I think I got it figured out. (Still grappling with narcissism and paternalism…so please pardon me, especially during this difficult finals period.) First, it’s a happy accident that I’m here. It’s a happy accident that we’re all here, more or less. As accomplished as we are, in the back of our minds, we should know…
Lugging hula hoops and wooden sticks onto the Staten Island Ferry, Jenna Jankowski ’14 (Staten Island) had set out to accomplish the unthinkable — to start a Quidditch team. Yet, over a year later, The Macaulay Marauders are official members of the International Quidditch Association (IQA), ranked 49th in the league, and qualified for the…
Brooklyn College’s Theatre Department held a wedding party – featuring the marriage of Anselmo (Matt McGill) and Camila (Sara Fallon Moran) – as part of Stephen Greenblatt and Charles L. Mee’s play Cardenio. Directed by Brooklyn College alum Stephen Kaliski, this play focuses on a wedding party for a happy couple on their weekend away…
Two years ago, I posed a question on a dry-erase board in the Macaulay CSI lounge: “What would you name a Macaulay newspaper?” Septopride was a popular contender, after Macaulay’s beloved unofficial mascot; others chimed in with Crimson, The Macaulian, The Macaulay Web, Campus Connection, and The MacNews. Ultimately, Patrick Granata (Staten Island ’14) suggested…
Soul soaring, reaching the heights, pure expression, the release of all feeling and emotion: that is the high that music can give. Pouring heart and soul into a voice and singing with almost wordless grace is the elegance of opera. The ability to inspire emotion and bring an audience to tears, as most great operas do,…
Moette Nehama Schwartz shared a status: After stuffing myself silly on Thanksgiving, I signed on to Facebook to chat with friends who were home from college. While quickly skimming my newsfeed, I could categorize all status updates into two topics: those about Thanksgiving, and those about the upcoming Black Friday shopping day extravaganza. Many of the…
There is much excitement surrounding this year’s Baruch tennis squad, as they are coming off an unbelievably successful year. The expectations are higher than ever as the teams looking to improve upon a season in which they were CUNYAC (City University of New York Athletic Conference) Tournament champions, CUNYAC regular season champions, and they even…
My fear of the power going out from the storm means that I needed to get this article done immediately. Our connection to our computers and the Internet is crazy but not a new fact. As I sat down to write, something brand new happened to me. My professors sent out e-mails to inform their…
Joined by the Carnegie Mellon Originals and the NYU Mixtapes, the Macaulay Triplets held their first concert of the year at the Macaulay Honors College building. Arriving just a few minutes before the concert began, the first thing said to me upon entering the building was “Good luck finding a seat.” I understood the statement…
A large crowd of students and faculty gathered in Shepard Hall to hear Mark Strand, the well-known poet, editor and translator. Over the past fifty years, Strand has built an impressive resume. He has published over a dozen books of poetry, as well as books of prose and poetry translation. Strand was the U.S. Poet…
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