By Rebecca Martelotti Assistant Features Editor 1) The Winnick House, the former Post estate’s lavish Tudor-era revival mansion, was a symbol of Marjorie Merriweather’s preeminent social and financial status in the early 20th century. 2) In 1921, Marjorie Merriweather and her second husband, Edward F. Hutton, who worked on Wall…
Posts published in October 2014
By Rebecca Martelotti Assistant Features Editor Homecoming, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18, is one of the main events on campus during the fall season, where students, alumni, and faculty are given an opportunity to come together and celebrate their school pride. The football game is one of…
By Harry Pearse Staff Writer There is one branch that everyone dreads from the tree of higher education: essays, school work, or homework. I myself have hated these words since my first day of school, and, low and behold, I have had an essay from each class pretty much every…
By Danielle Marano Staff Writer Student opinion varies when discussing the dorm life here at LIU Post. Of course, every person has a complaint because nothing is perfect. I have lived in Riggs Hall for two and a half years now, and personally feel the dorms here are sufficient, and…
By Melissa Colleary Staff Writer If you’re looking for food on campus, especially healthy food, your options are very limited. Ever since my freshman year, I’ve seen the food options on campus as a huge problem. It’s either extremely greasy, way too overpriced, or comes basically frozen in plastic packaging.…
By Michelle Morey Staff Writer LIU Post wants you to “find out how good you really are,” but how can the students do so if they are not given the tools needed? There doesn’t necessarily have to be a smart-board in every classroom, although most colleges and primary schools on…
By Jill Borowski Staff Writer The issue of assisted suicide has become one of the “it” topics in the United States. Assisted suicide is defined as “the suicide of a patient suffering from an incurable disease, affected by the taking of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for this purpose,”…
By Stephanie Deodat Staff Writer LIU Post hosted an art exhibition for South Korean schools Ulsan and Honam Universities in the Hillwood ASL Gallery, from Sept. 16 to the 27. During this time, works from Art students of Ulsan and Honam Universities were showcased, featuring a variety of mediums that…
By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Sept. 8 – Nov. 15 Steinberg Museum of Art, Hillwood Commons, 2nd Floor. Color and Time: Paintings by Roy Newell, 1956 – 2000. Robert Harrist, Guest Curator. Changing New York: Photographs by Berenice Abbott, 1935-1938. Sept. 10 – Oct. 11 Fringe Festival at…
By Potoula Anagnostakos Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor LIU Post’s Little Theatre Mainstage is gearing up for their next production. “Big Love,” written by Charles L. Mee, and directed by Jason Jacobs, is edgy, dark, and thought provoking. As the playwright himself puts it: “It’s jagged, it has sharp angles.…