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Movie Review: The Nun

By Tashina Tappin Contributing Writer The fifth film in “The Conjuring” series, “The Nun” made quite an impact on its opening weekend Sept. 6. “The Nun” had one of the highest domestic box office opening weekends, bringing in $53.5 million, making it one of “The Conjuring” franchise’s best openings thus…

Frequently Forgetful?

By Alecia Sexton Layout Manager As college students, cognitive health and preservation may be the last things on our minds – no pun intended – but maybe it shouldn’t be. As we age, our bodies and brains function less efficiently and begin requiring more nourishing foods and more substantial interactions…

Capable of Happiness: Mindfulness

By Gillian Pietrowski Columns Editor To be mindful is to be mentally present and focused on what is going on around you in the moment. Many people, like myself, don’t stop to appreciate the in-between moments; we are too mentally checked- out to stop and smell the roses. Recently I…

New Season, New Pioneer App

By Karis Fuller Arts & Entertainment Editor Unless you’re a diehard Pioneer athletics fan, you wouldn’t be aware of the app available for the Pioneer community to follow their favorite sports teams. Available on both android and iOS, the LIU Post Pioneers app was updated summer 2018 with a new…

Spirit Teams Get Peppy for Homecoming

By Michaela Fox Contributing Writer School has just begun, and our school’s pep teams are already preparing for the sports season ahead. Students may have seen the LIU cheer and dance teams before at sporting events, cheering on our players and exciting the crowds for the big games. This year,…

Athlete of the Week: Katherine Galvin

By Samantha Samant Staff Writer The smell of manure, blood, sweat and tears were in the air at the North Shore stables, and Katherine Galvin, a junior nursing major, was right around the corner talking to her teammates. Galvin is one of the 35 members of the varsity equestrian team…

Fuller for National Championship

By Myles Goldman Staff Writer Karis Fuller, a senior sociology major and arts & entertainment editor for The Pioneer, is ready to get back in the pool after separating her shoulder last season. Fuller’s shoulder injury was caused by constant use. While suffering from her injury last year, Fuller was…