It’s not often that a web series is produced by a university student, at least not a series as good as the one directed and written by Macaulay’s own Rachel Finley, City ’16. On March 8th, in the crowded viewing room at the Macaulay building, the Puffy Slick’s team aired the first two episodes of […]
Author: Rick Mathews
Y generation college student
T.E.S.T.S.
It’s 8 a.m. Today is S.A.T. day. No wait. It’s A.C.T. day. Nope–G.R.E. already? Oh man, that M.C.A.T. just took the wind out of my brain. We have a great system going here. Too many people? That’s no problem at all; the educational system has a way to quantify you. A way to strip away […]
Why Dollar Coins Are Not Preferred (And How They Could Be)
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 […]
In Remembrance of a Legend: Nelson Mandela
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. […]
After the Storm: Typhoon Haiyan
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 […]
Science and Prostitution
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. […]
