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President Stanley’s holiday greeting was more #diversity theater

Mike Adams December 31, 2018
But the video’s message is hollow, just one more example of Stony Brook pushing diversity as a marketing strategy.
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Baquet answers questions from Howard Schneider, the dean of the School of Journalism, at Thursdays My Life As... event. SKYLER GILBERT/THE STATESMAN

Uncertainty in School of Journalism as dean nears end of tenure

Mike Adams December 12, 2018
After founding and leading the School of Journalism for 12 years, the 72-year-old announced that this semester would be his last as dean in a Sept. 26 email sent out to the school’s 221 students.
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Stony Brook isn’t tobacco-free — and it shouldn’t be

Mike Adams December 2, 2018
Stony Brook University banned the use of tobacco products on campus at the start of 2016. Still, the sight of students sucking down smoke around Frank Melville's old estate is far from uncommon.
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People at a Target on Thanksgiving night Nov. 22 2012 in Highland, Indiana.   DIARIOCRITICO DE VENEZUELA/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

The Onion Bagel: What good is Thanksgiving anyways?

Mike Adams November 19, 2018
Thanksgiving is a time-honored American tradition that harkens back to the best this country has to offer. Compassion, family and whitewashing genocide — the very pillars of our national identity come to the forefront on the fourth Thursday of November.
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Elevators PUBLIC DOMAIN

The Onion Bagel: Elevating your elevator conduct

Mike Adams November 11, 2018
Onion Bagel's top tips on surviving and thriving on the cramped elevators all over campus. From threats to murder plans, the Onion Bagel guarantees you a spot on these tight metal closets.
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Picture of Marcelo Lucero at the 10 year memorial event of his death. DESHAUN ROBINSON/THE STATESMAN

Students and activists remember Marcelo Lucero’s legacy 10 years later

Mike Adams November 11, 2018
Ten years after Lucero’s murder, his brother Joselo joined Patchogue and Stony Brook University community leaders at the Student Activities Center Thursday night for an “educational vigil” about Marcelo’s life, death and legacy.
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Voting is a privilege — just do it

Mike Adams November 4, 2018
Vote to make yourself heard over an army of people trying to shut down the conversation.
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Pills and money 
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The Onion Bagel: Campus Adderall dealer stressed out for midterms

Mike Adams October 25, 2018
The Onion Bagel's exclusive interview with Francis Humberdink, the most prolific Adderall dealer. Midterms have been rough on him due to high demand.
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The Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan during her lecture in the Student Activities Center on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Her talk was part of the School of Journalism’s “My Life As” lecture series. GARY GHAYRAT/THE STATESMAN

Former NYT public editor weighs in on Trump media coverage

Mike Adams October 17, 2018
Since Trump became president, Sullivan said she is troubled by the frequency with which journalists covering the Trump White House publish anonymously-sourced stories, likening the thrill of an off-the-record exclusive to an addiction.
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The front desk at Stony Brook Universitys Counseling and Psychological Services. CAPS is located on the second floor of the Student Health Services building. PHOTO COURTESY OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

CAPS is failing its international students

Mike Adams October 1, 2018
So why does Stony Brook, a university with 3,117 students from China, South Korea and Taiwan alone, have zero mental health counselors on site that speak Mandarin or Korean?
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Senior forward Julie Johnstonbaugh, pressures a player to sidelines during a 2017 game. ANNA CORREA/STATESMAN FILE

Women’s Soccer wraps up non-conference play with dominant 3-0 win over Delaware State

Mike Adams September 23, 2018
Johnstonbaugh noted that last year’s championship experience helped give the team a more solidified core and praised the team’s effort in preparing for the current campaign.
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Stony Brook is not the 80th-best college in the country

Stony Brook is not the 80th-best college in the country

Mike Adams September 20, 2018
Failing to point out the school’s problems is the same as claiming they don’t exist, and sweeping Stony Brook’s problems under the rug puts a whole new class of high school seniors in a position to be blindsided should they choose to come to the so-called 80th-best college in the country.
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