I recently was called a “cruel person” by a now ex-friend for not immediately switching my diet to veganism. Throughout the conversation, this individual would not listen to my reasoning such as being anemic, financially unable, and constrained by time. Not listening to any reply I sent, they said there […]
When it comes to trying to destress during finals week and get things done, start now! It is never a good option to leave a paper for the night before. Procrastination is difficult to overcome but try to plan assignments out in bite sized chunks, so you are not overwhelmed. […]
In a time of pressure, Shygirl releases ALIAS, an EP all about relieving tension. The seven-track album was released on November 20th and exhibits the electronic pop club music that has been scarce this year. This year displays a new tide of music showing Black women taking their sexual autonomy […]
“WAP: Celebrating Black Women’s Sexuality, Agency, and Power” was hosted on November 19th via Zoom by the SUNY College at Old Westbury Women’s Center. Speakers Dr. Keisha Goode, Dr. Jasmine Mitchell, Dr. Rachel Kalish, and Dr. Sarah Smith talked about the historical and contemporary complexities of being a Black woman […]
The “Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury” exhibits approximately eighty works of disillusioned artists, including Jackson Pollock, Dorothy Dehner, Henri Matisse, Saburo Murakami. After the chaos of World War II, artists were in disbelief that they could not believe that humanity had the capability of repeating history since World War I […]
On November 2nd, the Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies Program: Alumni Webinar – Latinx Horror in Art and Film was held via Zoom. Moderators Brenda Salguero and Dr. Orquidea Morales had speakers Dr. Colin Gunckel and Dr. Josh T. Franco discuss their studies through the lens of Latinx horror. The webinar […]
A virtual presentation on powerful literary figures vilified in literature and film was held by Assistant Professor Orquidea Morales, American Studies/Media and Communications, and Assistant Professor Chelsea Shields-Mas, History and Philosophy on October 28th. Shields-Mas started out by briefly explaining the Old English epic poem Beowulf, more specifically talking about […]
Gordon Matta- Clark is an experimental photographer and videographer who tore apart pieces of dilapidated buildings at Pier 52 where Gansevoort Street meets the Hudson River to transform them into the “temple to sun and water.” Matta-Clark’s Day’s End, Days End Pier 52.1, Untitled, Days End Pier 52.2 and Days […]
This Halloween season horror movies are consumed by audiences more than ever. Here is a list of the top ten must watch horror movies. Starting off at horror’s roots and ending in contemporary times to newer hits. Considered one of the first if not the first horror film ever is […]
The new system of muting microphones during different sections of the debate in Nashville on Thursday proved to be a better system, making the speakers President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden more cohesive and getting their arguments across to viewers. The first few minutes of the presidential debates […]
