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LIU Post Review: Hillwood Art Museum

Cristina Foglietta  One does not have to travel far to see quality art; just go to the second floor of Hillwood Commons. The Hillwood Art Museum at LIU Post has amazing work by professional artists. I recently visited and was impressed by what the museum has to offer. The museum…

Travel Review: Victoria, Seychelles

Adina Oditt  Known as the smallest African capital, Victoria lies proudly in the shimmering western Indian Ocean. The Seychelles are comprised of 115 archipelagic islands that cluster around the main island of Mahé, home to Victoria, which is the republic’s business and cultural hub. Victoria is the only port of…

Music Review: Not The Weapon But The Hand

Paul Kalis Solo artists Steve Hogarth (of Marillion) and Richard Barbieri (of Porcupine Tree, ex-Japan) have teamed up to record a new experimental rock release out this week from Kscope Music. In 1989, Hogarth joined and soon became the frontman of Marillion, an English rock band that released 20 U.K.…

Movie Review: “Big Miracle”

Paul Kalis Adam Carlson (John Krasinski), an Alaskan news reporter, gets his big break when he discovers that a family of majestic gray whales is trapped underwater by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle. Soon, other journalists, government officials, and oil tycoons make Alaska their next stop. This includes…

TV Review: Russian VS American TV

Yana Nadelyaeva The following is a reaction to the New York Times article, “TV in Putin’s Russia: Jesters, Strivers and a Longing for Normalcy,” by Alessandra Stanley, which was published on February 13th, 2012. This article caused mixed emotions, feelings and thoughts inside of me. I don’t like Alessandra Stanley’s…

Lady Pioneers Defeat UDC on Senior Day, Clinch 4th Seed

Christian Arnold The LIU Post women’s basketball team ended the 2011-12 regular season with a 78-60 victory over the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Saturday afternoon. Junior forward Nicolette Marciniak led the Pioneers in scoring with 24 points and added nine rebounds and two blocks. Sophomore guard Alexis…

Baseball Opens Season Strong

David Otero LIU Post’s baseball team has won their three of four games to begin the 2012 season. To open the new campaign, the Pioneers traveled down to Myrtle Beach, S.C., and swept a doubleheader on Friday, February 24th, against the West Virginia Wesleyan College Bobcats. In the first game,…

Swim Continues Success

Heather Norris The LIU Post women’s swim team, which was just awarded the Team Scholar All American Award for having the highest GPA among all divisions on February 23rd, has continued its roll of success into the postseason. First, the team headed to Rutgers in New Jersey to take second…

Senior Spotlight: Kendall Bright

By: Samantha McGarry In the past three seasons at LIU Post, softball player Kendall Bright has played in 147 games with 122 starts. Bright was awarded Daktronics, Inc. Third Team All-America, NFCA First Team All-Region and ECC First Team in 2011, while batting .354 with 62 hits for the season.…

Senior Spotlight: Glen Hudson

By: Taylor Hole Glen Hudson is a senior member of the LIU Post baseball team. During the 2011 season, Hudson had a 1.60 earned run average.  Hudson pitched 56 innings in 9 games last season and had 48 strikeouts. Throughout his career at LIU Post, Hudson has pitched 120 innings…