On Wednesday, September 12, Macaulay Honors College exclusively welcomed the Class of 2022 at the Brooklyn Museum. As all Macaulay students know, this tradition is just one of the many ways the honors college jumpstarts students’ analytic and creative thinking skills while bridging the physical gap between campuses. The stormy weather that evening was no […]
Author: Sabrina Song
Lessons on Mindfulness
Finals are approaching at lightning speed, and you can’t stop thinking about those looming papers and exams. You know that soon, you’ll be frantically rushing to cram everything in while still getting just enough sleep to function. Thoughts of “I should’ve done this before” and “I have to do this, this and this in the […]
Dreaming of the Sky: Women Who Fought Gravity and Won
Valentina Tereshkova The year is 1963, just six years before Neil Armstrong took one small step. At this stage in the great space race, Yuri Gagarin had already made history by being the first human to enter space and orbit the planet in 1961. Because of his flight, a Soviet woman who dropped out of […]
A Conversation Between Lin-Manuel Miranda and Bill and Melinda Gates at Hunter College
On February 13, Hunter College’s Assembly Hall was packed to the brim as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates graced the stage in order to discuss the Gates’ 10th annual letter. After Jennifer Raab, Hunter College’s President, introduced Miranda, the Hunter College alumnus got the crowd warmed up to receive the stars of the […]
Honors Courses: A 12-Credit Opportunity
All Macaulay Honors students at Hunter are required to take a minimum of four honors courses in addition to the general Macaulay seminars. While there are often mixed reviews about the seminars themselves considering the fact that not all four topics appeal to every student, there is more positive reception to the honors designated courses […]
Tea Party at Bar Pa Tea: It’s Never Too Cold for Bubble Tea
“Boba tea,” “pearl tea,” “bubble tea” — this Taiwanese drink goes by many names. Despite your name for it, as a New Yorker, you have probably had a sip of this bubbly goodness in one of its many forms. The original drink is a mix of brewed tea, milk, sweetener, and tapioca bubbles shaken in […]
Review: The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy
What do an American Founding Father, an English writer/actor, and a Russian novelist have in common? According to Scott Carter’s The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord, very little and “all too much” at the same time. The play, running at Cherry Lane Theatre until October 22, 2017, explores […]