The Statesman

New bioethics club comes to campus

Daniel Pariseau • March 8, 2020

The SBU Bioethics Society, a new club this semester at Stony Brook University, held its first-ever general body meeting on March 2 in the Frank Melville...

Jade Diaz, SBU graduate and loving friend, dies at 22

Maya Brown • August 19, 2019

Jade Idalis Diaz, loving friend and recent Stony Brook University graduate, passed away at the age of 22 on June 18.

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SBU anthropologist publishes his findings on the world’s smallest ape species

Charles Scott • November 30, 2018

A paper published in the December 2018 edition of the Journal of Human Evolution explores the potential reason behind why the world’s smallest known ape species went extinct.

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Virginia Valian brings crusade for women’s success to campus

Rebecca Armstrong • September 22, 2016

Why are the professional achievements of women occurring so terribly far behind those of men?

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Sexual assault lawsuit set back by lawyer shake-up

Arielle Martinez • February 28, 2016

The lawsuit filed by SBU alumna Sarah Tubbs against the university has come to a halt because the law firm that represented her alleged assailant has left the suit.

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Seawolves unite to “Take Back the Night”

Kelly Saberi • April 30, 2015

The Center for Womyn’s Concerns organizes the annual “Take Back The Night” event to raise awareness of sexual assault and abuse on campus.

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Virtual distance: Life through the screen

Christopher Leelum • April 9, 2015

Early last month, 15-year-old Ariana Taylor was beaten by four other girls at a McDonald’s in Flatbush while at least a dozen people looked on.

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Housing discount does not offset the loss of on-campus convenience

Jeremy Kline • September 4, 2014

This year, according to Newsday, around 200 incoming freshman will dorm at a Dowling College dormitory, due to the university accepting more students than it can find rooming for on campus.

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