From the daily archives: Friday, October 19, 2012

Freshmen Hike Through Norvin Green State Forest

By On October 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Trips

by: Shimmy Mandelbaum (’16)

On Wednesday, the freshmen class went on an exhilarating hike in northern New Jersey through Norvin Green State Forest. During the hike, the grade played a game in which they would hand off a flag every five minutes to another student. But there was a catch: they were only allowed to […]

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Varsity Basketball Lions Advance to MDY Tournament Championship

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By: Yoni Kram (’13)

The Varsity Basketball Lions opened up their 2012-13 season with a hard fought home win over the TABC Storm. The Storm were able to respond to MTA’s quick 15 – 5 lead to open up the game by slowing down the game’s tempo and with the help of strong front court […]

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Rabbi Blau Addresses Honors College

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By: Avi Weschler (’14)

This year’s first communal Honors College took place this past Thursday, as each grade’s Honors College cohort gathered together in the library for an exciting lecture. We were honored to have Rabbi Yosef Blau, RIETS Mashgiach Ruchani, come speak to us. The chosen topic of the night was “Jewish attitudes toward […]

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Newsday Correspondent Jacqueline Rivkin Provides Interview Tips to Names Not Numbers Participants

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By: Yehuda Brick (’13)

On Monday, our Names Not Numbers program had a guest speaker, Jacqueline Rivkin, come and talk to us about interviewing techniques for the program’s yearly project.  Jacqueline is a graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, a writer for Newsday, and a teacher of journalism at the Macaulay Honors College. […]

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