THE PIONEER Informing LIU Post for over 50 years Volume 66, Issue 7 www.liupostpioneer.com March 18, 2015 The Pioneer WCWP Celebrates 50 Years On the Air Food Wagon By Angela Alfano Staff Writer A food truck will arrive on campus shortly after spring break, according to Paul Carroll, Director of Operations for Aramark, the campus food provider. Caroll said that The Pioneer Food Wagon will essentially be a fortified golf cart, serving beverages, snacks, coffee, and hot and cold grab-and- go products. These items will be priced similarly to the food sold in the Hillwood Commons cafe. Carroll said that he is still in the early stages of finalizing the menu for the wagon. According to LIU Post’s ALYSSA SEIDMAN website, there are approximately Former members of the campus radio put on a special 4,429 undergraduate students broadcast for the 50th Anniversary of the FM station attending Post. With common By Alyssa Seidman hour lasting only an hour and a Co-Editor-in-Chief half, Hillwood Commons and the Winnick dining hall, the most At exactly 4 p.m. on was hosted by Jeff Kroll (’75), characteristics of WCWP-FM is popular areas on campus to get March 16, 1965, WCWP-FM went who also hosts “The Rock Show” the diversity of majors that have food, fill up quickly, causing long live on the air for the first time. on 88.1 FM. It featured WCWP roamed the station’s halls for the lines. This Monday, March 16, the alumni from the last five decades, past 50 years, according to Cox. “I usually wait until an station turned 50 years old. The including Hank Neimark (‘64), “You do not have to be a media hour into common hour to get anniversary was commemorated former station manager, and the or broadcast major to work at my lunch [at Hillwood]. That way with a special live broadcast first-ever voice heard on WCWP- WCWP. Many of our members I avoid the lines,” said Melissa from studio one in the Benjamin FM. One by one, guest alumni and alumni just love music, sports, Weisman, a senior Electronic Abrams Communication Center. shared stories from their tenure at news, and want to be involved in Media major. Although Weisman is “This is a milestone the LIU Post radio station while an organization that will improve able to avoid the lines, she is then [that] can be shared by multiple Kroll took calls from listeners their communication skills. Our left with just 30 minutes to eat her generations of LIU – mostly other WCWP alumni – greatest accomplishment is the lunch and meet with friends before Post students. WCWP is a unique tuning in to the broadcast. feeling of family and community her next class. place with a storied history of “WCWP has been not only among our current staff, students, The Pioneer Food Wagon excellence and innovation,” said a place for students to learn and community volunteers and will minimize the lunch lines, and Dan Cox (‘85), WCWP’s director of practice radio broadcasting, but alumni,” he added. create opportunities for students broadcasting. [is also] a second home to many,” Neimark rang in the and faculty members on the go to The anniversary show Cox said. One of the defining momentous occasion precisely continued on page 5 continued on page 5 News Opinions Arts Sports Study abroad Do you love the PTC Presents: The LIU Post swim registration is USA? Is America “Daddy’s Boy,” a team made history at nationals with down. Staff Writer the greatest nation graduate thesis nine honors and a Margaret Pepe gives in the world? Post playing at the Rifle total of 184 points. us the scoop. students weigh in. Range this weekend. STORY ON PAGE 6 STORY ON PAGE 12 STORY ON PAGE 18 STORY ON PAGE 24 BOARD OF EDITORS WCWP’s 50th Anniversary Broadcast Alyssa Seidman Maxime Devillaz Co-Editors-in-Chief Carlo Valladares Kahleel Bragg Managing Editors Kristen Linsalata News Editor Moa Golster Assistant News Editor Brian Riley Features Editor Dani Naess Hellesund Opinions Editor Julian Wilson Assistant Opinions Editor Peter Barell Arts & Entertainment Editor Bendik Soerensen Assistant A&E Editor Michael Otero Sports Editor Alexander Billington Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editors Ashley Ioveno Design Editor Rebecca Martelotti Head Copyeditor Tia-Moná Greene Photo Editor Moa Golster Online Editor Potoula Anagnostakos Promotions Manager Nicholas Butera Johannes Forgaard Business Managers David Sumter Circulation Manager Photos by Tia-Moná Greene Carolyn Schurr Levin Faculty Adviser STAFF WRITERS Margaret Pepe, Angela Alfano, Jenny Edengard, Melanie Spina, Chloé Margulis, Joseph Iemma, Caroline Ryan, Destiny Diggs, Mirna Lautner, Danielle Sposato COPYEDITING STAFF Mirna Youssef, Melissa Colleary Send your feedback to: [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF DISCLAIMER: The Pioneer is published weekly during the