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Campus to Hold 2nd Annual Relay

By Caroline Ryan Staff Writer Relay for Life will be held at the Pratt Recreation Center on April 17 from 5 p.m. – 5 a.m. The event will raise awareness and money in an effort to find a cure for cancer. The event is open to the public, and students are…

Workers Fight for Fair Contracts

By Caroline Ryan Staff Writer On March 26, LIU Post’s custodial and mechanical unit workers, as well as Local 1102 RWDSUUFCW members, stood outside the main entrance of campus protesting for a fair contract. The group of protestors called upon the school’s administration to create a fair contract, and allow for fair…

Alpha Xi for Autism Speaks

By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Do you have any friends or family members who have been diagnosed with autism? The Delta Zeta chapter of Alpha Xi Delta is promoting awareness and raising money for children who suffer from autism. April is Autism Awareness month, and Alpha Xi Delta has…

The Cost of Ke$ha

By Angela Alfano Staff Writer Ke$ha is set to perform at LIU Post’s 2015 Spring Fling concert on April 29. The artist’s latest album, “Warrior,” was released in 2012, and her latest hit featuring Pitbull, “Timber,” was released in 2013. Ticket prices for the concert range from $15 for students…

Senior Week

By Margaret Pepe Staff Writer Each year towards the end of the spring semester, a series of events is held for the graduating class. “Senior week is a series of events that provide graduating seniors with an opportunity to end their career at LIU Post in a fun and memorable…

Sporting Service

By Harry Pearse Staff Writer Every college athletic team governed by the NCAA has to partake in community service, according to the NCAA website and rulebook. This means that in every institution, every athletic team, such as basketball, football, soccer, swimming, lacrosse, baseball, etc. has to do a certain amount…

Aramark Cruelty Campaign

By Margaret Pepe Staff Writer The Humane League, a non- profit animal rights organization, created a petition on change.org on Feb. 28 against Aramark, the company that operates the campus’ food service, for the alleged mistreatment of animals. Aramark provides food for many other schools as well, and provides the food…

To Infinity and Beyond! Astronaut Mike Hopkins at LIU Post

By Chloé Margulis Staff Writer Astronaut Mike Hopkins concluded the 2014-2015 “Express- Yo-Faith” series with a lecture on April 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Interfaith Center. His talk highlighted the Catholic point of view of how science and faith complement each other. “As Brother Guy discussed last semester, the…

The Pioneer’s New Masthead

By Jeniel Terrero Staff Writer On Sept. 24, 2014, The Pioneer premiered the first issue for the 2014-2015 academic year, featuring a new masthead design. Excited about their new positions as co-editors-in chief, Maxime Devillaz, a junior Journalism major, and Alyssa Seidman, a sophomore Journalism major, decided to take full…