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The ferris wheel at Stony Brooks annual carnival Wolfieland. KAYLA GOMEZ MOLANO

Stony Brook hosts annual Wolfieland carnival

Mariam Ismail • September 13, 2023
Hosting thousands of students, the annual Wolfieland carnival made its return to Stony Brook University on Saturday, Sept. 9, in the Student Activities Center (SAC) parking lot. The fun-filled evening included a variety of rides such as the Swinger.
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The logo for Stony Brooks Undergraduate Student Government (USG). STATESMAN FILE

Clubs speak out after USG Senate denies budget cap appeals

Mariam Guirgis • June 11, 2023
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) has denied an amendment that was proposed to allow clubs and organizations to appeal the $40,000 budget cap that was approved in 2021. 
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Cover of Lil Teccas We love you Tecca 2 album, released in 2021. Lil Tecca will be replacing Bryson Tiller as this years Brookfest headliner.PUBLIC DOMAIN

Lil Tecca announced as new Brookfest 2023 headliner

Lori Saxena • April 11, 2023
Lil Tecca will be the new headliner for Brookfest 2023, as stated in an announcement on the Undergraduate Student Government’s (USG) Instagram account. 
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Justine Josue, former USG Vice President of Communications resigned. STATESMAN FILE

Devin Lobosco elected as next USG president; full election results

Tim Giorlando • April 9, 2023
Junior biochemistry and women’s and gender studies student Devin Lobosco won the Undergraduate Student Government’s (USG) presidential election with 72% of the vote on Friday, April 7, in an election with nearly 20 candidates vying for executive council positions.
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Bryson Tiller at the minor stage during Stavernfestivalen in Stavern on July 9, 2016. Tiller will no longer be performing at this years Brookfest.Tore Sætre / CC BY-SA 4.0

Brookfest headliner Bryson Tiller pulls out one week before scheduled event

Tim Giorlando • April 8, 2023
Bryson Tiller will no longer headline at Brookfest 2023, as stated in an announcement made on the Undergraduate Student Government’s (USG) official Instagram account Saturday.
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USGs Mental Health Gala in the Union Ballroom on Mar 29. SKY CRABTREE/THE STATESMAN

USG hosts second annual mental health gala

Sky Crabtree • April 7, 2023
Stony Brook University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) held its second annual Mental Health Gala on Wednesday, March 29.
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The Student Activities Center on an afternoon at Stony Brook University. USG Elections are available on SBEngaged until April 7.ABIGAIL HENTZE/THE STATESMAN

Elections for the Undergraduate Student Government are underway. Here’s who’s on the ballot.

Tim Giorlando • April 5, 2023
The Stony Brook University student body will be able to vote in this year’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) election until April 7 at 12 p.m. through SBEngaged. Eighteen candidates are vying for seven Executive Council positions, and another 18 candidates are running for the 23 open Senate positions.
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Bryson Tiller at the minor stage during Stavernfestivalen in Stavern on July 9, 2016. Tiller will no longer be performing at this years Brookfest.Tore Sætre / CC BY-SA 4.0

Who are the 2023 Brookfest performers?

Jenna Zaza • April 2, 2023
Students will rock out to live performances by three talented artists at this year’s upcoming Brookfest on April 14. But before you run to buy tickets, let’s learn a bit more about who is performing.   
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Album cover of Bryson Tillers Anniversary, released in Oct. 2020. Tiller has been announced as the headliner for Brookfest 2023. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Bryson Tiller announced as Brookfest 2023 headliner

Tim Giorlando • March 27, 2023
Bryson Tiller, the American singer-songwriter and rapper best known for his 2014 single “Don’t,” will be the headliner at this year’s Brookfest concert on April 14.
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Students walking outside of Stony Brook Universitys Student Activities Center (SAC).SARA RUBERG/ STATESMAN FILE

USG gives update in CulinArt investigation, passes two amendments in Senate meeting

Nayden Villorente • March 14, 2023
Stony Brook University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) hosted its longest meeting of the year on March 2 in the Student Activities Center with less than 10 students in the audience, covering issues spanning from the CulinArt investigation to Faculty Student Association (FSA) updates. 
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Junior physics major Chris Clarke leading a protest on Feb. 15. After MAPS unveiled their measures to switch to all-paid parking, students quickly retaliated through social media and in-person dissent. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

How students are reacting to MAPS’ parking proposal

Tim Giorlando • February 21, 2023
For an hour on Wednesday, Feb. 15, a small band of students tried to make their voices heard at Stony Brook University’s West Campus fountain — nearly a week after the Mobility and Parking Services (MAPS) proposed to switch to a fully-paid parking model in August 2023. 
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An image of distinguished professor and artist Howardina Pindell while displying her first exhibition at Stony Brook University in 1980. In her 41 year-tenure, the school has developed to become one of the most diverse in the nation. Tim Giorlando/THE STATESMAN

Diversity at Stony Brook University 41 years after being called a “racist school”

Mariam Guirgis • February 19, 2023
In the 1980s, a Black professor at Stony Brook was the victim of a hate crime in her campus office. Forty-one years later, students and faculty members are reflecting on whether discrimination on campus has changed.
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