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CPO hosts annual “Take a Stand/Walk with Me” march

Maggie Gawor • November 5, 2024

Stony Brook University students, faculty and community members marched together in the annual “Take a Stand/Walk with Me” march around the Student...

SBU honors legacy of late Jim Simons

Viyang Hao, Assistant News Editor • November 3, 2024

Stony Brook University honored the legacy of the late James “Jim” H. Simons on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Simons Center for...

Students react to Ammann Hall reopening

Henna Jeong • October 25, 2024

On Friday, Oct. 11, Ammann Hall reopened its doors, allowing students to return after being displaced by the disastrous flooding in August. For many,...

Wolfie statue unveiled at academic mall

Christopher Yang • October 6, 2024

A life-size Wolfie statue was unveiled at the Academic Mall on Thursday, Sept. 26. Located in the space between the Psychology A building and the Frank...

Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally at Staller Steps

Sky Crabtree, Gabriella Cavalcante, and Maggie Gawor • September 1, 2024

Around two dozen Stony Brook University students organized by the group SB4Palestine gathered at the Staller Steps on Wednesday, Aug. 28 during the...

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...

Stony Brook University’s administration actively works to stifle student journalists

Sky Crabtree, News Editor • May 31, 2024

When I first walked into the office of The Statesman in January of 2023, I had no idea about the hurdles I would face as a student reporter. I already...

Breaking: 29 demonstrators arrested during encampment protest

Mariam Guirgis and Sky Crabtree • May 2, 2024

Earlier this morning, Stony Brook University police, state troopers, Suffolk police and a mobile field unit arrested 29 people including students, faculty members and community members participating in a Gaza Solidarity Encampment protest organized by Sb4Palestine.

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Breaking news: SBU administration responds to student-led encampment

Mariam Guirgis and Viola Flowers • May 1, 2024

Stony Brook University administration responded to Sb4Palestine’s ongoing Gaza solidarity encampment on the Staller Steps, with statements from Vice...

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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First-year international student found unresponsive in dorm room, later pronounced dead

Mariam Guirgis • September 21, 2023

Chinmay Vashi, an international student from India, was found unresponsive in his dorm room in Mendelsohn community on Monday, Sept. 18, according to an email sent to The Statesman by Stony Brook University officials.

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Exclusive: CulinArt under investigation for illegal activity at Stony Brook University

Jeremy Portnoy • February 13, 2023

CulinArt used Stony Brook funds to pay employees working at other locations, misreported how much money they spent on dining hall food and avoided obligations to split their profits with the university.

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