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Competency Exams Revamped

By Danielle Sposato Staff Writer Students must complete several competency exams over the course of their academic career in order to graduate. These exams, computer literacy competency, the library competency, the writing competency, and the oral competency, must be completed before students have 60 credits, according to LIU Post website.…

Fire Alarms Disrupt Classes

By Jenny Edengard Staff Writer The fire alarm went off twice at Pell Hall and the Life and Science building while classes were in session on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The first alarm went off at 2:26 p.m., forcing students to wait outside in 35 degrees for over 30 minutes, without…

Mandatory Assault Training for Students

By Caroline Ryan Staff Writer The Haven Course, a new online course in understanding sexual assault, is being required for both undergraduate and graduate students to complete for the spring 2015 semester. LIU Post has partnered with EverFi, the company that produces the Haven Course, to give students a comprehensive education…

Smart Classrooms on Campus

By Carlo Valladares Managing Editor Thirty-five classrooms will be reconfigured as “smart classrooms” on campus, according to George Baroudi, LIU’s Chief Information Officer. Currently, The J.M. Ladge Speech and Hearing Center contains a “Learning Center,” a classroom that contains a projector that enables an enhanced learning experience, in room 125,…

Study Abroad Month: Summer Course In Slovenia

By Jeniel Terrero Staff Writer Professor Veronika Dolar of the Economics department is currently accepting applications for a two-week summer course titled, “The Transition Economies of Central Europe,” and, “The Former Soviet Union,” which will take place in Slovenia from July 1 through the 15. Dolar, who is of Slovenian…

New Student Magazine Planned

By Melissa Colleary Staff Writer A new student-run magazine called WAVES will debut in Fall 2015. The magazine, which is being launched by Phillip Aievoli, a freshman English major, is already accepting student submissions. Aievoli, in conjunction with Dr. John Lutz, chairperson of the English Department, as the club’s faculty…

Is Graduating in Four Years a Myth?

By Jeniel Terrero Staff Writer According to a 2014 report from the nonprofit group Complete College America, graduating in four years is a myth for most college students. Only 19 percent of full time students at public universities gain their bachelor’s degree in four years. Most students enter LIU Post…

LIU Post Weeds Out Books from Collection

By Kristen Linsalata News Editor Out of an interest in expanding LIU Post’s library collection, library faculty weeds books from their collection, which consists of about two million items. The process, according to Valeda Dent, Dean of University Libraries, is ongoing and happens year around. However, some students feel as though…

Students and Dean work together to enhance academics

By Jeniel Terrero Staff Writer In an effort to improve communication between students and professors, the dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts (SVPA), Noel Zahler, has organized a Student Advisory Committee. Zahler hopes that the members of the committee will work with him in refining the departments…