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…
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By Shelby Townsend Staff Writer Within just 15 minutes of walking into the library, three people stopped to talk excitedly to Anthony Losardo, and they all want to discuss one thing: beer. Losardo, a senior at accounting major, started Bayside Brewery about three years ago, and he plans to officially…
By Melanie Spina Co-Opinions Editor With just a month into the new year and starting spring semester, I can’t help but feel like it’s time to, in a way, start all over again. Although it’s the second semester of the year it still feels like it’s a good opportunity to…
By Bendik Sorensen A&E Editor The Steinberg Museum in Hillwood Commons started its season with an exhibition made in-house. The exhibition consists of a handful of faculty members and their respective works. Diverse works and media, including oil paintings, drawing, sculpting and even digital political commentary. Responsible for some of…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Friday, May 8, the softball team traveled to Manchester, New Hampshire to do battle with the Knights from Queens College in the first round of the NCAA East Region II Championship Tournament. Powered by sophomore pitcher Ashley Martin, the Pioneers punched their ticket to…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Wednesday, Apr. 29, the top seeded LIU Post men’s lacrosse team met the fourth-seeded Lions from Molloy College in the East Coast Conference (ECC) Semifinals at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, N.Y. The Pioneers, eager to get going, opened up the scoring…
By Kristen Linsalata News Editor On Feb. 10 and 11, a start-up company called SavvyRoo will be holding a free sign up for the beta launch of their new product SavvyRooU, an online program that helps students build data portfolios, for LIU Post students. SavvyRooU is a program used to help…
By Dorianna Valerio Editor-in-Chief This is the last issue that I will have the privilege of overseeing, and the moment is bittersweet. There are so many stories I wish The Pioneer had been able to cover. The first was the administrative layoffs that occurred this semester. In response to inquiries…
Dear Dorianna, I began as an employee at LIU Post last September and work in University Advancement (i.e. fundraising) for the College of Management. I just read your last letter in The Pioneer and wanted to thank you for your service, creativity, professionalism, and plain old good journalism. For me, presenting great…
By Peter Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Film festivals are a veritable proving ground for young bloods and up-and-comers to show their creative skill, especially when it comes to crafting short films. These shorts show industry buffs who has the chops to be economic, creative and original. They’re like visual…