By Chloé Margulis Staff Writer The Griswold family Christmas tree, the fishnet leg lamp, and Cindy Lou-Who singing Where Are You Christmas? are just a few of the symbols of the holiday season most people are accustomed to. But what about the holiday traditions around the world? Does everyone celebrate…
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By Caroline Nickolaus Staff Writer Does it help to receive text and email alerts to your mobile device from LIU Post about campus-wide closings, delayed starts, power outages, and other pertinent information? According to the school’s website, the LIU Post Emergency Alert System is designated to inform students on their…
By Jenesia McNeil Staff Writer The end of the year is fastly approaching. This is the time we get to sit back and reflect on what we have done throughout the year: things we’ve enjoyed, things we would like to change or even improve on, etc. Most importantly, we are…
By Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor On Nov. 19, 2014, the university issued a new memorandum and policy statement against harassment and discrimination. The policy, issued by Lee Kelly, Interim Executive Director of Human Resources, was sent out via email to all members of LIU Post, including students, staff, and…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Saturday, Nov. 22, two overwhelming seasons came to an end for LIU Post. The football team, who had their best season in over a decade, advanced to the Division II Championship, and suffered a loss at the hands of Virginia State. The men’s soccer…
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer Trailing by a point with just seconds remain- ing, freshman forward Jasmine Bailey beat the buzzer with a layup that gave the women’s basketball team a 66-65 win over Merrimack on Saturday, Nov. 29, in North Andover, Mass. The Pioneers (3-1) are now on a…
The Pioneer is taking a break for Thanksgiving, and will not publish a new issue this week. We are busy getting ready for our last issue of the semester on Wednesday, December 3. We wish all of our readers a very:
By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer Making their first NCAA appearance in nearly 10 years, the No. 6 seed LIU Post fell at the hands of third-seeded Virginia State Trojans, 28-17, in a first-round battle on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Rogers Stadium in Petersburg, VA. After falling behind 7-0 midway through…
By Kristen Linsalata & Harry Pearse Assistant News Editor, Staff Writer LIU Post has announced that it will introduce two new schools to campus for the 2015- 2016 academic year: The School of Computer Science, Innovation and Management Engineering, and the Honors College. Jeffrey Kane, Vice President of Academic Affairs, believes this…
By Alyssa Seidman Co-Editor-in-Chief Wednesday, Nov. 26 marks the beginning of Thanksgiving Recess for the LIU Post community. The following lists facilities on campus that will be closed or operate under limited hours during the holiday weekend: The Winnick Student Center will be open on Tuesday, Nov. 25 from 8:30…