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“I’ve Lost the Weight of my Bulldog”

C.W. Post’s Senior Assistant Director of Student Life has successfully completed his first round of P90X, and he’s ready for more. Eric Zirlinger, 30, began the fitness program five months ago. He has since lost 50 pounds and gone from a 33” to a 28” waistline. “I feel… glorious,” Zirlinger said with a smile. “I’ve lost the weight of my bulldog.”

The P90X fitness program is a 90-day program that is designed to get its users “ripped” in 90 days. It consists of working out six days a week, and parallels a nutrition plan.

Organic vs. Non-Organic

In one hand, you’re holding a conventionally grown granny smith apple. In your other hand, you have one that’s labeled organically grown. Both apples are firm, shiny and green. Both provide vitamins and fiber, and both are free of fat, sodium and cholesterol. This scenario, provided by the Mayoclinic.com/health, leaves us with the questioning which one to actually choose. However before making this decision, it is important to become educated on what the word “organic” even means and why it is beneficial. There are several distinctions between the organic and non-organic growing process. The conventional way of farming consists of chemical fertilizers, insecticides, chemical herbicides, as well as hormone and antibiotics given to animals.  On the other hand, organic farming consists of natural fertilizers, insect traps, rotating and mulching crops, and organic feed for animals. Just the sounds of these words gives us a good idea of which products and techniques are harmful and which ones are natural and safe.

Campus Dining Compared

Food is an essential part of every student’s college experience. While food service may not make or break college life, it definitely affects it. At C.W. Post, ease compels most residential students to eat most their meals in the Winnick Student Center. Sentiments about the food range from good to terrible.

“It’s not so much the food, as the people who work there. Some of the people who work in Winnick just do not give a crap and cook it poorly,” said Freshman Eric Holloway. “For instance, sometimes I wait around Jimmy, the pizza guy, because he makes remarkable pies. I wish that everyone cared about their job as much as him.”

We Can’t Ignore it Anymore

As of recently, the bullying epidemic has been taken into serious account by universities all over the country.  High-level forms of violence such as assault and murder are frequently receiving great amounts of media attention Bullying consists of three types of abuse – emotional, verbal and physical and is characterized by an individual behaving in a certain way to gain power over another person and the more powerful individual or group abusing those who are less powerful.

Support Your Veterans!

This Monday marked the start of Veteran Appreciation Week on campus.  Veterans in the faculty, among the student body, and in the community, will be honored all week long through a number of different events around campus in their name.

Monday’s festivities included a talk by Daniel Murphy in the Hillwood Cinema.  Murphy, whose son, Lieutenant Michael Murphy, received the Medal of Honor from President George W. Bush, spoke about his son’s service in the United States Navy.  While leading a four man Navy SEAL operation, Lt. Murphy gave his life in order to make a satellite radio call for support after being ambushed.

Youths Lacked a Voice in Midterm Elections

The voter turnout among youths aged from 18-29 is not as substantial as it should’ve been. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports, “roughly 20 percent of Americans under the age of 30 voted in Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.” However, youth voters dominated the…

Honors Conference Gets an “A”

On Friday, November 5th, honors students gathered on campus to attend the annual honors conference co-sponsored by Apple Inc. and the C.W. Post Provost’s Office. This year’s theme being communications, the conference offered a wide range of lectures and workshops.

C.W. Post alumnus, Michael Allen began the conference with a keynote lecture all students had to attend. Allen is a photojournalist who travels the world chronicling the lives of different people. His most recent work has been in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Homeless in Hicksville

Last Wednesday, the Newman Club held a demonstration on campus to raise the awareness of homelessness on Long Island.  Over 30 of the club members dressed in hats and gloves and posted up by Humanities Hall and the Great Lawn.  The demonstrators asked the people of the C.W. Post community to drop small donations into their cups.

“I don’t know if our hope is to end homelessness on Long Island. That’d be wonderful if we could,” said Father Ted Brown who was representing the Newman Club.  “But what we’re trying to do is bring attention to the fact that there is homelessness here on Long Island and that it takes all of Long Island to become aware of that to begin to solve this problem.”

College of Management Ranked Among the Best Business Schools in the Country


For the fourth consecutive year, the Princeton Review has named C.W. Post’s College of Management among the top 300 business schools in the country. This was based upon a student survey.

Unlike other ranking systems like US News and World Report, the Princeton Review collects data directly from students in the form of surveys. College students were asked to comment on a number of categories including, academics, career and placement, student life and environment, and admissions. In this particular survey, students specifically commented on the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in the College of Management at Post.

Letter From the Editors – 11.10.10

Dear readers, Just take a minute to sit back and relax.  Don’t be worried that it’s already past half way through the semester. There are six weeks (to the day) left of school…and that’s including Thanksgiving!  Not that we’re counting or anything, but the spring semester is slowly creeping up…