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Posts published in October 2017

Power Outage Cancels Monday Classes

By Caroline Ryan & Jada Butler Editor-in-Chief, News Editor At 6:57 a.m. on a rainy Monday morning, Oct. 30, an announcement was sent via email and text message to students and faculty notifying them that all Monday classes would be cancelled. According to the notice, “due to a power outage,…

Pied For The Kids!

By Molly Cunha Staff Writer On Wednesday, Oct. 25, students were able to “pie” a Campus Life employee in Hillwood for $1 to raise money for Move-A-Thon. The Move-A-Thon fundraiser benefits the Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation to ght against pediatric cancer. The event will be held on Nov. 16,from…

Switching to 120 credit degree: My nightmare

By Caroline Ryan Editor-in-Chief Last fall, undergraduate students were informed that even if they entered LIU Post in a 129 credit degree program, they could choose to graduate with either the 129 credits or 120 credits. This switch sounded like it should have been easy. Yet, it has been proven…

Midnight Madness

By Quedus Babalola Staff Writer On Thursday, Oct. 26, students came together to participate in the annual Midnight Madness event. Every fall, the event showcases both the male and female basketball teams. Admission was free to students who presented their LIU ID card. Alumni were also invited to come back…

Move-a-Thon: Back and Better than Before

By Ashley Bowden Arts & Entertainment Editor Be prepared for a night of fun and games, the third annual Move-a-Thon is coming up on Nov. 16 and will last from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Pratt Recreation Center. Many students have been looking forward to the event and Campus…

Professor of the Week: Edmund Miller

By Anand Venigalla Staff Writer The Pioneer interviewed Edmund Miller, senior professor of English, on his interests in literature as well as his current projects. Miller was a student at Post from 1961-65. He has taught at LIU Post since 1981, and he was the Department chairman for eighteen years…

Meet Pet of the Week: Minnie

By Kristina Huderski Features Editor Gina Cammarata, a senior business management major, is the proud owner of Minnie, a two year old mini boxer, who is half king charles and half boston terrier. The Cammarata family got Minnie from Love my Puppies in Wantagh. Minnie is extremely energetic and loves playing…