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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.…

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…