fall and Diverse views are presented in The Pioneer and do not necessarily Kimberly Toledo, Janisha Sanford, spring academic semesters. All students are invited to join. Staff reflect the opinions of the editors or official policies of the university. Khadijah Swann meetings are on Mondays at 12:30pm. Contact The Pioneer at: Copyright © 2015 The Pioneer, All Rights Reserved. All materials The Pioneer, Hillwood Commons, 2nd floor, Long Island Univer- in The Pioneer are protected by United States copyright law and sity, LIU Post Campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, New may not be reproduced, distributed, tra nsmitted, displayed, pub- York,11584; 516-299-2619; [email protected]. lished, or broadcast without prior written permission of The Pioneer. March 18, 2015 NEWS 3 By Kahleel Bragg Pratt After Dark Managing Editor On Friday, March 20, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., LIU Post will host its annual Pratt After Dark event. Exciting games, cool prizes, fun contests, along with food and music, will be available for all students. Pratt After Dark is an indoor carnival that will take place in the Pratt Recreation Center, and is hosted by the Office of Campus Life. For this year’s Pratt After Dark, Campus Life has decided on a Dave & Buster’s theme. There will be slot machines, a large selection of casino tables, and arcade games. Campus Life will also be raffling off and distributing prizes, but there is no say on what the items will be. “Last year was my first year at Pratt After Dark. I think it was a good experience to get the commuters and dormers together, because I feel like the commuters aren’t really involved,” said Casey Koster, a sophomore Broadcasting major. The goal for the event is to offer a variety of activities that appeal to all students. The activities slightly change each year, but this year will be a completely fresh look from the past. “We were committed to giving the event a facelift this year. Our job in Campus Life is to make it an exciting experience regardless of how many times a student has attend[ed] the event,” said Michael Berthel, the Director of Campus Life. Stephanie Ruhle, a senior Broadcasting major, is looking forward to this year’s Pratt after Dark. “It’s nice to be around everyone, TIA-MONÁ GREENE take the night off, and just chill,” she said. There is no charge for LIU students to attend Pratt After Dark. Sisters of Alpha Epsilon Phi pose at a Students are required to bring their LIU ID cards to present at the door. previous Pratt After Dark event For more information on Pratt After Dark, students can visit campus life in Hillwood Commons Room 102, or contact them at 516-299-3594. Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Regarding “Fire Alarms Disrupt Classes” posted on Feb. 24, 2015 (http://liupostpioneer.com/2015/02/24/fire-alarms-disrupt-classes/), we would like to clarify that on Feb. 4, the Life Sciences building’s heat and thermal detectors were triggered causing the first alarm. There was no fire and after the alarm was reset, a second alarm went off, possibly due to a faulty unit. At that point, the decision was made to replace the detector in case the original unit was faulty. There has been no inadvertent alarm since. It is important to note that once a fire alarm goes off, LIU Post cannot allow anyone back inside the building until the Roslyn Fire Department deems the site is safe. The health and safety of LIU students, faculty, and staff remains our top priority, and we thank the LIU community for their continued cooperation. Regards, William Kirker, Director of Facilities Services at LIU Post 4 NEWS THE PIONEER Students Feed the Homeless in D.C. By Melanie Spina and Caroline Ryan Staff Writers A group of 14 students and two staff members traveled to Olivia Grillo, a sophomore English major, who went on the trip, Washington, D.C. on Friday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, Feb. 28 to help feed thoroughly enjoyed her experience. “I would like to say that nothing the homeless citizens of our nation’s capital. Students worked alongside compared to the feeling of knowing you were making even the slightest various non-profit organizations doing service work throughout the impact on another person’s life. Even something as small as seeing a city. The trip was sponsored by the Office of Campus Life to provide a genuine smile fills you up and makes you feel warm and whole,” she said. meaningful community service opportunity for students, according to “While I was on dish duty, I heard my name being called, and I turned Michael Berthel, Director of Campus Life. around to see Alan, one of my new friends who I had served food for, Berthel explained that Campus Life partnered with the Youth standing in the doorway.