By Jack Georgis Arts & Entertainment, Newsletter & Online Editor Two former students from the film department, Justin Portaro (‘18) and Kat Gueli, attended several film festivals over the summer and won a number of awards. “We did one [film festival] in Texas called the 52nd Houston World Fest,” Portaro…
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One LIU, One Dean for You
By James Bonner Staff Writer Michael Berthel, former dean of students for Post since Sept. 17, 2017, was promoted to executive dean of students, which was announced via email to the LIU community in May 2019 by Joseph Schafer, the chief administrative officer. Berthel came to Post in 2013 as…
Renovations in Hillwood Commons
By James Bonner Staff Writer With the new semester comes new changes to the student center, Hillwood Commons. From office relocations and new stores, to colors and businesses, there is a wide range of things for returning students to get used to. The student run business Hutton and Post has…
Familiar Face Takes Over as University Chief of Staff
By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief University President Kimberly Cline’s new chief of staff is a face many LIU students and alumni will recognize. Former dean of students for the Brooklyn campus, Dr. Jessica Hayes became the new chief of staff at the end of the spring 2019 semester. In an email…
Jazz Ensembles Perform at Jazz Festival in Spain
By Ashley Bowden Co-Editor-In-Chief Three music ensembles will embark on a tour to Spain and France from July 22 to 30 to perform at several festivals. There will be 46 attendees on the trip, including student musicians from Long Island Sound Vocal Jazz, Women’s Choir and Saxophone ConClave performing at…
Pioneer Summer Internships: Jada Butler
The Pioneer’s Co-Editor-in-Chief Jada Butler is hard at work at her internship with Vice.com this summer in Brooklyn. Butler is an Editorial Intern for Vice’s issues desk, covering a range of topics from transportation, environment, health, inequality and more for a national audience. “I’m learning so much about media and…
Pioneer Summer Internships: Ashley Bowden
This summer, Co-Editor-in-Chief Ashley Bowden is working as an Editorial Intern at the Chicago Agent Magazine, a publication for real estate professionals that’s printed by Agent Publishing. Bowden also writes for the conpany’s online magazines for Houston, Boston, Atlanta and Miami. “It’s been very interesting learning about the real estate…