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Cleaning Up  the Great South Bay the Right Way

Cleaning Up the Great South Bay the Right Way

Kirsten Hyman March 13, 2019

Locals of Long Island are very fortunate to have one thing in common; easy access to waterways. No matter what part of the island, one is always within what feels like twenty minutes of the beach. Unfortunately,...

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Let’s Talk Money This Holiday Season

Let’s Talk Money This Holiday Season

Vanessa Gomez December 17, 2018

The holiday season is approaching, and phone applications like Afterpay and Acorns are here to make your life easier. Afterpay helps save you from the headache of trying to afford a holiday gift for...

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An Analysis of Zoos

The Catalyst November 25, 2018

There are an estimated millions of animals around the world that are held captive for their entire lives. This punishment has been controversial for years because of the belief that it violates the cruel...

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Jenna Asks About Gun Violence

Jenna Asks About Gun Violence

The Catalyst November 19, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2KA9HBpRTM&feature=youtu.be Host Jenna Barbone asks OW students their opinions about the national debate on gun violence. Be sure to check out next week's episode...

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What #MeToo Means to OW Students

What #MeToo Means to OW Students

The Catalyst November 14, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR7OQ3mYQBE&feature=youtu.be Watch OWTV reporter Kristel Garces interview several OW students on their personal opinions on the #MeToo movement to spark the conversation...

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#WhyIDidntReport

Arlyn Sorto October 17, 2018

I’ll never forget the smell of burnt hair that night. The flat iron was set to singe and I must have straightened my hair five times before I left the house. It was still chilly out so I had my cutest...

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Homelessness: An Open Letter

The Catalyst April 22, 2018

Homelessness is a social justice issue requiring advocacy on campus now. The intersection of education, at risk housing, and hunger instability affect a student’s ability to succeed. Success in college...

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Women vs. Women

Lyric Morton March 5, 2018

Our culture has created a competition between women that has existed for far too long. It  almost impossible for two women to share success at the same time In Hollywood. Even in everyday life we see...

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Changing the Rules

Marcella Mendonca March 5, 2018

Allow a teacher a firearm in the classroom so that when she asks for volunteers to participate and her students are scared, he can take his firearm and force the answer out of me, Allow a teacher a...

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Makeup Brands Exclude Women of Color

Shatasia Fields-White March 3, 2018

There is an essential need for more diversity in the booming makeup industry. The majority of makeup brands have a history of excluding women of color in their makeup lines. From drugstore brands...

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