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Posts published in April 2013

Summer Music Festivals

Rebecca Martelotti Staff Writer Finals are quickly approaching but this means that summer is almost here. With the arrival of summer, comes the start of countless music festivals in the New York area. While Coachella and Ultra are already behind us, there are plenty of other festivals to get you…

Miguel “Adorns” Post

Olivia Wicik Editor-in-Chief With the magnitude of his recent success, Miguel is headed straight to the top. Luckily, LIU Post was able to snag him just in time for ACP’s annual Spring Fling concert. Just a couple of months ago, Miguel won his first Grammy for Best R&B song, “Adorn”. Since…

Meet 2013’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Amanda Bernocco Staff Writer Asya Ashour, an Accounting major with an English minor, has been named this year’s valedictorian. Minqi Li, also an Accounting major, is the first international student in LIU Post history to receive the salutatorian title. As part of the valedictorian tradition, Ashour will be giving a speech…

Get Ready For Some Summer Reading

Julia Rosén Staff Writer In only two weeks, LIU Post students will trade in their school bags for beach bags and go on a much needed summer break. The time for exams, all-nighters, early classes, but most importantly – textbooks, will be over. Instead of spending hours upon hours read- ing…

Must Have Apps

Abigail Brosnan Staff Writer Most apps are compatible for different Smartphones. Whether you’re using an iPhone or Android, you can still download the same apps. The problem with downloading apps is that they can take up a lot of space. It’s important to research your apps before you down- load them,…

Post Professor Screens Film at Tribeca

Pete Barell Staff Writer LIU Post’s very own film professor, Lisa Robinson, screened her short film “HOLLOW” at the festival this year. Robinson already has one feature film under her belt with 2011’s “Small, Beautifully Moving Parts” and has an alternating career teaching and making films. With “HOLLOW”, Robinson embarked on…

Sports You Didn’t Know Existed: Kabaddi

Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer Do you have a bunch of friends just sitting around and a big open space that you don’t use? Tired of the regular Frisbee games and want something more challenging? Try a round of Kabaddi. My favorite part of writing this column is to learn how to…

Coach Casey Jets to Niagara

David Otero Sports Editor Niagara University announced the hiring of Chris Casey to become their next men’s basketball head coach on Monday, April 22. Last season, Casey guided the Pioneers to an 18-9 record. Over his three-year stay at LIU Post he brought a winning attitude as shown by his 62- 25…

Class of 2013, Are You Ready to Work?

Abigail Brosnan Staff Writer With commencement on May 10, LIU Post’s 2013 graduating class is getting ready to enter the workforce. Jason Cascone, director of Career Development at the Office of Career Services, provided a checklist in order to help students with their job search after graduation: 1) You should start…

Pioneers Tame Golden Lions

Christian Arnold Staff Writer A four-goal third quarter helped propel the men’s lacrosse team to a 9-5 win over the Dowling Golden Lions on Saturday, April 20. This victory over the Golden Lions moves the Pioneers to a 9-2 overall record and a 5-1 East Coast Conference record. It was LIU…