As temperatures start dropping and leaves begin changing color throughout the city, City College is gearing up to welcome in autumn with its #CCNYGIVES fundraising initiative. On November 28, the college will host a 24-hour long celebration of community service and donation by raising funds to support the Wellness Center and Food Pantry on campus. […]
Halloween was a night of “terror” in Lower Manhattan, as a driver crashed through a crowded bike path, killing eight and injuring eleven before being shot by law enforcement. The motorist responsible for this “fright fest” was identified by police as Sayfullo Saipov, a 29-nine-year old immigrant from Uzbekistan. Since establishing legal residence in the […]
Avenue Q, which debuted on Broadway in 2003, moved to a more intimate off-Broadway setting in 2009. This musical, which won a Tony Award in 2004, tells the story of four college graduates whose lives do not turn out the way that they expected them to. Princeton, played by Ben Durocher, moves to run-down Avenue […]
ABC’s hit television series, How to Get Away With Murder, has returned for its fourth season. Unsurprisingly, five episodes in, the biggest mystery surrounds a possible death in the show’s flash-forwards. Below are some candidates for who could be the unlucky character this season. Simon Drake This is probably the oddest choice out of all […]
Gravitational waves have been a topic of discussion ever since Albert Einstein first introduced them in his theory of general relativity in 1916. Like much of his early work, gravitational waves were only talked about conceptually through mathematical principles and without empirical evidence of their existence. It took 60 years to prove their existence, and […]
The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival dedicated to raising funds and awareness for complex world issues. The social activism event attempts to connect individuals on social media platforms with world leaders seeking to enact change. On September 23, 2017, the festival was held at New York City’s Central Park, drawing in a […]
Jack Kerouac famously attributed his writing skills to the mantra that to be a good writer, one needs to have a good ear. Referring to the need of a writer to observe interactions and familiarize oneself with language patterns of groups or individuals whose character you wish to emulate, Kerouac’s method is one of paramount […]
When I was told that I would have to wake up at 5:00 AM on a Sunday to spend the day standing outside looking at “nature,” let’s just say I was less than thrilled. The requirement of long pants and closed-toed shoes to protect against ticks? That definitely made me feel worse. All my dread […]
In conjunction with Baruch Hillel, an Israel Advocacy group called the David Project is offering student leaders at Baruch a chance to travel to Israel for FREE this January. This 10-day trip in January will introduce students of all religious and educational backgrounds to other students from prestigious universities around the country, while helping them […]
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 […]
