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Posts published in December 2011

Events @ Post: December 14th to December 21st

December 14th WCWP General Membership Meeting & Holiday Party Pioneer Room 12:30 pm   December 20th Advanced Visions 8: High School Artists of Excellence Hillwood S.A.L Gallery Running: December 20th to January 18th   Events Over Winter Break January 7th College Affordability & Financial Aid Seminar Humanities Hall Room 119…

Graduate Column: Graduate Student Goals

Sandra Elien The semester has come to a close. Have you had time to go over what you wanted to achieve this semester? Have you met your goals? Well, one can only imagine the number of objectives we’ve set out to accomplish. But, how successful are we in achieving these…

Do You Use the Infirmary?

Katrina Florio As the winter season sets upon the C.W. Post Campus, students can look forward to scenic snowfalls, chilly weather, and, unfortunately, cold and flu season. With the potential for germs to spread rapidly throughout residence halls and classrooms, it is imperative that sick students seek medical attention. The…

The Hydration Station

Jaclyn Goldstein Throw away your plastic water bottles and replace them with your reusable water containers instead because Post is continuing its installments of hydration stations throughout the campus. In October, the Pioneer featured efforts that were being made to make Post a more sustainable campus.  So far, there have…

Professor’s Documentary airs on Showtime

Paul Kalis On December 1st, Showtime, the network that debuted hits, such as “Dexter,” “Californication,” and “Nurse Jackie,” participated in a World AIDS Day celebration. As a part of its marathon, the documentary “Sex in an Epidemic,” by Media Arts Department Professor Jean Carlomusto was aired. “Sex in an Epidemic”…

Post Gets New Look for 2012

Dorianna Valerio The Long Island University rebranding is well on its way, with a new logo set to debut next semester.  Aside from the logo, L.I.U. will have a new social media identity, new merchandise and an expansive ad campaign, which will take effect on January 1, 2012. The University…

Gingerbread House Competition

Chantell Moore The Office of Residence Life sponsored a gingerbread house-building event on Tuesday, December 6th, at 8 p.m. in the Hillwood Fishbowl. The event was another way for students to earn points for their dorms for the cereal bowl competition. The competition is a series of events that students…

Professor Mixes Wine and Class

Paul Kalis “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, cheers; I drink to that. Yeah, yeah…” No, Rihanna, there wasn’t a party at the bar, but on December 1st, there was one in the Journalism 1 class taught by Adjunct Professor Roberto Soto. Soto brought in a homemade wine to celebrate the birth…

Relationship Column: Are You Serious Enough for a Gift?

Alex Parker Well folks, it’s that time of year again. Everywhere you look people are starting to put out their Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanza decorations, and the stores started bombarding us with the holidays weeks ago. Some gifts are easy to buy, like my little brother is getting some kind…

Political Column: $10,000 Mistake

Daniel Caccavale We are now almost half way through December 2011 and January 2012 is right around the corner, which of course means the election is even closer than we all think. The lead up to the Republican primary is in full swing, getting very intense, and the candidates are…