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Students who have taken the night shuttle after a long night of studying, home from a night out at Catch or simply just to grab a bite to eat from Dutch Treats likely have ridden with Steve Oswiecimski.
Hofstra University appointed Charles Riordan as the new provost and senior vice president of academic affairs. Well before then, however, Riordan has shown time and again that he understands what it’s like to be part of something larger than himself.
On Thursday, Nov. 10, a garbage truck hit the Unispan, the pedestrian bridge over Hempstead Turnpike that connects the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center to the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library. The extended roller bed attached to the truck crashed into glass paneling on the walkway.
Hofstra University suspended the Delta Chi chapter after hazing allegations. The chapter was suspended over the summer after the university removed the fraternity, placing the organization on an unrecognized list, citing disciplinary reasons.
When “BoJack Horseman” first hit the scene on Netflix in 2014, the adult animation psychological comedy-drama opened to mixed reviews. However, from the midway point of Season 1 all the way to the Season 6 series finale, the show’s legacy cemented itself among greatness.
Nearly a decade after announcing his retirement, celebrated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli released “The Boy and the Heron” in Japan in July 2023 and in the United States in Dec. 2023. The film was written and directed by Miyazaki, who earned his second Oscar after “The Boy and the Heron” won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Eighteen years after the first film kicked its way into theaters, the fourth installment of the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise, titled “Kung Fu Panda 4,” was released on March 8. Right from the get-go, “Kung Fu Panda 4” stepped away from its dependency on the star-studded martial arts group the Furious Five. Instead, the film gave its titular protagonist Po (voiced by Jack Black) a new task: hanging up his hat and becoming the spiritual mentor to the next Dragon Warrior.
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