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Posts published in October 2011

Women’s Volleyball Falls to Dowling

Heather Norris The C.W. Post Women’s Volleyball Team suffered a 3-0 loss at the hands of the Dowling College Golden Lions on Wednesday, October 19th. The loss dropped the team’s record to 11-13 overall and 4-5 in the East Coast Conference, while the Lions improved to 18-3 overall and 9-0…

Reiki Stress Reliever

Marissa Poggio Looking for a new way to relax and calm your nerves?  Reiki is the newest “technique” in relieving stress.   Known in Japan for helping people heal naturally through spiritual energy, Reiki is making its way around the United States. Reiki energy can flow to any spot in the…

Men’s Soccer Brings Home ECC Trophy

Cecilie Nag The C.W. Post Men’s Soccer Team bounced back after losing its first game of the season on October 18th, against Nyack College. After a 3-1 victory against Queens College, the Pioneers’ overall record is now 13-1-1. Away against the Nyack Warriors, the Pioneers suffered their first defeat in…

Senior Spotlight: Allie Weiser

Helene Bruckner Name: Allie Weiser   Major: Education Sport: Women’s Soccer Hometown: Grand Island, N.Y. How long have you been playing for the C.W. Post Women’s Soccer team? I have been playing for four years. What made you choose to come to Post? I chose Post for the coaching staff…

ECC Cross-Country Sweep

Caitlin Smith The C.W. Post Cross-Country teams swept the competition at the 2011 East Coast Championships on Sunday, October 23rd. While the men took home their third consecutive ECC title, the women’s team made history with its first ECC Championship title. Head Coach Rob Morris was honored as the ECC…

Kutztown Crashes Homecoming

Matthew Saur The stands at Hickox Field were packed, the crowd was ready to erupt at any moment, but the C.W. Post football team didn’t give them much to cheer about in the first half of their 2011 Homecoming game on Saturday, October 22nd. Kutztown managed to open up a…

Wild, Wild Post



Veronica Spettmann  If you walked anywhere near the athletic fields on Saturday, October 22nd, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., you likely noticed that it looked a lot like a carnival. Welcome to the C.W. Post Homecoming. As you approached the tent to get your tickets to the game, you…

A.O. Scott Offers “Critical Advice”

Olivia Wicik  On Wednesday, October 19th,  the chief film critic for the New York Times gave a lecture in the Tilles Center as part of the Provost Distinguished Lecture series. Before  the lecture, Scott participated in a press conference with select members of the C.W. Post student media. The press…

Cannibalism in Hillwood

Daniel Caccavale             Anyone who walked by the Student Art League Museum in Hillwood this past week may have seen a few very interesting pieces of artwork inside. You may have seen an eerie mannequin made up of hanging limbs, a few ice cream scoops shaped like the heads of…

The Commuter Column: Distractions While Driving

Kathleen Joyce   Is it just me, or does driving totally stink these days?  From those awful cameras at red lights watching your every move, to the cops on every street, it’s like you can’t get a moment alone. Some days the driving part is the only time I have…