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Posts published in February 2013

Post Student Rocks Fashion Week Runway

Tina Kasin Staff Writer Have you ever thought about how one coincidence can change your life by introducing you to unfamiliar places and challenges? Madelaine Olsen, a junior International Studies major from Norway, experienced just that when she was asked to walk the runway for one of the designers during…

Battle of the Boulevard

David Otero Sports Editor The Battle of the Boulevard went down to the wire on Saturday, February 23 as the Lady Pioneers (18-7) upset the NYIT Lady Bears 71-62 behind the strong effort by sophomore guard Chelsea Williams. She dropped 19 points on an efficient 6-9 shoot- ing display from…

Paid Research Internships

Julia Rosen Staff Writer Long Island University will offer four paid research summer internships for students inter- ested in working alongside the nation’s top experts in biology, psychology and neuroscience. The chosen students will receive $3,000 and up to $500 for research materials. The LIU Office of Academic Affairs, the…

How Important Is Sleep?

Megan Draghi Staff Writer Between classes, school assignments, possibly a job, and socializing, college students’ schedules are often completely booked. Nowhere in the schedule does it call for sleep. Why do college students feel sleep is so unnecessary? When LIU Post students were asked about sleep, they felt that it…

Should the Ones Who Pay Get a Say?

Jacklyn Stringham Staff Writer Remember the anxious, stressful days of waiting for your report card in the mail? It would go one of two ways. Either you were going to be grounded for a month because of your lack of commitment to your schoolwork, or bragged about to everyone in your family…

RA Programs Suffer From Poor Attendance

Tina Kasin The Office of Residence Life requires Resident Assistants (RA) on campus to host four programs each semester for the residents in their dorm buildings. Programs can range from hall wars to lectures. However, it is very difficult to have students attend. Some RAs admit that they do not…

Say Anything Improv: “We’re Utterly Hysterical”

Khadija Greenidge Say Anything Improv, LIU Post’s improvisational acting group, presented its first program of the semester, called Black Comedy, in the Hillwood Cinema. On February 20, the club decided to recognize several African American comedians and their contributions to the world of comedy in order to observe Black History…

Dorm Policy Demystified

Rebecca Martelotti Lately, the talk around campus is that the dorming policy had changed without students being aware of it. The policy, which requires students to be in good standing with the Financial Services Office and Bursar before applying for room selection, has not changed though, according to Jennifer Fuoco,…

Students Question Computer Competency Exam

Mimmi Montgomery In order to graduate, LIU students must pass four competency requirements (computer literacy, library use, oral communication and writing). However, many students complain about the difficulty level of these tests and the computer workshop. Additionally, numerous students question the necessity of the information presented. According to the LIU…

Turning Chip Bags to Dining Dollars

Amanda Bernocco The LIU Post Recycling Program began a new initiative to improve recycling on campus. Students can enter a raffle to win $200 dining dollars by recycling chips bags, which are not traditionally recyclable. Aramark, LIU Post’s dining services, sponsors the raffle. Students may use dining dollars at the…