Retaining Individualism in Relationships is Key to Keeping the Passion Strong By: Brenton Mitchell We live in a world of labels. A society of categories, definitions, associations, organizations and anything under the […]
The Importance of Individuality
Has Dating Got You Down?
10 Mistakes We Make When Dating Someone By: Brielle Sparacino Whether you’ve been in a relationship with someone for two months or two years, you’re bound to make mistakes. Some are more […]
Streaming is Like Paying for Air
Why You Shouldn’t be Paying for Streaming Services By: Declan Kaasler If you’re like most young people today, you likely get your music, movies and TV shows through some sort of streaming platform. […]
The CSI Shuttle System is Bus’ted and Students Know It
It’s Time to Grease the Wheels of Change By: Brenton Mitchell CSI is a commuter school. As such, it is a reasonable expectation that the school should provide an efficient means of […]
Question Marks Surrounding the Rangers Heading into Training Camp
Young Players That Can Push for Open Spots By: Anthony Russo On October 5, the New York Rangers will play their regular season opener against the Colorado Avalanche on home ice. There […]
Kyrie Irving Traded to Celtics for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder
After Much Controversy the Mega Trade is Complete By: Eric Ransom Following his stunning aspiration to be traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving got his wish- and it almost didn’t happen. […]
The Dragon Riders Race Again in its Fifth Season
Prepare for the Next How To Train Your Dragon Film By: Matthew McKenna Hiccup, Toothless, and friends take flight again for season five of Netflix’s original series Dragons Race To The Edge, based […]
Netflix’s The Defenders: Our Heroes…Or Are They?
An Unlikely Collaboration Does More Than Their Fair Share By: Josiah Akhtab Marvel’s The Defenders takes a refreshing spin on a predictable storyline, a group of neighborhood heroes who just want to do […]
The Light Shines Brightly With Only a Bit of Darkness Showing
“Destiny 2” Fixes its Predecessor’s Mistakes While Preserving its Fun Roots By Matthew McKenna “Destiny 2” continues its quest with players fighting off the Darkness as Guardians, either as the warrior Titan, […]
Netflix’s Death Note Film Noticeably Disappoints
Another Mediocre Americanized Remake Bites the Dust By: Lucia Rossi Have you ever heard of americanized remakes of original Japanese animes, like Dragonball Evolution, or Ghost In The Shell, receiving such praise […]
Four Budget Friendly Trips to Take During a Semester
Traveling Made Easy By: Jennifer Weeks Weekend getaways always seem impossible when you’re in school, especially in the middle of the semester. Between school work, studying and money, it seems impossible. Well, […]
Top 10 DIYs For You to Try This Fall
Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere By: Kinza Khan Fall is approaching us shortly and before you know it, pumpkin spice will hit you in the face. Now you don’t have to go out and […]
Does Your Job Define You?
Break Old and New Conventions, Just By Being You By: Beren Sabuncu Some people prefer tea, and some coffee. This is one of the simpler decisions in life. We are faced with […]
A Book Lover’s Uneventful Trip Through Amazon’s First NYC Bookstore
Warning: Not Suitable for An Average Book lover By: Jennifer Weeks Amazon has opened its seventh brick-and-mortar book store right here in New York City. It’s featured at The Time Warner Center […]
Joel Osteen Shuts Church Doors Amid Hurricane Harvey
The Pastor Blames the Closure on Flooding By: Priscilla De Silva On Friday, August 25, thousands of Texas locals were left with no other choice but to leave their flooded homes and […]
John Kelly is Elected Trump’s New Chief of Staff
Previous Overseer of Guantanamo Bay Intends to Stop Illegal Immigration By: Haziq Naeem On July 28th, President Donald Trump replaced his then Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with Homeland Security secretary John […]
This Up-And-Coming Author Is One Of CSI’s Own
Josiah Ahktab Scratches the Surface With his First Novel, What’s New, and What’s Next By: Brielle Sparacino Unbeknownst to many, J.K. Rowling, author of the infamous “Harry Potter” series, published the book […]
CSI’s Social Work Department Bands Together With Backpacks
A Drive for the Children of Houston Since Hurricane Harvey By: Lucia Rossi In a time of crisis, climate change and natural disasters, it is college campuses like ours that can make […]
CSI’s Work in Progress
Numerous Worksites Around the Campus are a Welcome Sight for the College Community By: Declan Kaasler If you were to walk around this college campus for more than a few minutes, one […]
Breaking the Male Facade
Communication is Fostered Through Vulnerability, How Mindfulness can Make a Change By: Brenton Mitchell “Communication is key.” This phrase holds true in multiple levels of our lives, functioning as the stable base […]
The Hazards of Internet Dating: What Women Should Know
Beware The D*ck Pics! By: Jennifer Weeks We’ve come to a time where internet dating is now the innovative and legitimate way to help us find “the one” we have been […]
Do What You Love, Love What You Do
Finding a Good Major in College: My Experience at CSI By: Brian Spagnoli I declared my major, Communications: Media Studies, before I even took my first class at CSI. To be honest, I […]
Campus Looks Matter
Improving the Look of the Campus is Essential to Increasing the Quality of Campus Life By: Brenton Mitchell As a commuter school, CSI is plagued with a low population of students who […]
Big Obstacles Ahead for Big Blue
What to Know About the Giants 2017 Campaign By: Steven Aiello Another season lies ahead for the Giants, and expectations are high for the team. Following the team’s disappointing finish in last […]
CSI Hires Alumnus TJ Tibbs as New Men’s Head Basketball Coach
