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WWE WrestleMania 32. ATTRIBUTION-SHAREALIKE (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Bloodied bombshells: the double standard for women in wrestling

Skylar Sena, Managing Editor
January 21, 2024
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Music, media and the mental state of the University

Anya Marquardt and Skylar Sena
April 23, 2023
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Copy Chief Skylar Sena passionately displays her love for spicy literature. Smut captivates readers with stories like no other. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

Hockey smut and the search for sexual literacy

Skylar Sena
March 26, 2023
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The cover of The 1975's latest album, 'Being Funny in a Foreign Language.' COURTESY OF SPOTIFY

The 1975 revisit their musical roots in new album “Being Funny in a Foreign Language”

Skylar Sena
October 18, 2022
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Nostalgia: tricking our memories and media

Skylar Sena
September 30, 2022
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An illustration featuring a warped image of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Logo. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

Behind the curtain: the struggles of the women outside the wrestling ring

Skylar Sena
July 31, 2022
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Taylor Hawkins at Lollapalooza in Berlin, 2017. RAPHAEL POUR-HASHEMI/CC BY 2.0

“Cold Day In the Sun”: Remembering Taylor Hawkins

Jeremy Portnoy and Skylar Sena
April 3, 2022
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A graphic for a playlist featuring well known songs from movies. Many of the songs become popular due to the movies they are shown in. CAMRON WANG/THE STATESMAN

The role of music in movies

Skylar Sena
March 28, 2022
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Popular Library paperback cover for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." JOSHUA DAVID BERGEY/CC BY-SA 4.0

The ugly representation of sexy women in TV – thanks, but no thanks

Skylar Sena
March 6, 2022
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The official "jeen-yuhs" movie cover from Netflix. PUBLIC DOMAIN

“Jeen-yuhs”: Kanye West and the reality of unmedicated heartbreak

Skylar Sena
February 28, 2022
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The Statesman’s Valentine’s Day playlist

The Statesman’s Valentine’s Day playlist

Skylar Sena
February 14, 2022
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Ceramic Santa figurine. Nikos Koutoulas / FLICKR VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

“Santa Tell Me…” is Christmas music really good?

Skylar Sena
December 6, 2021
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The official album cover of “For The Birds” by Read South Hall.  PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read Southall Band releases new album “For The Birds”

Skylar Sena
November 24, 2021
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Travis Scott's Astroworld at Madison Square Garden. GREGORY ZARB/THE STATESMAN FILES

How Astroworld turned into a “mass casualty event”

Skylar Sena
November 14, 2021
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The official cover of Hocus Pocus 1993 PUBLIC DOMAIN

Top 5 Halloween movies for this holiday season

Skylar Sena
October 30, 2021
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Women meditating by water. RMHEALING / VIA FLICKR CC BY-SA 2.0

Meditation can help your college experience go smoother

Skylar Sena
October 17, 2021
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The entrance to the Staller Center for the Arts theatre. The STATESMAN FILE

Students feel SBU lacks representation in the arts; artists don’t feel supported

Skylar Sena
October 10, 2021
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A headshot of professor Lewis Kachur. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Professor Lewis Kachur presents “The ABC’s of New York Surrealism in the 1930s”

Skylar Sena
September 26, 2021
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The evolution of music festivals – America's favorite pastime

The evolution of music festivals – America’s favorite pastime

Skylar Sena
September 23, 2021
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Fall 2021 Special Issue official graphic. Check out The Statesman Back to Campus playlist. Graphic by JOCELYN CRUZ / THE STATESMAN

Back on Campus Playlist

Skylar Sena
September 5, 2021
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