Nicole Siciliano, Author at The Statesman

SBU Loses Former CIO

Nicole SicilianoNewsApril 5, 2011April 6, 2011

Just months after retiring, former Chief Information Officer and co- founder of the New York State Education and Research Network, Richard Reeder died. Reeder succumbed to a quickly advancing disease…

Pell Grant Scholarships Reduced

Nicole SicilianoNews UncategorizedFebruary 28, 2011February 28, 2011

In a statement released last Friday, President Samuel L. Stanley, Jr. announced more bad news to the budget-cut-ailing Stony Brook University community. According to the press release, the House of…

Fred Walter: A Seat on The Senate and His Eyes on the Stars

Nicole SicilianoNewsNovember 29, 2010

The subtle electrical hum radiating from the florescent ceiling lights is distinct from the moment one emerges from the stairwell and onto the fourth floor of the Earth Space and…

Muggles Infiltrate 2010 Quidditch World Cup

Nicole SicilianoFeatured NewsNovember 15, 2010November 15, 2010

They came from all over. Louisiana, Montreal, Kentucky, Texas and Stony Brook, New York— just to name a few. With their faces painted and their brooms in hand, they were…

Budget Cuts Beyond the Classroom

Nicole SicilianoFeatured NewsOctober 5, 2010October 5, 2010

The academic mall was filled with sunlight and lively chatter during campus lifetime on Wednesday, Sept. 15, as hundreds of students bustled about dozens of tables covered with knick-knacks and …

Fighting the Freshman 15

Nicole SicilianoNewsSeptember 29, 2010

The Freshman 15 has become the token slogan across college campuses referring to the elusive weight gain first year students put on for seemingly no reason. Before you go thinking…

President Stanley Gives State of the University Address

Nicole SicilianoFeatured NewsSeptember 20, 2010September 20, 2010

In his State of the University Address Wednesday, President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. advocated for the Public Higher Education Empowerment Innovation Act, or PHEEIA that had been rejected by elected…