One of the most exciting and anticipated events of the school year is the Fall Festival, including concerts, a comedy show, and a family barbecue. It sure is an enjoyable weekend, and appears Hofstra will soon be having a similar event: the Winter Blas...

'S--t Hofstra Girls Say,' a video uploaded by YouTube user ParksM5, is quickly becoming a viral sensation for Hofstra students. Featuring witty lines like 'OMG, you threw up in the parking lot of Popeyes last night? Twinsies!' and, 'Ughhh it's freezing...

As I walked out of my last final this December, I could not wait for my parents to pick me up so that my long anticipated winter break could begin. I had been counting down the days until the winter holidays and the long period of relaxation. ...

Amidst scheduling conflicts and course changes, some Hofstra students might have taken time to watch the GOP presidential debate last week. Ron Paul, as usual, disagreed with his rivals by proclaiming the glories of a hands-off approach, while simultan...

President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union speech last week, giving an overview of what his administration has accomplished this past year. His address repeatedly mentioned the end of the Iraq war after a long nine years, the assass...

I purchased an Amtrak ticket for a train leaving Penn Station days before Thanksgiving. Carrying a suitcase in one hand and a tote bag with large amounts of homework, I was anxious to get on the train where I could sit down and get some slee...

I, presumably like many other upperclassmen, always thought the small village constructed in the back of the Student Center before winter break to be something from the elusive Hofstra Elves. Apparently, I was slightly off in thinking this. ...

It is the end of the semester, and the holidays have arrived! I am sure that everyone cannot wait to relax after a busy semester. Most people are likely celebrating some holiday, whether it is Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or the New Year. W...

Since this is my last chance to flood the masses with the vast pool that is my wisdom, I thought I'd end on a reflective, enlightened note. With the year and academic semester coming to an end, this provides me with the chance to i...

You know when you feel the loneliest? It's when you're in a crowd of people who are all excited to see each other and know each other, and you don't know a soul. That was my experience on my first day returning to Hofstra University. Being a...

By now many of us have seen the video of eighth grader Jonah Mowry revealing his feelings to the world by flashing index cards for the camera. In fact, as I was leaving Bits and ' Bytes with my Mile-High burger from BYOB, I saw a diverse group ...

I don't watch or read any online news from the 'one percent' pundits on mainstream television, so please take my words with a grain of salt as I address the underdeveloped, under-informed editorial titled 'Black Friday protests show Occupy m...

The NBA lockout came to a halt over Thanksgiving weekend after 149 days of painstakingly slow and unproductive meetings that resulted in a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which should have been reached in July. Inste...

On November 25, shoppers all over the country headed out to grab great deals on Black Friday. Along with the shoppers, some Occupy Wall Street protesters mobilized into what they called 'Occupy Black Friday.' They paraded into malls, shopping centers a...

Hofstra students have just returned from what could be called an abridged Thanksgiving break. Instead of not having to attend class on Wednesday like every other year, Hofstra students found out at this semester's commencement that pre-Thanksgivi...

Struck with anxiety, I contemplated skipping my Wednesday classes to get a head start on the traffic ahead of me on my journey back home to Rhode Island. I thought back to my first year, when Wednesday evening classes were cancelled in light of the Tha...

While Hofstra has a large group of local students, others, including myself, come from a far distance away. I live on the other side of the country, in Southern California, and last week was expecting the worst traffic and crowds. The Thanksgiving seas...

On Halloween, I peered out the window only to see white specks falling from the sky. The ground was covered in white slush and the window was fogged up from the cold. I had kept myself updated on the weather forecast, but refused to believe that it wou...

It began two years ago at Bits and Bytes. Then, it happened during the winter of last year at the gym. This summer, it came to Kate and Willy's and Dutch Treats, and two of the towers. Renovations have taken over Hofstra's dining halls and other on-cam...

I think we can all agree that as humans, love remains an essential component to our happiness and well-being. We may not want to admit it, or care to let our hearts shine and make known this need for love known, but amidst our busy schedules, the need ...