Andrew Goldstein, Author at The Statesman

Don’t want to date with Facebook

Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsMay 2, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook is planning to offer an online dating service. Please don’t.

Our DNA can be used against us

Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsApril 29, 2018

Once my genetic code is out there, how can I be sure it will be safe?

Even during finals, your mental health is important

Andrew GoldsteinFeatured Opinions Top StoryApril 26, 2018April 29, 2018

I’ve been in a class where a student fainted during an exam.

Professors are people too

Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsApril 22, 2018

Recognizing that our professors are human makes them more approachable and reasonable.

SBU should follow Starbucks and offer racial-bias education

Gabby Pardo & Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsApril 22, 2018April 22, 2018

Perhaps we should take a page from Starbucks’ book and have a widely announced day of racial bias education for anyone who wishes to attend?

Let’s reframe environmentalism

Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsApril 18, 2018

By making little decisions and appreciating the nature we have, we become a society that cares for its tool.

Keeping a count to ensure growth

Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsApril 15, 2018

We make order by counting. To set and achieve our own goals, we need both short-term and long-term checks.

Students must be more active in USG

Andrew GoldsteinFeatured Opinions Top StoryMarch 28, 2018March 28, 2018

This is not some high school government that has “will start selling breakfast waffles” as its major campaign promise. It is time for us, as students, to take a larger part in this community.

Self-driving vehicles are a window to the future

Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsMarch 28, 2018March 28, 2018

As with all new technologies, the regulations regarding self-driving cars aren’t where they should be yet.

Spring break should fall on a different week

Andrew GoldsteinOpinionsMarch 25, 2018

This was the third spring break in a row where there was a snowstorm that elicited an email from Stony Brook Emergency Management. Spring break wasn’t even during spring.