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The lower level of the Student Activity Center where most clubs go to practice. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Beyond the stage: challenges faced by performance-based clubs at SBU

Christina Marie Mariani April 28, 2024

From Stony Brook University’s Philippine United Student Organization’s three dance teams to Wolfie’s Big Band, there is no shortage of performance-based clubs on campus. According to the 2023-24...

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The Japanese performance group DRUM TAO returned to the Staller Center for the Arts for a sold-out show on Feb. 3. wearing black, white and silver clothing for their encore performance. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMBER LEWIS/STALLER CENTER

Japanese group DRUM TAO mesmerizes a full house at the Staller Center

Emily Chao and Christina Marie Mariani February 25, 2024

Fusing taiko drumming and martial arts, the dynamic Japanese performance group DRUM TAO returned to the Staller Center for the Arts for a sold-out show on Feb. 3 as a part of their North American tour,...

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NowHeres Classical Mutation exhibit featured experimental Godzilla of Reminiscence from Nakamuras Green Eyes. The piece focuses on the theme that nature watches human actions. CHRISTINA MARIE MARIANI/THE STATESMAN

New York City gallery NowHere’s “Classical Mutation” exhibit featured experimental Japanese ceramicists this winter

Christina Marie Mariani February 11, 2024
NowHere, located in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, recently featured the artwork of two Japanese ceramicists in its exhibit “Classical Mutation,” which ran from Dec. 14, 2023 to Jan. 14, 2024. Designed to be an exhibition space for Japanese art and artists, NowHere hopes to establish itself as a hub for Japanese culture and creativity in NYC.  
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The organization Welcome to Chinatown welcomed the exhibit “From Hideaways to Palaces: Savoring Chinese American History through Dim Sum Restaurants in early December. The exhibit highlights Chinese American architecture history. CHRISTINA MARIE MARIANI/THE STATESMAN

T.K. Justin Ng’s Chinese American architecture unveils the rich histories of dim sum

Christina Marie Mariani January 1, 2024
As part of his research on Chinese American architecture, T.K. Justin Ng sketched and painted drawings of various dim sum establishments to tell a broader narrative within the context of Chinese history.  
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A Stony Brook student holding a sign in honor of transgender remembrance day. ISHA SHAH/THE STATESMAN

Vigil attended by SBU students and faculty honors Transgender Remembrance Day

Christina Marie Mariani November 28, 2023

On the evening of Nov. 17, nearly 15 Stony Brook University students and faculty gathered at the Academic Mall Fountain for a vigil to observe Transgender Remembrance Day. Transgender Remembrance...

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One of the posters shown during the Oct. 22 protest. There have been multiple protests all over campus.  CHRISTINA MARIE MARIANI/THE STATESMAN

How the Israel-Palestine conflict is playing out at SBU: a deeper look

Sonya Gugliara and Mariam Guirgis November 16, 2023
Major U.S. cities and college campuses are speaking out about the conflict taking place in Gaza and Israel, and Stony Brook University is no different.
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The Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra held its second concert of the semester on Nov. 4 at the Staller Center for the Arts. Under the baton of Anthony Parnther, the orchestra comprises around 70 graduate students from the music department. CHRISTINA MARIE MARIANI/THE STATESMAN

University’s Symphony Orchestra electrifies the Staller stage

Christina Marie Mariani November 13, 2023
The Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra lit up Staller Center’s stage on Saturday, Nov. 4 for their second concert of the season. The orchestra, consisting of approximately 70 graduate students from the music department, was under the baton of conductor Anthony Parnther.
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The official film poster for “New Gods: Yang Jian” projected across the Charles B. Wang Center Theatre screen. The center held the film screening on Oct. 27. CHRISTINA MARIE MARIANI/THE STATESMAN

The Wang Center’s film screening of “New Gods: Yang Jian” presents a notable blend of futuristic elements and Chinese folklore

Christina Marie Mariani November 3, 2023
The Charles B. Wang Center featured the Chinese animated blockbuster “New Gods: Yang Jian” for its second film screening of the semester on Oct. 27. This film is the second in the franchise from Beijing-based Light Chaser Animation and is directed by Ji Zhao, who is most known for “White Snake” and “New Gods: Nezha Reborn.” 
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