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Is Pop-Punk Dead?

Joanna Vissichelli September 13, 2023

5 Seconds of Summer at Madison Square Garden in August 2024. Credit: Joanna Vissichelli Last year, Australian pop-rock band, 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS), released a 10-year anniversary video for their...

SUNY Old Westbury’s Loss of A True Home Court and Crowd

Joanna Vissichelli April 17, 2023

SUNY Old Westbury Women’s Basketball Senior, Melinda Harris, with the ball during her 22-point game against Pratt Institute (75-56). Photo Credit: OW Athletic Communications The SUNY Old Westbury...

SUNY Old Westbury’s Loss of A True Home Court and Crowd

SUNY Old Westbury’s Loss of A True Home Court and Crowd

Joanna Vissichelli April 6, 2023

Photo Credit: OldWestburyPanthers.com SUNY Old Westbury Women’s Basketball Senior, Melinda Harris, with the ball during her 22-point game against Pratt Institute (75-56). The SUNY Old Westbury...

Joshua Bassett’s The Complicated Tour: Boston

Joanna Vissichelli March 28, 2023

Photo Credit: Joanna Vissichelli Joshua Bassett playing the piano during his performance in Boston of his song, “LA.” Pop singer, Joshua Bassett, performed in Boston on Saturday, March 25, 2023...

Potential TikTok Ban: Security vs. Freedom

Potential TikTok Ban: Security vs. Freedom

Joanna Vissichelli March 9, 2023

Photo Credit: TikTok.com Debates continue about whether a nationwide TikTok ban would be necessary for national security or  a violation of freedom of speech.  The social media platform, TikTok,...

Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test

Joanna Vissichelli March 9, 2023

Photo Credit: TVinsider.com A couple weeks ago, my mom scrolled through the channels on our living room television. All of a sudden on the screen we saw a British man yell, “muppet!” at someone...

"How to Lose a Girl in 7 Songs"

“How to Lose a Girl in 7 Songs”

Joanna Vissichelli February 22, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Up-and-coming singer, Knox, released his debut EP, “How To Lose a Girl in 7 Songs,” on February 17, 2023… and it (literally) rocks. The seven songs on the EP don’t...

Emmy-Award Winner Jacque Reid Visits SUNY Old Westbury

Emmy-Award Winner Jacque Reid Visits SUNY Old Westbury

Joanna Vissichelli February 17, 2023

Photo Credit: Kayla Sedotto Jacque Reid at SUNY Old Westbury’s networking event. Emmy Award-winning TV & radio talk show host Jacque Reid spoke to SUNY Old Westbury students on February 14th...

The New Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success

Joanna Vissichelli November 1, 2022

Photo Credit: OldWestbury.edu SUNY College at Old Westbury has received a federal grant allowing for the creation of the Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS).  The U.S....

Popular L.I. Concert Venue to Receive an Upgrade

Joanna Vissichelli October 26, 2022

Photo Credit:Greater Long Island (Photo: Renovation plans for the Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater) If you live in Nassau County and have attended a summer concert, you’ve likely been to...

“Terror on Totten:” Terrifying or Boring?

Joanna Vissichelli October 20, 2022

Photo Credit: Joanna Vissichelli Warning: The following contains spoilers about an event and may include scary themes. The NYPD is hosting a thrilling event just in time for Halloween: “Terror...

Mental Health Awareness at SUNY Old Westbury

Joanna Vissichelli October 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Freepik On October 10, 2022, people around the world will recognize World Mental Health Day. The World Health Organization said the day provides a chance to “raise awareness of mental...

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