By Rachel Houng An unfamiliar face hops off the E train exactly a week before classes commence. Like hundreds of other freshmen, this student had just graduated from high school with an impressive resume, essays that embodied individuality, and admirable grades that earned them an acceptance into the Macaulay Honors program. As this mysterious individual […]
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Macaulay Students Spend a Rainy Day at the Yankees Game
Braving a colossal downpour and fall winds, Macaulay students gathered at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, September 28 to watch the second of a three-game series versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Students sat directly behind the foul zone with a clear view of the outfield. A home run by Yasmani Grandal in the second inning brought the […]
Student Engagement at Macaulay Central is on the Decline: Can We Fix It?
The Macaulay building, or Macaulay central as it is colloquially referred to by students and faculty, stands on West 67th Street, just a block away from Central Park. The closest campus, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, is only a 15-minute walk away. In contrast, the farthest campus, the College of Staten Island, is an […]
Check-Mates
Club Macaulay is always bustling with posts about upcoming events and opportunities for involvement for the Macaulay community. A particularly exciting event that occurred on January 28th was an inter-collegiate chess tournament hosted at Macaulay Central by Macaulay’s very own Chess Club. Headed by co-presidents Benjamin Botnik and Andrii Shypachov, Chess Club strives to bring […]
Macaulay To Establish Restorative Justice Practice with New York Peace Institute: A Chat with Dean Byrne
Starting in the Spring, the Macaulay Honors College will initiate a new partnership with the New York Peace Institute in the wake of student concerns about increased tension and the spread of hate across CUNY campuses in recent weeks. With this new initiative, Macaulay hopes to “collaboratively and empathetically build solutions that will move the […]
Is Quantum Mechanics the Answer to Our Problems? Macaulay’s Dr. Emily Rice Dives Into How Quantum Phenomena Helps Manage Her Complex Identity
Dr. Emily Rice, an Associate Professor of Astrophysics at the Macaulay Honors College of CUNY and resident research associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), is one of the keynote speakers at the TEDxCUNY conference held on March 10, 2023. Dr. Rice is extremely involved in the scientific […]
The Comeback Conference
TEDxCUNY’s entirely women and non-binary team leads the first conference since 2019 TEDxCUNY is led by Katiera Dickinson and Emily Madray. Katiera is a graduating senior and Emily is a sophomore, both at Macaulay John Jay. Below is the Messenger’s interview with TEDxCUNY’s co-organizers, edited and condensed for length and clarity. Q: (For Katiera) Tell […]
Macaulay’s Spooky Social
Banana Bonanza! Macaulay Honors College hosted its annual Halloween party on Friday, Oct. 28 at the Macaulay building on W 67th St. The event, which had either been canceled or had its capacity heavily restricted for the past few years due to COVID-19 was finally back in full swing. All CUNY students were allowed to […]
Q&A with Evan Mandery, Professor at John Jay College
Evan Mandery’s book, Poison Ivy, was published on Oct. 25, one week from when this interview took place. A professor of criminal justice at John Jay College, Mandery routinely teaches Macaulay John Jay students. As a student in one of his courses titled “Intellectual Foundations I: What is the Common Good?,” I sat down with […]
A Night to Remember
CUNY Macaulay Honors College students have long regarded “A Night at the Museum” as the highlight of the Arts in New York City Seminar. After being canceled for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Macaulay was finally able to celebrate a triumphant return to the Brooklyn Museum last month. Freshmen, sophomores and […]