe the young aren't so apathetic"
Opinion columnist Sheryl McCarthy observes students debating each other at Hunter's presidential election debate event.
October 1, 2004
USA Today
"From Domestic to 'Desperate'"
Sociology professor Pamela Stone discusses the use of the term "housewife" for women who have quit their jobs to care for their children.
October 1, 2004
WNBC - TV
"Fine Line Separates Tattling, Telling"
Hunter special education professor Thomas McIntyre and author of "The Behavior Survival Guide for Kids" explains the difference between tattling and telling.
October 2004
Anthropology News
Hunter urban public health professor Anahi Viladrich's ethnographic project "Latino Healers Treating Latino Immigrants" is featured.
September 23, 2004
Newsday
Profile: Erick Neilssen
Food service provider, Aramark, chose Hunter College junior Erick Neilseen as Shea Stadium's 2004 all-star vendor.
September 19, 2004
Newsday
"Serving as Ionesco's acolyte"
Hunter theatre professor and playwright Tina Howe recently re-translated two of Eugene Ionesco's plays -- "The Bald Soprano" and "The Lesson."
September 13, 2004
WINS-AM Radio
Students are interviewed about the Tony Smith Tau sculpture outside of Hunter's West building.
September 2004
Discover
Psychics and Astronomy professor Edward Tryon writes about his admiration for Albert Einstein.
September 2004
Educational Leadership
"Facts or Critical Thinking Skills?"
Professor of Curriculum and Teaching, Harold Wenglinsky, analyzes and discusses the National Assessment of Educational Progress results.
August 31, 2004
The New York Daily News
"GOP Blacks are biggest misfits in the room"
History professor Jonathan Rosenberg discusses the voting trends of African-Americans in history.
August 29, 2004
"No Man is a Crystal Meth User Unto Himself"
A 2003 study conducted by Hunter College researchers found that twenty percent of gay men in New York have tried crystal meth.
August 26, 2004
The Washington Post
Joseph Vitteriti, professor of public policy at Hunter, addresses the new city school superintendent in a letter outlining problems in urban education.
August 20, 2004
"Bloomberg Names Charter Panel On the Judiciary and the Budget"
Mayor Blomberg appoints Hunter President Jennifer Raab to the Charter Commission.
August 17, 2004
"Facing Middle Age And AIDS"
Nursing professor Kathleen Nokes discusses the increasing epidemic of AIDS in middle aged people.
August 12, 2004
Gay City News
"New HIV Data Alters Picture"
Jeffrey Parsons, psychology professor and co-director of the Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training, discusses data on new HIV diagnoses.
August 11, 2004
New York Post
"Living History"
Dr. Felix Matos Rodriguez, executive director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, discusses putting his archive on Puerto Rican migration online.
August 9, 2004
Kings Courier
"Grab Your Musket, the Revolution Is Here!"
Hunter archeology professor William Parry, an Old Stone House board member, guided a walking tour in Brooklyn during 'Battle Week.'
August 2004
AIDS Patient Care and STDs
"HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partners Among HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users"
Hunter College psychology professor Jeffrey Parsons conducted a study on disclosure and sexual behavior based on partner type, partner serostatus and transmission risk.
August 2004
The Princeton Review
Hunter College is named one of the best of 357 colleges, ranking high in diversity.
August 2004
Elle Girl
