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#OPINION: Catalina Benavides is a first-semester graduate student in the Master of Arts in Teaching English program. Benavides wrote a love letter to herself in the form of a poem.

Black and Asian Stony Brook students work to answer the question, “Are we allies?”

Arts CultureMarch 14, 2021

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, violence and blatant racism toward Asian people has skyrocketed. While people are becoming more aware of the issue, many are left wondering what can be done to support the Asian community.

Dental student Varun Goyal mixes passion for dance with career

Arts Culture DanceMarch 5, 2021March 9, 2021

Third-year student of dentistry, Varun Goyal has merged his passions of dance and dentistry into one unique amalgam.

Stony Brook students use art to reflect on turmoil of the past year in “Reckoning” showcase

Arts CultureMarch 5, 2021

The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery’s “RECKONING” showcases over 60 works in response to the social conflicts of the past year.

Chinese Spanish artists, authors and activists discuss identity in the age of COVID-19

ArtsFebruary 22, 2021March 2, 2021

On Feb. 17, Chinese Spanish activists Quan Zhou, Chenta Tsai and Jiajie Yu Yan joined SBU to discuss anti-Asian racism and Chinese diasporic identity in “Pensando Xībānyá: Voices from the Chinese Diaspora in Spain”, a three-part lecture series.

The fight for equality inspires ‘champions of change’ in the sports community

Arts Black History Month 2021 Culture Special IssuesFebruary 16, 2021February 18, 2021

Following the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020, athletes have become noticeably more vocal when it comes to addressing systematic and systemic racism in the United States.

Stony Brook USG reckons with the passing of Black icons during Black History Month initiative

Arts Black History Month 2021 Culture Special IssuesFebruary 13, 2021February 18, 2021

As the Assistant to the Vice President of Student Life, Maia Gomis is one of the brains behind the Stony Brook Undergraduate Student Government’s new Instagram series, which is posting tributes to Black icons who have passed away recently.

Stony Brook performers featured in the Intercollegiate Marching Band

Arts Culture MusicJanuary 31, 2021January 31, 2021

During the College Football Playoff National Championship game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Alabama Crimson Tide, the College Band Directors National Association Intercollegiate Marching Band performed virtually for the first time ever.

“Black” or “African American?” Black Americans discuss the difference

Arts CultureJanuary 21, 2021January 22, 2021

The resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement has made non-Black Americans more aware of an ongoing discussion within the Black community regarding the use of the terms “Black” versus “African American.”

“The Crown” season four is adorned in controversy

Arts Culture TVJanuary 7, 2021

Netflix’s “The Crown” has been a historical drama hit. The series features the combined history of the royal family’s reign, making the series enticing for its 73 million household viewers worldwide. However, the royal family feels otherwise.

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Villains as our new heroes: Review on Disney’s “Cruella”

Gossip Girl reboot releases its new trailer

Glades trio gets listeners “Dancing in the Mirror” with their latest album

“Two Distant Strangers” shows the inescapable loop of racism and trauma

The Presidential Lecture Series presents a talk with activist Tarana Burke