By Joseph Frescott and Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editors The 2023 March Madness tournaments came to their triumphant conclusions, with UConn and LSU winning the men’s and women’s tournaments respectively. This year’s tournaments were historic for a number of reasons. In the men’s bracket, a conference rival of LIU in the…
Posts published in April 2023
By Aliya Couillard, staff writer The LIU women’s lacrosse team is just starting to get a foot into their Northeast Conference (NEC) games. They currently hold a record of 5-7 overall but are 3-1 in the NEC. On Saturday, March 18, the Sharks won their first conference game. They blew…
By Grace Park, Staff Writer On Monday, March 13, the new fitness center in Riggs Hall became available to use. The fitness center is located in the lower level of Riggs Hall, accessible to all students with their LIU mobile ID. The gym is open from Monday – Wednesday: 8…
By Samantha Scarlatos, Staff Writer Being an athlete comes with dedication and loads of physical work, which comes with the risks of injury that can occur. About 30 million children and teens participate in a sport in the U.S. Of these people, 3.5 million receive injuries each year. According to…
By Nicole Sanchez, Staff Writer Taylor Swift kicked off her much anticipated “Eras Tour” on Friday, March 17 at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. This is Swift’s first return to the stage in five years with a three hour concert and a 44 song setlist. Swift made sure…
By Amisha Temal, Staff Writer RISE and the Student Government Association will host Take Back the Night (TBTN), an event focused on sexual assault and domestic violence awareness on Monday, April 17 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.. TBTN will take place on the first floor of Hillwood Commons, and…
By Amisha Temal, Staff Writer In the 2022 spring semester, students collaborated to restart the Black Student Union (BSU) at Post. BSU is a student-run organization that ensures Black students have a vessel for resources, opportunities, and inclusion. In its pursuit to diversify Post, BSU welcomes all students to join…
By Nicole Sanchez, Staff Writer On March 26, officials in Miami Beach declared a state of emergency as massive crowds of spring breakers descended on the Florida city causing chaos, including the shooting deaths of two people. Alina Hudak, the city manager, signed the emergency declaration on Wednesday. This has…
By Mikaela Russell, Staff Writer On Sunday, March 26, hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens took over the streets revolting against Israel’s newly re-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to change the way the country’s judicial system works. In response to Netanyahu’s dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday,…
By Brady Campbell, Staff Writer On March 3, four South Carolinians made the trip down to Mexico, one of which was getting a medical procedure done south of the border. As they made the trip past Texas and into Matamoros, Mexico, none of them were prepared for the horror that…