As the semester winds down, so concludes this volume of the Statesman. It was an eventful year for us. The first black president of our nation was elected before our eyes; within our community, a new Stony Brook president has been confirmed. From breaking news to controversial editorials, we hope that we were able to enrich and inform the campus community of all that has happened and to provide a little entertainment for our loyal readers.
When Columbia University planned to expand into Morningside Park in the 1960s, a former FBI agent, Joseph A. Zuhusky, was founding his moving and storage empire on 130th Street in West Harlem, only a train stop away. Columbia’s expansion attempt met with outrage from the local community and students, causing days of unrest and violence.
Starting next month, Campus Dining at Stony Brook will be gearing up for proposals by food service contractors, ending a ten-year contract with Compass Group USA.
