Photo by Christina Morgera Amanda Bernocco Staff Writer The Writing Center’s new program, “Recover Writing,” that was launched November 4, helps students affected by Hurricane Sandy with academic papers to support them in finishing the semester despite the hard times. “I don’t know how to rebuild a house and I’m…
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Photo by Paul Kalis Victoria Esteve Staff Writer Bill Eichenberger, sports reporter and editor for the online publication, The Bleacher Report, was the second speaker of the Food for Thought lecture series this semester. During common hour on Thursday, November 29, in Humanities 027, Eichenberger shared his thoughts on the…
Photo by Christina Morgera Victoria Esteve Staff Writer The Xi chapter of the Hermandad de Sigma lota Alpha, Incorporada sorority teamed up with the Phi lota Alpha fraternity to bring the ninth annual poetry reading and cultural showcase called Letras con Sazon to campus on November 26 in the Tilles…
Photo by Christina Morgera Tina Kasin Staff Writer The Post Library Association, part of LIU Post’s B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, held its annual book sale on Tuesday, November 27, and Wednesday, November 28, in the Hutchins Gallery in the library. On Tuesday, the sale was open to PLA members…
Amanda Bernocco Staff Writer Hurricane Sandy and the nor’easter that followed caused LIU Post to close for a total of 11 days, including weekends. In order for students to complete their fall 2012 courses in full satisfaction with the New York State Education Department requirements, missed classes will have to…
Mimmi C. Montgomery Contributor “Someday, I’d like to become the world’s greatest filmmaker,” said Petter Holmsen, 21, the winner of Norwegian Videomarathon 2012, and later, the winner of the Scandinavian version of Videomarathon 2012. In late September, the Norwegian film student returned to LIU, after flying to Copenhagen, where his…
Compiled by Brittany Lercara & Briana Longo Intoxication On Oct 19, a response to a call in Riggs Hall led to recovery of an unconscious student who seemed to be intoxicated; the unconscious student was transported to a hospital. Possession On October 21, residents were caught smoking marijuana in a…
Olivia Wicik Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, November 17, the New York Women in Communications Foundation held the 2012 Student Communications Career Conference at New York University’s Kimmel Center. The event was held from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. The Kimmel Center was filled with about 300 eager young women and even…
Victoria Esteve Staff Writer The Newman Club held a fundraiser to aid victims of Hurricane Sandy. The club has been collecting items such as baby necessities, socks, and scarves among other things in the chapel. The Mayor of Glen Clove, Ralph V. Suozzi, called and asked for assistance in the…
Cristina Foglietta Staff Writer Lauren Fiore, a social work graduate student at LIU Post, has been helping victims of Hurricane Sandy in Long Beach. She volunteered there for a couple of days during the hurricane and volunteered in Bayport during Thanksgiving weekend. Fiore says she plans on continuing to volunteer…