BY ALEXANDRA FERRAGAMOSTAFF WRITER For any students looking for a place to indulge in a hands-on way to relax, experience a new art form, unleash creativity, or get rid of anxious energy, the ceramics studio is open to all students interested in creating a piece of their own. The studio…
Posts published in February 2020
BY ANISHA JINTOORKARSTAFF WRITER The Post Theatre Company (PTC) will stage their production of William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” a play addressing issues prevalent in today’s society with a darkly comedic twist. The story is set in the city of Vienna where citizens live within a patriarchy structure. When Duke…
BY ANDREW SCARPACIASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The softball team’s season has started and the Sharks have their eyes set on success. “Every season we compete to win championships and compete on a national level,” Head Coach Roy Kortman said. In the NEC preseason poll, the team is estimated to finish at…
BY TIANA ONOSTAFF WRITER Well-known National Basketball Association (NBA) stars gathered for the 69th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16 in Chicago, ILL. and this year, the game had a new format to make every quarter more competitive and to honor the lives of Kobe Bryant and his daughter…
BY JASON GLICKMANSTAFF WRITER During the annual “Battle of Brooklyn” game on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the men’s basketball team lost to the St. Francis College Terriers with a score of 87-77. The Sharks were off to a rough start, down 0-9 only minutes into the game. Head Coach Derek Kellogg…
BY ELISE PERSONSTAFF WRITER Despite a strong second-half run, the men’s lacrosse team was defeated at home by St. Johns University with a score of 15-17 on Saturday, Feb. 22. The St. Johns University Red Storms scored the first two goals of the game within the first five minutes. Junior…
BY EMMA ROBINSONSTAFF WRITER The new Hope scholarship awarded on campus gives academically successful students who come from households with low financial standing the ability to attend LIU tuition-free. The Hope scholarship is for New York residents with an SAT score of at least 1100 and an average grade of…
By Shannon Miller, Ida Ynner Lagerqvist and Jason GlickmanCo-Editor-In-Chief, Sports and Photo Editor, Staff Writer Over winter break, with heavy hearts and overwhelming sadness, the campus community mourned the unexpected and tragic death of student, friend and teammate, Clayton Beathard. He was 22 years old. Described by some as selfless…
BY ASHLEY BOWDENCO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Degrees in sociology, history, philosophy and several other undergraduate and graduate programs within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been “frozen” as of Friday Jan. 24,according to faculty email exchanges. This means that these programs cannot accept new majoring students, but will remain registered with…
BY SOPHIA STRAUSSSTAFF WRITER An Instagram account called “@everything_broken_at_post” has grown in popularity since it was created in 2018. Followed by nearly 1,000 people, the page is filled with pictures and videos of things in need of repair or attention on campus. The 219 posts on the page were submitted…