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Library aims to please students

By Carlo Valladares Staff Writer The B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library is a place for literacy, reading and acquired learning. However, during this spring semester, the library has undergone changes to help transition their building further into the new millennium and fit the needs of modern education. The library also…

Hillwood’s Transformation Continues

By Dani Naess Hellesund Staff Writer The changes that began in Hillwood Commons during the fall semester continued over the winter break. The latest additions, according to Dr. Abby Van Vlerah, Post’s new dean of Students, are the relocation of the Center for Student Information (CSI), the new Gold Coast Cinema,…

Las Posadas: A Latin American Christmas Custom

By Yumi Hanamura Staff Writer A Mexican Christmas celebration called Los Posadas was celebrated on campus, on Wednesday, Dec. 5. In Spanish, Las Posadas means “the inns” or ”the lodgings” and represents the Biblical journey of Mary and Joseph as they searched for a shelter in Bethlehem before the birth…

Crime Blotter

By Brittany Lercara and Briana Longo Contributing Writers Underage Drinking At 3:58 a.m., Nov. 17, a student called public safety and told them to report to Brookville Hall. A resident and two guests appeared to have gotten in an altercation off campus, leaving scrapes and bruises on their faces. It…

SDA & PCDC host department’s First Annual Dance Gala

By Alyssa SeidmanStaff Writer The Student Dance Association (SDA), along with the Post Concert Dance Company (PCDC), sponsored the Department of Theatre, Dance, Film, & Arts Management’s first annual dance gala on Sunday, Nov. 24. The fundraising event was held in the Tilles Center’s Atrium, and was co-hosted by Dan…

Aging Hickox Field Finally Set for Changes

By Maxime Devillaz Staff Writer Plans to reconstruct Hickox Field, within the last recent years, have been stalled by pending approvals from the Village of Old Brookville’s zoning board. The awaited permits have hindered the process since August 2012, when the university planned to start the project. The zoning board was…

The War on Drugs: Still No Winner

By Denielle Patterson Staff Writer  This year marks the 42nd anniversary of the War on Drugs, an initiative started by President Richard Nixon in 1971 to prohibit and reduce the production, distribution and consumption of illegal drugs. The 1960’s were a time of youth rebellion and music, literature, and drugs…

Town Hall Meeting: Big Changes at LIU

By Alex Billington Staff writer With rumors of major changes coming to LIU Post within the next six months, the semester’s first Town Hall meeting, held by the Student Government Association (SGA), was a necessity, both to dispel and clarify all the speculations. The Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13, was…

Team Post for Cancer

By Michelle Morey Staff writer St. Jude’s Children Hospital is holding a fundraising walk for cancer and other diseases in children on Nov. 23, 2013. The walk will be located at Bethpage Ballpark in Central Islip, New York. Check-in time is 9 a.m. What some may not know is that…

International Education Week

By Sang Geun Yoon Staff writer The success of the first International Fashion Show from the 2013 spring semester led to the planning of an international education week. Nov. 11 to 15, the international clubs celebrated International Education Week. The eventful week is co-hosted by International Student Service (ISS); Korea…