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Posts published in November 2011

Q & A With the Post Pride Winners

Ashley Noble At the C.W. Post Homecoming Pep Rally on October 21st, two senior students were selected to receive the Post Pride Award.  Public Relations major, Arielle Thomas, 21 and Early Childhood Education major Jared Ciborowski, 24, went through an extensive process, which included an essay, interview, as well as…

Routers to Blame for Internet Outage

Christian Arnold Internet outages in the dorms at C.W. Post are a result of students using personal wireless routers in the residence halls according to the Director of Resident Life Carlyle Hicks. “The outages are a result of residents using personal wireless routers within the residence halls,” Hicks said via…

MRI Honors Conference

Paul Kalis On October 28th, the Honors Program held its annual Merit Fellowship Academic Conference, “Follow Your Passion.” Professionals, students, and professors shared information from their everyday lives, experiences, or professional insight. Guest speakers included Dr. Raymond Damadian of the FONAR Corporation, located in Melville. Damadian invented the technology and…

Blood Drive: Saving Lives One Bag at a Time

Daniel Caccavale On October 25th and 26th, anyone who passed through Hillwood Commons may have noticed a large table set up and a divider separating half of the seating areas. This was due to the blood drive, which took place right behind the curtains. Anyone who wanted to participate in…

Goodbye “C.W.”

Dorianna Valerio The Board of Trustees has voted and approved a rebranding initiative that will unify all the Long Island University campuses. The rebranding initiative will include a new website and also a new name for our 56-year-old campus. Early next spring, L.I.U. – C.W. Post will go by L.I.U.-…

Honors Conference

Genna Apfel C.W. Post’s annual Honors Conference took place on Friday, October 28th, with several events throughout the day. This year’s theme was “Follow Your Passion.” Students had the opportunity to attend over 32 workshops, discussions, and lectures. They were also able to participate in discussions with professors and guest…

Events @ Post: November 2nd – November 8th

Events @ Post November 2nd Student Success Workshop: Effective Study Strategies Humanities Hall Room 119 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm November 3rd Department of Music Senior Recital- Ryan McNully Trombone Hillwood Recital Hall 8:15 pm November 4th Understand Cultural Differences- Lecture by Jessica Hayes Assistant Provost for International Student Services…

Activities Fee: Where Your Money Goes

Ashley Noble Being a college student, paying a hefty tuition, it is very likely that the thought about where exactly your money goes has crossed your mind at least once. Here at C.W. Post, the average student dishes out more than $40,000 a year towards classes and other fees. One…

The Commuter Column: Driving Safe in Bad Weather

Kathleen Joyce This weekend’s freak-out snowstorm made me realize that I have done no preparation for winter at all. I had the snow brush in my car, but that’s about all.  I didn’t have a de-froster spray, and my car was still switched on air conditioning, not heat. But driving…

Obsessed Much?

Meghan Glynn We’ve all seen it; heck some of you reading this are probably even guilty of doing it: plastering your life all over your Facebook wall.  We’re not talking pictures and “notes,” it’s the excessive check-ins to every store you go in to; your house; your friend’s house; your…