The Statesman

Music, media and the mental state of the University

Anya Marquardt and Skylar Sena • April 23, 2023

We at The Statesman wanted to take a look at how this increase in music and media consumption could possibly be linked to the mental health issues currently facing college students today.

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Stony Brook media relations has a troubled history with student media

Sara McGiff and Christine Kelley • April 23, 2023

During Sheprow’s tenure at Stony Brook, she faced extensive criticism from the student media — including The Statesman — for her relationship with the student press.

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Hookup culture liberates us in more ways than one

Xenia Gonikberg • March 21, 2021

#OPINION: Thanks to more relaxed attitudes toward sex and sexuality, "hook-up culture" - casual sex without emotional intimacy - has become more common among teens and young adults.

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Tell someone you love that you love them

Steven Keehner • November 25, 2020

#OPINION No string of words in the English language are more convoluted than “I love you.”

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WSHU hosts an informative conversation about the current political climate

Lajiere Blake • November 2, 2020

On Friday, Oct. 30, WSHU held a virtual discussion titled “Through the Looking Glass: A Campaign Like No Other” with a panel of journalists, professors and media critics.

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COVID-19’s impact on the developing world is largely ignored by Americans, and it shouldn’t be

Matt Venezia • July 12, 2020

The developing world is largely ignored by most Americans. It’s time that American media, and Americans themselves, begin to recognize the impact that a global pandemic has outside of Europe and the U.S.

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Cuomo orders all of New York’s non-essential workforce to stay home

Maya Brown and Alek Lewis • March 21, 2020

This is the state’s most dramatic measure yet, as the number of confirmed cases jumped from 4,152 on Thursday afternoon to 7,102 on Friday morning. The additional 2,950 cases were due to a rapid increase in testing, according to Cuomo.

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SBU School of Journalism spreads news literacy curriculum

Jocelyn Cruz • December 8, 2019

Stony Brook University’s curriculum from the Center for News Literacy is spreading to other schools and universities across the globe.

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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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Bloomberg Businessweek editor examines campfire stories and emotion in ‘My Life As’ lecture

Ross O'Keefe • October 27, 2019

Joel Weber, journalist and editor of Bloomberg Businessweek, spoke as part of the “My Life As” speaker series on Monday, Oct. 23. Weber graduated from the University of Oregon in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in journalism with an emphasis in magazine journalism

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Commons Day celebrates speaking one’s truth

Sam Lauria • October 20, 2019

On Oct. 16, Stony Brook University hosted its annual Commons Day seminar for first-year students with guest speaker, writer and transgender rights activist, Janet Mock. Commons Day is a yearly event in which the author of the first-year reading requirement comes and speaks to students and staff.

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Janet Mock, transgender rights activist, speaks about living authentically

Maya Brown • October 20, 2019

Janet Mock sat in front of a group of 50 students at a Breakfast Meet and Greet in the Goldstein Family Student-Athlete Development Center held in her honor on Wednesday, Oct. 16. "Live and speak your truth. If you’re not able to do that, then you’re not living,” Mock, a best-selling author, television host, director, producer and transgender rights activist, said.

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