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Mens Lacrosse Roughed up by Chesnut Hill

By Thomas Scavetta After rallying from two-goal deficits on two separate occasions, the eighth-ranked men’s lacrosse team (4-3) fell to Chestnut Hill College (1-5), 14-10, on Saturday, March 18, in an East Coast Conference matchup at Plymouth Whitemarsh Stadium, in Lafayette Hill, PA. Trailing 3-1 in the first quarter, senior…

Back in the Swing of Things

By Michael Otero Pitching was dominant for the baseball team on Thursday, March 17, with seven strong innings from junior Dan Jagiello. In addition to the length Jagiello provided, he also allowed just one run on five hits and punched out nine members of Bloomfield College. The offense took care…

Is Our Campus Safe?

By Haley Rydowkski, Angela Alfano, Brian Riley LIU Post is an open campus to the public and its students.  Anyone can enter freely and leave when they wish. There is no security that monitors who enters and leaves campus from either main entrance on Northern Boulevard. During the week before…

Carlin Co-Chairs Sustainability Conference

By Brian Riley Associate Professor of Geography Scott Carlin, has recently been nominated by United Nations as the co-chair of the 66 annual UN Department of Public Information Non-Governmental Organization Conference in Gyeonghu, Korea from May 30 to June 1. This year the theme of the conference is Education for…

New Sorority on Campus

By Marissa Hoffmann The national sorority Sigma Delta Tau (SDT) has reestablished its Beta Theta chapter on campus this spring. SDT’s main goal is to encourage and empower women to reach their fullest potential in everything they do. SDT was founded at Cornell University on March 25, 1917. Next year,…

Pioneer Poet Wins Award

By Michael Otero Randall Taylor, The Pioneer’s staff poet, recently won first place in the undergraduate division of LIU Post’s Fiftieth Annual Poetry Contest, the John and Agnes McCarten Memorial Award, for his poem “Vermillion Bird.” The Awards Ceremony where Taylor will accept his award will be held on April…

Calling All Seniors

Graduation is around the corner, and for seniors, that means one of the most anticipated weeks of the spring semester, senior week. Senior week, a week full of activities for the graduating class, is put together by representatives of the senior class and the office of campus life.   Events will…

Is “Honor Killing” Honorable?

By Melanie Spina Co-Opinions Editor “A Girl in The River: The Price of Forgiveness” recently won the Oscar for short documentaries. However, this film holds way more significance than the act of winning a gold statue. For many women, this documentary is said to be a life saver since it…

Seniors: Post Reflections

By Julian Wilson Co-Opinions Editor The 2015-2016 academic year has hit its middle mark, and it’s almost time for current seniors to graduate from the place that has been their institutional home for four years. What will they do after graduation? How will they transition from college to the real…