Terrence Clarke, a freshman guard for the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team this past season, passed away in a car accident in Los Angeles, California on April 22nd. Clarke was only 19 years old. The day before the accident, Clarke had officially signed with sports agent Rich Paul and Klutch […]
We know how essential healthcare workers are and the additional stress they have been through . But are they really appreciated in the way they deserve? Rarely do people think about how covid is affecting those who deal with it first-hand on a daily basis. Healthcare workers such as doctors, […]
An Army lieutenant has come forward with his story of being accosted by the police, and has even filed a lawsuit against the police department of Windsor, Virginia. Bodycam footage from December 5th of last year showed Second Lt. Caron Nazario, a black Latino man, decked out in his army […]
In the last weeks of March, thousands of Haitians took to the streets protesting against President Jovenel Moise who is currently facing backlash for refusing to move into a more transitional government. The protesters’ main dispute is over the president’s term limit: Moise has served only four years of the […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill legalizing recreational marijuana in New York State, at the end of March. Through a speedy legislation process, the state official who has recently found himself in hot water due to sexual assault allegations, signed the bill the morning after it was passed by state […]
Georgia has introduced a new voting law and already it has generated extreme controversy, even when it comes to one of the four major sports leagues. In response to the law, which among other things, makes it no longer legal to distribute refreshments outside voting facilities (voters had to wait […]
WadeAnthony Burke has officially become the new communications director of the Student Government Association. He is not your typical Junior here at SUNY Old Westbury. He has an interesting life story that has guided him to one of the top leadership roles in the Student Government Association. Originally from Jamaica, […]
Rapper and actor, DMX passed away on April 9th of a heart attack after spending a week at the hospital on life support. On April 2nd, DMX was taken to White Plains Hospital after collapsing in his home. His former manager, Nakia Walker, says he was in a “vegetive state” […]
Some people purchase food because they buy everything they desire, while others habitually have an excessive amount of food at home. Our society has similar issues, such as throwing out food in school, at home, in restaurants. We waste so much food daily. Oftentimes, we waste food because it may […]
About a year ago, nobody ever thought about getting a vaccine due to a worldwide pandemic. We all went from going to work, to working at home or, even worse, losing our jobs. Students stopped attending school in person and went completely remote. When the vaccines were released through different […]
