By Sana Zahra Staff Writer Looking down at your syllabus, do the butterflies roaming around in your stomach make you feel sick? All you want is to get over this time period. Well, we are back in the midterm phase: a nightmare for all the students who are not good…
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By Harry Pearse Staff Writer Spring break has come, which is only a phenomenon in England, meaning that it doesn’t exist back home. Alcohol, sex, loud music, and the freedom to do whatever I want were only things I could dream of, but it’s now becoming a reality! From London…
By Melanie Spina Staff Writer We are constantly surrounded by mediated communication today. From sharing pictures on Facebook, to posting our opinions on Twitter, to finding ourselves texting all the time, we heavily depend on these communication tools. Without smartphones, most college students would find themselves lost. With the convergence…
By Destiny Diggs Staff Writer There is no question that technology has expanded opportunities for one to explore and come in contact with information outside of people’s homes. The Internet does not only offer statistical data, but also leisure activities. This leisure has been taken advantage by the babies of…
By Harry Pearse Staff Writer As a Psychology major, the subjects of stress, depression and psychological illness come up often. These are the reasons why I chose Psychology as my favored subject. I am intrigued and fascinated with the immense power the brain and psyche have on your physical body.…
By Jeniel Terrero Staff Writer There is often a preconceived notion that college life is filled with an abundance of alcohol and parties. Due to this notion, many students anticipate turning 21, where the restrictions to alcohol no longer exist. As a junior, this is my first year where I…
By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor For students who’ve been attending LIU Post for a while, the commute around campus can be an easy one, once you get used to it. However, what about the students who are adjusting to their new ground? With winter break over, a new spring…
By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor On Feb. 2, 2015, the university issued a mass-email to all Post students, stating that every student, regardless of academic year or major, would have to take a newly-constructed, mandatory online course on sexual assault prevention. The Haven online course is the result of…
By Angela Alfano Staff Writer Attendance policies are classroom specific. But is that fair? On the first day of classes every semester, the professors of LIU Post distribute syllabi, and the common concern of many students is the attendance policy. The number most commonly thrown about is three: three absences…
By Chloé Margulis Staff Writer As the student body of LIU Post grows with international students from all around the globe, the language barrier becomes more defined. However, clubs and events on campus give international and American students the opportunity to assimilate and learn about each other’s culture and customs.…