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The Commuter Column: Distractions While Driving

Kathleen Joyce   Is it just me, or does driving totally stink these days?  From those awful cameras at red lights watching your every move, to the cops on every street, it’s like you can’t get a moment alone. Some days the driving part is the only time I have…

An Interview with Dr. Steinberg

By Jacqueline Favaloro and Anne Winberry The President sat in a green leather chair, on Monday, September 26, as the afternoon sun poured through the damask curtains illuminating his office at University Center. Asian artifacts littered the room, along with pictures of his family. Yoda, and three monkey statues sat…

Fashion Column: Shoes!

Marissa Anziano   You can tell a lot about a person by the shoes that they wear. Shoes are a further expression of your personality, or maybe just how you’re feeling that day.  Put on a pair of sneakers and you seem active, adventurous, and all about comfort. On the…

The Commuter Column: Distractions While Driving

Kathleen Joyce I find it hard sometimes to concentrate on the road when something else needs to be done. Take, for example, my hair and make-up, which I always do before I leave the house, but there are those times when I run out and say to myself, “I’ll just…

Relationship Column: No, I Won’t be Your June Cleaver

 Alex Parker The Kitty Foremans, Marion Cunninghams, and June Cleavers of 20th century television have created an image of the perfect housewife and mother. Another way of looking at it is that these fictional women have raised the bar, making it impossible for females today to even compete. It seems…

Accessories and Bags for the Fall

Marisa Anziano There is no better way to energize a fall outfit than with some well-thought out accessories. For those of us who may find it daunting to follow clothing trends, incorporating accessories is an easier way to be trendy while maintaining your own singular style and aesthetic. These are…

The Commuter Column: The Best Routes to Get to School

Kathleen Joyce No, this is not Harry Potter’s world; we can’t just push a button and fly the car. If only we could. Yet there are ways to get to school faster, and by that I don’t mean speeding, because during traffic, it’s impossible to speed unless you make your…

Hand Baked With Love

Geena McGuinness Cookies and cream, caramel apple, cotton candy, peanut butter cup, toasted coconut, cappuccino, raspberry swirl, cookie dough, brownie, s’mores, devil’s food cake, and milkshake…..did that get your attention? Nope, we’re not talking about ice cream! These are only some of the many cupcake flavors that the newly opened…

C.W. Post Library Provides Valuable Services for Students

Albert Orlando Jr. Three weeks into the academic calendar, and C.W. Post’s B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is once again seeing familiar numbers filter through its doors. “From 10 a.m. until closing, there is constant foot traffic in and out of the library,” says Martha Cooney, the assistant dean for…