Volume 72, Issue 8 Wednesday, March 27, 2019 www.liupostpioneer.com New Campus Nurse New School Colors to Cover Campus SHANNON MILLER MICHAEL CHIN The interior of the Prett Recreation Center is painted green The baseball field on the LIU Brooklyn campus. and gold. Nurse Audrey Gottbaum MYLES GOLDMAN BY SHANNON MILLER letic facilities will have to undergo Brooklyn athletic departments,” BY MYLES GOLDMAN ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR renovations to reflect the merger. he said. However, he cannot con- STAFF WRITER Freshman business major, Alec firm a timetable as to when it will As the Post and Brooklyn Salgado, has concerns about the be completed. Audrey Gottbaum joined the Center athletic departments merge to transition. “Since the colors are Pratt’s gym floor displays the for Healthy Living staff as the campus become OneLIU, so will their changing, it’s going to be a huge Pioneer brand in big, bold letter- nurse on Jan. 4, replacing Mary Fletch- school colors. The arrays of green financial thing for the school. A ing; it’s a definite change needed er, who was campus nurse during the and gold that drape across Post’s lot of the buildings are going to be before the switch. 2017-2018 academic year. The previous campus will soon become a dis- changed because we have a lot of nurse, Constance Montalbano, retired tant memory, and shades of blue green and gold stuff around. It’s on Feb. 28, 2017, after serving as cam- and gold will take their place this everywhere. It’s going to be really pus nurse for seven years. There was no fall to represent a unified LIU. hard,” he said. nurse on campus during the fall 2018 Green and gold have given The Pratt Recreation Cen- semester. Post an identity for over half a ter, where the merged athletic Gottbaum spent over 20 years at century; they served as a base teams will practice, is saturated NYU’s nurse-run health center for med- for building a sense of belonging with Pioneer colors. According ical students before joining LIU Post. In among students and faculty; and to Casey Schermick, director of her new position this semester, Gott- they’ve been an expression of the athletic media relations, there baum has not yet seen many students. Pioneer school spirit at sporting are hundreds, if not thousands of No announcement was made about her and recreational events. The Pio- items around campus consisting arrival on campus, according to director neer theme is everywhere: on the of green and gold. “As time goes of the Center for Healthy Living, Lynne walls and furniture, in the tiled on, these items will be rebranded Schwartz, and many students still seem floor patterns, upon the banners to match the new color scheme,” to be unaware that there is a nurse on aligning the campus roads, and he said. “This will definitely be a campus. printed on school merchandise, rollout project that will be trans- “In a school health setting, the num- uniforms and the gymnasium formed over time.” He added that bers will tend to vary greatly from day floor. the new combination of colors is to day, but I expect for them to increase Some students are left won- one of many ways to carry on the certainly as people become more aware dering when the color changes traditional spirit of each campus. SHANNON MILLER that there is a nurse here,” Gottbaum will take effect and how much it “LIU will be recognizable with ac- A green & gold banner on a lamppost. said. will cost. Academic halls and ath- centing colors from both Post and continued on page 2 continued on page 2 Vigil for New Zealand Victims Unsung Heroes: Our Librarians Guitar Festival Comes to Campus Softball Bats a Game to Remember Clubs held a vigil service for the There are 11 librarian faculty members The 27th Long Island Guitar The softball team played a vic- victims of the two Christchurch in the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Festival will return from April torious double header at home mosque shootings on March 20 Library ready to assist students with 9 to 14 to showcase distin- on Sunday, March 24, against in the library. pg 4 their research and other needs. pg 7 guished guitarists. pg 10 the Wilmington Wildcats. pg 15 2 NEWS THE PIONEER New School Colors to Cover Campus continued from page 1 wear. He said, their bookstore has already be- ment is eager to honor both campuses through gan debuting some new clothing reflecting the a unified LIU. “It was extremely important to “During summer break each year, the gym new colors. the university, athletics, and administration to floor is stripped down to the base wood and Post’s bookstore will also undergo various honor