C.W. Post Student Newspaper, The Pioneer,
Wins Three Newsday Student Journalism Awards

The Pioneer, the student newspaper of the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, has won three Newsday School Journalism Awards for work submitted in the Spring and Fall 2003 semesters.

The awards were for the following: First Place: News Writing went to "Flames and Smoke in Queens" by Tewksbury, Massachusetts resident Matt Burke, former editor-in-chief. Second Place: Local News/History went to: "Professors Leave Classrooms for Picket Lines," by Bayside, Queens resident Kimberly Schorr, former managing editor; Second Place: Commentary went to "Helping Us?" also by Burke.

"These awards are quite an accomplishment for the newspaper," said Burke. "Working on a college paper is a great learning experience."

The Pioneer staff is made up of students who take on full credit loads and often work outside of school. The paper is put out weekly during semesters.

Newsday holds its annual School Journalism Awards to honor college, high school and junior high school newspapers on Long Island. Newspapers and their staffs compete in eight categories: news writing, feature writing, commentary, sports writing, local news/history, editorial cartooning, photography, typography and layout. The ceremony was held April 21, 2004 at Newsday's Melville headquarters.

"This was a real group effort," said Betty Kane, the Pioneer's Spring 2004 editor-in-chief. We have a very dedicated staff and everyone has worked so hard. It’s nice to see that work recognized."