By Donovan Gibbs, Sports Editor The race for the Larry O’Brien trophy is off to an exciting start as the NBA Playoffs have gotten underway for the 2024-25 season. The first round of the playoffs officially wrapped up Sunday night, and the basketball world took notice of the physicality, budding…
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By Julia Helldorfer, Staff Writer “Ice in your veins.” Erin Harkins recalled the phrase her dad often used when talking about sports, and performing when the pressure is at its highest. This mentality has fueled her clutch performances for the LIU women’s lacrosse team. Harkins is a midfielder in her…
By Myra Mulongoti, Editor Don’t worry, it wasn’t a hallucination from finals stress, there actually was an alpaca outside Humanities. The third annual SGA Petting Zoo took place on Tuesday, April 29 on the Great Lawn. Beginning during common hour, the event featured goats, a pig, an alpaca, a mini…
By Aliya Couillard, Staff Writer The climate crisis is a major problem in the world that is contributed to by a multitude of human actions. Many things are affecting and are affected by the climate crisis. One of these that is both affected by and affecting the climate crisis is…
By Jack Levy, Staff Writer Last Monday, Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88. He had reigned as the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic faith for twelve years and was appointed after his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, resigned in 2013. Pope Francis made history as the first Argentinian…
By Ryan Agosto, Staff Writer The “Hands Off “ protests that recently took place on Apr. 5. is a movement against the current administration in modern day America. Inspired by political opinions, these scheduled protests were to oppose the new regulations that President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed on the…
By Aliyah Couillard, Staff Writer For years, in N.Y., Tesla has been given exemptions from a law preventing automakers from selling their cars directly to consumers. The “anti-direct sale law” exists to protect third-party dealerships from unfair competition with automakers. The law is often considered outdated, as some companies, including…
By Myra Mulongoti, Editor It’s not every day that you meet someone graduating with a double major in health sciences and broadcasting. However, Joe Frescott has always aimed to follow his heart and write his own story. He didn’t arrive at LIU with a plan, just with an open mind,…
By Joe Frescott, Editor 7,615 miles. That distance separates the two places Myra Mulongoti calls home. Growing up in Lusaka, Zambia, Mulongoti lived a simple life with her older brother, Kachi, and her parents. Not having much of a choice in the matter, Myra was a diligent student who had…
By Ryan Agosto, Staff Writer As the common news and media cover a multitude of stories on celebrities and the lives they lead, very few things fall between the cracks. The stories that follow these celebrities become taken as reality, as the biggest and smallest things about them become stories…