This semester at CCNY, there are scheduled four productions put on by the Theater Department. By today, Halloween (Happy Halloween, everyone!), two productions have been staged, Jesus Hopped the A Train and 6 Characters in Search of an Author. Jesus Hopped the A Train ran from September 27 through 29th. The play was written by Stephen Adly Guirgis […]
Macaulay at Hunter Senior Research Forum
The Macaulay at Hunter College Senior Research Forum was held on October 17 at the Roosevelt House, and it was a time for the senior class to get together and present their current and past research projects. The evening started out with hors d’oeuvres and brief mingling out on the balcony of the Freedom room […]
World Renowned Psychosexual Therapist Visits Brookdale
Known for her late night sex show Sexually Speaking, frank yet respectful psychosexual therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer visited Hunter College at the Brookdale Campus late Tuesday, October 23 to speak to a large enraptured crowd. Many came to hear her speak and to ask questions — so many that audience members sat clustered on the […]
2012 MLB Award Predictions
It’s that time of the year again. The 2012 MLB regular season was incredibly exciting from start to finish. From no hitters to perfect games to walk-off home-runs, this past season is one that fans will surely remember for awhile. Every season a select few individuals step up their game and shine above the others. […]
Theater Review: Suburban Motel
If the line, “Let’s make six naked sex movies and we’ll talk about it,” does not make you think of a night at Brooklyn College, think again — until Oct. 21, that’s a sentence that shall ring through the auditorium of Whitman stage as part of the Theater Department’s first show of the season. The […]
Album Review: Muse — “The 2nd Law”
Attention Muse fans! The band’s newest album, The 2nd Law, has taken the Internet by storm after it was recently leaked online. Filled with heartwarming, powerful, dramatic sounds, the band has branched out from their typical tunes and expressed themselves in a brand new way that is certainly worth noticing. Front man Matthew Bellamy has […]
Lizzie Borden: The Musical
An underground musical has reemerged in New York, and it brought its double-homicide. Three years ago, Lizzie Borden: The Musical had a run off-off-Broadway that drew a lot of attention, including a largely positive review from the New York Times. Since then, it has slowly been building momentum with a couple of other productions throughout […]
You’ve Got Mail!
It was 7:40 AM and I had five new emails on my BlackBerry. One was a promotion from a store, but the other four were important. Not necessarily first thing in the morning importance, but emails that needed thoughtful replies or somehow altered my day, and all together required much more brain power than I could […]
Get Your Gleek On!
Glee just began its fourth season of slushies, singing, and high school romances. Up until this season, Glee had taken place in Lima, Ohio at McKinley High School, with every episode’s plot revolving around the New Directions, McKinley’s Glee Club. New Directions had the same members for three years, with the exception of a few […]
Gender Bias in the STEM Work Place
There is no escaping challenging social issues. Since the 1970s, the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers has sought to overcome its reputation for being a male-dominated field. For instance, many colleges offer scholarship programs for female undergraduates as incentives for young women to pursue careers in scientific research. Yet, the last […]
