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Stony Brook USG discusses club finances and elects new members in first meeting of the semester

Lillian Miller September 3, 2024

Stony Brook University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate gathered for its first official meeting of the fall 2024 semester on Thursday, Aug. 29, with a focal point on innovation and...

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Pro-Palestinian Protestors holding a Palestinian flag on Staller Steps during the demonstration held on Wednesday, August 28. This demonstration was the first pro-Palestine demonstration of the 2024-2025 academic year. IRENE YIMMONGKOL/THE STATESMAN

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...

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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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The exterior of Stony Brook University's Administration building. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

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...

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Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis leaving to lead Yale University

Sky Crabtree, News Editor May 29, 2024

Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis has announced she will be stepping down from her position to become the president of Yale University. In a campus-wide email announcement, McInnis...

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Stony Brook University’s radius policy leaves incoming freshman without on-campus housing

Sky Crabtree, News Editor May 28, 2024

Stony Brook University’s Campus Residences has recently taken several steps to reduce housing occupancy on campus, including barring incoming students who live within a certain distance of campus...

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Pro-Palestinian protestors forming a human chain on Staller Steps during the encampment on Wednesday, May 1. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook University Senate demands dropping charges against arrested protestors, probe into police response

Sky Crabtree and Viyang Hao May 9, 2024

Stony Brook University’s Senate voted on Monday to demand that Stony Brook University drop charges against the 29 individuals arrested during a pro-Palestine protest on campus on Thursday, May 2. The...

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Students locking arms on the Staller Steps during the encampment on Wednesday, May 1. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

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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Approximately 40-50 students gather on the Staller Steps to spend the night there protesting. Students have tarps, blankets and pillows. SKY CRABTREE/THE STATESMAN

Breaking news updates: Sb4Palestine organizes Gaza solidarity encampment on Staller Steps

Mariam Guirgis and Sky Crabtree April 30, 2024

This is a breaking news story. The Statesman will provide updates as they become available. Stony Brook University students are gathering on the steps of Staller Center for Arts to establish the...

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Undergraduate Student Government President Devin Lobosco (left) and SKY CRABTREE/THE STATESMAN

SBU USG debates changing club food spending caps in financial bylaws

Viyang Hao, USG Beat Reporter April 28, 2024

Stony Brook University's Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate has started to consider new financial bylaws. USG President Devin Lobosco and Treasurer Amitesh Reddy Akiti presented potential...

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The preacher guy preaching to students at the Students Activity Center Plaza while students hold up LGBTQ+ flags on -- PHOTO COURTESY OF GABRIELLA CAVALCANTE

Extremist preacher sparks outrage at Stony Brook

Gabriella Cavalcante and Sky Crabtree April 23, 2024

Early in the afternoon on Tuesday, April 16, a crowd formed outside the Stony Brook University Student Activity Center to bear witness to an extremist preacher. The preacher — Daniel Lee — arrived...

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USG passes resolution calling for BDS

Viyang Hao and Sky Crabtree April 23, 2024

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate passed a resolution to call on Stony Brook University to completely divest from Israel and companies affiliated with the country on Thursday, April...

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