To Whom it May Concern, As an artist who has worked in a variety of fields, I have never forgotten my first professional acting gig; the first cinema to screen one of my films; my first solo exhibition; or the first production of one of my plays. And as a…
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December 7, 2016 To the Pioneer staff, As you know, I rarely contribute to the Pioneer since this is YOUR newspaper. However, for your last fall issue of your 60th anniversary year, I want to say how proud I am of the work that you do. A great university deserves a…
To Whom It May Concern, My name is Danielle Sposato and I recently graduated in May 2016 from Long Island University Post. My reason for reaching out to you today is due to the recent budget cut that The Pioneer received this year. On behalf of myself and fellow Pioneer…
To the Editors of the Pioneer: On Wednesday, I posted a response to the excellent letter Editor Caroline Ryan published in the Pioneer. In my post, I expressed admiration for the clarity of her argument, and sadness that a student newspaper faces such deplorable conditions in trying to report campus…
Dear Readers, As a public service, the Pioneer publishes a Crime Blotter so that students, faculty and staff are made aware of any incidents that have occurred on campus. At the beginning of the fall semester, a Pioneer reporter went to the office of public safety to obtain any recent…
Dear Pioneers, In the April 6 edition of The Pioneer, the headline for the women’s lacrosse article included unacceptable language, not appropriate for any college newspaper. The Pioneer deeply regrets publishing, and even considering, the headline, as it was highly offensive, of poor taste and had no journalistic value. As…
Dorianna Valerio, The Pioneer’s Editor-in-Chief from 2013-2014, contacted The Pioneer in response to Angela Alfano’s editorial in the March, 2 issue about the struggle journalism majors face at LIU Post. That was very well written. It really is a sad situation. I faced some adversity as a staff writer and…
A Note From the Opinions Editor Dear Readers, An issue arose after the publication of the November 18 issue of ‘The Pioneer.’ In the Opinions section, one of the Pioneer’s regular staff writers, a sophomore international student, wrote an opinion piece about the controversy that has arisen in connection with…
Nov. 23, 2015 To the Pioneer editors: As the Chairperson of the Department of Communications and Film (Media Arts), I would like to express my support for the editors of the Pioneer as they deal with an unfortunate response to an opinion piece in the November 18 issue of the paper.…
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…