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Letter from the Editor

Dec 20, 2006; Stein, Liz ... I hope you've picked this up after acing all your finals, on your way to the train to head home to the 'burbs (or uptown or to the outer-boroughs ...) . for some tasty holiday fare. If you're heading to see the fam empty handed, check out our news editor's tips for last-minute gift giving- or ...

Hunter Receives $1.6 Million for Drug Research

Dec 20, 2006; Long, Melissa ... Researches Studying Correlation between Drug Abuse and Social and Biological Factors Hunter's branch of Minority Institutions Drug Abuse Research Program (MIDARP) has been awarded a $1.6 million grant renewal from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health ....

$800,000 Grant to Help Hunter Train More Teachers for Students with Severe Disabilities

Dec 20, 2006; Arthurs, Alexia ... Thanks to a four-year $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Hunter will be able to train more teachers for students with severe disabilities, visual impairments and auditory impairments. The grant was brought in by Professor Roseanne K. Silberman, a professor of special ...

JREC Representative Invited to Hunter for First Time

Dec 20, 2006; Lewis, Sam ... Urban Academy Co-Director Ann Cook Speaks At PSC Meeting A representative from the Julia Richman Educational Complex was invited to speak at Hunter for the first time since the debate over Hunter's takeover of JREC began last year. JREC's current building is home to a number of distinct ...

The Buck Stops Here ... Or Does It? Money Buys Quality, Popularity, and Water

Dec 20, 2006; Long, Melissa ... News Wrap With those cascading wish lists in one hand and that handy credit card in the other, you can be sure the holiday season is closing in on us. But rather than the ring of sleigh bells, it is the ring of the cash register that resonates. It is hard to read the news without the ...

Registration Woes

Dec 20, 2006; Stein, Elizabeth ... Did you have a late registration time? Think you're stuck with three writing intensive courses you didn't even want to take and a random acting course? Think again. It's not necessarily too late to fix your registration boo-boos. There are lots of things you can still do to prepare yourself for ...

The Autism Center at Hunter Provides Resources to a Growing Population

Dec 20, 2006; Cusumano, Charlotte ... The Center Will Train Teachers and Hold Conferences for Parents of Children on the Autistic Spectrum Autism is defined as "the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction and communication ...

Gore Does Oprah!

Dec 20, 2006; Berg, Danielle ... Al Gore Teaches "Global Warming 101" to Oprah Viewers "So for those of you who don't know, what is global warming?" Oprah asked her guest, Al Gore. At this point, I hit the record button on my VCR, figuring this segment of Oprah must be something monumental! My first thought was ...

Is it Merry or Happy Kwanzaa?

Dec 20, 2006; LoGelfo, Janine ... The Complete Idiot's Guide to Kwanzaa The celebration was running a little late and the atmosphere in the College of Staten Island's Concert Hall was one of anticipation. Most attendees at the annual Kwanzaa celebration were not students or even people who celebrate Kwanzaa regularly, ...

What to Give When You Don't Give a Crap

Dec 20, 2006; Lewis, Sam ... Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide 'Tis the season to give, right? But if you're anything like me, there's a whole lot of holiday shopping you've left undone. Sure, you can blame finals and your lack of funds, but aren't you just a little apathetic about the whole affair? That doesn't ...

Buy Nothing Christmas

Dec 20, 2006; Stein, Elizabeth ... Or, A Socially Conscious Excuse to Be Cheap Christmas is everywhere. It's at Starbucks, invading my morning coffee with gingerbread. It's on my television, with ads telling me to buy my boyfriend a power tool and telling him to buy me jewelry. It's in my house, with my 4-year-old sister ...

Volunteering Ideas

Dec 20, 2006; Stein, Elizabeth ... Earn Your Presents by Doing Some Good Feeling a little guilty for all the bags of chips you've nicked from the cafeteria this year? How about the SparkNotes you read instead of Ulyssesl It's okay: there's still time left to save yourself from getting lumps of coal in your stocking (or ...

Bring Me the Hedda of Thomas Ostermeier

Dec 20, 2006; Ireland, Joe ... Bring Me the Hedda of Thomas Ostermeier German Director Ostermeier Puts a Mordant Spin on Ibsen's Classic Play One of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's later and more astringent works, Hedda Gabler stirred and polarized audiences when it was first produced in 1891. Drawing on ...

The Brooklyn Follies Sure Beats Staring at the Back of Someone's Head

Dec 20, 2006; Berg, Danielle ... The Brooklyn Follies Sure Beats Staring at the Back of Someone's Head A Review of Paul Auster's Latest Novel book review About a week ago, I hopped on the LIRR and realized, to my utter dismay, that I forgot my book at home. Subways included, it takes me over an hour to ...

Playlist

Dec 20, 2006; Anonymous ... Songs to Slash Vertically By (Not Horizontally) AKA Songs for a Forever Bath Danielle Berg, the Envoy's own prodigal daughter, has returned to the fold. And to celebrate, she and Dan collaborated on the playlist for this issue. The pair are old friends who bonded over their shared love ...

Sex, Suicide and Spring

Dec 20, 2006; Vetter, Terra ... Sex, Suicide and Spring Theatre Review Teen sex, suicide, masturbation, abortion, masochism, incest, a circle jerk and enough profanity to compete with the likes of Pulp Fiction: all elements that hardly seem appropriate fodder for a Broadway musical. They are also all elements ...

Living Made Easy

Dec 20, 2006; Sodano, Thomas ... Living Made Easy Get Your Life on Track with Benrik Limited book review Have you ever lain awake nights and just stared at the ceiling into the wee hours of the morning, aimlessly wondering if this pointless, sorry excuse for a life of yours is on track? Is this where you ...

Free and Cheap Things to Do this Winter Break

Dec 20, 2006; Berg, Danielle ... May Your Break Be Merry, Bright, and Free of Cost Finals are over, and you can finally have your life back-after several nights of celebratory drinks, that is. When your brain and stomach recover, you might be looking for a little something to fill your time. In the spirit of student ...

Homecoming 2006

Dec 20, 2006; Sodano, Thomas ... With the Winter Season Underway, the Hawks Are Flying High By the time you pick up this paper read this article, Homecoming 2006 will be a thing of the distant past. So just in case you had something better to do on Friday, Dec. 1 and missed the stimulating event, I'm going to fill you ...

Passion Without Paychecks

Dec 20, 2006; Sodano, Thomas ... A Hard Hitting NCAA Football Season Ends With a Bang Tired of waiting until Sunday for your weekly dose of intense football action? Well, my friend, the solution lies within the sweet aroma of Saturday, where you can find some of the game's greatest head-to-head matchups without all of ...