If you aren’t already jealous of smart-phone owners, you might be envious of students who are using their cell phones to find a book at the library.  This semester the Old Westbury Library Catalog became available for mobile devices.        Library Director Stephen Kirkpatrick wrote in an email to […]

There is music pumping in the atrium, fresh food, and madness everywhere! Yes, it was here and gone; SUNY Old Westbury’s Annual Fall Panther Pride. Panther Pride is a great time for students and faculty to join in and celebrate their school spirit.      This year there was t-shirt decorating, […]

The National Residence Hall Honorary is an honor society that is made up of people who advocate for the interests and welfare of students who live in residence halls and have used their energy to make the residential experience better for all.      The organization was founded on April 25th, […]

I am a returning student  at Old Westbury who started here in 1999.  I am back here today to accomplish what I should have in 2004. My time and history here was always educational and interesting. Corey Lober, my roommate and best friend, succeeded during and after graduating from Old […]

I have been a limo driver for a little over three years.  I can’t say I love the job, but I can’t say I hate it either. I’ve definitely had jobs much worse. The good thing about being a limo driver is that you’re basically working by yourself, you make […]

Too often Hip-Hop gets a bad rap (pun intended) by mainstream America, and its often powerful message gets overlooked.  Critics are too quick to point out the misogynistic references, the foul language and the poor grammar which Hip-Hop sadly, but usually, promotes.  As a result, any positive message that exists […]

Starting the week of November 14th , SUNY Old Westbury will be kicking off Commuter Appreciation Week, an entirely new program for Old Westbury students.  Commuter appreciation week will be held once a semester with a full week of seminars, lunches, and events designed toward the “commuter student in making […]

When Brazil is mentioned, people automatically think of its flavorful samba music and the spectacular carnival festival it hosts forty days before Easter. Don’t forget that it has won the most World Soccer Cups in history! The only Latin American country that speaks Portuguese, Brazil has not only proven to […]

In 2010, a Rutgers University student, Tyler Clement, committed suicide from jumping off a bridge after being bullied online about his homosexuality, after a viral video landed in the wrong hands and was posted on Facebook and Twitter. A similar story of suicide happened to a 14 year old by […]

At a time in cinema where many African-American characters are drowned in stereotypes, Life, Love, Soul directed by Noel Calloway gives a refreshing break from that tradition.  Based in a contemporary setting, we watch a coming of age story of a young man who faces tragedy and becomes wiser from […]