By Arvind Dev As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, the editors of the Macaulay Messenger are committed to providing a hub of resources for our readers and their loved ones. This list will be periodically updated. To add to our list, please leave a comment or email arvind.dev@macaulay.cuny.edu. Information For up-to-date information on CUNY’s […]
By Saifa Khan It’s Women’s History Month, which means not only celebrating the women who have made strides in history, but also celebrating the women who continue doing big things today! Kamali Thompson is one such woman: a 28-year-old training as a professional fencer to make Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics while studying […]
By Dylan Senkiw The global pandemic of coronavirus has left the world scrambling to stay on its feet. There has been an impact on nearly all aspects of life: college students are now learning from their parents’ living rooms, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have now become the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, and social gatherings are prohibited. […]
By Urooj Khan On February 24th, 2020, a pioneering mathematician who paved the way for women to travel to space found her own space amongst the stars. She broke so much more than the physical barrier between our atmosphere and space. She passed away peacefully at 101 in her retirement home in Newport News, Virginia. […]
By Lauryn Andrews If you look closely, you’ll notice that we aren’t standing 6 feet apart. If, like me, you are at home for the foreseeable future due to the spread of COVID-19, you may be looking for an escape from the monotony of self-quarantine. Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which launched on March 20th, […]
By Victoria McGrath When I think back to my freshman orientation at Lehman College, I hazily recall working collaboratively with my peers on a hot summer day; however, I remember more strongly the emotions that I had that day. I felt optimistic about making friends and embarking on a new, exciting chapter of my life, […]
By Gennady M. Vulakh March 8th, 2020, 12:14 AM. I’m standing in my local Russian flower shop, chatting away with the owner, although I’m mostly thinking about how I somehow plan to lug $70 worth of flowers eleven blocks to my house. Twenty minutes later I was somehow doing it: four bouquets and several individually […]
By Brie Underwood Happy Women’s History Month! During this month, I hope that you take some time to reflect on and thank any and all women who have helped you get to where you are now and for how they continue to help and support you throughout your life. Thank your favorite female professor, give […]
By James Brischetta *NOTICE* This article discusses past and present seasons of the competition show RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Spoilers ahead. The newest season of the Emmy Award-winning competition show RuPaul’s Drag Race premiered just a few weeks ago on February 28th. The show, for those who haven’t watched, goes […]
The first few months of 2019 have been cause for despair and pessimism among many. Terrorism, like the white supremacist massacre of 51 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand in March; coordinated suicide attacks which murdered 253 people in Sri Lankan churches and hotels on Easter Sunday; and the antisemitic murder of a woman at […]
