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Lisa Ramos, Alumna Profile

Lisa Ramos is just like us.  She quotes T. Swift, loves all kinds of pizza and classic Beatles songs, and has gone on nightmare first dates.  She even went to SUNY Old Westbury!  “I was actually wearing my big Old Westbury t-shirt for pajamas the other night,” she affirms.  The […]

The World Is Yours
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The World Is Yours

“Be willing to change your mind…because you will,”said Michael J. Dowling, president and chief executive officer of Northwell Health, the keynote speaker to the 2016 graduates of SUNY Old Westbury on Sunday, May 22nd.  Dowling graduated from University College Cork, Ireland with an undergraduate degree and from Fordham University with a […]

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Changes in the School of Education

Beginning this fall, SUNY Old Westbury will be applying a number of changes in the School of Education. Although the changes have been made for the benefit of future students, there have been a number of disagreements from students already enrolled in the program. In the past, the School of […]

Michael J. Dowling to Speak at Old Westbury's 2016 Commencement Ceremonies
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Michael J. Dowling to Speak at Old Westbury’s 2016 Commencement Ceremonies

Michael J. Dowling, president and chief executive officer of Northwell Health, will be speaking at both 50th commencement ceremonies of SUNY Old Westbury on Sunday, May 22nd at which about 800 students are expected to graduate. Dowling graduated from University College Cork, Ireland with an undergraduate degree, and from Fordham […]

2065 Time Capsule
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2065 Time Capsule

In honor of the 50th anniversary of SUNY Old Westbury, the School of Arts and Sciences made a time capsule that is meant to be opened in 2065. The time capsule has contributions from all twelve departments in the Arts and Sciences. “The capsule contains objects that represent the departments and […]

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Towards a Better Residential Community

Despite the disappointment from students about the closing of the Academic Village, Director of Residential Life Gareth Shumack promises improvements in the Woodland Halls. The first specific change that has been made is a renewed Wi-Fi connection in the lounges. As of next semester, there will be central Wi-Fi throughout […]

MAC Awards 2016 Nominees
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MAC Awards 2016 Nominees

Listed are the nominees for this year’s MAC (Media and Arts Celebration) AWARDS! The annual event celebrates work done in digital arts, video, new media, television, print, and radio. Be sure to attend the ceremony Wednesday, May 4th at 7pm in the Maguire Theatre in the Campus Center. The red […]

Food for Heroes?
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Food for Heroes?

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 Navy consumes is dreadfully poor. United States sailors, while aboard a ship, working […]

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I am Privileged?

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 level of Caitlyn Jenner’s, will always rear its sanctimonious head. In the […]

Pray For What: Hundreds of Unspoken Terrorist Attacks Since November
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Pray For What: Hundreds of Unspoken Terrorist Attacks Since November

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 attacks since November have flown under the radar. Bluntly put, most of the attacks that have avoided […]