The Color Purple, directed by Blitz Bazawule, is a musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The film does a great job at capturing the tone of Walker’s powerful novel, delivering a pretty good cinematic experience. Set in the American South, during the first half of the twentieth century, […]
Some students are having problems with the OW campus shuttle bus service. The buses are not consistently on time which can make students late for classes. A Catalyst reporter had difficulty getting home on Tuesday and Thursday nights for three weeks because there was no service after 7:30 p.m. Students […]
The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community Group at SUNY Old Westbury hosted a Lunar New Year Celebration in the Campus Center Atrium on February 21. There were many festivities like face painting, lantern crafts, photo booths, traditional dances, and holiday treats to help students, faculty, and staff discover […]
On March 26 and 27, the Student Government Association (SGA) will hold their annual elections. Part-time and full-time students will have the chance to vote on the fate of the Student Activity Fee during this year’s election. The Student Activity Fee is a mandatory fee for all students at SUNY […]
Credit: Griskarly Sena Unidos Todo Se Puede (UTSP) is a Latino club at SUNY OW that focuses on unity. UTSP hosted “Noche de Juegos,” a night of games, in collaboration with Sigma Iota Alpha on February 22 in the Panther’s Pad at the Student Union. Students came together to […]
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Photo by New York Blood Center Do you want to make a difference in someone’s life? On Wednesday, February 14, SUNY Old Westbury held an emergency blood drive in the Campus Center in collaboration with the New York Blood Center (NYBC) in an effort to combat blood shortages. Blood drives […]
Photo: WGSS OW Rainbow kicked off the semester with the first of many meetings on Monday, February 5. The club provides a safe space, spreading awareness, and letting for LGBTQ+ voices be heard without suppression. Sapphire is the new president of OW Rainbow. Sapphire is a non-binary criminology major now […]
SUNY Old Westbury’s Politics Economics and Law Club brought pizza and politics together on Tuesday, February 6. The discussion focused on political polarization and media bias with Andrew Mattson, a faculty member from American Studies, and more than thirty hungry students. Is the world more divided than ever? Is social […]
