Opinions Archives – The Statesman

Billionaires and charitable organizations must work together to end world hunger

Op-eds OpinionsNovember 7, 2021

#OPINION The World Food Programme (WFP) needs continued funding from billionaire investors such as Elon Musk. However, as the cost of addressing world hunger increases, the WFP must do a better job of communicating specific spending plans to convince donors.

Impacting hunger and malnutrition must be central in the future of gene-edited crops

Op-eds OpinionsOctober 25, 2021October 25, 2021

#OPINION: To ensure the greatest impact on malnutrition and hunger, future approvals of gene-edited crops must be in nations where these problems are prevalent and in crops that are relied upon by impoverished populations.

The mental health impacts of the pandemic must be acknowledged by SBU faculty

Op-eds OpinionsOctober 24, 2021October 24, 2021

#OPINION: As we embark on the second half of our first in-person semester in a long time, I still feel like we’re in recovery from the pandemic. The past few semesters have been a challenge.

Environmental concerns must be a top priority in the future of cryptocurrency

Op-eds OpinionsOctober 18, 2021November 2, 2021

#OPINION: Regulating cryptomining to be sourced solely from renewable energy should be a priority in the fight against global warming before it is too late.

Sleep is important for college students and their mental health

Mental Health Special Issue 2021 Op-eds OpinionsOctober 17, 2021October 20, 2021

If you prioritize sleep and mental health overall, it will help you do better on that test or submit a higher quality assignment because you are not rushing to do it and you can focus on doing it well, instead of just doing it to finish it.

The silent struggle of living with undiagnosed mental illnesses

Mental Health Special Issue 2021 OpinionsOctober 17, 2021October 26, 2021

My attitude, thought process and moods were always unstable compared to everyone else. People often told me I was too sensitive or over-reactive. At first, I thought everyone thought this way; I eventually realized that this was not the case. I was living with mental illnesses without realizing it.

Despite President McInnis’ admiration for SBU, large disconnect between students and administration is unignorable

Editorials Opinions State of the University 2021October 10, 2021October 13, 2021

#OPINION: From the beginning, it was clear that McInnis holds the campus community in high regard and is happy to be at Stony Brook. Regardless of the politics associated with the position of the presidency at the University, she was genuine.

It’s past due time to rename Sanger College

Multimedia Op-eds Opinions State of the University 2021October 10, 2021October 11, 2021

#OPINION: Understanding the legacy of Margaret Sanger, whom the building was named after, would demonstrate how having a building named in her honor would undermine the University’s mission of establishing an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion.

To arts and humanities majors: we aren’t outnumbered

Op-eds Opinions Special Issues State of the University 2021October 10, 2021October 13, 2021

#OPINION: I do not think SBU is tough for arts and humanities majors in terms of STEM bias. I think we can network and fit in using our classes, clubs, apps or the internet.

Gabby Petito’s investigation helps shed light on other missing POC cases

Op-eds OpinionsOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021

#OPINION: There are still thousands of people, particularly people of color, that go missing every year and are not given the same media coverage that Petito’s case was. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as “missing white woman syndrome.”

Opinions

23andMe’s privatization of genetic data restricts the research community

Organizers must be held accountable for tragic deaths at Astroworld

Hospitals must prioritize the treatment of COVID-vaccinated patients

Biden’s $1.2 Trillion infrastructure package has passed, but what’s next?

Economic barriers inhibit lower-income students