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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...