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Editorial: Reflecting on two years of COVID-19

The Editorial Board • March 25, 2022

Editorial: The Statesman has extensively covered the pandemic. Even though we were all going through these changes at the same time, our experiences were all unique. These are our tales.

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Pressure builds on SUNY chancellor to resign

Maya Brown and Steven Keehner • December 6, 2021

The SUNY Student Assembly executive board called on SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras to resign in a press release on Dec. 3 after transcripts revealed vulgar statements directed at a former aide who accused former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment.

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SBU employees have contributed over 55k to left-leaning groups in 2021

Steven Keehner • November 21, 2021

Employees at SBU contributed about $60,627 to a variety of political causes and campaigns from Jan. 1, 2021, to Oct. 26, 2021, with almost 90% of it going to left-leaning groups, according to an analysis of data from the Federal Election Commission.

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SBU Labor Council protests working conditions

Steven Keehner and Joy Sze • November 19, 2021

The Stony Brook University Labor Council, along with New York State Senator Mario R. Mattera, gathered in front of the Administration Building to continue their respective protests on Wednesday afternoon.

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President McInnis announces wage increase for graduate workers; GSEU leader calls move “bad faith act”

Maria Lynders and Steven Keehner • November 16, 2021

In the email, McInnis announced that state graduate assistants and teaching assistants with an academic year obligation making less than $22,500 or with an annual obligation making less than $27,857 will be brought up to that level.

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SBU student faces 18 charges after police seize drugs in dorm room

Steven Keehner • October 29, 2021

A SBU student was arrested and is now being charged on more than a dozen drug counts after authorities seized substances from his on-campus dorm room, according to Lawrence Zacarese, interim chief of the University Police Department.

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Ideologies clash as Turning Point USA protest arrives to SBU campus

Maya Brown and Steven Keehner • September 13, 2021

About 200 people from Turning Point USA (TPUSA), the New York Young Republican Club, the Long Island Loud Majority and surrounding community members gathered around the fountain at the Academic Mall on Sunday, Sept. 12, to protest mandatory vaccines.

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Baseball sucks — and I love it

Steven Keehner • April 27, 2021

#OPINION Having someone like Astudillo on a professional, contending ball club is an embarrassment to the sport. But to see him on the mound as a pitcher? You might as well toss me in the— wait, he pitched a 1-2-3 inning?

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Why newsrooms must reflect the public in order to properly serve it

Steven Keehner • April 17, 2021

#OPINION: I preached how transparency was the way of the future for the industry, so I would be a hypocrite if I failed to mention how, as an opinion writer, I didn't do my last piece justice.

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New York’s favorite organist: Paul Cartier

Steven Keehner • April 11, 2021

Sports and music have always been intertwined for Cartier. Indistinguishable from the crowd at a game, Cartier shares an ability similar to Garry Howatt, his favorite hockey player, to carry a larger presence than initially expected.

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If we want journalism to survive, it begins with self-evaluation

Steven Keehner • April 4, 2021

#OPINION If we want to continue to tell stories, we need to adapt and change. But rather than straying from our roots, we should reconsider why they were planted in the first place.

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