The Statesman

My celebration of the Chinese New Year

Matthew Yan • February 19, 2018

Like western New Year’s celebrations, the Lunar New Year is both a time of reflection of the past year as well as a time of preparation for the future.

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It’s up to us to stop wasting food

Matthew Yan • February 4, 2018

Why are we routinely dumping this food we’ve paid for?

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CulinArt is cool, can it continue to captivate?

Matthew Yan • September 17, 2017

If CulinArt wants to keep its lucrative contract with Stony Brook, they’d better start brainstorming how to address these issues and others to keep us students happy once the initial novelty of their arrival wears off.

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Lettuce taco ’bout campus dining improvements

Matthew Yan • April 24, 2017

Sodexo scrambled to regain student trust with a number of additions and improvements to dine-in options around campus. We should at least acknowledge some of these improvements.

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Tales of a summer library assistant

Matthew Yan • March 27, 2017

Getting punched in the face wasn’t part of the job description. Then again, not a lot of things I did that summer were.

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Professor explores where elements heavier than iron come from

Matthew Yan • September 4, 2016

Have you ever wondered how did the chemical elements that we are made of come to be?

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Students criticize new meal swipe system

Matthew Yan • September 3, 2016

Over the summer, many changes to the meal plans and dining options occurred in hopes of improving the dining experience, but some students aren't so happy about them.

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