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Cold Outside? Warm Up with a Hot Podcast: Global Media News!

Cold Outside? Warm Up with a Hot Podcast: Global Media News!

The Catalyst November 14, 2019

  Media News from China, Brazil, Russia, Nicaragua, and Somalia: Why Is China Flirting with African Media? Brazilian Mayor Bans Gay Images  from Rio Book Fair. Russia's Gay Propaganda...

SUNY Old Westbury's Panther Pride Homecoming

SUNY Old Westbury’s Panther Pride Homecoming

The Catalyst October 19, 2019

  The 12th annual Panther Pride homecoming ended with the selection at the formal event of Alejandro Mateo as king and Joy ALonge as queen. Festivities included the Fall Festival, the International Food...

Saving the Garden

Saving the Garden

Brianna Knibbs May 12, 2019

SUNY Old Westbury’s Honors College students volunteered at St. John Cantius Parish Garden in East New York on March 23rd. The annual spring trip was coordinated by Honors College Director, Dr. Anthony...

Prison Photo

Felton V. Oladimu: Race & the Prison Industrial Complex

Laura DeMarzo December 3, 2018

When taking a deep dive into the implications of the prison industrial complex, you certainly find trends in recidivism and while you’ll meet people from all over the country, ultimately their songs...

Once a Ghetto: Dr. Clarence Taylor on Community Control in Ocean Hill – Brownsville

The Catalyst October 17, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1rnbpnZbS0&feature=youtu.be Watch Dr. Taylor's Keynote Address: "Blaming Black Power for the Confrontation over Community Control in Ocean Hill - Brownsville." Dr....

New Funding for Community Center Aims to Alleviate the Opioid Epidemic in Nassau County

Kristin Brave April 22, 2018

Opioid overdoses are responsible for more than 115 deaths a day in the United States. Opioids are defined as a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl,...

Making the News!

Here’s Your Media News Podcast!

Andrew Mattson April 19, 2018

This Week on Global Media News: Fake Black Lives Matter Facebook Page Had Thousands of Followers Don't Share Everything on Facebook . . . Instabrands!  Instagram Influencers Pushing Brands...

OWWR Media Makers!

On Demand: New Media News for You!

Andrew Mattson April 14, 2018

This Week on Global Media News: Do the Bots Rule Twitter? Does Facebook Need a Social Media Supreme Court to Stop Fake News? Blockchain 101: What the Heck Is It? Which Streaming Music Service...

Media Majors Reporting in Studio A!

Stop, Click & Listen: New Media News!

Andrew Mattson April 6, 2018

This Week on Global Media News: WWE Stars Beef Up Their Social Skills on Twitter. What Did Snapchat Do to Make Rihanna Angry? Facebook Sued Again? What's Housing Discrimination Got to Do With...

Listen Up! New Media News on Demand . . .

Andrew Mattson March 29, 2018

This Week on Global Media News: Should Twitter Protect the Parkland Teens from Fake Content? Newsguard: Brill Start Up Promises to Verify the News. The Battle for Net Neutrality: Washington...

Skyline Conference Winners Lose to Montclair State in First Round of NCAA Tournament

Christian Priczak March 4, 2018

Old Westbury women's basketball's winning season is over.  The Skyline Champions season came to an unfortunate end on Friday March 2nd with a 90-69 loss to Montclair State University in the first round...

SUNY Dreamer is Straight-A Student

SUNY Dreamer is Straight-A Student

Kristin Brave March 2, 2018

SUNY Old Westbury student Manuela Hurtado has been fighting for an equal right to education since she was in kindergarten. Hurtado and her family came to the United States from Columbia to escape the...

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