Steven Keehner, Author at The Statesman

Ideologies clash as Turning Point USA protest arrives to SBU campus

Maya Brown & Steven KeehnerLong Island News Student Life Top StorySeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

About 200 people from Turning Point USA (TPUSA), the New York Young Republican Club, the Long Island Loud Majority and surrounding community members gathered around the fountain at the Academic Mall on Sunday, Sept. 12, to protest mandatory vaccines.

SBU safety alert warns students about incoming hurricane

Sara Ruberg & Steven KeehnerBreaking NewsAugust 21, 2021August 22, 2021

The storm, which was recently reclassified as a Category 1 hurricane, is expected to linger into Sunday afternoon and evening. If Henri remains as a Category 1, Long Islanders should expect 80 mph winds, gusts up to 90 to 100 mph and storm surges between 3 to 6 feet.

Baseball sucks — and I love it

Steven KeehnerOp-eds OpinionsApril 27, 2021

#OPINION Having someone like Astudillo on a professional, contending ball club is an embarrassment to the sport. But to see him on the mound as a pitcher? You might as well toss me in the— wait, he pitched a 1-2-3 inning?

Why newsrooms must reflect the public in order to properly serve it

Steven KeehnerOp-eds OpinionsApril 17, 2021

#OPINION: I preached how transparency was the way of the future for the industry, so I would be a hypocrite if I failed to mention how, as an opinion writer, I didn’t do my last piece justice.

New York’s favorite organist: Paul Cartier

Steven KeehnerArts CultureApril 11, 2021

Sports and music have always been intertwined for Cartier. Indistinguishable from the crowd at a game, Cartier shares an ability similar to Garry Howatt, his favorite hockey player, to carry a larger presence than initially expected.

If we want journalism to survive, it begins with self-evaluation

Steven KeehnerOp-eds OpinionsApril 4, 2021

#OPINION If we want to continue to tell stories, we need to adapt and change. But rather than straying from our roots, we should reconsider why they were planted in the first place.

SBU student awarded for work on electoral redistricting system

Steven KeehnerFaculty News STEMMarch 30, 2021

A Stony Brook University junior is developing and optimizing algorithms that construct “fairer” electoral districts in the United States.

Staff stories: What it means to “self love”

Steven Keehner, Cindy Mizaku, Sam Lauria & Fanni Frankl2021 Op-eds Opinions Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 26, 2021

#OPINION: For a long time, I thought that self-love was something you “uncovered” and that it would always be there. I’m finding that — like so many other aspects of adulthood — it’s not as simple as that.

Self-autonomy: What it is and how to benefit from it

Steven KeehnerEditorials Op-eds OpinionsMarch 5, 2021

#OPINION: When the term “autonomy” is used, it typically comes within the lens of self-governance; however, I’d like to look at it from the less talked about perspective — the autonomy of the individual.

How Donald Trump’s impeachment lulled a false sense of accomplishment

Steven KeehnerOp-eds OpinionsFebruary 22, 2021

#OPINION Instead of critiquing the left and right, I’d like to address those celebrating Trump’s impeachment and the detachment from reality that continually gets swept under the rug.