Author: Caterina De Gaetano
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Super Storm Generation
Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast on Oct. 29, 2012, but it may not have been the worst or last superstorm Americans will see for years to come, according to CNN.com. Sandy is just a taste of what future superstorms will be like, Princeton Professor Michael Oppenheimer said. In the long run, citizens in the…
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Secularity Group Formed On Campus
While some people find solace in various religious faiths and look to the heavens for answers, others find comfort in themselves and humanity and collect answers from scientific thought and theories. Fourth-year marketing major Leo Vogel and fourth-year secondary English education major Danielle Kingsbury are both non-theist Secular Humanists, which is a “comprehensive, nonreligious life…
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Pew Study: Fewer Youth in the Pews
Church bells ring and only 33 percent of young adults between ages 18 and 29 are filing into the pews, according to a 2007 Pew Forum Religious Landscape Survey. Young adults born after 1980, otherwise known as the Millennial generation, are less likely to be affiliated with a church than their grandparents or parents were…
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Labeling the 2012 Presidential Campaign
Each year during election season, lawns are decorated with cardboard slogans celebrating or vilifying various politicians. Some experts feel the slogans for the 2012 presidential campaigns lack political and emotional fervor and that lines between the candidates are too blurred. Communications and Media Professor Patricia Sullivan said not only are the current candidates’ slogans ineffective,…
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Building Your Own Brand
Students and faculty members gathered in the College Terrace on Monday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. to listen to a panel of four professionals speak about their careers and answer questions on forming personal brands, a component they said is really important for landing a job. The economy is in rough shape and in such…
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Bloomberg Hates the Larger Side of Life
What’s wrong with drinking a large, refreshing soda after a hard day of work? Well, according to New York City Mayor Bloomberg, a lot. The soda buzz sparked back in May when the Bloomberg administration proposed the ban of large sugary drinks exceeding 16 fluid ounces. On Sept. 13, Bloomberg’s wish was granted when the…
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Campus Police Look to Increase Pedestrian Safety After Accident
For one commuter student, the start of the fall 2012 school semester began with an accident which placed her in the hospital. According to a Times Herald Record press release, “a SUNY New Paltz student was critically injured when she was struck by a car” on the morning of Aug. 31. The victim was identified…