By Kevin Lake, Staff Writer LIU just got an upgrade! This year saw the introduction of a 3D printer on campus. The cutting-edge device, which can be seen in the Browse store in Hillwood Commons is the latest in technology that can assist students in their studies. Sophomore math and finance…
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By Izzy Stein, Staff Writer On March 20 it was reported by the NYPD that a 33-year-old woman was punched in the face by a stranger after walking through Union Square at 4:30 p.m. in New York City (NYC). Since then, there have been numerous reports of unprovoked attacks involving…
By Brendan Kaufman, Staff Writer On Apr. 5, an unexpected earthquake struck the New York City area at 10:20 a.m. The earthquake was measured at a 4.8 magnitude located around 4.4 miles from Reading Township, N.J., and was followed by an aftershock eight hours later at 6 p.m. the same…
By Perry Balsamo, Staff Writer According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index for food away from home rose by 4.5 percent over the past year. This surge in grocery prices is driven by a combination of factors, including supply chain disruptions, labor shortages…
By Gilliana Taylor, Staff Writer In the early hours of Tuesday, March 26, a Dali cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. A mayday was issued from the ship moments before the collision. The ship collided with one of the bridge’s 1.6-mile-long supports at about nine…
By Brendan Kaufman, Staff Writer Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease. The disease causes a variety of symptoms ranging from short-term symptoms such as fever, scratchy throat and dry eyes, to much more life-threatening long-term symptoms such as Pneumonia or Encephalitis. It mostly spreads through younger children and poses…
By Gilliana Taylor, Staff Writer On Wednesday, Feb. 21, Barnard College called for the removal of all door decorations in the residence halls. Like most college students, Barnard students decorated their doors with posters, photos and dry-erase boards with frivolous polls asking other residents things like what their favorite color…
By Nick Fioravanti, Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed everyone’s daily routines for close to two years. Many people were forced to stay home and isolated from others in order to prevent getting and spreading the illness. But how were America’s students affected? During the initial quarantine shutdown in…
By Amisha Temal, Features Editor One distressing element of the healthcare industry that COVID-19 exacerbated was the frustration among nurses. Often overworked and underpaid, nurses around the country have spoken out against a plethora of problems they unfairly face in their fields. Nurses from two major hospitals in Nassau County,…
By Jack Levy, Staff Writer On Mar. 4, the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturned a decision made by the Colorado Supreme Court, the highest court in the state. This decision would have excluded former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot. The Colorado Court’s decision came on Dec.…