On Friday, September 22nd, the Honors College took a break from campus life and went on a field trip to Chelsea. The trip was a great chance to get out of FiDi and see some of the unique art and culture that other parts of New York have to offer. Our first stop was the… Read More Honors goes to Chelsea!
Honors planned another show-stopping event, where students relieved stress and reconnected with nature and their friends by going to a picnic in Central Park. I asked Honors Advisory Board Event Planner Shania Foy, a junior Honors student, who helped plan this exciting day, what exactly the event was about and what went into planning it!… Read More A Picnic Palooza! All About Honors’ Central Park Picnic Event
Going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the best way to achieve your Gossip Girl dreams. Sitting on the steps with a crowd and dressing like an Upper East Sider, it’s fun! But, it’s even more fun when you get to do it as a part of a class, with fellow students like Blair… Read More Spotted–Jackie’s Class Trips to the Met
Living in New York, especially in Manhattan, it’s very easy to get trapped indoors. After all, it’s hard to call it “going outside” when you can walk a half mile and not see any grass. What I’ve found personally is that I have to decide to go outside, and although it may seem like there… Read More Outdoor Activities in an Indoor City
In NYC, we are surrounded by tons of incredible bookstores. We all know about the big Barnes and Noble stores near us, and the city is notorious for the Strand, but what about the smaller independent bookstores? These are my favorites, but I’ve realized not everyone knows about them. So I’ve compiled a list of… Read More My Favorite Independent Bookstores in NYC
As a freshman from out-of-state, I’m still getting used to life in New York City. I stayed in the city over spring break so I could explore a little more of what Manhattan has to offer. Most of my break was spent preparing for my midterms the following week, but I made sure to set… Read More Spring Break Adventures: A Quest for Phantom of the Opera
Theatre is a staple in New York City entertainment culture. Throughout history, it has been one of New York’s most influential and wide-reaching artistic mediums, and while that continues to be the case, oftentimes it remains inaccessible due to a key factor: cost. It’s a fact that theatre’s demographic is graying, and it’s due in… Read More Student-Priced Theatre Tickets in an Expensive Theatre City
Once upon a time, in a faraway land called Times Square, I spontaneously decided to rush Bad Cinderella. I ran inside moments before the show started and the music commenced as soon as I was seated. It was…jarring. I don’t want to put the blame on the show for that. I had no time to… Read More Is Bad Cinderella Really THAT Bad?
No day was more important than January 25, 1996, to 35-year-old Johnathan Larson. After years of hard work, Larson’s dream was about to come true: his new musical, Rent, was about to premiere at the New York Theatre Workshop. The artist notably struggled with a sense of wasting his life, and at many points, he… Read More Without You – The Real Tragedy of Rent
“Shocked,” “scared,” “emotional,” but “so excited!” were just a few things Mia Lastrella and Saloni Shah, the co-presidents of Pace Frequency, felt after winning the ICCA’s Northeastern Quarterfinals. On February 18, 2023, Frequency, a Pace University a cappella group, took home first place in the Northeastern Region competition. They are now preparing for the semi-finals,… Read More Frequency: ICCA Northeastern Region Winners