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Letter to the Editors of The Statesman, re: “Does diversity really matter?”

As former editors-in-chief and managing editors of The Statesman, we cannot imagine what must have changed so drastically at the paper to allow the atmosphere for this so-called opinion piece to be published.
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Hendrix College residence hall director dies unexpectedly

Hendrix College residence hall director dies unexpectedly

Arielle Martinez April 3, 2016
Sara Weber, the residence hall director of Hendrix College in Roth Quad, died unexpectedly in the residence hall on Saturday.
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Campus Briefing: Senate confirms Elections Board members

Campus Briefing: Senate confirms Elections Board members

Arielle Martinez April 3, 2016
The USG Senate confirmed members of the Elections Board on Thursday after the discovery that board members had not been vetted or confirmed for the past three years.
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Justine Josue, former USG Vice President of Communications resigned. STATESMAN FILE

Campus Briefing: Elections Board’s legitimacy called into question

Arielle Martinez March 25, 2016
Members of the USG Elections Board have not been confirmed by the Senate in three years, calling the board’s legitimacy into question in the middle of election season.
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Sarah Tubbs

Sexual assault lawsuit set back by lawyer shake-up

Arielle Martinez February 28, 2016
The lawsuit filed by SBU alumna Sarah Tubbs against the university has come to a halt because the law firm that represented her alleged assailant has left the suit.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, above, during a news conference at Stony Brook University on Feb. 18,
 2017. KRYSTEN MASSA/STATESMAN FILE

Gov. Cuomo visits SBU, announces water quality initiative

Arielle Martinez February 18, 2016
Gov. Cuomo visited the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology on Thursday to announce a series of initiatives to protect water quality on Long Island.
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A snow plow clears snow in front of the Island Federal Credit Union in Jan. 2016.CHRISTOPHER CAMERON/STATESMAN FILE

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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Saturday evening fire burns in O'Neill College dorm

Saturday evening fire burns in O’Neill College dorm

Arielle Martinez November 21, 2015
The fire started around 7 p.m., and the flames could be seen burning through the window of a second-floor dorm room.
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Dennis Assanis will step down as provost

Dennis Assanis will step down as provost

Arielle Martinez November 18, 2015
Dennis Assanis will step down from his positions at Stony Brook University to become the next president of the University of Delaware, both universities announced Wednesday.
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Stony Brook student dies one week after car accident

Stony Brook student dies one week after car accident

Arielle Martinez and Michaela Kilgallen October 17, 2015
Miguel Lorenzo Roncal, a chemical and molecular engineering major and commuter student, died one week after being involved in a single car accident. He was 20 years old.
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Suspect identified in Campus Rec incident

Arielle Martinez September 9, 2015
UPD has identified a student who witnesses say destroyed property and physically confronted people at the Campus Recreation Center on Saturday, Sept. 5.
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Litigation brought against SBU over dog used for research

Litigation brought against SBU over dog used for research

Arielle Martinez September 5, 2015
An animal rights advocacy organization has filed a lawsuit against SBU to force the university to release records on a dog being used in a research laboratory.
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