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Conflicting responses: Stony Brook’s COVID-19 policy should be re-evaluated

Benjamin Joffe • September 8, 2021

#OPINION: With a student population 99% vaccinated, Stony Brook University must reflect the latest scientific data by pushing vaccination, allowing for a transition away from masks.

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Diet culture’s complicated relationship to body positivity

Maya Brown • March 24, 2021

Danaher has struggled with anorexia nervosa — an eating disorder characterized by distorted body image and a compulsive fear of being overweight — since the age of 13. She is now 22.

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Stony Brook University launches laptop loan program for on-campus students

James Bowen • September 27, 2020

Stony Brook University Libraries and Division of Information and Technology have partnered to initiate the Laptop Loan Program which allows up to 200 students in need of computers to rent laptops from the Melville Library.

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COVID-19 causes graduate student exam adjustments and delays

Deidre Redhead • May 19, 2020

As testing centers close across the nation, entrance exams have made major adjustments to how their tests will be administered.

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Staying productive while working from home

Melissa Azofeifa • April 1, 2020

There is a whirlwind of change happening as the world tries to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19); we cannot underestimate the importance of maintaining good mental health to be able to stay productive as people transition to working from home and remote learning.

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COVID-19’s impact on Stony Brook University Hospital

Matina Douzenis • March 24, 2020

Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) — Long Island’s first academic medical center — is taking proactive measures against coronavirus (COVID-19).

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The Staller Center for the Arts closes their doors through May 15

Melissa Azofeifa • March 22, 2020

COVID-19 is disrupting life as we know it and Inkles wanted people to know that The Staller Center for the Arts is committed to doing their part for the common goal, which is keeping everyone safe and healthy.

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SBU warns students against international travel

Alek Lewis • March 16, 2020

Stony Brook University warned students not to travel internationally in a campus-wide email sent on March 12, after President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe the night before. The travel...

United States declares national emergency

Maya Brown • March 16, 2020

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in the United States as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country.

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Editorial: Stony Brook University needs to communicate with the campus community

The Statesman • March 10, 2020

The one thing we do know for sure is that the piling weight of uncertainty is unfair to SBU’s faculty and students. Simply addressing the rumors and telling us what they are just as unsure of what to do would suffice.

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Stony Brook University cutting travel to Italy, Iran and South Korea

Brianne Ledda • February 29, 2020

Stony Brook University is implementing a “mandatory pre-approval requirement” for university-sponsored trips to Italy, Iran and South Korea, according to a campus-wide email sent Feb. 29.

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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...

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