New Era Begins After 27 Years Under Coach Tony Petosa By: Eric Ransom A familiar face, alumnus TJ Tibbs, will take the reins as new interim head basketball coach after longtime coach […]
“Rick and Morty” is Still the Most Original Show on TV
The Darkest Year of Their Adventures is a Roller Coaster of Heartfelt Stupidity By: Rami Tabari “Rick and Morty” season three takes everything you could possibly love from the previous seasons; wacky […]
Parenting Gets a New Meaning in Action-Packed Film Kidnap
How Far Would You Go to Save Your Child? By: Jennifer Weeks The new, action-packed thriller, Kidnap, is tearing up the box office with Halle Berry’s top-notch performance, showcasing what it means […]
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2: Putting the “Mega” in Mega Man
A Strong Collection with Minor Faults By: Steven Aiello Mega Man is one of the most famous video game series’ of all time, and with good reason. With its unique formula, consistent […]
Love and Loss and Love
How To Heal After Losing Any Kind of Love By: Beren Sabuncu While it might be easy to simply pick one definition for it, love cannot be summed up easily. Love is […]
Cruelty-Free Drugstore Makeup That’s Friendly to Your Heart and Wallet
Here Are Some Products You Won’t Want to Miss By: Jennifer Weeks It’s no secret to anyone who is familiarized with beauty products that in fact some companies do indeed test their […]
A Guide to Men’s Fashion: Building Your Wardrobe
Growing Your Closet Takes Effort, but is Immensely Rewarding By: Brenton Mitchell Personal growth reflects both sections of our lives: the internal and the external. While explaining the path to internal growth […]
Seven Tips and Tricks to Get Back Into the Swing of the Semester
Here’s some helpful tidbits to make the transition from summer go much more smoothly. By: Clara Perez Summer is almost over and we’re all already feeling the separation anxiety, but these pre-semester […]
Commentary: Racism Unmasked and Unleashed
KKK and Nazis Clash with Anti-Fascist Supporters in Charlottesville By: Steven Morris August 11 and August 12 are two days that have been marked as possibly some of the ugliest and darkest […]
Should Bill de Blasio Be Re-Elected as Mayor?
The Race to Gracie Mansion Lethargically Crawls Onward By: Declan Kassler Though Election Day once again looms ahead on the calendar, one could be forgiven for not realizing that there are municipal […]
Deer, Geese, and Gnomes? Oh my!
The New CSI Art Gallery and Exhibit Will Feature a Giant Gnome Sculpture By: Jennifer Weeks A team of CSI students got to lend their helping hands in crafting a 20-foot tall […]
Total Eclipse of the… Sun?!
Some Dared to Stare Without Protection and Some Were Sold Fake Eclipse Glasses By: Clara Perez On Monday August 21, 2017, much of the world was treated to the rare sights of […]
Oh Happy Day, A New Roadway
Loop Road Gets a $9 Million Overdue Facelift By: Lucia Rossi Our prayers have been answered: the dreaded, pot-hole filled, hazardous, narrow, loop road of CSI is now being completely rehabilitated spacious, […]
Letter From the Editor
Autumn is just around the corner, and for upperclassmen, that means it’s time for us to get back into the swing of the semester. Unfortunately, we’ve got to say goodbye to endless […]
A Note from the Co-Editors in Chief of The Banner
Dear Readers, We, as Banner Staff, would like to discuss the various responses we received concerning the article “ASL Professor Lacks TLC” by Justine Carucci. We have received both positive and negative […]
CSI Hosts March Madness Contest At The Main Gym
Winners receive multiple prizes By: Anthony Russo In the main gym on Tuesday, March 21, CSI students had the option to participate in a series of events, similar to what’s seen […]
Prioritize Sexy
Why feeling sexy is more than just feeling sexual By: Beren Sabuncu Spring break is nearing and all I can think of are the essays and homework that I need to attend […]
The O-Cast
The Future of Oral Sex By: Tarah Maurice The world gains a glimmer of hope and a sparkle of fun, when the things you never imagined or dreamed of, come racing down […]
Why Is Being Overweight A Bad Thing?
Big can be beautiful too! By: Kinza Khan We live in a society that is obsessed with looks. All forms of media have some form of attractive women which brainwashes us into thinking […]
School Spirit
CSI students weigh in on club ideas and how to improve morale on campus By: Beren Sabuncu Nobody could accuse CSI of not being full of school spirit. Although campus life is […]
An Obscure, Yet Empowering Play
An overview of the bewildering “Far Away” By Victoria Ifatusin Although the play “Far Away,” written by Caryl Churchill, is somewhat confusing, it is most certainly thought provoking, leaving audience members wanting […]
“Power Rangers” Brings the Grit and Humor
A Potential Beginning for the Power Rangers Cinematic Universe By: Kenny Velez Saban’s “Power Rangers” has a lot to offer for a future franchise, but as a start it could have been […]
Lions and Tigers and Bears: NO MORE!
America’s First Entertainment Empire Will Be Closing After 146 years By: Regina E. Romandetti A time before the internet, the radio and television, the only form of mass entertainment was live performances such […]
“Beauty and the Beast:” The Fastest-Selling Family Film
A Disney Classic Comes to Life on the Big Screen By: Lucia Rossi As bad as remakes usually are, this somehow does not apply to the live-action remakes of our favorite childhood […]
To Chop Or Not To Chop?
The never-ending struggle of keeping your locks long or cutting them off By: Brielle Sparacino Spring has finally arrived, even if it hasn’t felt like it lately. Typically, the debut of a new […]
The Bitter Beauty of Aloe Vera
Uses and Functions of the Spiky Plant By: Victoria Ifatusin Roses, daisies, tulips and lilies are plants typically associated with beauty and are lovely when worn in one’s hair. But what about […]
