Torch Staff
April 17, 2019
This issue marks the first edition under the 97th editorial board. This eboard is different than most, due to the fact that not all of the editorial spots have been filled thus far. Editors have taken the initiative to cover m...
Isabella Bruni, Managing Editor Emeritus
April 17, 2019
Following recent events surrounding ride-sharing services and safety with college students, Denise Vencak, the executive director of Public Safety, emailed the University community on Friday, April 5 to address safety precautions...
Renee King, Contributing Writer
April 17, 2019
The Canadian indie collective, Broken Social Scene, has been receiving acclaim for nearly 20 years. With critics and fans alike still swooning over their versatility, Broken Social Scene remains relevant.
“We’ve never been into having one sound for one record; we always like to be as adventurous as we can,” frontman Ke...
Samantha DeNinno, Culture Editor Emeritus
April 17, 2019
Earth Day has continuously been a day that highlights the beauty that biodiversity offers and the current anthropogenic problems that face our environment. Established in the spring of 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day’s purpose has been to bring these issues to national attention –– a goal accomplished within the ...
Jewel Antoine, Staff Writer
April 17, 2019
Sexual Assault Awareness Month is an annual campaign that aims to raise public awareness about sexual assault and to educate individuals on how to prevent sexual violence. This week’s theme (April 15 - 21) is “Stay Educated”...
Jillian Ortiz, Chief Copy Editor
April 17, 2019
Not many artists today can successfully execute the art of album making. Certainly, there are artists that make every song a work of art but when they compile 11 of them and call it an album, it doesn’t necessarily meet the definition of what an album should be.
I consider an album to be an experi...
Priyanka Gera, Culture Editor
April 17, 2019
In the first episode of her new YouTube Originals special, “If You Could Tell Me Just One Thing,” which premiered on March 27, Priyanka Chopra Jonas travels through L.A. to meet with who she describes as “three incred...
Jeremy Mesias, Contributing Writer
April 17, 2019
If you’re new to New York City, it won’t take long before you figure out how frustrating the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (MTA) train system can be.
Known colloquially among New Yorkers as “the subway,” our transit system is among the oldest ...
Olivia M. Mathon, Staff Writer
April 17, 2019
It has become the norm to scroll down your Instagram feed and see advertisements for online stores like Fashion Nova or Shein or to peer over at your classmate’s laptop screen in class and see them doing online shopping instead of taking notes.
For the past two years, students may ...
