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Raising the Cap

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

As of the 2016 fall semester, classroom student capacity was increased from twenty-five to thirty-five for general education courses throughout the four schools at SUNY Old Westbury and their respective...

Who Pulled The Plug on OWTV?

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

“There’s nothing happening over there,” complained said Banusa Sivanesathasan, a senior at SUNY Old Westbury and former reporter for Old Westbury Television (OWTV). The studio is inactive and students...

Nancy Marie Therèse Manigat An Inspiration to Many

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

Walking in Starbucks in a rush is a women with defined naturally curly hair and a smile on her face. Right behind her is a little girl with very long straight black hair wearing workout clothes. This woman...

Student Entrepreneurs

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

SUNY Old Westbury’s very own students have gone above and beyond in their process of achieving their degrees. Emily Stanzini, Tray Gatsby, Jamar Ross and Samuel Ariyibi have become entrepreneurs in the...

Are Gender Neutral Emojis in Our Future?

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

As it stands, emojis are either women or men; plain and simple, black and white, but will emoji-creators take a step into the gray area? According to Rachel Thompson at Mashable, Unicode is looking to...

The Tail of the Lucky Lady

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

  Three-months-old, she was found tied to a chain link fence in Manhattan. It was a cold December night. A woman took her to the Riverside Animal Hospital where she received immediate care. They called...

“A Pen of All Work”

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

This is the last week to catch the elaborate creations of artist Raymond Pettibon.  The exhibit is on display until April 9th at the New Museum in New York City. Allow yourself plenty of time to get to...

Logan

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

Logan is so good that it won’t matter if you missed all other movies from the X-Men saga. In case you’re not a comic fan, you probably can’t beleive Wolverine has yet another movie. Forget everything...

Air Pods or Other?

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

On September 2016, Apple unveiled their latest gotta-have-it gadget, the AirPods. Apple’s innovative design features the highly anticipated wireless earbuds. After that, are they actually good headphones?...

The Jazz Standard

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

Upon entering the Jazz Standard, you will find a large door beneath a red neon sign which reads “Jazz.” Behind this door, a deep, dark stairwell which leads you to the venue. The stairs are lined with...

Lorde Returns with New Single “Green Light”

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

Fans of the alternative-pop singer Lorde can finally take a sigh of relief. The 20 –year-old returns to the pop scene with her new single “Green Light,” written and produced by former member of...

More Life

Phillip Witkin April 7, 2017

The buzz about Drake’s latest release of his album “More Life” has stirred up plenty of controversy, some will say the album was a kill and others will shake their head in disappointment. While asking...

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