Anya Marquardt, Author at The Statesman

Polls are snapshots — don’t let them mislead your judgement

Anya MarquardtOpinionsNovember 11, 2019November 11, 2019

Polls are predictions of the future, and unfortunately, we can’t predict the future as well as we would like to.

Analyzing the Democratic candidate overload for the 2020 presidential election

Anya MarquardtFeatured OpinionsNovember 3, 2019November 5, 2019

In a mere year, the next presidential election will be upon us. While this may seem like a long time for some Americans, candidates have already kicked into campaigning mode; for registered Democrats, primaries start in Feb. 2020.

“Trudeau isn’t a racist,” but he is, sorry

Anya MarquardtOpinionsOctober 21, 2019October 21, 2019

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was known as a supporter of immigrants, a human rights activist and a poised figure against racism until photos of him wearing blackface and brownface surfaced on the Internet.

The stigma behind therapy

Anya MarquardtOpinionsOctober 11, 2019October 11, 2019

There is a stigma around therapy even though a lot of people could benefit from it.

The benefits of Stony Brook serving alcohol at athletic games

Anya MarquardtOpinionsOctober 6, 2019October 6, 2019

On Sept. 14, Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium began serving alcohol to fans at the Stony Brook vs. Wagner College football game. In a statement on Sept. 5, Stony Brook Athletics announced its plan to sell alcohol at upcoming NCAA football and basketball games.