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Posts published in September 2014

Women’s Volleyball Take 3 of 4 in West Virginia

By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor On Fri. Sept. 12, the LIU Post women’s volleyball team emerged victorious, as they fought hard on day one of the Wheeling Jesuit Invitational, in Wheeling, West Virginia. At the end of the day, the Pioneers managed to win both matches, in four sets…

Margiotta scores four as Field Hockey dismantles Southern New Hampshire

By Alex Billington Assistant Sports Editor In the LIU Post women’s field hockey team season opener, on the back of a 6-0 thrashing of local rivals, Dowling College, the team dished up another huge defeat; this time to the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire. The contest in Manchester, N.H., on…

Women’s Soccer Outshoots Nyack

By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief After the cancelled contest at Holy Trinity Univeristy in Penn., due to inclement weather on Thursday, Sept. 11, the women’s soccer team was eager to secure a win when they visited Nyack over the weekend. Since the Philadelphia route was not scheduled as a conference game,…

Football Rallies Past New Haven 38-33 in Last Second Thriller

By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer The Pioneers found themselves trailing the New Haven Chargers 33-31 with only 1:46 remaining in the game. The fans were on the edge of their seats, as the Green and Gold were moving the ball down the field at a quick pace. After getting the…

Kings and Queens Halls Closed

By Seren Jones Copy Editor On Wednesday, Sept. 3, LIU Post officially re-opened its gates to students. About 1,600 students, including the vast majority of the 15 varsity sports teams and a large percentage of the international student community, moved into the campus resident halls, ready to get this upcoming semester…

First Year Service Experience

By Jill Borowski Staff Writer This fall, LIU Post instituted an innovative program called the First Year Service Experience, which was open to all incoming freshmen. The program, run by the Office of Campus Life, offers students an opportunity to better themselves and their time at LIU Post, mainly through…

Looking Forward: Dr. Cline, One Year After Taking Office

By Carlo Valladares News Editor When Dr. Kimberly R. Cline took office on July 1, 2013, she became LIU Post’s 10th president, as well as the first woman to hold the position. She came into her presidency overseeing a school that was combating low enrollment, and one that was featured…

Bethpage Federal Credit Union to open on Campus

By Dani Naess Hellesund Opinions Editor The partnership announced during the Spring 2014 semester between Bethpage Federal Credit Union (BFCU) and LIU Post resulted in a new stadium, as well as a new bank on campus. BFCU will open a branch on the second floor of Hillwood Commons. The grand…

Stipend Cuts for Clubs

By Moa Golster Online Editor With the commencement of the Fall 2014 semester, LIU Post introduced significant changes regarding student stipends. Students with bigger positions within LIU Post clubs and organizations, such as the Student Government Association (SGA), the Residence Assistants (RAs), The Pioneer, and the Association for Campus Programming…