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A screenshot of a Statesman editorial from 2004.

ARCHIVES: The Student Activity Fee: What Are You Paying For? (2004)

April 26, 2004
Voting is set to open this week, including the vote on whether or not the Student Activity Fee should be kept mandatory. A lot of students don't know just how important this is for the University and campus. The Student Activity Fee benefits students, not, as too many people think, "the people who just join clubs."
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Screenshot from 2003 Statesman article.

ARCHIVES: Online Courses Challenge Traditional Campus Education (2003)

September 22, 2003
Many college administrators say the quality of their institutions' online courses may soon eclipse that of their brick-and-mortar offerings, according to a report released this month.
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A screenshot of a 2002 article on Politys decertification.

ARCHIVES: Polity Decertified as Governing Body: Bickering Between Council and Senate Finally Leads to Organization’s Demise (2002)

October 21, 2002
The experiment that was dubbed “receivership” is now over, as Student Polity Association (SPA) has been decertified. The dissolution of SPA has left in its wake a moderately intrigued, though cautious, student body and a Polity Senate shocked and scrambling to regroup.
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A SOCIA member for a Harvest dinner. STATESMAN FILE

ARCHIVES: Harvest Dinner and Indigenous Awareness

November 15, 2001
The Student Organization - Creating Indigenous Awareness (SOCIA) will be holding the Second Annual Harvest Dinner today from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Peace Center. Elvira Colorado will be the featured guest speaker at the dinner.
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A screenshot of a Statesman editorial from 2001. The writer argues that then-President George W. Bush was neglecting the truth behind gun issues to appease his followers. STATESMAN FILE

ARCHIVES: Have Bush: Will Have Guns Too (2001)

March 21, 2001
From The Statesman archives, an opinions writer claims that then-President George W. Bush ignored gun control issues in order to please his supporters.
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The Anthropology Society offered to work with the Native American Club to get them up and running. STATESMAN FILE

ARCHIVES: A New Tribe Emerges: USB Gets a Native American Culture Club and Welcomes People from All Nationalities (2000)

October 5, 2000
Without so much as an executive board, an official advisor, or even the required number of signatures needed to make an official club, the Native American Culture Club held its first meeting last Tuesday, September 26. 
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ARCHIVES: Encouraging Words from the Dean of the Division of Athletics: Chance to Enter Conference, TV Deal, Two Stadiums Possible says Laskowski (1994)

ARCHIVES: Encouraging Words from the Dean of the Division of Athletics: Chance to Enter Conference, TV Deal, Two Stadiums Possible says Laskowski (1994)

August 15, 1994
After having two applications rejected by the New York Collegiate Athletic Association (NYCAC), Stony Brook now may have a choice of two athletic conferences to enter. The news came in a series of bizarre twists over the last week, but no one in the Division of Physical Education and Athletics is complaining. 
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A screenshot of an opinions article from a 1993 issue of The Statesman. Writer Adam Kaminsky argues in favor of arming campus security.

ARCHIVES: Let Me Tell You About Guns (1993)

February 25, 1993
From The Statesman's opinion archives, Adam Kaminsky argues in favor of arming campus security at Stony Brook University.
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A screenshot of the original text of the article, Dont Praise Columbus, but Observe His Birthday.

ARCHIVES: Don’t Praise Columbus, but Observe His Day (1992)

October 12, 1992
Columbus Day should be a holiday, because it is honoring the achievement of discovering America, not necessarily the atrocities committed by Columbus and his cohorts.
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ARCHIVES: Bad News Is Not Medias Fault (1992)

ARCHIVES: Bad News Is Not Media’s Fault (1992)

October 5, 1992
George Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot may stand on different steps on the ideological staircase, but on one philosophy they all agree: When in doubt, blame the press. 
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A screenshot of part of the original article, Slavery: a White invention. STATESMAN FILE

ARCHIVES: Slavery: A White Invention

December 5, 1991
In "Father of Slavery Was Black " [Letters, Nov. 25] Mr. Toner has proven that he knows very little about slavery. In his efforts to make Dr. Jeffries look foolish, he has made himself look like the fool. 
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A screenshot of the original article, titled Why all students should take AFS courses. STATESMAN FILE

ARCHIVES: Why All Students Should Take AFS Courses

September 27, 1990
The American educational system has deceived us all. When we learned about "Global History in elementary, junior high and high schools a very large continent was very conspicuous in its absence from our textbooks.
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