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Posts published in April 2015

Awards Notice

The Pioneer has been notified that two of our writers, Kristen Linsalata and Dorianna Valerio, will be receiving awards from the Press Club of Long Island at its 2015 Media Awards Ceremony on June 4. The Press Club of Long Island’s Annual Media Awards Competition recognizes outstanding work in print,…

Women’s Lacrosse Drops Two of Three

By Michael Otero Sports Editor On Wednesday, Apr. 22, the women’s lacrosse team suffered their first loss in over a month to the no. 15 ranked Golden Rams from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Their 11-10 loss ended a nine game winning streak for the Pioneers. The Pioneers found themselves…

Sports Broadcasting Returns to WCWP

By Chloé Margulis Staff Writer During the 2014- 2015 academic year, WCWP, the campus radio station, broadcasted a majority of the school football, baseball, and basketball games. In 2013, LIU sports broadcasting occurred regularly, on a daily radio talk show called the Sports Hit List. Once the students broadcasting the show graduated,…

Sweet or Sour?

By Joseph Iemma Staff Writer In late March, LIU Post’s The Treat Shoppe, located across from the Campus Concierge desk in Hillwood Commons, faced health code violations from the Nassau County Department of Health for lacking a required permit. “A business that wishes to provide food service in Nassau County…

Letter from the Editor

Dear Readers, If you had told me a year ago that I would’ve been the editor-in-chief of a college newspaper as a sophomore, I would have laughed at the concept a little too hard. And yet, here I am, signing off as editor-in- chief of The Pioneer, on to bigger…

LIU Provides New Transportation Service

By Jeniel Terrero Staff Writer Since it’s primarily a commuter campus, many LIU Post students drive their own vehicles. For those who don’t have access to a car, if they need to travel outside campus perimeters, the only options they have had in the past are taxis, the off-campus shuttle,…

Redude, Reuse, RecycleMania Results Are In

By Caroline Ryan Staff Writer LIU Post participated in RecycleMania from Feb. 1 to March 28. “Nearly, 4.5 million students from 394 schools recycled and composted 80.1 million pounds,” according to the RecycleMania website. The goals for RecycleMania were to “motivate students and staff to increase recycling efforts and reduce waste…

Ten Study Tips to Get You Through Finals

By Sana Zahra Staff Writer Before we say “adios” to spring semester classes and say “hola” to finals week, it’s only right to give some study tips that might raise your chances of acing your exams. Tip #1 What you might want to do before you start studying for your finals…

What Your Food Labels Really Mean

By Natasha Pulaski and Jeanine Rivituso Contributing Writers When you buy a food labeled “All Natural,” what exactly are you getting? Quite frankly, when this term is printed on a food label in the U.S, the word “Natural” has no regulated definition. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet…

Best Place to Celebrate

By Joseph Iemma Staff Writer With the semester coming to a close, and one more year of college under our belts, our eyes are focused on the future and the opportunities that lie ahead. However, for some students, this semester will be their final one at Post. Thus, with graduation…