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RHBC CLOSES ACTIVITY FEE QUESTIONS Pgs. 2 & 14 Pg.4 vANGUARDTHE BROOKLYN COLLEGE Fall 2020, Issue 2 thebcvanguard.com Wednesday, September 16 ONE FOOT IN ONE FOOT OUT BC’s Film and Theater Departments Manage Hybrid Courses for Fall Pg. 3 VIRTUAL CLUB FAIR ASIAN AMERICAN FILM NFL WEEK 1 P. 7 FESTIVAL P. 16 P. 9 Photo Edited By: Humza Ahmad THE VANGUARD ISSUE 2 - SEPT 16, 2020 / PAGE 2 General Inquiries [email protected] BC’s Notorious Res Hall Closes Its Doors Editor-in-Chief Ryan Schwach By Maya Schubert [email protected] News Editor Managing Editor After years, the Residence Moises Taveras Hall at Brooklyn College [email protected] has finally shut its doors. According to a former RA, Business Manager the building at 1 Kenilworth Ian Ezinga Place stopped operating [email protected] toward the end of July. Though the building Layout Editor continued housing students Camila Dejesus after Brooklyn College’s [email protected] campus closed, numbers dwindled significantly Digital Editor as many students moved Carmen Saffioti back to their parents’ [email protected] homes. Because the fate of the fall semester went Photo Editor unannounced for most Humza Ahmad of the summer, potential [email protected] residents like freshman or transfer students were Residence Hall at Brooklyn College has stopped operating by the end of July./ Residence Hall at Brooklyn Section Editors also not making definitive College on Facebook News: Maya Schubert move-in plans. Chris Omar. Over the 2019 with the building expire. 2020, is sure that RHBC’s [email protected] For many, the residence fall semester, The Vanguard “Brooklyn College is closure is the latent result of Features: Gabriela Flores hall’s quiet shutdown repeatedly reported on unable to provide any generated publicity. [email protected] seems to deny its infamous floods at the dorms. assistance to students “I knew once we released Opinions: Allison Rapp reputation. Known across Joann Johnson, the former interested or residing in the the documentary -- and [email protected] Brooklyn College’s campus bookkeeper at the residence building,” Ron Jackson, Vice the media attention Arts: John Schilling for dirty conditions, floods, hall, said that the owner President of Student Affairs, surrounding it -- they could [email protected] and a hostile environment, didn’t share with her why wrote in an email on May no longer carry on their Sports: Conrad Hoyt RHBC has attracted RHBC is closing, or if the 22nd. “Brooklyn College money-grabbing practice [email protected] unwelcome attention for building would be sold. has no involvement in the of exploiting Brooklyn years. In May 2019, both “I guess [it closed] because management or operation College students,” Omar Columnist the Kingsman and Excelsior of COVID,” Johnson said. of the facility.” said. “While I wish this had Michael Castaneda newspapers reported on “I’m not sure.” The school’s conspicuous happened years ago, I am grimy conditions and All she knew was that it attempt to dissociate itself glad they are finally out of Cartoonists reports of sexual harassment was shutting down. with RHBC came as the business. All in all, I’m glad Mo Muhsin by employees at the dorms. “The residence hall is not result of public complaints no one can be exploited Gabrielle Toro Vivoni The articles followedopening back up,” she said. from students following further by RHBC.” YouTube videos and a short “It’s closed; it’s locked.” the newspaper reports and The owner of RHBC, Sefi Staff Writers film about the residence hall In May, Brooklyn College Omar’s short film. Omar, Zvieli, declined to comment. Michela Arlia released by BC film student let its advertising contract who graduated in Spring Bobbie Bell Stacy Fisch Chaya Gurkov Elijah Hamilton Zahra Khan PRLS Dept. Celebrates 50th B-Day Qichelle Maitland Carlos Daniel Martinez By Ryan Schwach of BC’s Puerto Rican The PRLS Department Latino Studies, we are still Kendra Martinez Editor-in-Chief Alliance. “We’re a very small has continued to fight for standing,” said Vázquez Jose Rohdin department but we’re always those fundamental beliefs Sanabria. Paola Sacerdote Brooklyn College’s Puerto doing things together, throughout their half Now, the work continues. Martin Samoylov Rican and Latin Studies and an online format can’t century of existence. In He and his fellow members Tsering Zangmo Department (PRLS), a replicate everything.” 