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Facebook announced its intentions to provide an online dating service through its mobile app. MANJU SHIVACHARAN/STATESMAN FILE

Don’t want to date with Facebook

Andrew Goldstein
May 2, 2018
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A corpsman donates blood during a blood drive held by the Blood Donor Team. Genetic testing companies like 23andMe could be required to give out the genetic data they collect if given a court order. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Our DNA can be used against us

Andrew Goldstein
April 29, 2018
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A group of students studying. SARA SUPRIYATNO/STATESMAN FILE

Even during finals, your mental health is important

Andrew Goldstein
April 26, 2018
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A room in Javits Lecture Hall . EZRA MARGONO/STATESMAN FILE

Professors are people too

Andrew Goldstein
April 22, 2018
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The Starbucks located in Melville Library.LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ/THE STATESMAN

SBU should follow Starbucks and offer racial-bias education

Gabby Pardo and Andrew Goldstein
April 22, 2018
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Dr. Michael Schrimpff leads a nature walk through the Ashley Schiff Preserve on Stony Brook University's campus in honor of Earthstock. STEPHANIE YUVIENCO/STATESMAN FILE

Let’s reframe environmentalism

Andrew Goldstein
April 18, 2018
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Some people find time management and setting personal goals and deadlines difficult. Organizing your time in shorter increments can be helpful. ANDONIAINA NAMBININTSOA/FLICKR VIA CC BY-NC-ND 2

Keeping a count to ensure growth

Andrew Goldstein
April 15, 2018
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Candidates for Undergraduate Student Government President, Meelod Wafajow (left)and Justas Klimavicius (right) take the stage during USG's elections debate in the Student Activities Center Ballroom B on Tues. March 20. The debate gave candidates running for executive positions an opportunity to inform students of their platform. This election, four of the seven executive positions have candidates are running uncontested. LUIS RUIZ/THE STATESMAN

Students must be more active in USG

Andrew Goldstein
March 28, 2018
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An Uber self-driving car, one of which killed a woman in Arizona on Sunday, March 18. Motor-vehicle related deaths per million vehicle miles driven have plummeted, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DLLU/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 4.0

Self-driving vehicles are a window to the future

Andrew Goldstein
March 28, 2018
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Bicycles buried in snow in front of Toscanini College. ERIC SCHMID/STATESMAN FILE

Spring break should fall on a different week

Andrew Goldstein
March 25, 2018
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The increased fee covers expenses in technology, transportation. JESUS PICHARDO/STATESMAN FILE

Don’t sacrifice the university for the budget

Andrew Goldstein
March 4, 2018
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Students gather outside Heavy Engineering. ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

Despite similar acceptance rates, more men than women enroll at Stony Brook

Andrew Goldstein
February 25, 2018
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A woman holding a candle at a vigil for the Chapel Hill shooting victims in 2015. On March 26, 2019, Stony Brook students gathered for another vigil for the Christchurch, New Zealand shooting victims. HEATHER KHALIFA/ STATESMAN FILE

What are we doing to prevent school shootings?

Andrew Goldstein
February 15, 2018
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Student writing in a journal. LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ/STATESMAN FILE

There’s something meditative about keeping a diary

Andrew Goldstein
February 11, 2018
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Wagner College is one of the dorm buildings in Stony Brook University. ALEEZA KAZMI/THE STATESMAN

Living off campus is great for me

Andrew Goldstein
February 3, 2018
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Celebrate Earth Day every day

Andrew Goldstein
January 28, 2018
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Flowers blooming during the early summer in Jordan Pond at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ/THE STATESMAN

Make the best of your break

Andrew Goldstein
January 5, 2018
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Students taking their final exams.PUBLIC DOMAIN

Reschedule finals to reduce stress

Andrew Goldstein
December 10, 2017
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Treat me like a college student whose time matters

Andrew Goldstein
December 10, 2017
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Some people find time management and setting personal goals and deadlines difficult. Organizing your time in shorter increments can be helpful. ANDONIAINA NAMBININTSOA/FLICKR VIA CC BY-NC-ND 2

