Dear Mia,

Over the past few years I have found someone who I believe is destined to be my other half. There hasn't been a moment where I have questioned our relationship until now. The more time I spend around him, the more he seems distant and different. I know people change, but I fear that he is doing so to impress others for the wrong reasons. I care for him deeply and would like to speak to him about it but I do not know where to begin. What should I do?

Yours truly,
Hope*

We, the Resident Safety Supervisors, write to you on behalf of all Resident Safety student employees because we serve as a liaison between the Resident Safety Representatives (RSRs) and the student body. We are excited about this academic year because we had the opportunity to acquire a diverse and hard-working staff that shares an enthusiasm about student safety that is unprecedented. The safety of our residence halls is upheld by a partnership between RSRs and students. If the connection between the two parties is not solid, safety is jeopardized.

Internships are a vital part of the learning process for any student attending the University. They are even more vital to students in the School of Communication. These opportunities give students the chance to gain valuable hands-on experience while gaining real industry contacts. Without internships, it is nearly impossible for communication students to acquire a job or gain vital contacts that could lead to possible job opportunities.

The perilous situations faced by regions around the world in their grasp for security appear as if they will only intensify, particularly with recent announcements in the nuclear arena. Recently, scientists in India have begun attempts to persuade their government to test nuclear weapons; if they succeed, it will be the first time the country will have conducted tests in over a decade. This development, following relatively close behind North Korea's nuclear experiments and Iran's uranium enrichment, marks an uncertain point in which instability and escalating regional conflicts will make the next few months and years perilous.

Greetings, our lovely readers. We have been dragging ourselves around campus in a half-Red Bull, half-espresso induced coma. Yes, it is only Tuesday as we write this. Don't judge. After an assault of dirty looks in the cubby area for speaking above... not speaking... we decided this week to reflect on a favorite discussion of ours: our classmates. In between being told how and where to use a comma (no, we didn't learn that in 5th grade) and being assigned to read a chapter we don't plan on reading until the week before the midterm, we critique our fellow Hofstra students. Yes, we're judging you; all of you. But don't pretend you're not doing the same!  The following are a few of the most intolerable examples.

As an African-American, there is one statement that drives me to froth at the mouth as if I had a rare strain of rabies: "Get over it." The "it" is the institution of slavery, the Jim Crow Laws, and its unwritten predecessor, the Black Codes; but I have no idea how to "get over it", Especially when these events still effect America as a whole today.