The Statesman

Grad Commencement Begins New Chapter

Sara Sonnack • June 4, 2011

Stony Brook University celebrated its 51st Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday, May 25. The university awarded 6,402 degrees to the class of 2011. Of those degrees, 3,898 were bachelor degrees. At...

Roth Regatta: Who’s The Boss?

Sara Sonnack • May 11, 2011

The Undergraduate Student Government, or USG, at Stony Brook University had quite a busy day on Friday, May 6. In addition to the Roth Pond Regatta in the afternoon, the USG was holding a concert later...

Roth Pond Regatta Reels in Big Fish with Superheroes and Villains

Sara Sonnack • May 11, 2011

It’s the quintessential battle of good versus evil; Superhero versus villain. But this is not about the newest blockbuster movie. It's about a tradition that has been going on for the past 22 years:...

Students May Rise Before the Sun for Physics

Sara Sonnack • May 5, 2011

Kay Chen will be setting her alarm for 5 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday during the fall 2011 semester at Stony Brook University. She isn't the only one; She and roughly 540 of her classmates will have...

Myth Busters: Muslim Women

Sara Sonnack • April 26, 2011

AbdelRahman Murphy joined with the Muslim Students Association at Stony Brook University to dispel some myths about women in the Islamic faith. Murphy, a Muslim brother from Texas, started...

Helping Humanism with Hijabs

Sara Sonnack • April 20, 2011

More than 50 female students at Stony Brook University did something that they don’t do on an everyday basis: they wore a hijab. A hijab is a head covering that Muslim women can wear to cover their...

It’s That Time of Year: Class Selection

Sara Sonnack • April 10, 2011

College. The best four years of a student’s life, right? There’s so many exciting things that students can experience such as different clubs they can join, sports to participate in and, of course,...

Enrollment Sidebar

Sara Sonnack • April 10, 2011

Stop pulling your hair out about enrollment because Richard Gatteau, director of the academic and pre-professional advising center, has some options that can your make schedule look a lot better. First,...

Storytime by the Fountain

Sara Sonnack • April 6, 2011

“I’m going to tell you a story about a mythical place called Southampton,” said Heather Dune Macadam, a Stony Brook University professor, to her former Southampton students at the Academic Mall...

University Doesn’t Have Enough SMART Grants

Sara Sonnack • April 3, 2011

Stony Brook University students may have a harder time affording their education in the 2011-2012 school year. In addition to reducing the maximum amount of a Pell Grant, the federal government will not...

Roommate

Sara Sonnack • March 20, 2011

A roommate. The word can make you smile or make you roll your eyes as you think about the irritating person you currently have to share your space with. Some students choose to room with a close friend....

Helpful Tips for the Room Selection Process

Sara Sonnack • March 20, 2011

Alan deVries, associate director of Residential Programs for Administration and Services, gives some helpful tips to make the room selection process as smooth as possible. 1) Students can go on the...