You are going to have an awesome Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day

Andrew Goldstein
December 3, 2017
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A photo of a Christmas tree. JIAQIAN AIRPLANEFAN/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY 3.0

How to make the holidays wonderful

Andrew Goldstein
November 26, 2017
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The new holiday themed Starbucks cups have received backlash from costumers again this year. ARACELY JIMENEZ/THE STATESMAN

Tis the season to complain about how we greet people

Andrew Goldstein
November 26, 2017
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Writers. JACOB BØTTER/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

Represent yourself by joining the Opinions section

Andrew Goldstein
November 13, 2017
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Speech Language Pathology (SLP) is ERIC SCHMID/STATESMAN FILE

Make no mistake about No-Shave November

Andrew Goldstein and Kunal Kohli
October 29, 2017
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New York voter registration papers distributed by Stony Brook's Vote Everywhere group in partnership with the Andrew Goodman Foundation. ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

Take the time to vote

Andrew Goldstein
October 29, 2017
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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
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Opinion. ORIN ZEBEST/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

If students have deadlines, why don’t professors?

Andrew Goldstein
October 15, 2017
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Forgive your friends and yourself

Forgive your friends and yourself

Andrew Goldstein
October 1, 2017
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Harriman hall was the most recent building on campus to suffer a loos of power.MANJU SHIVACHARAN/THE STATESMAN

We deserve better than biweekly blackouts

Andrew Goldstein
October 1, 2017
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Opinions editor Andre Goldstein consults the AP Stylebook regarding the Oxford comma. ARACELY JIMENEZ/THE STATESMAN

Pausing to appreciate the Oxford comma

Andrew Goldstein
September 24, 2017
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A satellite image of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 5. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PAGE/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

Keep your eye on the cause of these hurricanes

Andrew Goldstein
September 24, 2017
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Dr. Lori Flores was the keynote speaker at last year's Hispanic Heritage month opening ceremony. SKYLER GILBERT/STATESMAN FILE

Don’t just show up for rallies, support small events too

Andrew Goldstein
September 10, 2017
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Will Georges, former Stony Brook University student, smokes a cigarette outside the Union. Will is favorable of the smoking ban that is scheduled to come into effect in the spring semester, as he wants to quit smoking. TAYLOR HA/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook is not a tobacco-free campus

Andrew Goldstein
September 3, 2017
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Editor's Experiment: Going Vegan

Editor’s Experiment: Going Vegan

Aracely Jimenez, Eric Schmid, Emily Benson, and Andrew Goldstein
April 26, 2017
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An alternative spring break

An alternative spring break

Andrew Goldstein
April 19, 2017
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The Stony Brook Foundation, the University's main source of funding, MANJU SHIVACHARAN/STATESMAN FILE

Plea to free me from unexplained fees

Andrew Goldstein
March 26, 2017
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Center for News Literacy Assistant Director Jonathan Anzalone teaches a news literacy class to Stony Brook University students. ANNA CORREA/THE STATESMAN

News literacy matters

Andrew Goldstein
February 26, 2017
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The Tubman and Chavez residence halls opened this past academic year. While new facilities like these are constructed, Stony Brook University's other buildings continue to have maintenance issues with serious consequences. ERIC SCHMID/THE STATESMAN

Let them have study rooms

Andrew Goldstein
February 12, 2017
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President Samuel L. Stanley at the 2016 State of the University address. Wednesday he hosted a town hall meeting about diversity. JERROD WHITE/STATESMAN FILE

More support for diversity

Andrew Goldstein
January 29, 2017
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho has sold more than 150 million copies, won 115 international awards and prizes and has been translated to more than 80 languages. ERIC SCHMID/THE STATESMAN

Book Review: The Alchemist

Andrew Goldstein
January 29, 2017
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"Why We Broke Up" y ___ ___ . BENJAMIN WALLIN/THE STATESMAN

Book review: ‘Why We Broke Up’ by Daniel Handler

Andrew Goldstein
December 4, 2016
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Hand completing a multiple choice exam.