1974, 44 Brooklyn College are now working to make Natalina Zieman trailblazer when it first Spurred on by calls from students were arrested while campus more anti-racist, began, celebrates its 50th a diverse cloth of Brooklyn demonstrating for more equal, and equitable for the Photographers birthday this month. College Students for more inclusion within their own entire student body. Ajani Stewart In a normal year, the inclusion, the department department, and in more “Many of our students leave Chloe Abosch department would be was formed with the intent recent years, students and with a more defined sense Christianna Cox celebrating in person of standing on three pillars: faculty have fought against of who they are, what they Ehime Ora during their yearly event, awareness, analysis, and the underfunding of the want to do, and why they Emily Vahanyan Encuentro, but will of action. department and of CUNY are doing whatever they Ronny Shama course have to move the “We started from the as a whole. choose to do,” said Vázquez celebration online. institute of Puerto Rican “It feels great to know Sanabria. “Our departments “I’m excited about it! It’s Studies that was created that after 50 years, and the have truly produced a family just hard to be excited alongside the Black Studies constant push from the setting in the most violent of Faculty Advisor when we can’t be together Institute, both key spaces administration to defund spaces, so we celebrate that Anthony Mancini to celebrate,” said Danny that came about from both Africana Studies along with the anniversary.” J. Vázquez Sanabria, a student struggle,” said and Puerto Rican and PRLS major and President Vázquez Sanabria. THE VANGUARD ISSUE 2 - SEPT 16, 2020 / PAGE 3 Hybrid Courses On Hold, To Start Somtime In Fall By Bobbie Bell Staff Writer As Brooklyn College adapts to remote learning, how and when hybrid courses will begin for the fall semester is still up in the air for the theatre and film departments. There will be thirteen hybrids across all departments in the college, including the physics and earth and environmental sciences department. “We will be attempting to run a small number of hybrid engagements on the campus this fall to help with the performative aspects of actor training,” said Kip Brooklyn College WEB building./ Brooklyn College Twitter/BklynCollege411 Marsh, the chairperson of the theatre department. for modification or The undergraduate will be on campus, Marsh. The department hopes redirection,” Marsh said. film department is only plans for disinfection All theatre courses are to have five hybrid Marsh is uncertain of offering one hybridof equipment, signage currently online, but acting courses: Voice how long the process class for undergraduates posting, and the cleaning Kip sees online learning Production for the Actor should take, but expects this semester, a schedule for the space.” as a unique challenge I and III, Movement for hybrid classes to span cinematography class, Like the theatre that allows students to the Actor I and III, and from early October according to Annette department, Danto says “produce work remotely,” Acting for the Camera. to mid-November for Danto, the chairperson the film department is a necessary skill for Those pursuing a master graduate students in of the undergraduate still combing through actors in today’s climate. in fine arts acting degree these courses. film department. Hybrid final details of their The same can be said will most likely be placed “My first class will be classes for the Barry hybrid classes. Thefor the film department. in these hybrid courses October seventh on R. Feirstein Graduate class will be virtual for Students will receive due to their small class campus with my second School at Brooklyn the most part, but will their sound equipment sizes. This will leaveyear MFA students, and College include 3D include “two hands-on kits, which will allow the classrooms less October eight with my Computer Animation I, lighting workshops.” them to work on projects congested and therefore first year MFA students,” Computer Animation 3, “These workshops, as from their homes. allow social distancing said Judylee Vivier, a Production Workshop per the college’s health “We are most concerned guidelines to be more professor in the theatre 1, and Special Topics in and safety guidelines, will about everyone’s health easily carried out. Before department. Cinema Arts 1 and 2, as only involve five students and safety so we are doing any hybrid course can Anne Lopes, the Provost listed on CUNYfirst. at a time working with our best to come up with move forward, however, and Senior Vice President “Our WEB Film the instructor in a large creative solutions for our the department must for Academic Affairs has Department doesn’t have studio space,” Danto hand-on craft classes submit their plans to the joined the Response and the proper air filtration stated. which rely on equipment Reentry Review Board. Reentry Task Force. system, so we’ve been Everyone must also wear usage,” said Danto. Marsh has had to “submit “It has been both told that it’s unsafe for a mask and maintain According to a reentry plan [to the exciting and challenging students, faculty, and social distancing. CUNYfirst, the Earth Board] that details how to be part of the Task staff to spend time in “At the core, theater and Environmental [they] would like to be Force,” said Lopes.