Kiara Garcia

The Cost of Street Violence

By AMBER PEREZ
Christian Garcia would’ve turned 21 on March 15, 2016. Last August, friends and family held a candlelight vigil in his memory in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx, where Garcia had lived. He was shot in the chest and killed at a park in Soundview on Aug. 2, 2015, a victim of street violence. Since he died, a hole has been left in the hearts of his family and many friends. “I didn’t think it was real. Like, I had just spoke to him a couple hours before he died. Then all of a sudden I get a call that


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Bronx Arts Ensemble Welcomes Interns

Crime File: Who's Wanted In the Bronx?
Three Lehman College business majors have been selected to join the Bronx Arts Ensemble (BAE) as interns for the spring 2016 term.  The Lehman interns will be responsible for assisting in the management of BAE programs. The entrepreneurial, dynamic office environment exposes the interns to many aspects of arts administration, including but not limited to, marketing, program management, accounting and fundraising. Lehman President Ricardo R. Fernandez commented: “I am delighted about this new initiative. Lehman and BAE have partnered in various artistic endeavors over the years.  The partnership is now expanding into the business management realm and I am confident that


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