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Oscar Predictions

Oscar

Tonight's Academy Awards will feature Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Up, The Blind Side, Precious-Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, Inglorious Basterds, A Serious Man, Up In the Air, District 9 and An Education all battle it out for the right to be called the Best Picture. Knight Life's Markos Papadatos predicts the winners

 
Remsen Hall

Remsen Hall Construction Completed

Now, science and chemistry students can take advantage of the latest additions to Remsen Hall, with a new phase of construction completed. These additions include new equipment, lounging areas and laboratories. The construction of Remsen Hall began two years ago and was completed in late November. Remsen Hall is a building used primarily by students with science backgrounds and majors. Alejandra Castano, a QC student with a masters in chemistry, was using a laboratory available in the newly constructed building. “We have new equipment, fridges and ovens,” Castano said. “With newer equipment, students with science majors can be more organized so school work is easier to complete.” Full story

David

Resident Assistant Spotlight

David Barriga

“Practice what you preach,” said David Barriga, 26, a senior at Queens College, when describing his position as a resident assistant to his fellow students at The Summit. A resident assistant is an authorized peer leader who oversees students living in a dormitory. With the opening of The Summit, the first residence hall in the college’s 72-year history, Barriga walks the thin line between balancing his own work and assisting other students who are under his supervision. Full story

Joe Nichols

Joe Nichols

Spotlight on the Country Star

Joe Nichols, an Arkansas native, has received numerous accolades in country music, including the ACM's Top New Male Vocalist, the Country Music Association's Horizon Award, a CMT Flameworthy Award for Best Breakthrough Video, as well as a total of three Grammy nominations. Full story

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Valentine's 10 Worst Movies

3) “From Justin To Kelly” (2003) Where to begin? It is difficult to focus on a film’s romantic story line because the screen is filled with actors who just stepped off of “American Idol” only knowing how to sing other's songs. The corny songs were painful and the title characters were sad to watch. The title alone tells you who the only audience members were who liked this film – Justin Guarini and Kelly Clarkson. Now we know why none of them have made a film appearance since this film. Full story

Dracula

Buffy a la Freud

Classics Revisted: Bram Stoker's Dracula

Like relatively few of you out there, I do not like the vampire romance genre. It's like teletubbies to me: irritating, possibly sketchy and everywhere you look. But my dislike of vampire novels doesn't extend to the root of this ubiquitous topic, the granddaddy of all blood-suckers, Bram Stoker's Dracula. Full story

Obama

Give Obama a Chance

Adam Friedman's recent article, “Audacity of Hope?” was well-written and touched upon President Obama’s State of the Union Address, criticizing Obama for his “lackluster” performance and comparing him to Jimmy Carter, one of the least favorable presidents in U.S. history. This perception of Obama among his critics has been blown out of proportion. Unemployment is not an issue that can be solved in a couple of weeks, and Obama is only in the first year of his term. While criticism is warranted for a neophyte president, it needs to be put in context. Full story

Toyota

Toyota

The Car World Turned Upside Down

In recent weeks it has become major news that Toyota cars have had a litany of issues resulting in several recalls. These defects include, uncontrolled acceleration, unreliable braking, and steering issues. Each of these defects is extremely hazardous in its own right, and some cars have multiple. Full story

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Women at Work

The Women and Work Program, which takes place in Queens College from February to May, trains women who want to enter the workforce but lack the educational background and technological skills to do so. Full story

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Why So Serious?

A Brief History of the Smile

As jaded New Yorkers, we've got to admit that smiling seems foreign to us sometimes. A grin from a man on the subway is a crude leer. Even eye contact is dangerous in a city of millions. But hard as it may be to believe, our society is one of the most charitable toward the act of smiling in modern history. Full story