As Black History Month came to an end, Lary Aaron paid homage to his famous baseball playing father Hank Aaron, also known as “Hammerin’ Hank.” Henry “Hank” Aaron was born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. He finished his career as an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976 having […]
The 2019 Oscars ceremony shockingly turned out to be a decent show. The surprise comes from following the long and messy road going into the 91st Academy Awards, witnessing all the backlash and backpedaling on the Academy’s controversial decisions. Starting with the Kevin Hart fiasco, where Hart was announced to […]
SUNY Old Westbury hosted a Multifaith panel at the Recital Hall in the Campus Center on February 21. The panel consisted of six guest speakers: Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi who discussed Judaism, Reverend Marcus Tillery who discussed Christianity, Mohammed Hafeez Abdullah who spoke on Islam, Sarabjit Kaur who spoke on Sikhism, […]
Back when the original The Lego Movie came out in 2014, expectations for a movie about talking Legos were extremely low. Not considering myself a part of the film’s demographic, I would have normally ignored the film had I not had three baby brothers who were all eagerly excited to see a […]
The 2019 Grammys marked history for the rap game as Cardi B is the first solo female artist to win Best Rap Album of the Year. Cardi B hit a milestone at the 2019 Grammys because although Lauryn Hill as part of The Fugees received Best Rap Album for The […]
The remodeling of the library is in its final phases of completion. There are no more major reconstruction projects but only pending minor changes. After remodeling that began in 2012, new amenities include individual and group study rooms, classrooms and interactive tv’s and smart-boards in all the major classrooms, IT assistance, instructional technology support, new furniture, and stairs. […]
The “Our Land” exhibition is comprised of photography and videography by artists from the Middle East, North Africa, and their diaspora as quoted in a statement by the exhibit and is curated by photographer and adjunct visual arts professor of Old Westbury Anthony Hamboussi. The first level of the exhibition […]
Dr. Calvin O. Butts III will be retiring in 2020 after serving as SUNY Old Westbury’s president for more than twenty years. However, his retirement as president does not mean his time at OW is over as he will be transferring to a faculty position. Starting on January 21, 2020, […]
Harris Wofford, the founding president of SUNY Old Westbury, passed away at the age of 92 on January 21, 2019. He served from 1966 to 1970. President Calvin Butts in an e-mail noted that Wofford had played a part in creating American history. Dr. Butts also noted that Wofford helped […]
‘Hard Work definitely pays off and results in opportunities” is the motto of SUNY Old Westbury student Larry Smith. Larry Smith, a sophomore majoring in criminology and minoring in pre law, hopes to become an entertainment lawyer and study intellectual property. Larry explains that a lot of celebrities and activists […]
