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How Donald Trump’s impeachment lulled a false sense of accomplishment

Steven Keehner • February 22, 2021
#OPINION Instead of critiquing the left and right, I’d like to address those celebrating Trump’s impeachment and the detachment from reality that continually gets swept under the rug.
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The outside of the Capitol building. On Jan. 6, the day of Joe Biden's certification as president-elect, a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol building. BRIANNE LEDDA/THE STATESMAN

“It is a kind of mass social psychosis”: SBU professors react to invasion of the U.S. Capitol

Maya Brown and Claudia Motley • January 14, 2021
“You hear the interviews, hear the depths or the breaths of the anger based online," Robert Chase, a history professor, said. "I think that at some point, a country has to have a national reckoning over truth.”
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USG President Shaheer Khan speaks at the town hall on Wednesday, Nov. 13 in Frey. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Highlights from USG Town Hall

Emma Harris, Alek Lewis, Alexander Bakirdan, and Brianne Ledda • November 22, 2019
The Statesman livestreamed the event, which is currently posted on Facebook. Highlights from the conversation, edited for readability and clarity, are included below. A full transcript of the event is available here.
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Results of the Undergraduate Student Government's elections of freshman and senior class reps, and vote for constitutional referendum. COURTESY OF USG

Proposed USG constitution passes

Sara Ruberg • November 17, 2019
The Undergraduate Student Government’s (USG) proposed changes to its constitution, introduced on Nov. 9, was passed into the USG constitution, effective immediately.
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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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The self-interest presidency: a case for Trump’s impeachment

Michael Punzi • September 9, 2018
For almost two years I’ve studied the Trump presidency closely, and have found that Donald Trump is the most corrupt president America has ever seen. Let’s look at the facts, not the tweets.  
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USG VP of Academic Affairs resigns

USG VP of Academic Affairs resigns

Michaela Kilgallen and Rebecca Liebson • April 27, 2017
Undergraduate Student Government Vice President of Academic Affairs John Mele has resigned from the position, Mele confirmed via email.
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USG Chief Justice Safe For Now

Caitlin Ferrell • May 6, 2010

Impeachment City is no longer. "It’s not going to happen,” Chief Justice Geordan Kushner said of his possible impeachment, which came about in the wake of Senator Daniel Graber’s impeachment...

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