By Angelique D’Alessandro News and Online Editor Academic departments throughout the university were consolidated over the summer, with multiple departments merging under one chairperson. In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), the political science, history, economics, and sociology departments have been combined, and will now share one department…
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By Riya Patel Contributing Writer “Greek life – I really believe there is a home for everyone on our campus,” Joseph Vernace, LIU’s associate director of campus life, stated. This fall, a fifth sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, will join the campus Greek organizations. The instillation of Kappa Kappa Gamma into…
By Dondre Lemon Staff Writer The Writing Center has a new home on the second floor of Humanities. During the summer, the Writing Center moved from Humanities 202 to a larger space in Humanities 223, the former offices of the foreign language department. Mary Pigliacelli, the director of the Writing…
By Justin Simon Assistant News Editor The resident assistants of each dorm on campus prepared to greet incoming freshmen, preparing three weeks before orientation. They were trained to assist new students beginning their college educations. Yadiel Corporan, an RA of Post Hall, said he recognized the significance of the position.…
By Mia Sansanelli Contributing Writer LIU Post welcomes eSports and one of its most popular games, “League of Legends,” to campus this semester. The program has gained so much public attention that university athletic departments have started to offer it. Although it is an entirely new concept for LIU Post,…
By Christi Wang Contributing Writer Recent renovations have been completed on Brookville Hall, one of the resident buildings located on the east side of campus. Built circa 1970, Brookville Hall is relatively new compared to the rest of LIU Post’s campus, with most buildings constructed around the time of Post’s…
By Ari Fuller Contributing Writer Former U.S. president George W. Bush will speak on campus on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Tilles Center as a part of the ongoing “Conversation with a Congressman” series. The event is hosted by former congressman Steve Israel, who is head of…
By Anand Venigalla Features Editor The Coalition for Conservation club has new pumpkins and sunflowers growing in the campus garden. Students in the coalition worked over the summer to care for the garden to prepare for the harvest this fall. Both the pumpkins and sunflowers were planted in late June,…
By McKenna Kaufman Contributing Writer The common read is an annual piece of literature assigned to incoming freshmen. The new tradition aims to connect members of the incoming class and inspire involvement among the campus community, Dr. John Lutz, chairperson of the English department, helped start the tradition in 2012.…
By Lucie Caputo Contributing Writer One may describe the scenery at LIU Post as something straight out of a movie, and this statement isn’t far-fetched. The campus is sought after by location scouts to be the setting for TV shows such as Madam Secretary, Blindspot, The Blacklist, Royal Pains, The…