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Drag Queen Ivy Stalls running with Wolfie during the Pride Fest performance on April 30. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook community celebrates fourth annual Pride Fest Block Party

Maggie Gawor, Assistant News Editor May 12, 2025

On Wednesday, April 30, Stony Brook University held their fourth annual Pride Fest Block Party, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Student Activities Center...

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A graphic illustrating emergency contraceptives like Plan B, in vending machines. ILLUSTRATED BY MADELYN ROSADO/THE STATESMAN

Letter to the editor: The case for emergency contraceptive vending machines around SBU

Reese McQueen November 12, 2024

Reese McQueen is an associate board member for the New York Birth Control Access Project.The availability of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives,...

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Members of the Center for Prevention and Outreach leading the "Take a Stand/Walk With Me" march on Wednesday, Oct. 30. CHRISTOPHER YANG/THE STATESMAN

CPO hosts annual “Take a Stand/Walk with Me” march

Maggie Gawor November 5, 2024

Stony Brook University students, faculty and community members marched together in the annual “Take a Stand/Walk with Me” march around the Student...

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PPGA expands access to Plan B on campus

Maggie Gawor October 27, 2024

Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) is one of many organizations on Stony Brook University’s campus advocating for sexual and reproductive...

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The doors of the Center for Civic Justice located in the lower level of the Student Union showcasing voting information for the upcoming general election. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

How the Center for Civic Justice was created

Javin Valentin October 27, 2024

Established in fall 2019, the Center for Civic Justice (CCJ) became a formal unit within the Division of Student Affairs and Department of Student...

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The HOPE Committee and Wolfie holding the "Walk of Hope" banner as they walk through the academic mall raising awareness for suicide prevention month on Sept. 30. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Center for Prevention and Outreach host annual Walk of Hope

Gabriella Cavalcante October 8, 2024

On Monday, Sept. 30, students and faculty gathered outside of Stony Brook University’s Student Activity Center (SAC) in the afternoon for the seventh...

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Gemma, a five-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

Pet the Stress Away: Gallery

Angelina Livigni April 4, 2024

On Friday, March 29, the Pet Away Life Stress program teamed up with the Center for Prevention and Outreach and Counseling and Psychological Services to...

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A flier hung in a stairwell at Humanities. fewf CAMRON WANG/THE STATESMAN

Title IX: holding SBU accountable

Viola Flowers April 26, 2023
“Demand to hold SBU accountable. Title IX discrimination has become the norm on campus. Students are often left in the dark and silenced.”
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Stony Brook students protest against sexual violence in "Take Back the Night"

Stony Brook students protest against sexual violence in “Take Back the Night”

Nicole Morett May 8, 2022
More than a dozen students assembled outside the Student Activities Center for the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance’s (FMLA) annual Take Back the Night demonstration — a protest against sexual violence — on April 28.
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The entrance to the Center of Civic Justice. The center held it's first "Community Dialogue" discussion regarding healthcare was brought up on Stony Brook campus. CAMRON WANG/THE STATESMAN

Center for Civic Justice’s addresses access to healthcare in underserved communities

Jennifer Ojilere March 6, 2022
The idea of driving innovative healthcare solutions has been prominent in many policymakers’ minds; however, healthcare reigns both controversial and troublesome in underserved communities. 
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SBU students still concerned about COVID-19 on campus

SBU students still concerned about COVID-19 on campus

Anthony Johnson February 13, 2022
Although cases have declined since the break, according to the Stony Brook COVID-19 dashboard, students continue to voice their fears about their physical and mental health as the semester progresses. 
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The Center for Prevention and Outreach on the third floor of the Student Activities Center. BRIANNE LEDDA/THE STATESMAN

CPO offers free, informal services for mental health support

Viola Flowers October 17, 2021
The Center for Prevention and Outreach launched two programs named "Let’s Talk" and "Resilience, Empowerment, Access, Care and Healing Groups" for SBU students to connect with counselors and peers concerning their mental health and emotional needs.
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