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WCWP and PTV Collaborate For Sports Show

By Brian Riley Staff Writer WCWP, the campus radio station, and PTV, the campus television station, will begin a new collaboration on Sept. 29, as the radio show “In the Clutch” will be recorded and aired on PTV. This will be the first video recorded radio show broadcasted on PTV…

How Safe is Our Campus?

By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor Safety isn’t a word we take for granted. It is a continuous notion we always keep in the back of our minds, until we feel the need to pose the question: are we safe where we are right now? An article by Aimee Lee…

Businesses Start the Semester with START-UP NY

By Katie Muller Staff Writer LIU Post recently applied to Andrew Cuomo’s START-UP NY program, potentially turning the campus into one of the first private colleges on Long Island with a tax-free zone for businesses. In June 2011, Governor Cuomo signed a legislation that established the use of State Small…

Health Office Restructured: LIU Post Center for Healthy Living

By Kristen Linsalata Assistant News Editor LIU Post has officially restructured the medical services offered on campus. Instead of segregating medical, mental, and community health in different departments located in separate locations on campus, these departments will be collectively located and re-named the LIU Post Center for Healthy Living. The…

Stadium Opening

By Carlo Valladares News Editor LIU Post’s renovated football stadium opened on Saturday, Sept. 6, after months of delay. The stadium was officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the first football game of the season. William Kirker, the director of LIU Post’s Facilities Department, said that the stadium…

Fire in Post Hall

By Danielle Marano Staff Writer On Saturday, Sept. 6, Post Hall residents had to evacuate the building due to the fire alarm sounding at approximately 3 a.m. The alarm forced every resident out of bed and onto the lawn in front of the building. RAs and students awaited information on…

Power Shortage

By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief The entire Post campus area blacked out for a short amount of time on Sunday, Sept. 14, sometime after 6 p.m. “It is generally caused by something happening to the utility system within a mile or so of the campus,” said William Kirker, the director of…

A Change for the RAs

By Bendik Sorensen Staff Writer In the middle of the spring semester, right before the rehiring pro- cess began, the Residence Assistants working in each of the dormitories were notified that they will no longer receive stipends for their work as RAs. Jamie Boswell, a senior Musical Theatre major and…

Post to Add New Tech Store

By Brian Riley Staff Writer Construction is underway on the second floor of Hillwood Commons, in the location of the former student computer lab, for a new technology store on campus. The store, tentatively named Browse, will open by early October, according to Tamir Dayya, the Special Projects Coordinator for…

LIU Promise: The 2nd Year

By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor This fall marks the second school year for LIU Promise, a program that pairs freshmen students with Success Coaches who aim to make the college experience easier. These coaches provide career counseling, as well as assistance with enrollment, major selection, scholarships, financial planning,…