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SUNY Old Westbury’s Panther Pride Homecoming

  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 Fair, the Faculty vs. Staff softball game, a Fraternity and Sorority Expo, an Alumni Meet and Greet, a flag football pick-up game, and many more. […]

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Saving the Garden

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 DeLuca. Under the division of NYC Green Thumb, the goal for the students volunteering is to help senior […]

Felton V. Oladimu: Race & the Prison Industrial Complex
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Felton V. Oladimu: Race & the Prison Industrial Complex

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 all sound the same albeit with a few different chord changes. The United States currently has the highest […]

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

Watch Dr. Taylor’s Keynote Address: “Blaming Black Power for the Confrontation over Community Control in Ocean Hill – Brownsville.” Dr. Clarence Taylor (Prof. Emeritus of History Department at Baruch College) led a discussion in the Duane L. Jones Recital Hall as part of the “Once A Ghetto: The Worlds Created by […]

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

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, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone. In Nassau County, opioid overdoses were responsible for 600 […]

Here's Your Media News Podcast!
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Here’s Your Media News Podcast!

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 for Dollars. Double Standard?  NFL Cheeerleaders Censored on Social Media. No More Surprises: Is Social Media Ruining Wrestling? Music Discovery: What […]

On Demand: New Media News for You!
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On Demand: New Media News for You!

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 Should You Choose? Social Sorting: Facebook’s Political Categories. Data-Mining Child Users of Facebook? Blackberry Suing Snap […]

Stop, Click & Listen: New Media News!
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Stop, Click & Listen: New Media News!

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 It? What Did Cambridge Analytica Do With All That Facebook Data? Will Vero Be the Next Social […]

Listen Up!  New Media News on Demand . . .
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Listen Up! New Media News on Demand . . .

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 State Takes a Side! Will You Pay Youtube for Your Music? What Is Tweetdecking? And Why It Will Get You […]

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

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 of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. After closing the season on a five-game winning streak, Old […]