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The Obama Administration and the Arab Spring Lecture

Marissa Poggio On November 2nd, Dr. Muhammad Muslih, a political science professor specializing in the Middle East, gave a lecture on President Obama and the Arab Spring.  The Arab Spring is a chain of democratic protests that have been occurring in the Arab world in order to overthrow the leaders…

The Graduate Column: The Latest In Graduate School News

Sandra Elien Have you ever wondered what the most “popular” areas of study are for graduate students at our school?  C.W. Post offers a variety of master’s degree programs in the College of Education and Information Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Management, School of Visual Arts…

Crime Blotter

Freddie Schwartz  Laptop Stolen from the Library On October 27nd, an Apple Macbook Air laptop, valued at about $1,300, was stolen from a classroom in the library. The computer was described as having a purple cover on it. It was taken when the student briefly went to the bathroom while…

Fashion Column: How To Dress for Success

Marisa Anziano   Did you know that most first impressions are formed within the first seven seconds of meeting a person? According to www.collegefashion.net, 55 percent of a first impression is based on non-verbal cues. Nonverbal cues include body language, gestures, posture, eye contact, and even appearance. Therefore, how you…

Unity is Strength: A Indo-American Celebration

Katherine Isojoki C.W. Post’s 2nd annual Diwali Celebration offered opportunities for students from all backgrounds to participate in a world renowned Indian celebration where traditions meet modernity.  The festivities went off with a bang at 7pm on Thursday, November 3rd, hosted by the Indo-American Club, and co-sponsored by ISS and…

Students and Internships: How Important Are They?

Ashley De Shields For all college students looking to work for a large company, or who have dreams of making big bucks, there is one thing they always make sure they do: they become interns. Internships have now become a social or cultural mandate for a majority of the student…

Eating in Class

Genna Apfel   Texting, tweeting, and talking in a classroom are behaviors that are considered to be rude. Eating, crunching, and snacking are rude too, right? Although food is a necessity, the question we must ask ourselves is, “Is it disrespectful to eat in class while your professor is lecturing?”…

NBA Lockout 2011

Jaclyn Goldstein   For basketball fans, it looks like you will only be watching college games due to the NBA owners’ inability to agree on a revenue split.  With the recent decision to cancel all November games, fans around the country are impatiently waiting to find out whether there will…

The Commuter Column: Affordable Cars to Replace Your Junkers

Kathleen Joyce This week, a good friend of mine decided to buy a new car.  She asked me what she should buy.  I told her to get a used car, but she didn’t want to.  She bought a new Ford although her finances are low; as a college student, who…

Relationship Column: Meet the Parents

Alex Parker A few decades ago, the dating game was different. Everything from the way the girl was asked out, to the places you went on a date. It was traditional for a young man to introduce himself to the family of the girl he was taking on a date.…