Energy-Efficient Lighting: A Long-Term Project at Hofstra

Response to ‘Hofstra Springs Into Action'

Rebuttal to the article "A Pitiful Turnout for Pride Hoops" on the Spirit of our Students

Life, to me, is one big sports metaphor. So when asked to describe this year's Chronicle, I immediately thought of the 2010-2011 Hofstra men's basketball team.

The Chronicle heads into this season having lost its Editor-in-Chief, managing editor, key photographer as well as two other head editors and many other valuable contributors. Not much different from when the Pride lost Tom Pecora as head coach then watched as talented players like Halil Kanacevic and Chaz Williams, as well as the three incoming recruits, leave as well.

Recently I submitted a suggestion to Hofstra Music Fest. I stated my opinion of making the Hofstra Music Fest a single-band event with a bigger name than the ones we are currently presenting. I also think the bands we have lined up now are poised towards the club's overall like in music, and not the interest of the larger Hofstra population. After this I was bashed by the club's members for simply stating my voice in what I wish was a more serious event.

 I am writing to inform you that on March 29, 2011, I received a parking violation for parking in an "illegal" spot. First and foremost, it should be known that I have a medical condition (cerebral palsy) that prohibits me from performing certain actions, and on occasion leaves me in severe pain when my right side is over-worked. On that particular morning, I arrived at Hofstra around 9:20 a.m. and was searching for parking behind C.V. Starr for almost thirty minutes even though my marketing class begins at 9:35 a.m. I was already fairly late for my first class of the day, so I decided to park in an "illegal" parking spot, right next to several other cars (all belonging to Hofstra Students, might I add).

As a proud former Editor in Chief for The Chronicle (1976-77), and now a proud member of Hofstra's faculty, I found this week's editorial bittersweet – especially the part about former Editors-in-Chief passing down Chronicle history orally. So true. 

If you've noticed the bloated, full color Chronicle sitting open in front of you right now it's because we've decided to be a bit decadent in celebrating our 75th anniversary.

The editorial "Republicans in the Closet," published last week by Chronicle columnist Matthew Romano, berates "closeted" gay Republicans for their alleged hypocrisy, brazenly asserting that unlike the Democratic politicians who have not come out of the closet, "the closeted Republicans are against all gay rights."

We are writing this article in response to an op-ed piece that appeared in the February 17th issue of The Chronicle. In the article, Aaron Calvin raises his concerns regarding Font, and in order to offer the Hofstra student body an alternate opinion, we would like to address each of Mr. Calvin's criticisms in turn.

To begin with, we have been using the same logo and typography for several years, without receiving any complaint until now. Regarding the cover of our last issue, we recognized the pixilation problem while reviewing the proofs, corrected the image, and notified our printer, who informed us that he had received the revised cover; it wasn't until we unpacked the shipment of finished issues that we realized this was not the case.

A letter to the editor stressed budget transparency in the Student Government Association.