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The Factors to Consider When Changing Majors
Posted on March 7, 2023 by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls in Student Success.Spring 2023 marked the beginning of my journey as a student at Farmingdale State College, and I have already changed my major twice. It is safe to say that I am pleased with my decision. A change of a major is a very common occurrence among college students. According to the National Center for Education […]
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Student Selected For Prestigious Library Internship
Posted on March 7, 2023 by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls in Motivation, News.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 […]
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Life Experience Helps Nexus Center Leader Guide Students
Posted on March 6, 2023 by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls in Motivation, News.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 […]
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Alumna Soaring Into Aviation Field Shares Love of Flying
Posted on March 6, 2023 by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls in Motivation, News.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 […]
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Award-Winning Student Applies Creativity Through Interaction Design
Posted on March 6, 2023 by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls in Motivation, News.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 […]
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“AirPods” by Apple
Posted on March 5, 2023 by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls in Opinion, Reviews.On September 7th, 2016, an innovative product made its debut. The type of earbuds everyone yearned for, but believed weren’t feasible. In only a matter of seconds “AirPods,” created by Apple, had society wrapped around its finger. In sleek, minimalistic packaging, the AirPods are covered in a square-shaped white, hard case. One can easily open […]
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Profile in Poise and Grace: Dr. Kevin Jordan
Posted on March 1, 2023 by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls in Motivation.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 […]
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Expand Your Horizons: Study Abroad
Posted on February 21, 2023 by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls in News.Before the global pandemic changed the world dramatically, nearly 100 Farmingdale students annually participated in the Study Abroad program. The program is now up and running again, and looking for interested students. Students who enroll in the 2023 Study Abroad course will travel to Florence, Italy this summer. They will savor the history, art, thought, […]
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Skip a Meal or Buy a Textbook; Some College Students’ Real Decision
Posted on February 20, 2023 by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls in Opinion.In the last 45 years or so, the cost of textbooks has increased by over 1000%. Paying tuition for most college students is already financially exhausting; to have to spend hundreds on books and course materials throughout the semester is unnecessary. Especially if the “required” materials are simply fillers for professors’ syllabi. Some schools, like […]
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How the Kansas City Chiefs Won Super Bowl LVII
Posted on February 15, 2023 by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls in Sports.Each and every moment in the playoffs led the Kansas City Chiefs to their third Super Bowl appearance in five years. But for a team with annual championship expectations like the Chiefs, getting to the Super Bowl is only half the battle. Any Super Bowl opponent poses a threat and is there for a reason, […]
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