Dear Readers, The Pioneer received notice over spring break that we will be winning two awards in this year’s Society of Professional Journalists Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards, which honors the best in student journalism. Pioneer staff members Maxime Devillaz and Harry Pearse will accept their awards at the SPJ…
Posts published in “From the Editors”
Dear readers, On March 1, The Pioneer published the First Amendment on the front page to show that we support free speech and a free press not only for students on this campus, but for everyone, throughout the United States. The White House’s action of denying access to a White…
By Caroline Ryan Co-Editor-In-Chief Dear Readers, I would like to start by introducing myself. I’m the new co-editor in chief, Caroline Ryan. I’m a junior journalism major and I’m very excited to be taking on this role. I think it is important as college students that we have an active…
By Joseph Iemma Features Editor As the Features Editor of your school newspaper, I would find it severely unjust if I did not take the time out to express to you, the reader, my appreciation and simply say- thank you. Thank you for making my articles in news, features, opinions,…
Dear Readers, As an ‘old fox’ preparing for Pioneer retirement, I would like to take this opportunity to address recent events concerning our university as a whole, and The Pioneer in particular. On Friday, Dec. 2, I got to meet with President Kimberly Cline, along with three of her fellow…
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…
Dear Readers, Due to the onset of Snowstorm Juno, The Pioneer has opted out of publishing a print version for our first issue. Instead, we’ve published an abbreviated, online-only issue this week to keep the campus community informed despite the blizzard. Look out for our special double print issue on…
Dear Professor Drastal, We have received the letter that you sent to Pete Barell, the Pioneer’s Arts & Entertainment editor. We are thrilled that you are reading the Pioneer and took the time to contact us. Our writers, photographers, editors, copyeditors, layout editors, and other staff put so much work…
Hey all, I am very sorry for the disappointment. While our writers are entitled to their own opinion, we constantly provide feedback to be more specific and constructive. Unfortunately we were not able to have a particularly theater savvy writer attend the event. But he was the only one who was available, and…
Olivia Wicik & Alex Parker Editors-in-Chief Almost four years ago, on a scorching hot day at the end of August, I drove onto the C.W. Post campus. It took me twenty minutes to figure out where I was supposed to park. College orientation was an overnight event where I knew close…