By Michael Otero Sports Editor After piling up win after win, the no. 1-ranked Pioneers were finally dealt a blow, losing their first match of the season to NE-10 rival Adelphi University, 2-1, on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The Pioneers fell behind early, but never got rattled. As time began to…
Posts published in October 2016
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Alan Hahn, studio analyst for the MSG Network and host of the Hahn and Humpty Show with Rick DiPietro, which airs weekdays from 12 – 3 p.m. on ESPN New York and 98.7 FM, will be speaking on Monday, Oct. 17, at the Pratt Recreation…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor After a 10-day break between matches, women’s soccer was back at it again on Wednesday, Oct. 5, beating the Rams from Philadelphia University, 1-0, in the City of Brotherly Love. The lone goal on the afternoon came via sophomore forward, Andrea Huntzinger, who sent a…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Coming off a 3-0 victory against Mercy College in the home opener, the Pioneers had similar results against Queens and Stonehill College, beating both of them on Friday, Oct. 7, in Stonehill’s backyard. In its first match against the Knights from Queens College, the volleyball team…
By Katherine Tavarez Staff Writer Shane Hubbard had big aspirations after graduating from John Adams High School, located in Queens, N.Y., in 2011. During his time at John Adams, he played basketball and ran track. After being asked by his coach Joe Emma to try out for the football team his junior…
Dear Readers, As a public service, the Pioneer publishes a Crime Blotter so that students, faculty and staff are made aware of any incidents that have occurred on campus. At the beginning of the fall semester, a Pioneer reporter went to the office of public safety to obtain any recent…
By Jada Butler Staff Writer The search for a permanent dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences continues this year. Former Dean Katherine Hill-Miller stepped down from the position in 2015 and returned to her position as a professor in the English Department. Chemistry Professor Nicholas Ramer was…
By Adam Hornbuckle Political Columnist There is a good chance that you or someone you know watched the first presidential debate on Monday, Sept. 26. Over 80 million Americans across the country viewed the debate, and many more have heard, read or re-watched it since. The candidates went…
By Nicole Curcio Staff Writer With 1 million Samsung Galaxy Note 7s sold nationwide since the model release, only 130,000 have been returned following the recent recall on Sept. 15—due to the device catching fire in a man’s front pocket. On Sept. 9, Florida construction worker Jonathon Strobel, 28, said…
By Adam Hornbuckle Political Columnist Much was said in the debate last Monday and many were left wondering, what was true and what was not? The following are some questionable statements made by the candidates and whether they are lies or the truth. Trump: “Ford is leaving, you see that…