By Alyssa Spagna, Staff Writer As the fall 2020 semester commences, students may be wondering what they can do to keep themselves occupied, while also preventing the spread of COVID-19. There are multiple opportunities to have fun or just unwind, while being safe and socially distant. The outdoor movies held…
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By Samantha Uebel, Staff Writer The 2020 Emmys was a night of firsts as it was filmed in 137 different locations due to COVID-19 . Television host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Jimmy Kimmel, hosted the Emmys from a nearly empty Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Nominees of the event…
By Whitney Moran, Staff Writer The Emerging Student Theatre Artists (ESTA) club began their first virtual craft fair via Instagram on Aug. 15. ESTA is a student created club that normally specializes in theatre performances like small themed cabarets all the way to full scale musicals, however they shifted focus…
By Sophie Quiñones, Staff Writer This semester, Promise will release a brand new platform for students and clubs on campus. This new website, Experience Shark Nation, is a more accessible way for students to stay involved with clubs and events happening on campus. The platform states that “getting connected to…
By: Anthony Baudone, Staff Writer Since the beginning of the fall semester, several students have noticed the appearance of small, yellow, rubber ducks across campus. The scavenged ducks were each marked with a number as well as the name of an Instagram account: LIU.dux. The account is the source of…
By Whitney Moran, Staff Writer Summer 2020 sparked many conversations about life in America, with one of the most prominent ones being social justice and diversity. Protests for the Black Lives Matter movement continue on across America, and here on our campus, the athletic department has launched an initiative to…
By Dylan Valic, Editor in Chief The university has launched an online dashboard to track cases of COVID-19 on campus. This comes shortly after the creation of New York state’s “COVID-19 Report Card,” an interactive website that showcases how many positive COVID-19 cases are in schools around the state. The…
By Connor Lambert, Staff Writer The reigning Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, kicked off the NFL’s most unprecedented season yet against the Houston Texans on Thursday, Sept. 10. Fans eagerly watched the teams take the field, bringing back a sense of normalcy. The NFL is attempting to have…
By Amber Davis, Alumni Contributor Editor’s Note: The Personal Essays section of the paper is one that invites students to share their personal experiences and thoughts about subjects they are passionate about. The author is not affiliated with The Pioneer, but has given us permission to publish their work. I…
By Samantha Uebel, Staff Writer Promise has started the school year with a new program called “September Identity Mixers.” Mixers were hosted from Sept. 9 through Sept. 22 on Zoom during common hour. Students were encouraged to join the Zoom link, and meet other students who they shared an identity…