The Statesman

SBU scientist predicts short winters, heavy storms for Long Island

Niki Nassiri • December 6, 2019

The winter season may become shorter, but storms and floods will hit the East Coast harder than ever due to climate change, Edmund K.M. Chang, a professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, hypothesized in a study on winter storms.

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Snow delay provokes angry response from commuter students

Rebecca Liebson • March 25, 2018

Stony Brook students hoping for a second snow day this week were met with disappointment after the school announced a delay on Thursday.

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Spring break should fall on a different week

Andrew Goldstein • March 25, 2018

This was the third spring break in a row where there was a snowstorm that elicited an email from Stony Brook Emergency Management. Spring break wasn’t even during spring.

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The pros and cons of Stony Brook snow day management

Nick Zararis • February 19, 2017

All in all, storm management itself was handled very well, but the response to the ensuing freezing over of high-traffic areas on campus was lacking.

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For snow cleanup, it’s been three successful storms

Michael Kohut • February 9, 2016

In stark contrast to the 2015 spring semester, snow clearance following the storms has quite noticeably improved.

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Winter Storm Jonas dumps two feet of snow on Stony Brook

Christopher Cameron • January 25, 2016

A major blizzard dumped snow on Stony Brook University’s campuses and the rest of Long Island on Saturday. The storm was expected to bring 18 to 24 inches of snow by Sunday.

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Winter Storm Jonas freezes campus activities

Arielle Martinez • January 23, 2016

Winter Storm Jonas moved into the New York area over the weekend as hundreds of students moved into their residence halls for the start of the Spring 2016 semester.

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Ice cream overlords hiding the truth of global cooling

Skyler Gilbert • November 9, 2015

Folks, we are on the verge of perhaps the greatest environmental catastrophe of our lifetimes: Global cooling.

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Winter weather proves to be problematic for SBU club teams

Arielle Martinez • March 25, 2015

The snow and ice that covered the Campus Recreation Field Complex was more than an inconvenience to sports clubs that needed to maintain their practice and game schedules.

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Snow storm still leaves disabled students stranded

Michael Kohut • March 12, 2015

Four times, it was deemed too dangerous for students to attend classes. But for this wheelchair-bound Seawolf, it was too dangerous to attend class upwards of ten times.

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Campus construction plows through a harsh winter

Sarah Elsesser • February 22, 2015

Besides the construction of the new residence hall on Toll Drive, the renovation of Pritchard pool and the completion of the new computer science building are still on track.

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SBU camera captures snowflakes

Peter Chen • February 17, 2015

MASC, a new addition to the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, will help Stony Brook University researchers gather better data on snowstorms.

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