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Students comment on the crystal craze

By Emma Robinson, Editor-In-Chief Interest and enthusiasm in crystals was first included in Roman history around 50 A.D. when Pliny the Elder described stones’ origins and physical properties in ancient writings. The word “crystal” comes from the Greek term krystallos, which means “coldness drawn together”. In the Middle Ages, people…

COVID, communication and conversation

By Emma Robinson, Editor-In-Chief As residents prepared to move onto the Post campus for the spring semester, multiple emails from administrative officials shocked students. “I received the message four days before my move-in day, and I didn’t think that was timely at all,” sophomore writing and theatre arts major Ejay…

SGA imposes strong outlook for students

By Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editor Since Fall 2021, Senior Business Administration major Robert LaPollo has been president of SGA and is leading the way for all the achievements made under the organization. LaPollo has had many proud moments over his time in the program. “One is bringing the program back…

MLB locks out players amid CBA disputes

By Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editor On Thursday, Dec.  2, 2021, Major League Baseball announced they were locking out the players. This is due to the ending of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that expired the day prior.  This is nothing new, as CBA contracts between the league’s owners and the…

Recapping the NFL’s Wild Card Weekend

By Joe Frescott, Assistant Sports Editor The National Football League (NFL) kicked off its second ever Super Wild Card Weekend on Saturday, Jan. 15, with the new playoff format giving fans a six game slate of playoff football. After expanding their playoffs to include a seventh team from each conference…

The Lasting Impact of “Squid Game” on Pop Culture

By Duane Cruz, Staff Writer The Netflix drama “Squid Game,” which has proven to be one of the most popular releases of 2021, has been pushed off the number one spot in Netflix’s Top Ten for Non- English TV, dropping down into third behind season two of “Queen of Flow”…

Professor speaks on US inflation rates

By Dean Joannou, Staff Writer The United States has seen a 6.8 percent rise in inflation for the month of November. This continues a trend that has occurred as the economy has opened up after an unprecedented shutdown brought on by COVID-19. As inflation has been a major point of…