By Sarah Wung Staff Writer The Pioneer, LIU Post’s university mascot for many years, is approaching retirement. With the Oct. 3, 2018 announcement that the LIU athletic teams from Post and Brooklyn would merge, many changes are coming, including a new mascot. Over the winter break, in January 2019, members…
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By Shannon Miller Assistant News Editor The legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, America’s 26th President, will continue to capture the minds of scholars, historians and researchers due to the addition of the Theodore Roosevelt Institute to the School of Professional Studies. The Institute will provide future generations the ideas and principles…
By Chris Klimaszewski Staff Writer On the second floor of Humanities Hall, in the room formerly occupied by the Writing Center, students can find game design majors busy working in the new digital game design lab. The Writing Center moved, during the fall semester, to room 223, down the hall.…
By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Sports Editor The women’s basketball team turned over their losing streak on Wednesday, Jan. 23, by beating the University of Bridgeport at home with a score of 80-74. Music streamed from the gym 40 minutes before the game. With five consecutive losses, the team was in…
By Karis Fuller Arts and Entertainment Editor The spring semester brings about new adventures and challenges for the musical theatre, arts and music departments. Following the fall 2018 semester’s hectic schedule, the arts students continue to work through a busy spring. Senior tech design major Katherine Keaney outlined the theatre…
By the Editorial Board The battle for free speech in schools, both public and private, has been a long and arduous one. There are student reporters across the country, from high schools, public colleges and private universities, who have to fight in order to have their voices heard. In the…
By Dylan Valic Staff Writer Dr. Heather Parrott was named the chairperson of the new Department of Social Sciences during the fall 2018 semester. The newly-formed department combines history, political science, international studies, sociology, anthropology, and economics. Parrott has replaced the former chairpeople of these departments Jeanie Attie, Amy Freedman,…
By Samantha Samant Staff Writer Students were notified of a possible norovirus outbreak on campus via an email from the Center for Healthy Living on Nov. 18. Several students reported experiences of food poisoning-like illness after eating the food served at the Winnick Student Center. As the Pioneer reported in…
By Charlotte Gelfand Staff Writer The fall semester officially ends on Dec. 20 and the campus will be operating under winter hours starting on Dec. 21. Check out the chart below for details. Winter housing is available for an additional fee of $580 for students taking winter courses from Jan.…