Posts published in “Features”
By Gillian Pietrowski Assistant Features Editor As college flashes past our eyes, we tend to get nervous as to how fast reality hits us. We spent so much time enjoying our classes, being with friends, and not having to worry about “adulting” quite yet. We start to feel a panic…
By Alecia Sexton Layout Manager We all know that the foods we eat have an effect on our health, however, it’s amazing to think that just a few decades ago it was almost completely unknown that food components such as trans fats and sugars can affect the body in…
By Jacqueline Escobar Staff Writer Associate Professor of Italian and French, Marco Codebo, encourages students who want cultural diversity on campus to take Italian. In the fall, Codebo will teach a new course, ITL 72 “Contemporary Italian Culture through the Lens of Fashion.” “This class will explore the ramification of…
By Dondre Lemon Staff Writer As the spring semester comes to an end and summer fast approaches, students can find many affordable and enjoyable summer activities nearby. For a great day with friends or an impressive date, students can bike on the Long Beach boardwalk. The boardwalk is about four…
By Anand Veingalla Assistant Features Editor With recent news reports about humanities programs being reduced or eliminated at different colleges, humanities majors discussed the benefits and values they find in their programs of study. Humanities disciplines include English literature, writing, philosophy, history, arts, and more. Although some humanities majors express…
By Alecia Sexton Layout Manager With all the recent hype about gluten free diets, gluten allergies, gluten sensitivities and any other gluten related aliment, it’s hard to decipher what’s been extrapolated by the media and used to suck wallets dry, and what’s factual and backed up by science. According to…
By Gillian Pietrowski Assistant Features Editor Many students may not expect music to play a role in their lives larger than background noise during a drive. In a deeper sense, music has the ability to change how you are feeling. From crying to smiling, a certain song can cause you to…
By Dondre Lemon Staff Writer Former congressman, Steve Israel, chairman of the LIU Global Institute, has written a new novel, “Big Guns,” that will be released by Simon and Schuster on April 17. According to Simon and Schuster, “Steele brings in the big guns of American politics to defeat Lois:…