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;…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cecilie Nag The semester is rushing towards the end. The last day of regular classes is December 12th, and from December 15th through December 21st, it’s finals time. Quiet hours are coming into effect in the residence halls starting on December 12th, with a mission to provide the on-campus students…
Paul Kalis “Hooray for Hollywood, that screwy, ballyhooey Hollywood. Where any barmaid can be a star…” The word Hollywood is often used as a synonym of American cinema. The city of Hollywood, the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” is the leader in the creation of motion pictures, television production, video…