Transport of Rockland (TOR) recently launched 16 new hybrid electric buses to replace some of its old and outdated fleet. An additional nine buses have been ordered and are currently being manufactured. Four of the new buses ordered will be transit buses and the other three are 45-foot hybrid commuter coach buses.
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Adderall Has Made its Way From Behind Pharmacy Counters and Into the Hands of College Students
More and more students with heavy workloads are turning to Adderall as an academic performance enhancer. Adderall not only increases concentration when in class, but also improves a user’s focus for longer durations while studying. After a few doses, many students feel that they can’t concentrate without this “smart drug.
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Expectations for Apple’s Latest Creation are Sky High, But Does the iPad Really Do Anything Differe
Apple announced its “latest creation,” the long awaited iPad, on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Anticipation over the product had been growing for months, but does the iPad really do anything different than Apple’s existing products? Starting at $499, is it a bargain or a bust? Apple’s iPad is a cross between a laptop and an iPhone or iPod Touch.
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Southcott’s final album “Flee the Scene,” recently marked its fourth anniversary. The quintessential pop-punk band, whose founding members have signed deals with record labels, had to do something for this upcoming event.
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Mark Svensson and Tarik Abdelqader, co-chairs of the SUNY Rockland Anti-Slavery Committee, recently participated in the 2010 Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights (NUCHR), the largest student-run, student-attended human rights conference in the United States.
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Fans Drawn in by Sexy Heroes’ Upbeat Tempos and Funny Lyrics
Sexy Heroes are creating a high and much-needed standard for the current music scene, one show at a time. The members of this unstoppable, big-name band are Nick Everett, guitarist and vocalist, who studies at RCC; Chris Watts on bass and vocals; Mike Watts on guitar and vocals; and Mike Schreur on drums.
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The New Campus Group is Reaching Out To Members of the Gay, Lesbian, & Transgender Community
The first meeting of the Gay-Straight Alliance club (GSA) had more than 30 students in attendance, and club organizers who were optimistic about the future of their group. “The club is for all students who believe in human rights and want to make a difference, starting right here at RCC,” said GSA President Laura Duran.
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With the onset of states decriminalizing small quantities of marijuana in recent years, New York included, there has been a major drive to completely legalize the substance in all states. People and organizations in favor of this drastic and sweeping legislation claim that the negative stigma attached to the drug is to blame for its prohibition, not actual adverse consequences of the drug.
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As HDTVs enter the mainstream, consumers are already curiously asking, “What’s next?” Ultra-HDTVs? Super Thin HDTVs? Eventually these technologies may hit the store shelves, but for most people, these technologies alone aren’t a significant enough leap to get them to ditch their brand new flat panels.
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Spring time is aproaching and baseball is on the minds of SUNY Rockland students. The team has been training hard since early September, in an effort to erase last year’s unfortunate mishap from their minds. Coach Joseph Zeccardi is working the team hard.
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