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Finding Success With Student Workshops

Gabriella Ianiro Staff Writer This semester, LIU Post’s Academic Career and Planning office is offering Effective Study Strategy Workshops for students who are having difficulty studying and keeping their grades up. The workshops, which are designed to assist students on the academic and career front, are of­fered several times throughout…

Online Courses: Useful or Useless?

Angela Alfano Staff Writer As universities embrace the digital age and offer a multitude of online courses, LIU Post only offers three online programs. Two of the credited courses are offered at the graduate level and one is offered for undergraduate students. Those programs consist of Archives and Record Management…

Hand Above the Line

Khadija Greenidge Staff Writer The Long Island Room of Winnick was full of energy and fun on March 2. From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. the Student Caribbean Asso­ciation (SCA) along with the Student Dance Association (SDA) and TWIce as Nice hosted a fundraiser event called Keep Your Hand Above…

Laziness is Not a Handicap

Adrianna Alvarez Opinions Editor Eighty tickets were dis­pensed for illegally parking in handicap spots on campus last semester. LIU Post has strict rules and regulations regarding this kind of violation. On September 24, 2012, Dr. Paul Forestell, LIU Post provost, and Paul Rapess, the director of Public Safety, issued an…

LIU Post Professor Speaks in Sandy Hook

Amanda Bernocco Staff Writer Dr. Thomas Demaria, director of the Psychological Services Center, which is the training facility for students in the psychol­ogy doctoral program at LIU Post, gave a speech at the Legislature Capitol building in Connecticut to help those affected by the Sandy Hook shooting. He was accompanied…

Paid Research Internships

Julia Rosen Staff Writer Long Island University will offer four paid research summer internships for students inter- ested in working alongside the nation’s top experts in biology, psychology and neuroscience. The chosen students will receive $3,000 and up to $500 for research materials. The LIU Office of Academic Affairs, the…

Say Anything Improv: “We’re Utterly Hysterical”

Khadija Greenidge Say Anything Improv, LIU Post’s improvisational acting group, presented its first program of the semester, called Black Comedy, in the Hillwood Cinema. On February 20, the club decided to recognize several African American comedians and their contributions to the world of comedy in order to observe Black History…

Dorm Policy Demystified

Rebecca Martelotti Lately, the talk around campus is that the dorming policy had changed without students being aware of it. The policy, which requires students to be in good standing with the Financial Services Office and Bursar before applying for room selection, has not changed though, according to Jennifer Fuoco,…

Students Question Computer Competency Exam

Mimmi Montgomery In order to graduate, LIU students must pass four competency requirements (computer literacy, library use, oral communication and writing). However, many students complain about the difficulty level of these tests and the computer workshop. Additionally, numerous students question the necessity of the information presented. According to the LIU…

Turning Chip Bags to Dining Dollars

Amanda Bernocco The LIU Post Recycling Program began a new initiative to improve recycling on campus. Students can enter a raffle to win $200 dining dollars by recycling chips bags, which are not traditionally recyclable. Aramark, LIU Post’s dining services, sponsors the raffle. Students may use dining dollars at the…