By Angela Alfano Staff Writer “Coca-Cola Life” is the Coca-Cola Company’s first reduced-calorie sweetened sparkling beverage with cane sugar and Stevia leaf extract; and has 35 percent fewer calories than other leading colas, according to the official Coca-Cola website. Other beverages sweetened with stevia leaf extract include Glaceau Vitaminwater Zero, Honest Tea…
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By Sana Zahra Staff Writer Class ends at 4:50 p.m., but the on-campus shuttle does not pick you up until 5:25 p.m. It gets dark and you’re tired of waiting, so you decide to just walk instead. Isn’t this what the majority of students who take the shuttle have to…
By Harry Pearse Staff Writer Throughout college, there are an abundance of happy, elated and amazing times and memories that we share and create. However, as we all know, there are also those stresses and annoyances that bring us down. For example, at the beginning of the semester, I was excited…
By Melanie Spina Staff Writer President Obama was accused of not loving America. How about you? Do you love America? Former N.Y.C. Mayor Rudi Giuliani, according to Politico, during a dinner on Feb. 18, said, “I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but…
By Jenny Edengard Staff Writer During common hour, students flock to Winnick and Hillwood Commons to eat lunch. Finding a seat, and deciding what to eat seem like more complex issues than knowing where to go. Subway, Hillwood Commons Café, and Winnick are the most popular places for students to…
By Destiny Diggs Staff Writer The annual Spring Fling is quickly approaching, and has become the topic of excitement and anticipation in its timely arrival. The Spring Fling is a concert that is held every year in the Tilles Center, located on campus. At this concert, popular and well-known artists…
By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor In recent times, gun control has been a recurring theme and lasting debate that have many people divided in view and perspective. Aside from recent international and domestic affairs, the talk of guns has taken on a new plan of action: one that could…
By Joesph Iemma Staff Writer Since the dawn of institutionalized education, students have been thinking of new excuses for not showing up to class. Whether it’s an ‘imaginary’ death, dog ate the homework, car won’t start, or someone’s make believe sibling needs to be picked up from school, students will…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Do you ever feel the urge to glance down at your phone to read messages while your professor is teaching? Do you tend to gaze at the wall waiting for a boring lecture to end? Does the manner in which a professor handles his…
By Angela Alfano Staff Writer Spring Break is upon us, a much-needed recess for the students of LIU Post. Between the everyday stress of classes and work, a week off from school is a vacation in itself. Not all spring breaks carry the same stigma as the 2013 movie “Spring Breakers,”…