By Alecia Sexton Layout Manager The holiday season comes equipped with a whole new menu of foods that some of us look forward to all year. Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and seasonal veggies somehow find their way to our dinner plates and eventually into the refrigerators and freezers of…
Posts published in December 2018
By Angelique D’Alessandro Executive Editor What you’ll need: Scissors Ribbon Washi tape Colored construction paper Battery-powered tea lights Pom-poms Permanent Marker Crazy glue First, use the permanent marker to draw a snowman face onto your tea lights. For the first snowman, place the red washi tape on the top…
By Shannon Miller Staff Writer Excitement filled the S.A.L. Gallery on Nov. 28, as the students of Professor Justin Capalbo’s photo 7 class celebrated the opening night of their exhibition “Arcane.” The exhibit’s title means understood by few, mysterious or secret; a translation that gave the show an underlying theme.…
By Angelique D’Alessandro Executive Editor “The Princess Switch” is a fun, romantic Christmas comedy that will put any viewer into the holiday spirit. The story begins with Stacey, a professional baker. Stacey is a stickler for the rules, scheduling every moment of her day. She is also heartbroken after a…
By Myles Goldman Staff Writer The holidays, that time of the year when we start playing Christmas music that we “like” and wait for the big man in the red suit to stick presents under a tree. I know Christmas is still a good amount of time away, but I’ve…
By Josh Tolentino Staff Writer “Overwatch”, the popular competitive first-person-shooter, released its 29th hero, Ashe, a gun-slinging bandit and the leader of the notorious Deadlock Gang. The hero was recently released on competitive play and has already made an impact on the meta. Ashe is the hitscan character that players…
By Alecia Sexton Layout Manager Most people have heard the terms ‘acid’ and ‘base’ at some point in their lives. For many, however, the closest frame of reference we have is high school chemistry, and let’s face it, unless you’re a chemistry major, who really remembers the intrinsics? The fact…
By Josie Rerecich Staff Writer “Abby Carnelia’s One and Only Magical Power” by David Pogue is a fantasy novel, written in the form of a biography. The story follows Abby Carnelia as she tries to learn about her magical power, the ability to spin a hardboiled egg by tugging her…
By Christopher Trick Staff Writer “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” These words comprise the first clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868,…
By Morgan Kashinsky Staff Writer I agree with the column by Christopher Trick published by the Pioneer on Nov. 28 about the opening of Amazon’s new headquarters in Long Island City. Our infrastructure, especially the Long Island Rail Road system, is not capable of supporting an influx of new commuters.…