The Meridian at Lehman College

11/11/2014

http://www.lcmeridian.com/2014/11/11/hackathon-at-lehman/

by Colin Morgan. On November 14 and 15, 2014, a new student club called the National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) will hold a Hackathon event for CUNY students. The Hackathon is an event where students will be challenged to create a computer or phone application based on a set of guidelines…

11/11/2014

http://www.lcmeridian.com/2014/11/11/lehman-reacts-to-yes-means-yes/

by Ebba Zajmi Gjergji SUNY introduced a new sexual assault policy in October similar to California’s “Yes Means Yes” law, that will focus on affirmative consent. The policy is intended to prevent cases of sexual assault. 64 SUNY campuses have adopted it and Governor Cuomo has called it the first ste…

09/13/2014

First year in college? Find the best way to cope with The Meridian.

http://www.lcmeridian.com/2014/09/12/tips-for-freshmen/

By Xhulia Gjokaj. College is a formative stage for everyone; freshman year in particular is the most crucial year of your undergraduate career. This is an exciting time to discover your strengths. For those who have not chosen a major, there is room to explore. The Freshman Year Initiative (FYI), a…

09/03/2014

The Lehman College DREAM Team, a campus club that advocates for the rights of undocumented students and immigrants at Lehman, will have its first general meeting today Wednesday, Sep. 3, a 1 p.m. They welcome all students interested in getting involved in immigrant rights advocacy to join.

The meeting will take place in the Underground Lounge.

Hope to see you there!

05/20/2014

Lehman's rockie of the year Amely Del Rosario. Read the article now at lcmeridian.com!

By Gabriel Lorenzo. Amely Del Rosario known as “Little Al” recently earned the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Metro Region Rookie of the Year award. Del Rosario speaks on balancing school work, family and the hard work that led to her nomination. “Too many people take rookie…

05/20/2014

Read about Trigger Warning at lcmeridian.com

By Ana Torres. Trigger warnings are previews given to students who have experienced traumatic experiences. Professors allow students brace themselves or avoid sections of the text. According to Lisa Leff, reporter of Bureau of The Associated Press: “Trigger warnings are advisories often written in…

05/20/2014

New articles online read them at lcmeridian.com

By Andre Kettle. "Chess is a human extrapolation of human interaction." – said Gabriel Diaz, a Junior, and PolySci Economic majorand Multimedia Journalism minor. Mr. Diaz is the President of the Lehman Chess Club. Diaz, the president of the Lehman Chess Club, which he founded last fall, has been pl…

05/15/2014

"Nobody really knows what to expect when coming out to their parents. When is the right time? What is the best choice of words?"

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By Stefanie. Nobody really knows what to expect when coming out to their parents. When is the right time? What is the best choice of words? Mustering up the courage to come out is difficult enough for most adolescents – the action itself is the most dreadful. But, if you wait too long, it only…

04/11/2014

This is the unofficial count of the amount of "yes" votes for the winning slate in the last Student Government elections.

The slate Students Serving Students (S3) won the 2014 student elections. The unofficial ballot count is 489 votes cast. This was the only running slate. The following are the names of the officers who will be serving in the executive board, and the unofficial count of the amount of "yes" votes they…

04/09/2014

04/09/2014

The elections for student government are going on right now and will continue until tomorrow. Have you casted a vote yet?

Representatives from the slate Students Serving Students (S3) are outside trying to gather more votes. They are the only slate in the ballots.

Yesterday, 308 votes were cast.