By Brian Riley Assistant News Editor From Jan. 11 to the 14, the Office of Campus Life held a Student Leadership Retreat for the leaders of student organizations on campus. The goal was to better their interactions with their club members and the campus as a whole. Sixty-five students attended…
Posts published in February 2015
By Kristen Linsalata News Editor On Feb. 10 and 11, a start-up company called SavvyRoo will be holding a free sign up for the beta launch of their new product SavvyRooU, an online program that helps students build data portfolios, for LIU Post students. SavvyRooU is a program used to help…
By Mirna Youssef Staff Writer Since the fall 2014 semester, many of the school’s health services have been provided at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) campus on Northern Boulevard at the intersection of Valentines Lane, instead of on the LIU Post campus. Those services include family medicine, breast…
By Chloé Margulis Staff Writer Beginning Monday, Feb. 2, the Center for Healthy Living will offer “Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation” every Monday in the Hillwood Commons TV Room, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. for students and faculty. Mindfulness Meditation is an adaptation of Buddhist Vipassana meditation, in which an individual…
By Mirna Youssef Staff Writer The Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) has named LIU Post in the general community service category in the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This is the second consecutive year, but third overall year, that Post has received this honor. The…
By Melanie Spina Staff Writer The Browse technology store on the second floor of Hillwood Commons reopened on Jan. 5 for its second semester on campus, after being closed over the holidays. “Sales have increased since our launch last fall,” said George Baroudi, LIU’s vice president of Information Technology. “This…
By Chloé Margulis Staff Writer With the start of the spring semester, seniors are buckling down and getting ready to embark into the world beyond LIU Post. So what do these seniors have to say about their experiences at college? Music major Amanda Kloos is hoping that her last semester will…
By Harry Pearse Staff Writer It seems pretty guaranteed that almost every person in the world, let alone at the mighty college of LIU Post, set themselves a New Year’s resolution: “I need to get more fit,” “I am going to join a gym,” or my favorite, “I’m going to…
By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor It may not be last year’s ‘Polar Vortex,’ but nonetheless, this winter season is just as brutal as the last one. With winter break at its end, and January coming to a close, some students are returning to school along with the hopes that…
By Jeniel Terrero Staff Writer Greek Life’s spring semester recruitment began for sororities on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in The Tilles Center Atrium, and will begin for fraternities on Monday, Feb. 9, at 5:30 p.m. in Humanities room 119. There are 16 Greek Life organizations on campus, including…