By Nicole Curcio Staff Writer A mumps outbreak that originated in Long Beach, just over twenty miles from campus, continues to grow among the young adult population. On Aug. 1, the Nassau County Department of Health released information about looking further into a sudden outbreak of the virus among young adults…
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By Caroline Ryan News Editor The first issue of The Pioneer was created on Sept. 21, 1956. This year, we celebrate the 60th anniversary. Each of the covers seen on the front page spread are archives from the first issue in 1956 as well as each decade after, leading us to…
By Ruhi Gandhi Staff Writer College campuses are full of clubs and activities that help students uncover culture and experiences. This is a trend at all universities, where students are always encouraged to join clubs, even start them. That is exactly what Sharon Sextus, a senior marketing major, decided to…
By Erica Ferrera Staff Writer The First Year Service Experience (FYSE) allows incoming freshman to live on campus before classes start and participate in a weekend of service-related activities. This year, a handful of students, mostly incoming freshman but also a handful upperclassmen, participated in this program, Sept. 2-4. Their…
By Maxime Devillaz Editor-in-Chief Fall semester classes at LIU Brooklyn have begun without its faculty. The Brooklyn faculty union, which includes both full time professors and adjuncts, has been preemptively locked out since Labor Day weekend. The faculty’s current union contract expired on August 31, and the faculty and LIU administration…
By Nicole Curcio Staff Writer The class of 2020 was introduced to its first collegiate semester on Sept. 7 with new professors, class structures, peers, and personal adjustments. In years past, incoming students took part in an orientation cycle for two days dur- ing the summer. This year, students were…
By Thomas Gillen Arts & Entertainment Editor Post opened up its doors on Tuesday, Sept. 6, to 1,000 freshmen and returning students who will be dorming on campus for the coming year, according to Michael Berthel, director of Campus Life. “Kings Hall and Queens Hall serve as the first-year residence…
By Thomas Gillen Arts & Entertainment Editor On Thursday, June 30, WCWP will showcase two Long Island tribute bands, including Reckoning, playing the music of The Grateful Dead, and The Allmost Brothers Band, playing the music of the Allman Brothers Band. The concert, which will be the third collaboration between…
By Caroline Ryan News Editor The Pioneer won four awards at the 2015 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards dinner on Thursday, June 2. Among the winners were senior journalism major Joseph Iemma, who won third place in the Narrative News Story, Student category for his story Sweet or…
By Maxime Devillaz Editor-in-Chief On a rainy Friday morning, May 6, LIU faculty, family, and friends crammed under the white commencement tent on the Great Lawn in Brookville to see off the graduates from LIU Post and its sister campuses, LIU Brentwood and LIU Riverhead. Some visitors, to avoid the…