By Jada Butler, Josh Tolentino Co-Editor-In-Chief, Staff Writer “Beginning in the 2019-20 academic year, LIU will compete in all sports at the NCAA Division I level, with a unified athletics program that will join our campuses into One LIU,” university president Kimberly Cline wrote in an email announcement to the…
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By Jada Butler, Josh Tolentino Co-Editor-In-Chief, Staff Writer Student athletes left their classes en masse halfway through the period on Wednesday, Oct. 3, to attend a mandatory emergency meeting to discuss the effects of the “One LIU” athletic department merger that was announced via email by President Kimberly Cline. The…
By Anand Venigalla Features Editor A petition that started on Change.org on Oct. 3 raises awareness about the impact the OneLIU announcement has on students. Natalie Hickman, a sophomore criminal justice major and basketball player, started the petition entitled, “Save all athletic teams and coaches who are getting cut or…
Queen Mab, an anonymous poet who first appeared in the 2017- 2018 academic year with her poem,” Ode to a Campus Bike,” writes poetry pertaining to the ongoing academic and social issues and changes within the LIU Post community. “Talkin’ Division One Blues,” was found on the south hallway door…
By Jack Georgis Staff Writer It was recently announced that several academic departments would be consolidated into combined departments, and because of this, new department heads would be selected. Dr. Jeremy Buchman, a political science professor, discussed the implications of one department head for a consolidated program. “One person will…
By Alex Espinosa Staff Writer Michael Soupios, professor of political science, has replaced Harvey Kushner, professor of criminal justice, as the president of the faculty union. Kushner had been president of the union for over a decade. Although Soupios had not planned to take over this position, he said that…
By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief The office of Campus Life and LIU Promise made changes to the student organization manual and five star accreditation rubric this summer. The changes took effect at the start of the fall 2018 semester, and club organizations will have to adapt the way they operate to…
By Angelique D’Alessandro News/Online Editor A anonymous account was created on Instagram with the goal of informing students of damaged facilities across campus. “Everything_Broken_At_Post,” which now has 242 followers and over 50 posts, documents photographs of broken bathrooms, leaking windows and cracked ceiling tiles among other issues. The creator of…
By Ashley Bowden Co-Editor-In-Chief There are several places on campus that enable performing arts students to explore their craft in-depth. The new music technology lab in Humanities is open for music and musical theatre students to compose to their heart’s content. “[Students] know they’re going to get a lot out…