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The Craft Center offers free events on Tuesday nights from 6:30-9 p.m. Some of these events include vinyl record melting, jewelry making and chocolate lollipop making. CHRISTOPHER CAMERON / THE STATESMAN

Future of the Craft Center is unclear

Chelsea Katz May 11, 2015
Tie Dye. Homemade pottery. Bartending. All are things one can make or learn at Stony Brook’s Craft Center and ceramic studio. But that creative spark might not stay lit.
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The Imitation Game leaves a lasting impression

“The Imitation Game” leaves a lasting impression

Chelsea Katz December 3, 2014
As Adolf Hitler's Nazi forces spread throughout 1940s Europe, a group of the best cryptographer's in Britain fought the war from inside a secret operations shed outside London.
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(CHELSEA KATZ / THE STATESMAN)

Norman Goodman sees change over 50 years

Chelsea Katz November 27, 2014
Norm Goodman, Ph.D., has been teaching sociology at Stony Brook since 1964 and has served on the University Senate, a coalition of faculty committees that advise campus administration.
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(MEGAN MILLER / THE STATESMAN)

Campus spotlight: Jinyoung Jin gives the Wang Center an extra dose of Asian culture

Chelsea Katz November 18, 2014
“Canning Mao’s Mangoes.” “The Grace Lee Project.” It is no secret the Wang Center certainly stepped up its game this year when it comes to its events.
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(PHOTO CREDIT: KENNETH CAPPELLO)

An inside look at Icona Pop concert opener Five Knives

Chelsea Katz October 20, 2014
Five Knives is currently on the road with Icona Pop and Lowell on Reverb’s annual Campus Consciousness tour. The Statesman caught up with frontwoman Anna Worstell over the phone in between shows.
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(BASIL JOHN / THE STATESMAN)

Campus spotlight: Victoria Massey baton twirls at Worlds

Chelsea Katz October 13, 2014
While most college students are still asleep at 8 a.m., Victoria Massey is already awake and has been drilling for 45 minutes. She will be taking the floor soon.
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The Fall Community Festival allowed participants to paint pumpkins and try food samples, among other things.  (HEATHER KHALIFA / THE STATESMAN)

Fall Community Festival brings autumn-themed fun to students

Chelsea Katz October 8, 2014
The Office of the Provost Liaison and WUSB 90.1 sponsored a Fall Community Festival on Wednesday, complete with arts and crafts and inflatable obstacle courses.
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Stanleys possible tobacco ban still smokey

Stanley’s possible tobacco ban still smokey

Chelsea Katz September 23, 2014
University President Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr. and his Chief Deputy Edward Summers are at the helm of an initiative to potentially ban tobacco on all of Stony Brook’s campuses.
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The new Music Production/DJ Club joins rappers and aspiring audio engineers so they can learn from each other. (CHELSEA KATZ / THE STATESMAN)

Campus Spotlight: music producers unite

Chelsea Katz September 15, 2014
When Ardit Piroli walked onto Stony Brook campus for the first time last year, he almost immediately started looking for others who shared his passion for producing music.
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Clubs struggle to roll with the punches as hiccups block budget applications

Clubs struggle to roll with the punches as hiccups block budget applications

Chelsea Katz July 18, 2014
Channeling one’s inner Bruce Lee is not cheap. It requires gloves, kicking pads and body guards. It is something that Stony Brook’s Martial Arts Association knows first-hand.
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Three artsy events: weekend edition

Chelsea Katz May 7, 2014
This weekend: a health food expo, a graduation celebration and the end of the Stony Brook Chamber Music Festival
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USG and the Weekend Life Council are sponsoring a May the Fourth Be With You celebration on Sunday. (PHOTO CREDIT: USG)

Three artsy events: weekend edition

Chelsea Katz April 30, 2014
This weekend: International Harry Potter Day, a variety show and May the Fourth Be With You
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