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Employer Engagement Office Spring Plans

By Alex Espinosa Staff Writer The office of employer and alumni engagement has many events planned for the spring semester. The events, according to Moreen Mitchell, university director of employer and alumni engagement, will help students prepare for job interviews and create resumes that will impress future employers. On Feb.…

The Wave Launch Party

By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief WCWP, the campus radio station, has relaunched this semester with a new station name, The Wave, for their student internet station. Students working at the station came together to come up with the new name in the fall 2018 semester. After narrowing the choice down to…

University Monitors Student Printing

By Myles Goldman Staff Writer The photocopy machines in the library now require students to insert their LIU ID cards before use. Some students are confused about the change in the copying procedure. The change was made without an explanation, leaving many students to believe they will be charged for…

HEOP Director Leaves

By Angelique D’Alessandro Executive Editor William Clyde, the director of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), which has provided academic opportunities for university students who would otherwise not have the economic opportunity or educational criteria to attend classes, left campus on Friday, Jan. 18 to work as…

Kumble Hall Renovations

By Shannon Miller Assistant News Editor Students visiting the financial aid, registrar, and advisement departments located in Kumble Hall can discover the interior renovations made to abridge the process of enrollment services. New flooring was installed throughout the building, and fresh paint was applied to the walls. The advisement and…

New Position for Kushner

By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief Dr. Harvey W. Kushner, professor of criminal justice, director of the Homeland Security and Terrorism Institute at LIU Riverhead, and the former president of the LIU Post faculty union, was appointed to the newly created position of vice president for faculty affairs, according to an email…

Changes at the Global Institute

By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief The Global Institute joined several other university programs under the new School for Professional Studies (SPS), according to an email announcement by Rita Langdon, the new dean of SPS, sent on Nov. 1, 2018. Former U.S. Congressman Steve Israel joined LIU in the 2017-2018 academic year…

New Mascot Coming to Town

By Sarah Wung Staff Writer The Pioneer, LIU Post’s university mascot for many years, is approaching retirement. With the Oct. 3, 2018 announcement that the LIU athletic teams from Post and Brooklyn would merge, many changes are coming, including a new mascot. Over the winter break, in January 2019, members…

Theodore Roosevelt Institute Joins LIU

By Shannon Miller Assistant News Editor The legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, America’s 26th President, will continue to capture the minds of scholars, historians and researchers due to the addition of the Theodore Roosevelt Institute to the School of Professional Studies. The Institute will provide future generations the ideas and principles…