The Pace History Exhibition is now on display on the 18th floor of Maria’s Tower. The exhibit gives an overview of the University and why it started.
Included in the exhibition are images, documents and even advice from one of the University founders, Homer Pace, to students; advice that is still useful today.
Junot Diaz, who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, spoke at the University on Oct. 24. The event was sponsored by Sigma Lambda Beta, Black Student Union, Sabor Latino and P.A.C.E. Board.
The first 40 people to arrive at the event received copies of Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” about a boy of Dominican decent living in New Jersey and his ancestral roots in the Dominican Republic, plagued by the dictator Rafael Trujillo.
Subway stirs controversy While The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) rejected cold and flu ads on New York City subways. The MTA has not yet released a statement as to why they were rejected. Oct. 26 was the set date for the release of subway ads stating, “You might catch more than the subway this morning.
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The University’s annual Homecoming Concert was held on Oct. 22. A $5 admission ($10 for non-University students) granted access to see the all-girl R&B group Electrik Red, rapper Yung Joc and headliner R&B singer Keri Hilson. Mike Barber, winner of the MTV reality show “I Want to Work For Diddy,” hosted the event.
Candidates discuss Bloomberg, the MTA and education
The Public Advocate Forum took place at the University on Oct. 19. to promote the upcoming election. Candidates for Public Advocate are Democrat Bill de Blasio, Republican Alex Zablocki and Socialist Worker’s Party Maura DeLuca, spoke on topics ranging from Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s third term as mayor to gay marriage.
The forum was moderated by the Associate Editor of Downtown Express, Josh Rodgers and the Editor-in-Chief of the University’s student newspaper The Pace Press, Lynn Rickert.