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Students Learn Valuable Lessons by Broadcasting for A Cause

Students Learn Valuable Lessons by Broadcasting for A Cause

Kevin Horton March 29, 2022

Photo: Prof. Joe Manfredi (seated) with OWWR students, Tania D. Fils-Aime, Giovanni Dainotto and Alumni student Joelle Desrosiers (Photo Credit: by Kevin C. Horton)  Under the credence...

College Depression Awareness

College Depression Awareness

Nadja Ervin February 25, 2022

Photo Credit: additudemag.com Mental health disorders are serious conditions which can in turn affect one’s thinking, mood, and behavior.  These types of illnesses and disorders are not...

OLD WESTBURY GRADUATE AND CATALYST WRITER FINDS SUCCESS AFTER COLLEGE

jfriedman January 17, 2022

A former student and media and communications major at SUNY OW and Catalyst writer, Karina Kovac is finding success after college. Discussing why she chose media and communications as her major at...

Professor is Using Investigative Journalism To Expose Environmental Issues

KBerthoud November 2, 2021

Students and faculty at SUNY Old Westbury are sure to recognize the name Karl Grossman. That is because Professor Grossman is a well-known and well-respected professor at SUNY Old Westbury, teaching...

Tokyo Olympics Ban “Black Lives Matter” Apparel

TerranceP May 11, 2021

This year’s Tokyo Olympic Games has officially banned athletes from wearing “Black Lives Matter” apparel at the Olympic ceremonies this summer. The ban on “Black Lives Matter” apparel is now...

Oluwademilade O. Ogunlade: The New SGA President Who Earned Her Seat at the Table

Oluwademilade O. Ogunlade: The New SGA President Who Earned Her Seat at the Table

KKova April 16, 2021

The online votes from Panther Connect are tallied and Oluwademilade O. Ogunlade is now transitioning from Executive Vice President to President of the SUNY Old Westbury Student Government Association. Officially...

Steve Kerr to lawmakers: “I am just sort of at a loss for words”

Steve Kerr to lawmakers: “I am just sort of at a loss for words”

TerranceP March 31, 2021

Prior to the March 23 game between the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr used his press conference time to speak on the current issues of gun violence, specifically...

The End of an Era

AWeiss March 8, 2021

Legendary electronic dance music artist Daft Punk shocked the world by unexpectedly calling it quits after nearly three decades together.   In the last week of February, the French duo released a...

Continue to Be Black & Bold and Shop These Designers

Continue to Be Black & Bold and Shop These Designers

AGreen March 1, 2021

Fashion and black creativity are like peanut butter and chocolate, caramel and chocolate, or even chocolate and more chocolate. No matter the adversity, the two just seem to be melded tightly together....

Photo Credit: jweekly.com

Trump’s Aquittal is a Failure of The Republican Party

KBerthoud February 16, 2021

The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump has come to an end, and wouldn’t you know it, the former President has once again escaped.....somehow. Of course, this isn’t the first time that Trump...

Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

CSmith December 13, 2020

Debbie Allen, world-renowned actress, producer, singer and dancer extraordinaire has encapsulated a teaching style and production that will transform the dance world as we know it. From F.A.M.E,  the...

Playstation 5 Release Controversy

JToussaint December 6, 2020

Sony has finally released their new gaming console, Playstation 5 and it has taken the gaming world by storm. Due to the unexpected rise of the Covid-19 virus, there was only a limited stock made for...

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