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Dante’s Inferno Comes to Campus

By Jill Borowski Staff Writer On Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25, from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m., the Music Department got into the spirit of Halloween with their 16th annual Haunted House in the Fine Arts Center. The haunted house is a guided walkthrough (about 10 min) with…

WCWP Presents “War of the Worlds”

By Potoula Anagnostakos Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor The Port Washington Play Troupe, in partnership with WCWP, the campus radio station, will be performing “War of the Worlds” as part of their Fall Radio Drama Series. The performance, which will feature actors reading from original radio drama scripts on stage…

Men’s Soccer Win in Offensive Showdown

By Julian Wilson Assistant Sports Editor On Saturday, Oct. 25, the men’s soccer team (11-3-1) took on the Mercy College Mavericks (3-12) and defeated their East Coast Conference rival from Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., by a score of 4-3. The Pioneers claimed the victory and in doing so, pushed their winning…

Women’s Swimming Makes a Splash in Opener

By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief On Friday, Oct. 24, the women’s swimming team hosted its first meet of the season and notched a win against the University of Bridgeport at the Pratt Natatorium. Junior Meghan Brazier started the evening for the Pioneers with a win in the 50-yard freestyle, as she…

Football Drops Heartbreaker to American International

By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer On Saturday, Oct. 25, the football team (5-3) suffered a nail-biting 27-24 defeat at the hands of Northeast-10 Conference rival American International in a battle for first place at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium. The Yellow Jackets (6-2) struck first on a 17-yard touchdown pass…

Women’s Volleyball Serves up Two Wins

By Michael Otero Sports Editor Coming off their loss against Dowling College on Tuesday, Oct. 21, the women’s volleyball team (15-11) looked to bounce back against the Lions from Molloy College (10-13) on Thursday, Oct. 23, from Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The Pioneers outlasted the Lions in five…

Students Scuttle to make the Shuttle

By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief Over the past couple of semesters, more and more students have been attracted to Hicksville for off-campus housing, causing an everyday struggle for students to board the free shuttle, which has a 25 person occupancy limit, to school in the mornings. As a result, the Office of…

Pep Rally fills the Campus with Post Pride

By Jill Borowski Staff Writer This past Friday, LIU Post held its annual Homecoming Pep Rally. This was the first time Pep Rally was held outdoors; the event took place at the new Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium. The stands were packed with cheering fans, loud, energetic music, and an atmosphere…

ACP Prepares for Post Pride

By Brian Riley Staff Writer On Oct. 14, the Association for Campus Programming held a Green and Gold Tie-Dye event as part of LIU Post’s Spirit Week, which was part of Homecoming 2014. This is one of several events ACP has held leading up to the football game on Saturday,…

Great Lawn Festival moved into End Zone

By Mari Eik and Maximilian Riesterer Staff Writers The Great Lawn Festival took place Thursday, Oct. 16, during common hour as a part of Spirit Week. However, due to bad weather, Campus Life Coordinator Matthew Blanar had no choice but to move the festival into The End Zone of Hillwood…