On November 24, a Russian fighter jet was shot down by Turkish forces. On November 13, a coordinated attack by ISIS agents in Paris killed over 130 people. On October 31, a Russian civilian airliner flying over the Sinai Peninsula to Moscow was downed, killing 224 passengers and crew. These events are disturbing symptoms of […]
Here’s What You Missed This Month: November
November, while usually the month of the turkey—but often overshadowed by overzealous Christmas fanatics (read: all department stores)—was a little different this year. This is why: J’aime Paris and the World Several coordinated terrorist attacks ravaged the city of Paris on the 13th, killing 130 people and injuring nearly 400 others. The tragedy has brought to […]
Cotard’s Syndrome: Zombie Disease
The belief that one is already dead is known as Cotard’s syndrome, named after the French neurologist who first diagnosed it. In the 1800s, Jules Cotard described the syndrome as a type of depression characterized by anxious melancholia and delusions about one’s own body. Esmé Weijun Wang is among the few people who experienced the […]
A Tale of Two New York Teams
There’s no doubt that the Knicks still run New York. Ever since the Nets moved to Brooklyn in 2012, they still have not been able to build a legitimate fan base. Last season, the Nets were able to squeeze their way into the playoffs while the Knicks finished with their worst season in franchise history, […]
Baruch College, One of “Top 25 Schools for Entrepreneurship”
Baruch College was ranked 6th on the 2016 Top Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship list by The Princeton Review. This is the eighth consecutive year that Baruch was included in either or both undergraduate and graduate lists. The Zicklin Graduate School of Business was ranked 9th on the Graduate list. Between May and August of 2015, The Princeton Review […]
November Sports Recap!
Tuesday, November 3rd Women’s Volleyball WINS against CCNY Score: 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-12) Friday, November 6th Women’s Volleyball LOSES to Hunter College Score: 0-3 (27-29, 16-25, 14-25) Women’s Volleyball WINS against John Jay College Score: 3-0 (25-20, 25-9, 25-14) Thursday, November 12th Women’s Swimming & Diving LOSES to Queens College Score: 42-63 Women’s Swimming & Diving LOSES to […]
Think of the Mastodon When You Order That PSL
Humans thousands of years ago were not big eaters of wild pumpkins or other members of the Cucurbita genus. Rather, it was the megafauna – animals like the mastodon, giant sloth, and mammoth – that played an important role in the dispersal and survival of these wild plants. Anthropologists from Penn State have recently released […]
How the Auroras Form: An Explanation in Plain English
They are so intense that many would guess that images of the phenomenon are computer-generated or photoshopped images. Upon seeing these, the next question is inevitably – how do they form?
Selections from Humans of Macaulay
“What are the things that stand between you and complete happiness?” “It’s mainly outside pressures. Freshman year of Macaulay, we were asked one question: if you could have one job, whatever it is, independent of how much money you’ll earn, what would it be? I answered, I want to be a monk to live a […]
South Asian Health & Development Initiative: Macaulay’s Newest Service Organization
By: Pooja Dutta (City ’18), Tanvir Islam (City ’18) and John Udara Mendis (City ’18) The beat of exotic Bollywood music, hands decorated with beautiful henna designs, and complicated dance numbers on the big screen were just some of the sights and sounds from Bollywood Henna Night on Friday, October 23rd. The event at MHC […]