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On June 3rd, 2008, New York state taxes on cigarettes increased to $2.75 per pack – making a pack of cigarettes nearly $9 each, the highest in the nation.
Prices like this for cigarettes have smokers scrambling to find cheaper sources of cigarettes. Many buy cigarettes from other states or Indian reservations where it is much cheaper, many have started buying tobacco and rolling their own cigarettes – which are unfiltered and much worse health-wise than anything store bought.
by Igor Derysh
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by Veronika Chatelain
The first part of Kingsborough’s annual 43rd commencement ceremony was the Kingsborough annual awards ceremony, which took place the night before graduation, on June 12, 2008.
The ceremony started around 7 PM in the PAC building. Over 100 students won awards this year for various academic, service and leadership achievements.
by Matlee Davis
Kingsborough along with other CUNY college campuses can breathe a sigh of relief – sort of – as $129 million was restored to school programs under the passage of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial $58.5 billion Executive Budget for 2009.
Following intense debate, and the nation on the verge of a recession, major cuts were made in many areas, and are still expected in the future.
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by Marcelle Abrego
Another year has come and gone. A new set of alumni is rampaging through the summer streets, leaving with their fond memories of Kingsborough, from their moment of admission to their graduation after-parties.
Now that the parties (and hopefully the hangovers) are over, it’s about that time we all review those so-called fond memories.
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