Macaulay OpenLab | Eportfolio User | Activity https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/members/eportfoliouser/activity/ Activity feed for Eportfolio User. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:14:00 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 bfbf8e938a300f8a764425891418d9d4 Eportfolio User changed their profile picture https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/activity/p/3684/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:54:58 -0400 0 65d67ac7661cb67ce16a886c98d491dd Eportfolio User became a registered member https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/activity/p/3681/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:47:54 -0400 0 7eb7318be29375535df982d32df2caea Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Hunter’s Most Affordable Dorm Slated for Demolition, Administration Offers Little in Response in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=10080 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:00:58 -0500 Hunter’s Most Affordable Dorm Slated for Demolition, Administration Offers Little in Response Hunter College’s most affordable dorm option, Brookdale Campus, also known as the current home for many Macaulay Honors and H […]

]]> 021c3a212a433adbced80d8e4ed6e019 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post The Future of Magazines in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=10064 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:00:22 -0500 The Future of Magazines The growth and expansion of digital news media has led to widespread debate regarding the future of print publications, […]

]]> c0ce957a63f7803450bf87aad92fdcce Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Macaulay’s Spooky Social in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=10054 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:00:23 -0500 Macaulay’s Spooky Social Banana Bonanza! Macaulay Honors College hosted its annual Halloween party on Friday, Oct. 28 at the Macaulay building on W 67th […]

]]> 55bb18170009247e8d19ca3f1c02fb98 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Scary Story Contest Winner in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=10038 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 19:00:03 -0400 Scary Story Contest Winner Congratulations to Alaina DiSalvo: winner of the Halloween Scary Story Contest, co-hosted by the Macaulay Messenger and Macaulay […]

]]> 734b8ce63932cdd7c0349ef9b9679413 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Q&A with Evan Mandery, Professor at John Jay College in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=10037 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:00:59 -0400 Q&A with Evan Mandery, Professor at John Jay College Evan Mandery’s book, Poison Ivy, was published on Oct. 25, one week from when this interview took place. A professor of c […]

]]> 55ee2d888b48449f33721ced07483bb4 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post The Rise of Fascism in Europe in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=10031 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:00:08 -0400 The Rise of Fascism in Europe The ever-widening gap between the elites and masses continues to cause problems for us all. Where oil barons profit from burning […]

]]> fbda92686d115e7bf43e2148ebd7edeb Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post A Night to Remember in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=10024 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:00:51 -0400 A Night to Remember CUNY Macaulay Honors College students have long regarded “A Night at the Museum” as the highlight of the Arts in New York Cit […]

]]> 2b32c832071db4456eaf9d34966f79d4 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Entertainment Watch: What to watch, read, listen, and see this fall in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=10006 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 18:00:13 -0400 Entertainment Watch: What to watch, read, listen, and see this fall Leaves are falling, rain is pouring and the list of upcoming entertainment is growing. Here is what to watch, read, listen and […]

]]> 4af76f86aca951c6c5385aaefebbee9b Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Queen Elizabeth Dies, Critics Rejoice! in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=10010 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:00:23 -0400 Queen Elizabeth Dies, Critics Rejoice! The reign of Queen Elizabeth II ended on Thursday, Sept. 8, when she said goodbye to her family and died at the age of 96. […]

]]> 3a0c6298d6dd006a642ce2c369107a33 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Affordable Healthcare for CUNY Students; Will it Drive Enrollment? in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=10002 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:00:20 -0400 Affordable Healthcare for CUNY Students; Will it Drive Enrollment? A few weeks ago I met with Luna Liu, Associate Director for AAPI Marketing and Community Relations Manager at MetroPlusHealth, to […]

]]> c4e21e7ed6be274f20a67d24cbd9bdb4 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post The Next Theranos? An Alzheimer’s Drug and a CUNY Professor Face Questions Over Research Validity in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9958 Fri, 27 May 2022 17:00:56 -0400 The Next Theranos? An Alzheimer’s Drug and a CUNY Professor Face Questions Over Research Validity Cassava Sciences touted the drug simuphilam as a cure to Alzheimer’s Disease. Now, the core science behind the drug that was p […]

