The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020 brought never-before-seen stress and anxiety, leading to a decrease in overall mental health for many people across the world. Even two and a half years later, many people are still suffering from decreased mental health and its effects. According to […]
SUNY Old Westbury President Emeritus Calvin O. Butts III passed away peacefully on Friday, October 28 in New York City. He was 73. Dr. Butts began at SUNY OW in September of 1999 and retired in August 2020. Besides being SUNY OW’s president for almost 21 years, he was the […]
*Warning! May contain spoilers!* The world’s most notorious band’s autobiography just got a little more crazy. Titled Mötley Crüe – The Dirt: Declassified, this new fictionalized retelling of Mötley Crüe’s original book, The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, is a fun, action packed adventure only the […]
*Warning: May Contain Spoilers* Disney kicked off spooky season in a big way with the release of Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+ on September 30. The new Disney film, directed by Anne Fletcher, is the sequel to the 1993 Halloween cult classic, Hocus Pocus. The film brought back Bette Midler […]
After months of waiting, fans of the Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer, or 5SOS for short, were treated to the band’s fifth studio album 5SOS5 on September 23. The new album comes two years after the band’s last release, which was CALM in March 2020. In celebration of the […]
SUNY Old Westbury has an impressive group of alumni to call its own. One such notable person is Alhia D. Harris. As a 2013 graduate, Harris has taken her own experience from SUNY OW to form her own study abroad program for women of color. Harris attended SUNY Old Westbury […]
It’s 7:20 a.m. The sun is going back and forth behind the clouds leaving you in different states of chill as you stand in line. Forty minutes to go until the store is open and you’re finally warm. Another twenty minutes pass and you’re given a free poppy seed bagel […]
For spring break this year I was lucky enough to take a trip to Orlando, Florida for a family vacation. For a whole week we went to all the different parks in the Walt Disney World Resort. A highlight of this trip was the annual EPCOT International Flower and Garden […]
Each year, International Women’s Day is celebrated across the world on March 8, but that does not mean women aren’t celebrated before or after. Beginning as Women’s History Week in 1978 in Santa Rosa, California, that week has been expanded and celebrated during all of March as Women’s History Month beginning in […]
Each and everyone one of us has some hobby or another. Some people enjoy knitting, playing video games and the list goes on and on. One hobby that is starting to gain traction is vinyl record collecting. While by no means a new pastime, due to the increasing demand for […]
