By Giancarlo Salazar, Staff Writer In recent months, rumors have spread that the Post campus is considering adding a Friday class, starting in the fall 2023 semester. According to multiple sources, current Monday and Wednesday morning classes will be switched into a Monday, Wednesday, Friday class schedule, making each class…
Posts published in February 2023
By Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editor On Friday, Jan.13, the LIU Cheer and Dance teams won the 2023 Open Spirit Program Game Day National Championship, held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, FL. With a score of 184.1333, the Sharks won the competition over St. John’s University…
By Joe Frescott, Assistant Sports Editor Following a promising 2021-22 campaign that saw the Sharks place among the top three in the Northeast Conference (NEC), the LIU Men’s Basketball team underwent major changes prior to the 2022-23 season. It started with the coaching staff, as after the departure of Head…
By Brady Campbell, Staff Writer The New York Giants went well beyond expectations this year, finishing 9-7-1 in the regular season, followed by their first playoff win since the 2011-12 season. Entering the 2022 National Football League (NFL) season, the Giants were at the bottom of the barrel. The franchise…
By Samantha Scarlatos, Staff Writer TikTok can be considered the app of the century. Whether a user or not, there’s no doubt almost everyone has seen a video or two. Much like the popular social media platform from 2017, Musical.ly, it allows anyone to post up to three minutes of…
By Emma Robinson, Editor-In-Chief As the spring 2023 semester began, many students noticed a change in online learning platform for some of their classes. LIU began the transition from Blackboard to Brightspace for some courses, and will fully transition by fall 2023. LIU information technology (IT) describes Brightspace on their…
By Aliya Couillard, Staff Writer Actor Alec Baldwin is being charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for his role in the death of Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21, 2021. During an unscheduled rehearsal on the set of the movie “Rust,” Hutchins instructed Baldwin to aim the prop gun…
By Alyssa Spagna, Staff Writer Netflix’s hit show “Ginny and Georgia” is a coming of age teen drama that is just bursting with laughs, cries and plot twists. Netflix finally came out with a second season that was long-awaited by fans in Jan. 2023. The first season came out in…
By Emma Robinson, Editor-In-Chief Interest in blockchain, the technology that underlies the cryptocurrency industry, has grown significantly in the last few years, and what was once considered a concept directed towards the finance industry is now being used extensively around the world. Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger that enables…
By Grace Park, Staff Writer The Social Work Student Association (SWSA) is an organization on campus that helps students by providing information for volunteer and community service opportunities. The SWSA also assists students with navigating the challenges that come with being a social work major. The club takes part in…