2021 Archives – The Statesman

Scientists experiment with climate intervention to delay the effects of global warming

As the consequences of global warming are becoming more dire, scientists are considering whether — in addition to reducing and eliminating greenhouse gas emissions — to use geoengineering to mitigate the effects of global warming.

Legalizing recreational marijuana is what we needed all along

2021 Op-eds Opinions Special IssuesApril 20, 2021

#OPINION On March 31, Governor Cuomo signed legislation legalizing the use of recreational marijuana for adults in New York State. While I have never used marijuana, I fully support the legalization of it for several reasons.

Environmental racism – the deliberate poisoning of BIPOC

2021 Special IssuesApril 19, 2021

While pollution and other environmental issues affect people of all races, low-income communities where people of color are the majority are more heavily affected.

SUNY faculty and staff push for retirement fund to divest from fossil fuel investments

2021 Faculty News Special Issues STEMApril 18, 2021August 29, 2021

A group of employees of the State University of New York (SUNY) wants their retirement fund to pull their investments from industries and companies damaging to the environment and contributing to climate change.

Why individual actions are dragging down the environmental movement

2021 Earth Day 2021 Op-eds Opinions Special IssuesApril 18, 2021April 24, 2021

#OPINION: For a sustainable future — and an environmental movement with a tangible, positive impact on climate change — a focus on organized systemic change is necessary.

Sex and Relationships special issue photoshoot

Multimedia Photos Sex and Relationships 2021March 28, 2021March 29, 2021

For this year’s Sex and Relationships Special Issue, The Statesman chose the theme “body positivity.” Seven participants chose to step in front of our cameras and tell us their stories. Photography by Sara Ruberg, Rabia Gursoy and Gabby Pardo.

Students talk about what body positivity means to them

Multimedia Sex and Relationships 2021 VideosMarch 26, 2021March 29, 2021

For this year’s Sex and Relationship Special Issue, The Statesman chose the theme “body positivity.” Seven participants chose to step in front of our cameras and tell us their stories.

The Statesman Weekly Wrap-Up Ep. 24: Sex and Relationships

Multimedia Podcasts Sex and Relationships 2021March 25, 2021March 29, 2021

For the Sex and Relationships special issue, editors report on the body positivity movement, student’s experiences with eating disorders and diet culture, legislation for the welfare of the LGBTQ community in the military and the journey to self-love.

Diet culture’s complicated relationship to body positivity

Features News Sex and Relationships 2021 Student Life Top StoryMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Danaher has struggled with anorexia nervosa — an eating disorder characterized by distorted body image and a compulsive fear of being overweight — since the age of 13. She is now 22.

Queer love is important to see on the big screen

Arts Culture Movies Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 24, 2021

#OPINION: Films about queer relationships are necessary, but representation is only a fraction of the work society must do. It’s important to ensure changes translate over to the real world and aren’t just relegated to a screen.

2021

Survey results reveal lack of transparency from administration and general concern of campus conditions

Stony Brook requires COVID vaccine and testing for students and faculty for fall semester

To go green, we must take smaller steps in legislation

How climate change is being reimagined in fiction

How neocolonialism is killing our planet