Author: Sarah Baker

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  • Saint Patrick’s Day in New York City

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    Gretchen M. Michelfeld The New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations in the world. It began when a group of homesick Irish expats and military members stationed with the British Army in the colony of New York decided to march through lower…

  • New York Rhymes

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  • Good for Your Waist – Good for the Environment

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    Anna Amelianchik and Glenis George-Alexander Veganuary is long over, and you may need a little push to continue to reduce your meat consumption. Sustainability science is here to help. A recent study published by researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Minnesota considered the health and environmental impacts of fifteen food groups,…

  • Culture Corner

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    Films of Exploration and Adventure: The Lost City of Z and The Lighthouse Bernie Langs Spoiler alert below! In the time of movies featuring a multitude of superhero comic book stories, cliched comedies, and explosive action adventures with mindless plots and throw away dialogue, we can still rejoice knowing that studios will occasionally take chances…

  • Natural Expressions

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    Performance On Friday, March 6th at 8 p.m., Collette Ryder of The Rockefeller University Office of Sponsored Programs Administration will be performing The Hidden Mass at St. Bartholomew’s Church on 51st Street and Park Avenue. Ryder will accompany the New York Choral Society as a soprano, joined by organist David Hayes and conducted by Paolo…

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  • Sustainability at Multiple Levels

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    Audrey Goldfarb Individual action to fight climate change and habitat destruction is important. Plastic waste from just one person can have devastating consequences on wildlife, as exemplified by viral footage of a sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nose. However, when considering the big picture, it is easy to feel powerless. How could…

  • Mardi Gras, or Let the Good Times Roll

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    Aileen Marshall Mardi Gras this year is Tuesday, February 25th. What is Mardi Gras, you ask? Some of you readers may know Mardi Gras as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday. While it has religious origins, it has become synonymous with a big party in New Orleans, Louisiana. This holiday has evolved over millennia to become…

  • Health: On Mindful Meditation and The Skill of Being Present

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    Anna Amelianchik If you are determined to make 2020 your healthiest year yet, now might be the time to add one more item to your list of New Year’s resolutions. While better nutrition and exercise can bring you closer to your fitness goals, your physical health and emotional well-being will most likely further benefit from…