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A declining budget and dwindling membership: an inside look at SBVAC’s operations and ‘frat-like’ recruitment process

Mariam Guirgis, Assistant News Editor • September 26, 2024

Concerns about the recruitment practices and culture of the Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SBVAC) have come to light following an op-ed...

Students question effectiveness of ReportIt training

Beth Gatto • September 15, 2023

Despite efforts to address sexual misconduct on campus, the ReportIt program shows little evidence of making Stony Brook University a safer environment.

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Title IX: holding SBU accountable

Viola Flowers • April 26, 2023

“Demand to hold SBU accountable. Title IX discrimination has become the norm on campus. Students are often left in the dark and silenced.”

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Samuel Stanley, former Stony Brook president, resigns from Michigan State

Jeremy Portnoy • October 15, 2022

Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. announced his resignation as president of Michigan State University in a video announcement on Thursday, Oct. 13.

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Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity chapter put on interim suspension after allegations of sexual misconduct

Tim Giorlando • September 17, 2022

The Beta-Eta Chapter of Sigma Phi Delta, the Social-Professional Engineering Fraternity at Stony Brook University, was placed on interim suspension on...

Stony Brook students protest against sexual violence in “Take Back the Night”

Nicole Morett • May 8, 2022

More than a dozen students assembled outside the Student Activities Center for the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance’s (FMLA) annual Take Back the Night demonstration — a protest against sexual violence — on April 28.

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SBU Crime Watch: Oct. 28 – Nov. 11

Sonya Gugliara • November 14, 2021

All reports are taken directly from the University Police Department and cannot be independently verified by The Statesman.

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Manjot Singh elected USG President

Alek Lewis • April 10, 2021

Manjot Singh has been elected as the next Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president. The results of the election were announced on USG’s Instagram a few hours after polls closed on SBEngaged on April 4.

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Huntley Spencer elected as USG President, Student Activity Fee remains mandatory

Alek Lewis • September 13, 2020

Announced on USG's Instagram on Sept. 11, Huntley Spencer has been elected president of the Undergraduate Student Government. In addition, the Student Activity Fee will be mandatory for the next two years.

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2020 USG Election and Student Activity Fee Referendum begin

Alek Lewis, Maya Brown, and Niki Nassiri • September 9, 2020

Due to the financial situation of the student body brought upon by COVID-19, USG is giving undergraduate students the option to vote on the SAF being optional or mandatory.

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Judith Brown Clarke hurdles her way into chief diversity officer at SBU

Maya Brown • February 23, 2020

Judith Brown Clarke believes that her role as chief diversity officer is about making people feel that they belong.

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Highlights from USG Town Hall

Emma Harris, Alek Lewis, Alexander Bakirdan, and Brianne Ledda • November 22, 2019

The Statesman livestreamed the event, which is currently posted on Facebook. Highlights from the conversation, edited for readability and clarity, are included below. A full transcript of the event is available here.

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