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Stony Brook unveils new parking prices for 24-25 school year

Sky Crabtree, Assistant News Editor • April 21, 2024

Stony Brook University’s parking prices are once again undergoing changes. On March 20, Mobility & Parking Services (MAPS) sent out an email to all students informing them of an increase in...

Faculty pen open letter calling for accountability after arrests

Sky Crabtree, Assistant News Editor • April 9, 2024

A group of faculty members have authored an open letter to the Stony Brook administration, accusing the University of criminalizing free speech and peaceful protest.

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SJP confronts McInnis during University Senate meeting

Viyang Hao, USG Beat Reporter • April 5, 2024

The University Senate held its monthly meeting on Monday, April 1 where in addition to its regular agenda, students and faculty voiced their concerns about the University’s arrests of Stony Brook...

Nine demonstrators arrested during pro-Palestine protest

Sky Crabtree, Assistant News Editor • March 27, 2024

What started as a relatively standard protest on Stony Brook University’s campus on Tuesday, March 26 ended with nine individuals arrested after a sit-in demonstration at the University’s Administration...

Unionized Stony Brook Hospital workers lose jobs

Sky Crabtree, Assistant News Editor • January 2, 2024

Dozens of unionized parking valets previously employed by Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) have lost their jobs after hospital administration switched out the previous New Rochelle parking vendor, Classic Valet Parking, for a non-union company.

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CulinArt cleared of “fraudulent wrongdoing”

Sky Crabtree, Assistant News Editor • December 3, 2023

CulinArt, the company Stony Brook University contracts to run the University’s food services, has been cleared of previous allegations of financial fraud against Stony Brook’s Faculty Student Association (FSA) after a third-party investigation failed to find any wrongdoing by the corporation.

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President Maurie McInnis gives annual State of the University address

Sky Crabtree • October 17, 2023

On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis gave the annual State of the University address, her second since being appointed president of the University. McInnis opened her speech by praising the progress and achievements made by Stony Brook in the past year.

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Stony Brook University achieves record-high enrollment numbers

Nayden Villorente • October 4, 2023

Stony Brook University is establishing itself as a primary destination for new applicants after achieving record-breaking application rates and enrollment numbers for the 2023-24 school year.

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Stony Brook University receives record-breaking $500 million donation

Jeremy Portnoy and Sky Crabtree • June 1, 2023

Stony Brook University received a gift of $500 million on Thursday. It’s the second-largest donation to any public university in U.S. history and the largest unrestricted gift to a U.S. university’s endowment.

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Title IX: holding SBU accountable

Viola Flowers • April 26, 2023

“Demand to hold SBU accountable. Title IX discrimination has become the norm on campus. Students are often left in the dark and silenced.”

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The state of the University: what McInnis has to say

Katherine Procacci • April 23, 2023

McInnis addressed the proposed 30% State University of New York (SUNY) tuition increase, parking changes, the CulinArt investigation, racist incidents on campus and other issues.

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Assemblyman Ed Flood and State Senator Anthony Palumbo challenge new parking proposal

Sky Crabtree • April 15, 2023

On March 22, 2023, Assemblyman Ed Flood and State Senator Anthony Palumbo wrote a letter to Stony Brook President Maurie McInnis requesting that the University reject the paid parking plan amid concerns that it would negatively affect the University.

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