By Jacqueline Escobar Staff Writer Olivia Kavanaugh is a senior art education major and the Vice President of the Student Government Administration (SGA). She is spending the spring 2019 semester student teaching at Babylon Jr/Sr High School and Cantiague Elementary School. She is also working on her senior art show…
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By Jacqueline Escobar Staff Writer Gabriel Amato, a senior musical theater major from Buffalo, New York, has had a passion for acting since beginning high school. “Around junior year of high school, I realized I wanted to really try to be an actor for a living, so I came to…
By Alecia Sexton Staff Writer Happiness does more than make us happy. True happiness has the power to give us confidence that we never knew we had and inspires us to be the best version of ourselves. Experiencing joy or positive well-being combined with a sense that one’s life is…
By Anand Venigalla Features Editor Three professors were honored this spring with the David Newton Award, the highest teaching award given by Long Island University. These professors were Nicholas J. Ramer, associate professor of chemistry; Maria Porter, professor of theater; and Jennifer Snekser, assistant professor of biology. Porter enjoys teaching…
By Alecia Sexton Staff Writer April is National Autism Awareness Month and there’s no better time to learn more about this disability. According to austismspeaks.org, autism is defined as a “broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication.” There is often a…
By Anand Venigalla Features Editor Cary Epstein, professor of health and physical education, is the coordinator of the teacher preparation program within the departmentof teaching and learning. An adjunct professor when he first came to Post in 2011, in fall 2018 Epstein was hired as the only full-time faculty in…
By Jacqueline Escobar Staff Writer Marco Codebo, associate professor of Ital-ian and French in the department of English, philosophy, and foreign languages, is as dedi-cated to his health as he is to his students. Although most professors and students drive to school, Codebo prefers to bike. “I bike to work…
By Jacqueline Escobar Staff Writer Danielle Burman, a freshman a musical theater major from Rockville, Maryland, is busy rehearsing for the First Year Showcase, “Ovations and Odysseys,” which will be held from April 11-14 in the Little Theater. The First Year Showcase is a series of 10-minute plays with the…
By Alecia Sexton Staff Writer Though there are many who people choose to consume a vegetarian or vegan diet for its physiological benefits, there are a few downfalls that may accompany it that should be considered before delving in. First off, it’d be helpful to know the difference between the…
By Anand Venigalla Features Editor James Bednarz, professor of English, attended a three-day conference called “The Marston Effect,” at the Lincoln College of Oxford University from March 29-31, at which he gave one of two keynote addresses. His lecture, “John Marston and the Revolution at Paul’s Playhouse,” was an example…