]]> ee5885a40c2b1e968152a12b8d60f645 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post It is Time to Abolish the SAT and ACT in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9953 Tue, 17 May 2022 19:00:57 -0400 It is Time to Abolish the SAT and ACT Picture this: you have been working towards gaining entrance to your dream college throughout high school. Similar to many of your […]

]]> db0d92f914bd9da88f25613aaa931c09 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Why Asian Hate Crimes Happen in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9941 Tue, 17 May 2022 18:00:55 -0400 Why Asian Hate Crimes Happen On Feb. 13, Christina Yuna Lee is murdered in her apartment after having been stabbed over 40 times. Nearly a month prior, […]

]]> 8d59c2925e1abd1012dc94fc32b0ee3f Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post The Science Behind Teleportation in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9948 Tue, 17 May 2022 17:00:34 -0400 The Science Behind Teleportation Imagine waking up 30 minutes before your 8:30 a.m. class. After rushing onto the train, it runs into a delay. There is no possible […]

]]> f68e3cf8ea820fb859e6561749915aa4 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Ukrainian New Yorkers Protest Against War in Ukraine in Times Square, Greenwich Village in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9925 Mon, 16 May 2022 18:00:18 -0400 Ukrainian New Yorkers Protest Against War in Ukraine in Times Square, Greenwich Village As I stepped off the A train at Port Authority Bus Terminal, I saw crowds of people adorn their jacket sleeves with […]

]]> 6f607c36bf871bdbace05aa63f172210 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Megan's Pop Culture Watch: May 2022 in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9920 Mon, 16 May 2022 17:00:48 -0400 Megan's Pop Culture Watch: May 2022 Media is messy. With countless social platforms and ever-changing trending pages, it is easy to miss the biggest headlines. The […]

]]> d2f549a747e59221603042b69bb50370 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Why the MTA’s Platform Screen Doors Plan is Set Up to Fail in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9909 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:00:26 -0400 Why the MTA’s Platform Screen Doors Plan is Set Up to Fail Every time I enter a New York City train station, I swiftly dash towards the middle of the subway platform and lean against a […]

]]> 3b690ca2d118939f049d750ed68db664 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Is Quantum Cryptography the Answer to Hacking? in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9905 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:00:20 -0400 Is Quantum Cryptography the Answer to Hacking? There were 1.4 million reports of identity theft reported last year, and it is estimated that by 2025, cybersecurity will cost the […]

]]> 12c9e521d7a41815df45c5a847458d89 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post The Russia-Ukraine War has Important Geopolitical and Human Rights Ramifications in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9900 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:00:40 -0400 The Russia-Ukraine War has Important Geopolitical and Human Rights Ramifications Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, marking the start of a war and causing widespread geopolitical and human rights […]

]]> 784e433edb977da759031fa58aa190d9 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Megan's Pop Culture Watch: March 2022 in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9857 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:00:54 -0400 Megan's Pop Culture Watch: March 2022 Media is messy. With countless social platforms and ever-changing trending pages, it is easy to miss the biggest headlines. The […]

]]> 20e428fdb01da9b1e5f8c4bf42dfb825 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post The Darkness Behind the Glamor of ‘Euphoria’ in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9872 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:00:36 -0400 The Darkness Behind the Glamor of ‘Euphoria’ If you have not watched the entirety of “Euphoria”, please note that there are spoilers in this article.   For the past eigh […]

]]> ab5662d9203cd984e0acefe38fa0c174 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post CBS’s “Survivor” Tests Survival of the Fittest on a Whole New Level in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9866 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:00:21 -0400 CBS’s “Survivor” Tests Survival of the Fittest on a Whole New Level The first season of “Survivor” initially premiered in May 2000, before some of its viewers were even born. Often referred to as […]

]]> b4142b5432e5715256994d79a068c474 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Recent Scientific Research Raises Concerns About Antibiotic Tolerance to COVID-19 in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9822 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 23:01:59 -0500 Recent Scientific Research Raises Concerns About Antibiotic Tolerance to COVID-19 People building tolerance to prescribed antibiotics can make way for “superbugs” more harmful than COVID-19 in the fut […]

