By Kendall Shamus, Staff Writer Mental health awareness has become more prevalent in society since the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020. Different organizations on campus have been and continue to take steps to help end the stigma around mental health and provide the campus community with resources in a time of…
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By Jack Levy, Staff Writer On Aug. 29, Wan Xu, a 34-year-old mom and resident of Queens, New York, was shoved onto the subway tracks in lower Manhattan in an unprovoked assault. Samuel Junker, 41, has since been arrested and charged with felony assault. Xu has gotten surgery and is…
By Lauren Ritirato, Staff Writer In the midst of a warm fall season, a near-average amount of snowfall is expected to hit the Northeast this year. A stark contrast from last winter, in which a light 17.7 inches of snow was recorded for the entirety of winter. Meteorologists are predicting…
By Dylan Stovall, Staff Writer Election day is less than a year away at this point and it’s time to start paying attention to who will be on the ballot on Nov. 5, 2024. As more primary debates erupt across the country, polling numbers have been on every political constituent’s…
By Jack Levy, Staff Writer On Saturday, Oct. 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas fired thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip toward Israel. Hamas also sent militant gunmen into Israel where they killed over 1,000 Israelis and took more as hostages. One specific incident captured on film showed dozens…
By Kendall Shamus, Staff Writer Homecoming at LIU Post this year was on Oct. 7, 2023. The Homecoming weekend consisted of activities for students, tailgating, home Football and Men’s Hockey games and Parents Weekend. Parents weekend is an exciting opportunity for students, alumni and parents to come together to celebrate…
By Anna Villoth, Staff Writer During the summer of 2021, an incident took place at a Chipotle restaurant in Lenexa, Kan. Kevin Silva Garcia, an assistant manager, “yanked” off a Muslim teen worker’s hijab. The line-worker, Areej Saifan, was asked repeatedly by Garcia to show him her hair, which was…
By Alexa Garrett, Staff Writer Greek life has historically been a popular attraction at LIU Post, however this year sororities have been gaining an abundance of new members. “It went really well in comparison to last year. We had 43 people accepted last year and this year we had 57,…
By Olivia Mangelli, Staff Writer On Friday, Sept. 29, New York City and Long Island residents were confronted with massive amounts of rainfall and flooding. After raining almost every day that week and the weekend prior, New Yorkers were in for quite a treat. Many people weren’t anticipating the extent…
by Jack Levy, Staff Writer Over the past year, there have been numerous protests by climate change policy activists. These protests from organizations such as “Just Stop Oil” have garnered attention by their methods of vandalism and public disruption. Last November, members of the Italian climate activist group Ultima Generazione…