I look to the keys. Searching for sounds to silence the roaring thoughts on my mind. I look to the keys. Excited to discover answers my starving heart needs to find. Have faith in what honestly soothes your ear. Let go of what leads you astray and keep close all you hold dear. Comfort is […]
I have a one way ticket towards achieving my dreams. Focusing on your goals is not as simple as it seems. I will never back down each time I reach a bump in the road. Staying true to who I am and all of the stories I’ve been told. I always survive through the storm […]
This is the art of ingenuity – how, wrapped in Winter’s stole, this dome of light contains the fire of an August day; how, row on row, the most unlikely mates cohabitate — the orchid and the mum, the sundew and the bashful trillium, the quince and kiss-me-at-the-garden-gate; and how, if failing to […]
Constantly blinded by the city lights. Consistently thriving during those foggy nights. Calling yourself to be the change you wish to see. Contemplating on whether what you love and what you will do are meant to be. Forgiving yourself for poor experiences in the past. Forging a new path as you understand how you’ll survive […]
“The power of a community extends far beyond one can imagine.” If you know me, you’d know that I always end with that one quote. It might sound cliche, but being a part of Farmingdale State College’s campus community has shown me how strength in numbers can lead to innumerable changes for the better. Born […]
As the oldest sibling and cousin in her family, Kenia Sanchez, ’25, began accompanying her Spanish-speaking parents and relatives to doctors’ offices and other appointments when she was a child to serve as a translator. Even at a young age, Sanchez took note that almost all the doctors her family visited were white and male, and […]
When Rena Varghese, Esq., reflects on Women’s History Month in relation to her own personal and professional journey, her mother immediately comes to mind. Her mother, Mary, who grew up in India, heard about the opportunity when she was a teenager for Indian nurses to work in the United States. At 16 she left her […]
For nearly the first two decades of Tunisia Solomon’s ’18, life, flying was not on her radar. The Applied Mathematics major and Economics minor, who graduated summa cum laude from Farmingdale State College as the valedictorian of the Winter 2018 class, balanced a near-overflowing plateful of activities, including running a math tutoring business and playing the […]
Art has been a part of Carol Sung’s ’23, life since she was young, starting with crayons and markers at 4 and steadily evolving through colored pencils and other mediums to the digital tools she now uses. Sung entered Farmingdale State College intending to study Graphic Design as her father did; however, he urged her to […]
When one thinks of those in leadership positions, especially those in elected positions, is one quick to assume good things? Well, with the nature of our politics, especially today, most may not be quick to use positive adjectives. As described by those who know and work closely with Dr. Kevin Jordan, he is a true […]
