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Posts published in December 2011

No Gum policy on Campus in Effect for Decades

Paul Kalis Got any gum? Not on the C.W. Post campus, you don’t. You can try the Hillwood Cafe, the vending machine in Life Sciences, the Bookmark in the library, and the mini shop in Humanities, and you will not have any luck. “I am here 30 years, and I…

The Technology Transition

Jaclyn Goldstein It is no secret that a digital classroom can have an extremely beneficial effect on student learning.  SMARTboards, iPads, and laptops are just a few of the many tools that are being increasingly incorporated into classrooms at C.W. Post.  Technology-equipped classrooms allow both students and teachers to have…

Course Evaluations and the Results

Dorianna Valerio Towards the end of each semester at C.W. Post and other colleges around the country, students are given course evaluation forms to complete in each class. At C.W. Post, the course evaluation forms are used to assess the course material and the instructors. Course evaluations are completed anonymously;…

Relationship Column: What Do Your Friends Think?

Alex Parker So, you’re dating someone new and it’s time for this person to be introduced to your friends. You set it all up; your closest friends are going to be there. It can be a completely nerve-wracking experience. You want your friends to like your new boyfriend/girlfriend but at…

Political Column: Cheating, Most of Them Do It

Daniel Caccavale When you think “Political Scandal,” most people’s minds drift to an office affair by some political representative with someone random; it could be an intern, a secretary, a famous movie star, or anyone really. But what does it do for the politician who is doing this? Let’s take…

So What’s Your EXCUSE?

Freddie Schwartz Here’s a scenario for you. You forgot to do your homework, or maybe you forgot about that ten-page paper that the professor talked about excessively for the last month-and-a-half. So what to do? Well, a lot of students give the teachers excuses. Most are pretty common, such as…

Does Post Lack School Spirit?

Genna Apfel We’ve got spirit, yes we do, we’ve got spirit, how about you? But, do C.W. Post students really show off their school pride? Colleges and universities encourage school spirit, which can be anything from dressing in school colors, to attending sporting events. However, it seems students would rather…

Fashion Column: Designer Handbags for Less

Marisa Anziano According to www.purseblog.com, one in ten women is willing to spend $150 or more on a handbag. In addition, the average woman currently owns around six handbags. It does not take a mathematician to see how much money we are truly spending on fabulous designer handbags. I spent my high school…

The Commuter Column: Driving With a GPS

Kathleen Joyce This summer I went on two road trips to places I had never been before, Philadelphia and Hershey Park. Driving to Hershey, Pennsylvania, was okay because I had an accomplice with me telling me directions, but when going to Philadelphia, I was all by myself. I’m not saying…

Basketball is Back

David Otero For 150 days, the National Basketball Association and its players were in a lockout that at times got ugly. When reports surfaced that Commissioner David Stern was planning to offer a less favorable proposal to the play- ers that would almost certainly be rejected, the chances of a…