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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...

SGA Supports the #SUNYVOTES Initiative

The Catalyst October 29, 2018

The SUNY Old Westbury Student Government Association deeply cares about ensuring all members of the campus community take hold of their civic duty and vote this upcoming November. This important civic...

Follow the Money: Dolar & DelGuidice on Budget, Deficits, and Debt

Andrew Mattson February 10, 2018

“Democracy is not a spectator sport…If you’re going to play the game properly you’d better know every rule.” -- Congresswoman Barbara Jordan "It has never been more important to know the tax...

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. ...

Food for Heroes?

Marilynn Bonilla April 13, 2016

Would you be able to eat  the food in the picture above? Does it even look fit for human consumption? Well, that’s what’s being served to members of the Navy. The quality of the food which America’s...

I am Privileged?

Marilynn Bonilla April 13, 2016

You can dress it up. You can put a wig on it. You can unload mountains of money into invasive surgeries and change the name. but let’s be honest with each other: White, upper class privilege, at the...

Pray For What: Hundreds of Unspoken Terrorist Attacks Since November

Osvaldo Nunez April 13, 2016

Since the fateful Paris terrorist attacks in November, hundreds of other attacks have occurred around the world with ISIS and Al-Qaeda taking the brunt of the blame, willingly so. However, many of the...

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