Madison Square Park became the center of an event called the Free University. Affiliated with the Occupy movement, the classes, both taught and attended by the public, were intended to be an “experiment in radical education,” according to the event’s website. Over 160 classes were taught and many focused on social and economic justice, like “Class Struggle, Socialism, and…
By the time Katie O’Donnell graduates from City College this fall, she’ll have completed four different internships in media, gotten her writing published on four different websites, and be well on her way to an international career in television. That would be an impressive record of accomplishments for someone who had long dreamed of a…
Exhibits at CCNY “Harlem & the City: Over 100 Years of Special Memories” will be on display in the NAC Plaza until December 19th. This exhibition features photographs of Harlem from the past century. Its display coincided with CCNY’s week-long celebration of Harlem, from October 1st to 7th. The celebration opened with a New Orleans-style…
Four Americans were killed, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, when the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked in a premeditated and calculated assault on September 11, 2012. Initially shrouded in mystery, details have been unearthed in the week following the attack. Libyan President el-Megarif has declared that the attack was in fact…
The 2002 U.S. Open Final was certainly one for the ages as two living legends stepped toe-to-toe one final time as 31 year old Pete Sampras battled 32 year old Andre Agassi in what ended up being an absolute classic. Ultimately, Sampras triumphed and won his 14th career Grand Slam in what was the final…
The case in support of undocumented immigrants opportunities in the United States will be made during the First Annual Macaulay Students for Immigration Education Reform (S.I.E.R.) Conference. The conference, in collaboration with Arizona State University’s Barrett Honors College, will address the state of unauthorized immigrants in higher education. ASU hosted its own conference during the…
I am going to bring you up to speed, just in case you have been living under a rock for the past ten years. Halo is a gaming franchise for the Xbox 360, developed by Microsoft. This year is an election year, with November 6th slated to be Election Day. Funnily enough, the newest installment…
Voters have been rallying behind their candidates as the 2012 presidential election season is in full swing; however, some voters still remain undecided, and others would just like to learn more about the other candidates on the ballot. The Macaulay Messenger’s guide to the 2012 presidential election breaks down the beliefs of each candidate on…
Before I begin, I would like to note that this is something concerning a sub-conscious tendency. This is not in reference to men that LITERALLY see women as objects; people that do this are not victims of multimedia but rather of their own psychology. These men even view other men as objects, except that the…
This past summer I started watching Mad Men. I was able to watch seasons 1-3 this summer, and the show proved to be incredibly interesting. The 60s was an innovative, controversial, and generally fascinating time in New York City and Mad Men depicts many facets of society at that time. Here are some of the…
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