By Charlotte Gelfand Staff Writer Nike’s latest ad campaign featuring ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has reignited the debate on football players protesting during the national anthem. The issue, on both the professional and collegiate levels, raises questions concerning an athlete’s right to stand up for what they believe in versus…
Posts published in September 2018
By Travis Fortounas Staff Writer Campus life is completely different for a commuter than it is for a student dorming on campus. Commuters spend less time on campus and therefore have to pile classes into two or three days a week, which can be stressful. Resident students are able to scatter…
By Josie Rerecich Staff Writer Public libraries are an essential part of society, even in the advanced technological age. Though in-person library use has gone down, a 2016 survey from the Pew Research Center shows only a slight decline. According to the survey, the highest percentage of public library visitors…
By Jack Georgis Staff Writer The Student Government Association (SGA) is preparing now to set in motion their plans for the fall semester. Erica Ferrara, a senior geology and environmental sustainability major, is the Vice President of the SGA. She said that SGA serves as a way of giving students…
By Anand Venigalla Features Editor Doctor Panos Mourdoukoutas, chairperson of the economics department, argued in an editorial published by Forbes.com on July 21, 2018, that Amazon would be an effective replacement for libraries. In the article, which went viral, he suggested that with the rise of “third places” such as…
By Angelique D’Alessandro News and Online Editor Academic departments throughout the university were consolidated over the summer, with multiple departments merging under one chairperson. In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), the political science, history, economics, and sociology departments have been combined, and will now share one department…
By Riya Patel Contributing Writer “Greek life – I really believe there is a home for everyone on our campus,” Joseph Vernace, LIU’s associate director of campus life, stated. This fall, a fifth sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, will join the campus Greek organizations. The instillation of Kappa Kappa Gamma into…
By Dondre Lemon Staff Writer The Writing Center has a new home on the second floor of Humanities. During the summer, the Writing Center moved from Humanities 202 to a larger space in Humanities 223, the former offices of the foreign language department. Mary Pigliacelli, the director of the Writing…
By Justin Simon Assistant News Editor The resident assistants of each dorm on campus prepared to greet incoming freshmen, preparing three weeks before orientation. They were trained to assist new students beginning their college educations. Yadiel Corporan, an RA of Post Hall, said he recognized the significance of the position.…
By Mia Sansanelli Contributing Writer LIU Post welcomes eSports and one of its most popular games, “League of Legends,” to campus this semester. The program has gained so much public attention that university athletic departments have started to offer it. Although it is an entirely new concept for LIU Post,…