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Blood Drive: Twice a Year at Old Westbury!

Blood Drive: Twice a Year at Old Westbury!

The Catalyst October 2, 2018

Old Westbury students report! Watch this new short video produced at the Media Innovation Center (OWTV) about the Blood Drive. The New York Blood Center visits Old Westbury twice a year.  This year...

Makeup Brands Exclude Women of Color

Shatasia Fields-White March 3, 2018

There is an essential need for more diversity in the booming makeup industry. The majority of makeup brands have a history of excluding women of color in their makeup lines. From drugstore brands...

Delayed Response by University Police?

Arlyn Sorto March 3, 2018

What should you do if someone is feeling really sick on campus?  If they can walk, go to the Student Health Center in the I-Wing of Campus Center (down the hall from the Registrar.)  If you can't walk:...

Civil Jury Finds SUNY Old Westbury Professor at Fault in Rape Lawsuit

Laura DeMarzo December 7, 2017

Professor William A. Knack, PhD/Lohud.com   On March 17, 2017, a Westchester civil jury found Dr. William A. Knack, an associate professor of psychology at SUNY Old Westbury, guilty of rape. Noelle...

Debate 2016: A Perspective Eight Years in the Making

Bobby Reilly October 25, 2017

By Bobby Reilly In 2008, Hofstra hosted its first Presidential Debate between then-Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, and I began my first semester as a college student at the university. ...

Make Germany Great Again: Far Right Wins in Historic Election

Bobby Reilly October 18, 2017

By Bobby Reilly Cologne, Germany - An estimated 400 Germans took to the cobblestoned streets in the historic city of Cologne as the results of their national election became frighteningly clear.  These...

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...

#OscarsNotSoWhiteAnymore

Phillip Witkin March 2, 2017

The year 2015 gave birth to #OscarsSoWhite. If you haven’t heard of it, this was the backlash the Academy Awards received for not having any black actors in their categories. In 2016, history repeated...

UP Will Enforce Arrests For Marijuana

Marilynn Bonilla November 23, 2016

Chief of Police Steven Siena is now having SUNY Old Westbury university police arrest students on campus if an officer finds someone smoking marijuana. “I told my staff that I expect an arrest to be...

2065 Time Capsule

Anne Ligonde May 12, 2016

In honor of the 50th anniversary of SUNY Old Westbury, the School of Arts and Sciences made a time capsule that is meant to be opened in 2065. The time capsule has contributions from all twelve departments...

MAC Awards 2016 Nominees

MAC Awards 2016 Nominees

Marilynn Bonilla April 24, 2016

Listed are the nominees for this year's MAC (Media and Arts Celebration) AWARDS! The annual event celebrates work done in digital arts, video, new media, television, print, and radio. Be sure to attend...

Chief Says SLOW DOWN

Marilynn Bonilla April 13, 2016

Too fast and too furious  causes injuries. Drivers entering the SUNY Old Westbury campus topping out at substantially higher speeds above the posted limit of thirty-miles  an hour are being logged into...

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