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Cleanup crews respond after a water line leak flooded two floors of the Smithtown Science Building on the Ammerman Campus early Tuesday morning.
Flooding Shuts Down Smithtown Science Building After HVAC Leak
Members of the current Student Government Association body, including Sammy Di Piazza, president, left.
Ammerman SGA Nominations Due April 2
Black History Month is celebrated each February to recognize the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history, culture and education.
Black History Month Event Encourages Self-Empowerment
Now Hear This – Earphones May Impair the Brain's Ability to Process Sound
Now Hear This – Earphones May Impair the Brain’s Ability to Process Sound
The Selden Fire Department was called to the Islip Arts Building after smoke triggered an evacuation on Feb. 19, 2025.
Smoke Forces Evacuation at Islip Arts Building
The Islip Arts Building was evacuated for six hours on Feb. 7 due to a gas leak.
Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation at Islip Arts Building
Cleanup crews respond after a water line leak flooded two floors of the Smithtown Science Building on the Ammerman Campus early Tuesday morning.
Flooding Shuts Down Smithtown Science Building After HVAC Leak
Which English Electives Will Be Offered This Summer?
Which English Electives Will Be Offered This Summer?
Pamphlets are available in the World Languages/ESL Resource Center in Room 114 of the Islip Arts Building for students to inform them of their rights during immigration raids.
Fear on Campus: Deportation Threats Reshape SCCC Environment
Celebrate Earth Month with a Poetry Walk
Celebrate Earth Month with a Poetry Walk
DreamWorks Fans Unite: New Interest Group at Ammerman Campus!
DreamWorks Fans Unite: New Interest Group at Ammerman Campus!
Members of the current Student Government Association body, including Sammy Di Piazza, president, left.
Ammerman SGA Nominations Due April 2
Now Hear This – Earphones May Impair the Brain's Ability to Process Sound
Now Hear This – Earphones May Impair the Brain’s Ability to Process Sound
WWE’s Saturday Night Main Event Returns To Long Island After 16 Years
WWE’s Saturday Night Main Event Returns To Long Island After 16 Years
Drought Watch! Be Mindful of Wildfires!
Drought Watch! Be Mindful of Wildfires!
Image Credit: Joe Wolf.
Nine Tufts University Lacrosse Teammates Hospitalized with Rare Muscle Condition
5 Halloween Activities to do on Long Island
5 Halloween Activities to do on Long Island
Celina Tebor. news editor at CNN News editor, said women largely run the newsroom.
CNN Editor: Half Her Bosses Are ‘Powerful’ Women
'Lobby Hero' playbill.
Elena Lugo and John Woolar, SUNY Suffolk College, William J. Lindsey Building, located on the Ammerman Campus in Selden, NY, Tuesday, April. 1, 2025.
Is the Truth Really Out There Regarding UAPs? – Suffolk Students Speak!
Charlotte Fritz, an artist who graduated from Suffolk in May 2024, smiles at her Port Jefferson Station residence on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Painting Her Path: An Artist’s Journey After Suffolk
Tips to Navigate Phish Emails Safely
Tips to Navigate Phish Emails Safely
Keeping the Light Shining Brightly
Keeping the Light Shining Brightly
Growing Pains Make You Stronger
Growing Pains Make You Stronger
Danna Prather-Davis, assistant academic chair of the communications department at the Ammerman campus, chose to teach through a Zoom meeting over the snow storm on Feb. 13, 2024. (Compass News/Sajad Syed)
Skateboarding is Not a Crime!
Jose Murillo helps a student with a question at the Information Desk in the Babylon Student Center on Feb. 26, 2024. (Compass News/Michael Melecio)
A Glimpse into the Life of a Peer Mentor at Ammerman
Angellee Martinez, an Unsung Hero of SCCC
Jose Ramirez, 26, of Selden, cuts down trees in Parking Lot 7 on October 26, 2022. Ramirez has been an auto equipment operator on the Ammerman campus for four years.
Jose Ramirez: Plant Operation’s Jack of All Trades
Lori Claudio, 61, graphic designer for Campus Activities in her office located in the Babylon Student Center.
