by bob.sacha | Jun 26, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015
Who rides and builds freak bikes? Guys who take bike frames and weld them together to make something freaky and something wild. The materials we ride can become who we are. Some drive a Hummer, some where boat shoes and some people build and ride colossal freak bikes....
by bob.sacha | Jun 26, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015
Carol Vischer is an equine veterinarian in Upstate New York. She embraces non-traditional medicine, like acupuncture, spinal manipulation and electroshock therapy.http://www.vimeo.com/127789892 Learn more: Carol Vischer is the owner of Northeast Performance Equine, a...
by bob.sacha | Jun 25, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015
A Russian high school girl awaits for her final asylum hearing that will determine her future. http://www.vimeo.com/127784219 More Info: Elza Kochueva, a russian a high school senior girl, is not like any other Russian. She is one of the many Mongolian descendants in...
by Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn | Jun 25, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015
Looking for the lost: one family’s search for a son with autism. Brian went missing on Feb. 17, a day when three inches of snow blanketed the streets and temperatures had dropped below freezing. His family spent weeks searching for him. The rest of the story Brian...
by Catherine Roberts | May 15, 2015 | spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues
One player is human; the other alien. A new card game simulates an intimate encounter between the two in the style of Japanese tentacle porn, in order to subvert the unsavory, rape-centered aspects of the genre. The rest of the story: When designers of a...
by Jessica Bal | May 15, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015 |
Mike Tattoo isn’t the guy people think he is. He’s covered in ink and loves his motorcycles, but he also spends his days caring round-the-clock for his bed-bound 89-year-old mother in a cramped Howard Beach apartment. The Rest of the Story Mike Arotsky, also...
by kathrynlong | May 15, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015
Every Thursday at a Greenpoint bar, Canadian expat Greg Pinel brings together devoted fans of Crokinole, an obscure Canadian board game—and carves out a slice of home in his adopted city. http://www.vimeo.com/127893553 The rest of the story A blend of curling,...
by gabrielaalonso | May 15, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Team Fantastic Spring 2015
33 Women, 33 minutes, and one political prisoner. Oscar López Rivera was a Puerto Rican nationalist who has been incarcerated in the United States for 33 years on the charge of seditious conspiracy. He did not kill, or bomb any single person. This story follows...
by aldennusser | May 15, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues
Greetings from Niagara Falls by Alden Niagara Falls, New York has the highest rate of crime of any city in the state. <!– create a new post, use the html/text tab → <!– IN the title are at the The rest of the story The American side of...
by isabelriofrio | May 15, 2015 | spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015
Funeral Cosmetologist Isaiah Owens turned death into a beauty matter following his signature believe “beauty softens grief”. The rest of the story Isaiah Owens has worked as a funeral cosmetologist for 46 years. His curiosity for funerals...
by Patrick Donachie | May 15, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015
Ramón Eduardo founded Il Forno Bakery ten years ago, and daughter Jenny co-manages the bakery with her father. Ramón’s son, Ramón, Jr., pitches in as well. The three reveal the challenges of their industry and the difficulties of maintaining a family business. ...
by bob.sacha | May 15, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues
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by Emilie Pons | May 14, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015
As the recent events have proven, racial tensions are still prevalent in the United States today. Trumpet player Nicholas Player believes jazz music should be called Black American Music. Some African American jazz musicians still feel like they are not treated as...
by bob.sacha | May 2, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015
What does it take to become a professional MMA fighter? Dedication. Endurance. Training. Amateur fighter Danny O’Chart Amateur fighter Danny O’Chart has all three but in New York, he won’t be able to fight professionally. New York is the only state that bans...
by bob.sacha | May 1, 2015 | 2015_Spring, spring2015 New York Stories of Compelling Issues, Student Stories Spring 2015
As U.S. and Iran try to improve their political relationship, Amir Vahab, a renowned Persian and Turkish Sufi musician living in New York City, reflects on his experience and passion about the spiritual music in this short film, “Internal Revolution,” by...
