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The Stony Brook Club Swim Team and Triathlon participants at the fourth annual Spooky Triathlon on Sunday, Nov. 3. HENNA JEONG/THE STATESMAN

SBU Club Swim Team, Running Club, Freewheel Bicycle Collective host annual Spooky Triathlon

Henna Jeong November 10, 2024

On Sunday, Nov. 3, Stony Brook University’s Club Swim Team, Running Club and Freewheel Bicycle Collective hosted the fourth annual Spooky Triathlon,...

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A graphic illustrating a review on "Agatha all Along." ILLUSTRATED BY SAAMIA HASSAN/THE STATESMAN

“Agatha All Along” is another Marvel project that exists solely for Disney+

Sarah Chaudhry, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor November 8, 2024

Warning: This review contains spoilers.  On Sept. 18, Marvel Studios’ “Agatha All Along” premiered on Disney+ as a half sequel to “Wandavision”...

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Wolfie Seawolf, Stony Brook University's Mascot, standing next to an alumnus of the Stony Brook Dance Team. PHOTO COURTESY OF @wolfieseawolf/Instagram

r/Seen Something Scary? The Horrors of Stony Brook University — Satire Edition

Amit Ben-Bassat October 30, 2024

Picture this, it's your first night at Stony Brook University. You feel a swirl of emotions: excitement for your new adventure, fear of the responsibilities...

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A spooky graphic illustrating some of the top scary halloween movies. ILLUSTRATED BY JERRY WEINTRAUB/THE STATESMAN

Spooky Brook season top ten horror movies

Marley Roache October 27, 2024

Warning: This review contains minor spoilers! Halloween is a time of fun and fright, and a common pastime in preparation for the holiday is watching...

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A Halloween graphic showing the films "Coraline" (top left), "The Addams Family" (middle) and "Hocus Pocus" (bottom left). ILLUSTRATED BY ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

10 not-so-scary Halloween movies to check out this October

Patrick Larkin October 9, 2023

It’s finally October, ushering in what we call “spooky season” — a time for pumpkin picking, Halloween, ghosts, spiders and, of course, horror...

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A giant clown-inflatable during USG’s SpookyBrook festival. Students were able to enjoy multiple days of events during the 2022 Halloween season.TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

USG kicks off Halloween with SpookyBrook festivities

Christopher Schulz November 4, 2022
On Saturday, Oct. 29, the Undergraduate Student Government hosted SpookyBrook at the Student Activities Center (SAC). The event lasted from  7 p.m. to 11 p.m. 
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"Hocus Pocus 2" released on Disney+ brings back the beloved Sanderson sisters from the original 1993 cult classic. Almost 30 years after its release, the sequel brings fans back to bask in nostalgia.  Public Domain

“Hocus Pocus 2” preys on your love for childhood nostalgia

Ryan Baile October 30, 2022
Though "Hocus Pocus 2" is in no way going to be considered a classic, it's still definitely a fun movie to check out with Halloween right around the corner. 
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In the Loop: October 25th, 2021

In the Loop: October 25th, 2021

Tim Giorlando October 31, 2021
Host Francesca Mevs covers the tragic Alec Baldwin shooting,the new additions to the Stony Brook Hall of Fame and exciting events for USG spirit week and Halloween.
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The official cover of Halloween Face Your Fate 2018.  PUBLIC DOMAIN

The return of Halloween: Death, taxes and the “final girl”

Karen Cochran October 31, 2021
Gone are the days of purity politics and sexual shaming. Now, men can thrust women into the arms of murderous sexual libertines with ease, stamping their obsession with women’s bodies onto a new era of sex positivity.
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The official cover of Hocus Pocus 1993 PUBLIC DOMAIN

Top 5 Halloween movies for this holiday season

Skylar Sena October 30, 2021
Double double, toil and trouble, spooky season is upon us at Stony Brook University. Though looking at one’s tuition balance is terrifying enough, many prefer to celebrate the season of the witch in more festive ways.
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Melissa Mazza submission for the 
ART BY MELISSA MAZZA

Stony Brook University artists address injustice in RECKONING: Student Digital Mural

Amaya McDonald November 1, 2020
Recently submitted to be displayed as part of Stony Brook’s RECKONING: Student Digital Mural, Mazza created “Untitled 14” in 2014 following the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr., who was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.
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The Onion Bagel: Death expecting ‘record numbers’ this Halloween

Steven Keehner October 31, 2020
#OnionBagel #OPINION The COVID-19 outbreak has killed over 200,000 Americans. But as many plan their Halloween parties, one Florida man expects those numbers to go up. Also, the Grim Reaper sits down with The Statesman to talk about his Halloween plans.
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