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Rice Pudding: The Origin and Variations of the Recipe

Luisa Garcia • September 29, 2023

Colombian-style rise-putting. Photo Credit: blog.amigofoods.com. Rice pudding is a Latin American dessert that can be found all over the world due to its simple ingredients and incredible...

Recipe: Tres Leches

Cassiane San Pablo • May 13, 2022

Photo Credit: CassianeSanPablo What you will need: 1 cup of milk1 cup of evaporated milk1 can of sweet condensed milkWhipping creamSugarSliced strawberriesYellow cake box mixEggsWaterVegetable...

Mother’s Day 2021: Long Island Restaurants

TerranceP • May 8, 2021

Thyme Located in Roslyn, Thyme will be offering a special holiday brunch menu on both Saturday and Sunday. The restaurant will also be providing a holiday dinner menu on Mother’s Day. Reservations...

Restaurant Prime in Huntington During COVID-19

RMendonca • February 21, 2021

Restaurant Prime is a high-end steakhouse with two locations on the East Coast: Huntington, Long Island and Stamford, Connecticut. Their New York location is by Huntington Harbor, and they specialize...

The Travis Scott Meal

JRiver • October 4, 2020

McDonald’s recently released a collaboration with rapper and songwriter, Travis Scott. Scott is one of the most popular rappers in America at the moment, and is known for his success in the release...

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SUNY Old Westbury students hold reproductions of early Feminist Press publications on Sept. 26, 2025, connecting the campus’s activist past to its present-day academic community. PHOTO BY: DESPINA DRAKOPOULOS

The Feminist Press: SUNY Old Westbury Roots, Global Reach

Despina Drakopoulos • October 2, 2025

The Feminist Press, a book publishing house founded in 1970 by scholar Florence Howe, began as a small publishing project at SUNY Old Westbury...

The SUNY Old Westbury Panther statue outside of the Student Union on Oct. 1, 2025. PHOTO BY: DIANA COLAVITA

SUNY Old Westbury Seeking Feedback on 2026-2031 Strategic Plan

Diana Colavita • October 2, 2025

If you love SUNY Old Westbury’s core values and its current plans for academic excellence, innovation and creativity, read no further. But...

Kurtis Blow. The legendary rapper will perform at the 2025 SUNY Old Westbury homecoming concert. Photo provided by SUNY Old Westbury Communications.

Rap legend Kurtis Blow to headline homecoming concert

Muhamed Doucoure • September 29, 2025

For the 2025 homecoming concert, SUNY Old Westbury will be hosting rapper Kurtis Blow to perform on October 4 in the Maguire Theater. Blow, most...

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September 26, 2025

This Week on New Media Beat! Is Brazilian Media More Independent Under Lula? What Does China's Censorship of Covid Protests...

Angelina Zavala in the student union radio center At The State University Of New York at Old Westbury on Sept. 24, 2025. Zavala and her team at Old Westbury Web Radio, known as OWWR, were one of four stations on the Eastern Seaboard selected to participate in World College Radio Day, 2025. NICHOLAS ROWE/THE CATALYST

OWWR to participate in World College Radio Day

Nicholas Rowe • September 26, 2025

World College Radio Day is all the buzz for ongoing listeners, newcomers and networkers alike. In an age where streaming platforms dominate our...