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Posts published in December 2013

Las Posadas: A Latin American Christmas Custom

By Yumi Hanamura Staff Writer A Mexican Christmas celebration called Los Posadas was celebrated on campus, on Wednesday, Dec. 5. In Spanish, Las Posadas means “the inns” or ”the lodgings” and represents the Biblical journey of Mary and Joseph as they searched for a shelter in Bethlehem before the birth…

Crime Blotter

By Brittany Lercara and Briana Longo Contributing Writers Underage Drinking At 3:58 a.m., Nov. 17, a student called public safety and told them to report to Brookville Hall. A resident and two guests appeared to have gotten in an altercation off campus, leaving scrapes and bruises on their faces. It…

Sandy Hook Remembrance

By Potoula Anagnostakos Staff Writer It’s been almost a year since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. On Dec. 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza opened fire on the school’s students and faculty, taking the lives of 20 children and six staff members. As police and first…

Excuses Are Through the Roof

By Kahleel Bragg Staff writer Over the past few weeks, the pressure of the closing semester has forced the slackers and the overburdened to become creative and inventive. Professors have probably heard both legitimate and bogus excuses from their students. However, some students have part-time or full-time jobs off campus, family…

My Rules: Living Away From Home VS. Living with your ‘Rents

By Alex Billington Staff Writer As a child, you want to grow up, and when you grow up, you want to be a child; it’s certainly one of the true ironies of life. But one of the things that really makes us want to grow up is the thought of moving…

That Time of Year

By Dani Naess Hellesund Staff Writer Something that not everyone may know is that Christmas is celebrated differently in certain places around the globe. I may not know that much about other Christmas traditions, but I know a little something about how Christmas is celebrated in Norway. The traditions, food,…

Professor Reads Poetry on Campus

By Alyssa Seidman Staff Writer On Wednesday, Dec. 4, writing and literature professor Belinda Kremer presented her poetry in the Steinberg Art Museum during common hour. Known to the Pioneer community as director of the Writing Center, Kremer read her work to LIU Post students and faculty as a part…

Interview with Indie-Folk Singer/Songwriter Dan Krikorian

By Paul Kalis Business Manager The Pioneer recently interviewed indie-folk singer/songwriter Dan Krikorian, who independently released his fourth full-length album “Bloom” on Dec. 10. “Bloom” is loosely inspired by the Daniel Wallace novel and Tim Burton film, “Big Fish.” Krikorian and Wallace met throughout the writing process, helping to conceptualize and…

SDA & PCDC host department’s First Annual Dance Gala

By Alyssa SeidmanStaff Writer The Student Dance Association (SDA), along with the Post Concert Dance Company (PCDC), sponsored the Department of Theatre, Dance, Film, & Arts Management’s first annual dance gala on Sunday, Nov. 24. The fundraising event was held in the Tilles Center’s Atrium, and was co-hosted by Dan…

Aging Hickox Field Finally Set for Changes

By Maxime Devillaz Staff Writer Plans to reconstruct Hickox Field, within the last recent years, have been stalled by pending approvals from the Village of Old Brookville’s zoning board. The awaited permits have hindered the process since August 2012, when the university planned to start the project. The zoning board was…