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Posts published in April 2013

Are Dorm Bathrooms Unsanitary?

Amanda Bernocco Staff Writer   Resident students are voicing their concerns about the unsanitary bathrooms in the dorms on campus. However, Jennifer Fuoco, director of Residence Life, said that the dorms, including the bathrooms, are a healthy environment for students. “The bathrooms—I can go off about [that],” said a freshman Dance…

Sports You Did Not Know Existed: Extreme Ironing

Eirik Bjorno Staff Writer   Are you tired of ironing your shirts? Do you feel ironing does not challenge you just as much as it did back when you were 14? Well, then Extreme Ironing might help bring the spark back. It is no secret that ironing is one of the…

Movie Review: The Host

Victoria Esteve Staff Writer As a mild fan of the book, The Host, I was disappointed with the theatrical adaptation. I wondered how the 619-page novel by Stephanie Meyer would translate to the big screen but unfortunately, it did not translate well. Directed and written by Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show,…

Fashion Revamp

Gabriella Ianiro Staff Writer Spring is here and with the weather changing, it’s difficult to transition your wardrobe from winter to spring. Unfortunately many of us don’t have a budget to redo our closet every three months to keep up with the forever changing trends. However, many of your winter wardrobe…

New Cost for Dorming in Brookville

Tina Kasin Online Editor Starting next semester, students who wish to live in Brookville Hall will be required to pay an additional five percent of their dorming fees because they’ll have the option of controlling the temperature. The temperature-controlled accommodations were installed in Brookville Hall within the last ten years, according…

Ready for Fall?

Rebecca Martelotti Staff Writer The end of the spring semester is very hectic. In addition to studying for final exams and applying for summer jobs and internships, students must begin to think about and choose the classes they want to take in the fall. The best way to make sure you…

Relationship Column: Signs You’re Not the Only One

Alex Parker Editors-in-Chief Have you ever gotten the feeling that you may not be the only person your guy has his eye on? Perhaps he isn’t being 100 percent faithful to you? But how could you really be sure about that short of pulling a Kim K. and hiring a private…

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

Freddie Schwartz Staff Writer Activision and Terminal Reality developed a first-person shooter game based on the AMC television series “The Walking Dead” focusing on the two brothers, Daryl and Merle, before the zombie apocalypse starts and before the show begins. Critics were apprehensive of the title because it looked like a…

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon

Christa Speranza Staff Writer It is time to be spooked with the much anticipated Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, which was released for the Nintendo 3DS on March 24. Dark Moon is a sequel to the 2001 GameCube version of Luigi’s first game, Luigi’s Mansion, which became one of the biggest cult…

Pioneers Split Four vs. Mercy

David Otero Sports Editor The LIU Post baseball team faced Mercy College four times in a three-day span from April 5-7 and managed to win the first two games, but dropped the final two of the set. The Pioneers (11-13) won the first game of the set on the road in…