A few days before Thanksgiving, the University received the best news it could have gotten from the Commission of Presidential Debates. Not only was the University chosen to host a presidential debate, but the final presidential debate of 2008, the debate that will push undecided voters over the edge.

When we flash back to 1972, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, reporters of The Washington Post, had begun their investigations on the break-in of the National Democratic Party headquarters. The articles the two Post reporters would print following the break-in would lead to one of the biggest scandals in American politics, Watergate.

In addition to the weekend success in Philadelphia, Coach Clugston had more exciting news when addressing the team before Monday's practice. He named two more captains, seniors Rob Yawman and Ryan Drudy, to join existing captains, Kevin Sheerin, Tyler Kevorkian and Alex Nucera.

Jay Nussbaum's second novel, "A Monk Jumped Over A Wall," was just released Nov. 8. The premiere was a unique one, for it was a combination book-and-film premiere. Nussbaum promoted his novel with short teaser trailers that can be found on YouTube.com as well as short films that have been submitted to different film festivals.

The belief that any person's life will inherently make a good story is a common misconception in amateur documentaries. While this practice does have its strong points, it can also be a hollow form of filmmaking. Oftentimes, it becomes frustrating when the filmmaker will not take a stand, make a point and explain to the viewer why this particular story needed to be told.

As we are celebrating Chanukah, I would like to share a few thoughts about the meaning of this festive holiday. Chanukah commemorates the dramatic victory of the Maccabees following the three-year-long rebellion against the ruling Assyrian-Greek powers who set out to destroy Judaism by forbidding its observance.

It was the third annual Battle for Long Island for the women's basketball team with Stony Brook coming to the Mack Sports Complex. Moreover, it was an opportunity for coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey and the women to bounce back from a loss to Long Island University, and move back to the .

When "The Full Monty" opened on Broadway in Oct. 2000, it was poised to become the next big Broadway smash. It was a crowd-pleasing favorite and got strong reviews, including a near-rave from the notoriously tough-to-please New York Times. And then, on April 19, 2001, "The Full Monty's" hopes for that Best Musical Tony were dashed when a little show called "The Producers" took Broadway by storm and became the biggest hit in years.

Bob Dylan has long been an enigma on the pop culture scene. The folk singer has puzzled and interested the public throughout the past four decades, all while maintaining his air of mystery. It makes sense that in the new film "I'm Not There," director Todd Haynes ("Velvet Goldmine," "Far From Heaven") portrays Dylan through six different characters.

At this time last semester, I wrote a fairly corny and sentimental column regarding what I learned in different courses. Because I received many compliments on it-and because it was so easy to write-this column will be a variation on that. Except, instead of writing about what I learned in class, it will focus on what I learned at the University without necessarily having stepped into a classroom.

Plasma screens constantly feed news into a room packed with computers, cameras and complex equipment. Journalists use professional software to simultaneously publish their stories in newspapers, magazines and online. Video and radio packages are edited on state of the art machines.

Four nationally ranked wrestlers anchor the Pride wrestling team. Lou Ruggirello, Charles Griffin, Alton Lucas, and Joe Rovelli are all ranked among the nation's top 20 in their respective weight classes. Ruggirello a sophomore is currently ranked second in the nation in the 133-pound weight class.