Getting in Shape: No Mo...

Fitness and graduate studies shouldn’t be incompatible. Yet a glance at the student body reveals that Graduate Center students are overwhelmingly out of shape. Long hours of slogging through books, endless meetings and rigorous course loads leave little time to exercise – or...

How to Use Your Vacuum ...

Practical steps an individual can take to create an energy efficient apartment include: use reflection and thermal mass storage for passive solar applications, caulk-n-seal leaks to (and from) the exterior environment, install efficient lighting (fluorescent, LEDs, or low wattage), and...
A Quiet Injustice in China

A Quiet Injustice in Ch...

I had known Maryann [the interviewee's name has been changed] before, but decided to interview her so I could tell her story. Maryann recently immigrated to the United States. She is a member of a group of people living in a land blessed with energy resources. Because of her Muslim...
Far From Manhattan, Woody Allen Unbends / Film Review: <em>Match Point</em>: Directed by Woody Allen

Far From Manhattan, Woo...

Scarlett Johansson and Woody Allen at Cannes “If the four of us are walking home over the bridge and then there was a person drowning in the water, would we have the nerve, would one of us have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save the person from drowning?” A...
King Shlong on Bareback Mountain<br /> Film Review: <em>King Kong</em>, Directed by Peter Jackson; <em>Brokeback Mountain, Directed by Ang Lee

King Shlong on Bareback...

Oscar nominees Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain Two movies came out at the end of 2005 that a lot of people wanted to like. Peter Jackson was following up his smashing success with the Lord of the Rings trilogy and his fans were wondering, what next? After all,...