The Statesman

SBU welcomes fall with Mid-Autumn Festival traditions

Sydney Riddle • September 18, 2022

The Mid-Autumn Festival, which took place on Sept. 10, was one of the first cultural events celebrated on campus. During this event mooncakes and harvest-based food were served at Jasmine, located at the Wang Center.

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“Weekly Ice Melts” art installation offers interactive look at climate change

Melanie Navarro • September 18, 2022

Open from July 21 to Oct. 29, the group exhibition “Connecting the Drops: The Power of Water” is on display at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery. The most recent event at the gallery was “Weekly Ice Melts” on Sept. 16.

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The Rewriting connects students with social activism

Rayia Habibulla • September 18, 2022

Audrey Fernandez, a rising senior at Stony Brook University, developed a social media platform called The Rewriting to bring attention to the struggles and joys of the Black community and to boost Black creators and innovators.

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Staller Center struggles to appeal to student body

Grace Armann • September 16, 2022

In the Staller Center’s quest to appeal to both of its audiences, it often piques the interest of neither.

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Stony Brook Athletics trying to boost fanbase with new app

Matt Howlin • September 15, 2022

Trying to bring fans back into the stands, Stony Brook Athletics has developed and launched a new app to help better connect themselves with almost 27,000 students. The app was launched during the second week of the semester on Monday, Aug. 29.

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Newly renovated SINC site open for fall semester

Clare Gehlich • September 15, 2022

On Aug. 22, the newly renovated Main Library SINC Site on the first floor of the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library opened for the fall 2022 semester. The SINC site now includes a public computer lab with both Windows and Mac desktop computers.

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Increased SUNY funding allows for a diversified campus

Sonya Gugliara • September 15, 2022

Stony Brook University will use newly expanded SUNY funding to diversify the student body and school faculty. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the approval of a $113 million increase in state funding for SUNY schools on July 28.

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SBU makes changes to commuter parking plans

Daniel Pariseau • September 12, 2022

This semester, commuter students who wish to park their vehicles in Lots 2, 3, 5 and 6a are required to purchase a Commuter Premium Permit for $112.50. Having two separate commuter parking plans has proven to be controversial.

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Campus parking: Zero to $112 in one semester

Abbigail Stanley • September 11, 2022

Not only did Stony Brook take away Chavez-Tubman parking, they also took away Mendelsohn, H Quad and free commuter parking, replacing it with commuter premium parking which requires a parking pass that students have to pay $112.50 per semester to use.

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What Stony Brook can learn from COVID-19

Anya Marquardt • September 11, 2022

It doesn’t matter if you’re a first-year, transfer or returning student; we’re living in a society that some are already referring to as post-COVID. However, we also need to think about what COVID has taught us and how to carry those lessons with us.

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