Lori Claudio: Creativity To Content
Joseph Lombardo, 25, of Centereach, goes over lesson plans for his next student at his desk in the basement of the Huntington Library on Nov. 1, 2022. Lombardo has been a math tutor for student support services for six years.
Joseph Lombardo: Math Tutor with a Drive to Help
Are Torpedo Bats Coming to SCCC Baseball?
Are Torpedo Bats Coming to SCCC Baseball?
A Look into the 2025 CAA Men’s and Women’s College Lacrosse Seasons on Long Island
A Look into the 2025 CAA Men’s and Women’s College Lacrosse Seasons on Long Island
After a Disappointing Season, Suffolk Women’s Basketball Looks to the Future
After a Disappointing Season, Suffolk Women’s Basketball Looks to the Future
Blockbuster Trade Stuns NBA Fans
Blockbuster Trade Stuns NBA Fans
Unleashing Chaos: Dirty Dirk and the Dirty Deedz' Dumpster Victory
Unleashing Chaos: Dirty Dirk and the Dirty Deedz’ Dumpster Victory
A Front-Row Seat to the Action: From Ringside to Fan Connection at NYWC's Ultimate Deer Park Experience on Long Island
A Front-Row Seat to the Action: From Ringside to Fan Connection at NYWC’s Ultimate Deer Park Experience on Long Island
Autopsy Simulator: Is It as Scary as Everyone Says?
Autopsy Simulator: Is It as Scary as Everyone Says?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Announced and Prediction Coverage
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Announced and Prediction Coverage
Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion - Hottest Marvel Comic Drops This June
Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion – Hottest Marvel Comic Drops This June
Heart Eyes: Shlocky Fun or a Disappointing Gore Fest?
Heart Eyes: Shlocky Fun or a Disappointing Gore Fest?
Have You Heard Twenty-One Pilots?
Have You Heard Twenty-One Pilots?
The Monkey: In Osgood Perkins' Follow Up to Longlegs, Death is All Monkey Business
The Monkey: In Osgood Perkins’ Follow Up to Longlegs, Death is All Monkey Business
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Announced and Prediction Coverage
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Announced and Prediction Coverage
Heart Eyes: Shlocky Fun or a Disappointing Gore Fest?
Heart Eyes: Shlocky Fun or a Disappointing Gore Fest?
The Monkey: In Osgood Perkins' Follow Up to Longlegs, Death is All Monkey Business
The Monkey: In Osgood Perkins’ Follow Up to Longlegs, Death is All Monkey Business
Captain America: Brave New World Doesn’t Feel Very Brave or New
Captain America: Brave New World Doesn’t Feel Very Brave or New
Into the Abyss: The Thrills of The Gorge 2025
Into the Abyss: The Thrills of The Gorge 2025
Wolf Man: As Disappointing as Everyone Says?
Wolf Man: As Disappointing as Everyone Says?
Have You Heard Twenty-One Pilots?
Have You Heard Twenty-One Pilots?
Marcbrian Desir aka Lil Desi performs at a show.
Life As An Artist and a Student
Florence Pugh, at the Wonder BFI London Film Festival Premiere in October 2022, is acting major Meredith Reed’s inspiration. Pugh played the lead role of Dani in the movie “Midsommar.”
Theater students discuss women actresses who inspire them
(Giselle Castro/Compass News)
Taylor Swift, The Era’s Tour Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Ullah and Sea Lemon
2 Brand New Indie Tracks for Memorial Day Weekend
Dahl shown on a wall of televisions in "Wilt".
Sloppy Jane: ‘Madison Visual Album’ Review
The Elections Ruined Seasonal Traditions!
The Elections Ruined Seasonal Traditions!
Stand Up and Read for What You Believe In
Stand Up and Read for What You Believe In
A Great Movie that’s Failing at the Box Office
A Great Movie that’s Failing at the Box Office
How Suffolk's Online Class Offerings Benefitted Me
How Suffolk’s Online Class Offerings Benefitted Me
3 Common Misconceptions When Starting College
3 Common Misconceptions When Starting College
The Wait is Over Peaky Blinders Fans
The Wait is Over Peaky Blinders Fans

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