By Daniel DeLucia Contributing Writer Based on the true story of Edward Snowden, a retired contractor for the CIA and the NSA who leaked documents disclosing the unconstitutional actions conducted by these programs, Oliver Stone’s “Snowden” is a film that will satisfy any hacker, polecat junkie, or anyone who loves…
Posts published in October 2016
By Michael Otero Sports Editor After starting the season 8-0 and climbing to the no. 1 ranking in Division II, the Pioneers hit a few bumps on the road. In the midst of a three-game losing streak, for which the team was on the wrong side of consecutive one-goal deciders, the field hockey…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor On the heels of a dramatic 2-1 victory over Mercy College, the Pioneers made quick work of Caldwell University, upending the guests 4-0 on Monday, Oct. 10, at the Pioneer Soccer Park in Brookville, N.Y. The win, the team’s sixth in a row, pushes its…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor After being slated at no. 2 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II Top-25-Poll, the men’s soccer team traveled to Rochester, N.Y., for a battle with Roberts Wesleyan College on Friday, Oct. 14. Although the team owns the sixth-highest scoring average…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Seeking its seventh victory to open the season, the no. 14-ranked football team turned the ball over a season-high six times, but still managed to pull out the 30-23 win against Southern Connecticut State University from New Haven, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 15. The game-changing…
To the Editors of the Pioneer: On Wednesday, I posted a response to the excellent letter Editor Caroline Ryan published in the Pioneer. In my post, I expressed admiration for the clarity of her argument, and sadness that a student newspaper faces such deplorable conditions in trying to report campus…
By Caroline Ryan & Michael Otero News Editor, Sports Editor Homecoming 2016, from Oct. 7-9, featured events for current students, prospective students, alumni and families. The festivities began on Friday, Oct. 7 with a pep rally at 7 pm at the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium. On Saturday, Oct. 8,…
By Adam Hornbuckle Political Columnist Election Day is less than a month away, and to say it’s just around the corner is an understatement. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Americans go to their polling places to cast their votes for who they think the next leader of the free world should…
By Katherine Tavarez Staff Writer The Honors Program began in 1963. As the Pioneer reported on Nov. 3, 2015, the Honors Program became the Honors College in fall 2015. There are currently 200 undergraduates, of all majors, in the year-old college. Honors students have unique opportunities such as small, seminar-style…
By Nicole Curcio Staff Writer Changes have been made this semester inside the Hillwood Café, as reported on by The Pioneer in the Oct. 5 issue. The area that was formerly strictly for pizza has now been revamped, adding a fresh fruit smoothie bar. The refrigerator under the sushi counter…