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Sam Cornetta and Morgan Tiller posing for the photoshoot. Lack of inclusive sex education hurts queer students. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

Lack of inclusive sex education is hurting queer students

Anya Marquardt March 21, 2023
#OPINION: I wasn't shown a condom in school until my senior year at a mandatory meeting for students attending prom. Yes, I knew what a condom was — but only from the internet.
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Semester at Sea: A look into the life of a Buddhist monk in Mandalay

Semester at Sea: A look into the life of a Buddhist monk in Mandalay

Paula Pecorella March 1, 2016
It is extremely unusual for a lifelong Buddhist monk to use Facebook, carry a cell phone or board a luxury cruise liner traveling the world.
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Educational pitfalls of the Internet revolution

Educational pitfalls of the Internet revolution

Zach Rowe February 23, 2016
Nowadays, the answers to nearly every textbook question is available online, and the dissemination of these solutions has become a big industry.
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SBU students create a scientific website to debunk myths

SBU students create a scientific website to debunk myths

Sara Tewksbury February 23, 2016
Three students from SBU and a student from Mercy College have created a website where they debunk scientific misconceptions and break down complicated topics for the public.
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DoIT helps solve Dowling’s Wi-Fi problem

Kelly Saberi March 25, 2015
Stony Brook’s Division of Information Technology will be working with the IT department of Dowling College to fix network issues at the Brookhaven Residential Village.
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(HEATHER KHALIFA / THE STATESMAN)

A week without social media: a survivor’s tale through the impossible

Niveditha Obla November 18, 2014
Social media is as much a part of our lives as eating and sleeping. There are, of course, the few who choose to not partake in it, but we can categorize them as the vegans of the internet world.
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Heartbleed highlights society without privacy

Tejen Shah April 22, 2014
When we surf the internet, the last things we think about are how safe we are and whether or not we are putting ourselves at risk.
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Online dating worth a shot

Mallory Rubin October 10, 2013
We are lucky enough to live in a time when we can pretty much access whatever it is that we want online. You can buy clothes, order food, text mom and get directions to pretty much anywhere. We are the generation of instant gratification. We want what we want when we want it. How has that changed us when it comes to our romantic and dating lives?
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Associate Director of Data Network Services Michael Ospitale attributes the Wi-Fi issues to increased traffic/connections caused by infected computers and a bug code in the system. (SARA SUPRIYATNO / THE STATESMAN)

Students frustrated with Wi-Fi

Yoon Seo Nam March 4, 2013

Kelvin Leon, sophomore math and physics major, recently began using wired internet because WolfieNet, the university’s Wi-Fi network, showed poor performance in his room. “When I try to use my laptop,...

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Social media creates Harlem Shake campus sensation

Social media creates “Harlem Shake” campus sensation

Emily Heller February 24, 2013
The craze took over the world and has now entered the doors of Stony Brook. The Harlem Shake hit campus on Wednesday with a bang as nearly 300 people observed and participated in what appeared to be a dance party on the Staller steps.
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Screenshot from 2003 Statesman article.

ARCHIVES: Online Courses Challenge Traditional Campus Education (2003)

September 22, 2003
Many college administrators say the quality of their institutions' online courses may soon eclipse that of their brick-and-mortar offerings, according to a report released this month.
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