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What Students Think of the Name Change and its Astronomical Cost.

Ashley De Shields   Many students have been increasingly aware of where their money is going, and they are also seeing a lot of things that need to be done not getting done, like repairing the roof in Humanities Hall, renovating the bathrooms in the dorms, keeping electricity and internet…

Political Column: 2012 Spotlight: A Look of What’s To Come

Dan Caccavale Well another year, another vote. As Election Day passes and positions are filled again, people are already looking ahead to next year’s election: the next Presidential election in 2012. It may be a little early to start saying who will come out victorious, but it is never too…

Ask Meg: Advice for all your daily dilemmas

Meghan Glynn   Q: A friend who really hurt me recently reached out looking to mend our friendship.  Do you think he/she deserves a second chance? – A. W. This is a scenario I think everyone can relate to pretty easily.  Friends are the people that you let get the…

TV Review: Harry’s Law

Paul Kalis Harry’s Law NBC The legal comedy-drama starring Kathy Bates as Harriet “Harry” Korn entered its second season with an entire revamp of the series. Harry, a recently fired patent lawyer, sees the good in people even when everything says they are guilty. She runs her office out of…

Book Review: “Love Walked In”

Marisa de los Santos A truly heart-warming and beautiful story, “Love Walked In” is written so delicately and simply that you will not want to put this novel down. It’s a perfect rainy day read because you won’t want to put it down until you are finished. Marisa De Los…

Movie Review: SecondHand Lions

Freddie Schwartz   This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite films, and whenever I ask people about it, they don’t seem to know too much about it. The plot revolves around a boy named Walter, who is dropped off by his mother to live with his uncles in…

Pioneers Beat Cheyney 42-27

Matt Saur   The C.W. Post football team began the season 0-3. Sophomore running back Jeff Mack ran for 51 yards in the three losses, and freshman quarterback Steven Laurino was struggling to learn the offense.  Since then, Mack and Laurino have been the cornerstones of the Pioneers’ offense, leading…

Cross Country Update

Heather Norris The C.W. Post men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the NCAA East Regional meet on Sunday, October 6th, in Boston. The men’s team finished 8th out of a field of 25 teams, while the women walked away with a 17th place finish out of 27 teams.…

Volleyball Keeps the Wins Coming

Heather Norris The C.W. Post women’s volleyball team is on a five-game winning streak. The team has not lost a game since its 2-3 loss to N.Y.I.T. on October 25th. Their overall record is an impressive 9-3 since snapping a four-game losing streak on October 11th with a 3-2 win…

Huskies Overpower Pioneers

David Otero On Sunday, November 6th, the C.W. Post men’s basketball team traveled to face the University of Connecticut Huskies, a tough task, as UConn is the defending Division I NCAA Champions. In their second and final exhibition game of the season, the Pioneers lost to the Huskies by a…