By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large LIU Post will host several Gold Coast International Film Festival events through early November. A limited number of free tickets are offered to LIU students, who must R.S.V.P. to Festival Director Caroline Sorokoff at caroline@goldcoastarts.org to reserve them. Post-hosted events include a screening of the documentary…
Posts published in October 2015
By Thomas Gillen Staff Writer “The Walking Dead” is based on the popular graphic novel series of the same name. The show follows a group of people as they attempt to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where the dead have come back to life. There are also various human threats…
By Pete Barell Editor-at-Large Cinema is meant to be convincing, to draw you into the reality of the story, to hide away the fact that everything you’re seeing is an illusion. This effective deception is achieved through the filmmaker’s tools, one of the most critical being a believable set design…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Senior forward Susanne Vistnes: 2 – Roberts Wesleyan College: 1. That was the story from the Pioneers matchup against Roberts Wesleyan on Friday, Oct. 23, in Brookville, N.Y. Vistnes extended her program scoring record with a goal in the 17th minute, due in part to some…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The Pioneers wasted little time in dismantling Molloy College on Thursday, Oct. 22, as they handled them easily and won the match in straight sets, 3-0. In a tightly contested first set, the Pioneers went on a 6-2 run late to grab a commanding lead…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Keliann Margiotta is a senior who is double-majoring in speech pathology and audiology, with a minor in psychology. Margiotta hails from Sewell, N.J., and serves as a forward for the Field Hockey team as they look to get over the hump and win the…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Senior forward Matias Ruiz was the hero for the Green and Gold on Friday, Oct. 23, as he netted a goal late in a tie game to give the Pioneers the 4-3 win over Roberts Wesleyan College, in front of the Pioneer faithful. The match saw some…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Coming off their third straight one-goal victory, the Pioneers, led by sophomore defender Grace Ilias and her two goals, ousted Pace University by a score of 3-1 from Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Ilias didn’t take long to get her team…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor In their ECC Semifinal matchup against top seeded NYIT, the Pioneers fell by a score of 5-2 on Friday, Oct. 23. The lone victory for the Pioneers in singles play came from sophomore Meagan Byrne who fought back after dropping the first set. She won…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor The 2015-16 campaign for the swimming team got underway on Saturday, Oct. 24, when it invited Central Connecticut State University to the Pratt Natatorium. Although the Pioneers dropped the meet by a score of 129-96, senior Joyce Kwok was one of the bright spots for…