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Forward Olsen Aluc runs down the sideline against Iona on Monday, Aug. 28. Aluc is having a breakout start to his 2023 season. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

Olsen Aluc biting the injury bug back in senior season

Alex Streinger September 11, 2023
The irony in Aluc feeling healthy is that he is precisely not that, nor has he ever been since making it to the NCAA. Most of his time in college soccer has been spent on the sidelines due to injuries.
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A graphic displaying the majority of white-identifying people with a minority of Black-identifying people. GRAPHIC BY KAT PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

Black students struggle to find community at universities

Amaya McDonald February 27, 2022
In the United States, universities and colleges are major hubs for cultural assimilation, as Black students have an experience that is unique to that of their white counterparts. 
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Foreman during Stony Brook Mens Basketball home opener against Yale on Nov. 5. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook erases 14-point deficit to top American in final game of road trip

Ethan Tam December 26, 2019
The Stony Brook men’s basketball team came into Saturday, Dec. 21’s matchup against the American Eagles having lost three consecutive close games to difficult opponents.
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Gueye during the Stony Brook Mens Basketball home opener on Nov. 5.EMMA HARRIS/STATESMAN FILE

Upset-minded Stony Brook closely battles No. 9 Virginia in loss

Ethan Tam December 20, 2019
The Stony Brook men’s basketball team knew what it was up against when it stepped onto the court to face the No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers on Wednesday, Dec. 19 in Charlottesville.
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Volleyball swept at Rhode Island tourney

Volleyball swept at Rhode Island tourney

Chris Peraino September 11, 2016
Middle blocker McKyla Brooks, setter Morgan Kath and outside hitter Taylor Wilson are the most senior starters for Stony Brook’s Volleyball team. They are all sophomores.
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Stony Brook University School of Medicines new three-year medical degree will accept a maximum of 15 students for its first year. LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ/THE STATESMAN

Student finds transplant match on Tinder

Erika Stern February 17, 2016
For many, Tinder is a typical millennial dating app. But for two people who found a connection with each other on the app, it became much more than that.
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Stony Brook Basketball stays on the court during winter break

David Vertsberger December 3, 2015
With winter break around the corner, both Stony Brook Basketball teams will approach the end of their nonconference schedules and face some of their toughest match-ups yet.
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American University study finds fewer women running for political positions

Yuan-Yin Lo November 24, 2014
Although the number of women graduating from colleges is greater than the number of men graduating nationwide, there is a shortage of women running for executive student government positions.
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