Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Brooklyn College on March 2 to hold his first 2020 presidential campaign rally. Sanders announced on Feb. 19 that he was running for president again and his campaign announced the rally just four days later. The senator was born and raised in Brooklyn and attended Brooklyn College in 1959 before transferring to the University of Chicago after one school year.

Pre-Recorded Friday Nights, a Baruch College-sanctioned club, posted a controversial video to its Instagram page on March 7, garnering backlash from student leaders of prominent black organizations on campus. The now-deleted video features PFN President Marwa Mouaki, who said, “Hi, I’m Marwa. I’m the president of PFN. I’m African-American, so I can say n—.”

The Black and Latino Studies department is in the process of developing a major, specifically focused on Latino studies. Currently the department is the only one in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences that does not offer a major curriculum to students, only offering minors in Black Studies, Latino Studies and Black and Latino Studies.

With Baruch College earning honors and rankings each year, among them No. 1 in “Social Mobility” by CollegeNET, No. 3 in “Best Colleges for Business Majors” by Money magazine and being ranked among the “Best Value Colleges” by The Princeton Review, it is clear that Baruch can propel its students to go far in life.

Despite streaming being the norm in recent years — with Netflix leading this revolution — many big-time names and institutions in the film industry have so far rejected Netflix as a legitimate platform worthy of Oscar nominations.

Our Science and Technology Editor and Business Editor go head-to-head to discuss the merits of a meat-based versus a plant-based lifestyle.

With so many restaurants opening every day in New York City, it can be difficult to break away from the pack. However, the sushi restaurant ROLLN, located at 38 East 23rd St. near Baruch College, is attempting to do just that, catering to students and those who want to have healthy options served quickly.

Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a proposal to expand the nickel-redemption program that has been central to the city’s recycling system, a move that may be beneficial to urban scavengers but ultimately hinders the recycling program as a whole.

As students, some of us may be in a constant state of frenzy over whether our careers will be overtaken by robots. Well, the plague has officially begun taking over the healthcare industry as we know it.

The Brooklyn Museum is hosting a new exhibit called Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving, which honors the life and works of the famous Mexican artist. The exhibit will be open to visitors until May 12, in the Robert E. Blum Gallery on the first floor.

It has been five years since Irish singer-songwriter Hozier released his debut album and made a splash on the mainstream music scene with his Grammy nominated hit single, “Take Me to Church.” Since the release of the well-received effort, Hozier has been off the radar.

As Marvel fans across the globe awaited the March 8 release of Captain Marvel, other fans voiced strong criticism toward the studio’s new release. The original Captain Marvel — named Mar-Vell, but going by the title Captain Marvel — created by Stan Lee, was male.

A recent study published by the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that spending time in green spaces such as urban parks can improve a person’s emotional well-being. The study, which was conducted and written by Hon K. Yuen and Gavin R. Jenkins of the University’s department of occupational therapy, came to the conclusion that just 20 minutes spent in nature can increase a parkgoer’s happiness.

Fake news may seem like a simple concept. However, many do not know the true meaning of the phrase. Fake news is defined as “false stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views or as a joke” by Cambridge Dictionary. 

Upon replacing HIV-infected white blood cells with those of a healthy donor, London researchers found that there is no longer any trace of HIV in the bloodstream of a once infected patient. The patient, whose identity was not disclosed, has not shown any signs of the disease in 18 months. 

The emerging field of quantum computing holds much promise in terms of its applications in the present as well as its implications for the future. This reality is not too far from the present. 

Zodiac Zeal: Dissecting the Allure of Horoscopes
Graphics by Daphnelly Delacruz

A breakthrough in artificial intelligence history was made when the chess-playing supercomputer Deep Blue beat world champion chess player Garry Kasparov in a six-game match in 1997.

Cannabis is known colloquially as marijuana, weed, pot and jazz cabbage, among others. These names are well-known to most people and this substance has become a rising star in recent years. Even more recently, the World Health Organization is reclassifying the schedule of cannabis. WHO is an entity that is “in line with its mission to provide global leadership in public health,” according to its website.

A recent study conducted by researchers at the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University advances brain-computer interface to reveal a possible solution for those with limited or no ability to speak.

A robot developed by MIT engineers is learning how to play Jenga in an attempt to gather more information on how the process of machine learning can be improved.

Recently, the results from two new studies conducted both in young adults and mice have proven that the rocking motion can improve the quality of sleep and increases memory consolidation while asleep. Rocking chairs and hammocks seem to cast a sleeping spell that seems unattainable when sleeping on a normal bed.

On Feb. 19, Manny Machado signed a 10-year, $300 million deal to play with the San Diego Padres. At the time, the contract held the distinct honor of being the biggest free agent deal in not only MLB history, but in all of North American sports history.

After the announcement of a new three-man booth at the beginning of the 2019 NFL season for Monday Night Football, Jason Witten has departed ESPN for a 16th season with the Dallas Cowboys after only a few months as the lead color commentator.

There’s an old saying in baseball that goes, “Don’t believe anything you see in April or September.” The phrase applies even more so to performances in February. Fans shouldn’t get elated by magnificent defensive plays and eye-opening swings in spring training, where the pressure is minimal and the competition isn’t exactly stiff.