The thousands of students who did not receive a debate ticket had a chance this week to get a first-hand glimpse at the decor of the Mack Arena for debate night Oct. 15. C-SPAN's "American Presidents-Life Portraits" exhibit, which was at the entrance of the Arena that night, was located for this week at the rear entrance of CV Starr Hall.

Young people can claim much of the credit for electing Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States. Notoriously the most unreliable of voters, 18 to 29 year olds turned out in record numbers on Election Night. Exit polls said young voters comprised 18 percent of the electorate this cycle this time, one point more than they did either time George W.

Cheers and chants of "Yes we can!" erupted in the main dining room of the Student Center Tuesday night as Barack Obama was declared the winner of the 2008 presidential election, while others went home disappointed with the result. "It feels good to be on the winning side for once," said senior Bradley Schloss.

On Saturday November 1st, third baseman David Wright of the New York Mets ran a Topps baseball clinic for kids ages 7-14 that took place at Hofstra. The clinic was held at the Hofstra practice bubble. There was a group of about 50 or so campers sitting cross-legged, each one of their faces gazing up as the superstar spoke.

If someone would have told you the Dallas Cowboys would be in last place in the NFC East at the halfway mark of the season, you would not have believed it. The Cowboys were the NFC's Super Bowl favorite, even though the defending champion New York Giants came into the season looking just as good or better.

The pictures in my house of my grandfather, mother and father holding me in a Met's onesie before I could even stand are proof that I had no choice when it came to a baseball team preference. Like most Metropolitans fans I criticize, curse and clamor at the team at the end of each disappointing October and vow to give up my allegiance.

Christina Kelly: Can you give the students at Hofstra an idea of what you do during the off-season? I know you started the David Wright Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis and Children's causes, are you very busy with that at this time of year? David Wright: We have a big event coming up on Nov.

The New York Jets found themselves in a particularly advantageous position heading into Buffalo this past weekend. There was an opening for New York to climb its way back into a tie for the lead in the division. Opportunity knocked, and the Jets answered the door.

Election season is a bit like any major sporting event, no? It comes down to two sides and there is a ridiculous amount of hype leading up to it. Even t-shirts and buttons are sold. When it is over, there is coronation of the MVP and the fans of winning side boast about the victory for a bit.

So this week features some good ones, but first let's recap last Saturday. The top-ranked Texas Longhorns fell to Texas Tech in one of the greatest college football games of all time. Instant classic, anyone? Graham Harrell was 36-for-53, with 474 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning 28-yard strike to Michael Crabtree in the final second.

As the Pride men's soccer team prepares to play for their season in Wilmington, N.C. this Friday, they are undoubtedly looking back at their season, thinking about the highs and the lows, the ups and downs, the missed chances and miracle goals that put the team in the position it stands today.

The women's soccer team bounced back in a big back way after defeating Old Dominion 4-2 Tuesday in the opening round of the CAA tournament. Similar to last Thursday's game, the fate of the game was determined in overtime. This time, it was in the Pride's favor.

Over the weekend, the Hofstra Field Hockey team ended the regular season on a two-game winning streak over Towson and Deleware. The finish put Hofstra in 5th place in the Colonial Athletic Conference with a 4-4 league record. On Friday the 31st, Hofstra hosted Towson at 3PM, a match-up crucial to postseason play.

It has been a tough road for the lady pride but they have found ways to win especially in the last 5 or so games in which they have only lost one game. Being led by Ashley Legerretta and Lauren Engle who have gotten CAA Player of the week honors the last 2 weeks, Legretta shared the honor but Engle was able to win it outright.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - No team in the NHL has compiled fewer points than the Islanders paltry total of seven entering Tuesday's game against the Rangers. That's the bad news, even if the 3-7-1 start is consistent with many preseason predictions. But while the Islanders will likely endure a season-long struggle to escape the cellar, there are a few positives to take out of a typically gut-wrenching week for the team's players and fans.

AFC EAST New York Jets (5-3) As out of sync as Brett Favre and the offense may still be, the defense is rockin' and rollin'. Kris Jenkins is a surefire Pro Bowler, and his big body at nose tackle has single-handedly thwarted the running attack of every Gang Green opponent this year.

After suffering another bad loss 25-45 at the hands of New Hampshire, the 2008 Hofstra football season is lost. The season began on a horrendous note when starting senior quarterback Brian Savage suffered a season-ending injury before Hofstra even played their first game.

The University of New Hampshire collected its 500th win in program history as it defeated the Hofstra Pride 45-25 on Saturday. A milestone win for the then-#9 Wildcats, it was their seventh victory of this season. The Pride fall to 3-6 overall, 1-4 in CAA play.

The Hofstra Pride Field Hockey team (9-8, 3-4 in the CAA) came into Friday's home game against the Towson Tigers (11-7, 3-4 in the CAA) needing to win one of their final two regular season contests in order to clinch a berth in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship Tournament for the fifth consecutive year.

There are always a couple positives in every bad situation. Take last weeks football game against New Hampshire for instance. Sophomore receiver Aaron Weaver broke the schools kickoff return yards record, junior Luke Bonus and Freshman Chris Edmond recorded six tackles each, junior cornerback Leslie Jackman had an interception, sophomore running back Everette Benjamin led the ground attack with 73 yards and a touchdown while adding a receiving touchdown to his totals.