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The outside of the administration building after campus has shut down. RABIA GURSOY/THE STATESMAN

Staying productive while working from home

Melissa Azofeifa
April 1, 2020
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“Need a Break”: Quarantine Edition

Melissa Azofeifa
March 25, 2020
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Jay Leno. LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ/STATESMAN FILE

The Staller Center for the Arts closes their doors through May 15

Melissa Azofeifa
March 23, 2020
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Lauterbur Hall in Kelly Quad. ERIC SCHMID/STATESMAN FILE

Campus residents question the future

Melissa Azofeifa
March 16, 2020
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Outside the School of Journalism Newsroom in the Melville Library. COURTESY OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

School of Journalism updates students as SBU goes remote

Melissa Azofeifa
March 15, 2020
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Posters for broadway shows. ALPHAB/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

Annual Lunar New Year celebration at SBU canceled

Melissa Azofeifa
February 13, 2020
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Official cover for Selena Gomezs album Rare. PUBLIC DOMAIN

“Rare” by Selena Gomez celebrates recovery and self-love

Melissa Azofeifa
January 19, 2020
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Girnun and his attorneys on Jan. 14, 2020 outside of the Alfonse M. DAmato Courthouse. BRIANNE LEDDA/THE STATESMAN

Former SBU professor pleads guilty to funneling cancer research funds

Brianne Ledda and Melissa Azofeifa
January 14, 2020
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A judges gavel on a book. PUBLIC DOMAIN

SBU professor charged with theft granted trial delay

Melissa Azofeifa
December 4, 2019
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Poster for The Interpreters. PUBLIC DOMAIN

A conversation with composer Simon Taufique on “The Interpreters”

Melissa Azofeifa
November 10, 2019
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The game Pokemon PUBLIC DOMAIN

Need a Break ?!

Melissa Azofeifa
September 24, 2019
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Stony Brook professor charged with stealing cancer research funds

Stony Brook professor charged with stealing cancer research funds

Brianne Ledda and Melissa Azofeifa
September 12, 2019
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Poster for the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. PUBLIC DOMAIN

“13 Reasons Why” continues important conversation in its third season

Melissa Azofeifa
August 25, 2019
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The official poster for the French film, Lola and Her Brothers. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Review: “Lola And Her Brothers”

Melissa Azofeifa
August 5, 2019
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Dr. Justin R. Stolarik standing in Lavalle Stadium. He will be Stony Brooks Athletic Bands director this upcoming year. PHOTO COURTESY STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND

SBU marches to the beat of Dr. Justin R. Stolarik

Melissa Azofeifa
July 8, 2019
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Amidst the Chaos Review

Amidst the Chaos Review

Melissa Azofeifa
April 18, 2019
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A chart on specific student fees per semester. The university is proposing to raise fees from $1,377.25 a semester to $1,503.90 in total.

SBU proposes increase in student fees for next year

Brianne Ledda and Melissa Azofeifa
March 24, 2019
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An unofficial Brookfest poster sent to The Statesman by a member of USG. Brookfest 2019 will feature Amine, A$ap Ferg and Lil Skies. PHOTO CREDIT: USG

Brookfest artists are announced

Melissa Azofeifa
March 2, 2019
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The Jasmine Market in the Charles B. Wang Center opened the first day of classes of the spring 2019 semester. The market has international groceries such as Pan-Asian snacks and beverages. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

FSA opens pan-Asian market in the Wang Center

Melissa Azofeifa
February 3, 2019
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Stony Brook University students and faculty marched near the Student Activities Center on Thursday, Sept 7. 7. GARY GHAYRAT/ STATESMAN FILE

The Wall will do nothing but divide

Melissa Azofeifa
February 3, 2019
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The Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan during her lecture in the Student Activities Center on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Her talk was part of the School of Journalism’s “My Life As” lecture series. GARY GHAYRAT/THE STATESMAN

Behind the scenes: “My Life As” lecture

Melissa Azofeifa
December 4, 2018
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Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury on the poster for Bohemian Rhapsody released on Friday, Nov. 2. Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning Malek stole the show in the musical biopic.PUBLIC DOMAIN

“Bohemian Rhapsody”: Story of the killer “Queen”

Melissa Azofeifa and Anna Correa
December 2, 2018
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The Church of St. Rosalie in Hampton Bays, NY. Priests of the Vincentian Congregation were sent to the East End of Long Island twenty years ago. MELISSA AZOFEIFA

Catholic Latino community grows on the East End

Melissa Azofeifa
November 26, 2018
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The official poster for The Crimes of Grindelwald. PUBLIC DOMAIN

“The Crimes of Grindelwald” is incriminatingly good

Melissa Azofeifa
November 25, 2018
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Review: Sabrina enchants viewers in new Netflix show

Review: Sabrina enchants viewers in new Netflix show

Melissa Azofeifa and Karina Gerry
October 28, 2018
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Conceived by SBU’s Sikh Students Association and the Muslim Students Association, the Stony Brook Vigil for Tolerance was a response to the gurdwara shooting in Oak Creek, Wis., and the mosque burning in Joplin, Mo. (Nina Lin/ The Statesman)

Sikh Spotlight: Guru Granth Sahib

Karina Gerry, Anna Correa, and Melissa Azofeifa
October 15, 2018
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The Feast of San Gennaro, New York CityÕs longest-running, biggest and most revered religious outdoor festival in the United States.

San Gennaro Festival brings Italy to the East End

Melissa Azofeifa
October 1, 2018
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Emmys play like a ‘Saturday Night Live’ episode

Melissa Azofeifa
September 20, 2018
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Renowned composer plays Sufi songs at Wang Center

Melissa Azofeifa
September 9, 2018
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Shinnecock Nation celebrates 72nd annual powwow

Melissa Azofeifa
September 2, 2018
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Justin Timberlake at the 83rd annual Academy Awards. DAVID TORCIVIA/FLICKR VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

Album Review: “Man of the Woods”

Melissa Azofeifa
February 12, 2018
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Downey Regional Medical Center RN Connie Meinke administers the flu vaccine to fellow employee Brian Virk on Jan. 17, 2013. Like many hospitals across the U.S., the Downey, Calif., facility is preparing for the flu onslaught.

Students prepare for flu season

Melissa Azofeifa
February 4, 2018
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