By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the men’s soccer team (6-3-1) played host to the Firebirds from the University of the District of Columbia (5-4-1). The Pioneers were able to hold off the visitors, despite the scoring of a late goal, and come away with a 2-1…
Posts published in October 2014
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer On Saturday, Oct. 4, after trailing 7-3 late in the first quarter, the Pioneers (3-2) scored 34 unanswered points to take a commanding 37-7 lead heading into halftime. The Pace University Setters (0-5) stormed back in the second half and cut the lead down to…
By Alyssa Seidman Co-Editor-in-Chief Recently, LIU Post was awarded a grant from the Avon Foundation for Women as part of the company’s 2014 Campus Grants to Activate Bystanders to Reduce Sexual Assault, Dating Abuse, and Stalking. Since its inception in 1955, the organization has aided charitable, scientific, educational, and humanitarian…
By Carlo Valladares News Editor On Sept. 8, LIU Post launched a revamped and redesigned version of the university’s website. The new site is more colorful than the old one, and is more interactive, featuring promotional slideshows that highlight certain aspects of the university, such as LIU Life and Discovery…
To Whom It May Concern, In reference to the Sept. 17th edition of The Pioneer, which featured front page News Brief, it was a pleasure to see that Adrianna Alvarez was recognized for her first place award and featured article along with her subsequent honor at the Media Awards Dinner.…
By Seren Jones Assistant Copy Editor, Staff Writer On Tuesday, Sept. 23, more than 120 heads of state gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City — convened by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon — for a historic summit on climate change. To raise awareness on the topic, the…
By Bendik Sorensen Staff Writer President Kimberly R. Cline announced on Dec. 10, 2013, that seven new sports teams would be added to the school’s athletics department this semester. The seven teams are women’s fencing, women’s golf, wres- tling, and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field. Michael…
By Brian Riley Staff Writer WCWP, the campus radio station, and PTV, the campus television station, will begin a new collaboration on Sept. 29, as the radio show “In the Clutch” will be recorded and aired on PTV. This will be the first video recorded radio show broadcasted on PTV…
By Kahleel Bragg Features Editor Once again, the Apple incorporation did not disappoint its loyal customers by dropping the new iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus on Sept. 19, 2014. These new and improved models of the iPhone exceeded four million pre-orders within the first 24-hour-span of its availability, and 10 million…
By Mirna Youssef Staff Writer Almost everyone in the world knows something about cancer, whether it is through a family member or friend affected by it, or through society advocating for a cure. Breast cancer is the third deadliest cancer in the world, and the second most common among women.…