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Posts published in February 2015

Model United Nations Club Prepares for National Conference

By Moa Golster Assistant News Editor The Model United Nations club is going to participate in the National Model UN conference in New York City from March 22 – 26. Alongside over 5,000 college students from around the world, they will discuss and attempt to solve global issues. Sixteen members…

Storms Disrupt Monday Classes

By Kristen Linsalata News Editor Due to the frequent storms, 8 a.m. Monday classes have only met one time in the last five weeks of school. Excessive class cancellations due to inclement weather can cause delays in the curriculum, and raise questions about how students and faculty will be able…

Battle for More Birthdays

By Margaret Pepe Staff Writer The Relay For Life Committee and the Commuter Student Association hosted Battle for More Birthdays, a student talent show, on Saturday, Feb. 21. The event, which was held in the Hillwood Lecture Hall, was set to raise awareness and money for cancer research. “It’s all about…

Letter to the Editor

**The following is a letter from Mary M. Lai that was addressed to Staff Writer Chloé Margulis Dear Chloé, I just finished reading the review of “5o Shades of Grey” in The Pioneer. I looked up to see who had written it. I thought it was written by a professional film critic…

32-Year-Old Student Captain Headlines Wrestling Squad

By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor There are several fresh and talented underclassmen on the LIU Post wrestling team, and then we have Johnny Brush. With a team consisting of mostly freshmen, the 32-year-old former marine sergeant is competing against athletes slightly over half his age. While serving in the…

New Greek Orgs on Campus

By Angela Alfano Staff Writer Two Greek organizations are joining LIU Post’s Greek Life during the spring 2015 semester. Delta Zeta (DZ) and Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) have officially been invited by the Greek Life Directors to colonize at LIU Post. Delta Zeta is a sorority that was founded in…

Success Coaches: Some Come and Some Go

By Mirna Youssef Staff Writer There were originally only six success coaches when LIU Promise began in fall 2013. One recently left, and many more were added to the Promise staff, totaling 11 success coaches: Dan Lauterman, Katelin Townsend, Alissa Karcz, Leslie Bai, Saadia Rafiq, Susan Sadkowski, Mikki Rosman, Gregory Schimmel,…

Competency Exams Revamped

By Danielle Sposato Staff Writer Students must complete several competency exams over the course of their academic career in order to graduate. These exams, computer literacy competency, the library competency, the writing competency, and the oral competency, must be completed before students have 60 credits, according to LIU Post website.…

Fire Alarms Disrupt Classes

By Jenny Edengard Staff Writer The fire alarm went off twice at Pell Hall and the Life and Science building while classes were in session on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The first alarm went off at 2:26 p.m., forcing students to wait outside in 35 degrees for over 30 minutes, without…

Tau Kappa Epsilon To Hold Another Workshop

By Sana Zahra Staff Writer Greek organization Tau Kappa Epsilon will be holding a money management and responsible spending workshop on Feb. 26, with the help of professor Manoj Dalvi from the Finance department. The event will take place in Humanities Lecture Hall from 1 p.m. – 1:50 p.m., and…