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Nursing Students Mold their Futures

By Samantha Cavanagh Staff Writer Three nursing majors, Jessica Alvarado, Melanie Lopez, and Arianna Cavallino were recently selected to be a part of the Nursing Students Association of New York State (NSANYS), which aids in the transition from undergraduate nursing students into the professional world. Its goal, according to the…

Seniors Prepare for Graduation

WWritten by Morgan Kashinsky, Reporting by Ashley Bowden and Jada Butler Staff Writer, Co-Editors-In-Chief Seniors are looking forward to graduating on May 10 of the spring 2019 semester. Those eligible for commencement include students in graduate, professional and dual-degree programs, and the deadline to register for graduation was Feb. 22.…

Crime Blotter

Compiled By Morgan Kashinsky Staff Writer In order to keep the student body aware of occurrences on campus, the Pioneer compiles and publishes crime reports. The reports are public and are available to view at Public Safety. All names have been redacted for privacy purposes. Sunday, Feb. 3 At 12:04…

Pamphlets Removed, Free Speech Obstructed

By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief I witnessed the obstruction of free speech on March 18 when, three minutes after a student informed me of a new “Common Sense” pamphlet on campus, I watched two public safety officers gather the stacks and remove them from Humanities Hall. I was unable to get…

Spring Fling Artist Announced

By Myles Goldman Staff Writer The student activities board announced grammy-nominated, electronic house musician and DJ Steve Aoki as the artist for this year’s Spring Fling. The artist was announced at a reveal party in the Hillwood Commons lobby on Tuesday, March 19. Students waited in anticipation as a DJ…

Victories for Swimmer

By Myles Goldman Staff Writer Editor’s Note: Karis Fuller is the Arts & Entertainment Editor of The Pioneer. Senior sociology major Karis Fuller finished the Metropolitan Championship at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. on Sunday, Feb.24 in fifth place, with three first-place victories. Fuller’s success combined with strong performances from…

Heavy Snow: A Game Changer

By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Snowfall hit New York during the night between Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2, causing cancelled and postponed sports games. The football field covered in snow Many of the Pioneer sports teams were affected as fields and roads were covered in snow on Saturday morning.…

Netflix Preview: “The Dirt”

By Chris Klimaszewski Staff Writer For years, movie studios have been making famous music artists biographical movies (biopics) like “Jersey Boys,” “All Eyes On Me,” “Straight Outta Compton,” and most recently “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Now Netflix is featuring its first music biopic, “The Dirt,” the story of the notorious band, Motley…