The Marauders Quidditch Team took home the trophy for Knight’s Cup held at Rutgers University on March 8, after winning two out of two matches and obtaining the highest scores. “The team needed some validation before World Cup and this was the perfect way to get it,” said Seeker Andrew Zagelbaum. “Our team worked so hard for […]
Hack: A Book Review
Iconic yellow taxis speckle the streets of New York City at any given time. While serving as a convenient form of transportation for most people, taxis offer a unique, urban-based career for others. Taxi drivers like Melissa Plaut, author of the blog-based book Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and […]
Spicy Snail Salad and Stuffed Squid at Pocha 32
We arrived at Koreatown’s Pocha 32 before 5:30 p.m. on a Friday night. Yelp had given me a vague idea of Pocha’s popularity, and I suggested to my friend that we arrive early. After walking through the main door and up the steep stairs, we came upon another door that opened into the restaurant. Pocha’s […]
Food That Pops: Num Pang Sandwich Shop
I was hesitant to go to Num Pang Sandwich Shop for a very long time. Although everything looked appetizing and the Yelp reviews checked out, I was scared. I usually don’t like sandwiches with carrots, cucumbers, and mayonnaise. The worst part was that I couldn’t even take off any components of the sandwich, as there […]
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” ~ Mark Twain I have watched my young cousin go from drawing nonsensical scribbles to laboring over writing each letter of a word to reading long books. She is in fifth grade now, and a few months ago, she told […]
Can Phil Jackson Save the Knicks?
This past week, Phil Jackson became the new president of basketball operations for the New York Knickerbockers. This agreement called for approximately a $12 million annual salary; however, Jackson may not live in New York City full-time as he assumes this role. This is a hefty price for someone who might not be working in the […]
Puffy Slick’s Open Mic Night
It’s not often that a web series is produced by a university student, at least not a series as good as the one directed and written by Macaulay’s own Rachel Finley, City ’16. On March 8th, in the crowded viewing room at the Macaulay building, the Puffy Slick’s team aired the first two episodes of […]
Grasshopper Tacos, Please
As we settled ourselves at the table that I had reserved earlier in the day, a waitress promptly came over to ask if we’d like to start with some guacamole. Before my friend, who had come strictly to observe and photograph the experience, had a chance to even flip through the menu once, my previously […]
Advertising Sensation Discusses “The Power of Nice”
Linda Kaplan Thaler ‘72, known to us as the brains behind the ads for Aflac, Toys “R” Us, and Herbal Essences, gave a speech at City College on her new book, The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness. “One of my proudest achievements is graduating from City College,” said Thaler. […]
Apply Yourself: Advice for Graduate School Admissions
CUNY students learned the ins and outs of graduate school admissions at a February 27 information session led by Margaret Okada, Assistant Director of Admissions at Columbia University’s Teachers College. “It’s hilarious that this is my job now,” said Okada. “I applied to graduate school right out of undergrad, and I didn’t get in… I […]
