2021 Archives – Page 2 of 4

Self-acceptance is required for successful relationships

#OPINION: In a society that relies on human connection and relationships, it is vital for people to create deep bonds with one another. Unfortunately, many cannot develop healthy relationships due to childhood traumas that affect their self-esteem.

Hookup culture liberates us in more ways than one

2021 Op-eds Opinions Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 26, 2021

#OPINION: Thanks to more relaxed attitudes toward sex and sexuality, “hook-up culture” – casual sex without emotional intimacy – has become more common among teens and young adults.

What can still be done to equally represent the LGBTQ community in the military

2021 Op-eds Opinions Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 27, 2021

#OPINION: Whether it be to prevent equal representation in the workplace or to block adoption and marriage rights, hateful legislation passed on all levels of government demonizes and diminishes LGBTQ people.

Self-Image during the COVID-19 pandemic: The good, the bad and the fads

Opinions Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 28, 2021

In the beginning weeks of lockdown, around March of last year, home-made whipped coffee recipes, rising TikTok stars and YouTube videos on-at-home ab workouts dominated social media.

Staff stories: What it means to “self love”

2021 Op-eds Opinions Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 26, 2021

#OPINION: For a long time, I thought that self-love was something you “uncovered” and that it would always be there. I’m finding that — like so many other aspects of adulthood — it’s not as simple as that.

You. Yes, you.

2021 Arts Letters Op-eds Opinions Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 22, 2021

#OPINION: Catalina Benavides is a first-semester graduate student in the Master of Arts in Teaching English program. Benavides wrote a love letter to herself in the form of a poem.

Students help redefine the definition of beauty through the body positivity movement

2021 News Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 23, 2021

The online body positivity movement is changing the way Stony Brook University students view and treat their bodies through mental and physical health. The body positivity movement celebrates body diversity,…

Expectations high as fifth-year stars guide Softball after shortened season

Softball Sports Spring Sports Preview 2021March 6, 2021

Over the past few years, the Stony Brook softball team has accomplished nearly everything there is to accomplish — broken records, deep playoff runs, individual accolades — but the one thing that has eluded them since 2013 is a championship ring.

The Weekly Wrap Up Ep. 21: Spring Sports Preview

Podcasts Special Issues Spring Sports Preview 2021March 6, 2021March 7, 2021

The podcast team interviews Director of Athletics Shawn Heilbron and student athletes in this podcast from The Statesman’s Spring Sports Preview.

Fall sports return to the field in unusual Spring 2021 season

Football Soccer Sports Spring Sports Preview 2021 VolleyballMarch 5, 2021March 5, 2021

Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium will rarely see a quiet moment over the next few months, with five different teams set to occupy the turf in one season. Such is the reality of the Spring 2021 semester, an unprecedented schedule.

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