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Senior Spotlight: Keith Rodriguez

Taylor Hole During his three years at LIU Post, Keith Rodriguez has appeared in 51 games, tallying 41 goals and 30 assists. Last season, Rodriguez received USILA second team and East Coast Conference first team honors. Rodriguez also recorded three hat tricks in 2011, as well as matched his career-high…

More Wins for Swim

Heather Norris LIU Post’s women’s swim team showed its strength by racking up seven victories at the East Stroudsburg Invitational in Pennsylvania on February 4th. The team walked away from the meet, which also featured teams from East Stroudsburg University, Millersville University and Kutztown University, with five wins in individual…

Pioneers Suffer First ECC Loss

David Otero The men’s basketball team is no longer undefeated in East Coast Conference play this season after falling 88-86 on the road to the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights (13-8) on Saturday, February 4th. In the second half, the Pioneers (15-5) led by as many as 15 points but…

SOPA Still Heating Up the Web

Dorianna Valerio Assistant News Editor While the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been shelved by the U.S. House of Representatives for the time being, the debate still continues. As it stands, the bill will not be addressed for the reminder of this Congressional session and additionally, the bill was…

Brave New World

Cristina Foglietta   With the spring semester just starting, students around campus may look stressed out and overwhelmed. Imagine how you would feel if you just arrived at Post this semester. Then, almost everything on campus would be unknown. Hundreds of new students enroll at Post each semester, embarking on…

Winter Enrollment Goes Cold

Katrina Florio At the conclusion of each fall semester, the majority of LIU Post students pack up their belongings and head home for three and a half weeks to unwind before the spring semester begins. Some more tenacious students, on the other hand, opt to enroll in winter classes, forgoing…

Relationship Column: Just Call Me Mrs. Fix-it

Alex Parker   Here we are again, another semester at LIU-Post. In the fall I wrote a column entitled, “Why Do We Do It?” This week’s column is basically an addition to that piece. So way back when, I proposed that very question and, of course, there are a multitude…

Political Column: Changing Times

Dan Caccavale   2011 was a year filled with turmoil, the fall of tyrants, and political challenges. As 2012 moves in, it does not seem like it will be much different. January is almost over and already it has been a suspenseful year. As the race for the Republican presidential…

The Commuter Column: Backseat Drivers

Kathleen Joyce Those pesky backseat drivers! I used to be one when I was younger; my poor mother used to always call me out on it. It does not seem annoying until you become a driver yourself. A few weeks ago, I was driving four friends in my car, filling…

Super Bowl Predictions

Kathleen Joyce  Recently, I have become seriously involved in football, well, NFL football to be exact. My team of choice is the New York Giants, as they are the team my family follows. I have never been a huge football person because I couldn’t truly understand the whole sport, but…