Student Life Archives – The Statesman

‘Professor? Can you hear me?’: Universities adapt to online learning

Administration News Student LifeApril 13, 2020April 14, 2020

“Zoomiversity” — an SBU-student run Instagram account — documents student antics during online classes and demonstrates some of the unique circumstances that have come with moving most of the country’s universities online.

49 Renaissance School of Medicine graduates join fight against COVID-19 at university hospital

News Student LifeApril 12, 2020April 13, 2020

“There’s nothing virtual that can ever be as meaningful as a real life graduation,” Dr. Hailey McInernery said.

Students lose their jobs in the midst of COVID-19 crisis

News Student Life Top StoryApril 11, 2020April 11, 2020

Spring break is usually a time when some college students go back home and work at their part-time or full-time jobs. In the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19), that was not the case.

International students faced uncertainty as SBU went remote

News Student LifeApril 10, 2020April 13, 2020

For international students, leaving on-campus housing was far more complicated than booking a last-minute economy flight.

Stony Brook University medical students will graduate April 8

Administration News Student LifeApril 7, 2020April 7, 2020

Stony Brook University is allowing Renaissance School of Medicine students to graduate early to work in hospitals overwhelmed by the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Seniors call virtual commencement a ‘slap in the face’

Administration News Student LifeApril 4, 2020April 5, 2020

“It was like a slap in the face that they took our money for four years and can’t even make an effort to tell us that they plan on rescheduling it,” she said.

How the CARES Act affects students and higher education

Administration Long Island News Student Life Top StoryApril 3, 2020April 4, 2020

A student who lost their job because of the coronavirus epidemic, however, may qualify for unemployment under the CARES Act.

Stony Brook classes suffer racist remarks, pornographic images in “zoom bombing” incidents

News Student LifeApril 3, 2020April 4, 2020

The Provost’s Office sent out a campus-wide email on Tuesday, March 31, to students, faculty and staff condemning “offensive and inappropriate content” in online classrooms after complaints.

SBU dining halls and food pantry adjust for social distancing

News Student LifeApril 2, 2020April 2, 2020

Stony Brook University’s food pantry is taking online orders from students on campus today between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. An email containing a request form was already sent to residents.

Students will receive refunds or credits, Stony Brook University says

News Student LifeMarch 24, 2020March 24, 2020

Stony Brook University announced that students will receive refunds or credits for unused fees in an email sent out to students on March 23.

Student Life

Pre-med students navigate pandemic-related disruptions

Coronavirus hits the mental health of Stony Brook University students

Students adjust to life social distancing

USG will partially refund student activity fee

Seniors mourn a final semester cut short by COVID-19