the traditions of both campuses when refurbished. Once decided, the plan would be to changes that will occur over the summer break. making the decision,” he said. “We as a depart- make the color changes during this time,” Roy “Discussions are ongoing as to the extent of a ment are very excited to see our stands filled Fergus, executive director of facilities, said. makeover,” bookstore manager Jorge Lanas, with blue and gold as we compete at the highest Blue and gold will eventually be reflected in said. New products and clothing displaying the level of competition.” all aspects of athletics, including signage and school’s brand will likely become available this Editor’s Note: The Pioneer strives to provide website design, social media, and uniforms. fall. “The bookstore will continue to be an im- up-to-date information as soon as it becomes Currently, the university is exploring options portant proponent of LIU’s brand awareness to available. This article was originally published for a “unified apparel company” to outfit all all current and prospective students,” he said. in the March 20 issue and has since been up- athletic teams beginning in the fall, accord- “Students should be excited to be part of this dated by the writer. ing to Schermick. New uniforms will be ready new venture in LIU’s history.” to wear for preseason in late summer. A new But some students are disappointed in the mascot, which has yet to be determined, will change. Freshman Annalise Argento, a music also receive blue and gold gear with a new logo, education major, imagined herself in Pioneer wordmark and icons. colors since she committed to Post her senior It may not be as difficult for Brooklyn to year of high school. “I’m upset about it because make their physical changes, as their campus I liked the green and the gold. Now we’re going is a mere 11 acres in comparison to Post’s 322 to be in blue and gold, and it’s gonna be like the acres. According to Brooklyn journalism major, next version of Hofstra,” she said. “I read about Michael Chin, changes will mainly consist of it a while back in the newspaper. Other stu- painting over the old colors. “The court at the dents said they didn’t like it either; even Brook- Steinberg Wellness Center, where men’s and lyn [students] said they didn’t like it.” women’s basketball and women’s volleyball The announcement of OneLIU and the plays, was just redone with a fresh coat of paint changes that come with it, have disappointed in Summer 2017,” he said. “Of course, with a Brooklyn students, according to Chin. “Many new mascot waiting to be officially announced, students rather keep the current school colors I believe they would need to fix the court again of blue, white, and black. Also, students very to replace the logo in center court with the new dislike the changing of the mascot and believes mascot.” the “Blackbirds” should stay,” he said. “I wished Brooklyn students also have an attachment university officials included the students’ reac- to the spirit that the colors of blue, white, and tions and thoughts before taking surprise ac- MICHAEL CHIN black bring to their campus, according to Chin; tion in changing everything.” Gold hoodies are being sold at the Brooklyn it’s reflected in student apparel and athletic According to Schermick, the athletic depart- campus bookstore New Campus Nurse continued from page 1 Although there is now a nurse on campus, Junior broadcasting major Asia Turner, like there is no physician on campus. Gottbaum other students, had no idea there is a campus refers students to the Riland Health Care Center nurse. on the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) “I didn’t even know there was a nurse on campus for medical services that she does not campus, honestly; they need to advertise it bet- provide. ter,” Turner said. “It’s good for the school to have “If a student comes in, I’m going to find out a nurse because it’s much more convenient than why they came to see me, write down their medi- having to leave campus when you’re sick.” cal history, [and] perform an appropriate physi- Courtney Scanapico, a junior healthcare cal examination,” Gottbaum said. administration major, was also unaware of the “We can only do the basics like take their tem- nurse on campus. perature, [and] their pulse; it’s called a triage.” “Wait, we have a nurse, wow, I’m shocked,” Schwartz said. “After that, we refer them over to Scanapico said. “I’m surprised that it took this NYIT, free of charge.” long to have a school nurse. With a school that “Students provide their own transportation to has a lot of students who live on campus, it’s NYIT.