Zohran, Naam Toh Suna Hoga: How Mamdani Embraced His Identity and Won Over NYC
By Eli KowarI first saw Zohran Mamdani in a campaign ad on social media in which he was speaking Hindi. "He's Desi?" I asked aloud in shock.
Safiyah Dimson created the Lehman Flag Football Club a year ago to center teamwork, inclusion and competition. Open to anyone willing to participate regardless of skill level, the club has gathered a steady following since its inception, with over 40 students getting involved.
On Oct. 23, students filled the Apex gym building to explore the academic programs Lehman offers at the college’s annual Undergraduate Majors and Minors Fair. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Academic Advisement (OUAA), the fair was designed to help students discover different majors, minors and career pathways that match their goals and interests. The event featured staff , advisers and student representatives who handed out pamphlets and answered questions.
On Nov. 13 in the Music Building East Dining Room, Lehman College once again served the Bronx community with a campus-wide blood drive, open to all students, faculty, staff and local community members. Organized by the Student Government Association (SGA), the Nursing Students Association (NSA) and the Minority Association of PreHealth Students (MAPS), the event continues a longstanding Lehman tradition rooted in community service and public health advocacy.
At the close of the fall semester, many student leaders are still fond of the lessons and insights they received three months earlier at the Club Presidents’ Summit. Held on Sept. 19 in the Student Life Building, it was meant to aid student leaders in their pursuits at Lehman.
Genier Medina, a high school senior interested in attending Lehman College, said he finds the prospect of entering the job market intimidating. “I am afraid of entering this new chapter of my life with no experience in my future interest in work. What if it ends up not being what I really want to do? I have no way of testing the waters without the opportunity for experience.”
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, Hostos Community College in the Bronx screened the Sundance Award-winning film The Infiltrators and featured a discussion with Marco Saavedra, the man centered in the film.
Walking into the Smart Cities exhibit felt like stepping into a sensory vortex, an electrifying collision of light, sound and digital architecture that left me both overwhelmed and intrigued. Initially, the idea of AI-enhanced art made me uneasy: Was this the beginning of art’s dehumanization?
Two new galleries, Offline and Heft, launched in April on the Lower East Side and specialize in digital art, or “NFTs, non-fungible tokens,” and AI art. However, AI is divisive in the art world.
This year, in response to immigration policy changes made by the current federal administration, the City University of New York, or CUNY, launched the CUNY Immigration Assistance Project, or CIAP, whose services provide free immigration and legal support to CUNY students and their families.
On Oct. 23, students filled the Apex gym building to explore the academic programs Lehman offers at the college’s annual Undergraduate Majors and Minors Fair. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Academic Advisement (OUAA), the fair was designed to help students discover different majors, minors and career pathways that match their goals and interests.
From Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, when the federal government was subjected to the longest shutdown in its history, up to 42 million Americans faced disruptions in SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, which provides monthly assistance to help eligible individuals purchase groceries.
In unearthing this hidden history, Lehman students bring Black tragedies and accomplishments to the eyes of the world; in doing so, they break the generational cycle of Black stories going unknown and unheard.
Lehman College, in collaboration with their Student Disability Services (SDS), held their first-ever Accessibility Fair throughout the Lehman campus on August 26th and 27th. Booths featured Information about various disabilities, how Lehman can help students who qualified for disability services, and interactive activities for participants.
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THE STUDENT VOICE OF LEHMAN COLLEGE.
The Meridian, the student voice of Lehman College, derives its name from Meridian, Mississippi, the town that served as a base for many of the Freedom Riders of 1964. It was the departure point for volunteers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, who traveled to Philadelphia, Mississippi to investigate a church bombing. There they were killed by local law enforcement and the Ku Klux Klan, and thus they became martyrs in the struggle for equality. Serving Lehman College since 1964, the Meridian is the students’ and faculty’s primary source of collegiate news. Every month we provide readers with hard-hitting news stories and passionate arts, theater, dance, music, and book reviews.











