The Statesman

Steps towards a less poor, potentially happier you

Lamia Haider • March 26, 2012

One would think that frugality is something most students pursuing a higher education would be very familiar with. However, from my own personal experiences, I’ve gathered that we are an easily distracted bunch, and this extends to forgetting our burgeoning debts when we find a new video game/dress/car that we have to have.

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The politicians want to control your lady-parts

Lamia Haider • March 19, 2012

Unless you live in a vacuum, you already know that radio host Rush Limbaugh projectile-word-vomited these choice statements on live radio about Sandra Fluke

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The other side of birth control: Sex isn’t always the selling point

Lamia Haider • March 12, 2012

"After months of paying over $100 out of pocket, she just couldn’t afford her medication anymore and had to stop taking it. I got a message from her that in the middle of her final exam period she'd been in the emergency room all night in excruciating pain.

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This is your obligatory Valentine’s day complaint

Lamia Haider • February 13, 2012

There are 150 million Valentine cards sent every year in the United States. During the week leading up to the big day, Americans spend $448 million on candy. This year, a flower delivery company spent...

Why you should care about ACTA, SOPA and PIPA

Lamia Haider • January 30, 2012

It was just a few days ago that denizens of cyberspace and even its casual tourists had to aid in fending off intruders of a free and open Internet. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP...

Police State of America

Lamia Haider • November 21, 2011

The recent incidents of police brutality and media blackouts that were so rampant during Occupy Wall Street and other Occupy movements in other states have drawn attention to the often unchecked and misused...

Getting Involved at Stony Brook, for the next time you’re complaining about boredom

Lamia Haider • October 10, 2011

Campus life can be a bewildering hodgepodge of academics, social activities and other miscellaneous responsibilities. It is tiring and stressful, and sometimes may become so overwhelming that you are struck...

A story of an American teenager: The Case for the DREAM Act

Lamia Haider • October 3, 2011

There seems to be a small yet still very tragic phenomenon amongst college students, one that has existed for quite some time yet has not hit so close to home till recently. The story seems to follow the same sort of template: A college student has spent the majority of his/her life in the U.S. only to learn much later (usually when they're a teenager or already in college) that they are currently illegal aliens.

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Stupid Bills Lawmakers Think Are A Good Idea

Lamia Haider • March 15, 2011

This year has been a busy one in terms of unbelievably outrageous and often bafflingly insular proposed bills. The GOP seems to have made it their mission to degrade women's rights, but women are not the...

The Legislative Assault On Women

Lamia Haider • February 28, 2011

Within the past few months, there has been a slew of proposed and enacted legislation made by Republicans from various states and in Congress. These rulings all have one ignominious common thread: they...

“Present!” Why Students Hate Clickers

Lamia Haider • December 3, 2010

The cashier stood laxly behind the counter, his face expressing a mixture of sympathy and amusement that was probably evoked by every helpless, frantic freshman that entered the university bookstore. Being...

Perspectives on Voting At Stony Brook

Lamia Haider • November 21, 2010

As it is commonly known, the student population at Stony Brook University is incredibly diverse. This comment would typically be seen as referring to the ethnicities found in the student body, however...