As I stumbled through the doors of the Hunter West Building last fall, I was met with a barrage of students from all different walks of life. Sounds of laughter and music echoed through the skywalks as people scurried about, trying to find their classes. To any incoming freshman, even one from a large high…
In celebration of Women’s History Month, it is important to look back at the female pioneers who have paved the way in fields such as science, mathematics, literature, engineering, medicine, etc. They have pried open previously locked doors of opportunities that are now available to young girls aspiring to do great things. Last semester, in…
This January, CCNY students enrolled in the Nanomaterials class were taken on a tour of the Adavanced Science and Research Center (ASRC). Though the ASRC building is one of the new buildings on the CCNY campus, it is not in fact a CCNY building. The center is an overall CUNY building that other universities in the state have…
April Sports Friday, April 1st, Men’s Volleyball LOSES to Springfield College Score: 0-3 Men’s Tennis LOSES to Yeshiva University Score: 1-8 Saturday, April 2nd, Men’s Tennis WINS against Pratt Institute Score: 8-1 Tuesday, April 5th Men’s Baseball LOSES to John Jay College Score: 0-9 Men’s Tennis WINS against John Jay College Score: 9-0 Men’s Volleyball WINS…
After an extensive search for the successive dean of Weismann, both locally and nationally, Dr. Romero was chosen to serve the college as not only Dean of the Arts & Sciences, but also as a Professor of Biology in the department of Natural Sciences. His term in Baruch begins midsummer of this year. Dr. Romero…
(Note: The questions on this quiz concern the major senior CUNY colleges – Baruch College, Brooklyn College, The City College of New York, College of Staten Island, Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lehman College, and Queens College.) Which CUNY has the most undergraduate students enrolled? Baruch College Queens College Hunter College College…
There aren’t many words one can use to describe TEDxCUNY 2014 that don’t have the same connotation as “raving success.” There was an inundation of requests to attend and for good reason. The speakers, who spoke on the theme of “access,” presented at the Macaulay Honors College building on a Sunday afternoon in November. The speakers included actresses, astronomers,…
A distinguished sociology professor at Hunter and a former Macaulay Honors seminar professor for The Peopling of NY, Nancy Foner has recently been appointed to a position with the National Academy of Sciences. She is now part of the immigration research panel, which is working on a project to prepare a report on the integration…
I am terrible at saying goodbye. Yet, the time has come. Congratulations and a big thank you to four of my section editors who have graduated with me today: Jemi Jacob (Hunter ’13), Simmi Kaur (Hunter ’13), Ayelet Parness (Hunter ’13), and Stefanie Tozzi (Staten Island ’13). I would like to introduce the Messenger’s newest…
Conflicted. That’s how I’ve felt since the discussion about General Petraeus began last month. But not for an obvious reason. Once again, I’ve found myself at the crossroads of two very important elements of my life: namely, my activism and my academics. To be honest, I still haven’t crafted an informed perspective that can help…
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