A new Five Year Plan for the University strives to enhance its reputation and reshape the future faculty and student body. The numerous goals detailed in the plan are scheduled to be implemented from Sept.1, 2005 through Aug. 31, 2010.

After a two-year process, the Alumni Directory will be shipped on Dec. 10 to each alumnus who ordered it. The directories will be mailed out three months later than scheduled.

The Pride men's basketball team knew that it could not lose to rival Saint John's University in front of a sold out crowd of 5,124 at the Hofstra Arena.

On Monday, the flags flew at half-staff across campus in Hempstead, while the community of Needham, Mass. recovered from burying their former football star and friend. Friends, family and faculty of Gregory W. Gatto shared the grief and bewilderment over the tragic loss of the popular 19-year- old.

Fox News Military Analyst and former Lt. Col. Scott Rutter gave a lecture on his experiences covering the war in Iraq and his time as military leader.

There must be something in the air in Orange County, Calif. A few rock and metal acts from the "O.C." made the most out of 2004 so far. Bands like Bleeding Through, Throwdown, Avenged Sevenfold and Eighteen Visions have made their impact in the music scene this year, but no other band except Atreyu have made the biggest impact of them all.

Outside of the EB games 10 minutes from school, a few hundred people, of all ages milled around outside of the storefront, sipping coffee, nibbling on donuts, and waiting. At 11:50 a.m., the tension was palpable inside the store, people could see the their targets: Halo 2.

Screaming in agony, blood gushing all around, and barley being able to move is certainly a nightmare, but to some people, it is reality. There have been many incidents when people in extreme pain have to be rushed to the hospital where they hope they can be seen right away, however that is not always the case.

Sophomore guard Carlos Rivera and the Pride men's basketball team (3-0, 0-0) enjoyed a buzzer-beating victory over the Columbia University Lions last season. After Wednesday night's postponement the Lions will have to wait until February for their revenge.

The run that began in the final weeks of the regular season, normally a time when the Pride men's soccer team falters and comes up just short of the playoffs, finally ended this past week in a 4-0 defeat to No. 3 University of Maryland Terrapins at Ludwig Field in College Park, MD, in the second round of the NCAA College Cup.

The University's Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program was recognized for the excellence performances of several of its members.

Nobody asked me but I hope the title of this column has caught the administration's eye. Thanksgiving is the busiest travel week of the year. Nothing is more frustrating than struggling with your luggage. So now that the holiday is over it's abundantly clear that our "Blue Beatle" bus service is horribly inadequate.

Conservation efforts, how ever small, always make an impact both in limiting pollution and by way of ripple effect.

Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant, unforgettable story of childhood and family in Brooklyn from 1902 to 1919. Francie Nolan and her brother Neely were basically raised by their single mother Katie in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn.

To the Editor: Why are you guys so extremely liberal? Can you at least put one conservative commentary in an issue or must you bombard us with your Bush-bashing from cover to cover? Remember, most people in this country don't agree with your views, Michael Moore's conspiracy theories or Kerry's flip-flops.

To the Editor: As an alumnus of the University who is still a part of the community, I am disturbed by how unprofessional student operated organizations have become. It is sad that so many student organizations have been deactivated because those in charge simply failed to meet their filing deadline.

You've heard about it. Maybe you've even seen it. But to one group of people, this movie's knowledge is endless and timeless. No, I'm not talking about The Godfather. The movie of which I speak resonates with a group far nerdier than the masses and just as exclusive as any circle of the elite.

Instead of featuring arbitrary songs and artists, the SpongeBob SquarePants soundtrack boasts songs from an eclectic lineup of artists. Of course, there are tunes sung by SpongeBob and crew, but there's a shocking amount of noteworthy artists on the disc.

It's hard to like Pearl Jam these days. The band was a favorite in the early and mid 90s, but now while hearing their sound in Eddie Vedder-worshiping Neo-grunge acts like Creed and Staind, hatred is a more common feeling than enjoyment. And who could blame you for feeling that way? Pearl Jam spawned the Neo-Grunge movement, and made us all want to strangle Vedder and company whenever we heard the painful music of "This Is How You Remind Me" or whatever that Nickleback song was...they're all exactly the same! But, our desire to stick Scott Stapp in "my own prison" and torture him constantly as a way of relieving all the anguish he's caused in our lives, needs to be overlooked when we listen to Pearl Jam's music.