With temperatures dropping into the almost negatives, students all around campus are in a desperate attempt to avoid frost bite. For some that means hoodies and sweatpants; but others who like to stay on the contemporary side of fashion have their own unique ways to keep warm and keep trendy. […]
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Women’s History Month: Student Spotlight Interview
Silkisha Sneed a current student at Old Westbury. Twenty-four- years-old from the Bronx, she is a senior, and her major is psychology. People may know her on campus as Kisha. On campus she help empowers women by participating in Women United and at the Women’s Center. What type of […]
Is OZ: The Great & Powerful truly as powerful as we think it is?
As we have all seen during our childhood, The Wizard of Oz, is a classic movie about love, courage, and knowing that there is no place like home. In this prequel to that wonderful childhood memory, we learn how it all began as the title mentions. Oscar “OZ” […]
The Underrated Genre: Neo-Soul
All people do today is listen to Hip-Hop/R&B and I am tired of it. Mainstream Hip-Hop and R&B is all you hear. All I see and hear are Beyoncé, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. Whatever happened to music that made you feel good when you listened? I am talking […]
We’re Ready for the Check
It’s a beautiful and warm spring evening at Yankee Stadium. We are sitting at the bar enjoying the last of our drinks at NYY Steak. It’s the steak house located inside Yankee Stadium, the service is great and the food is fantastic. We had delicious skirt steaks, filets and […]
President Announced Due to Budget Cuts Construction Will be stopped on Campus
On Friday, March 1, 2013, at the school faculty meeting, President Butts announced, construction on campus will be stopped due to the governor needing funds allocated to SUNY Old Westbury for other state projects that have not yet been disclosed. Construction projects that are already in progress will be finished, […]
SGA’s Leadership Seminars
#8220;Hitler is an example of a good leader.” Those aren’t my words but the words of guest speakers who come to our school and lecture the heads of every club on how to be an effective leader. Every semester SGA requires the President, Vice President, and Treasurer, of all clubs […]
My Experience as a Freshman Transfer
Here I am in the Student Union, experiencing that all too familiar feeling again. You know, the “kid who sits alone at the lunch table” feeling? If you’re having a difficult time with that picture, just think back to the first day of your freshman year in high school. If […]
Playing Cupid: Valentine’s Day, Where to Go and What to Wear
There’s a feeling of romance in the air that lets you know that Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. It is not just a day for lovers; in fact no one should be alone on such an amorous day. It makes for a great excuse to go out and spend time […]
Deception
How far would you go to reveal who killed your best friend? Deceptionis a new show that airs on NBC. The show, which premiered on Monday, January 7, 2013, continues to appear every Monday on NBC at 10 p.m. T It is show is about the death of a wealthy […]