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New Long Island Underground Railroad Sites Revealed in Prof’s Latest Book
The historic people, places and events that marked the significant role of the Long Island region in the demise of slavery in the United States is the subject of The Underground Railroad on Long Island: Friends in Freedom, the latest work by Kathleen Velsor, an associate professor in the School of […]
Remembering The Notorious B.I.G
#8220;It was all a dream!” Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G exclaimed on his debut single “Juicy” in 1994. But for many Biggie fans, friends and family…it was all a nightmare in 1997. March 9, 2013 marks the 16th death anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G, or Biggie Smalls as many […]
The Real Rick Ross Isn’t A Rapper
Freeway Ricky Ross’ life is way more interesting than Scarface. From the mid-80’s until his arrest in 1996, he moved his product from Oakland to the East Coast. If you did a Google search of Rick Ross though, you won’t get the story of a reformed drug dealer who […]
SUNY Old Westbury Spanish Club
Vocabulary Xenófobo = xenophobe Definition (Definición) noun 1. Fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything foreign or strange. 2. Miedo, odio a los extranjeros o extranjeras o de cualquier cosa extranjero o extraño. Racista antisemita. Synonyms (Sinónimos) 1. Racist, anti-semite, anti immigrant […]
From the Executive Editor
Welcome Back Old Westbury! We all should be settled into the spring 2013 semester however I would still like to offer an official welcome back from The Catalyst.We promise to continue giving you news, reviews, and interesting stories. I would like to announce that we have a new […]
Welcome back Old Westbury!
Welcome back Old Westbury! Please join us for our first official meeting on September 10 in the Student Union Room 331 during common hour. We promise to continue giving you news, reviews, and interesting stories. We are always looking for writers and story ideas. Please feel free to stop by our office in […]
NCAA Basketball Tournament
When March comes around, people start getting in the baseball mood as spring training is in full swing and opening day is right around the corner; but before baseball gets going there is one thing that captivates all viewers and that is the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The NCAA […]
MEN’S BASKETBALL TAKES ECAC METRO REGION CHAMPIONSHIP TO CAP HISTORIC SEASON
For the first time since 1987, the Old Westbury Men’s Basketball team captured the ECAC Metro Region Championship. After an unfortunate loss to Farmingdale State in the Skyline Conference tournament, Old Westbury was selected as the number two seed in the ECAC tournament. Their first opponent was […]
A Journey Through My Roots
As an African American woman, there are trillions of ways I can style my hair. I can perm it, I can weave it, dye it, braid it, twist it, shave it all off, or rock a version of a high top fade and sill be fashionable, the list is endless. […]