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Week three on the job, I was 16 years old, slicing some of the reddest tomatoes I had ever seen come into the restaurant. They looked perfect, but mixed in were mushy, brown ones that collapsed under my plastic gloves. Innocently wanting to follow Subway’s “Eat Fresh” motto, I threw the rotten pieces away. Minutes later, I came back from helping a customer to find the same tomatoes I had tossed, pulled from the trash by the owner himself. The contrast of the bad tomatoes agai

TikTok has grown into something big for so many different people of all ages and all over the globe. For some, it’s a place to connect; for others, it’s a way to get creative and share their art or work. Many people have built careers or businesses through TikTok, while others use it to raise awareness or even navigate chronic or dangerous situations. As arguably the most influential social media platform, TikTok lets anyone build a fanbase and even make money. But despite it

On Halloween night, as students across SUNY Old Westbury prepared for costumes and parties, a robbery was reported inside Woodland Residence Hall 2. According to University police, around 8 p.m., three masked individuals entered the building and robbed residents at gunpoint. In the days following the incident, many students said they were unaware that the robbery had even occurred. Although University Police sent out email notifications with limited information, questions rem

When we think of propaganda, we tend to imagine old war posters, bold slogans, and confusing cover-ups. Or maybe you see black-and-white films telling us to smoke cigarettes, then later telling us not to. Or telling women to stay home, then telling them to go to work. We’re taught in school to spot bias and question sources, as if propaganda is always loud and obvious. But like everything else in the world, propaganda has evolved and now it’s a lot harder to see. In my fin