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Behind the Scenes at the Brooklyn Museum

By Pete Barell Arts & Entertainment Editor Sharon Matt Atkins, Managing Curator of Exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, will be giving a free lecture on Oct. 9 from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m in the Steinberg Museum of Art. Light refreshments will be served at the event, which is also…

“A to Z” Series Premiere

By Michael Themistocleous Staff Writer “A to Z” is a new romantic-comedy television show on Thursday nights at 9:30 on NBC, created by Ben Queen (writer of “Cars 2” and Fox’s “Drive”). The show follows the relationship between Zelda Vasco (Cristin Milioti) a no-nonsense lawyer, and Andrew Lofland (Ben Feldman)…

Review: “A Walk Among the Tombstones”

By Jill Borowski Staff Writer Liam Neeson stars in “A Walk Among the Tombstones,” which opened on Sept. 19 in New York. Scott Frank (“The Lookout”) directed the film, which is based on the novel written by Lawrence Block of the same name. Neeson plays the character of Matthew Scudder—an ex-cop…

Women’s Soccer Reigns over Knights from Queens

By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief With yet another clean sheet and two tallies from senior forward Lauren Bellone, the women’s soccer team continued its winning streak on Sunday, Oct. 5, and is continuously in the mix for a spot in the National Championships by the end of the season. The grass…

Field Hockey Continues to Dominate

By Alex Billington Assistant Sports Editor On Sunday, Oct. 5 in Brookville, N.Y., the Field Hockey team showed their attacking prowess by hammering eight goals against Franklin Pierce College. The Pioneers were on the back of a draining overtime win against local rivals Adelphi College. After cutting it close versus…

RE2PECT: Baseball Bids Farewell to Jeter

By Michael Otero Sports Editor After 20 years in baseball, Yankee captain Derek Jeter played his final game on Sunday Sept. 28, against the rival Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. Jeter legged out an infield single in the third inning, plating a run in the process, and ending his baseball…

Men’s Soccer Outlast Opponents

By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the men’s soccer team (6-3-1) played host to the Firebirds from the University of the District of Columbia (5-4-1). The Pioneers were able to hold off the visitors, despite the scoring of a late goal, and come away with a 2-1…

Football Survives After Tremendous First Half

By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer On Saturday, Oct. 4, after trailing 7-3 late in the first quarter, the Pioneers (3-2) scored 34 unanswered points to take a commanding 37-7 lead heading into halftime. The Pace University Setters (0-5) stormed back in the second half and cut the lead down to…

The BRAVE Battle against Sexual Violence

By Alyssa Seidman Co-Editor-in-Chief Recently, LIU Post was awarded a grant from the Avon Foundation for Women as part of the company’s 2014 Campus Grants to Activate Bystanders to Reduce Sexual Assault, Dating Abuse, and Stalking. Since its inception in 1955, the organization has aided charitable, scientific, educational, and humanitarian…

New Look, New Website

By Carlo Valladares News Editor On Sept. 8, LIU Post launched a revamped and redesigned version of the university’s website. The new site is more colorful than the old one, and is more interactive, featuring promotional slideshows that highlight certain aspects of the university, such as LIU Life and Discovery…