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SUNY Old Westbury Announces New Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff
Campus News / feature1

SUNY Old Westbury Announces New Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff

SUNY Old Westbury President Dr. Timothy Sams has announced that Dr. Jo-Ann Robinson will be Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff. She will report directly to Dr. Sams. Her functions will include managing the college’s strategic advancement, emergency response, and relations with the SUNY System. She is already working […]

America Has Fallen
Opinion

America Has Fallen

America has fallen. America has become a unified country in its own form of chaos and neglect. We the people, have failed to uphold the freedom and justice that we as a country stand for and let it burn. We the people are no longer unified in our cause but […]

Nigeria's #EndSARS Movement
International / Opinion

Nigeria’s #EndSARS Movement

There is a social movement occurring in Nigeria and parts of the United States. The movement known as #EndSARS started as a hashtag on Twitter calling for the abolishment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), due to police oppression and brutality. This came after a viral video of two young […]

Don Kiriella: Two Books in One Summer
Campus News

Don Kiriella: Two Books in One Summer

Being bored during quarantine can be a struggle for many, but doing anything creative can keep your mind busy.  SUNY Old Westbury senior Don Kiriella is doing just that by writing two children’s books. The idea of writing two books during quarantine came to Kiriella during the height of the […]

Campus News

Teresa Miller becomes Officer-In-Charge at SUNY Old Westbury

New SUNY Chancellor, Jim Malatras has announced that Dr. Teresa A. Miller, J.D., will be officer-in-charge at SUNY Old Westbury, following the departure of President Calvin O. Butts after more than twenty years of service. As officer-in-charge, Dr. Miller will provide ongoing leadership to the campus as the search for […]

Campus News / Local

SUNY OW Mourns Loss of Tania Bonilla

SUNY Old Westbury mourns the loss of first-year student, Tania Bonilla who died in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday, July 18th. Bonilla was driving on the eastbound on the Southern State Parkway heading towards Sagtikos State Parkway before 3 am when she left the roadway and struck a guardrail […]

Campus News

SUNY Old Westbury Instruction to be Held Remotely

SUNY Old Westbury announced its plans to hold instruction remotely for the fall 2020 semester after receiving approval from the State University of New York(SUNY). According to an email sent out to the campus community from the president’s office, classes in the fall will be taught in three different distance […]

SUNY Old Westbury Student Gives Back to Healthcare Workers with her #NikesforNurses Campaign
Campus News / Local / News

SUNY Old Westbury Student Gives Back to Healthcare Workers with her #NikesforNurses Campaign

      Every day, nurses and doctors are constantly on their feet through long stressful hours, saving human lives during this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While this past week was National Nurses Week, what special way to honor and give back to nurses by providing them a pair of Nikes. […]

African American Female Journalists and their Representation in the Mainstream Media
feature3 / Media / Opinion

African American Female Journalists and their Representation in the Mainstream Media

  As a young aspiring black female journalist, I know that I have to work hard to make it into the competitive media industry. Majoring in Media and Communication and having an extensive media background so far, I have faith and belief that I will definitely thrive in my journalism […]

Opinion

Looking Back at the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Since this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote, it is worthwhile to reflect on the overlooked contributions from women. Women have broken many barriers, changed laws, and led a large powerful movement that will live for centuries. […]