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Gingerbread House Competition

Chantell Moore The Office of Residence Life sponsored a gingerbread house-building event on Tuesday, December 6th, at 8 p.m. in the Hillwood Fishbowl. The event was another way for students to earn points for their dorms for the cereal bowl competition. The competition is a series of events that students…

Professor Mixes Wine and Class

Paul Kalis “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, cheers; I drink to that. Yeah, yeah…” No, Rihanna, there wasn’t a party at the bar, but on December 1st, there was one in the Journalism 1 class taught by Adjunct Professor Roberto Soto. Soto brought in a homemade wine to celebrate the birth…

Graduate Column: How Graduate Students Will Spend Winter Break

Sandra Elieen Now that the semester nears completion, graduate students, like others, have a variety of things to catch up on or engage in.  After a grueling semester of writing papers, studying for exams, interning or working, many graduate students are in need of a break. Tiantian Zhang, an international…

Is Diversity On Our Campus An Issue?

Victoria Esteve During the fall semester alone, C.W. Post has offered, and will continue to offer, many events showcasing the various backgrounds and ethnicities of its students. There are exactly eight clubs and organizations on campus that deal with promoting cultural diversity. These clubs include the C.S.S.A. (Chinese Student and…

No Gum policy on Campus in Effect for Decades

Paul Kalis Got any gum? Not on the C.W. Post campus, you don’t. You can try the Hillwood Cafe, the vending machine in Life Sciences, the Bookmark in the library, and the mini shop in Humanities, and you will not have any luck. “I am here 30 years, and I…

The Technology Transition

Jaclyn Goldstein It is no secret that a digital classroom can have an extremely beneficial effect on student learning.  SMARTboards, iPads, and laptops are just a few of the many tools that are being increasingly incorporated into classrooms at C.W. Post.  Technology-equipped classrooms allow both students and teachers to have…

Course Evaluations and the Results

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;…

Student Note-Takers

Cecilie Nag Students with a learning disability might be assigned a note-taker as a substitute for their own work. The note-taker is identified by the professor in the class and is employed by the Academic Resource Program. Today, there are about 120 students taking advantage of the opportunity to have…

We’re Here & We’re Not Going Anywhere

Ashley Noble The Veterans Students United Club hosted its  “Women in the Military” program on Wednesday, November 9th, as part of the Veteran’s Appreciation Week. The goal of this event was to recognize women who have served or are serving in the military, to speak on the different roles women…

Federal Student Aid in Danger

Dorianna Valerio The Congressional Super Committee, which is composed of six Democrats and six Republicans, and was created by Congress to find a way to reduce the national debt, failed to come up with a plan to reduce the nation’s deficit over the next 10 years. Now, many programs, including…