By Sarah Wung Staff Writer Editor’s Note: The author is a staff reporter for The Pioneer and a member of the women’s equestrian team. For students interested in horseback riding who don’t have the time to join the team, the equestrian club offers the chance to ride horses while still…
Posts published in February 2019
By Jacqueline Escobar Staff Writer On Jan. 14, HEOP (Higher Education Opportunity Program) students were informed by email about their present and future, moving forward without William Clyde, the director of the HEOP program on campus for almost 38 years. Clyde left the university in January and is now the…
By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief Steve Israel, director of the LIU Global Institute and former U.S. Congressman, will leave LIU to start a new chapter at Cornell University. Israel will assume the position of the inaugural director of the Cornell Institute of Politics and Global Affairs, in the 2019-20 academic year.…
By Samantha Cavanagh Staff Writer The Dean’s Advisory Council is a new student body that is part of a “large student engagement initiative” led by Dean of Students Michael Berthel. The council consists of seven undergraduate and graduate students who were recommended to Berthel by their success coaches and enrollment…
By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief The Student Government Association (SGA) underwent a leadership change at the beginning of the spring 2019 semester. Olivia Kavanaugh, senior art education major, stepped down as president and assumed the vice president role. Erica Ferrara, senior geology and environmental sustainability major and the former SGA vice…
By Karis Fuller Arts & Entertainment Editor For Michael Henry, who graduated with a BFA in acting, the success that followed his move to the west coast has been monumental. Henry started his YouTube channel, “Michael Henry” in April 2014 and has since accumulated 70,000 followers, with average viewership in…
By Dylan Valic Staff Writer Since Square Enix released “Kingdom Hearts II” in 2005, fans eagerly awaited the next installment in the series. The series has had a few side installments throughout the years, but none of them have managed to reach the levels of success the main entries have.…
By Morgan Kashinsky Staff Writer The four-part documentary “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes,” released on Jan. 24, became instantly popular among Netflix users. The episodes are composed of archival footage and audio recordings of Theodore “Ted” Robert Bundy, one of the most notorious serial killers in the…
By Abilio Dominguex Staff Writer The latest exhibit at the S.A.L. gallery in the library, “Self-Destruction,” by junior art therapy major, Ruth Mistretta, is a powerful depiction of the artist’s indulgence in negative behaviors in order to forget the outside pressures of the world. The pieces entitled ‘Self Destruction’ shows…
By Ashley Bowden Co-Editor-In-Chief The Rainbow Alliance and the Forensic Science clubs co-sponsored the Disney Ball in the Tilles Atrium on Feb. 13. About 30 attendees enjoyed dressing in themed costumes, listening to well-known Disney songs, eating Italian food catered by Aramark, and participating in activities and games. Students paid…