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Posts published in March 2019

Captain Marvel Movie Disappoints

By Myles Goldman Staff Writer Most Marvel fans can agree – it feels like “Captain Marvel” has been in production for a long time, even for a superhero movie. Until the official announcement that the movie was made, I didn’t think much of Carol Danvers (played by Brie Larson), the…

Read-In for Women Empowerment

By Karis Fuller Arts & Entertainment Editor The ‘Women are Lit’ read-in will take place during common hour on March 20 in the Great Hall in Winnick House. The event will celebrate women and their uniqueness in society. Mary Pigliacelli, director of the writing center, organized this event for the…

Health Column: National Nutrition Month

By Alecia Sexton Staff Writer Happy National Nutrition Month! While NNM may not sound as exciting as National Doughnut or Taco Day, it’s far more important, and stands for a bigger picture of health and wellness that we as college students too often forget. As young adults we tend to…

One Book, Two Book, Old Book, New Book

By Dylan Valic Staff Writer Members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) and Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) fraternities collected over 500 books at their Dr. Seuss themed book drive on March 6 in Hillwood Commons. The books will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Long Island. The…

Students Employed at Tilles Center

By Jacqueline Escobar Staff Writer The Tilles Center continues to be known as the largest employer of students on campus, according to Daniel Coners, the Tilles Center’s director of business operations. Approximately thirty students work at the Tilles Center. “Students employed at the Tilles Center do meaningful work in customer…

New School Colors to Cover Campus

By Shannon Miller Assistant News Editor As LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn merge to become OneLIU, so will their school colors. The arrays of green and gold across Post’s campus will soon become a distant memory, and shades of blue and gold will take their place this fall to represent…

Nursing Students Mold their Futures

By Samantha Cavanagh Staff Writer Three nursing majors, Jessica Alvarado, Melanie Lopez, and Arianna Cavallino were recently selected to be a part of the Nursing Students Association of New York State (NSANYS), which aids in the transition from undergraduate nursing students into the professional world. Its goal, according to the…

Seniors Prepare for Graduation

WWritten by Morgan Kashinsky, Reporting by Ashley Bowden and Jada Butler Staff Writer, Co-Editors-In-Chief Seniors are looking forward to graduating on May 10 of the spring 2019 semester. Those eligible for commencement include students in graduate, professional and dual-degree programs, and the deadline to register for graduation was Feb. 22.…

Crime Blotter

Compiled By Morgan Kashinsky Staff Writer In order to keep the student body aware of occurrences on campus, the Pioneer compiles and publishes crime reports. The reports are public and are available to view at Public Safety. All names have been redacted for privacy purposes. Sunday, Feb. 3 At 12:04…

Pamphlets Removed, Free Speech Obstructed

By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief I witnessed the obstruction of free speech on March 18 when, three minutes after a student informed me of a new “Common Sense” pamphlet on campus, I watched two public safety officers gather the stacks and remove them from Humanities Hall. I was unable to get…