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…
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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…
by Lauren Ritirato, Staff Writer On Sept. 12 a ban was placed on the sale of iPhone 12 models in France. This ban was implemented after France’s Agence nationale des fréquences (ANFR), also known as the National Authority for Radio Equipment, found that the iPhone 12 emits possibly dangerous levels…
by Alexa Garrett, Staff Writer Reportedly one of the most invasive species in New York State, the spotted lanternfly, an insect native to Asia, made a shockingly high reappearance during this past summer. According to the New York Times, the lanternfly was first spotted in the United States in 2014,…
by Brendan Kaufman, Staff Writer On Aug. 20, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) announced fare increases for New York City subways, buses and railroads. The base fare for subways and buses increased in price by 15 cents from $2.75 to $2.90. This increase has been planned since before the COVID-19…
By Aliya Couillard, Assistant News Editor In early June of this summer, New Yorkers walked outside to what they may have thought was a normal summer day, but were instead faced with an orange sky and a smoggy surrounding. This atmosphere was due to the smoke from wildfires burning in…
By Aliya Couillard, Assistant News Editor The B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library has seen some recent updates on the interior. The Long Island University (LIU) library located at the front entrance of campus will look a little different to incoming students walking in for the first time this school year. …
By Jenna Melman, Staff Writer The shark is LIU’s cuddly, beloved mascot. However, new developments say that sharks may be more of a threat to Long Island’s safety than we might have suspected. In the past century, New York State has had only 12 unprovoked shark bites on record. Now,…
By Jenna Melman, Staff Writer On March 7, The White House endorsed a bipartisan bill, The RESTRICT Act. The RESTRICT Act’s full name is the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology Act. It is currently a piece of proposed legislation under consideration by Congress.…
By Nicole Sanchez, Staff Writer On March 26, officials in Miami Beach declared a state of emergency as massive crowds of spring breakers descended on the Florida city causing chaos, including the shooting deaths of two people. Alina Hudak, the city manager, signed the emergency declaration on Wednesday. This has…