Weaving Ends

Author: Lisa Brundage

  • To Eat or Not to Eat…

    To Eat or Not to Eat (Click here to watch our Video)

    Three Questions:

    1) We decided to create a documentary-type short film about two neighbors who have different eating habits and which choice is the better one.

    2) Eating right is an important issue worldwide and some people neglect the fact that some foods if consumed in large quantities or too much will result if malignant consequences.

    3) We learned that there is a broad variety of foods and that food is prevalent everywhere and it is a necessity in life although certain foods may be better than others.

    By:

    Dan Carabas( Baruch College),

    Jonathan You (Baruch College),

    Regina Fojas (Queens College),

    Sandra Chiu (Baruch College).

  • Tucker Square Greenmarket

    By: Olivia Ferrari, Alex Lemell, Mason Taub and Danny Ovryn from Hunter College.

    We visited the Tucker Square Greenmarket and interviewed vendors and costumers to get a better idea about the value of farmers’ markets. We chose to made a video to showcase our journey. During the course of our adventure, we learned about fat-free (breast fed?!) turkeys, improv ninjas and Bingo Pajamas.

  • Tasty Cafe

    For the our second tech fair for our freshmen year, we were asked to study the neighborhood surrounding the MHC building at 67st. Our pursuit to truly understand the lives of the people in the area and our need to makeup for missing breakfast, we decided to look at a local restaurant. We used menupages.com to research local cafes where people of all backgrounds situate. Tasty cafe is located in a residential area and provided a wide selection which would draw all types of people in. From our project we gained a better understanding of the Mac OS system and iMovie and the sights  and styles of the people in the upper west side.

    Created by Lennon Marques, Abdul Salam, Kristin Tablang and Jason Ocaña from Hunter College.

  • CUNY Timeline

    History of the Macaulay Honors College on Dipity.

    1) What did you do?
    We used dipity to make a timeline of the Macaulay Honors College.

    2) Why did you choose it?
    Since most groups were making videos, we wanted to do something different.

    3) What did you learn?
    We learned about dipity as well as the history of all the honors colleges.

    Christine Berrios
    Angelia Fuller
    Hunter College

  • Charismatic Coffee

    We sampled 2 local cafes around 67th Street, in order to compare their wares and atmosphere to that of the ubiquitous Starbucks chain. We wanted to get to know the neighborhood cafes, and see if the local places offered the same (or better!) coffee that the chain we know and love provides. We learned that although the local cafes have intimate and unique atmospheres, and products that we did enjoy, Starbucks is still our one true love because it was more spacious, the baristas were much more personable, and the coffee is guaranteed to fulfill our caffeine needs. We also had a great time exploring the community around the Macaulay Center.

    Mariah Carroll, Rachael Gomes, and Rosina Pzena: Queens

  • The Battle of the Brews

    REFLECTION

    1] What did you do?
    We did a comparison between the multinational chain, Starbucks coffee, and the independent Sensuous Bean.

    2] Why did you choose it?
    The prime objective of this project was to determine which of the two coffee shops vendor the best quality coffee to the residents of 67th street as well as to the Macaulay students.

    3] What did you learn?
    In conclusion, we learned that there is a direct correlation between hospitality (offered by employers) and the quality of coffee because customer associates who are kind to their customers generally tend to be more attentive in the products they sell. Expansion of a business inevitably lowers the ability to pay attention to minute details. We saw that The Sensuous Bean is able to focus more on customer satisfaction, quality, and variety.

    (Tara Gildea also participated in this group, although her name was accidentally omitted from the credits page in the video).

  • Religion and 67th Street

    We explored the religious culture of the 67th Street area because we all come from different backgrounds. We wanted to explore the diverse makeup of the neighborhood and the Macaulay student body. We learned about the various religious establishments in the area, and the contributions they have made to the city. The neighborhood is full of innovative and historical religious communities that have profoundly affected the lives of the members of this community.

    Meagan Derbyshire

    Nick Gonzalez

    Kanika Khanna

    Gabriella Leone

    The College of Staten Island

  • Map of Lincoln Center Area

    View Tech Fair 2 in a larger map

    We embedded video of the area around the Macaulay Center, namely stores and important cultural centers. We chose it because it is important to be able to see where you’re going in New York City, not knowing streets or names on a map. We learned how to embed video and picture into a map, as well as how the html format works.

    Shadi Ali
    Aneem Talukder
    Jamaine King
    Mehrab Islam
    Jose Miranda

  • Macaulay Meets Food Emporium

    Lubna Yasmin  Lehman College

    May Poh Lai  Lehman College

    Mayha Ghouri  Lehman College

    Christian Escobar  Lehman College

    Juan Mafla  CSI

    Questions are answered in the video.

  • Rediscovering the Mac Store

    Matthew Connelly, Joseph Han, Juan Mendez, Kay Mok, Angela Ng, Fred Shabat, Tiffany Wong, and Angela Wu from BARUCH

    What did you do?

    Our group went on an enlivened and thrilling exploration at the Apple store on Broadway at West 67th Street near Macaulay. We tried using different Apple products such as AppleTV, iPod Touch, iPhone, etc. and browsed through the various softwares and hardwares.

    Why did you choose it?

    Apple is awesome! Seriously. We love our MacBook Pros.

    What did you learn?

    We learned that we could clean our laptop screens in the Apple store with their spray. There were many graphic programs on display also. We also found out that the AppleTV plays Youtube HD videos. The iPad is coming out in late March and the Apple store will have it on the first day! We used iMovie to put this video together and learned some techniques.