The Statesman

Dorm inspections no longer handled by RAs

Beth Gatto • October 4, 2023

Beginning this semester, dorm inspections will now be conducted by the Campus Residences Department of Safety and Support. In the past, Residential Assistants (RAs) were responsible for this procedure each semester.

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Students and parents raise on-campus housing concerns after complaints go unheard

Sonya Gugliara • October 10, 2021

According to The Statesman’s State of the University 2021 annual survey, 85.4% of students said they do not approve of housing conditions on campus; only 2.4% said they approve.

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SBU will decide fate of fall semester by the end of June

Matina Douzenis, Gabby Pardo, and Brianne Ledda • April 28, 2020

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to rage through New York and the world, Stony Brook University will let its students know its plans for the upcoming fall semester by June 30.

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Cuomo calls for increased federal support to treat and contain coronavirus cases on New York schools start to close

Alek Lewis • March 15, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to deploy the Army Corps of Engineers to retrofit non-hospital facilities, such as SUNY dorms, to make more room for COVID-19 patients in a press conference on Sunday.

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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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Public-private partnership will add 500 units of on-campus housing

Rebecca Liebson • December 3, 2018

Stony Brook University has partnered with Gilbane Building Company to develop a 500 unit on-campus housing complex located between the LIRR station and Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

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Living off campus is great for me

Andrew Goldstein • February 3, 2018

This semester, I moved off campus. I did it to save money and because I only have classes 2 days a week. I mean no disrespect to the living spaces and people who utilize them on campus. Moving off campus, though, is a great decision.

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University responds to illegal housing

Kelly Zegers • October 10, 2013

Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley addressed the issue of illegal off-campus housing in a letter published by the "Village Times Herald." Stanley countered several misconceptions, including the perception that the university’s student body has tripled over the years and there are not enough dormitories to accommodate the increase.

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Room condition reports reveal damage discrepencies

Khloe Meitz • September 5, 2013

To avoid being charged for damaging their rooms, on-campus resident students must be thorough and careful in recording any problems in their rooms when they first move in.

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The Moving in Process

September 6, 2002

Around this time of year, most senior premeds are about to pull their hair out. Managing a difficult course load is stressful by itself, but for the...