A Chat with Women’s Basketball Coach Pekarsky and Captain Nya Duran
By: Kalia Inman The official 2023-2024 season has commenced for the Bergen Bulldogs Women’s Basketball team. The team currently has an overall record of 1-4; however, this is just the beginning for these women. The Bulldogs have completed about a fifth of the games they have scheduled for the season, ranging from November to mid-February. […]
A Chat with Men’s Basketball Coach Pablo Carrasco and Captain Jaheim Bunting
By: Kalia Inman The Bergen Men’s Basketball team is about a quarter into its season and earned its first victory on Saturday, November 18th against the Delaware County Community College Phantoms, with a final score of 92-77. A couple of weeks ago The Torch was able to chat with the Bergen Bulldogs Men’s Coach Pablo […]
What did Bergen Community Eat for Thanksgiving?
By: Maria Lachanaris Over the short break, many Bergen Community College students celebrated Thanksgiving, an American holiday centered around food, family, and giving thanks. Thanksgiving is influenced by the harvest feast that the English colonists shared with the Wampanoag Natives in 1691. The holiday is celebrated as a symbol of intercultural peace and American prosperity […]
The Rollercoaster of Immigration Law and the Road to a Green Card and Citizenship
By: Anthony Danilov Interested in learning about immigration law and everything having to do with visas and green cards? In this article, I break down everything I learned from my time with David Nachman and Ludka Zimovcak of NPZ Law Group at their event regarding Current Issues in Immigration Law during BCC’s Immigration Week. Nachman […]
The Story of A Better Life and What It Took To Get There
By: Anthony Danilov About 30 years ago, my mother took a risk and shook the foundations of what she knew her life to be. She came to America, not only to provide better for her children, but also to escape the life she had in Ukraine. This story starts with a man who had no […]