Soul soaring, reaching the heights, pure expression, the release of all feeling and emotion: that is the high that music can give. Pouring heart and soul into a voice and singing with almost wordless grace is the elegance of opera. The ability to inspire emotion and bring an audience to tears, as most great operas do, […]
Author: Shlomit Kraitenberger
Personality Tests: Can They Make a Difference?
Have you ever taken a personality test? If you have, you are one of the many that is constantly fascinated with what other people can tell you about yourself. From advanced evaluations done by PhD professionals that can cost hundreds of dollars, to the free app download of “Fun Quizzes,” we have all, in some ways, […]
Computer Generated Poetry
Some of the most creative ideas spawn not from inspiration, but pure boredom. Michael Squitieri (Brooklyn ’14) launched “Craigslistpoetry.com” after searching the Internet for a means of entertainment. Squitieri, born and raised in Dyker Heights, is a Computational Math major which is a field that incorporates mathematics and computer science. “The idea began around Christmas time while surfing […]
A Bear Market Experience
This summer, I interned for Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management. I can say that it was definitely one of the most educational experiences I’ve ever had. Before my internship, I attended a Macaulay Dean’s Dinner about the world of finance with guest Ellyn McColgan, a woman in the field for well over 20 years. She spoke […]
ePermit Anyone?
This semester, I took my Macaulay Honors seminar on ePermit at Baruch College instead of my home campus, Brooklyn College. Overall it was a great experience; I met lots of new kids from Macaulay/Baruch and I experience college in Manhattan. It wasn’t easy at first, though. I was joining a group of people who already […]
