By Richard Sirio, Staff Writer It’s pumpkin spice season, and students on campus have been bringing out their favorite fall fashion pieces for all to see. Many students are embracing the changing seasons and sporting familiar fall favorites and colors on campus. “I wore an autumn red, button-down corduroy dress…
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By Shelley Dean, Co-Arts-and-Entertainment Editor Students have noticed an increase of unusual weather events happening on Long Island. With the recent landfall of Hurricane Ida, students feel on edge with the increasing threat of climate change in the air. Over the past couple of years, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel…
By Shelley Dean and Violet Taber, Co-Arts-and-Entertainment-Editors Students are back on campus after more than a year of uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Professors and students adapted to a virtual classroom environment after news of the virus broke during spring break of the 2020 school year. Now, campus life is…
By Jillian Mehta, Co-Editor-In-Chief Greek life organizations across campus have been gearing up for their first in-person recruitment since the fall of 2019. Junior early-education major Marissa Angeli holds the vice president (VP) of membership position in Delta Zeta. VP of membership plans for recruitment for the sorority. Angeli was…
By Emma Robinson, Co-Editor-In-Chief Social media influencers and internet culture have created an insatiable demand for a constant flow of new trends at low prices for students in the U.S., and that includes Post. Fast fashion websites such as SHEIN and ZAFUL have made clothing trends cycle so quickly that…
By James Bonner & Dylan Valic, Staff Writer & Editor-In-Chief New York has become the first state to introduce a “covid passport” system. Covid passports are apps that verify the vaccination status of an individual. The NYS Excelsior Pass Wallet, New York’s version of the passport, was announced last month…
By Caleb Palmer, Staff Writer Pokemon has been capturing the hearts and minds of kids and adults alike for the past 25 years. What once started as a simple video game on the Game Boy has now evolved into a massive multi-media franchise including an ongoing trading card game, an…
By Dylan Valic, Editor-In-Chief The Black Student Union (BSU) and Promise hosted a series of panels to discuss Black business from Monday, Feb. 15 to Friday, Feb. 19. Each day of the week highlighted a different business owner who spoke about their business and their particular field of expertise. Speakers…
By Gabriella Cavaleri, Staff Writer “Animal Crossing New Horizons” released March 20, 2020, a mere eight days after the university announced it would remain closed the rest of the semester. When the world was falling apart, “Animal Crossing” gave a sense of comfort and a positive distraction for many students. …
By Gabriella Cavaleri, Staff Writer Being an Resident Assistant (RA) requires meeting residents and building a community, but in the times of COVID-19 this has become increasingly difficult. Despite the social limitations, the RA’s of Riggs hall are finding ways to make this semester fun yet safe. Sophomore biology major…