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Posts published in September 2011

Pioneers Fall to Undefeated Purple Knights

Christian Arnold The C.W. Post Pioneers women’s soccer team fell to the undefeated Bridgeport Purple Knights 2-0 on Saturday, September 24th. It was the first conference game of the season for the Pioneers. The first half of the game was scoreless, and the first goal of the game was not…

A Look at the C.W. Post Tennis Team

Heather Norris   The C.W. Post women’s tennis team dropped its conference match to N.Y.I.T. on Wednesday, September 21st, by a score of 1-8.  The loss brought the team’s overall record to 0-3 on the season and 0-2 in conference play. The Pioneers, who were tabbed fourth in East Coast…

Double Win for Men`s Soccer

Cecilie Nag The C.W. Post men’s soccer team is now 6-0, with two wins in the last week. With an impressive start to the season, the Pioneers are now ranked number 15 on the NSCAA Poll. Having two of their freshmen forwards named ECC Player of the Week in consecutive…

Keep Our Dorms Clean

Freddie Schwartz For students who live in any of the residence halls on campus, a clean and functioning dorm is a must. However, there are complaints from students with issues concerning the dorms’ overall condition and cleanliness. Jackie Wiswall, a Junior chemistry major, who is currently living in the Brookville…

Dean Hannafin Has Hope for the College of Education and Information Sciences

Olivia Wicik Dr. Robert D. Hannafin started his journey as Dean of the College ofEducation and Information Sciences at C.W. Post on August 1st.Formerly working as Director of Learning and Development at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, he says it was very unusual to wind up here at C.W. Post. However, this does…

A Multi-Cultural Campus: Students from all around the World

Cecilie Nag A new school year has begun, and, for some of the students, this means adjusting to another language, a new culture, new traditions, and leaving their families and homes thousands of miles away to pursue an education in America. Why did they choose studying in America, and how…

Adult Students At Post – A.S.A.P.

Eileen O’Connor Are you an undergraduate adult student who is enrolled in college for the first time?  Are you planning a career change and in need of new qualifications?  Are you returning to college, determined to finish your degree this time? You’re not alone! You may be surprised to learn…

The Commuter Column: Parking Stickers and Their Purpose

Kathleen Joyce The idea for this topic came when I was walking through the parking lot and checking to see how many people actually had the C.W. Post parking stickers on their cars. I was surprised to see that most students had one, although in between there were those that…

Community Column – Who’s Running Brookville?

Meghan Glynn  With the start of a new school year, the Pioneer staff thought that it might be nice to begin on a fresh page with the Village of Brookville.  In short, we wanted to start the year with an interview with the Mayor.  Unfortunately, arranging such an appointment has…

Faculty Strike Resolution

Ashley DeShields As students returned to C.W. Post for the first day of school, many were shocked when they arrived to their classes.  Post’s full time teachers were on strike. When people hear that teachers are on strike, most assume it is all about money, and while it is part…