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Posts published in February 2018

New Metropolitan Division II Champs

By Myles Goldman Sports Editor On Friday, Feb. 16, the women’s swim team traveled to Piscataway, N.J. for the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships, a three-day event held at Rutgers University, N.J. where the best division I, II and II swim teams compete for the conference title. The Pioneers have had a…

Athlete of the Week: Sasha Patterson

By Karis Fuller Staff Writer After a storming performance with 19 points against Queens College on Feb. 10, Women’s Basketball Captain Sasha Patterson, a senior political science major, is the athlete of the week.  Patterson knew she had a responsibility to perform for the team in the game against Queens…

Bowling Finishes Fourth at Metro Classic

By Michael Domagala Assistant Sports Editor The women’s bowling team came in fourth place out of six teams at the Metro Classic at Babylon’s AMF Lanes on Saturday, Feb. 17. Junior biology major, Sarah Busse, led the Pioneers with a 182.8 average game, including a team-high 203 score. Freshman nursing…

Alyssa Seidman ’17

Alyssa Seidman (’17) is currently working as a full-time reporter for the Herald Community Newspapers in Garden City. She covers neighborhoods on the Gold Coast of Long Island, including Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glen Cove, and Oyster Bay. Alyssa was the co-editor-in-chief of The Pioneer newspaper as a sophomore. During her junior…

New Play Hits the Riffle Range Theater

By Jada Butler News Editor “Peter/Piper” is a production hitting the stage for the first time with the Post Theater Company (PTC). The play, written by Trista Baldwin, a playwright and co-founder of Workhaus Playwrights’ Collective, tells the story of two sisters, Piper and Claire, who face a family tragedy…

Fashion Merchandising Receives Mannequins

By Angelique D’Alessandro Assistant Online Editor The fashion merchandising program recently received a donation of new mannequins from Saks 5th Avenue, as well as a private donation of a collection of haute couture dresses to display on the new mannequins. According to fashion merchandising professor Cherie Serota, the mannequins are…