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Posts published in October 2018

Commuter Column: Why Do It?

By Travis Fortounas Staff Writer Whenever I flash back to the moment I decided to be a commuter, I wonder if my decision paid off and if it was the right choice. Now in my junior year of college, I’m glad to know that this was the right decision for…

D.I.Y. Dorm Decor: Paper Pumpkins

By Angelique D’Alessandro Executive Editor What you’ll need: green, orange, and brown construction paper pen, marker, or pencil scissors stapler tape   To make easy-to-construct paper pumpkins, first cut the orange construction paper into strips. For my pumpkin, I used two sheets of orange paper to make a total of…

TV Review: July 22

By Karis Fuller Arts & Entertainment Editor The issue of mass-shootings is hard to discuss. Very few non-Europeans will think back the events of July 22, 2011 in Utøya, Norway. On this day, lone-wolf far-right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik detonated a bomb in Oslo as a distraction, killing eight in…

Postmortem: Devil’s Night Pop-Up Art Show

By Shannon Miller Contributing Writer Creative minds across campus are show- casing their Halloween spirit in the Art Department’s second annual Pop-Up Art Show, “Postmortem: Devil’s Night.” On Oct. 28, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., the exhibit will display an array of student art- work in the brick wall…

Student-Written Plays: A Day on Venus

By Shannon Miller Contributing Writer Aaron Cooper, a senior theatre major, is presenting a timeless theatre piece that is powerful in theme and presentation at the Rifle Range Theatre on Oct. 26, 27 and 28. The play’s message is universal, analyzing the thoughts and actions of the human experience, and…

Tom Pallini: Student Voyager

By Anand Venigalla Features Editor Most college students in their senior year find themselves unsure of the next step to take after graduation, and how to go about doing it. Thomas Pallini, a senior political science major and vice president of the Student Activities Board, has a good idea of…

Students Boycott Campus Events

By Samantha Samant Staff Writer The homecoming football game and pep rally are traditionally events that inspire school spirit. This year was different. Student turn out was dismal at the events. Approximately 20 students attended the pep rally, which was run as a BBQ on Riggs Lawn instead of the…

New Sorority Holds First Recruitment

By Angelique D’Alessandro Executive Editor LIU Post’s newest sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, finished its first campus recruitment drive with a Bid Day on Friday, Oct. 12, welcoming 48 women into the organization. Although Kappa members participated in the first night of formal recruitment on Sept. 24, Kappa withdrew from the…

Students Distraught Over Food Quality

By Alex Espinosa Staff Writer An Instagram post depicting mold in the chicken at Subway in Hillwood Commons has students concerned about the safety of the food they consume on campus. Deborah Agopian, a junior music education major, submitted a photo to the Instagram account “everything_broken_at_post,” showing the buffalo chicken…