]]> 766c68e466f2a4b7dba029ad195e812c Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Megan’s Pop Culture Watch: November 2021 in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9805 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 01:13:56 -0500 Megan’s Pop Culture Watch: November 2021 Media is messy. With countless social platforms and ever-changing trending pages, it is easy to miss the biggest headlines. The […]

]]> 2d6d17b5c199122d23cb21e73d341183 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Student Clubs Co-Host First Ever “Macaulay Night Live” Performance in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9789 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 01:05:13 -0500 Student Clubs Co-Host First Ever “Macaulay Night Live” Performance Three people crowd around the small monitor of a camera, cautiously reviewing footage. On the other side of the camera, cast […]

]]> f0697c83f0e7beca2498617aa9bd2a3f Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post The Show is Back On: The Return of Live Music After Two Years in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9773 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:43:09 -0500 The Show is Back On: The Return of Live Music After Two Years It was surprisingly quiet for a New York City Tuesday morning as I walked to Hunter College a few weeks ago. I relished in the […]

]]> 3f3cefce1b8d29a50e69775aee7b9b50 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Macaulay and Honors Program Students at John Jay See the New York Philharmonic in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9721 Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:05:20 -0500 Macaulay and Honors Program Students at John Jay See the New York Philharmonic Students in the Macaulay Honors College and Honors Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice saw “An American Triptych: M […]

]]> 1d0760668b0886c63dfdf20aeab1859f Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post ‘Squid Game’ Becomes Netflix's Most-Watched Show of All Time in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9704 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 21:41:50 -0400 ‘Squid Game’ Becomes Netflix's Most-Watched Show of All Time A still-twitching body shoved into an incinerator. Masked men in bright pink jumpsuits harvesting organs. A man pours himself a […]

]]> 1b80b01e2c9492195a2e28dccc91a967 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Has Emily Mariko Found the Recipe for Success? in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9728 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 22:39:51 -0400 Has Emily Mariko Found the Recipe for Success? TikTok content creator Emily Mariko has arguably taken the internet by storm with her salmon rice bowl recipe, but has her rise to […]

]]> 23adbef5af96ce78807aa84784c4dc6a Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post A Voter Guide to New York City's 2021 Mayoral Race in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9675 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 22:21:38 -0400 A Voter Guide to New York City's 2021 Mayoral Race This year’s general election is slated to be one of the most significant in New York City’s modern political history. Thirty fiv […]

]]> 3be77d9508d164548c325eded2acc7f0 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Megan's Pop Culture Watch: October 2021 in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9615 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 20:08:21 -0400 Megan's Pop Culture Watch: October 2021 Media is messy. With countless social platforms and ever-changing trending pages, it’s easy to miss the biggest headlines. H […]

]]> 98e2c2fbacd64cf9940604c2d31af99a Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Time Magazine Names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 2020's People of the Year in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9542 Sun, 13 Dec 2020 15:13:36 -0500 Time Magazine Names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 2020's People of the Year Every year since 1927, Time Magazine has selected one person, group, concept, or movement to be given the honor of Person of the […]

]]> 02044f134a94d5725338944009aa1148 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Day and Night On Those Ferry Rails in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9544 Sun, 13 Dec 2020 15:13:04 -0500 Day and Night On Those Ferry Rails By SIDDRAH ALHINDI This is an anecdote I wrote back when I was commuting to college and when learning was in  person. Remote […]

]]> 178df9b0143b99c03288b3bb9241af33 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post A COVID Vaccine: Silver Lining Amidst the Winter Blues?  in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9523 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:06:10 -0500 A COVID Vaccine: Silver Lining Amidst the Winter Blues?  With the incoming holiday season, it is evident that the past 9 months have created a new normal among Americans. While strolling […]

]]> 5b847fb353a1a79f3e86aa4d76c6238e Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9511 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:06:00 -0500 Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way There is no denying that the holiday season, a favorite time for an overwhelming majority of the American population, will look […]

