Editorial: Our commitment to unbiased news reporting
The Statesman wholeheartedly denies any accusations of political bias within its News section, but in an attempt to be as transparent as possible, we would like to address
Why a pet’s life matters
Whether they bark, meow or hiss, pets give you the kind of unconditional love you rarely get from a human. It might seem weird to people without any pets, but that furry
Free your mind with yoga and meditation
What’s the magic coping mechanism hidden in the recreation center? Free yoga and meditation classes.
Suffolk County’s plastic bag fee should be raised
While the five cent charge for plastic bags is a smart environmental idea, a rise in the fee for plastic bags would make this installment much more effective. Would you be
Inside my mind behind my eating disorder
I face a fundamental dilemma that’s disturbed me for nearly three years now: a constant struggle with disordered eating, particularly cycles of binging and purging.
Stony Brook should pay attention to racism in its kitchens
In my brief experience working at West Side Dining, I could not believe what I saw, which is why I quit after my first day.
CAPS is failing its international students
So why does Stony Brook, a university with 3,117 students from China, South Korea and Taiwan alone, have zero mental health counselors on site that speak Mandarin or Korean?
Stop homogenizing the Hispanic community
Not all Hispanic people come from the same country, nor do we all share the same cultural traditions, but the over-stereotyping and fetishizing of Hispanic people has become a
Stony Brook should be more tolerant of religious holidays
But Stony Brook isn’t as tolerant as it depicts itself to be. How else can you explain the fact that we have no days off for important religious holidays?
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editors of The Statesman, re: “Does diversity really matter?”
As former editors-in-chief and managing editors of The Statesman, we cannot imagine what must have changed so drastically at the paper to allow the atmosphere for this
Editorials
Editorial: Our commitment to unbiased news reporting
The Statesman wholeheartedly denies any accusations of political bias within its News section, but in an attempt to be as transparent as possible, we would like to address
The Onion Bagel
The Onion Bagel: Steroids are the answer to athletic apathy
We might not ever get to see the Loch Ness monster in person, but if we could just stuff our rosters with athletes that are closer to being Klingons than human beings, then