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Chuck Priore’s seat was never actually hot — or even warm

Football Sports Top StoryJanuary 10, 2023

In November, Stony Brook announced it had extended football head coach Chuck Priore. But the school never mentioned that Priore had actually signed a contract extension in June, months before the disastrous 2022 season even began.

Pine beetles killing thousands of trees across Suffolk County

Beyond the University 2022 Long Island News Top StoryDecember 4, 2022December 6, 2022

The plan calls for 2,000 to 5,000 pine trees to be cut starting Nov. 29 through 2023 in an effort to slow the spread of the beetle throughout the region. The SPB can kill pine trees in only two to four months before spreading to other trees.

Mass shootings can not define the South

Editorials Opinions Top StoryNovember 21, 2022November 21, 2022

#OPINION: Virginia is awful and terrifying and beautiful and welcoming. If we embrace community and simple pleasures, we can navigate our way out of this violent fascist mess.

Higher education fails to support non-traditional students

Opinions Top StoryNovember 13, 2022November 15, 2022

#OPINION: If higher education truly aims to serve as a ladder to financial independence and a rewarding career, then why aren’t the current programs welcoming and accessible to students from all backgrounds?

The 2022 midterms and the red wave that wasn’t

Election 2022 Opinions Top StoryNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022

#OPINION: House races across the nation have given surprises to the Democratic Party, from open races in North Carolina to incumbent seats in toss-up states.

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.

Stony Brook football completes thrilling comeback at homecoming

Football Sports Top StoryOctober 22, 2022March 5, 2023

It was a happy homecoming after all for the Stony Brook football team, as a second-half turnaround led to its first win of the 2022 season.

New York Times misconstrued students’ role in professor’s dismissal

Opinions Top StoryOctober 16, 2022October 17, 2022

#OPINION: The students of NYU were falsely depicted as lazy and entitled. Jones’ firing and the reaction to it reveal that educators must take a greater responsibility for their students’ success.

Antisemitic incident at Stony Brook carnival draws reactions from students, administrators

News Top StoryOctober 4, 2022October 18, 2022

Antisemitic symbols and phrases were written in a public area during Stony Brook University’s “Wolfieland” carnival on Sept. 10. Student leaders say it is the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents on campus throughout the past year and a half.

Sanger Hall soon to be Chinn Hall

Breaking News Top StoryOctober 3, 2022October 4, 2022

On Monday, Oct. 3, Stony Brook President Maurie McInnis sent an email informing students that Sanger Residence Hall is being renamed to Dr. May Edward Chinn Hall.

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Hockey smut and the search for sexual literacy

Late-game surge earns Stony Brook women’s basketball first-ever CAA playoff victory

Policelli leads Stony Brook men’s basketball to first-ever CAA postseason victory

How students are reacting to MAPS’ parking proposal

Exclusive: CulinArt under investigation for illegal activity at Stony Brook University