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Swimming Defends Conference Title, Again

By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief On Sunday, Feb. 21, the swimming team won the three-day Metropolitan Conference Championship at the Rutgers University Aquatic Center in Piscataway, N.J. “We performed so well because we train so hard. There’s no way around it,” said Seren Jones, senior team captain for the pioneers. She credits the…

Classroom Renovations

By Hayley Rydowski Staff Writer Many classrooms in the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Pell Hall, Kahn Hall, Life Science and Humanities Hall, have undergone changes within the past year to enhance the teaching and learning infrastructure. The information technology department has partnered with facilities to upgrade classroom spaces; the…

Cultural Explosion Coming to Post

By Shelby Townsend Staff Writer Campus Life is bringing a new event to campus, Cultural Explosion. The event will take place on Feb. 24, in Hillwood Commons at 6 p.m. According to Christopher Whitehead, Campus Life programming specialist, this is the first year the event is being held. It was…

High Hopes for Men’s Lacrosse

By Michael Otero Editor-in-Chief The men’s lacrosse team is coming off a very successful 2015 campaign where it finished the season 14-3. The Pioneers season culminated with a painful loss to Le Moyne College in the NCAA Division II National Quarter finals. John Jez will be the man trying to…

Post & Beyond Preview

By Brian Riley Co-News-Editor Students who have engaged in research projects will have the chance to showcase them at the annual Post and Beyond symposium on April 20. The symposium will take place during common hour in the Tilles Center atrium and is open to students who have conducted some…

Campus Cupid

By Brian Riley Co-News-Editor Kadir Wisdom, a junior marketing major, was the campus Cupid last week. He didn’t shoot any arrows, but instead sang tunes to fellow students. Throughout the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, Wisdom served as an on-call singer for whichever couple requested his services. (Anyone could…

Billy Joel Gives Back

By Moa Golster Online Editor It’s a cold Monday afternoon, and the growing snowfall is soon going to send students at LIU Post home early for the day. In a Tilles Center dressing room, I’m trying to search for any sign that this is the temporary den of a world…

Study Abroad Month

By Shelby Townsend Staff Writer February is Study Abroad Month, which means that each week, Hillwood Commons will host “different tables highlighting different study abroad programs,” according to Patricia Seaman, director of the Study Abroad program. On Tuesday, Feb. 2, and Wednesday, Feb. 3, multiple professors sat behind tables filled…

Relay for Life

By Hayley Rydowski Staff Writer On Friday, April 15, starting at 5 p.m. the school will host its third annual Relay For Life event at the Pratt Recreation Center. One hundred percent of the proceeds raised will go to the American Cancer Society. The event is open to the public and…

Chief of Staff Departs University

By Shelby Townsend Staff Writer The university’s Chief of Staff, Dr. Jackie Nealon, has been named the new vice president of enrollment at the Culinary Institute of America, in Hyde Park, N.Y., and will not be returning to LIU. As the Pioneer reported on Feb. 13, 2014, Dr. Nealon was…