The Statesman

Stony Brook students scramble to finalize voting decisions

Saad Haroon • October 23, 2022

With 2022 midterm elections swiftly approaching, Stony Brook University is ramping up its efforts to promote voter participation among students. Seawolves are no exception to the trend of high voter participation nationwide, as the university continues to emphasize voting for elections both on and off campus.

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UUP calls on SBU for better communication

Brianne Ledda • March 11, 2020

The Stony Brook University chapter of United University Professions (UUP) is canceling all March UUP events and calling on the university for better communication, according to an email sent to members on March 11.

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History Professor Robert Chase takes on forced prison labor in new book

Matthew Yan • February 7, 2020

Power, race, rape and the carceral system are the pillars of Stony Brook Associate Professor Robert Chase’s new book, “We Are Not Slaves: State Violence, Coerced Labor, and Prisoners' Rights in Postwar America.”

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Travel restrictions delay semester for about 40 students

Brianne Ledda • January 29, 2020

Stony Brook University is working with students on a “case-by-case basis” and faculty has been alerted to not penalize late arrivals.

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News consumers need to freshen up their news literacy skills

James Bowen • January 26, 2020

The internet is an abyss of information which can serve as a helping hand for its younger users, but a Rubix cube for older ones.

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A final letter from Santiago

Eric Zolov • December 4, 2019

"Tu normalidad es privilegio," is graffitied over an entire wall along the Nueva Providencia Avenue in downtown Santiago. After six weeks of nearly continuous street protests and a growing tally of the dead and wounded, the debate over "a return to normalcy" has taken center stage here in Chile.

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Khalil Ghibran’s “The Prophet” Immortalized on Screen

Niki Nassiri • November 11, 2019

The movie “The Prophet,” screened at the Charles B. Wang Center Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 7, celebrates love, freedom and death through a series of visually stunning animated essays.

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A letter from Santiago

Eric Zolov • October 21, 2019

We're living in a different country from that of last Thursday. No one saw this coming. The media, colleagues and friends — everyone is trying to come to terms with what happened, what it means and where the country goes from here.

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“Korea: A Land of Hats” exhibition comes to Charles B. Wang Center

Anna Correa • September 19, 2019

The Charles B. Wang Center hosted a hat exhibit displaying various types of historical headwear from South Korea.

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Stony Brook professor charged with stealing cancer research funds

Brianne Ledda and Melissa Azofeifa • September 12, 2019

A Stony Brook University Professor was arrested on charges of stealing from cancer research funds. He could be facing up to 20 years in federal prison.

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Students elect 2019/2020 USG representatives

The Statesman • April 7, 2019

Shaheer Khan — who won 55 percent of the vote with 959 votes in total — will become USG’s next president.

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Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara discusses Mueller report, legal ethics at Wang Center

Mike Adams • March 25, 2019

Stony Brook University’s Mattoo Center for India Studies hosted a discussion on legal ethics between former U.S. Attorney, Preet Bharara and SBU Senior Managing Counsel, Susan Blum, in the Charles B. Wang Center on Friday night.

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