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Posts published in April 2018

LIU Post Lacrosse Defeated

By Jada Butler, Chris Klimaszewski & Nick Mattina News Editor & Contributing Writers The LIU Post women’s lacrosse team faced a crushing defeat by East Stroudsburg University on Saturday, April 28 at Bethpage Stadium. It was Senior Day for the Pioneers, and the last game of their regular season. This…

New York Times International Editor Talks Cultural Understanding in Journalism

By Angelique D’Alessandro Assistant News & Online Editor Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Slackman, the international editor for The New York Times, has been all over the world meeting new people, enjoying cab rides with rude taxi drivers and even being shot at from a helicopter. On Thursday, April 12,…

Class of 2018 Co-Valedictorians

By Tiffany Rose Miller Staff Writer Peter Antingham Grabowski, a political science and philosophy double major, and Kristina Dolan, a fine arts major and digital art and design minor, have been named co-valedictorians of the class of 2018. Grabowski, who has a 4.0 GPA, was the recipient of the Presidential…

Campus Clean-Up

By Jada Butler News Editor The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity (SAE) and the Coalition for Conservation club joined forces to make LIU Post a cleaner, greener campus through their co-hosted campus clean-up event on Friday, April 13. The coalition and SAE were joined by sororities Delta Zeta and Alpha Epsilon…

Letter from the Editor

Dear Readers, As my last issue as your Editor-In-Chief, I must say it has been my greatest pleasure to serve the campus community. The Pioneer has taught me a great deal about journalism, my future career and life itself. Who knew all those long nights putting together the newspaper would…

Summer Session Registry Now Open

By Tiffany Rose Miller Staff Writer Registration for the three summer sessions began in March. Summer session one runs from May 21 – June 22, session two runs from June 25 – July 27 and session three runs from July 30 – August 31, with a weekly schedule of Monday…

You Decide: SGA Elections 2018

By Destiny Diggs Staff Writer Casting your vote for the new Student Government Association(SGA) officers has been postponed from Friday, April 20, to Wednesday, April 25. This change was made so more students could sign up to run for positions. Students will cast their votes for the new SGA officer…

Forgotten Campus Arboretum

Ashley Bowden Arts & Entertainment Editor A walk around campus in the autumn or spring will showcase the colorful foliage of the numerous trees that decorate over 307 acres of property. A closer look at certain tree trunks will reveal labeled plaques with the common and scientific names of trees…

Flooding in Pell Hall

Jack Georgis Staff Writer A recent flood in the basement of Pell Hall has damaged parts of the building and forensic science laboratory equipment. The flood was caused by a drain clog that lead to an over flowing sink in a janitorial closet, according to Roy Fergus, director of facilities…