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Easy Tips to Apply on Your Next Interview

By Melissa Weisman Staff Writer With graduation only a few weeks away, Roni Badrian, the as- sistant director of Career Development Services, provides students with tips on acing an interview. “The interview starts once your resume is out,” Badrian said. In order to prepare for the interview, Badrian advised candidates…

Should Co-Ed Living Be Authorized?

By Melissa Weisman Staff Writer  At LIU Post, there are separate floors for male and female students, and co-ed living is not permitted in dorm rooms. Co-ed living allows men and women to dorm together. According to a 2009 USA Today article, titled “Colleges are Allowing Co-Ed Dorms,” over two…

Procrastination

By Seren Jones Staff Writer  Procrastination – as college students, we know what it is and we all claim to be victims of it. Although some might think of it as a virus, this unorthodox way of life doesn’t seem to deter others. I’m fairly certain that the majority of students…

Why A College Degree Still Matters

By Julian Wilson Staff Writter College education is expensive, and sometimes students find themselves struggling with subject matter, workloads, and continuing to read stories about college students having trouble finding jobs after graduation in the current job market. So, in 2014, is college education still worth the cost? An article…

Nature Versus Nurture: Are People Born Gay?

By Dani Naess Hellesund Staff Writer Why we look and behave the way we do is a complicated question with a lot of factors to consider. What is it that forms us and makes us who we are? The issue to consider is heredity versus environment, also known as nature…

The Death Penalty Debate Continues

By Kristen Linsalata Staff Writer Washington State Governor Jay Inslee imposed a moratorium, or a suspension, of the death penalty, in February. As a result, there have been extremely passionate opinions from people all over the United States, and across the world about capital punishment. The moratorium will allow Inslee…

LIU Post Budgeting, Not Cut For All

By Jonathan Seltzer Staff Writer LIU Post has recently faced a number of cutbacks in student work hours on campus. Student reactions to cutbacks was fearful and pessimistic, with little exception.  Shannon Namigohar, a senior Education major who is minoring in Psychology, works four hours a week as a teacher’s…

Deadly Diseases

By Kristen Linsalata Staff Writer We live in an age where science is rapidly progressing. Immunizations, vaccines, and other scientific advancements make it so that some diseases that used to kill millions of people, such as small pox and tuberculosis, do not affect the average person today. Yet, millions of…

Social Media, Good and Bad

  By Dani Naess Hellesund Staff Writer The easy access to mobile Internet connections has literally put our online life in our pocket. More and more people use social media on a daily basis. Though it’s a common part of our lives, is social media a good thing, or a…

“Thank You”

By Kristina Miriam Montillano Renberg Assistant Promotions Manager  As I was writing my thesis, I stopped and took a deep breath. I realized that I am now entering a new chapter of my life. I have no idea where this next one will lead me, but I am pretty sure…