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Does Life Imitate Art, or is Life Changed by It?

Does Life Imitate Art, or is Life Changed by It?

JMichael March 18, 2020

  Throughout the month of February, many people are inspired to delve deep into researching and analyzing black history. One of the most popular discourses surrounding blackness is representation...

Royce da 5’9- The Allegory Album Review

Royce da 5’9- The Allegory Album Review

JMichael March 18, 2020

  Detroit lyricist, Royce da 5’9 has had a steady and prominent career in hip-hop over the last twenty years. From the years 2008-2018, he was one-fourth of the rap supergroup Slaughterhouse,...

Movie Picks of the Month (October)

Movie Picks of the Month (October)

JMichael November 23, 2019

October was an immensely busy month for all of us film nerds who just have to see everything. Of course the box office juggernaut was Joker, and the month saw the release of the Will Smith-starred Gemini...

“Sharp Objects”

JMichael November 23, 2019

Works by Jackie Branson, Pam Brown, Roxi Marsen, and Tmima Z Amelia A. Wallace Gallery Until November 27th, 2019   This exhibition features the work of four contemporary artists; Jackie Branson,...

“The Here and the Hereafter”

JMichael October 20, 2019

Works by Sa'dia Rehman Amelie A. Wallace Gallery Until October 16th     “The Here and the Hereafter” is the latest solo art exhibition at the Amelie A. Wallace Gallery at SUNY Old Westbury....

Additional Choices at the Food Market Renovation

Additional Choices at the Food Market Renovation

JMichael October 19, 2019

  The OW Chartwells Dining Services has just opened the Market for the new fall 2019 semester, inside the Student Union Building at SUNY Old Westbury. This new spot is a redesign of the dining...

Will the IT Problems Ever be Solved?

JMichael and BKnibbs October 19, 2019

  Technology problems continue to plague the campus. Students and teachers complain that DVD players are either missing or broken in the New Academic Building (NAB), streaming is hit or miss,...

Shazam! Movie Review

Shazam! Movie Review

JMichael May 26, 2019

Based on critical reaction and box office returns, recent DC movies have been either hit or miss. Batman vs. Superman left many angry, while Wonder Woman was seen as a triumphant success that paved the...

College Students are Not Getting Enough Sleep

Jalen Michael May 12, 2019

Raymond Lall spends his week doing what most other third year college students do: going to class, typing up five-page essays, clocking in heavy hours at his part-time job, and being deprived of a sufficient...

Big Win for Diversity at The Oscars, But Is There Still Work to Be Done?

Jalen Michael March 11, 2019

The 2019 Oscars ceremony shockingly turned out to be a decent show. The surprise comes from following the long and messy road going into the 91st Academy Awards, witnessing all the backlash and backpedaling...

Multifaith Forum

Multifaith Forum

Jalen Michael March 11, 2019

SUNY Old Westbury hosted a Multifaith panel at the Recital Hall in the Campus Center on February 21. The panel consisted of six guest speakers: Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi who discussed Judaism, Reverend Marcus...

The Lego Movie 2

The Lego Movie 2

Jalen Michael March 11, 2019

Back when the original The Lego Movie came out in 2014, expectations for a movie about talking Legos were extremely low. Not considering myself a part of the film’s demographic, I would have normally...

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