A hopeless romantic, though cliché, is the best way I can describe myself. When it comes to love, I become a victim of mindless dreaming and wishful thinking. I seem to have mastered the art of functional relationships and yet, it seems I can't maintain one for myself.

You've probably heard it said that in school you have three options: grades, sleep and a social life. The catch is, as the saying goes, you can only pick two of them and have to give up the third. So depending on the type of person you are, you choose your two and think you'll have the rest of your life to catch up on what you had to give up.

There's a rumor on campus that students don't take as lightly as the others, for it is no joking matter. It's one that we wanted to take a closer look at nonetheless. Rumor has it that a male student jumped off one of the towers with the intention of taking his own life, and did not succeed. So, after his attempt, he tried again a second time, and his objective was met.

Outside the Student Center

Guy:  So he paid him $100 to do 50 pushups in front of him while he jerked off.

The Chronicle: What is your name?

Silvia Stanciu

The Chronicle: What is your major/minor?"

SS: I'm an English major and a French minor.

The Chronicle: How would you describe your style?

SS: My style is extremely eclectic. I go from sporty-casual to girly to bohemian, but whatever I wear always has some sort of edge.

A hopeless romantic, though cliché, is the best way I can describe myself. When it comes to love, I become a victim of mindless dreaming and wishful thinking. I seem to have mastered the art of functional relationships and yet, it seems I can't maintain one for myself.

"We need to cut taxes, otherwise businesses will leave faster than Paladino at a gay bar," gubernatorial candidate Kristin Davis said. And so began the show of one-liners that took place at Hofstra University this past week.

Last week, Joel Burns, an openly gay city council member from Fort Worth, TX gave a moving speech directed to gay teens around the country that are contemplating suicide. "Please stick around to make those happy memories for yourself."

     I love the animated series "South Park," and eat up every scene of irreverence dealing with foul-mouthed fourth-graders Kyle, Stan, Cartman, and Kenny.  No matter what the show joked about, I never got offended, because creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are equal opportunity offenders.

The Chronicle recently got a chance to look back at several Hofstra handbooks from the 1950s that outline the various regulations on campus and provide general information.  

The Urban Dictionary entry for Hofstra Red defines the term as "a rare strain of herpes unique to the nastiest of the nasty students attending Hofstra University." Students frequently joke that you need to "double wrap it if you're with a Hofstra girl," but is there really any validity to the term?

They call themselves "Strictly Steppin'" and they definitely live up to their name. The Hofstra step dance team was founded in 2000 and has since gained the interest of many dancers in the community.

In the Student Center:

Guy: Girls only go here to get a guy to pay off their student loans.

This letter is in response to your article, "Hofstra's Pot Culture" in the October 7th issue of The Chronicle. There were several inaccurate statements made as to the approach and expectations of Resident Assistants confronting marijuana use in the residence halls.

America is supposed to be a country that is known for tolerating all kinds of religious freedoms.  Isn't that what its makings were based on in the first place? The Pilgrims ventured out of England and settled in the New World to escape religious prosecution. Then why is it that almost 400 years later, people are repeating that same mistake?

Every school child learns that in "1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue." What they don't learn is what the people behind the Reconsider Columbus Day movement are trying to help people understand.

Mr. FinkeIstein, I wanted to apologize that I could not get a hold of you by press time. I also wanted to explain my process on Wednesday.

With midterm elections not too far off, the usual flurry of debate concerning candidates, their positions, or lack of, their shortcomings and accusations, has been flying across the airwaves. Thanks, however, to our various media of online social communication, and their influence on previous elections, questions about the ability to accurately portray candidates are raised.

After sitting down to write my editorial, I became distracted by the Internet—a true rarity. I intended to write about the hard-hitting news of the season change, but in the process stumbled upon an article that may excite a few more people. Recently released is a Duke University girl's divulgence of, what she called, "an education beyond the classroom: excelling in the realm of horizontal academics." Within the 42-slide PowerPoint presentation she recounts her experiences with 13 Duke athletes. Despite its claimed intent, her thesis is getting more review than she could have ever anticipated.

Is suicide a hate crime? That has been one of the many questions raised during the debate over Tyler Clementi's suicide. Should his roommate and girlfriend be charged with a hate crime? Broadcasting Clementi's sexual encounters online is completely reprehensible and a violation of Tyler's privacy. The two should be found guilty under New Jersey's invasion of privacy laws and expelled from Rutgers. But, they did not commit a hate crime.