7th January 2026

What garbage will teach you about French culture – USAC Study Abroad News

By Aliya Bashir, USAC Pau


One of the first culture shocks you’ll experience when you get to France isn’t the food, architecture, or fashion — it’s the trash.


More specifically, it’s how trash is managed and understood as a collective responsibility. You’ll notice it in labels on food items and paper cups or utensils, different colored waste bins, the emphasis on local and seasonal produce in farmers markets, and so much more.


Sustainability and climate consciousness are woven into the F...

The Friday Times • 20th October 2025

From Campus To Crackdown: How Gaza Solidarity Turned Into Police Violence

“To this day, when I watch the videos of what happened and see myself being thrown to the ground by police, I can’t process that I’m looking at myself,” said Simón, a 23-year-old student at Purchase College using an alias for safety concerns. Simón was one of 68 students and faculty members violently attacked and arrested by riot police at a Gaza solidarity encampment at Purchase College on 2 May 2024. He was never given a reason for his arrest. “I had no idea what RTC was until that day,” he sa...

30th September 2025

Money Matters: Boycotts Might Reshape The American Economy As We Know It

Over a third of Americans are participating in economic boycotts to signal their moral or political values, the Harris Poll finds, with Gen Z and Millennials leading the front at 53% and 46%.

Human Rights Newsletter: Your Day • 7th April 2025

The Forum on Academic Freedom and the Community Caveat

A forum on academic freedom was held at Roosevelt House on March 25 as part of Hunter College’s series on promoting civil discourse and intellectual dialogue amid nationwide political and social turmoil following the Trump administration’s crackdown on universities...

Submissions Magazine • 1st May 2023

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The Purchase Phoenix • 6th November 2022

What You Need to Know If You’re Voting on Campus This Election

"The right to vote is too often taken for granted. Your vote is your voice to the government, and if you do not use it someone else will end up speaking for you” says Chet Guenther, project coordinator of the Purchase NYPIRG chapter. "Students have the power to make a future better suited for themselves and others, your votes can lower the cost of tuition, reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and so much more. So go to the polls and vote, we all depend on it."

"The right to vote is too often tak...

Westchester Magazine • 30th September 2022

The Fall Cocktails You Need to Try in Westchester Right Now

As soon as the first crisp wind blows into town, it’s hard to think of anything besides pumpkin-flavored madness. These Westchester restaurants have fully leaned into the season, so raise a glass and toast a fall-themed cocktail to the official start of sweater weather.

Westchester Magazine • 23rd September 2020

End of an Era: Lucchese Underboss Gets Life in Prison

Late last month, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that Steven L. Crea, the underboss of the Lucchese crime family, has been sentenced to life in prison. The second-in-command was sentenced alongside Matthew Madonna, the head of the Lucchese Crime Family — one of the “Five Families” of the Mafia in New York City — for the 2013 murder of Michael Meldish and additional charges of racketeering, extortion, and other crimes.
Crea and Madonna mark the final mem...