By Angelique D’Alessandro Assistant Online Editor As the spring 2018 semester begins, the LIU Post student body will grow with the admission of around 150 spring transfer students. Students from the U.S. and some international applicants will join the Post community. They were introduced to campus on Friday, Jan. 19…
Posts published in January 2018
By Destiny Diggs Staff Writer This semester, WCWP has launched a new phone application that enables listeners to stream live music directly from the airwaves of WCWP FM, MY WCWP, and WCWP Talk/Sports. LIU Post alumnus and current employee of the IT department, Panagiotis Sacoulas, created the app. “Throughout, my…
By Jacqueline Escobar & Jeremy Kramer Staff Writers LIU Post has introduced Spanish for Health Professions, a minor choice for students majoring in Nursing and Health Professions. Lo reconoces? [Recognize him? In Spanish] He is Jorge Rosario, the chairperson of the foreign language department and a professor of Spanish. Rosario…
By Paola Guzman Copy Editor Margaret Hallissy, Professor of English, spent her sabbatical during the fall 2017 semester delving into the writing of Alice McDermott, for her book to be published later this year. The book, “Understanding Alice McDermott, will be published by the University of South Carolina Press as…
By Tiffany Rose Miller Staff Writer On Jan. 1, 2018, the pay rate for on campus student work study positions increased from $10 to $11 per hour. The Federal Work-Study (FWS) program is a form of financial assistance offered by the federal government to students through part-time employment at their…
By Gillian Pietrowski Assistant Features Editor Welcome back to the first semester of 2018! I hope everyone got the rest and relaxation they needed to be refreshed to start o the new year. It can be challenging to get back into the swing of things at school but we somehow…
By Rakwan Hedgemond Staff Writer Super Bowl LII kicks off on Sunday, Feb. 4. The underdog Philadelphia Eagles go up against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. The Eagles have had a tremendous season, finishing the regular season 13-3. During their dominant season, they lost their starting quarterback…
By Karis Fuller Staff Writer If you ever wander the second floor of Humanities Hall, you may have come across a room outlined in pieces of paper with words like ‘thesis’, ‘citation’ and ‘MLA’ in bold font. This room has been help to many students in regards to everything English and…
By Alecia Sexton Layout Manager Master of fine arts students performed a devised play, “Rm: 99, Fl: 13,” on the Little Theater mainstage from Jan. 26-28. The show featured a creative blend of stories that illuminate the dark truth of the American lifestyle, sexism, stigmas, and modern- day struggles. With…
By Angelique D’Alessandro Assistant Online Editor “Advanced Visions 14” was a visual art exhibition shown in the S.A.L Gallery, located in the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library from Dec. 12 to Jan. 24. The show highlighted work done by high school artists from local school districts. The event, in its…