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New Study Abroad Affiliates

By Melanie Spina Co-Opinions Editor Just this year, LIU has affiliated with new study abroad programs at universities in four countries. Students from both Post and LIU Brooklyn now can also choose to study for a semester at Science Po Toulouse in France, University of Nicosia in Cyprus, Södertörn University…

Swimming Defends Conference Title, Again

By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief On Sunday, Feb. 21, the swimming team won the three-day Metropolitan Conference Championship at the Rutgers University Aquatic Center in Piscataway, N.J. “We performed so well because we train so hard. There’s no way around it,” said Seren Jones, senior team captain for the pioneers. She credits the…

Classroom Renovations

By Hayley Rydowski Staff Writer Many classrooms in the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Pell Hall, Kahn Hall, Life Science and Humanities Hall, have undergone changes within the past year to enhance the teaching and learning infrastructure. The information technology department has partnered with facilities to upgrade classroom spaces; the…

Cultural Explosion Coming to Post

By Shelby Townsend Staff Writer Campus Life is bringing a new event to campus, Cultural Explosion. The event will take place on Feb. 24, in Hillwood Commons at 6 p.m. According to Christopher Whitehead, Campus Life programming specialist, this is the first year the event is being held. It was…

What Makes a Snow Day?

By Thomas Gillen Assistant A&E Editor In the opening months of the spring semester, Post was hit with two snowstorms in January and February. Due to Winter Storm Jonas, all LIU campuses were closed from Friday, Jan. 22 to Sunday, Jan. 24. On Monday, Jan. 25, LIU campuses were open…

High Hopes for Men’s Lacrosse

By Michael Otero Editor-in-Chief The men’s lacrosse team is coming off a very successful 2015 campaign where it finished the season 14-3. The Pioneers season culminated with a painful loss to Le Moyne College in the NCAA Division II National Quarter finals. John Jez will be the man trying to…

Post & Beyond Preview

By Brian Riley Co-News-Editor Students who have engaged in research projects will have the chance to showcase them at the annual Post and Beyond symposium on April 20. The symposium will take place during common hour in the Tilles Center atrium and is open to students who have conducted some…

Campus Cupid

By Brian Riley Co-News-Editor Kadir Wisdom, a junior marketing major, was the campus Cupid last week. He didn’t shoot any arrows, but instead sang tunes to fellow students. Throughout the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, Wisdom served as an on-call singer for whichever couple requested his services. (Anyone could…

Billy Joel Gives Back

By Moa Golster Online Editor It’s a cold Monday afternoon, and the growing snowfall is soon going to send students at LIU Post home early for the day. In a Tilles Center dressing room, I’m trying to search for any sign that this is the temporary den of a world…

Study Abroad Month

By Shelby Townsend Staff Writer February is Study Abroad Month, which means that each week, Hillwood Commons will host “different tables highlighting different study abroad programs,” according to Patricia Seaman, director of the Study Abroad program. On Tuesday, Feb. 2, and Wednesday, Feb. 3, multiple professors sat behind tables filled…