Empire State Tribune

The award-winning, independent student newspaper of @TheKingsCollege in New York City.

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Meet our 2022-2023 Editors-in-Chief!

Mattie Townson - Editor-in-Chief of Empire State Tribune

Lillian Brown - Editor-in-Chief of EST Magazine

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“The King's College can always do a better job addressing, acknowledging and celebrating events such as Hispanic Heritage Month. However, many students, staff and faculty happily and eagerly embody those values.” Read the story by Rafael Oliveira here: https://t.co/fb4kaCecG5

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Meet the new EST Editor-in-Chief, Myrian Garcia! “As a leader, I do not intend to ignore […] concerns but instead address them the best way I can.” Read more by the new EIC here: https://t.co/g912Afl66K

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This year, the Houses of Margaret Thatcher and C. S. Lewis partnered with the King's chapter of the International Justice Mission to turn Red and Green Affair into a charity gala! Read the story by Joanna Insco here: https://t.co/wIj70KA4T4

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The King’s Council rejected an initiative proposed by the House of Susan B. Anthony (SBA) that called for adding specific diversity responsibilities to the job descriptions of all members of Statesmanship. Read the story by Mattie Townson & Paige Hagy: https://t.co/MHD1s0SteZ

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“I saw him with a Macbook at the table, and I assumed it was his,” I said as we searched around the room. “He left and now there is no laptop in the cafe.” She did not say much at the time. Neither of us could believe it. Read the story by Bethany Johnson: https://t.co/w2f5IoBOgx

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Jefferson Mays returns to Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre this Christmas season in a one-man adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Read the story by Eli Johnson here:
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“& Juliet” is a retelling of William Shakespeare’s iconic play “Romeo & Juliet.” The music was nostalgic, the cast was energetic and the audience was into it, but Eli Johnson’s excitement just didn’t last. Read more in his OpEd here: https://t.co/UjfzB4hdvi

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“It seems that I, like many other Americans, view the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade as just another sweet Thanksgiving tradition...“ Read the OpEd by Matthew Peterson here: https://t.co/Gf5pfl2H1J

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“Kimberly Akimbo,” the story of Kimberly Levaco, a 16-year-old from New Jersey with a rare aging disease that makes her look 72, opened last week at the Booth Theatre on Broadway. Read the OpEd by Eli Johnson here: https://t.co/zwHWNyfg31

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Mike Birbiglia returns to Broadway this month with his latest solo show, “The Old Man & The Pool” at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center. This is Birbiglia’s fifth solo show in New York. Read the OpEd by Eli Johnson here: https://t.co/NEt7RgnxHm

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While it is a universal holiday pastime, everyone has different opinions on when it is appropriate to begin playing Christmas music. Read the story by Emma Rice here: https://t.co/34SYO9jenu

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A technological issue with The King’s College’s single sign-on services prevented various students, faculty and staff from logging into online college systems for three days between Wednesday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 12. https://t.co/vjpFIWmqpA

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Owl’s Head Park is far from what Pardo, a Bedford-Stuyvesant Heights native and self-described “ghetto rat,” experienced as a child. Read the story by Avian Hall here: https://t.co/pl9L11VuEw

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As a California kid, Michael Sheetz dreamed of places like New York City, Paris and outer space. Now a space reporter for global business news leader CNBC, his job encapsulates all those things. Read the story by Esther Wickham here: https://t.co/hwNxfoM1Hy

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BREAKING NEWS: The King’s College will undergo several “strategic rightsizing” changes within the next few years, according to an internal announcement from the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Read more of this report by Melinda Huspen here: https://t.co/Mgjr9h8HQw

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On Sunday, Nov. 6., King’s very own Leticia Mosqueda completed a 26.2 mile run through all five boroughs of New York City. Mosqueda also ran in the New York City Marathon in 2013, 2017 and 2019. Read her reflections in this story by Joanna Insco: https://t.co/Pf4c08oaHr

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With midterm elections happening, students who moved from their home states must consider whether they should change their voter registration to the state they study in or continue voting in their home state. Check out the story by Myrian Garcia here: https://t.co/hpcHY86kpT

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Kanye (Ye) West, American rapper, has become increasingly vocal with his opinions regarding pressing social issues, prompting various right-wing and radical groups to come to his support. Read the story by Colby McCaskill and Mattie Townson here: https://t.co/JL6YtNwVQC

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As midterm elections approach, many voters have questions about the candidates running, where to vote and how to vote. Here are five things you should know before going to the polls. Read Colton Taussig’s advice here: https://t.co/h9bBRiwbqA