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Posts published in April 2012

Events @ Post-April 18th to April 24th

April 18th Baseball vs. Queens Baseball Field 3:00pm   Long Island Women’s Institute Presents Speaker Virginia Russell Great Hall 6:00pm   The LIU 20th Annual Guitar Festival Great Hall 8:15pm   ACP/CSA Casino Night Winnick Gold Coast Room 9:00-10:30pm   April 19th ACP Spring Concert- Ludacris Tilles Center 8:00pm  …

Letter From the Editors-Anne Winberry

In my four years here at LIU Post, I have been so lucky and grateful to have had such incredible experiences. In my last two years, I have been able to contribute to a fantastic publication – the Pioneer – and this year I was able to become a student…

Letter from the Editors- Jacqueline Favaloro

A Professor of mine once told me, “If you seek to change to the world, then journalism is the perfect weapon.” I’ve tried to remember this throughout my time at Post, and at The Pioneer. When I first arrived at the newspaper, it was being totally remodeled and revamped. When…

PlayExpo 2012

Eddie Lane On Sunday, April 15th, the 5th annual PlayExpo made its debut at LIU Post with almost 300 attendees. The PlayExpo allows for talented developers of video game media to showcase their works to be judged and compete among each other for fame and cash prizes. The event was…

Building Hope in Mexico

Cecilie Nag The Catholic Campus Ministry, the Newman Catholic Community, leaves the U.S. to help build houses in Tijuana, Mexico, from May 27th through June 2nd. For a cost of $800, LIU students can share the experience in Mexico while helping those in need. Since 2000, the Newman Community has…

Relationship Column: You Jump, I Jump?

Alex Parker Alex Parker There isn’t a girl in the world who doesn’t gush over big screen romances. That Jack and Rose, “You jump, I jump,” or Noah and Allie, “If you’re a bird, I’m a bird,” type of love. A love so strong and passionate that it feels like…

Political Column: And The Winner Is!

Daniel Caccavale As we all know, there is a very important election coming up in November, the race to see who will be the next president of the United States. Will President Obama be re-elected or will the Republican candidate be given a chance? But, then again, we don’t even…

What You Want in Your Dorm?

Adrianna Alvarez Every semester, dormers dread room inspections. Room inspection is when a Resident Assistant and the Resident Hall Director show up at random to go through your room and make sure you have nothing in there that is on the “can not have” list. It’s often hard to keep…

A Clash of Cultures with Mixed Reviews

Sang Geun Yoon   While many American students enjoyed the Super Bowl game with family and friends, the experience was different for international students studying at LIU Post whom were unaware of this cultural phenomenon. “I didn’t know about the game, was it something fun?” Phuong, from Vietnam, asked. When…