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Events @ Post 11/9-11/15

Wed Nov 9 Student Success Workshop: Exploring Careers & Choosing a Major Location: Humanities Hall, Room 119 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm    Wed Nov 9 Women in the Military Location: Hillwood Lecture Hall 8:00 pm   Thurs Nov 10 Veteran Appreciation Ceremony Location: Hillwood Commons Flag Pole 12:30 pm…

Occupying C.W. Post

Kathleen Joyce Starting on September 17th, the Occupy Wall Street movement took New York City by storm.  As the weeks went by, other cities, towns, and schools around the country started to take notice.  People from around the United States began to support and copy the movement.  The media has…

The Name Game

Dorianna Valerio As of January 2012, all Long Island University campuses will be rebranded.  C.W. Post will be known as L.I.U.- Post, and the other campuses will experience similar changes. However, new information suggests that the “C.W.” may not be dropped after all. “We are not going to lose the…

The New Director of Residence Life, Carlyle Hicks

Dorianna Valerio As students piled into the eight resident halls on the C.W. Post Campus by the droves this fall, there was a new man behind the scenes: Carlyle Hicks, the new director of residence life. On October 3rd, 2011, Hicks became the director of residence life, a job previously…

The Obama Administration and the Arab Spring Lecture

Marissa Poggio On November 2nd, Dr. Muhammad Muslih, a political science professor specializing in the Middle East, gave a lecture on President Obama and the Arab Spring.  The Arab Spring is a chain of democratic protests that have been occurring in the Arab world in order to overthrow the leaders…

The Graduate Column: The Latest In Graduate School News

Sandra Elien Have you ever wondered what the most “popular” areas of study are for graduate students at our school?  C.W. Post offers a variety of master’s degree programs in the College of Education and Information Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Management, School of Visual Arts…

Crime Blotter

Freddie Schwartz  Laptop Stolen from the Library On October 27nd, an Apple Macbook Air laptop, valued at about $1,300, was stolen from a classroom in the library. The computer was described as having a purple cover on it. It was taken when the student briefly went to the bathroom while…

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…