By Chloé Margulis Staff Writer With the start of the spring semester, seniors are buckling down and getting ready to embark into the world beyond LIU Post. So what do these seniors have to say about their experiences at college? Music major Amanda Kloos is hoping that her last semester will…
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By Harry Pearse Staff Writer It seems pretty guaranteed that almost every person in the world, let alone at the mighty college of LIU Post, set themselves a New Year’s resolution: “I need to get more fit,” “I am going to join a gym,” or my favorite, “I’m going to…
By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor It may not be last year’s ‘Polar Vortex,’ but nonetheless, this winter season is just as brutal as the last one. With winter break at its end, and January coming to a close, some students are returning to school along with the hopes that…
By Dani Naess Hellesund Opinions Editor In lieu of the Paris shootings this month at the satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, the issue of offensive speech has become a hot topic. Around noon on Jan. 7, two terrorists with a plan to silence a loud voice in French media took their…
By Chloé Margulis Staff Writer The Griswold family Christmas tree, the fishnet leg lamp, and Cindy Lou-Who singing Where Are You Christmas? are just a few of the symbols of the holiday season most people are accustomed to. But what about the holiday traditions around the world? Does everyone celebrate…
By Caroline Nickolaus Staff Writer Does it help to receive text and email alerts to your mobile device from LIU Post about campus-wide closings, delayed starts, power outages, and other pertinent information? According to the school’s website, the LIU Post Emergency Alert System is designated to inform students on their…
By Jenesia McNeil Staff Writer The end of the year is fastly approaching. This is the time we get to sit back and reflect on what we have done throughout the year: things we’ve enjoyed, things we would like to change or even improve on, etc. Most importantly, we are…
By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor On Nov. 19, 2014, the university issued a new memorandum and policy statement against harassment and discrimination. The policy, issued by Lee Kelly, Interim Executive Director of Human Resources, was sent out via email to all members of LIU Post, including students, staff, and…
By Dani Naess Hellesund Opinions Editor The student newspaper, The Pioneer, has informed LIU Post students for over 50 years. The paper includes campus events, news, and sports, profiles of students and professors, and provides a forum for students to express their opinions. After over 50 years, are students happy…
By Harry Pearse Staff Writer We international students have a completely different fashion sense than do the Americans! Do you agree? Tight trousers or jeans (called “pants” in every other language apart from English, which I find extremely bizarre as we call pants “briefs” in England!), tight or fitted tops, shirts…