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A Halloween graphic showing the films Coraline (top left), The Addams Family (middle) and Hocus Pocus (bottom left). ILLUSTRATED BY ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

10 not-so-scary Halloween movies to check out this October

Patrick Larkin October 9, 2023

It’s finally October, ushering in what we call “spooky season” — a time for pumpkin picking, Halloween, ghosts, spiders and, of course, horror movies. Every week it seems that there is a...

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A giant clown-inflatable during USG’s SpookyBrook festival. Students were able to enjoy multiple days of events during the 2022 Halloween season.TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

USG kicks off Halloween with SpookyBrook festivities

Christopher Schulz November 4, 2022
On Saturday, Oct. 29, the Undergraduate Student Government hosted SpookyBrook at the Student Activities Center (SAC). The event lasted from  7 p.m. to 11 p.m. 
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Hocus Pocus 2 released on Disney+ brings back the beloved Sanderson sisters from the original 1993 cult classic. Almost 30 years after its release, the sequel brings fans back to bask in nostalgia.  Public Domain

“Hocus Pocus 2” preys on your love for childhood nostalgia

Ryan Baile October 30, 2022
Though "Hocus Pocus 2" is in no way going to be considered a classic, it's still definitely a fun movie to check out with Halloween right around the corner. 
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In the Loop: October 25th, 2021

In the Loop: October 25th, 2021

Tim Giorlando October 31, 2021
Host Francesca Mevs covers the tragic Alec Baldwin shooting,the new additions to the Stony Brook Hall of Fame and exciting events for USG spirit week and Halloween.
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The official cover of Halloween Face Your Fate 2018.  PUBLIC DOMAIN

The return of Halloween: Death, taxes and the “final girl”

Karen Cochran October 31, 2021
Gone are the days of purity politics and sexual shaming. Now, men can thrust women into the arms of murderous sexual libertines with ease, stamping their obsession with women’s bodies onto a new era of sex positivity.
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The official cover of Hocus Pocus 1993 PUBLIC DOMAIN

Top 5 Halloween movies for this holiday season

Skylar Sena October 30, 2021
Double double, toil and trouble, spooky season is upon us at Stony Brook University. Though looking at one’s tuition balance is terrifying enough, many prefer to celebrate the season of the witch in more festive ways.
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Melissa Mazza submission for the 
ART BY MELISSA MAZZA

Stony Brook University artists address injustice in RECKONING: Student Digital Mural

Amaya McDonald November 1, 2020
Recently submitted to be displayed as part of Stony Brook’s RECKONING: Student Digital Mural, Mazza created “Untitled 14” in 2014 following the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr., who was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.
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The Onion Bagel: Death expecting ‘record numbers’ this Halloween

Steven Keehner October 31, 2020
#OnionBagel #OPINION The COVID-19 outbreak has killed over 200,000 Americans. But as many plan their Halloween parties, one Florida man expects those numbers to go up. Also, the Grim Reaper sits down with The Statesman to talk about his Halloween plans.
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Millennial science PHOTO CREDIT: CAUTNEY NELSON

Stony Brook student Cautney Nelson starts nonprofit STEM education club

Sherin Samuel November 3, 2019
When Cautney Nelson, 23, first created her nonprofit Millennial Science in December 2018, she wanted to put a fun twist on making research articles more digestible for readers. Nelson soon switched gears to bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs to children in low-income areas.
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The official movie poster for the original The Little Mermaid premiered in 1989. Halle Bailey, a 19-year-old singer and actress, was recently casted as Ariel in the live-action remake. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Casting a black Little Mermaid is another breakthrough for Disney

Gabby Pardo August 5, 2019
On July 3, Disney announced on their Facebook page that black 19-year-old rhythm and blues singer and actress, Halle Bailey, will be playing princess Ariel in “The Little Mermaid” live-action remake.
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People at a Target on Thanksgiving night Nov. 22 2012 in Highland, Indiana.   DIARIOCRITICO DE VENEZUELA/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

The Onion Bagel: What good is Thanksgiving anyways?

Mike Adams November 19, 2018
Thanksgiving is a time-honored American tradition that harkens back to the best this country has to offer. Compassion, family and whitewashing genocide — the very pillars of our national identity come to the forefront on the fourth Thursday of November.
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A wicca alter. COURTESY OF EMILY CLUTE

The whimsical world of Wicca: Samhain (Halloween)

Emily Clute and Jessica Berino October 28, 2018
Wicca is a religion that many people have heard of, yet so few outside it understand.
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