As a part of the profile series on notable students at Macaulay, I recently sat down with Mariya Dvoretskaya. JJ: What is your field of study? Has it changed over the course of your undergraduate years? MD: I’m majoring in Psychology and I’m on the pre-med track. I’ve switched on and off with pre-med over […]
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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 […]
Gap Year in the Making
Swathi Mummini entered Macaulay at Hunter in the Fall 2009, expecting to enter medical school after graduation. Just like any other Pre-Med student at Hunter, she fully immersed herself in her courses, hoping the mental workouts, sleepless and food bingeing nights would bring her closer to her goal; however, Mummini resolved to take a year […]
Macaulay CSI Students Claim Larger Space
The Macaulay Honors Lounge at the College of Staten Island has recently doubled in size, thanks in no small part to the work of Meagan Derbyshire, class of 2013. During a meeting with CSI President Tómas Morales in 2010, the class of 2013 brought up the fact that the Honors Lounge was terribly undersized, and […]
Quidditch Casts a Spell on Macaulay
While racing with broomsticks in between their legs, throwing volleyballs through hula hoops, and trying to grab the player dressed in gold, these students run around like chickens with their heads cut off. An onlooker might wonder what they are doing. They are playing Quidditch, of course. The fictional game that the Harry Potter series […]
Presenting The Macaulay Triplets!
Have you ever seen a YouTube video or live performance of a collegiate a capella group and wanted to be part of one? With the formation of The Macaulay Triplets, now you can! Raj Basak (CCNY ’15) tells the Messenger about his inspiration to start the group, what’s on his iPod, and his hopes for […]
Citywide Monitoring of Muslims Hits Home for Hunter
Hunter College’s Muslim Students Association discovered earlier this year that the silent strangers who often sat in on their club meetings were actually undercover NYPD informants. An in-depth Associated Press investigation revealed that Muslims all over the city, including those in student groups in the city’s colleges, were being spied on by New York’s Finest. […]
CUNYAC Cross Country Championship: Hunter Reigns Supreme
The leaves are falling, the crisp wind is gustier and autumn is yielding to the lights and snow of winter. As the weather changes and we move into December, old seasons wrap up and new ones emerge. The CUNYAC fall cross country season was thrilling, encompassing all the exciting parts of sports including dramatic wins, […]
Back On The Hardwood
The current lockout may have put the NBA on standstill, but hope for basketball this season has not been lost. With college basketball underway, basketball fans everywhere have an alternative. Granted, the talent level of college players lags the talent level of NBA players, but true basketball enthusiasts will find comfort in watching the game. Basketball […]
Best of CUFF Returns to Macaulay
The “Best of CUFF” is coming to Macaulay in order to generate interest in the March 2012 edition of the City University Film Festival (CUFF). The three year old festival will kick off a new event on Friday, December 2 from 6-8pm; the evening will feature past winners and other notable entries. Among the films […]