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SUNY Old Westbury Pays Tribute to 50 Years of Hip Hop

SUNY Old Westbury Pays Tribute to 50 Years of Hip Hop

Aidan Bongiorno October 4, 2023

Photo credit: Aidan Bongiorno. Joe$ki Love. SUNY Old Westbury's homecoming week continued with a concert, paying tribute to the last 50 years of hip hop. Many performers took the stage on September...

Academic Discovery Fest Fall 2023

Luisa Garcia September 21, 2023

Academic Discovery Fest in session. Photo credit: Luisa Garcia. The annual Academic Discovery Fest took place on September 20 from 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. Approximately...

IRS Plans to use AI to Crackdown on Tax Evasion

Kayla Joseph September 13, 2023

Danny Werfel, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Photo Credit: axios.com CNBC reports that the Internal Revenue Service [IRS], is planning to use artificial intelligence to collect...

There is No Pride For Some Without Liberation For All: Making SUNY Colleges Welcoming For LGTBQIA+ people Should Be the Norm

Luisa Garcia April 11, 2023

Photo Credit: bcbs.com "When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all freer.” -Barack Obama. Every day, SUNY LGBTQIA+ students experience harassment...

Potential TikTok Ban: Security vs. Freedom

Potential TikTok Ban: Security vs. Freedom

Joanna Vissichelli March 9, 2023

Photo Credit: TikTok.com Debates continue about whether a nationwide TikTok ban would be necessary for national security or  a violation of freedom of speech.  The social media platform, TikTok,...

East Palestine Derailment Becomes a Racial Issue

Kayla Joseph February 27, 2023

Photo Credit: cnn.com On February 3, in East Palestine, Ohio, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed. Toxic fumes were released into the air and the soil was contaminated....

I Love OW: Celebrating 99 Days to Commencement

I Love OW: Celebrating 99 Days to Commencement

Victoria Van Grembergen February 17, 2023

Photo Credit: Victoria Van Grembergen Attention current Old Westbury seniors: the countdown to commencement has officially begun! On Tuesday, February 14, the Center of Student Leadership and Involvement...

Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

LFrancavilla February 9, 2023

Photo Credit: harpercollins.com Nearly a year after Hulu released their original show, Pam & Tommy, former Playboy Playmate actress and current activist, Pamela Anderson, has finally broken her...

Campus Upgrades

The Catalyst December 5, 2022

Photo Credit: oldwestbury.edu After delays caused by Covid, problems with supply chains, and even the weather, significant campus renovations are expected to be completed by the late spring.  Major...

Enrollment Changes

Julia Becchinelli December 4, 2022

Photo Credit: oldwestbury.edu There was an expectation that students who had left universities in 2020 and 2021 would eventually return to school in 2022 but that has not been the case. “We’re...

SUNY Old Westbury Unveils New Sushi Restaurant

SUNY Old Westbury Unveils New Sushi Restaurant

Victoria Van Grembergen October 26, 2022

Photo Credit:Victoria Van Grembergen Located on the first floor of the New Academic Building is SUNY Old Westbury’s newest dining option for students and staff, Paper Lantern. The new restaurant...

The New iPhone and IOS 16: What You Need to Know About the Newest Apple Update

Victoria Van Grembergen September 23, 2022

Photo Credit: macrumors.com On September 12, Apple released their newest mobile operating system, iOS 16. This update includes tons of new features that are compatible with the newest iPhone 14 and...

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