By Caroline Ryan Editor-in-Chief Moa Golster, a 2016 journalism graduate and former online editor of the Pioneer, won a first place award in the student narrative feature category at the 2017 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards dinner. The award, presented on June 7 at the Woodbury Country Club in…
Posts published in September 2017
Photo by Paola Guzman Assistant News Editor While Director of the Honors College Joan Digby goes on sabbatical in the fall semester, Nicholas Ramer, associate professor of chemistry, who once was an honors student at C.W. Post himself, will take over as acting director of the Honors College. Digby, who…
By Ashley Bowden Arts & Entertainment Editor Students returning to campus treaded on new pavement this fall semester after the facilities services crew worked over the summer to improve the campus. Roads were paved on University Drive, Post Lane and Pioneer Blvd. On the south side of Humanities, the walkway…
By Jada Butler News Editor What does it take to be awarded journalism’s highest award? Thomas Peele, a 1987 C.W. Post alumnus and investigative reporter for the Bay Area News Group in California, did just that in April 2017, when he was a part of a team at the East…
By Caroline Ryan Editor-in-Chief The campus was recently the set for NBC’s “The Blacklist” starring James Spader and Megan Boone. Filming took place at the Sculpture Studio and the Equestrian Center. The location was chosen by scouts because it looks like an Irish countryside, which is where the episode takes…
Ashley Bowden Arts & Entertainment Editor The Summer Honors Institutes, a week-long academic program for rising high school seniors, ran from July 9-14. There were 13 different institutes offered by the School of Health Professions and Nursing, and the colleges of Management, Arts, Communications and Design and Liberal Arts and…
By Victoria Onorato Staff Writer The common read selection for the 2017- 2018 freshman class is Look Me In The Eye: My Life With Asperger’s, by John Elder Robison. The common read, a required reading for the incoming class, has been implemented by the university for seven years. The responsibility…
By Kristina Huderski Features Editor Meet Cocoa, the pet dog of Nick Tangorra, a junior public relations major. Cocoa is a seven year old shitzu. He was named Cocoa because when his owners bought him he was dark drown, but as he’s aged, his fur is turning white. Cocoa is…
By Kristina Huderski Features Editor As summer comes to an end, students begin reminiscing on their summer memories and start thinking of the ones they’ll make in 2018. Some students spent their summer working, others relaxing at home, and those who were fortunate enough spent their summer abroad. Whether in…
By Myles Goldman Staff Writer There are so many horror movies released each year, especially before Halloween. Many of them are predictable, unoriginal or just too cliché to sit through. However, with “It,” released on September 8, director Andy Muschietti was able to capture a cinematic masterpiece that will leave…