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From the archives: Becoming “The Statesman”

Peter Lupfer February 16, 2021
The Statesman has served Stony Brook since the university’s first academic year as the State University College on Long Island at Oyster Bay. Just as the University’s name has changed decades since, The Statesman has been rebranded several times.
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Matthews in a game against Albany on . KARINA GERRY/STATESMAN FILE

Women’s Basketball defeats Sacred Heart for seventh straight victory

Kenneth Fermin December 6, 2018
The Seawolves put their recent shooting struggles behind them and defeated the Pioneers 73-58, extending their winning streak to seven straight games.
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Football fandom keeps the sport’s problems in the background

Nick Zararis September 16, 2018
Football is still the most watched sport in the United States according to Statista. The NFL very may well be the modern equivalent to Rome’s Bread and Circuses, but all I want to know is, can Rodgers limp through two months on a sprained knee and lead the Packers to the playoffs?
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The pumpkin patch at BB & GG Farms, located in St. James. ALEX KOUTAVAS/THE STATESMAN

Ask the Editors: what are our favorite autumn activities?

Andrew Goldstein October 23, 2017
Here at The Statesman, editors celebrate fall with friends, family or alone. Here are our favorite things to do in the fall.
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New York Times journalist Charles Duhigg speaks at the Ohio State University Center for Operational Excellence in 2013. FISHERCOE/FLICKR VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

Sending your life into an identity loop

Saffi Hadi March 26, 2017
How do we explain when students (*cough* me *cough*) sleep an extra half hour knowing they’ll be late for class?
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Sodexos corporate headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The new food vendor has been the subject of much student criticism. MANJU SHIVACHARAN/STATESMAN FILE

The alternative facts to Sodexo

Michael Kohut and Emily Benson January 29, 2017
"The truth is Sodexo is the best dining service around, and I have the alternative facts to prove it."
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Easing Stony Brooks grade petitioning process

Easing Stony Brook’s grade petitioning process

Zach Rowe November 27, 2016
Our petition process specifically excludes changing an individual grade, referring instead to the Academic Judiciary’s grievance process
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Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Fountain Hills on March 19, 2016 GAGE SKIDMORE/ FLICKR VIA CC BY SA 2.0

The party who cried wolf

Nick Zararis November 15, 2016
Donald Trump is the President Elect of the United States. That’s a sentence I’d never thought I’d be typing in my lifetime.
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Republican Presidential nominee Donald trump speaking at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona. GAGE SKIDMORE VIA FLICR CC BY-SA 2.0

Trump isn’t the problem, toxic masculinity is

Genie Ruzicka October 10, 2016
This isn't a problem with Trump. This is a problem with the society that let Trump turn into Trump unchecked.
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Dont complain. Talk.

Don’t complain. Talk.

Andrew Goldstein September 29, 2016
Compliment someone on their clothing. Ask someone for book recommendations. Offer free hugs. Invite someone to one of your club’s events.
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Stony Brook faculty and students oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline

Stony Brook faculty and students oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline

Letter to the Editor September 25, 2016
We state our support with them and call for the respect of the sovereign rights of the Oceti Sakowin and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
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Republican Presidential nominee Donald trump speaking at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona. GAGE SKIDMORE VIA FLICR CC BY-SA 2.0

RIP the party of Lincoln

Nick Zararis September 22, 2016
It’s really simple: Republicans have signed their own death warrant by not adapting to changing demographics or slowing down the trends themselves.
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