According to a league source, Stony Brook's former star running back Miguel Maysonet was picked up by the Cleveland Browns after being released from the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday. (FRANK POSILLICO/ THE STATESMAN)

Former RB Miguel Maysonet released by Eagles, picked up by Browns

By Mike Daniello
May 20, 2013

Just one day after being released by the Philadelphia Eagles, former Seawolf running back Miguel Maysonet has signed with the Cleveland Browns as per a league source. Maysonet signed with the Eagles after the NFL draft as a priority free … →

Construction projects have been delayed due to weather-related issues such as Superstorm Sandy and winter storms. (FRANCES YU/THE STATESMAN)

The new building next to the library will be named Frey Hall and will open for classes in the fall. (FRANCES YU/THE STATESMAN)

Campus construction: improvements slow and steady

By Kristin Behr
May 8, 2013

Stony Brook is in the middle of undergoing a major facelift. There are a number of projects and infrastructure improvements happening on campus. Some setbacks have delayed the completion of certain construction projects on campus, such as Kelly Dining, which … →

Reality Deck is about half the size of a basketball court. (FRANK POSILLICO/THE STATESMAN)

A $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation funds the Reality Deck. (FRANK POSILLICO/ THE STATESMAN)

University home to giant Reality Deck

By Frank Posillico

Stony Brook is home to a new reality: the Reality Deck, a room about half the size of a basketball court whose walls are plastered with 416 Samsung LCD monitors. When they’re all turned on and showing one image, the monitors surround the viewer in a near realistic experience.

Charilaos Papadopoulos is a PhD candidate who works with the Reality Deck and was one of the few who helped build it. Papadopoulos, along with Kal Petkov, is one of only two graduate students who work with Arie Kaufman, the head of the project and chair of the computer science department. →

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 3,000 people die annually from foodbourne illnesses from poor temperature control. (DAVID O'CONNOR/THE STATESMAN)

Some students would rather stay ignorant of the health code violations at the dining halls. (DAVID O'CONNOR/THE STATESMAN)

Examining campus dining locations for health violations

By sbstatesman

Take a walk into one of the 12 eateries on the Stony Brook Campus and you are met by a variety of culinary picks.

From steaming Indian curries and soft breads at Café Spice—the Jasmine Food Court in the Charles B. Wang Center—to the buffet-style service at the Student Activities Center, there is something for everyone. →

Strawberry smoothies were among the highlights of Stony Brook's Strawberry Fest. (Jisoo Hwang)

Students waited on lines to receive their strawberry salads. (Jisoo Hwang)

Strawberry recipes sweeten annual Stony Brook festival

By Rolyne Joseph
May 5, 2013

Thousands of students gathered to celebrate different heritages and lifestyles through music and dance performances, artistic creativity and cultural features at Stony Brook University’s Annual Strawberry Festival and Diversity Day during Campus Life Time at the Student Activities Center Plaza. →

News

Written by Samantha Olson and Bahar Gholipour University students have plenty of off-campus dining options in the Stony Brook area- but they are not all alike when it comes to health and safety conditions. The J and R Steakhouse received a … →

Stony Brook University recycled the most e-waste out of all the U.S. colleges and universities in RecycleMania and for a fourth consecutive year earned a spot in the Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges. This year, Stony Brook’s focus … →

Stony Brook Compliments has been known to spread love, happiness and acceptance throughout campus since it first launched as a well-liked Facebook page. On Wednesday, May 1 during Campus Life Time, it again went out to show the student body … →

There are some vices that some college campuses may never be able to rid themselves of—underage drinking, the use of recreational drugs and rowdy parties fall under that category, just to name a few.

As of recently, however, sexual harassment is one that some college campuses across the country are struggling with the most. →

Arts & Entertainment

The students express themselves through dancing. (Wesley Robinson)

Tucked away in a seemingly uncharted part of Stony Brook University’s campus is a building called Nassau Hall. The plain exterior hides the ultra creative space that is the Center for Dance, Movement and Somatic Learning.
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It was late summer in 2003. An opinion piece in a Long Island publication no longer in print by a man named Richard L’Hommedieu caught the eye of Stony Brook professor Norman Prusslin. →

Many claim 2008’s “Iron Man” as the resurgence of Robert Downey Jr.’s career, but the truth is it was actually the 2005 film “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.” The film, which was directed by Shane Black, follows a private eye’s investigation of a homicide. So it it is fitting that Black, who helped restart Downey’s career, takes up the director’s chair for what might be the end of the Iron Man saga. →

Everyone looks forward to the summertime. Even if you are working a summer job or partaking in classes, there is something liberating about those few months in which the sun hangs high. It is times like this that many new pieces of entertainment are released for our pleasure, but sometimes there can be a bit too much to choose from. So, I have singled out some of the more standout options that will soon be available. →

Sports

Will Tye has always had affection for the game of football, whether it was watching Deion Sanders electrify crowds every Sunday or playing in organized leagues as a kid. It was at the young age of nine Tye scored a … →

In just two years, the turnaround under head coach Joe Spallina is complete. Stony Brook captured its first-ever America East championship on Sunday afternoon, defeating Albany 14-3 and avenging last year’s loss in the tournament final. “We just wanted to … →

The morning before a softball game, Seawolves right fielder Bria Green eats bacon, egg and cheese on a roll, takes a shower, fixes her hair and then does her make-up the same as any other day. Then she listens to … →

Opinion

An example of the technology that Stony Brook University uses at its printing facilities.

Here at Stony Brook University, something that I find incredibly inconvenient, increasingly intolerable and rather infuriating (as my experiences compound upon themselves) is that professors can reserve a designated SINC site for their classes. →

While a safer society is something we can all agree on, what must be determined is the best route for getting there. And while many people see the stripping of civil liberties as a quick and easy fix, it has been proven time and time again that this is not the solution. →