Opinions Archives – The Statesman

From the archives: Becoming “The Statesman”

ArchivesFebruary 16, 2021February 16, 2021

The Statesman has served Stony Brook since the university’s first academic year as the State University College on Long Island at Oyster Bay. Just as the University’s name has changed decades since, The Statesman has been rebranded several times.

Rap continues to empower and push discourse around race relations in America

Black History Month 2021 Op-eds Opinions Special IssuesFebruary 13, 2021February 18, 2021

Rap music today reflects the messages of both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Rappers have used their platforms and lyrical talent to express to their audiences that the fight for equal rights for the Black community is not over.

What it really means to be an ally

Black History Month 2021 Op-eds Opinions Special IssuesFebruary 13, 2021February 19, 2021

When we break it down, productive allyship is a continuous process of three qualities: perspective, learning and action.

To find happiness, pave your own path

Op-eds OpinionsFebruary 2, 2021

In a passionless and loveless world, love and passion aren’t enough anymore. But there’s a beauty behind uncertainty and self-discovery that is worth learning from.

Don’t raise the corporate tax rate, rethink the power of big corporations

Op-eds OpinionsJanuary 31, 2021January 31, 2021

President-Elect Joe Biden’s tax plan creates questions about his commitment to protecting the American worker and pushing back on corporate power over American lives.

From the archives: SBU’s path to Division I athletics

Archives EditorialsDecember 6, 2020December 6, 2020

Archivist Peter Lupfer digs deep in past coverage from The Statesman to describe Stony Brook University’s athletic history, starting with the school’s earliest sports programs on its original Oyster Bay campus.

After four years of division, we’re not that divided

Op-eds OpinionsNovember 29, 2020December 4, 2020

#OPINION After the past four years of division and then the 2020 presidential election, we have seen countless renditions of how the nation is divided between Republicans and Democrats.

Tell someone you love that you love them

Op-eds OpinionsNovember 25, 2020

#OPINION No string of words in the English language are more convoluted than “I love you.”

How voting should look in the next presidential election

Op-eds OpinionsNovember 12, 2020

#Opinion: Voting is a personal civic duty in the United States. Even while considered a flawed democracy, as classified by the Economist, the institutions of the U.S. are among the most democratic in the world.

Joe Biden wins the presidency, but the fight is not over

Op-eds OpinionsNovember 11, 2020

#Opinion: Now, I have to be honest — I did not expect to write this article. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, if you would have asked me who I expected to win, I would have said Trump.

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Without drastic climate action, California will continue to burn

Staff picks: Our Black heroes

Whitewashed history inhibits us from learning about the past

Defund the police because society should reassess our values if Black lives really matter