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U-Haul is offering college students 30 days of free storage

News Student LifeMarch 18, 2020March 19, 2020

U-Haul, the American moving and storage company, is offering college students 30 days of free storage during wide-spread school closures.

Student Engagement and Activities tries to recoup club financial losses

News Student LifeMarch 17, 2020March 19, 2020

Stony Brook Student Engagement and Activities is trying to mitigate the financial loss from events canceled by the coronavirus, according to an email sent to student e-board members by the Department of Student Engagement & Activities.

Q&A for students moving off campus

Administration News Student Life Top StoryMarch 17, 2020March 17, 2020

On March 17, an announcement was made stating that students would be required to move off-campus immediately, so The Statesman asked Stony Brook officials for more information.

Stony Brook University implements Zoom ahead of online classes

Administration Faculty News Student LifeMarch 17, 2020March 17, 2020

Stony Brook University officially implemented the web conferencing platform Zoom, according to a March 16 email from the university’s Division of Technology.

African Student Union cancels fashion show after months of planning

News Student LifeMarch 17, 2020

All of Stony Brook University’s on-campus events during March were canceled after state universities announced that they’d be going remote on March 11. The African Students Union (ASU) Fashion Show…

Campus residents question the future

News Student LifeMarch 16, 2020

Resident students on campus are wondering if they should pack their bags and go home as Stony Brook University transitions to online-only courses in an effort to contain COVID-19. Although…

Online scammers take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis

News Student LifeMarch 15, 2020

Scammers are taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis to steal information, according to a March 13 email from Stony Brook University’s Division of Information Technology.

Campus clubs feel the impact from COVID-19

News Student LifeMarch 14, 2020March 15, 2020

Student Engagement & Activities sent an email to student executive boards on March 11 confirming that extracurriculars will be suspended through the rest of the month.

Stony Brook University is extending spring break

Administration News Student LifeMarch 13, 2020March 14, 2020

Spring break, originally scheduled for March 16 to March 20, will be extended until March 27. The announcement comes only two days after the university officially announced that it would be moving classes online.

Students with visas will be able to complete semester after SBU goes remote

Administration News Student Life Top StoryMarch 12, 2020March 13, 2020

International students at Stony Brook University will be able to remain in the United States to complete their coursework, according to a March 11 email from Stony Brook University Visa and Immigration Services.

Student Life

Stony Brook University medical students will graduate April 8

Seniors call virtual commencement a ‘slap in the face’

How the CARES Act affects students and higher education

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