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Awkward Moments

Victoria Esteve Staff Writer Shows like Awkward on MTV and popular web series like Awkward Black Girl proves that everybody goes through humiliating, blush-worthy moments. It’s especially worse when something embarrassing happens to you in college, the place where you try to reinvent yourself. I’m the type who loves to…

Stylish for a Cause

Cecilie Nag Feautres Editor Smiling girls in pink t-shirts, with styled hair and flawless make-up gathered in the Hillwood Commons Pioneer Room on Tuesday, October 2nd. Three Cactus Salon hairdressers offered hair-extensions for $10, while another welcomed visitors at the door promoting special offers from the salon, which has several…

State Budget Cut Effect HEOP

Erin Mei Staff Writer Last September, LIU Post’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) Director, William Clyde, announced to the program that all new, incoming fresh¬men would not be covered for their housing expenses. Due to governmental bud¬get cuts, Clyde stated, new HEOP students will no longer have the option to…

Food for Thought

Victoria Esteve Staff Writer “Steady hours are very rare in the media business,” said Meredith Daniels, a freelance writer and news producer at Newsday. Daniels was the guest speaker on October 4 at the Media Arts Department’s Food for Thought lecture. Daniels was there to share her insight into the…

Upcoming Events Oct. 10th to Oct. 16th

Oct 10th Men’s Soccer vs. University of Massachusetts Lowell 3:00pm Oct 11th Your Virtual Career Center for LIU Post Humanities Hall 119 12:30-1:30pm Women’s Soccer vs. Wilmington University 3:30pm Field Hockey vs. Mercy College Hickox Field 4:00pm Twin Q&A Fishbowl 7:00pm Oct 13th Volleyball vs. Dowling College Pratt Recreation Center…

On-campus Drug Bust

On Tuesday, September 25th at 10 p.m., two LIU Post students were arrested on campus for allegedly selling and possessing a substantial amount of the drug known as Ecstasy. According to the Nassau County Police Department, Frank Catalano, 20, of Brooklyn and Ryan Sloane, 20, of Westbury were arrested by…

Men’s Soccer Makes Post History

Christian Arnold Assistant Sports Editor The LIU Post Pioneers men’s soccer team has climbed to number one in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II National rankings. It is the first time in the history of the program that the Pioneers have been ranked number one. The Pioneers…

Fall Depression

Tina Kasin Staff Writer You know fall is here when everything tastes like pumpkin, the temperature noticeably drops, the day becomes night quicker than expected, and the box of scarves and jackets (the one you thought you had left behind to forget), needs to be dusted off. Some people experience…

Movies In Theaters This Semester

Compiled by Paul Kalis Reviews Editor October 3rd – One Day Only! E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 30th Anniversary Re-Release A lost alien (known as E.T.) befriends Elliot, a 10-year-old boy, as they come together to help E.T. find his way back home. October 5th Frankenweenie in Disney Digital 3D In Tim…