By Angelique D’Alessandro Executive Editor “The Princess Switch” is a fun, romantic Christmas comedy that will put any viewer into the holiday spirit. The story begins with Stacey, a professional baker. Stacey is a stickler for the rules, scheduling every moment of her day. She is also heartbroken after a…
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By Myles Goldman Staff Writer The holidays, that time of the year when we start playing Christmas music that we “like” and wait for the big man in the red suit to stick presents under a tree. I know Christmas is still a good amount of time away, but I’ve…
By Josh Tolentino Staff Writer “Overwatch”, the popular competitive first-person-shooter, released its 29th hero, Ashe, a gun-slinging bandit and the leader of the notorious Deadlock Gang. The hero was recently released on competitive play and has already made an impact on the meta. Ashe is the hitscan character that players…
By Alecia Sexton Layout Manager Most people have heard the terms ‘acid’ and ‘base’ at some point in their lives. For many, however, the closest frame of reference we have is high school chemistry, and let’s face it, unless you’re a chemistry major, who really remembers the intrinsics? The fact…
By Josie Rerecich Staff Writer “Abby Carnelia’s One and Only Magical Power” by David Pogue is a fantasy novel, written in the form of a biography. The story follows Abby Carnelia as she tries to learn about her magical power, the ability to spin a hardboiled egg by tugging her…
By Christopher Trick Staff Writer “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” These words comprise the first clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868,…
By Morgan Kashinsky Staff Writer I agree with the column by Christopher Trick published by the Pioneer on Nov. 28 about the opening of Amazon’s new headquarters in Long Island City. Our infrastructure, especially the Long Island Rail Road system, is not capable of supporting an influx of new commuters.…
By Jaqueline Escobar Staff Writer Many people have strong, thoughtful opinions about birthright citizenship. Although it may anger some, I want to be clear that my statement is NOT to take a winning side nor make anyone change their views. I want to present a personal perspective about the importance…
By Nicholas Mattina Staff Writer Casey Schermick, the sports information director, talks about the latest week in Pioneer sports. Schermick gives a recap for the fall sport season and the expectations for the next season after the One LIU merger, and also delves into the winter season with men’s basketball.…
By Matthew Weinstein Staff Writer As a result of the One LIU announcement made in early October, the men’s basketball team’s season changed almost instantly. A majority of players decided against playing this year in protest of the merger, and instead chose to sit out the year and transfer away…