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The Stony Brook womens basketball teams top players huddle during a timeout against Drexel on Sunday, March 17. The Seawolves will take on Illinois on Sunday in the Womens Basketball Inviation Tournament. ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s basketball prepares for second-round showdown with Illinois

Cameron Takmil March 23, 2024

After an opening-round win in the 2024 Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT), the eighth-seeded Stony Brook women’s basketball team will look to punch its ticket to the quarterfinals. The...

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No. 4 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse suffers first loss at No. 3 Northwestern

Alex Streinger March 11, 2023
In a showdown between two of the four highest-ranked teams in the nation, the No. 4 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team was handed its first loss of the year on Friday.
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Stony Brook womens volleyball wins one of three at Seminole Invitational

Stony Brook women’s volleyball wins one of three at Seminole Invitational

Ethan Tam September 15, 2019
Fresh off their first victory of the season against Georgetown, Stony Brook Volleyball traveled down to Tallahassee, Florida to participate in the Home2 Suites Tallahassee Seminole Invitational.
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Senior forward Akeem Morris in a game against Seton Hall on Sept. 1. Morris scored a goal against Georgetown yesterday. GARY GHAYRAT/THE STATESMAN

Men’s Soccer loses in close battle with No. 16 Georgetown

Gregory Zarb September 22, 2017
The Stony Brook men’s soccer team and No. 16 ranked Georgetown went to overtime on Wednesday, but after Stony Brook had a 2-0 lead with over 25 minutes left to play, Georgetown scored three unanswered goals, taking down the Seawolves 3-2 at Shaw Field.
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Senior midfielder Dorrien Van Dyke carries the ball down the field Albany Great Danes. ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

Dorrien Van Dyke takes new position as Monmouth asst. lacrosse coach

Joseph Konig September 11, 2017
Monmouth University Women’s Lacrosse announced recent Stony Brook Women’s Lacrosse alumna Dorrien Van Dyke would be their new assistant coach last week.
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Women’s March generates support from organizations on campus

Dorothy Mai February 5, 2017
Over half a million people united to march alongside one another on Jan. 21 to support women’s rights and protest President Donald Trump in the first weeks of his presidency.
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26 SUNY campuses come to SBU for HeForShe conference

26 SUNY campuses come to SBU for HeForShe conference

Jessica Chin March 6, 2016
Stony Brook University united 26 State University of New York campuses at the Charles B. Wang Center for a two-day exploration on how to tackle gender inequality.
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Stony Brooks partnership with HeForShe brings optimism, controversy

Stony Brook’s partnership with HeForShe brings optimism, controversy

Jill Ryan and Brittany Tesoriero September 18, 2015
One year after the launch of HeForShe, a campaign started by U.N. Women, Stony Brook has solidified its partnership with the campaign.
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The Center for Prevention and Outreach provides contraceptive materials to students on campus. (TAYLOR BOURAAD/ THE STATESMAN)

Catholic colleges v. public: distributing contraceptives

Rolyne Joseph April 22, 2013

While public colleges provide condoms without charge and allow condom distribution, Catholic colleges and universities, including Boston College, have banned students from distributing free condoms...

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The other side of birth control: Sex isn’t always the selling point

Lamia Haider March 12, 2012
"After months of paying over $100 out of pocket, she just couldn’t afford her medication anymore and had to stop taking it. I got a message from her that in the middle of her final exam period she'd been in the emergency room all night in excruciating pain.
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