On a day with a most steely sky, I made my way to The Morgan for its (relatively) new exhibit, Charlotte Brontë: An Independent Will. Housed in a room on the museum’s second floor, the exhibit features paraphernalia of a life lived just 200 years ago. Tiny books filled with impossibly small handwriting, lap desks, […]
The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity hosts a plethora of events which feature guest speakers from a variety of fields who convene to discuss contemporary national issues regarding corporate integrity. According to its published program, the center’s “focuses of discussion include: transparency of corporate reporting, corporate governance, the examination of legal and ethical corporate […]
The “Chelsea Bombing” wreaked havoc on the city on September 17th, instilling fear into Baruch students and New Yorkers alike on the same day the city began welcoming diplomats from across the globe to the city’s annual United Nations Week. Recognized as “an act of terror” by Mayor Bill de Blasio, security watch came to […]
The end of the 2015-16 season marked the retirement of three big names in the NBA: Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett. All of these players spent two decades (or close to) in the NBA, and there is no doubt the league will be different without them. For most of the 2000s, the NBA […]
The longest-running Broadway show The Phantom of the Opera is not only a New York musical masterpiece, but a global phenomenon. The Tony Award winning production, which continues to reign at the Majestic Theatre of Times Square, has been performed well over 10,000 times and the afternoon show I attended emulated just that: a perfect […]
ABC’s hit series, “Quantico,” concluded its first season Sunday night. “Quantico” revolves around top-of-her-class Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) trainee Alex Parrish, played by renowned Bollywood actress and model Priyanka Chopra. The show begins with Alex being framed for committing the biggest terrorist act since 9/11: the bombing of Grand Central. As the show progresses, […]
April Sports Friday, April 1st, Men’s Volleyball LOSES to Springfield College Score: 0-3 Men’s Tennis LOSES to Yeshiva University Score: 1-8 Saturday, April 2nd, Men’s Tennis WINS against Pratt Institute Score: 8-1 Tuesday, April 5th Men’s Baseball LOSES to John Jay College Score: 0-9 Men’s Tennis WINS against John Jay College Score: 9-0 Men’s Volleyball WINS […]
Thursday, May 5th Men’s Baseball WINS against Brooklyn College Score: 10-2 Men’s Tennis WINS against John Jay College Score: 5-0 Men’s Baseball WINS against Brooklyn College Score: 14-1 Saturday, May 7th Men’s Baseball WINS against Lehman College Score: 8-5 Women’s Softball WINS against Lehman College Score: 9-7 Men’s Baseball WINS against College of Staten Island […]
What: Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty When: March 26 – July 24, 2016 Where: MoMA Admission: Free with CUNY ID Edgar Degas is best known for his paintings and pastels of ballet dancers, polo ponies, and bathing women. Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty, currently on view at MoMA, shows a less familiar side of […]
Goldwater Scholars Spotlight By: Vickie Savvides and Christine Hirt After receiving a nomination by her Macaulay advisor, Tamar Lichter of Queens College was granted the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a pristine award provided to college students who intend to pursue research careers in mathematics, science, and engineering. Lichter who grew up in Long Island, had originally […]
