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An individual placing a voting form into a ballot box. RAMSI/FLICKR VIA CC BY SA 2.0

Students can still vote early, in-person or through absentee ballot

Maria Lynders October 20, 2020
The steps on how to safely vote amid a pandemic are confusing for even the most weathered voters, let alone college students trying to vote for the first time.
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Different pastries from Druthers Coffee. JULIE HEMING/THE STATESMAN

Druthers Coffee opens across Stony Brook station

Julia Heming September 13, 2020
Druthers Coffee opens up across from the Stony Brook Station of the LIRR and offers a comfortable location for Stony Brook University students, and community members to enjoy a traditional sit-down coffee house experience
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Essential workers join protest urging Stony Brook Hospital to give them COVID pay.  RABIA GURSOY /THE STATESMAN

“Thank you is not enough.” Workers rally at Stony Brook Hospital to request COVID-19 hazard pay

Rabia Gursoy July 31, 2020
The "Heroes Don't Get Zeros" rally and march in front of the Stony Brook University Hospital on July 22. Workers demanded that the administration pressure the SUNY Board of Trustees to secure hazard pay for essential healthcare employees.
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Nancy Goroffs headshot from the Stony Brook University website. Goroff, a former Stony Brook chemistry professor, will be running against PHOTO CREDIT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Former SBU professor Nancy Goroff wins democratic primary, set to face Lee Zeldin in general election

Niki Nassiri and Sara Ruberg July 21, 2020
Nancy Goroff will compete with Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin for a seat in the House of Representatives this November. If she were to defeat Zeldin this upcoming election, Goroff would become the first female Ph.D. scientist in Congress.
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A Black Lives Matter protest in Stony Brook, NY on June 7. The protest is one of many around the nation that have been happening in response to police brutality and systemic racism. ALEK LEWIS/THE STATESMAN

Hundreds of locals gather in Stony Brook to protest police brutality

Alek Lewis June 15, 2020
The protesters shouted phrases like “no justice, no peace,” “don’t shoot,” “silence is violence,” “Black Lives Matter” and responded to the chant “say their name” with the names of those who have lost their lives to police brutality. 
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Local protest from Freeport to Merrick stays five hours strong

Local protest from Freeport to Merrick stays five hours strong

Maya Brown June 10, 2020
“We’re not saying all lives matter, we’re saying black lives matter right now because we see the injustices that go against our brothers,” Victor Ngo, a Freeport resident said.
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The outside of Stony Brook University Hospital. LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ/STATESMAN FILE

Stony Brook University Hospital doctor suspects COVID-19 hit Suffolk County in February

Iryna Shkurhan May 18, 2020
The suspected COVID-19 patient showed symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection and had recently traveled to China, according to Dr. Adam J. Singer.
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The Academic Mall on Stony Brook Universitys main campus. This year, the U.S. News & World Report ranked Stony Brook as the 80th-best college in the country. ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

Suffolk County government partners with Stony Brook University as they continue reopening process

Alek Lewis May 5, 2020
The Suffolk County Government is partnering with Stony Brook University to create a program that will provide assistance to small businesses recovering from and adapting to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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The South P commuter lot at Stony Brook University converted into a drive thru coronavirus testing facility. MAYA BROWN/THE STATESMAN

New pop-up testing site opens near Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

Brianne Ledda April 30, 2020
The Southampton testing facility will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment only. It’s not a drive-through, so patients will need to leave their cars to be tested.
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Far Beyond signage in the Academic Mall.  EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

How the CARES Act affects students and higher education

Alek Lewis April 3, 2020
A student who lost their job because of the coronavirus epidemic, however, may qualify for unemployment under the CARES Act.
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Outside of the Stony Brook University Hospital. EMMA HARRIS/STATESMAN FILE

Stony Brook University Hospital requests medical equipment donations from the community

Meenu Johnkutty March 24, 2020
Stony Brook University Hospital is accepting community donations for personal protective equipment (PPE), including face shields, N95 3M 1860 masks, protective eyewear, goggles, disinfectant wipes or hand sanitizer. 
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on campus in the Student Activities Center on April 11, 2019. Cuomo announced that all non-essential workers must stay home. GARY GHAYRAT/STATESMAN FILE

Cuomo orders all of New York’s non-essential workforce to stay home

Maya Brown and Alek Lewis March 21, 2020
This is the state’s most dramatic measure yet, as the number of confirmed cases jumped from 4,152 on Thursday afternoon to 7,102 on Friday morning. The additional 2,950 cases were due to a rapid increase in testing, according to Cuomo.
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