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Posts published in February 2020

Softball Enters Spring Season

BY ANDREW SCARPACIASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The softball team’s season has started and the Sharks have their eyes set on success. “Every season we compete to win championships and compete on a national level,” Head Coach Roy Kortman said. In the NEC preseason poll, the team is estimated to finish at…

Students React to NBA All-Star Game

BY TIANA ONOSTAFF WRITER Well-known National Basketball Association (NBA) stars gathered for the 69th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16 in Chicago, ILL. and this year, the game had a new format to make every quarter more competitive and to honor the lives of Kobe Bryant and his daughter…

Men’s Lacrosse Stops Short in Late Run

BY ELISE PERSONSTAFF WRITER Despite a strong second-half run, the men’s lacrosse team was defeated at home by St. Johns University with a score of 15-17 on Saturday, Feb. 22. The St. Johns University Red Storms scored the first two goals of the game within the first five minutes. Junior…

New Scholarship Gives Students Hope

BY EMMA ROBINSONSTAFF WRITER The new Hope scholarship awarded on campus gives academically successful students who come from households with low financial standing the ability to attend LIU tuition-free. The Hope scholarship is for New York residents with an SAT score of at least 1100 and an average grade of…

Clayton Beathard: How He Left His Mark

By Shannon Miller, Ida Ynner Lagerqvist and Jason GlickmanCo-Editor-In-Chief, Sports and Photo Editor, Staff Writer Over winter break, with heavy hearts and overwhelming sadness, the campus community mourned the unexpected and tragic death of student, friend and teammate, Clayton Beathard. He was 22 years old. Described by some as selfless…

Everything Broken at Post Instagram Account

BY SOPHIA STRAUSSSTAFF WRITER An Instagram account called “@everything_broken_at_post” has grown in popularity since it was created in 2018. Followed by nearly 1,000 people, the page is filled with pictures and videos of things in need of repair or attention on campus. The 219 posts on the page were submitted…