Alex Parker Editor-in-Chief Social media has its useful purposes. I’ve spoken before about people who become obsessed stalkers over their boyfriends/girlfriends Facebook or Twitter. Now I’m going to talk about the people who document their entire relationship via status updates. In my opinion, these people need to get it together…
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Cristina Foglietta Staff Writer Are you a morning bird or night owl? Some students function better during the day and others function better at night. The students interviewed by the Pioneer were divided by their preferences for day or night classes. LIU Post offers classes from8:00-9:20 a.m. to 5:45-8:25 p.m.…
Asya Ashour Staff Writer Are you having trouble managing your classes, workload and that very small amount of time at your fingertips? Is this your very first semester in college and you just don’t know how to adapt to the fast-paced, demanding environment? Or do you currently have a job…
Alex Parker Editor-in-Chief There’s comes a point in a relationship where both people must let their guards down and be able to take a joke from their other half. Anytime I see a girl getting overly offended by a small joke cracked by her boyfriend, I almost get annoyed. I…
Victoria Esteve Staff Writer Shows like Awkward on MTV and popular web series like Awkward Black Girl proves that everybody goes through humiliating, blush-worthy moments. It’s especially worse when something embarrassing happens to you in college, the place where you try to reinvent yourself. I’m the type who loves to…
Alex Parker Editor-in-Chief Have you ever met someone and thought instantly to yourself, “Wow, you definitely cannot be trusted”? Only a few brief statements need to be exchanged and you immediately know the guy standing in front of you is a sly, cunning, smooth talker. They have a certain air…
Jazlyn Beltre Staff Writer As Election Day approaches, we repeatedly hear the names Mitt Romney and Barack Obama being mentioned in the media. Their proposed policies have spread like wildfire to the ears of the citizens of the nation; and so have the names Joseph R. Biden, Dem. and Paul…
Alex Parker Editor-in-Chief I’ve written this column for just about a year and half now. I’ve also written about a plethora of different things ranging from chivalry to sex. To this day, I stand by everything I have ever said. I believe that for the most part, chivalry is dead.…
Jazlyn Beltre Staff Writer Imagine graduating from college, thousands of dollars in debt from loans, no job or a job that does not pay well. Unfortunately, this is the case for many students. Approximately half of the country’s new graduates were either unemployed or underemployed in 2011, according to an…
Cristina Foglietta Staff Writer Before entering college, some students may have certain expectations of campus nightlife and partying all night in dorm rooms. Do these expectations meet reality? Many freshmen are aware that a lot of partying goes on, but maybe did not expect the parties to be never-ending. “Dorm…