Pioneer 4-28-2021

Volume 76, Issue 12 Wednesday, April 28, 2021 www.liupostpioneer.com Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Resumes After Campus Begins Vaccinating Students Blood Clot Cases munity who met New York state’s guidelines for being vaccinated. The vaccine center began giving doses of the vaccine to interested students on Friday, April 23, after eligibility was extended to anyone over the age of 16. Students will need to be able to come back to campus for the second dose, or schedule a Moderna appointment in their hometown. School will not be in session by the time the students are due for their The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and second shots. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rec- DYLAN VALIC The vaccine center is entirely student run, with ommended a pause in the production of the everything from checking in to administering the vac- Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine cine being performed by students. Each room has one pg 5 professor and at least two students to ensure every- Dylan Valic thing is being done correctly. Medical professionals LIU Alum Nominated for Fashion A nursing student administering the Moderna vaccine are also on standby in the case of an emergency. Award BY DYLAN VALIC & SHELLEY DEAN The opportunity to volunteer wasn’t only open to EDITOR-IN-CHIEF , STAFF WRITER nursing students, as students from different depart- As vaccines are being administered across the ments volunteered to help in different ways. Non- country, nursing students are doing their part in help- nursing students are helping take temperatures, check ing with the fight against Covid 19. Student volun- people in and guide patients to their proper room so teers have begun administering the Moderna vaccine that nobody needs to unnecessarily come in contact at the campus’s vaccine center located at the Univer- with each other. sity Center. Nursing students who volunteered to help admin- Post-alum and self-taught fashion designer The vaccination center was originally announced ister the vaccine needed to complete a series of online Melissa Mercedes has been nominated for by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran on Thurs- training modules that taught them the proper tech- the Cultivate award day, Feb. 11, for faculty and members of the local com- nique for administering the vaccine, and practice pg 6 continued on page 2 NHL Playoffs Coming Soon Senior Music Students Reflect on Their Time at Post Schools. music program was recognized “Post offers a conservatory- as one of the best in New York, I style program that brings a diverse was excited, but not surprised,” array of performance and aca- senior instrumental performance demic opportunities,” the website major Jaclyn Smith said. “Over the said. “Undergraduate students years, the department of music has can pursue a bachelor of music fostered an environment where I The 2021 NHL season saw players seeking in music education, a bachelor of could grow as a musician.” to compete with rival teams in the midst of science in music, or a bachelor Smith is the principal clarinet- a global pandemic of fine arts in music technology, ist of the orchestra, wind ensemble pg 11 entrepreneurship, and production. and wind symphony. She has also The department provides a variety been a part of some chamber music of public performance opportuni- ensembles during her time at Post. Field Hockey Falls in NEC ties to showcase students’ skills Senior instrumental perfor- Championship and talents, including solo student mance major Sarah Kadtke, who Courtesy of Jaclyn Smith recitals, workshops, masterclasses, plays both the flute and piccolo Jaclyn Smith holding her instrument and concerts both on campus and and partakes in the wind ensemble, BY EMMA ROBINSON at major concert halls in New York wind symphony, orchestra, percus- NEWS EDITOR City and abroad.” sion ensemble, and chamber music After going 4-2 in the regular season, field The department of music Music students at the university ensembles, agrees with Smith. hockey wrapped up their season, falling to recently ranked number nine on are proud to be a part of the ac- “For my past four years here, #1 seed Rider University 0-5 in the North- a list of Best Music Colleges in complishment. the Department’s faculty have con- east Conference Championship New York in 2021 for Best Value “When I first heard that LIU’s sistently gone above and beyond to pg 12 continued on page 4 2 NEWS THE PIONEER Campus Begins Vaccinating Students “I feel like it’s our duty,” junior nursing junior musical theatre Renee Hamilton said. major Andy Nunez said. “We’re in the field of Hamilton wishes the campus had opened nursing and this is what we’re going to be doing up for vaccinations earlier, but is grateful to in the future anyway, so what better way to do have the opportunity at all. Being a theatre ma- it then in our community and in our school.” jor, she has been forced to shift many aspects of Nunez also recognized the importance of her creative life. the vaccines. “Covid has taken so much of my life away “There’s a lot of deaths going on because from me. It has taken live theatre from me, I of this, so to think this could have saved some- saw my grandma very intermittently,” Hamil- body’s life is pretty meaningful,” he said. ton said. On Friday, April 23, 500 doses of the Hamilton is excited that she will be able to Moderna vaccine were available to interested see her 83 year old grandmother more often students. Monij Sankhe, a masters student in once she has the vaccine in her system. the health care administration program, re- For Hamilton, scheduling an appointment ceived a dose of the vaccine and was happy with was extremely easy and took her less than five the results. minutes. She encourages everyone who can to Dylan Valic “It was very easy, it was very streamlined, I find a vaccine appointment as soon as possible. Rebecca Sweeney holding her proof of vaccination was welcomed very nicely and the whole pro- Dean of the School of Health Professionals continued from page 1 cess was like a piece of cake for me,” he said. and Nursing, Dr. Denise Walsh, believes that giving the vaccine to a mannequin, according “Even when I got vaccinated I didn’t even feel the experience of operating a vaccine center to Director of the Inter-professional Simulation it.” right next to campus has been a positive experi- Center Debra McWilliams. The accessibility of the vaccine was exciting ence for everyone involved. The modules helped prepare students for to many students. “It has been a wonderful experience for not when it was time to administer the actual vac- “I had to call the vaccine hotline every only the students but the community, to see cine. single day trying to get an appointment and I that LIU is a part of this community and we “It helped a lot, there were a lot of visu- couldn’t get one anyone around here, so the want to give back to the people that we live with als and you come in here and you’re not just current one I have scheduled is five and a half and work with,” she said. “Everyone who came thrown in, you know exactly what you’re do- hours away on May 3rd,” sophomore musical through here had such a positive experience. ing,” junior nursing major Shanna Lynn Ma- theatre major Nick Larsen said. The students who worked here had a positive leitz said. Larsen quickly scheduled an appointment experience because we emphasize that we are a Students felt good about being able to do on campus shortly after receiving the email. part of a global community and we’re reaching their part to stop the spread of COVID-19. The campus vaccination will save him an entire out to the members of the world to help them, “It feels really good to be helping to end this day, and over ten hours of driving. as in healthcare, because we are healthcare pro- war against the virus,” junior nursing major Other students are weighing how they will fessionals that’s what our profession is based Ahmad Yasser said. make the second dose work for them, because on, reaching out to others.” Maleitz was happy to volunteer because she they live out of state. Students who are interested in scheduling believes that she is helping to create history. ”It’s not that far of a drive back, if I have to an appointment for a vaccine in Nassau County Other students felt a need to help their come back I will, but I am going to try to sched- can visit https://vaccine.nassaucountyny.gov/ community, which drove them to volunteer. ule my second dose at home in Massachusetts,” for more information. Students Prepair for Finals BY JOSEPH CHANG STAFF WRITER said. sleep so much better because of it, so I just tell To aid in concentration while preparing for myself: ‘just get through the work’,” Digennaro As the semester comes to an end, many exams, it’s common to listen to music. said. students find themselves preparing, and poten- “I listen to all kinds of music when I study,” Some students prefer to focus on their tially cramming, for finals. Interrante said. “But recently I have been lis- physical health during their study breaks. ‘[I’m] dreading all of my final assignments tening to a 24-hour Chill-hop radio playlist on “I personally use physical fitness as my out- due to the fact [that] they are on the last day YouTube.

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