Melanie Spina Arts & Entertainment Assistant Editor Homecoming is right around the corner and it’s expected to be one of the largest events in the history of LIU Post. Susan Stickley, Tilles Center’s Director of Marketing and Communication said that the events will bring together an anticipated 10,000 distinguished alumni…
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By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large Last school year, the Art and Art History Club painted faces at Homecoming. This time around they plan to not only do that, but provide another creative way to show Post pride. “We’re planning to [make] a big poster with POST written out in wax,” said senior…
By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large Wes Anderson –the King of quirk. An idiosyncratic idol. The ultra-stylistic filmmaker whose work offers bounds of offbeat moments, family dysfunction and a lingering feeling of melancholic sentimentality. It’s no secret that the man has a unique way of presenting his stories, but what the hell…
By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large In high school, I played soccer. By play, I mean sat on the bench talking about philosophy, homework and staring at cloud formations with the other players who were kept on the team as a mercy gesture. Sometimes, I’d get subbed in (I was a “defender”)…
By Bendik Sorensen A&E Editor Now through Oct. 3, exhibition of Stephanie Mosenson, BFA. The exhibi- tion is in the SAL Gallery in the Library. The opening reception will be held on Sept. 30, at 5 p.m. Free admissions and all are welcome. Music Department presents Faculty Jazz Concert. The…
By Melanie Spina Assistant A&E Editor Seung Lee, Art Professor and Director of Fine Arts and Graduate Studies at LIU Post, will be on sabbatical for this school year. The professor, who has been working at Post for 26 years now, felt that as he traveled to different countries, it…
By Thomas Gillen Staff Writer After the fairly uneven season eight that saw Peter Capaldi make his debut as the Twelfth Doctor, season nine of Doctor Who promises to excite the senses with “The Magician’s Apprentice.” Season nine premiered on Sept. 19 and found the time Lord facing off against…
By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large When I was younger, I was given what seemed to be dozens of board games as birthday presents. While a good round of Monopoly was played here and there, I couldn’t keep up with the assembly, let alone make sure I didn’t lose any pieces with…
By Melanie Spina Assistant A&E Editor Post Theater Company will be beginning its season with Suzan Lori-Parks’ play “Venus.” The play focuses on the true-life story of Saartjie Baartman, known as Venus, who was part of the Hottentot tribe in Africa, which scientists in the early 1800s thought was the missing link…
By Bendik Sorensen A&E Editor 2015 marks the year of many big releases in the world of music. Some more popular than others, but the year is great for lovers of all sounds. Slayer, a colossus in music and metal, just released their first album since 2009. With Repentless, Slayer shows…