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How Will Amazon HQ2 Affect Public Transportation?

How Will Amazon HQ2 Affect Public Transportation?

Kristin Brave December 17, 2018

The opening of Amazon HQ2 is expected to bring 25,000 employees to Long Island City. There are significant concerns over whether the already struggling transit system will be able to support the potential...

The Future of Recycling on Long Island

The Future of Recycling on Long Island

Kristin Brave December 17, 2018

Recycling regulations are changing across Long Island as residents of both Nassau and Suffolk counties are switching recycling systems from dual to single stream. Dual stream recycling means that the...

SUNY OW Grieves Loss of President Emeritus John D. Maguire (1932-2018)

Kristin Brave November 19, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXLkFK4rVj8&feature=youtu.be Dr. Maguire believed strongly in diversity and reflects back on a retreat that would ensure diversity in the SUNY OW community. Dr. John...

Madelyn G. Bowen

SUNY OW Mourns Loss of Madelyn Bowen to Cancer

Kristin Brave October 29, 2018

Madelyn G. Bowen passed away on October 6, 2018 at just twenty-one years old due to synovial sarcoma. She had battled this rare type of cancer that affects the arms and legs since she was diagnosed in...

Nassau County Agencies Cracking Down on Animal Abuse

Kristin Brave October 17, 2018

Animal abuse continues to be a prevalent issue in Nassau County. Many cases are shown in local news outlets; however, many abusers often go uncharged or are given small punishments. Various agencies in...

Facebook Responds to Data Collection of Non-Users

Kristin Brave April 25, 2018

Following Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Congressional testimony last week, the site has again responded to claims of leaking users data. The two day long hearing covered topics such as privacy and data...

From Tide Pods to “Finstagram”

Kristin Brave April 22, 2018

Are Millennials Responsible for the Spread of Social Media Trends? Social media allows instantaneous access to the ideas, beliefs, and values of others across the world. Some of these ideas then turn...

New Funding for Community Center Aims to Alleviate the Opioid Epidemic in Nassau County

Kristin Brave April 22, 2018

Opioid overdoses are responsible for more than 115 deaths a day in the United States. Opioids are defined as a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl,...

Safe Spaces – Progressive or Censorship?

Kristin Brave March 8, 2018

What is a safe space? College students across the nation are asking for “safe spaces” especially at elite, liberal institutions.  Simply put it’s a physical space where you can feel free from any...

SUNY Dreamer is Straight-A Student

SUNY Dreamer is Straight-A Student

Kristin Brave March 2, 2018

SUNY Old Westbury student Manuela Hurtado has been fighting for an equal right to education since she was in kindergarten. Hurtado and her family came to the United States from Columbia to escape the...

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