Articles written by: Tatianna Pizarro

"The Pen is Mightier than the Sword” is it so Mighty That We Must Ban Books?
Review

“The Pen is Mightier than the Sword” is it so Mighty That We Must Ban Books?

  Book bans are not a new thing, but the fight to ban books and censorship has increased dramatically in the past 2 years. This year, in 2023, book bans are up by 38%, according to the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (ALA OIF). They reported that this year, 3,923 […]

Apple Crumble Recipe
Lifestyle / Recipe

Apple Crumble Recipe

Apple Crumble. Photo Credit: Tatianna Pizarro. Apple Crumble. Photo Credit: Tatianna Pizarro. Everyone loves fall for the same reasons: the temperature dropping making it sweater weather, the leaves changing colors, Halloween, scary movies, Thanksgiving, and fall activities like apple and pumpkin picking. So, after you go apple picking and realize […]

Latinx Voices: Art, Activism, and Identity at SUNY Old Westbury
Art / Campus / feature1 / News

Latinx Voices: Art, Activism, and Identity at SUNY Old Westbury

Until October 25, the SUNY Old Westbury ART LAB is hosting a new exhibit: Latinx Voices: Art, Activism and Identity. The exhibition features the work of Anto Astudillo, Esperanza Mayobre, Andres Senra, and Nicolas Dumit Estevez Raful Espejo Ovalles Morel. The ART LAB resides in Woodlands Hall 1.   The event […]

The Importance of Drag in the LGBTQ+ Community
Opinion

The Importance of Drag in the LGBTQ+ Community

Photo Credit: Instagram @babylove.nyc RuPaul always says, “We are all born naked and the rest is drag.” But, what does that mean and what is drag? People typically think of drag as a queer man dressed up as a woman, and while that is true to an extent, there is more […]