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Students walking on the quad.  REBECCA LEGGIO

Economic barriers inhibit lower-income students

Xenia Gonikberg November 14, 2021
#OPINION: The fact that there are so many barriers to education and to succeeding in the workforce highlights an overarching problem within education and employment systems in this country.
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Students walking outside of Stony Brook University's Student Activities Center (SAC).SARA RUBERG/ STATESMAN FILE

Love, your public school: Defending success, for all cultures

Michelle Chen September 28, 2021
#OPINIONS: Public schools and universities should be embraced as equally rigorous institutions in ways that celebrate the academic value of skills departing from the capitalistic norm, and their acceptance of human potential from every background.
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A screenshot of the constitutional referendum emailed to students on Nov. 9. COURTESY OF USG

Don’t let the USG vote for you — the vote is yours

Sam Lauria and Anya Marquardt November 15, 2019
The USG elections will directly impact us, as SBU students, so play your part by voting in the election.
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Art of a graduation cap. PUBLIC DOMAIN

We need affirmative action to distribute equal opportunities to students

Sarah Tantawy October 27, 2019
Affirmative action is a policy in which an individual's color, race, sex, religion or national origin are taken into account to provide opportunities for underrepresented groups in society. We see this policy at play in many different facets of people’s lives
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Students. GARY GHAYRAT/STATESMAN FILE

Feminism is something men should embrace, not vilify

Joe McQueen September 27, 2019
After reading “Misandry in feminism is real and needs to be addressed,” I felt that it was necessary for me to provide an alternative guy’s perspective since there often aren’t many men who speak about this issue.
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