Hofstra University

Hofstra Alumni Petition For Better Security Off-Campus

As many as 2,000 people have already signed the petition to increase security. This comes in the wake of a home invasion that ended with 21-year-old student Andrea Rebello being shot dead by a police officer.

2013/05/23

Wake For Andrea Rebello, May 21, 2013. (credit: Jim Smith/WCBS 880)

Mourners Remember Hofstra Student Andrea Rebello As ‘Complete Angel’

Family and friends of 21-year-old Hofstra student Andrea Rebello said a final farewell at a wake Tuesday evening.

2013/05/21

Police Union Defends Officer’s Actions In Hofstra University Standoff

While critics have questioned the actions of the Nassau County police officer who accidentally killed a 21-year-old Hofstra University student, police union officials have called him “a great cop who did the right thing.”

2013/05/21

Nassau County Officer’s Actions Dissected In Incident That Killed Hofstra Student

John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor Michele Galietta said the officer was confronted with a split-second choice when a masked man holding 21-year-old Hofstra University student Andrea Rebello in a headlock pointed a loaded handgun at him.

2013/05/20

Sad Graduation Day At Hofstra Following Student’s Death In Home Invasion

Graduation day was bittersweet for students at Hofstra University Sunday, as students carried heavy hearts for a classmate who was shot and killed in a violent home invasion.

2013/05/19

Authorities: Hofstra Student Was Struck And Killed By Officer’s Bullet

A funeral mass is planned for next week for a Hofstra University student who was shot and killed during a break-in at her apartment on the school’s campus in Uniondale.

2013/05/18

Police: Hofstra Student, Armed Suspect Killed During Uniondale Home Invasion

Nassau County Deputy Inspector Kenneth Lack said a man with a ski mask forced his way into the house at 213 California Ave. in Uniondale at 2:30 a.m. Three females and one male were in the house.

2013/05/17

One of 50 students and teachers getting his head shaved at Hofstra University Student Center. (credit: Carol D'Auria/1010 WINS)

Hofstra University Students, Teachers Go Bald At Cancer Fundraiser

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation sponsored Wednesday’s event which will raise funds for childhood cancer research.

2013/03/13

Stony Brook University (credit: Wiki Commons)

Colleges On Long Island Pull In Record Donations

Five schools on Long Island received donations that either matched or exceeded their largest gifts ever.

2013/03/03

Police: Hofstra Basketball Players Admit To Dorm Room Burglaries

Authorities said four Hofstra University men’s basketball players have made admissions of guilt after being arrested on burglary charges

2012/12/01

Top: Shaquille Stokes and Kentrell Washington; Bottom: Jimmy Hall Jr. and Dallas Anglin (credit: Nassau County Police)

4 Hofstra University Basketball Players Charged With Burglary

The players are accused of breaking into six unlocked dorm rooms at the Uniondale campus on Hempstead Turnpike between Oct. 4 and Nov. 5, police said.

2012/11/30

Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama shake hands during the 67th annual Al Smith dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Rivals Obama And Romney Quiet Hostilities For Al Smith Dinner

With the Waldorf buttoned down under presidential-level security, the two candidates ascended to the grand dais packed with millionaires, billionaires, bishops, pundits, politicians and the occasional TV star.

2012/10/18

Candy Crowley (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Opinion: Crowley’s Obama Favoritism Completely Discredits Her As A Journalist

There were so many blatant signs of Obama-favored bias displayed by CNN political correspondent Candy Crowley that one scarcely knows where to begin. She caused the difference between Romney’s huge win in the first debate and his extremely narrow win in the second.

2012/10/18

A a screenshot of the Tumblr page "Binders Full of Women" (credit: http://bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com/)

‘Binders Full Of Women’ Dominates The Internet Day After Presidential Debate

The first presidential debate had Big Bird, the second has binders full of women.

2012/10/17

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney both speak at the same time during the second presidential debate October 16, 2012 at the David Mack Center at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. (Photo credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Both Teams Claim Victory After Pushy, Tense Town Hall Debate At Hofstra

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney engaged in a pushy, interruption-filled encounter at the town hall-style event at Hofstra University in Hempstead, making charges and countercharges that the other guy wasn’t telling the truth.

2012/10/17

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