Christine Kelley, Author at The Statesman

Small fire breaks out in Melville Library Starbucks

Christine KelleyBreaking NewsApril 28, 2023April 28, 2023

A small fire broke out in Starbucks at Melville Library on Friday morning. The fire was put out quickly, but smoke filled the library.

Stony Brook media relations has a troubled history with student media

Sara McGiff & Christine KelleyOpinions State of the University 2023April 23, 2023April 27, 2023

During Sheprow’s tenure at Stony Brook, she faced extensive criticism from the student media — including The Statesman — for her relationship with the student press.

If we lose the Internet Archive, we’re screwed

Christine KelleyOpinionsApril 4, 2023April 8, 2023

#OPINION: If the Internet Archive’s legal appeal fails, it will be a tragedy of historical proportions.

The books that made us: Christine Kelley

Christine KelleyArts BooksMarch 21, 2023

Over the next few weeks, “The Statesman” will be rolling out “The Books That Made Us,” in which members of the newspaper’s editorial board share the five books that helped shape the person they are today.

How coming out helped me connect with my Southern upbringing

Christine KelleyOpinions Sex and Relationships 2023March 21, 2023April 11, 2023

#OPINION: If I didn’t embrace my queerness, polyamory and leftist politics, I’d be lost. But I need that Southern past to ground me as well. That’s roughly what community does; it bridges your past and your present.

The Ohio chemicals disaster is normal — and that’s a bad thing

Christine KelleyOpinionsMarch 1, 2023

#OPINION: The Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train was a disaster in itself. Local authorities’ decision to burn a few of the cars — releasing deadly vinyl chloride into the atmosphere — is nothing short of a climate crisis, facilitated by capitalist greed and governmental stupidity.

Christine Kelley

Small fire breaks out in Melville Library Starbucks

Stony Brook media relations has a troubled history with student media

If we lose the Internet Archive, we’re screwed

The books that made us: Christine Kelley

How coming out helped me connect with my Southern upbringing

The Ohio chemicals disaster is normal — and that’s a bad thing

Mass shootings can not define the South

How Battery Park helped me connect with my family history

Sanger Hall soon to be Chinn Hall

Roe v. Wade’s defeat continues to wreak havoc months later