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SGA Fall Agenda

By Jack Georgis Staff Writer The Student Government Association (SGA) is preparing now to set in motion their plans for the fall semester. Erica Ferrara, a senior geology and environmental sustainability major, is the Vice President of the SGA. She said that SGA serves as a way of giving students…

LIU professor’s editorial goes viral

By Anand Venigalla Features Editor Doctor Panos Mourdoukoutas, chairperson of the economics department, argued in an editorial published by Forbes.com on July 21, 2018, that Amazon would be an effective replacement for libraries. In the article, which went viral, he suggested that with the rise of “third places” such as…

Cramming academic departments

By Angelique D’Alessandro News and Online Editor Academic departments throughout the university were consolidated over the summer, with multiple departments merging under one chairperson. In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), the political science, history, economics, and sociology departments have been combined, and will now share one department…

New sorority joins Greek Life

By Riya Patel Contributing Writer “Greek life – I really believe there is a home for everyone on our campus,” Joseph Vernace, LIU’s associate director of campus life, stated. This fall, a fifth sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, will join the campus Greek organizations. The instillation of Kappa Kappa Gamma into…

Writing Center moves location

By Dondre Lemon Staff Writer The Writing Center has a new home on the second floor of Humanities. During the summer, the Writing Center moved from Humanities 202 to a larger space in Humanities 223, the former offices of the foreign language department. Mary Pigliacelli, the director of the Writing…

The Pioneer gains recognition at Society of Professional Journalists Media Awards

By Alecia Sexton Layout Manager The Press Club of Long Island (PCLI) held its annual Media Awards Dinner on Thursday, June 7 at the Woodbury Country Club. The formal gathering attracted more than 250 representatives across Long Island, and the award finalists came from organizations ranging from Newsday and News12…

New York Times International Editor Talks Cultural Understanding in Journalism

By Angelique D’Alessandro Assistant News & Online Editor Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Slackman, the international editor for The New York Times, has been all over the world meeting new people, enjoying cab rides with rude taxi drivers and even being shot at from a helicopter. On Thursday, April 12,…