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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 Melville Jr. Memorial Library, the statue stands...

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 first pro-Palestine demonstration of the 2024-2025...

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...

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 had journalism experience — I was a transfer...

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 President for Student Affairs Rick Gatteau and...

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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Roth Regatta 2022: Racing through the Sands of Time

Lori Saxena • May 8, 2022

The 33rd annual Roth Regatta took place on April 29, with the theme “Sands of Time.” Boats ranged in theme from Noah’s Ark to the Titanic, with multiple magic school buses, a Shrek-themed boat and even an army-style tank manned by ROTC students.

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Stony Brook students march in support of abortion rights

Jeremy Portnoy and Karaline Talty • May 6, 2022

A group of roughly 100 abortion rights advocates marched around the Stony Brook University campus and gave speeches on May 5 in protest of the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Meet SBU’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man

Lori Saxena • March 20, 2022

As Stony Brook University and the rest of the world bought copious amounts of hand sanitizer and toilet paper, one man traded his N95 mask for something a little less clinical, and a little more … heroic.

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