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Lisa Ramos, Alumna Profile

Lisa Ramos is just like us.  She quotes T. Swift, loves all kinds of pizza and classic Beatles songs, and has gone on nightmare first dates.  She even went to SUNY Old Westbury!  “I was actually wearing my big Old Westbury t-shirt for pajamas the other night,” she affirms.  The […]

The World Is Yours
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The World Is Yours

“Be willing to change your mind…because you will,”said Michael J. Dowling, president and chief executive officer of Northwell Health, the keynote speaker to the 2016 graduates of SUNY Old Westbury on Sunday, May 22nd.  Dowling graduated from University College Cork, Ireland with an undergraduate degree and from Fordham University with a […]

Michael J. Dowling to Speak at Old Westbury's 2016 Commencement Ceremonies
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Michael J. Dowling to Speak at Old Westbury’s 2016 Commencement Ceremonies

Michael J. Dowling, president and chief executive officer of Northwell Health, will be speaking at both 50th commencement ceremonies of SUNY Old Westbury on Sunday, May 22nd at which about 800 students are expected to graduate. Dowling graduated from University College Cork, Ireland with an undergraduate degree, and from Fordham […]

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Towards a Better Residential Community

Despite the disappointment from students about the closing of the Academic Village, Director of Residential Life Gareth Shumack promises improvements in the Woodland Halls. The first specific change that has been made is a renewed Wi-Fi connection in the lounges. As of next semester, there will be central Wi-Fi throughout […]

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Film Reviews

DEADPOOL Ryan Reynolds playing the role of rebellious superhero Deadpool is as fitting as Hugh Jackman playing Wolverine. The fans’ favorite Marvel creation does a spectacular job hitting every moment of satire throughout the film as he continuously breaks the fourth wall to show viewers how much he cares about […]

Food for Heroes?
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Food for Heroes?

Would you be able to eat  the food in the picture above? Does it even look fit for human consumption? Well, that’s what’s being served to members of the Navy. The quality of the food which America’s Navy consumes is dreadfully poor. United States sailors, while aboard a ship, working […]

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I am Privileged?

You can dress it up. You can put a wig on it. You can unload mountains of money into invasive surgeries and change the name. but let’s be honest with each other: White, upper class privilege, at the level of Caitlyn Jenner’s, will always rear its sanctimonious head. In the […]

Pray For What: Hundreds of Unspoken Terrorist Attacks Since November
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Pray For What: Hundreds of Unspoken Terrorist Attacks Since November

Since the fateful Paris terrorist attacks in November, hundreds of other attacks have occurred around the world with ISIS and Al-Qaeda taking the brunt of the blame, willingly so. However, many of the attacks since November have flown under the radar. Bluntly put, most of the attacks that have avoided […]

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What to do After Graduation…

Many students are so focused on racing to the finish line to end their college career  that they don’t consider the question: What’s next? This question is extremely important to answer well before graduation.  I know, it’s anxiety provoking. But not to worry. Take a deep breath and take a […]

Tracy Levels Up at the Apollo
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Tracy Levels Up at the Apollo

Tracy, as they are known, levels up in the third round at the famous Apollo in Harlem, singing a soulful version of Drake’s “Hotline Bling.” Tracy is a group of three sisters, two of which are SUNY Old Westbury’s very own, Junior and Resident Assistant Shijuan Williams,20 and Senior and […]