BY TIANA ONOSTAFF WRITER Well-known National Basketball Association (NBA) stars gathered for the 69th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16 in Chicago, ILL. and this year, the game had a new format to make every quarter more competitive and to honor the lives of Kobe Bryant and his daughter…
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BY JASON GLICKMANSTAFF WRITER During the annual “Battle of Brooklyn” game on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the men’s basketball team lost to the St. Francis College Terriers with a score of 87-77. The Sharks were off to a rough start, down 0-9 only minutes into the game. Head Coach Derek Kellogg…
BY ELISE PERSONSTAFF WRITER Despite a strong second-half run, the men’s lacrosse team was defeated at home by St. Johns University with a score of 15-17 on Saturday, Feb. 22. The St. Johns University Red Storms scored the first two goals of the game within the first five minutes. Junior…
BY EMMA ROBINSONSTAFF WRITER The new Hope scholarship awarded on campus gives academically successful students who come from households with low financial standing the ability to attend LIU tuition-free. The Hope scholarship is for New York residents with an SAT score of at least 1100 and an average grade of…
By Shannon Miller, Ida Ynner Lagerqvist and Jason GlickmanCo-Editor-In-Chief, Sports and Photo Editor, Staff Writer Over winter break, with heavy hearts and overwhelming sadness, the campus community mourned the unexpected and tragic death of student, friend and teammate, Clayton Beathard. He was 22 years old. Described by some as selfless…
BY ASHLEY BOWDENCO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Degrees in sociology, history, philosophy and several other undergraduate and graduate programs within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been “frozen” as of Friday Jan. 24,according to faculty email exchanges. This means that these programs cannot accept new majoring students, but will remain registered with…
BY SOPHIA STRAUSSSTAFF WRITER An Instagram account called “@everything_broken_at_post” has grown in popularity since it was created in 2018. Followed by nearly 1,000 people, the page is filled with pictures and videos of things in need of repair or attention on campus. The 219 posts on the page were submitted…
BY ANISHA JINTOORKAR & SHANNON MILLERSTAFF WRITER, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Students and faculty had mixed reactions when the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Feb. 5, clearing him of two impeachment charges set forth by the House of Representatives. Impeachment hearings began after a whistleblower complaint was made public…
BY TIANA ONOSTAFF WRITER The Promise office added four new success coaches to its roster this semester to help students with academic planning and lighten the workload of other coaches. Each student is assigned a promise coach once they’re accepted to the school. A coach assists students with scheduling, campus…
BY ELISE PERSONSTAFF WRITER The men’s lacrosse team’s freshman attacker Sean Boll made a name for himself in his collegiate debut against Siena College on Saturday, Feb. 8. Despite the team’s loss, Boll put five goals in the back of the net out of eight shots, leaving him with a…