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State of the University 2021: President McInnis talks challenges ahead for SBU

Steven Keehner & Sara RubergOctober 10, 2021October 12, 2021

President Maurie McInnis highlighted how SBU plans to handle concerns in the future, the school's benefits of being young and her first semester on campus with a more familiar number…

Reduced residential population sees SBU crime drop

Sara Ruberg & Steven KeehnerOctober 10, 2021October 11, 2021

Reported crime on Stony Brook’s campus decreased in nearly every category during 2020, according to the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report published on Oct. 1.

Danger in Sephora, hand sanitizers and lollipops: The psychological toll of allergies

Melanie FormosaApril 29, 2021

Death lurks in first kisses, in almond butter jars and in movie theatre popcorn for 18-year-old Kristen Pittaro, a freshman psychology major at Stony Brook University.

Diet culture’s complicated relationship to body positivity

Maya BrownMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Danaher has struggled with anorexia nervosa — an eating disorder characterized by distorted body image and a compulsive fear of being overweight — since the age of 13. She is now…

Instagram account features Black student narratives to show that Black Lives Matter

Maya BrownFebruary 13, 2021February 19, 2021

2020 was a milestone year for racial unrest and protests. During the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, one student at Stony Brook University made it their mission to…

Stony Brook graves lost to memory, buried in time

Homes were being built in the area when the museum took the stones with the permission of the town and local property owners, according to Olly. A local resident was concerned that the gravestones would be damaged or destroyed.