Age is a theme often explored quietly and somberly, but Broadway’s new musical Kimberly Akimbo makes it blatantly clear that this doesn’t have to be the case. Kimberly Akimbo juxtaposes youth and death as a sixteen-year-old named Kimberly – who possesses a rare genetic disorder that makes her body age five times faster than usual… Read More Reviewing the Reviews: Kimberly Akimbo
Being a freshman in college, my life has been pure chaos. Between moving to a new city, making new friends, and experiencing new classes, I have been in a constant state of anxiety and excitement. I feel as though I am on the go nonstop and I have been pretty stressed out. An oasis of… Read More Everyone Needs to Chill: Recognizing and Managing Stress
by Kelly Filipczuk ‘ 24 Honors recently hosted a trip to the iconic Queens Botanical Garden. Students, as well as Honors Academic Advisors Eli and Justin, met outside One Pace Plaza and together took the 4 and 7 trains to Flushing. After reaching our destination stop, we began the short walk to the garden. Several… Read More Honors Trip to the Queens Botanical Garden Pumpkin Patch
by Marg Kelly ‘24 Going to college in the city opens up endless opportunities for fun activities that other college students can’t experience. One of the best examples of this is the Honors $5 tickets. This time around, Honors students had the opportunity to put their name in for a Yankee game, and a lucky… Read More Take Honors Out to the Ballgame!
Welcome Week begins August 31 and ends on September 3. It will be the first in-person version since the pandemic. I asked Greyson Corley the following questions to provide insight from an upperclassman enrolled in the combined degree program regarding what Honors Welcome Week is. How would you describe Welcome Week? In other words, what… Read More What Is Welcome Week? Comments From an Honors Upperclassmen