By Chanel Lubsey, Staff Writer The United States currently has over 20 states under a stay-at-home order to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, but some college students ignored the mandate and followed through anyway with their spring break plans. Florida was a hot spot for students to party…
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By Hayley Cohen, Staff Writer Promise began a new weekly event called Motivation Monday in order to help students feel motivated while social-distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every Monday students can tag Promise on social media with ways that they are staying active and healthy. “Motivation Monday is just one…
By Leah Arroyo, Staff Writer While some courses can seamlessly be moved online, those majoring in the arts may find it difficult to participate in class. To assist them while attending class remotely, the school has provided Adobe Creative Cloud for students to download and utilize at home. COVID-19 has…
By Emma Robinson, Staff Writer Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan, who also teaches a course on foundations of entrepreneurship, hosted a donation drive for personal protective equipment (PPE) on Saturday, March 28, with the Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce and Accounting Brew at the Syosset Library. “Quite frankly, our healthcare workers…
By Jade Leah Burns and Jillian Mehta, Staff Writer and Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor After someone with an office in the Life Sciences/Pell Hall building tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19), Chief Administrative Officer Joseph Schaefer sent out an email on March 12 notifying the campus community that…
By Dylan Valic, Features and Managing Editor Due to the spread of COVID-19, the class of 2020’s commencement ceremony will be held virtually on Wednesday, May 20. Students received an email from University President Dr. Kimberly Cline on March 23 informing them that the university decided on how to proceed…
By Jillian Mehta, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor, and Shannon Miller, Co-Editor-In-Chief The Situation Since The Pioneer last reported on COVID-19 on Feb.26, the new coronavirus became a pandemic, placing life on pause, and significantly impacting the daily routine of college students and faculty all over the country. COVID-19, better…
By Emma Robinson, Staff Writer As students transition to online classes due to COVID-19, the university is issuing conflicting statements regarding potential refunds to residents, parents and residence-life faculty who are no longer using the facilities. After LIU announced that classes will be administered online for the rest of the…
By Anthony Cavarretta, Staff Writer The women’s lacrosse team fell to the La Salle University Explorers 6-18 on Saturday, March 7. Despite solid performances from senior Paige Sherlock and senior Alyssa Mallery, who both scored twice, La Salle walked away with the victory. La Salle took the lead early and…
By Chanel Lubsey, Staff Writer Theta Chi hosted a Silent Disco on March 5 to fundraise for the United Service Organization. At the event, participants danced to various music playing through their individual headphones. The United Service Organizations Inc. is an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment including comedians,…