Rihanna Bonilla, who spent her high school years volunteering at The Bridge to Life in College Point, Queens, used her work at the pro-life organization as the basis for an essay she wrote to earn a college scholarship from the Gates Foundation
Columbia University
Columbia’s Catholic Chaplain Promotes Peace
As the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel approached, there was a sense of calm at Columbia University — a sharp contrast to last spring, when protests rocked the campus and led the university’s president to resign. Now, with the start of Israel’s incursion into Lebanon and Iran’s subsequent missile attack on Israel, there is concern that the campus could once again see protests. Members of the Columbia University community, however, don’t expect any new demonstrations to reach the same scale as those last spring, according to Father Roger Landry, the university’s Catholic chaplain.
Israel-Hamas War Sparks Antisemitism On Campuses
The Israel-Hamas war has led to a shocking rise of antisemitism on college campuses across the country, according to concerned advocates and students, who said the situation is growing more dangerous by the day.
Teacher’s Career Advice? Don’t Be Afraid to Fail
Eli Joseph, who teaches applied analytics at both Columbia University and New York University (NYU), has the “distinction” of having been rejected from 30 colleges and universities he applied to back when he was a senior at Benjamin Banneker Academy in Clinton Hill.
View from the Pew – Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception Church is like a second home to Vilma Daley, a devoted parishioner who has been attending Mass there for 34 years and is deeply immersed in parish life.