By Adam Hornbuckle Staff Writer As of fall 2017, the degree plan for most baccalaureate students will be reduced to a 120 credit plan of studies, replacing the current 129 credit plan of studies required to obtain most bachelor’s degrees. Students currently on 129 credit plans will be able to…
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By Thomas Gillen co-Editor-in-Cheif Halfway through the spring semester, Blackboard, the internet based course system that many professors use to post assignments and announcements, is still undergoing maintenance issues that were present last semester and previous semesters. While the site is designed to help students stay up to date with…
By Nicole Curcio News Editor Sociology professor Brian Sweeney will lead a 3 credit study abroad course in Reykjavik, Iceland from June 3-13. All students are eligible to apply to fill fifteen spots in Sweeney’s first international course. During the trip, students will go “ Visit the National Museum…
By Jada Butler Assistant News Editor The College of Arts, Communications, and Design is searching for a new dean to replace former Dean Noel Zahler, who left the university in August 2016, after four years in the position. Christine Kerr, a professor in the art department and the director of…
By David Capobianco Staff Writer FiOS1 morning news anchor Christine Persichette spoke in the JOU 4 Beat Reporting class about her career as a television journalist, including her current position as a morning news anchor for FiOS1 News on Thursday, Feb. 17. Persichette offered her advice to the class of…
By Randall Taylor Staff Writer On Nov. 3, 2016, LIU President Dr. Kimberly Cline announced the formation of a new school marching band. Recruitment and plans are now underway. Set to begin performing in fall 2017, the LIU Post Marching Band will be led by experienced marching band leader, Anthony…
By Adam Hornbuckle Staff Writer All classes were cancelled and offices closed on Feb. 9 due to the blizzard that dropped over 10 inches of snow across Long Island. Post was not the only Long Island school to cancel classes: Adelphi, Hofstra, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Old Westbury and public…
By Nicole Curcio News Editor What is the emergency procedure if there is an active shooter on this campus? “I feel like I should know but I don’t. I know they send out a mass text, but that’s about it. Junior dance major Gabrielle Amico reflected on the local news…
By Kristina Huderski Staff Writer The Digital Commons, as the Pioneer reported in a story by Nicole Curcio on Feb. 1, is a new repository introduced by the LIU libraries in fall 2016 to share and save works by students and faculty. Although it was created as a way to…