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Halloween costumes on a college budget

Michael Ruiz • October 30, 2013

It seems like the costumes you can buy at those pop-up Halloween stores are getting increasingly expensive, and are of such low quality that they end up in tatters halfway through their first Halloween party.

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Three of top 10 ugliest campuses are SUNY campuses, five in NY

Michael Ruiz • October 14, 2013

Students and faculty from 50 colleges around the country have found their schools on an “Ugliest” list, and Stony Brook University, along with four other New York campuses, made the top ten. This is mainly due to "inappropriately mixed styles of architecture."

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A Survivor’s Ambition

Michael Ruiz • September 3, 2013

She remembers colorful tiles and the hospital smell. She remembers the piggy bank with her name on it that someone had given her before an overnight stay. She remembers that her parents never put out many baby pictures because she had no hair.

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Campus tap water versus pond water

Michael Ruiz • April 29, 2013

Water tests performed by Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and The Statesman came back this week with new information about Roth Pond and ordinary tap water. The tests on...

Native Ukrainian a star on tennis team

Michael Ruiz • April 28, 2013

A rising star on Stony Brook’s Women’s Tennis team, Polina Movchan plays to win. In her native Ukraine, she won four national championships before finishing high school. She competed in international...

The Science Guy talks energy at Earthstock

Michael Ruiz • April 22, 2013

As this year’s Earthstock wound down Friday, Bill Nye the Science Guy told a sold-out crowd in the Student Activities Center Auditorium that students do not need to “do less” to change the world. Instead,...

Shirley Strum Kenny Festival offers more than just art

Michael Ruiz • April 14, 2013

This year’s Shirley Strum Kenny Student Arts Festival kicked off Wednesday just before Campus Life Time, but the students offered more than just art, and a local art gallery showcased art from some of Stony Brook University’s professors.

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Seawolves Swap offers new way for students to recycle clothing

Michael Ruiz • April 8, 2013

Seawolves Swap is a service that allows participants to trade clothes that they do not wear anymore for vouchers and trade those vouchers for used clothing.

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SB nurse educates African midwives

Michael Ruiz • March 11, 2013

Lisa Clark, a nurse practitioner at Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital, had planned to be in Khartoum, Sudan this past October to train nurses and midwives on how to provide life-saving...

Republican State Senators appeal to Stony Brook students

Michael Ruiz • February 26, 2013

Laura Doukas reassured the group that her guests were coming. One had already cancelled. The others showed up late. She booked the room for an hour and a half, starting at 6 p.m. At 6:20, she said,...

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