Campus News / Sports
by Jstacke × on November 30, 2021 at 6:02 pm ×
Athletes and students who wish to attend sporting events at SUNY Old Westbury have a few things to consider. Student athletes have take daily temperature checks, complete a daily online survey, arrive early to venues to give enough time for all participation procedures, perform post participation hygiene practices like hand […]
Entertainment
by KHorton × on November 30, 2021 at 6:01 pm ×
Days after seeing Ghostbusters: Afterlife I realized I was disappointed… Oh, not in the movie that I enjoyed. My disappointment was in myself and the person I went to see the movie with. Here is what happened: The movie ended with a scene that was so great, people in the […]
Entertainment
After months of waiting, Beatles fans were finally able to watch the new Beatles documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, which started on November 25 on Disney+. This documentary is split into three separate episodes all released the day after the previous one. The documentary is made with over 60 hours […]
Entertainment
by KBerthoud × on November 29, 2021 at 8:44 pm ×
Well, Thanksgiving has just passed, and, in the spirit of the holiday, the film company, A24, has released their latest feature, The Humans, a movie based off of the one-act play by the same name by Stephen Karam, who also directed the film. The movie is about a family that […]
Campus News
by KBerthoud × on November 28, 2021 at 8:51 pm ×
On November 17th, SUNY Old Westbury held its first in-person convocation since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. First-year, second-year, and transfer students alike gathered into the Student Union building to listen to speeches from Senior Vice President Duncan Quarless, President Timothy E. Sams, PEL Professor Dr. Thomas Delgiudice, […]
Campus News / Sports
by KHorton × on November 17, 2021 at 7:31 pm ×
“I wanted to be a part of a team, and not just in individual sport,” Mia Almonte, a member of the women’s soccer team, says. It is this team sport mentality that has helped Almonte excel through her three years tenure on the team. Athletic all her life, Almonte says […]
Business / Opinion / Technology
by JSmith × on November 17, 2021 at 7:28 pm ×
In October, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of the Facebook firm, announced the need to change Facebook’s name to Meta. This comes after whistle-blower Francis Haugen, and the leaking of thousands of internal documents. Zuckerberg reported that the firm was changing its corporate identity, in which he stated that […]
Campus / Opinion
by Ktolent × on November 17, 2021 at 7:23 pm ×
Cold War Long Island authored by SUNY Old Westbury’s very own Professor Karl Grossman along with co-author Christopher Verga discusses how Nassau and Suffolk counties were home to secret nuclear missile sites and classified government laboratories. To my surprise, Long Island was home to hubs for military technology, government laboratories, […]
Entertainment
by Ktolent × on November 17, 2021 at 7:19 pm ×
Marvel’s Eternals stars big names such as Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, and Kit Harrington. The film was directed by Chloe Zhao. It follows a new set of superheroes called the Eternals, ten immortal beings that have existed on Earth since the beginning of time and serve the Prime Celestial, Arishem. […]
Entertainment
by Jstacke × on November 15, 2021 at 11:18 am ×
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ice Cube has walked away from an upcoming film role due to his unwillingness to take the Covid-19 vaccine. As a result, Ice Cube will be forfeiting the $9 million he would have received for the role. He was originally set to be a part […]