By Charlotte Gelfand and Myles Goldman Staff Writer Each fall, the Pratt Recreation Center hosts both the men’s and women’s basketball teams for Midnight Madness, a night of exhibition as players showcase their skills in anticipation for the start of the 2018-2019 season. On Thursday, Oct. 25, students made their…
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By Angelique D’Alessandro Executive Editor George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, spoke at the Tilles Center on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in a conversation with former congressman Steve Israel, head of the LIU Global Institute. The two, who first met while Bush was president…
By Alex Espinosa Staff Writer An Instagram post depicting mold in the chicken at Subway in Hillwood Commons has students concerned about the safety of the food they consume on campus. Deborah Agopian, a junior music education major, submitted a photo to the Instagram account “everything_broken_at_post,” showing the buffalo chicken…
By Jada Butler Co-editor-in-chief On Friday, Oct. 12, Kay Sato, the director of the Hutton House, known for hosting lecture series and classes for adults, many of them retired residents of the communities surrounding campus, was abruptly fired. A beloved and inspiring administrator to many, her dismissal has caused uproar…
By Jack Georgis Assistant Online Editor One of the concerns that has been raised after the mid-semester announcement about OneLIU is whether student voices are heard by university administrators, and how they can communicate their concerns. Dean of Students Michael Berthel believes that the Student Government Association (SGA) is an…
By Justin Simon Assistant News Editor The Pioneers dominated this homecoming weekend, beating Saint Anselm College 37-6, improving their record to 6-0 for the season. Backed up by the first half, in which they scored 21 points, the team cruised to a decisive 31 point victory. Saint Anselm kicked a…
By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief A controversial, anonymous student-written pamphlet titled, “Common Sense: Truth & Ethics, Accountability & Morals – Where have they gone?” appeared in various locations on campus, including the Little Theatre, Hillwood Commons, Pioneer newsstands in Humanities, and in the locker rooms in the Pratt Recreation Center in…
By Josh Tolentino Staff Writer The Post campus has been in uproar since the OneLIU announcement that the Post and Brooklyn sports teams would merge. Stacks of guerilla pamphlets were left on The Pioneer newsstands, in the Little Theatre, on cork boards in classroom buildings, and in other locations around…
By Jada Butler, Josh Tolentino Co-Editor-In-Chief, Staff Writer “Beginning in the 2019-20 academic year, LIU will compete in all sports at the NCAA Division I level, with a unified athletics program that will join our campuses into One LIU,” university president Kimberly Cline wrote in an email announcement to the…
By Jada Butler, Josh Tolentino Co-Editor-In-Chief, Staff Writer Student athletes left their classes en masse halfway through the period on Wednesday, Oct. 3, to attend a mandatory emergency meeting to discuss the effects of the “One LIU” athletic department merger that was announced via email by President Kimberly Cline. The…