The Statesman

Confirmed COVID-19 cases on three SUNY campuses

Brianne Ledda • March 15, 2020

The State University of New York (SUNY) confirmed cases of students with COVID-19 at three campuses as of March 13, according to an email from SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson.

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SBU hosts live panel on the coronavirus

Rabia Gursoy • March 14, 2020

Interim President Michael Bernstein hosted a panel on the coronavirus, streamed live on Stony Brook University’s Facebook page, on March 13.

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Reflecting on studying abroad in Florence during the COVID-19 outbreak

Gabby Pardo • March 11, 2020

Instead of watching the sunset at the hilltop of the Piazzale Michelangelo and tasting the fluffiness of homemade gnocchi, I am now writing this on my fourth day of self-quarantine in my Staten Island home, because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Suffolk County sees first confirmed coronavirus case

Brianne Ledda and Alek Lewis • March 8, 2020

There are now 105 total confirmed coronavirus cases in New York. Five of those cases are in Nassau County, and 12 are in New York City.

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COVID-19: Stony Brook students petition to shut down campus

Alek Lewis • March 6, 2020

More than 800 Stony Brook University students are backing a Change.org petition to close campus after coronavirus cases were confirmed in New York. The petition, created Wednesday, was posted to...

COVID-19: SUNY flying home students abroad

Brianne Ledda • March 4, 2020

The State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) are chartering flights from South Korea, Italy and Japan to bring home students studying abroad in the wake of the coronavirus, or COVID-19.

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Dartmouth professor discusses genocide and tourism under fascist Italy in Libya

Matthew Yan • March 1, 2020

Graziella Parati discussed that agenda and the reasons behind it in her lecture, “Concentration Camps, Architectural Projects and Tourism in Italo Balbo’s Libya” on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Stony Brook University.

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Stony Brook University cutting travel to Italy, Iran and South Korea

Brianne Ledda • February 29, 2020

Stony Brook University is implementing a “mandatory pre-approval requirement” for university-sponsored trips to Italy, Iran and South Korea, according to a campus-wide email sent Feb. 29.

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SBU School of Journalism spreads news literacy curriculum

Jocelyn Cruz • December 8, 2019

Stony Brook University’s curriculum from the Center for News Literacy is spreading to other schools and universities across the globe.

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Italian professor delivers seminar on male gender history at SBU

Alek Lewis • September 22, 2019

Stony Brook University welcomed Dr. Sandro Bellassai, author and professor of Gender Studies and European History at the University of Bologna in Italy, to present his seminar, “The Disappearance of the Invisible Man,” on Sept. 18.

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Port Jefferson resident, who escaped the Nazis, shares her story

Virain Palta • April 15, 2018

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Stony Brook Hillel invited local Holocaust survivor Beruria Stroke to share her story with students on Thursday, April 12.

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What are we doing to prevent school shootings?

Andrew Goldstein • February 15, 2018

The Stony Brook University Police Department has a website dedicated to Active Shooter Programs, along with a video about active shooter preparedness — instructing viewers how to act if an active shooter situation occurs on campus.

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