BuzzFeed was originally founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti, according to Variety. The website originally started as a project based on his work as an MIT Media Lab grad student, studying the spread of viral content. The site is known for its shareable listicles and fun quizzes. However, since its […]
Not even three weeks after the Tennessee House of Representatives was criticized nationally for attempting to expel three representatives and succeeding with two, at 9:47pm on April 25th, Montana representative Zooey Zephyr received a notice that the following day there would be a motion filed to either censure or expel […]
On April 17, 2023, the American Studies/Media and Communications department at SUNY Old Westbury held an event that featured a Class of 2020 alumni, Marvin Argueta. Argueta now works at ESPN as a production assistant. He came to talk about the importance of using student media outlets on campus in […]
On April 16, 2023, the longest running Broadway show, The Phantom of the Opera, closed. The Phantom of the Opera opened on Broadway October 9, 1986. During its almost forty-year run, it performed almost fourteen thousand shows. Not only did the show make history for being the longest running show, […]
Assorted brands and different feminine care products. Menstruation is a natural process that affects half of the human population at one point or another. However, many women and young girls cannot afford or do not have access to sanitary products, menstrual hygiene education, toilets, handwashing facilities, or waste management. This […]
The SUNY Old Westbury men’s and women’s basketball teams lost their home-court advantage due to relocating to off-campus facilities for the 2022-2023 season for COVID-19-related reasons. New York State removed the teams from their home court due to the conversion of Old Westbury’s gym and fields to mass vaccination sites […]
September 11, 2001, terror attacks was the inflection point for Muslim-Americans, butpost-9/11 ramifications of Islamophobia still corrupts the fabric of Americansociety more than two decades later. According to FBI statistics, hate crimes against Muslims skyrocketedimmediately after 9/11, rising 1,617% from 2000 to 2001, marking some of thehighest numbers of Islamophobic […]
The wellness industry has recently become a trending topic on social media across varying age groups. While the popularity of wellness has rapidly increased, this is not a new lifestyle. But, it has changed from the desire of good health and well-being to an obsession and constant yearning for healthy […]
When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all freer,” –Barack Obama. Every day, SUNY LGBTQIA+ students experience harassment and prejudice, either directly or indirectly. Therefore, all Suny Colleges need to take action to help LGTBQIA+ students feel safe on […]
The picture shows Shalei Simms, the Dean of the School of Business, who received the “Diversity in Businesses” Award in 2023. Then, from left to right, we have Timothy Sams, the President of the College; Lisa Payton, an Assistant Professor of Media and Communications; Michael Kinane, the Vice President for […]
