<![CDATA[Pace Press - News RSS]]> http://www.pacepress.org/se/pace-press-news-rss-1.437333 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:40:53 -0400 en <![CDATA[Left Forum open house showcases proposed topics]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/left-forum-open-house-showcases-proposed-topics-1.1500752

By: Adam Reichardt



The University served as host of the Left Forum in 2009 and will be doing the same the weekend of March 19-21. Bringing panelists together from the national wealth of educators, students and activists, attendees this year will also be given what’s e...

]]> 1.1500752 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:09:41 -0400 <![CDATA[Number of homeless kids rise as schools are closing]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/number-of-homeless-kids-rise-as-schools-are-closing-1.1500747

By: Kate Hamzik



The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) voted to close 19 schools on Jan. 27, based on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recommendations....

]]> 1.1500747 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:02:47 -0400 <![CDATA[Security breaches leave passengers angry]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/security-breaches-leave-passengers-angry-1.1500744

By: Kella Vangsness



In the past month, both Newark Liberty International Airport and John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport have had major security breaches. Terminals had to be shut down and evacuated while planes were held up for hours. Many passengers were delayed an...

]]> 1.1500744 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:59:41 -0400 <![CDATA[Student experiences the hell in Haiti]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/student-experiences-the-hell-in-haiti-1.1500686

By: Christa Tandana


I was sitting on my bed with my camera reviewing photos. All of a sudden, the room began to shake. I had been in Haiti for exactly a week, staying with Jeanette and Christopher Felix, founders of the Children in Need Haitian Project. This is the organizat...

]]> 1.1500686 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:34:09 -0400 <![CDATA[News Briefs for December 9, 2009]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/news-briefs-for-december-9-2009-1.1492984

By: The Editors of The Pace Press


Governor’s Island school to open In 2010, the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School (NYHS) will open up on Governors Island. The school has spent the past six years in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. The NYHS will have an enrollment of 432 stude...

]]> 1.1492984 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:56:24 -0400 <![CDATA[March celebrated at the University to promote peace]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/march-celebrated-at-the-university-to-promote-peace-1.1492981

By: Ivonna Thompson


The University celebrated the “Day of Peace Celebration” in the Student Union and Multipurpose Room to promote peace. With the tagline that stated, “Let Peace Begin With[in] Me!”...

]]> 1.1492981 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:39:42 -0400 <![CDATA[Smoking ban enforced in some New York City apartments]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/smoking-ban-enforced-in-some-new-york-city-apartments-1.1492980

By: Joanna Gonzalez

Secondhand smoke to blame for the ban

Smoking will soon be banned in some New York City apartments. With concerns of secondhand smoke, landlords are not allowing their tenants to smoke and will evict them if they do so. ...

]]> 1.1492980 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:37:21 -0400 <![CDATA[Colloquium held at the University]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/colloquium-held-at-the-university-1.1492979

By: Ivonna Thompson


The Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies held their first colloquium of the year on Nov. 24 for the inauguration of The Center for Ethical Thinking. The Dept. of Philosophy & Religious Studies and the Pforzheimer Honors College co-sponsore...

]]> 1.1492979 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:35:26 -0400 <![CDATA[Andrew Ross Sorkin talks about newly released book]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/andrew-ross-sorkin-talks-about-newly-released-book-1.1492976

By: Kate Hamzik



The New York Times chief mergers and acquisitions reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin spoke at the University on Dec. 2 about his new book “Too Big to Fail.”...

]]> 1.1492976 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:32:45 -0400 <![CDATA[Peace march for nonviolence takes place in Lower Manhattan]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/peace-march-for-nonviolence-takes-place-in-lower-manhattan-1.1492973

By: Dennis Mihalsky



The World March for Peace and Nonviolence was held on Nov. 30 in Lower Manhattan. The March began at Borough Hall in Brooklyn and proceeded over the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall. The March was held as a way to hopefully end world violence....

]]> 1.1492973 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:28:15 -0400 <![CDATA[Public schools to lose 500 aids]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/public-schools-to-lose-500-aids-1.1492081

By: Christa Tandana


The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is laying off over 500 school aides in order to save money. ...

]]> 1.1492081 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:25:55 -0400 <![CDATA[University Professor supports Peace March]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/university-professor-supports-peace-march-1.1492045

By: Dennis Mihalsky


The World March for Peace and NonViolence event will take place at the University on Nov. 30. The University will welcome world leaders, the global organizers for New City and the participants to the world’s first 93 days, six continent march....

]]> 1.1492045 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:03:10 -0400 <![CDATA[Nutritionist suggests healthy food alternatives]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/nutritionist-suggests-healthy-food-alternatives-1.1492043

By: Ivonna Thompson



The Body and Mind House (BAM) and Green House hosted Healthy Eating at Pace to consult University students on how to eat in a college setting....

]]> 1.1492043 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:00:46 -0400 <![CDATA[Frank O’Hara is a “Poet at Pace”]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/frank-o-hara-is-a-poet-at-pace-1.1492041

By: Kate Hamzik



Poets at Pace was held at the University on Nov. 18 in the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts. The event focused on Frank O’Hara and his poetry. The University’s Poet in Residence Charles North hosted the event....

]]> 1.1492041 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:58:01 -0400 <![CDATA[Charles Gasparino speaks about new book]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/charles-gasparino-speaks-about-new-book-1.1492039

By: Stiliyan Lazarov


Pres. Friedman interviews Gasparino in Student Union

CNBC On-air Editor and University alum Charles Gasparino, presented his latest book, “The Sellout: How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System” to the University community in an int...

]]> 1.1492039 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:55:23 -0400 <![CDATA[News Briefs for November 18, 2009]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/news-briefs-for-november-18-2009-1.1490540

By: The Editors of The Pace Press


9/11 Terrorists to be tried in NYC near Ground Zero Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of 9/11, and four other detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba are going to be tried in New York civilian court for their ties to events ...

]]> 1.1490540 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:39:26 -0400 <![CDATA[Controversial CNN anchor quits]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/controversial-cnn-anchor-quits-1.1490539

By: Lynn Rickert

Lou Dobbs leaves CNN after nearly 30 years

Lou Dobbs, host of Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN who is infamous for his controversial views on illegal immigration, recently quit his job after nearly 30 years with the network....

]]> 1.1490539 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:33:08 -0400 <![CDATA[Professor a U.N. representative]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/professor-a-u-n-representative-1.1490537

By: Dennis Mihalsky



University Communications professor, Dr. Linda Stillman, is an eight year United Nations (U.N.) Representative for Soroptomist International and is a member of the U.N. Communication Coordinating Committee....

]]> 1.1490537 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:30:42 -0400 <![CDATA[Duties of a Resident Advisor]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/duties-of-a-resident-advisor-1.1490536

By: Ivonna Thompson


In the University’s residence halls the Resident Advisors (RAs) of the University are the aids to the residents. They help out with learning University and city facts, fun things to do in the city, building a relationship with their residents, build...

]]> 1.1490536 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:27:03 -0400 <![CDATA[Fulton Hall remodels room for students in performing arts to meet their needs for space]]> http://www.pacepress.org/news/fulton-hall-remodels-room-for-students-in-performing-arts-to-meet-their-needs-for-space-1.1490533

By: Kaitlynn Blyth



The floor three computer lab in Fulton Hall was renovated and unveiled as a performing arts practice room during a ceremony on Nov. 10. The room was created to better meet residents’ needs and to utilize space more effectively in the residence hall....

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