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Posts published in January 2019

Suits & Sneakers for Cancer Awareness

By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Sports and Photo Editor On Jan. 23, in connection with the men’s and women’s basketball games, all coaches and athletic department staff wore sneakers and suits on the sidelines. Casey Schermick, director of athletic media relations, described how the choice of footwear was in a partnership…

Trick’s Take: A Reassessment of America’s Foreign Policy

By Christopher Trick Staff Writer In the 2016 election, some students and faculty followed the story of how Donald Trump greatly angered the Washington D.C. foreign policy establishment by criticizing the Iraq War, saying it was a mistake and that the United States should not have invaded a nation to…

Students Get Ahead this Winter

By James Bonner Staff Writer At the end of the fall semester, most students look forward to a break from schoolwork and a time for relaxation. However, some students prefer to take classes during the winter term to get ahead or to catch up. During the 2019 winter term, 10…

The Heart of Winter

By Alecia Sexton Staff Writer Winter is a wonderful time filled with so many things to enjoy like family, snow, and hot cocoa. While there are many things to cherish about this season, there are also a few things to be weary of. The occurrence of heart attacks and strokes…

Changes at the Global Institute

By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief The Global Institute joined several other university programs under the new School for Professional Studies (SPS), according to an email announcement by Rita Langdon, the new dean of SPS, sent on Nov. 1, 2018. Former U.S. Congressman Steve Israel joined LIU in the 2017-2018 academic year…

New Mascot Coming to Town

By Sarah Wung Staff Writer The Pioneer, LIU Post’s university mascot for many years, is approaching retirement. With the Oct. 3, 2018 announcement that the LIU athletic teams from Post and Brooklyn would merge, many changes are coming, including a new mascot. Over the winter break, in January 2019, members…

Theodore Roosevelt Institute Joins LIU

By Shannon Miller Assistant News Editor The legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, America’s 26th President, will continue to capture the minds of scholars, historians and researchers due to the addition of the Theodore Roosevelt Institute to the School of Professional Studies. The Institute will provide future generations the ideas and principles…