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Stop Commuting and Join the Commuter Student Association

Joining the Commuter Student Association helps commuters get involved and make friends Are you tired of commuting to the C.W. Post Campus? Maybe the idea of driving back and forth or being unable to dorm makes you frustrated. Stop wasting your time roaming Hillwood Commons trying to decide if you…

Outbreak on Campus

Virus on Campus By Jacqueline Favaloro Approximately 86 C.W. Post residential and commuter students reported symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea as of last Thursday January 20. William Milford, Director of Student Health and Counseling informed the Pioneer that the virus is similar to other cases occurring in Nassau and Suffolk…

Damn, he got a point: “If Loving You Is Wrong…”

Facing breakups and moving on in relationships By Kahlil Haywood Life is ever changing. With that, sometimes we, as individuals, change as well. Most relationships, especially at this stage in our lives, have the same pattern: Things are rosy in the beginning, and along the way, you may encounter problems.…

‘Tis the season to get chubby…

By Kathleen Crowley Congratulations to those who followed along with the Pioneer’s nutritional guide to a healthier and happier lifestyle –you did it! After three long months, we’ve together learned how to eat, live and think healthier. However, with the long winter break ahead of us, it is now your…

Community Report: Hicksville Businesses Flourish

By: Anthony Corona Since the beginning of the year, the uproar for the newly instituted common hour has been a strongly disliked topic amongst students. But, for the new Red Mango that opened up in Wheatley Plaza, business is good. “I see a ton of Post students in here during…

The Rainbow Alliance

A man once asked the question “What does it all mean?” while looking at a double rainbow. Well, CW Post has its own rainbow and its message is straightforward. The Rainbow Alliance is a club on the CW Post campus that offers a safe place for students who are lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning their sexual orientation. The club’s overall purpose is to create a sense of comfort and tolerance around all sexual orientations.

To iPad or Not to iPad

What a difference an iPad makes! For some students it is changing the way they take notes, study, and communicate with their professors. Others prefer good, old fashion pen and paper.

We talked to several freshman and transfer students who have had their school-supplied iPads for over two months.

Winter Fashion Trends- What’s your style?

Go ahead and put away your fall attire, because the winter is finally here and it’s time to bundle up fashionably. As the seasons change, so does fashion –so here are some easy trends to follow that are not only stylish, but affordable and easy too.

Idolize the Body You Want, Not the Celebrity Who Has It

We all have our idols. We flip through magazines and spot that particular person we only dream to one day look like. “If only I had that body, if only I had her legs, if only I had his abs” –right? We are all guilty of it. “If only” has become a common phrase used repeatedly in our society in situations where we think something is impossible. However, in truth, such a phrase is simply a cowardly way of giving up –a weak and lazy excuse for not trying.

An Inside Peak at a Professor’s Life Before Post

Receiving a master in four different subjects gives a lot of options as a teacher. The question is which subject to teach? “In political science there are many areas that relate to the other subjects I received masters in: philosophy, history, and religion. All of these subjects kind of overlap…