The English Premier League is only 7 weeks into its long and arduous season, but yet so much has happened. One of the biggest clubs in all of Europe has fallen off the map, while another has embraced low expectations to soar to the top of the table. There has been controversy, upsets, and all…
I left my Biology lecture early to head to the beautiful music building, the Samuel J. and Ethel Lefrak Concert Hall, on September 24. The program had already begun and I silently entered and walked up to the top right section. The impressive 487-seat recital hall at Queens College was mostly full, but not with…
On an exceptionally sunny and warm first day of autumn, book lovers from all over the city came to Brooklyn for the eighth annual Brooklyn Book Festival. Brooklyn’s enthusiastic Borough President, Marty Markowitz, created the event to celebrate local writers, though it has expanded to include writers from outside the borough. At “Bookend” events, held…
On February 5th, 2012, the New York Giants were making their way through the Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan, celebrating their fourth Super Bowl victory in the franchises’ history and their second in five seasons. They had a star quarterback in Eli Manning, a stud defensive line anchored by veteran Justin Tuck and All-Pro Jason…
When you walk up to the third floor of the Time Warner Center, you notice one thing, besides the view. In the very middle of the floor is a Bouchon Bakery Café, and all the way to the left is Bouchon Bakery. Ever since I discovered this gem in Columbus Circle, Bouchon has become my…
As I’m sure many other Macaulay students have been told in the past, the city is our campus. While this idea offers us unparalleled access to the innumerable happenings in New York City, traveling around the city can be quite hectic. Case in point: this past summer. Between morning classes at Queens, an internship in…
The idea was born, as most questionable ideas are, late at night. My roommates—Laura and Shannon—and I decided to go on a one-day dessert tour of Manhattan, stopping at all the bakeries and sweet shops that we had always wanted to try. The rules were simple: we would buy and split one item from each…
In a short period of time, Malala Yousafzai has become a household name across the world. In 2012, at sixteen years old, Malala was shot by the Taliban in the Swat Valley of Pakistan for her outspoken activism on children’s education, particularly for young girls. Remaining in critical condition for days, she was eventually moved…
Congress, for the 18th time since 1976, failed to pass a budget for the fiscal year. For most of the population, things will go on as they have, but for 800,000 “non-essential” government employees, The United States seems to be at a standstill. Agencies including the National Park Service, NASA, the EPA, the NSF, the…
The 2013 baseball season has been a tough pill to swallow for fans of the New York Yankees. After seeing the Bronx Bombers make the postseason for 17 of the past 18 years, many remain uncertain of this team’s future. Will they make an improbable comeback and win the AL East? Will they sneak into…
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