A Freeport man assaulted an ambulance medical technician near Nassau University Medical Center on Sunday, Nassau County Police Department officials said. Officials arrested Jose Torres, 29, near …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/19/16
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The recent mass shooting at a community college in Oregon has sparked a renewed debate about whether Congress can and should act to help prevent gun violence. It’s a debate we’re all familiar with . . .
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10/15/15
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As a student at East Meadow High School, Brianna Borresen knew she wanted to be a journalist. After graduating in 2011, she attended Hofstra University, and it was during her freshman year there when she wandered into the college’s radio station, WRHU, and asked about joining it.
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By Gabriella Vukelic
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7/15/15
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The numbers from the U.S. Justice Department are sobering: from 1995 to 2013, more than 10,000 women in college were raped.
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3/4/15
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Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo put forward a bill that would help combat sexual assault on college campuses across New York.
The bill, part of the governor’s Enough is Enough initiative, would make all colleges in the state, which enroll some 1.2 million students, comply with initiatives the governor instituted at SUNY schools last year, including setting up a statewide definition of affirmative consent and creating a Bill of Rights for victims and survivors of sexual assault.
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By Alex Costello
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3/4/15
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A Lindenhurst man was arrested after police say he intentionally drove his car into three people in the parking lot of the Aura Night Club on Hempstead Turnpike at 2:45 a.m. early Sunday morning.
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By David Weingrad
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2/2/15
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“Rugby Road” is one of many University of Virginia fight songs, played by the school’s marching band at football games and sung by the men’s glee club at more gentlemanly affairs.
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12/11/14
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As we prepare our young women for college, we must not forget “the talk” about how they can keep themselves safe.
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10/2/14
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In February, Baltimore Ravens star running back Ray Rice was arrested at an Atlantic City casino and charged with assault. Video footage later emerged . . .
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9/25/14
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An East Meadow man was arrested and charged with assault after he hit a 17-year-old man on the head with a crowbar, according to Nassau County police.
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By David Weingrad
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6/25/14
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