The Statesman

$Kintsugi is the practice of repairing porcelain fractures with varnish or powder resin with gold. Kintsugi shows off the breaks as an important history of the object. CATALINA BENAVIDES/THE STATESMAN$

You. Yes, you.

Catalina Benavides • March 21, 2021

#OPINION: Catalina Benavides is a first-semester graduate student in the Master of Arts in Teaching English program. Benavides wrote a love letter to herself in the form of a poem.

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Stony Brook announces new accessible Minor in Filmmaking

Alek Lewis • September 29, 2019

A 21-credit filmmaking minor will be available to Stony Brook students. The program will use iPhones to teach basic film skills.

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SBU offers major in creative writing

Gary Ghayrat • March 3, 2019

Open mic nights, writing sprints, workshops and other literary events were among the many things the first few creative writing major students eagerly pitched to the faculty.

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The gender gap in class participation

Samiha Ahmed • October 21, 2018

Stony Brook University’s undergraduate population is 53 percent male and 47 percent female. The split is not 50/50, but it is close enough to be even. Still, in terms of classroom participation, there seems to be an overwhelming presence of male voices.

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Author’s Circle: Balancing Work and Writing

Justin Lerner • March 27, 2017

You know them as the people who stand in front of the classroom, but did you know most of your professors are published writers?

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