Editorials Archives – The Statesman

How Battery Park helped me connect with my family history

Editorials Opinions Top StoryNovember 1, 2022November 3, 2022

It is Oct. 23, 2022. I am crying outside Castle Clinton because in a way, this is where I was born. I have never been to Battery Park in my life. But a part was here long ago: 139 years and two weeks earlier.

From the archives: Colonial legacies – Columbus Day and diversity at Stony Brook

ArchivesOctober 2, 2022January 2, 2023

A central part of history today is looking at the events of the past with a magnifying glass. While events like Columbus’ expedition to the New World opened a path to cross-world connections, it also led to the relocation and extermination of indigenous groups.

Editorial: A (partial) return to print and a new beginning for The Statesman

Editorials OpinionsSeptember 21, 2022September 22, 2022

On Sept. 20, The Statesman released its first full-sized print issue since the Spring 2021 semester.

Editorial: Reflecting on two years of COVID-19

Editorials OpinionsMarch 26, 2022March 26, 2022

Editorial: The Statesman has extensively covered the pandemic. Even though we were all going through these changes at the same time, our experiences were all unique. These are our tales.

Editorial: In good war coverage lies equal reporting

Editorials OpinionsMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022

Editorial: Let your voices be heard. It’s simple to achieve change and improved coverage: it all starts with stories. A fundamental idea that can and will continue to bring people together.

From the archives: The growing cost of required readings

ArchivesMarch 9, 2022

While the cost and accessibility of textbooks have been the source of dispute, students and faculty alike have put pen to paper to argue for alternate approaches and prospective alternatives to textbook use in the classroom.

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.

SBU anti-mandate protest was a failure and a let-down to the University

Editorials OpinionsSeptember 19, 2021

#OPINION: The Sept. 13 anti-vaccine protest on Stony Brook campus failed to do anything except damage the reputation of the university.

SBU disgraces campus by allowing anti-vax mandate protest

Editorials OpinionsSeptember 12, 2021

#OPINION: This weekend, Stony Brook University will host an event sponsored by Turning Point USA, a nonprofit, right-wing activist group dedicated to empowering conservative voices on campus.

From the archives: Looking at the aftermath of 9/11

ArchivesSeptember 11, 2021February 6, 2022

9/11 was a reminder that Stony Brook is not just a school, but a community. The actions taken by students, faculty, staff and administration in the hours, days, weeks and years that followed demonstrated how SBU can come together in times of tragedy.

Editorials

From the Archives: STEM to STEAM

From the Archives: Tent City: SBU’s historic GSO protest

Mass shootings can not define the South

From the Archives: SBU Black studies program displayed in Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Arcade Fire: Can you be a poet and a scumbag?