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The Stony Brook football team running onto the field last year. The teams 2022 season starts on Thursday. KAT PROCACCI

Football preview: Stony Brook faces road challenge against undefeated Rhode Island

Matt Lindsay September 30, 2021
Coming off a bye week, the 3-0 (1-0 CAA) Rams will be well-rested as they look to stay undefeated and earn their first win over Stony Brook in program history. The Seawolves are 7-0 all-time against Rhode Island, with an average margin of victory of 18.14 points in those games.
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People waiting on line at Wolfieland.

Stony Brook’s Wolfieland back after COVID hiatus

Xenia Gonikberg September 19, 2021
Wolfieland, Stony Brook University’s annual carnival, returned on Sept. 11 at the SAC H parking lot and saw thousands of attendees, a record-breaking turnout compared to previous years.
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Our Stories Carried Us Here brings immigrant and refugee visionaries to the Wang Center

“Our Stories Carried Us Here” brings immigrant and refugee visionaries to the Wang Center

Michelle Chen September 14, 2021
Anyone who has visited the Wang Center since the beginning of the fall semester has probably seen passing students slow down or stop completely to take in head-turning walls of illustrated graphic panels about the intricacies of the immigration process and refugee experience.
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Nagasawa stenciling a luna moth. Ksenia Gonikberg/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook professor opens interactive exhibition in New York City

Xenia Gonikberg September 12, 2021
Stony Brook art professor Nobuho Nagasawa opened an interactive art exhibition about the cycle of life and the unprecedented challenges of the coronavirus pandemic at the Westwood Gallery in the Bowery District of New York City on Aug. 19. 
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Catharina Von Drigalski playing in the game against St. Josephs on Sept. 12. Drigalski scored her first goal of her career during the game with seven seconds left of overtime. KATHERINE PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s soccer snaps losing streak, beats St. Joseph’s in OT

Jeremy Portnoy September 12, 2021
Battered and broken after 100 minutes of scrappy play, junior defender Catharina Von Drigalski found the net for the first time in her career to seal the Stony Brook women’s soccer team’s 2-1 overtime victory against the St. Joseph’s Hawks this Sunday.
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Sophomore outside hitter Leoni Kunz in action against Hofstra on Tuesday, Sept. 7. KAT PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s volleyball swept by Hofstra in home opener

Ethan Tam September 10, 2021
Few matchups could be as deserving a choice for a home opener as the Battle of Long Island. Following two weeks of tournament play, the Stony Brook volleyball team returned home to Pritchard Gymnasium on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
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Fall 2021 Special Issue official graphic. Check out The Statesman Back to Campus playlist.  Graphic by JOCELYN CRUZ / THE STATESMAN

Back on Campus Playlist

Skylar Sena September 5, 2021
An eclectic mix of the vintage and the modern, you’ll be humming this back-to-school playlist as you make the dreaded walk across campus this fall semester.
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Trump supporters outside of White House in Washington, DC. PUBLIC DOMAIN OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

Trump’s tiny hands are struggling to cling to power as QAnon’s influence grows

Michael Cleary August 30, 2021
Trump supporters are showing their support for the former president. However, Trump may not have this much support in the coming months.
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The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan was unavoidable

Benjamin Joffe August 29, 2021
Since the outset of the conflict, the United States has spent $113 billion dollars training and equipping the Afghan National Army in preparation for them to westernize and democratize Afghanistan once U.S presence ends.  
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Kanye West DONDA album by Louise Bourgeois. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Kanye West finally releases “Donda” album

Amaya McDonald August 29, 2021
The highly anticipated album was originally scheduled for release on July 22. In the weeks leading up to the album’s release, West moved into the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia where he held two album listening events over the summer. 
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The Stony Brook University volleyball team in a game against UMBC on Feb. 27. KATHERINE PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s volleyball loses all three FAU Invite games to start season

Jeremy Portnoy August 29, 2021
For the third straight year, the Stony Brook volleyball team began the season with an 0-3 record. The Seawolves were swept at the Florida Atlantic Tournament in Boca Raton on Aug. 27 and 28 despite double-doubles from sophomore outside hitter Leoni Kunz in the first two games.
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Bryan Collins during a Stony Brook football practice. Collins joins the Seawolves as the new defensive line coach.PHOTO COURTESY OF Stony Brook Athletics.

After 23 years at LIU, Bryan Collins hired as Stony Brook D-line coach

Ethan Tam August 25, 2021
The coaching staff of the Stony Brook football team gained another shakeup on Tuesday, Aug. 17, when it was announced that Bryan Collins would be joining the Seawolves as their new defensive line coach.
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