The Statesman

U.S. foreign aid during COVID-19 should extend beyond strategic interests

Matt Venezia • March 30, 2021

#OPINION It is rare that the U.S., in foreign policy, does something without its own strategic interests in mind. The relationship with these three tiny island nations is no different.

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Budget task force discusses increasing revenue through research opportunities in town hall

Sara Ruberg • January 25, 2021

The Research and Innovation Task Force identified several areas of needed growth for Stony Brook University’s research programs during a public forum on the Strategic Budget Initiative on Jan. 21.

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Downplaying the severity of the coronavirus is counterproductive

Anya Marquardt • February 22, 2020

An updated map of the coronavirus from the Center for Disease Control. As of Feb. 22, at least 2,362 people have died due to the coronavirus, and over 77,988 people have been infected worldwide with the...

“Trudeau isn’t a racist,” but he is, sorry

Anya Marquardt • October 21, 2019

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was known as a supporter of immigrants, a human rights activist and a poised figure against racism until photos of him wearing blackface and brownface surfaced on the Internet.

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Review: “Lola And Her Brothers”

Melissa Azofeifa • August 5, 2019

The French film, “Lola and Her Brothers,” directed by Jean-Paul Rouve, closed the 10-day Stony Brook Film Festival on Saturday night, July 28.

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Everybody should have the option to die with dignity

Danielle Arebalo • March 8, 2019

Since the first American right-to-die law was codified in Oregon in 1997, 1,459 patients have died ingesting the medications prescribed under the Act.

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Sept. 11 had a bigger impact than you think

Mike Adams • September 11, 2018

We need to recognize the common denominator of pain that day, wrought from the innocent in nearly every corner of the Earth, if we are ever to truly heal.

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SoMAS names new dean

Wilko Martinez-Cache • February 28, 2018

Paul B. Shepson was announced as the new dean of the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS).

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Young talent primes Men’s Lacrosse for a promising season

Chris Parkinson • February 21, 2018

The much younger-staffed team, along with key veterans, look to live up to the expectations that have been placed on them and stay at the top of the America East.

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