By Jazlyn Beltre The citizens of New York will be introduced to a new voting system on election day this year. Although according to the Board of Elections, the new voting system is as simple as 1-2-3, questions have arisen concerning the new systems integrity. Why the change? According to…
Posts published in November 2012
Ryan Derham is a wide receiver for the LIU Post football team. Last season he played in all 11 games of the season and started in one of them. This season, he has 13 catches for 218 yards and three touchdowns. To open up the 2012 season, Derham had a…
By David Otero Grayson Laurino is a dynamic player for the LIU Post football team as he has played wide receiver and punter throughout his entire collegiate career for the Pioneers. He even played quarterback Week 8 of this season against East Stroudsburg University. In the 2011 season, Laurino was…
By Jazlyn Beltre There were over 51 million viewers watching the Vice Presidential debate in early October. According to an October 12th article in the Los Angeles Times, “Nielsen: 51.4 million people watched Joe Biden-Paul Ryan debate” by Meg James, how can one not think that the debates strongly impact…
Though I have not written for the Pioneer in a while, I do refer students to join the staff as I feel is crucial to learning and the overall experience of contributing to the school’s newspaper. I am very pleased about the paper this semester, each issue has been a…
By Eirik Bjorno The women’s soccer team held the top seed in the East Coast Conference going into the playoffs. But the Pioneers fell to the number four seed, Dowling College, in the semifinal on Friday, November 2 at Golden Lion Field, Brookhaven, relocated due to Hurricane Sandy. The women’s…
To the Editors: This Wednesday I picked up the latest issue of The Pioneer and to my surprise, I was presented with a refined and improved layout. As a weekly reader of The Pioneer, I have to say I absolutely love the new look, especially the new masthead. I find…
By Erin Mei On Sunday, October 28, students subscribed to LIU Post’s Emergency Notification System received a text message announcing that school would be closed on Monday and Tuesday, October 29 and 30. The “Super Storm”, better known as Hurricane Sandy, was predicted to hit campus early Monday morning. In…
By Cristina Foglietta Imagine a day with no running water in the shower. This happened on October 15, when a pipe burst at approximately 9:30 a.m. in Post Residence Hall, and was leaking in the HEOP computer lab. Post Hall consists of both the residence hall, the first three floors…
By Amanda Bernocco Joe Alvarez, freshman voice major, won Post’s Got Talent October 18 for singing classical song “Because We Believe” by Andrea Bocelli. He has never received a vocal lesson in his life until last month. Alvarez taught himself the song at his home in Schodack, N.Y.. He always…