By Brian Riley Assistant News Editor All-Star weekend has come and gone and the final leg of the season-long race has commenced. With less than half of the season to go, this is when the true contenders emerge and roll their momentum into the playoffs. Unlike last year, when the…
Posts published in February 2015
By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the women’s basketball team (14-9) defeated the Mavericks from Mercy College (8-15) to win their third-straight East Coast Conference game. Their 72-59-victory was powered by the reigning ECC Player of the Week, senior guard Chelsea Williams, who poured in a game-high…
By Jeniel Terrero Staff Writer According to a 2014 report from the nonprofit group Complete College America, graduating in four years is a myth for most college students. Only 19 percent of full time students at public universities gain their bachelor’s degree in four years. Most students enter LIU Post…
By Kristen Linsalata News Editor Out of an interest in expanding LIU Post’s library collection, library faculty weeds books from their collection, which consists of about two million items. The process, according to Valeda Dent, Dean of University Libraries, is ongoing and happens year around. However, some students feel as though…
By Jeniel Terrero Staff Writer In an effort to improve communication between students and professors, the dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts (SVPA), Noel Zahler, has organized a Student Advisory Committee. Zahler hopes that the members of the committee will work with him in refining the departments…
By Melissa Colleary Staff Writer The School of Performing and Visual Arts (SVPA) is welcoming a new program on campus for fall 2015. The Digital Game Design and Development undergraduate B.F.A., as well as the B.F.A/M.A five-year program, will be joining the pre-existing two-year master’s program in Game Design and…
By Moa Golster Assistant News Editor The previous structure of one main ceremony followed by individual ceremonies for each school will be abolished when LIU Post celebrates its 59th annual commencement on Friday, May 8. Instead, two separate ceremonies – one for undergraduates, and one for graduates – will be…
Compiled by Brian Riley Assistant News Editor This is the first installment of The Pioneer’s monthly crime blotter. All of the information is from the logs that are available to the public at the Office of Public Safety. • On Wednesday, Jan. 14, a student who was suspected of intoxication…
By Harry Pearse Staff Writer The LIU Post chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon has been ranked 4th in the nation by the fraternity’s Office of the Grand Chapter, first in the northeast region, and first in the New York-Metro province since June 2014 among TKE chapters, despite being a relatively…
By Connor Vogt Contributing Writer The phones rang lonely in the office of Peter Lipka, the Residence Hall Director of the South Residence Complex on Jan. 23. A group of resident students were without heat prior to Tuesday’s arrival of snow- storm Juno. Nick Lucidi, a senior Accounting major and resident…