2018 MAC Awards Nominees!
Here is the complete list of nominees for the 2018 MAC Awards! Join us at the Maguire Theater on Wednesday, May 2, to find out the winners. Check out all the #OWMAC nominees on MACAWARDS.ORG
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Art / Campus / Campus News / Media / News
Art / Campus / Media / News
MAC Attack! #OWMAC Is Back on Wednesday, May 2nd 2018
The eleventh annual SUNY Old Westbury Student Media Arts Celebration will be held in the Maguire Theater on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018. In 2007, communications professor Joseph Manfredi had an idea for a student competition to promote the talents of SUNY Old Westbury students. He called it the MAC Awards […]
Campus / News
Safe Spaces – Progressive or Censorship?
What is a safe space? College students across the nation are asking for “safe spaces” especially at elite, liberal institutions. Simply put it’s a physical space where you can feel free from any menace of bias, any intellectual or physical threat to your identity or well-being. College has typically been […]
Campus / Entertainment / News
The Rise of the Black Panther
Everyone is talking about “Black Panther.” It is an enormous box-office smash breaking all the records and receiving rave reviews. Especially at Old Westbury. After the death of his father, T’Chaka, King of Wakanda, Prince T’Challa returns to his home to claim his rightful place to the throne. He finds […]
Entertainment / Media / Opinion
Women vs. Women
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 women feuding. Do they they have to compete against one another? Two tremendously talented […]
Opinion
Changing the Rules
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 firearm in the classroom so that when she decides that I am […]
Campus / News
What Does Victory Look Like?
SUNY Old Westbury kicked off the first day of Black History Month with “Let’s talk about Colin Kaepernick.” Students and some interested staff members slowly came into Multipurpose Room B in the Student Union to listen to a panel of five lead a discussion about Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the […]
Campus / Lifestyle / Sports
A Healthy Regime Is Important For Collegiate Athletes
An athlete’s job involves more than just what happens on the field. A healthy regime and a well-balanced diet are important when you need to perform at a high level. College coaches believe that diet helps student athletes to maintain muscle and stay at full strength. Jeff Labiento is the Intramurals/Recreation […]
Campus / Media / News
Welcome, Jing Wang
Professor Jing Wang is on a mission to revitalize student media production at Old Westbury. She is the new TV-Multimedia Manager in the G-Wing of Campus Center. She started work in January and has already had a major impact on life at OWTV. “My true passion is film-making,” says Jing […]
Campus
Crunch Time in the Parking Lot?
Take a stroll through the parking lots. See many spots? It comes as no surprise that parking is not exactly idyllic. Last semester’s dramatic increase in enrollment and the PGA’s occupation of the Clark Center parking field for most of September caused a lot of stress for students rushing to […]
