Sara McGiff, Author at The Statesman

The Maui Contradiction

Sara McGiffOpinionsAugust 25, 2023

#OPINION: The government doesn’t care about the Hawaiian people; it cares about profit and voter ratings. As American citizens, we should be concerned.

Stony Brook media relations has a troubled history with student media

Sara McGiff & Christine KelleyOpinions State of the University 2023April 23, 2023April 27, 2023

During Sheprow’s tenure at Stony Brook, she faced extensive criticism from the student media — including The Statesman — for her relationship with the student press.

Our pursuit for connections

Sara McGiffOpinions Sex and Relationships 2023March 26, 2023April 11, 2023

#OPINION: Looking around the university classroom at my younger peers, I found myself mute. How does a person start a conversation? It was a heavy transaction: a line of dialogue for a connecting thread.

Super Bowl commercials fumbled in creativity

Sara McGiffOpinionsMarch 5, 2023

The adage “nostalgia sells” rings true when it comes to the 20-year fashion cycle or a network reviving a beloved old property. However, if this past Super Bowl showed us…

Ranked choice voting can solve the two-party system’s issues

Sara McGiffElection Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 16, 2022October 27, 2022

#OPINION: For a capitalist country that promotes choice in its consumers, the lack of choice in our nation’s representatives should be causing outrage across the aisle. New York stands to benefit from an alternative political system called ranked-choice voting (RCV), which can offer solutions to the state’s problems.

Efforts to ban books are working, but why?

Sara McGiffOpinionsOctober 3, 2022October 4, 2022

#OPINION: In the past two years, there has been a social movement instigated by lawmakers, right-wing media, conservative parents and Christian nationalists to challenge books that tackle LGBTQ+ issues, racism, race and sexual assault.

Misogynistic YouTubers promote sexism to young men

Sara McGiffOpinionsSeptember 14, 2022September 16, 2022

#OPINION: No content creator has had the influence and ability to incite outrage amongst the general public more than Andrew Tate. Tate’s removal from social media platforms such as Instagram and YouTube has done little to deter his loyal fanbase.