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WEBDecline in Asian and African American students in fall 2024 admissions. Joonwood Kim • September 30, 2024. The decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College directly contributed to the decline in students of color...
Decline in Asian and African American students in fall 2024 …
WEB6 days ago · The decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College directly contributed to the decline in students of color in some of the nation’s most selective colleges and could potentially stifle their admission rates into the foreseeable future. Since affirmative action was put in place to help increase opportunities for underrepresented
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WEB4 days ago · The Ticker is Baruch College’s independent, student-run newspaper. The Ticker publishes weekly issues of articles, art and multimedia that undergraduate students at Baruch have created. The Ticker informs the Baruch community of events of proximity, relevance and significance. It advocates for student interests and, through its various programs and positions, serves as an instrument of
The Federal Reserve’s cuts interests rates for the first time since ...
WEB5 days ago · The Federal Reserve announced a half-point interest rate cut on Sept. 18, making it the first rate cut since March 2020. This brought the benchmark rate down to between 4.75% and 5%, marking the end of an era of interest rate hikes meant to curb inflation since the COVID-19 pandemic. The cut came in response to unemployment data after the Labor ...
MuCha replaces Drink More Matcha on Clivner=Field Plaza
WEB5 days ago · October 1, 2024. Jack Van Hecke. From bubble tea to Starbucks, refreshers to iced coffees, the Clivner=Field Plaza at Baruch College flows abundantly with beverages from nearby shops. Matcha is no different and may be the most convenient. Situated in the plaza between Jimmy’s House and Dog & Bone is MuCha, a small matcha shop.
‘Scuba diving’ lizards use bubbles on their nose to breathe …
WEB4 days ago · Julia Aiello. October 2, 2024. A species of semi-aquatic lizard produce a special bubble over their nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators. This bubble usage provides insight into tool usage in lizards and how they adapt to anoxic conditions. The ability to harness a bubble for underwater expeditions has been observed in “hundreds ...
Fast-food chain BurgerFi Files for bankruptcy protection
WEBSep 23, 2024 · According to the company’s balance sheet, it has a total of $200.5 million in debt, with $82.6 million categorized as current debt. BurgerFi secured $3.5 million in debtor-in-possession financing from an affiliate of TREW Capital Management, but the bankruptcy proceedings will still move forward. Of the 144 locations of both fast-food brands ...
The Ticker’s staff recommends local business favorites
WEBDec 19, 2023 · As students power through finals and look to the holiday season, The Ticker’s staff came together to share some of their recommendations for local small businesses to support this year. While overshooting Small Business Saturday, the tradition that started on Nov. 18, 2022 keeps the same spirit of encouraging consumers to shop from independent and
The Ticker gets new logo: looking at the evolution of the newspaper
WEBFebruary 20, 2024. In The Ticker’s 93-year history, it has had close to twenty different logos, ranging from flowing scripts to bold san-serifs, and featured a variety of logos for anniversaries and “The Tickler” — the April Fools edition of The Ticker. This semester, I am excited to share a new logo for The Ticker that draws on the ...
Safety will remain an issue until New Yorkers feel safe on the streets
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Despite claims that loud crime incidents oversaturate the perception of safety in the city, New York is not safe and concerns from residents must be addressed. “We have one bad incident, it’s magnified all over social media, and it sets us all back,” New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban said in an interview on