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Melissa Quijano graduated from Brooklyn College (CUNY) with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in creative writing. She condensed a four year degree into only three and a half years. Melissa finished with a 3.7 grade point average as well as two successful internships. She was an intern reporter at the Staten Island Advance for eight months, during which she wrote many articles that went to publication. She covered breaking news, front page and feature length stories, working on her own and on a team of writers. Her second internship was at Biz-e-News, the Official Newsletter of the School of Business at Brooklyn College. She started as a writer/reporter, interviewing important people like Dean Willie Hopkins and Marjorie Magner. She was quickly made Managing Editor at Biz-e-News and began not only writing, but training other reporters to interview and write as well as she.
Melissa has written for both print and web based publications throughout her career. She enjoys travelling, crafts and teaching. She enjoys writing about topics she is knowledgeable and passionate about, but is also an excellent researcher.
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Sometimes you just don't find the right college or university on the first try. When do you know if you should transfer to a different university or college? As a third time (yes, three times and I'm only a sophomore!)
Whattoknow: When Buying a HouseYou've saved some money (at least $10,000) and have begun the search for your dream home. You have already been prequalified with a mortgage broker, who determined your price range by looking at your salary, credit, debts, assets...
Issue 2 of Biz-e-News, Melissa Quijano's first publication in which she managed all aspects of writing and reporting. The Secret Sauce in the Future of Business
Melissa Quijano managed all aspects of writing in Issue 3 of Biz-e-News.
Whattoknow: When Leasing a CarYou'll hear a lot that leasing a vehicle is "just like renting"-and in some respects, this is true. Before making the decision to lease a car or truck, it's important to remember that you do not own it and, after two to four years...
Traditional jobs- where you have to work a 6 hour shift for minimum wage- can be super stressful and draining for the already hectic schedule of a college student. Thinking outside the box for earning money in college can be really beneficial for a student.
What?! MORE useful than they already are? We all use the wonderful worlds of Google and Wikipedia to write our essays, but we also know that we can't actually quote those in research papers. If you agree with that last sentence, then you are in for a really awesome surprise!
What to do when all of your friends go away for spring break and you are stuck in your home town without your usual buddies? This is what I'm going through right now- most of my friends either went home for spring break or went on super cool spring break vacations without me (boo!).
By Melissa Quijano and Elise McIntosh STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Halloween's just eight days away, so whether you're throwing a bash for kids or hosting an "adults only" gathering, isn't it about time you got on your broomstick and started making plans?
BY:Melissa Quijano Dr. Michael Moretti knew he had to call a Code Pink, the most serious alert for a baby's delivery, when during a routine cesarean-section he learned the baby girl was being carried inside the abdominal cavity instead of the uterus.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- "Remember Pearl Harbor -- Keep America Alert," reads the last line of the memorial outside Curtis High School in St. George. The admonition serves to remind succeeding generations of the sacrifices made on Dec.
TATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- What do you do with a box of crafts supplies? Put kids to work, of course! On a hot summer's day, eight kids were sitting around a patio table, taking a break from swimming in the pool, when we asked them to try out a big pile of craft supplies that had been donated by RoseArt.
By MELISSA QUIJANO and CHRISTINA BOMENGO STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Children flocked to various tables to make origami cranes, jewelry and to get their face painted at the SAY SO Music/Arts Festival. Adults and children chatted over cupcakes and cookies.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- CHARLESTON -- "At the end of the day, this isn't a regular place," said Nathan Kalenich, the owner of Modern Male, a new men's salon and lounge that has opened in Charleston. And it most certainly is unique on Staten Island, where the concept of salons brings to mind mostly women.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Trendy, cheap or exotic, if the scent worn by a co-worker or fellow traveler is giving you a headache or making it difficult to breathe, it just stinks. Just ask Joyce Miller, for whom a recent theater outing resulted in coughing and difficulty breathing after a woman doused in perfume settled into the seat in front of her.