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Posts published in January 2013

Billboard and Box Office Top 10

Billboard Top 10 1. “Thrift Shop”: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz 2. “Locked Out Of Heaven”: Bruno Mars 3. “Ho Hey”: The Lumineers 4. “Suit & Tie”: Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z 5. “I Knew You Were Trouble”: Taylor Swift 6. “Scream & Shout”: will.i.am & Britney Spears 7. “Don’t…

Indie Game Review: Little Inferno

Photo by WWW.NEOGAF.COM Freddie Schwartz Staff Writer Little Inferno was released in November 2012 from Tomorrow Corporation and has received a fair amount of attention including honorable mention in the 2012 Independent Games Festival. It interested me to see what made this game so notable. Right from the start, Little…

RELATIONSHIP COLUMN: Decoding the Female Language

Alex Parker Editor-in-Chief Ok, to kick off the semester I thought I’d help out the men/boys on campus. I have decided to be your saving grace. I am going to decode the female language for you. No need to thank me for this public service. Now, if a girl says:…

Your Short-lived Resolution

Photo by CHRISTINA MORGERA Amal Zeidan Staff Writer We’ve all done it before. Whether we’d like to admit it or not, most of us are guilty. Some people just can’t run away from it. It’s almost natural to fall into the trap of a new beginning. A starting point that…

Is The Book Worth the Buy?

Photo by CHRISTINA MORGERA Adrianna Alvarez Opinions Editor It’s the start of a new semester, and guess what that means? Time to buy books. However, before you go out and spend a bunch of money on overpriced textbooks, make sure that your purchases will be worth it. There is nothing…

Start Your Semester Off Right

Adrianna Alvarez Opinions Editor Despite what your past semester was like, you should look at the spring semester like a second chance. You have time to correct the mistakes that you made, and obtain the grade point average you believe you deserve. A successful semester is all about how much…

Strong is the New Skinny

Photo by WWW.WELLANDGOODNYC.COM Tina Kasin Staff Writer 2013 is here, and this is going to be YOUR year. Why not start with taking care of yourself? The best way to help you and your body to feel and look better is to eat healthy and exercise. Fitness awareness is becoming…

Crime Blotter

Compiled by Briana Longo and Brittany Lercara As a public service to the campus community, the Pioneer will be publishing a campus crime blotter each month during the spring semester. A federal law called the Jeanne Clery Act, also called the Campus Security Act, requires that colleges make available information…

Setback for The Pioneer

Photo by CHRISTINA MORGERA Khadija Greenidge Staff Writer Much to the dismay of the Pioneer newspaper staff, a theft occurred in the newspaper’s Hillwood Commons office sometime between the last meeting of the fall semester and the beginning of the spring semester. On January 16, co-editors-in-chief Alexandria Parker and Olivia…

CBS Radio Assistant News Director Comes to Post

Photo by Paul Kalis Abigail Brosnan Staff Writer On January 24, Jonathan Clark, Assistant News Director for CBS Radio, visited LIU Post to share the story of his success, and answer students’ questions regarding the fields of journalism or communications. The crowd, which had been an incredibly diverse assortment of…