Scott Terwilliger, Author at The Statesman

Holi celebration brings colors to Long Island

by Scott TerwilligerArtsMarch 31, 2019March 31, 2019

Dressed in a harvest-gold, damask-patterned sherwani – a coat-like lengthy garment common in India – President of the India Association of Long Island, Lalit Aery, zipped between tables as he greeted the 300 people dropping in their banquet to celebrate Holi.

Stony Brook’s Madagascar research center hit by cyclone

by Scott TerwilligerNewsJanuary 28, 2018January 28, 2018

Centre ValBio — Stony Brook University’s research facility in Madagascar — is raising money to help the surrounding community, which was devastated by Cyclone Ava earlier this month.

The Excelsior Scholarship: All that glitters is not gold

by Scott TerwilligerFeatured Opinions Top StorySeptember 24, 2017September 25, 2017

The scholarship sounds like a dream come true for financially-disadvantaged students, but it only offers marginal benefits to recipients.

Defending DACA: an economic perspective

by Scott TerwilligerFeatured OpinionsSeptember 10, 2017September 12, 2017

The effects of criminalizing immigration in the United States criminalizes entire communities. In doing so, America narrows its diversity, which can be deleterious to the notion of our country as a cultural melting pot.

The Drinking Dilemma

by Scott TerwilligerFeatured OpinionsAugust 28, 2017August 28, 2017

If your drinking is triggered by the need to relax, find a new activity that provides the same reward of relaxation, such as exercising or listening to music.

Staller days are awesome, but pick up your trash

by Scott TerwilligerFeatured OpinionsApril 19, 2017April 19, 2017

I remind you that the steps are a public good, and should be maintained as such.

Whose major is it, anyway?

by Scott TerwilligerFeatured OpinionsApril 9, 2017

This is one major that I become excited about when I wake up. It’s one that lends no qualms, and fills me with enough certainty to drive the rest of my life.

Professional Fridays puts students inside madness of the media

by Scott TerwilligerFeatured OpinionsApril 9, 2017April 9, 2017

Professional Friday is a day on which journalism students explore the media giants of New York City.

CulinArt: A cost-benefit analysis

by Scott TerwilligerFeatured OpinionsMarch 29, 2017April 2, 2017

All of this sounds spectacular, but why should we, as students, trust CulinArt?