The Statesman is a student newspaper serving Stony Brook University. It was founded in the fall of 1957 as the Sucolian, for the “State University Campus On Long Island” at Oyster Bay, which was the university’s name and location until 1962. The name was changed to The Statesman in February 1958. The Statesman Association was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1975. The paper is funded by both advertising and the Stony Brook University Undergraduate Student Government (USG). The Statesman is editorially independent from Stony Brook University and USG.
New stories are published online Monday through Friday. Pre-pandemic, a print issue was published every Monday during the academic year and distributed to on-campus locations, the Stony Brook University Hospital and more than 70 off-campus locations. For the first time ever, The Statesman has stopped printing and is only available digitally.
The Statesman and its editors have been recognized for their work by the Society for Professional Journalists, Newsday, the Martin Buskin Committee for Campus Journalism and the Society for News Design, among other organizations. Many of its editors have gone on to enjoy distinguished careers in journalism.
Correction Policy
The Statesman‘s policy is to promptly correct all factual errors and clarify confusing statements. If a story is corrected after being published online, a note will be made at the end of the story. Style and grammar errors are exempt, as determined by managing editors. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].
Comment Policy
Comments are welcomed and encouraged on this site, but they are subject to moderation. Comments deemed to be spam or questionable spam will be deleted–comments and any links must be relevant. Comments including profanity will be subject to moderation and those containing language or concepts that could be deemed offensive will not be posted, nor will comments that attack a person individually.
The Statesman reserves the right to delete comments without notice. This comment policy is subject to change at any time. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].
Our offices are located at:
Stony Brook University
307F Student Activities Center
(P.O. Box 1530)
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Editorial Board: (631) 632-6479
Advertising Department: (631) 632-6480
Administration
Sara Ruberg, Editor-in-Chief
Maya Brown, Managing Editor
Steven Keehner, Managing Editor
News
Niki Nassiri, News Editor
Maria Lynders, Assistant News Editor
Viola Flowers, Assistant News Editor
Lori Saxena, Assistant News Editor
Arts & Culture
Amaya McDonald, Arts & Culture Editor
Melanie Navarro, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor
Multimedia
Katherine Procacci, Multimedia Editor
Camron Wang, Assistant Multimedia Editor
Francesca Mevs, Podcast Editor
Raymond Wilson, Video Editor
Opinions
Fanni Frankl, Opinions Editor
Xenia Gonikberg, Assistant Opinions Editor
Christine Kelley, Assistant Opinions Editor
Sports
Ethan Tam, Sports Editor
Jeremy Portnoy, Assistant Sports Editor
Copy
Justin Shi, Copy Chief
Abbigail Stanley, Assistant Copy Chief
Skylar Sena, Assistant Copy Chief
Audience Engagement
Nicole Morett, Audience Engagement Editor
Alissa Pabon, Assistant Audience Engagement Editor
Technology
Gayathri Pratha, Website Manager
Archives
Kelcie Eberharth, Archivist