When you think of food, do you think in terms of fast or fresh? It seems that for most of America, the correct answer must be fast. Just a few days ago, as I was walking from Shoprite back to my dorm...

What does it mean to act a certain ethnicity? “She’s not black enough... she’s white washed.” “How is he talking? He sounds like a white boy.” What exactly does it mean to act a certain skin...

As most students are well aware, if you wanted family to be able to take part in the Family Day activities, they needed to pay $20 a person. I personally think this is unbelievable, and after looking on...

Students react to the iOS7 and Apple’s Latest Products Contributing Writer: Erica Giannelli As Wednesday, September 18, rolled around, I noticed a pattern in Facebook status updates as well as Twitter...

A typical opening scene from a movie about high school: teens are sprawled across the lawn on the first day of school. To your left, you have the cheerleaders; their skirts are short and almost all have...

For the past four years, the build-up toward senior year has seemed slow-paced at best. But when I woke up for my last first day of school as an undergrad, it finally hit me---I’m graduating....I’m...

For the better part of my life, I have been a member of a team; sports or various club activities. Personally, I took this responsibility seriously. This meant that I was working with other people towards...

In the wake of the Trayvon Martin case it is obvious that race is still an issue in the minds of many. I grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and have been surrounded by many different races, cultures and ethnicities....

Let me preface this rant by thanking John and Leona Gehring for their large donation to the Henry C. Lee Institute. As a student in that college, I can say that we really do appreciate it. That being...

We live in a bubble; we are young and nothing can hurt us. We walk from class to class, we eat lunch in our cafeteria, we complain about the food. We laugh at each other’s jokes, we cry over our broken...

Like many, I found myself anxiously watching Miss America 2014 last Sunday night. Although I kept my fingers crossed for Miss Connecticut, I’m happy to see that the talented Miss New York, Nina Davuluri,...

I spent the majority of my childhood playing with three different toys; Legos, Barbies, and Play-Doh. Monday, Sept. 16, was national Play-Doh day, and how did I spend it? Appreciating the colorful modeling...

If you live in any of the dorm buildings on campus—with the exception of Bergami or Soundview—then you know what it’s like to wake up in the middle of the night at the beginning of the school year...

I’m not one to complain… like ever. More often, people are confused as to why I’m happy all the time. But that’s beside the point, because this isn’t a complaint as much as a description of a...

They’re long, tan and gleaming in the sunlight—two practically perfect, cylindrical objects posed at a slanted angle. One may look in the background and spot a tropical paradise or a swimming pool....