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Stony Brook men’s basketball challenges Charleston for CAA title

Mike Anderson • March 11, 2024

With each passing day, the stakes continue to rise for the seventh-seeded Stony Brook men’s basketball team, who will take on the defending Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) champions in the title...

Stony Brook men’s basketball takes on Hofstra in CAA semifinals

Mike Anderson • March 10, 2024

With revenge on the mind, the seventh-seeded Stony Brook men’s basketball team has earned itself a third and final crack at its crosstown rivals. Never, across any sport, has a Battle of Long...

Stony Brook men’s basketball opens up conference play at Northeastern

Mike Anderson • January 3, 2024

To open up the new year, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team’s redemption tour will tip off on national television. Last year, both the Seawolves (7-6) and the Northeastern Huskies (5-8) were...

After four years of division, we’re not that divided

Matt Venezia • November 29, 2020

#OPINION After the past four years of division and then the 2020 presidential election, we have seen countless renditions of how the nation is divided between Republicans and Democrats.

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Hulu goes back in time with “11.22.63″

Ryan Williams • February 2, 2016

Based off Stephen King’s novel 11/22/63, Hulu’s latest series blends time travel and conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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College football rules in Mizzou protests

Cameron Boon • November 16, 2015

38 hours. That is roughly how long it took for University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe to resign after the football team planned a boycott of all team-related activities.

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Republican debate was poorly managed, political science professor says

Christopher Cameron • October 29, 2015

The CNBC Republican presidential debate on Oct. 28 was contentious, poorly managed and ineffectively moderated, said Stony Brook political science professor Leonie Huddy.

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Whether or not it wants it, the UK is getting more football

Nick Zararis • October 13, 2015

The next step for evil mastermind Roger Goodell after exhibitions would be a full time franchise in London to make one poor division the unluckiest in professional sports.

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Ann Curry talks about journalism for the next generation

Kelly Saberi • March 16, 2015

SBU hosted Ann Curry, the Emmy-winning international news correspondent and former anchor for NBC, for a Marie Colvin Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, March 10.

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Ebola: only a problem because it has reached us

Jacqualine Ng • October 14, 2014

Ebola is a highly contagious viral disease that has been in Africa since 1976. Yes, that is right, Ebola has been a problem in the world for almost forty years now.

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Journalism dean moves on to Al Jazeera

Jessica Suarez • August 29, 2013

Marcy McGinnis, former Associate Dean of the School of Journalism at Stony Brook University, was appointed senior vice-president of news gathering at Al Jazeera America, which is a cable news channel that...

The thankless task

The Editorial Board • February 18, 2013

This past weekend, Stony Brook University was shaken by the passing of one of its students. The Statesman reached out to the campus community looking for comments and information on the incident. Although no journalist enjoys covering these kinds of stories, the truth is that not doing so would have been a greater disservice to Jocelyn Pascucci and would have ignored The Statesman's civic duty.

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