The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state on November 30. Out of the 193 member states of the GA, 138 voted in favor of Palestine, with 41 abstentions and 9 votes against the measure, including the United States and Israel. What is perhaps most surprising about the […]
Hunter Students Move Back to Brookdale…Sort of
The Hunter College Brookdale Campus was declared re-opened on Wednesday, December 5, after nearly a month and a half of being closed due to damage sustained by Hurricane Sandy. Only the North and West buildings of the Campus reopened, leaving the East building residents, as well as the Physical Therapy and Medical Lab Sciences students, […]
Coming Home to City College
This Fall’s President’s Lecture was given by Oscar Hijuelos, who delivered a speech entitled “Coming Home to City College.” Before Hijuelos took the podium, President Lisa Coico described him as a “true son of City College,” which is an appropriate title for the well-known author. In addition to being one of the college’s first SEEK […]
Why Cloud Atlas is Amazing, and Not Racist
I walked into Cloud Atlas a few nights ago on a mere whim. I had just left Wreck-it Ralph (a rather brilliant movie in its own right, I suggest you go see it) and in the midst of an empty theater I convinced a friend of mine to sneak into Cloud Atlas with me because […]
How to Save the Republican Party
No words can describe the feeling of an election night loss. No matter how big or small the defeat, post-election pain could take weeks, months, or years to subside. Every four years, this pain must be felt. This year, fate chose Mitt Romney and his supporters to bear the burden of the nation’s decision. Simply […]
Who’s In Your Class?
If Blackboard and Facebook had a baby, it would probably look a lot like In Your Class, an academic social networking site for CUNY students. In Your Class was started by four CCNY students – Arber Ruci, Ari Xhelo, Fani Maksakuli and Sergey Agroskin – in 2009. After several years of development and multiple versions of the […]
Thinking About Macaulay
I think I got it figured out. (Still grappling with narcissism and paternalism…so please pardon me, especially during this difficult finals period.) First, it’s a happy accident that I’m here. It’s a happy accident that we’re all here, more or less. As accomplished as we are, in the back of our minds, we should know […]
Spotlight: Jenna Jankowski
Lugging hula hoops and wooden sticks onto the Staten Island Ferry, Jenna Jankowski ’14 (Staten Island) had set out to accomplish the unthinkable — to start a Quidditch team. Yet, over a year later, The Macaulay Marauders are official members of the International Quidditch Association (IQA), ranked 49th in the league, and qualified for the […]
Theater Review: Cardenio
Brooklyn College’s Theatre Department held a wedding party – featuring the marriage of Anselmo (Matt McGill) and Camila (Sara Fallon Moran) – as part of Stephen Greenblatt and Charles L. Mee’s play Cardenio. Directed by Brooklyn College alum Stephen Kaliski, this play focuses on a wedding party for a happy couple on their weekend away […]
Letter From The Editor — Thank You
Two years ago, I posed a question on a dry-erase board in the Macaulay CSI lounge: “What would you name a Macaulay newspaper?” Septopride was a popular contender, after Macaulay’s beloved unofficial mascot; others chimed in with Crimson, The Macaulian, The Macaulay Web, Campus Connection, and The MacNews. Ultimately, Patrick Granata (Staten Island ’14) suggested […]