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Anika Griffing's first installment.AREEJ ZAIDI/THE STATESMAN

Campus Beautification Committee installs part one of two ART Tank pieces

Christopher Yang February 19, 2025

Over winter break, two new art pieces were installed in the Frank Melville Memorial Jr. Library and the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)...

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Carl Lejuez outlines transformative vision for SBU to USG Senate

Carl Lejuez outlines transformative vision for SBU to USG Senate

Lillian Miller December 5, 2024

Executive Vice President and Provost Carl Lejuez joined the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate on Thursday, Nov. 14, outlining an ambitious...

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The judges and ART Tank winners of the first ever Art Tank event on. CHRISTOPHER YANG/THE STATESMAN

Campus Beautification Committee hosts first ever ART Tank

Christopher Yang and Viyang Hao November 3, 2024

The Campus Beautification Committee (CBC) hosted its first ever Art Rising Through (ART) Tank on Thursday, Oct. 24 in the Stony Brook Union. This...

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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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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 graphic illustrating the results from The Statesman's "Sex and Relationships" survey. ILLUSTRATED BY ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

2024 Sex & Relationships survey results

As is the coveted tradition of your fine campus newspaper, The Statesman asked the Stony Brook University community to peel back the layers of their...

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USG's Mental Health Gala in the Union Ballroom on Mar 29. SKY CRABTREE/THE STATESMAN

USG hosts second annual mental health gala

Sky Crabtree April 7, 2023
Stony Brook University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) held its second annual Mental Health Gala on Wednesday, March 29.
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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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Mental Health Check Up photo.  CRPITT /  FLICKR VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

The mental health impacts of the pandemic must be acknowledged by SBU faculty

Justin Chassin October 24, 2021
#OPINION: As we embark on the second half of our first in-person semester in a long time, I still feel like we’re in recovery from the pandemic. The past few semesters have been a challenge.
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The silent struggle of living with undiagnosed mental illnesses

Sam Lauria October 17, 2021
My attitude, thought process and moods were always unstable compared to everyone else. People often told me I was too sensitive or over-reactive. At first, I thought everyone thought this way; I eventually realized that this was not the case. I was living with mental illnesses without realizing it. 
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The Student Health Center across from H-Community.  COVID-19 vaccinations will no longer be required to attend classes starting this summer. BRIANNE LEDDA/STATESMAN FILE

Mental Health Special Issue Podcast

Juliana Slocum October 12, 2020
As part of our mental health special issue, we interviewed Julian Pessier, director of CAPS, and vice president of The Humanology Project, SBU chapter, Aamna Aatif to gain insight into the handling of mental health resources during the pandemic.
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Zoom is a video chat service many Stony Brook University students are using to learn remotely. Inappropriate content has interrupted class meetings during the first week learning remotely.SCREENSHOT OF ZOOM HOMEPAGE

Addressing students’ mental health during remote learning

Xenia Gonikberg October 4, 2020
#OPINION Many students suffer from an increasing number of mental health issues because they don't have access to the same resources as before. It is important that these issues are addressed and students are aware of the mental health resources available.
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