By Ashley Bowden Co-Editor-In-Chief There are several places on campus that enable performing arts students to explore their craft in-depth. The new music technology lab in Humanities is open for music and musical theatre students to compose to their heart’s content. “[Students] know they’re going to get a lot out…
Posts published in September 2018
By Melissa Ponton Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor “¡Venceremos porque nacimos para triunfar!” or, in English: “We will win because we were born to succeed.” This quote is the national slogan for LIU’s newest multicultural organization, Latino America Unida, Lambda Alpha Upsilon fraternity (Lambda). On the forefront of Lambda is…
By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Photo Editor Some commuter students are still finding it hard to adjust to the new “Pioneer Wagon” student shuttle departure schedule. The change is departure time was made in the 2017-2018 academic year; it leaves from Hillwood Commons every hour instead of every 30 minutes. The…
By Morgan Kashinsky Staff Writer The Be The Change club is celebrating its third anniversary on campus this November. Club president Adam Silverstein is excited for the upcoming events this semester. Throughout the week of September 17, they ran their bake sale to raise money for Challenge Day, the organization…
By Justin Simon Assistant News Editor The new veterinary technology program started this fall. Twenty-two students are enrolled in the first class, Introduction to Veterinary Science 101. Dr. Robin Sturtz, the director of the newly founded program, shares the components of the early lessons. “We cover a little bit of…
By Morgan Kashinsky Staff Writer Students didn’t forget to register to vote for the upcoming midterm elections this week as they passed by registration tables in Hillwood Commons. Tuesday Sept. 25, 2018 was national voter registration day. During common hour, The League of Women Voters, a non-partisan organization encouraging women…
By Morgan Kashinsky Staff Writer Kelly-Ann Rivera, a senior film studies major, began to face new challenges on campus when the fall 2018 semester started. Over the summer, Rivera had complications resulting from a surgery to remove a tumor on her spine. Over the summer the doctors had found a…
By Anand Venigalla Features Editor James Bednarz, professor of English, has returned this semester from his 2017- 2018 sabbatical, which he spent at his home in New York City, writing a book entitled, “The Art of Shakespeare.” The new book is “an attempt to look at how the visual arts…
By Josh Tolentino Staff Writer The Kung-Fu club takes a modern approach to an ancient practice. Club president Zhexu Zheng, a junior political science major, incorporated the essentials of different martial arts styles to create a style that is practical and easy to learn. Zheng practices various forms of Kung-Fu,…