The Statesman

“The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star” changed the beauty community for the better

Gabby Pardo • December 2, 2019

“The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star,” the first-ever documentary exposing the business and process of creating makeup premiered on the channel of long-time YouTuber, Shane Dawson this past October. With the first episode premiering on Oct. 1 and the last episode on Nov. 22, each episode has over 10 million views.

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Cancel culture needs to be canceled

Xenia Gonikberg • December 2, 2019

Cancel culture has gone mainstream. When a person, famous or not, is called out on Twitter or other media platforms for mean or insensitive remarks they have made in the past, they get “canceled.”

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Otchere primed for big year following DPOY season

Ryan Magill • November 19, 2019

For Otchere, however, winning the most prestigious defensive award in the conference was not just a goal, it was an expectation.

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The Lumineers want you to get to know the Sparks family

Sara Ruberg • September 15, 2019

Three generations of crime, tragedy, drug addiction and alcoholism ravages the Sparks. Their stories come to life in a small, yellow house that stands alone in a field — perhaps symbolic of each character's loneliness and distance.

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Governor Cuomo announces plan to invest in computer science education hoping to close gender gap

Joe McQueen • March 24, 2019

"To keep New York at the forefront of innovation, we must level the playing field for young women and provide them with the tools for success," Gov. Cuomo said in a 2018 press release following the launch of Smart Start.

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The Onion Bagel: “The semester’s already going great, really…” students say

Mike Adams • February 13, 2019

“I see demons in my textbooks and I lost my sense of taste,” Ludgate said. “I am not even close to fine."

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Back to the Brook artists announced

Brianne Ledda and Aleeza Kazmi • October 9, 2018

Stony Brook Student Life sent an email on Tuesday night announcing the artists chosen for the university's annual Back to the Brook concert.

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USG teases the Back to Brook concert

Aleeza Kazmi • October 3, 2018

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) teased the Back to the Brook concert in a video posted to their YouTube channel, sbusg, on Monday, Oct. 1.

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Stony Brook alumna sings her way past the competition on “The Voice”

Joseph Konig • March 25, 2018

For Kelsea Johnson, the path to success has been all about timing. In 2014, the Delaware native auditioned for the NBC singing competition, “The Voice,” at an open call audition attended by thousands.

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Makeup brands need to be more inclusive of people of color

Samiha Ahmed • March 19, 2018

Looking at three different fair skinned models wearing the same golden highlight will not help me understand if the golden highlight will look the same on me, a tan-skinned girl.

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Stony Brook enacts hiring freeze to help balance budget

Rebecca Liebson • March 1, 2018

Stony Brook University is implementing a hiring freeze to help mitigate an $18 million budget shortfall, President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. announced on Thursday.

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