By Carlo Valladares, Harry Pearse News Editor, Staff Writer Democrat Andrew Cuomo has been re-elected for a second term as Governor of New York State on Tuesday, Nov. 4, after defeating Republican Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive. Despite the victor of the gubernatorial race in the 2014 Midterm Elections,…
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By Rebecca Martelotti Assistant Features Editor Canrock Ventures, the four- year-old early stage technology venture capital corporation that moved on to campus during Thanksgiving weekend 2013, failed to notify New York State officials of potential conflicts of interest. The company invested taxpayer money in local technology start- ups, according to a…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sean A. Grennan, a former New York Police Department investigator and professor of Criminal Justice at LIU Post, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from a long-fought battle with cancer. Spending most of his life patrolling within different areas of the police force, Dr. Grennan enlightened…
By Bendik Sorensen Staff Writer The Steven S. Hornstein Center for Public Policy, Public Opinion, and Electoral Analysis was founded after a generous donation was made by Steven S. Hornstein, an alumni from the class of 1980, and a member of the LIU Board of Trustees, according to Dr. Stanley…
By Kristen Linsalata Assistant News Editor The faculty of the Learning Communities Committee has been working to develop learning communities, an alternative approach to learning in an academic environment. This system is a preferred approach to learning on LIU Post campus, and mandatory for incoming freshman. The process began three years ago,…
By Carlo Valladares News Editor The outdoor basketball court east of Suffolk Hall was met with about 40 freshmen faces that wanted to paint the court’s brick wall green on Wednesday, Oct.29. At around 3:30 p.m., freshmen from two College 101 classes descended upon the outdoor basketball court. They started…
Early on Wednesday morning, Oct. 29, the university received the news that Dr. Sean Grennan, associate professor of Criminal Justice at LIU Post, passed away on Tuesday. Students, alumni and friends are now sharing their consolations and memories of him on his Facebook page. Dr. Grennan was a former athlete and member…
By Caroline Nickolaus Staff Writer As The Pioneer reported on Sept. 30, the LIU Post equestrian team set out to complete a daunting mission—raise enough money to rescue a slaughter- bound miniature horse, and make him the team mascot. The team held a bake sale during common hour in Hillwood…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief A new, three-credit elec- tive course will be offered during the summer of 2015, giving Post students a combination of theoreti- cal classroom sessions and practi- cal field excursions while traveling through the savanna ecosystem of northern Tanzania. The two-week trip, running from May 31 through…
By Carlo Valladares News Editor When Dr. Craig Spencer, a physician who traveled to Guinea to help those diagnosed with Ebola, tested positive for the same disease on Thursday, Oct. 23, New York had their first official case of Ebola, and LIU Post responded. “Long Island University remains dedicated to…