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The exterior of the Mendelsohn Center in Gray Hall. RAFAEL AUZA/THE STATESMAN

Sink or swim: Stony Brook’s move-in mishaps

Sonia Kinyua • September 22, 2024

Move-in week at Stony Brook University was expected to be a time of excitement and anticipation for both incoming and returning students. However, instead of students being greeted with the buzz of...

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The exterior of Gray Hall in Mendelsohn Community. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook University hit by flash flooding, students displaced

Sky Crabtree, News Editor • August 27, 2024

Flash flooding that hit Long Island on the night of Aug. 18 led to several complications for Stony Brook University, leaving several campus structures damaged and — in some cases — without power. On...

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An end hall lounge with a kitchen in Irving Hall. KAT PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

End hall lounges removed from H and Mendelsohn Communities

Nistha Boghra • March 27, 2022
Campus Residences has gutted end hall lounges in O’Neill, Irving, Langmuir and Benedict Halls to create new dormitory spaces for the next academic year.
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A map of Stony Brook University marked with the locations of crimes that occurred on campus from Thursday, Sept. 28 to Thursday, Oct. 12. GRAPHIC BY KAT PROCACCI

SBU Crime Watch: Sept. 28 – Oct. 12, 2021

Sonya Gugliara • October 17, 2021
Search and explore the crimes between Sept. 28 and Oct. 12, logged by the University Police Department.
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Lauterbur Hall in Kelly Quad. ERIC SCHMID/STATESMAN FILE

Students and parents raise on-campus housing concerns after complaints go unheard

Sonya Gugliara • October 10, 2021
According to The Statesman’s State of the University 2021 annual survey, 85.4% of students said they do not approve of housing conditions on campus; only 2.4% said they approve. 
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Resident permit parking zone 5, next to O'Neil. As part of new parking policy, zone 5 has expanded as of September 7. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

SBU to combine parking zones five and seven immediately, as failed protest gathered

Tim Giorlando • September 8, 2021
On Tuesday, Sept. 7, Parking Services announced that residential parking zones five and seven will now be combined into one larger lot. The new zone now combines parking spaces in H, Mendelsohn, Chavez and Tubman communities.
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The Toll Lot, outside of Tubman Hall. As of the Fall 2021 semester, the lot is reserved for faculty. TIM GIORLANDO/ THE STATESMAN

New parking policies leaves students enraged as administration remains dismissive

Tim Giorlando • September 5, 2021
A sea of vehicles line the parking lot outside of Chavez and Tubman residential halls. Littered in variety, it seems simple to find a spot — if you are a faculty member.
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Students moving into their dorms at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

Undergraduate colleges and communities revamped for fall semester

Niki Nassiri • September 5, 2021
Stony Brook’s undergraduate college system transformed from six learning communities to three new ones during the summer in preparation for the class of 2025.
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East Side Dining on Sep. 2 after students were evacuated from their buildings due to flooding. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

As New York floods, SBU residents face Ida’s wrath

Niki Nassiri and Maria Lynders • September 2, 2021
Remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded several buildings on campus, mostly impacting Mendelsohn Community. Residents of Mendelsohn Community were evacuated on Sep. 2 around 2 a.m.
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