Mackenzie Yaddaw, Author at The Statesman

Podcast: GSEU and Parking Negotiations at Stony Brook University

Mackenzie YaddawMultimedia News PodcastsMay 24, 2023

Host Mackenzie Yaddaw sits down with Doga Oner, the SBU ambassador for the Graduate Student Employee’s Union (GSEU), to discuss the union’s involvement and projected outcomes for the parking struggle.

Podcast: Exploring queer relationships at Stony Brook University

Mackenzie YaddawMultimedia Podcasts Sex and Relationships 2023April 9, 2023

Reporter Mackenzie Yaddaw sat down with five LGBTQIA+ identifying individuals — Alex, Emily, Natalia, Kayla and Floral — to discuss their journeys when navigating hook-up and dating culture during their collegiate careers.

Social media and the rising trend of authenticity

Mackenzie YaddawArts Culture Multimedia PodcastsNovember 21, 2022

In this audio story, host Mackenzie Yaddaw discusses the latest trends emphasizing authenticity in social media, especially on apps like TikTok and BeReal.

Finding freedom in fantasy: the world of RPGs

Mackenzie YaddawArtsNovember 6, 2022November 6, 2022

For some, a home is four walls and a roof. For Arwen Canino-Fluit, a senior linguistics and gender studies double major, it’s at a table surrounded by friends, narrating the next hair-raising adventure as they complete quests and defeat evil, becoming inseparable along the way.