]]> 4e69e6475f78e5de2efb8cbd5d81ed98 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Media Censorship in the Middle East: A Violation of Human Rights in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9527 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:03:26 -0500 Media Censorship in the Middle East: A Violation of Human Rights By Siddrah Alhindi  Banning books and manually covering exposed skin in magazines are actions regularly taken by higher powers in […]

]]> 4f89ca58502c49da9804e5285fdce726 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Five Terrifying Non-Horror Films to Stream this October in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9494 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:01:11 -0500 Five Terrifying Non-Horror Films to Stream this October It’s Halloween season folks. In the middle of our current pandemic, one of the only things we could do to celebrate is watch h […]

]]> 711c3475c3213b7c7f501be7ccf193dd Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post America Doesn’t Need Horror Movies This Halloween: Our President and the Pandemic in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9506 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:50:46 -0500 America Doesn’t Need Horror Movies This Halloween: Our President and the Pandemic By Lia Hauser After criticizing his opponent at the first presidential debate on Tuesday September 29th for wearing “the largest m […]

]]> 44a730f1f4e7c817f8d1c2f977fa28de Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Trump v. The American Democracy in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9508 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:30:32 -0500 Trump v. The American Democracy It is safe to say that this presidential election has been particularly stressful on all Americans. On top of the fact that we are […]

]]> 0adc532d05115cf023ffaa997a0e5be3 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Conducting Research During COVID-19: A Student Perspective in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9483 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:23:04 -0400 Conducting Research During COVID-19: A Student Perspective Conducting research, which is considered a key component of one’s undergraduate career and one way to fulfill the experiential […]

]]> 09ca6da625f936eb4a4dc9e36f1c4985 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post COVID-19 Resources for Macaulay Students in the group The Macaulay Messenger https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/messenger/?p=9408 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:19:22 -0400 COVID-19 Resources for Macaulay Students By Arvind Dev As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, the editors of the Macaulay Messenger are committed to providing a hub […]

]]> 17d918e29d95c49cd1986bb1d5ebfb00 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Welcome to Professor Sondra Perl's Seminar 1 (09-10) in the group Prof Perl's Seminar 1 Archive https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/perl-archive/?p=105 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:12:39 -0500 Welcome to Professor Sondra Perl's Seminar 1 (09-10) Welcome to the class blog for NYC and the Arts at Lehman College This semester, the students of Seminar 1 attended the […]

]]> 04b92e007627414c9c9cdcf42e7a8c75 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post in the group Prof Perl's Seminar 1 Archive https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/perl-archive/?p=76 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:37:29 -0400  “The sky is vast enough for all birds to fly without colliding”.  – by Yoruba proverb       The quote above is absolutely […]

]]> 272ec55f43d08051945ebea96549925d Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post in the group Prof Perl's Seminar 1 Archive https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/perl-archive/?p=65 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:16:58 -0400 Although so many quotes and sculptures and other pieces of art were on our path of discovery on the campus, I chose this […]

]]> c118cd477a6bbbb74468f7e7ae07a744 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post harvest of thorns or flowers in the group Prof Perl's Seminar 1 Archive https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/perl-archive/?p=4381 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:13:26 -0400 harvest of thorns or flowers “Life’s field will yield as we make it, a harvest of thorns or flowers.” This is a quote that really spoke to me because I agr […]

]]> 0258bd906b9f40c5e430a70d1ca00d58 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Intersections Assignment in the group Prof Perl's Seminar 1 Archive https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/perl-archive/?p=4380 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:20:57 -0400 Intersections Assignment When our Arts in NYC class was dismissed in time to allow for some examination of the Intersections quotes, I already had one in […]

]]> 0688984a72e233a222a0e85f12b10d5a Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post Intersections... in the group Prof Perl's Seminar 1 Archive https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/perl-archive/?p=62 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:57:09 -0400 Intersections… When walking through the intersection, this particular quote caught my attention more than the rest. The reason why this quote […]

]]> cc91eca6dd65c1baca340f0dbc2b2092 Eportfolio User wrote a new blog post I Have a Dream in the group Prof Perl's Seminar 1 Archive https://openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu/perl-archive/?p=53 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:12:21 -0400 I Have a Dream “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be […]

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