It’s OK to fail

Andrew Goldstein
November 10, 2016
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Making resolutions: Don’t bite off more than you can chew

Andrew Goldstein
October 9, 2016
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Don't complain. Talk.

Don’t complain. Talk.

Andrew Goldstein
September 29, 2016
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Speech Language Pathology (SLP) is ERIC SCHMID/STATESMAN FILE

Yas or no to linguistic cultural appropriation

Andrew Goldstein
September 11, 2016
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Big names shouldn't lead to big fear

Big names shouldn’t lead to big fear

Andrew Goldstein
September 4, 2016
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Stay true to yourself through college

Stay true to yourself through college

Andrew Goldstein
August 25, 2016
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The Science of College: The art of an effective apology

The Science of College: The art of an effective apology

Andrew Goldstein
April 27, 2016
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Keep your encyclopedia, Google works just fine

Keep your encyclopedia, Google works just fine

Andrew Goldstein
April 27, 2016
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The Stony Brook University hospital. Oregon was the first state to codify a right-to-death law in 1997. ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

School of Medicine course teaches compassion to students

Andrew Goldstein
April 19, 2016
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Alcohol is ultilized in herbal medicine to allow for easy absorption and preservation of all-natural remedies. (JESUS PICHARDO / THE STATESMAN)

Common myths about alcohol debunked

Andrew Goldstein
April 18, 2016
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Rage against the latrine

Rage against the latrine

Andrew Goldstein
April 14, 2016
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Review: When Breath Becomes Air

Review: When Breath Becomes Air

Andrew Goldstein
April 10, 2016
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The Science of College: The importance of sleep

The Science of College: The importance of sleep

Andrew Goldstein
April 7, 2016
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The year of 100 books: The world of Roald Dahl

The year of 100 books: The world of Roald Dahl

Andrew Goldstein
March 29, 2016
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"The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil" book review

“The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil” book review

Andrew Goldstein
March 17, 2016
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The year of 100 books: "The Slave" book review

The year of 100 books: “The Slave” book review

Andrew Goldstein
March 10, 2016
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Book analyzes why Americans identify as independents

Book analyzes why Americans identify as independents

Andrew Goldstein
February 24, 2016
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Shomer negia: Why I don't touch women

Shomer negia: Why I don’t touch women

Andrew Goldstein
February 23, 2016
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A tall classic chai tea latte. Stony Brook's newest Starbucks location opened in the basement of the library on Jan. 23.TAYLOR HA/STATESMAN FILE

The Science of College: How coffee affects the body

Andrew Goldstein
February 17, 2016
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The average american reads 12 books a year. According to the Pew Research Center, seven in ten Americans read one book a year. PHOTO CREDIT: GINNY/FLICKR VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

The year of one hundred books and reviews

Andrew Goldstein
February 2, 2016
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Modern Art by Modern Artists Revisited

Modern Art by Modern Artists Revisited

Andrew Goldstein
November 24, 2015
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The Undergraduate Student Government organized a candlelight vigil on Nov. 17, 2015 for those who suffered from attacks in Paris, Beirut and other places around the world. CHRISTOPHER CAMERON/THE STATESMAN

USG holds candlelight vigil for victims of terror attacks

Andrew Goldstein
November 18, 2015
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Sana Rasheed, senior biochemistry major, Alan Zhong, senior biology major and Tuya Yokoyama, junior human evolutionary biology major, in the library late at night working on a bioinformatics project. CHEREESE CROSS/THE STATESMAN

University aims to help students deal with stress during finals

Andrew Goldstein
November 16, 2015
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Fifth annual Flame Challenge question announced

Fifth annual Flame Challenge question announced

Andrew Goldstein
November 9, 2015
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Put It In Writing gives students a forum for critique at Stony Brook

Andrew Goldstein
October 6, 2014
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