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Students and faculty respond to McCormick’s email on the red banner incident

Stony Brook Students and Faculty • February 5, 2025

Below is a collection of responses from Stony Brook University faculty and students to Interim President Richard L. McCormick’s email about the...

Jewish faculty at Stony Brook decry over-policing and the harmful weaponization of antisemitism on our campus

Letter to the Editor • August 21, 2024

This letter was written by faculty at Stony Brook. The views expressed in this letter are theirs alone and do not reflect the opinions of The Statesman. As...

New York Times President, International highlights importance of free press in sustaining democracy

Jenna Zaza, Managing Editor • May 31, 2024

“Neither a free press nor democracy can survive without the other,” said the President, International of The New York Times Company Stephen Dunbar-Johnson....

Breaking news updates: Sb4Palestine organizes Gaza solidarity encampment on Staller Steps

Mariam Guirgis and Sky Crabtree • April 30, 2024

This is a breaking news story. The Statesman will provide updates as they become available. Stony Brook University students are gathering on the...

Stony Brook criminalizes pro-Palestinian students and contradicts own values by failing to divest from Israeli apartheid

Namal Fiaz • April 25, 2024

Since Oct. 7, 2023, pro-Palestinian college students across the United States have made their voices heard despite repression from universities and...

Nine demonstrators arrested during pro-Palestine protest

Sky Crabtree, Assistant News Editor • March 27, 2024

What started as a relatively standard protest on Stony Brook University’s campus on Tuesday, March 26 ended with nine individuals arrested after...

Stony Brook Hillel holds pro-Israel march

Sky Crabtree, Assistant News Editor • November 20, 2023

On Thursday, Nov. 12, students and community members draped in Israeli flags and holding posters calling for the freedom of hostages taken by Hamas marched around the Stony Brook campus in support of Israel.

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Letter to the Editor: President McInnis’ refusal to condemn Israel’s war crimes dehumanizes Palestinian people and hides the perpetrators

Doğa Öner and Letter to the Editor • November 16, 2023

President Maurie McInnis’ attitude toward the violence against Palestinian people has been a devastating source of disappointment for many at Stony Brook University, especially for Arab and Muslim students.

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Letter to the Editors of The Statesman, re: “Israel, Hamas, and the importance of balanced coverage”

The Editorial Board • November 15, 2023

Dear readers of The Statesman, Mr. Portnoy’s perspective offers a glimpse into the diverse range of opinions within our community. It is essential...

Letter to the Editor: Israel, Hamas, and the importance of balanced coverage

Jeremy Portnoy and Letter to the Editor • November 15, 2023

Jeremy is the former editor-in-chief of The Statesman and a Jewish-American student at Stony Brook. The views expressed in this letter are his alone. The...

Muslim Student Association holds pro-Palestine protest

Nayden Villorente • October 22, 2023

“Free, free, Palestine,” was chanted by hundreds of students outside of the Stony Brook University Union on Oct. 18 — nearly two weeks after war began between Israel and Hamas. “I am just sick and tired of the world giving a blank eye to the Palestinian suffering,” Adan Piracha, a sophomore biochemistry major, said.

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Festival of Lights Illuminates Stony Brook

Samantha Robinson • December 8, 2019

Stony Brook University held its 19th annual Festival of Lights on Dec. 4 to celebrate the holiday season.

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