The Statesman

Review: “Lola And Her Brothers”

Melissa Azofeifa • August 5, 2019

The French film, “Lola and Her Brothers,” directed by Jean-Paul Rouve, closed the 10-day Stony Brook Film Festival on Saturday night, July 28.

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Activist and former child bride Naila Amin shares her story

Maya Brown • December 7, 2018

Naila Amin never got to experience childhood. She was engaged to her cousin at eight years old, married by age 13 and repeatedly raped by her husband until she was 15.

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The Breakup Shop’s Backup Plan

Rachel Siford • February 10, 2016

The new app “Backup Plan” by the Breakup Shop, designed by the Keast brothers, creates a legally binding agreement for two people to marry each other by a certain time.

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State leaders react to Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision

Hanaa’ Tameez • June 26, 2015

Leaders in New York are showing their support for the Supreme Court’s ruling that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right in the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges.

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With marriage, we now say “I do… but not yet”

Niveditha Obla • June 7, 2015

We want that raise, we want that title and we want to know that we can stand on our two feet before we jump into some sort balancing act with another person.

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The Konig Kolumn: 37 Down, many more to come

Joseph Konig • February 17, 2015

While certain aspects of the Civil Rights movement may have hit a few bumps in the road, other aspects have made leaps and bounds, even as recently as the last few days.

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