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An exclusive interview with Kevin Hart

Megan Spicer February 6, 2012

Through a series of twisted hallways through the arts side of the Staller Arts Center lays the green room. Normally, this pale-green painted room is reserved for actors or musicians while they wait to...

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Concert Review: Chiddy Bang Is Not-So-Bangin’

Megan Spicer November 14, 2011

"Where's Chiddy!?" "We want Chiddy!" The crowd grew antsy as they anxiously awaited the main event for the night's show. The transformation of the Student Activities Center, Ballroom A was...

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Chiddy Bang comes to Stony Brook

Megan Spicer November 9, 2011
As of late Wednesday morning, recording artist Chiddy Bang will be performing on Sunday as part of the third installment of this year’s Stony Brook Concert Series.
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Comedy Central Presents: What the f*ck is a Seawolf?

Megan Spicer October 31, 2011

Though the night didn’t have the same atmosphere as White Panda or Aziz Ansari, this semester's Stony Brook Concert Series last Tuesday was still a sold-out show. The Student Activities Board,...

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Unlocking the Vaults: Reaching Into Stony Brook’s Rich Concert History

Megan Spicer May 28, 2011

Though the Pritchard gym and Union Ballroom appears to remain dormant and empty for a majority of the year, there was a time in Stony Brook’s history that music legends of the 1960s and 70s graced...

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Janelle Monae performed at the Stony Brook Arena along with Bruno Mars and Plan B in one of Stony Brooks largest concerts in years. (Aleef Rahman/The Statesman)

Exclusive Q&A with Janelle Monáe

Megan Spicer May 11, 2011
The Statesman's Copy Chief, Megan Spicer, had the opportunity for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Janelle Monáe.
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Almost 4,000 fans showed up to the Stony Brook University Arena to see Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae in concert on May 6, marking one of the largest turnouts to a university event in recent memory. (Photo Credit: Aleef Rahman)

Beyond the Flashing Lights and the Beating Basses of the Concert

Megan Spicer May 11, 2011

It was through the initiative of members of the university community, that the historic Stony Brook concert series has been revamped. During Moiz Khan Malik's time as Undergraduate Student Government Treasurer,...

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Stony Brook Auxiliary Continues to Lend a Helping Hand

Megan Spicer May 5, 2011

On the third floor of the second building in Jefferson’s Ferry, a small elderly apartment complex off of Route 347 lives a woman who is a mother of one and was once a journalist. Her roommate is a black...

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Zeta Beta Tau Back on Campus: New brothers look to start a new chapter in their history books

Megan Spicer March 20, 2011

It is said that when one door closes, another has the opportunity to open. The saying can be applied to fraternity chapters at Stony Brook University—more specifically, Zeta Beta Tau, the nation’s...

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Harry Potter Mania: QUIDDITCH IS OUR DRUG

Harry Potter Mania: “QUIDDITCH IS OUR DRUG”

Megan Spicer February 6, 2011

Their eyes lock on the opposing players on the other side of the pitch. Their muscles tighten with anticipation. This is the moment they have been training for over the past month. This is what the hour-plus...

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ROY LOTZ: One-Man Band Records Playing With Myself

ROY LOTZ: One-Man Band Records “Playing With Myself”

Megan Spicer February 6, 2011

Every artist must make a sacrifice for their art. For 19-year-old Roy Lotz, more than 60 hours and the comfort and warmth in his toes were lost after recording his album “Playing with Myself” in...

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Mother FNature Closes Out Fall Concert Series

Mother F’Nature Closes Out Fall Concert Series

Megan Spicer November 28, 2010
University Cafe was transformed on Nov. 22 from its usual college bar scene into a rave. Black lights illuminated anything white, and the ceiling was covered in light-up balloons that looked like jellyfish suspended in air.
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