Just eleven regular-season games remain for the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs, and they lead the NBA with the best records. The Warriors are the favorites to repeat as NBA champions this season, but do the Spurs have other plans? Although the Warriors have been the most talked-about team this season, the Spurs […]
It’s been a long time since there has been reporting on activity at Queens College. What you really need to know is that our sports teams are still doing exceptionally well, the theatre/arts department is killing it with top-notch productions; however, big changes are coming to QC as of April 1. QC is losing a […]
By Frances Claer Raybaud Do not expect me to wax poetic about gathas or belly breathing. This is merely a little piece dedicated to a class all Queens College Macaulay students are required to take. Honors 101, or Honors Colloquium, involves planning out the next four years of your life, studying techniques, and even a […]
Long time, no see, friends! After a month and a half long break, the Messenger is back. And while February is the shortest month, there’s a lot to tell you about it: Entertainment Leo Takes Home the Oscar (and my Heart) His sixth nomination, actor Leonardo DiCaprio (famous for Titanic, Wolf of Wall Street, The Great […]
Since the HIV epidemic began, those in the United States diagnosed with HIV have been barred from donating organs or having their organs donated. That is about to change when Johns Hopkins performs the first kidney and liver transplants from HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive recipients. At the height of the AIDS epidemic twenty-eight years ago, […]
What: Peter Fischli David Weiss: How to Work Better When: February 5 – April 27, 2016 Where: The Guggenheim Museum Admission: Free for Macaulay students with the Cultural Passport Students and seniors: $18; Adults $25 Are museums always solemn, austere places of reverence? Or can exhibitions make us smile? The Guggenheim Museum’s current exhibition Peter Fischli […]
At a landmark meeting, hosted by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, committee officials deemed thirty New York City properties, across all five boroughs, worthy of preservation. The ninety-five historical sites that were originally brought to the committee’s attention had faced up to fifty years of dilapidation from lack of city care, due to the dismissal of […]
In August 2015, the Shanghai Stock Exchange experienced its worst crash in almost a decade. Trillions were eviscerated, which caused a massive drop in value for some of the richest investors and companies in China and sent shock waves around the world. In the final weeks of December 2015, the United States Federal Reserve (the […]
Chicago, the longest-running American musical, is a swanked up, jazzy tale sure to leave you kicking your heels and clapping along. Contrary to the pretentious, over-the-top style with which Broadway is more commonly associated, Barry and Fran Weisler’s Chicago is a performance of simplicity; its monochromatic essence in costume and stage design set it apart […]
Early February kicked off Macaulay’s Author Series, with a discussion between The Queen of the Night author Alexander Chee and New York Magazine‘s Boris Kachka. Chee’s novel, a work of historical fiction set in nineteenth-century France, tells the tale of an opera singer with a mysterious past. The novel had been receiving rave reviews in advance of its […]
