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Holiday Must Haves of 2011

Jaclyn Goldstein   Get your wallets ready!  Black Friday is just a week away and before you know it, the holidays will be here! Whether you plan on waiting on the never-ending lines on Black Friday at the crack of dawn, or waiting until the last minute to buy your…

The First Date

Daniel Caccavale   We have all been there time and time again, the first date. To some it is the most important date there is. It’s the one that everyone makes the biggest deal about. “What am I going to wear? Where are we going to go? What are we…

Bad Manners When Going Out?

Ashley DeShields   It’s the holiday season; people are heading out to restaurants to avoid cooking as there are plenty of holidays coming up that require excessive amounts of cooking. It is, unfortunately, common to see people in restaurants who appear to have had no home training in manners or who…

Fashion Column: How to Stay Warm This Winter

Marisa Anziano   As the holiday season approaches, it is now officially time to start preparing for the impending bitter cold of winter on Long Island.  It is important for all of us to dress according to the weather reports to stay healthy and happy.  However, that does not mean…

Stress Relief

Olivia Wicik   Believe it or not, you have made it more than halfway through the fall semester. That’s definitely something worth patting yourself on the back about; however, the stress is really just about to begin. As the end of the term approaches, we all struggle to catch up…

The Commuter Column: What to Do When You’re in a Car Accident

Kathleen Joyce I know this is the last thing you want to think about when you get on the road, but it’s something that may/will happen. Every accident I’ve ever been in, I’ve always cried, screamed, panicked, and realized I had no idea what I was doing. So what did…

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?”…