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Police are looking for student caught on tape.

Police Blotter

Nelson Oliveira March 26, 2012

Police Search for Student Who Damaged the Floor at Humanities University Police are searching for a male student who took a fraternity rock from the campus' 9/11 Memorial and dragged it to the Humanities...

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Roller Hockey forfeits bid to the national championship

Nelson Oliveira March 26, 2012
For five consecutive years, the Roller Hockey Club at Stony Brook University made it to the national championship. Despite being qualified for a sixth time this year, the team will not be playing at the tournament because the players could not afford to fly to Utah, where the event will be held in April.
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Losing hair, growing funds for pediatric cancer research

Nelson Oliveira March 19, 2012
Bee Farina’s daughter was diagnosed with a very rare type of cancer in September 2007. Less than a year after that, 13-year-old Meghan lost her battle against Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) — a destructive tumor located in the pons region of the brainstem.
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NYPD targeted Muslim students

Nelson Oliveira March 5, 2012
Mariam Shareef, a Muslim student at Stony Brook University, was born and raised in the United States and has only been to one other country — Switzerland.
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Union protesters take on SBU construction project

Union protesters take on SBU construction project

Nelson Oliveira February 27, 2012

Like many colleges around the country, Stony Brook University is often the stage of protests and rallies of many kinds. Usually, the demonstrations feature big signs, banners, fliers, yelling, masks and...

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Past, present and future of the logo

Nelson Oliveira February 21, 2012

When Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. announced a few weeks ago that the new logo would be a shield, he described it as a symbol of strength. But, as the logo slowly becomes familiar...

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Study shows texting while walking could be dangerous

Nelson Oliveira January 30, 2012

The video of a Pennsylvania woman falling into a mall fountain while texting and walking got millions of views on YouTube earlier this month. Luckily, she did not get hurt, but the accident illustrates...

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Behind the Academic Excellence and Success Fee

Nelson Oliveira December 19, 2011

More than 2,000 students have signed an online petition in the past few days asking Stony Brook University to not apply the new Academic Excellence and Success Fee, which will bill $37.50 to their SOLAR...

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Two resign from USG

Nelson Oliveira November 13, 2011

Allen Abraham, president of clubs and organizations, and Farjad Fazli, vice president of communications, resigned from the Undergraduate Student Government effective immediately during Thursday’s Senate...

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Campus Briefing

Nelson Oliveira November 5, 2011

Hussain Wins Close Election In a very low voter turnout, Political Science major Adil Hussain was elected the new vice president of academic affairs for the Undergraduate Student Government on Friday,...

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Campus News Briefing: USG Candidates and Tobacco Protests

Nelson Oliveira October 31, 2011

The polls were open today in the Undergraduate Student Government’s fall election for a new vice president of academic affairs and a new freshman representative. All undergraduate students are eligible...

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Campus News Briefing

Nelson Oliveira October 24, 2011

Cuts in Child Care Funding The 2011-2012 Undergraduate Student Government’s contract with Stony Brook Child Care Services, which reflects a 42 percent funding cut, was approved during Thursday’s...

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