StudentCam Winners

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As you may know, this year's StudentCam competition asked students to create a 5-8 documentary on the topic of the Constitution and why it is important to them. Each morning during the month of April we featured interviews with the top 27 prize winning film makers on C-SPAN's morning program, Washington Journal.

Today's interview with Grand Prize winner Matthew Shimura discussing his video about due process and the Japanese-American internment during World War II marked the culmination of this year's competition.

US House: OK Student Loan Bill

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US Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) today voted against a Republican proposal on student loans, a highly partisan effort that would eliminate critical community preventive health care services in order to extend low interest rates on federally-subsidized student loans. Democrats have been calling for the interest rate to stay low, while Republicans recently supported a budget that would have allowed the rates to double on July 1, 2012.

Sabrina Soto Home Design

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In her gorgeous penthouse apartment overlooking Manhattan’s Upper West Side, we sat down with Target Style Expert for Home Sabrina Soto to chat about her new (and first!) book. Available in stores now, Sabrina Soto Home Design is a layer-by-layer guide to designing the home of your dreams.

http://abullseyeview.com/video-sabrina-soto-interview-home-design-book/

Sabrina's new program begins on 5/5/12 @ 8P on HGTV.

UN: SYRIA KILLING "UNACCEPTABLE"

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is gravely alarmed by reports of continued violence and killing in Syria, including shelling and explosions in various residential areas as well as armed clashes, and called the situation “unacceptable.”

The comments come as media reports quoted activists as saying that up to 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in the city of Hama. Meanwhile, state media said 16 people died in the blast in a house used as a bomb factory by ‘armed terrorist groups.’

CITY ISLAND THEATER GROUP

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This spring, the City Island Theater Group is proud to present David Auburn’s acclaimed drama PROOF.

Often called a modern masterpiece, PROOF premiered on Broadway in the fall of 2000 and went on to play 917 performances winning the 2001 TONY AWARD for Best Play and the 2001 PULITZER PRIZE for Best Drama. This remarkable play combines elements of mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theater.

ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION

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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., in partnership with the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Health Plus and the Bronx Tourism Council, hosted the annual Bronx Israel Independence Day Festival, “Exploring Israel—You Don’t Have to Leave the Bronx to Experience Israel for a Day!”

NY Sites Vie for $3 Million AE Grants

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Forty historic New York places representing all five boroughs were announced today as finalists competing for $3 million in grants through Partners in Preservation, a collaboration between American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

40 NYC LANDMARKS COMPETE

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A grand total of 40 NYC cultural institutions and historic sites are competing for millions of dollars in grants for preservation efforts in a new grassroots campaign announced yesterday.

Members of the public at large can now vote online for the projects that are most important or favorites to them, ranging from The City Island Nautical Museum to internationally known landmarks, like the Guggenheim Museum, NY Botanical Garden and Harlem's Apollo Theater.

4/27/12 News & Information Service 24/7

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HOT WASHINGTON TOPIC. Student Loan Interest Rates.

CYBER SECURITY BILL. Approved By The US House.

GOVERNMENT ANTI TRUST CASE. US vs Google.

CITY ISLAND MUSEUM. Considered For Grant.

BACK ON BROADWAY. Gershwin Brothers.

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