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Posts published in November 2014

Thanksgiving Break!

The Pioneer is taking a break for Thanksgiving, and will not publish a new issue this week. We are busy getting ready for our last issue of the semester on Wednesday, December 3. We wish all of our readers a very:  

Football Bumped Off By Virginia State in NCAA First Round

By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer Making their first NCAA appearance in nearly 10 years, the No. 6 seed LIU Post fell at the hands of third-seeded Virginia State Trojans, 28-17, in a first-round battle on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Rogers Stadium in Petersburg, VA. After falling behind 7-0 midway through…

Reorganization of Schools on Campus

By Kristen Linsalata & Harry Pearse Assistant News Editor, Staff Writer LIU Post has announced that it will introduce two new schools to campus for the 2015- 2016 academic year: The School of Computer Science, Innovation and Management Engineering, and the Honors College. Jeffrey Kane, Vice President of Academic Affairs, believes this…

Thanksgiving Break

By Alyssa Seidman Co-Editor-in-Chief Wednesday, Nov. 26 marks the beginning of Thanksgiving Recess for the LIU Post community. The following lists facilities on campus that will be closed or operate under limited hours during the holiday weekend: The Winnick Student Center will be open on Tuesday, Nov. 25 from 8:30…

Football Crushes AIC in NE-10 Championship Game

By Thomas Scavetta Staff Writer In pursuit of their first title since 2006, the football team (8-3) captured the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Saturday, Nov. 15, with a 58-25 rout of American International (8-3) at Ronald J. Abdow Field in Springfield, Massachusetts. After a scoreless opening quarter, the Pioneers capitalized…

National Donor Day

By Alyssa Seidman Co-Editor-in-Chief In honor of National Donor Day, which is observed on Feb. 14, LIU Post will host a Holiday Blood Drive in The End Zone of Hillwood Commons on Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. In order to be eligible to donate, donors must have…

Award-Winning Scientist Hosts Lecture

By Bendik Sorensen Staff Writer On Thursday, Nov. 20, Dr. Guy Consolmagno will speak at the Inter- faith Center about the conflict between religion and science. Consolmagno is an MIT-trained research astronomer and planetary scientist at the Vatican Observatory, with degrees in Physics, Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy; he is also…

Tips to Study for Finals

By Jill Borowski Staff Writer As finals draw near, what exactly are the best ways for students to prepare? Does basic hitting the books work? Or does rewriting notes work better? And, where should students study – in their dorms, or the library? Some students find that having a quiet…

Campus Life Awards

By Bendik Sorensen Staff Writer At the end of the month, the second round of Campus Life’s revamped student and club awards are selected; the nominations are due the last week of each month. Campus Life started rolling out a revised version of the “Student Leader of the Month” award,…

Dunkin’ with CEIT’s new Dean

By Maximilian Riesterer Staff Writer When LIU Post’s College of Education, Information, and Technology’s Student Council held a meeting for students interested in joining the organization, it wasn’t only to inform students about the council itself, but also to warmly welcome CEIT’s new Dean, Dr. Barbara Garii. The CEIT Student…