A dollar bill is crisp and thin. While its value isn’t classy whatsoever, the feeling of a bill most definitely is—at least when it is compared with a coin. The jingle of coins is mostly associated with beggars and people below the poverty line. Due to such psycho-social reasons, the switch to the dollar coin…
Everyday I see college students taking pictures of themselves: in class, in the cafeteria, and in the library. Sometimes they smile, other times they pout, make kissy faces, or stick out their tongues like Miley Cyrus. What are these students doing? They are taking selfies, or pictures of themselves that they also photograph. This is…
This world has known a number of great men and women. Some reached pinnacles of innovation, some stunned the world with their ingenuity, and some—a handful of these extraordinary people—gave the ultimate sacrifice. They made your goal their goal, gave their lives to benefit yours, and bent down so you could stand on their shoulders….
International development aid for underdeveloped countries has traditionally been looked upon as a form of charity by Western nations, including the United States. The idea of giving to poor African or Latin American countries is one that resonates in the minds of most Americans. The results of aid, however, have been terrible. Development aid has…
Imagine you’ve just seen your life’s work torn to pieces. You can’t blame anyone for it: no scapegoats, no revenge, no way to wrap your mind around what was essentially being at the wrong place at the wrong time. It wasn’t your fault. Millions felt like this last week in the Philippines. As the death…
Economic inequality has been at the forefront of American politics for several election cycles. The middle class dwindles, while the wealthiest further enrich themselves. We constantly hear statistics that say most of the economic gains made since the recession have been vacuumed up by the richest 1 percent. Considering that median incomes have barely risen…
Somewhere a college student has just defeated a level of Candy Crush Saga. This student is gaming, using social media, navigating web pages, listening to music, watching movies, reading books, and taking pictures, all from one device—not their iPhone or any other smart phone, but their iPad. Like a large touchscreen computer that can be…
Traffic. It’s a word New Yorkers hate. Visions of hundreds of license plates, scratched bumpers, yellow taxis, and endless lines of trucks and cars come to mind. As commuters to Queens College, many of us struggle with this inescapable truth of urban living. If you are coming into school for an early morning class or…
When British artist Banksy’s self-declared New York residency first began creating a buzz, I was excited. To me, it presented a comforting realization that masses could still care about art not just in a I’m-going-take-my-biannual-trip-to-the-Met–to-refresh-my-understanding-and-appreciation-for-good-art kind of way (don’t get me wrong, I love the Met), but in a not-all-important-art-is-in-museums-and-I-am-willing-to-travel-all-around-the-city-to-follow-an-obscure-artist-to-see-what-his-work-is-about kind of way. But as the talk around Banksy…
Should you be alarmed by the title, allow me to reassure you—this article has little to do with the subject of prostitution and is much more focused on science itself. That being said, I have recently come to the realization that under the scientific and technical norms our society now runs, science is essentially a prostitute….
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