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Faculty pen open letter calling for accountability after arrests

Sky Crabtree, Assistant News Editor • April 9, 2024

A group of faculty members have authored an open letter to the Stony Brook administration, accusing the University of criminalizing free speech and peaceful protest.

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SBU Crime Watch: March. 25 – March. 31

Mariam Guirgis, Assistant News Editor • April 9, 2024

All reports are taken directly from the University Police Department and cannot be independently verified by The Statesman. On Monday, March 25, there was a report of missing groceries in Hand...

SJP confronts McInnis during University Senate meeting

Viyang Hao, USG Beat Reporter • April 5, 2024

The University Senate held its monthly meeting on Monday, April 1 where in addition to its regular agenda, students and faculty voiced their concerns about the University’s arrests of Stony Brook...

Arrested student speaks out following emergency protest

Mariam Guirgis, Assistant News Editor • March 30, 2024

Following the arrests of nine Stony Brook University students in a student-led pro-Palestine protest that took place on Tuesday, March 26, faculty members held an emergency protest the following...

Proposed changes for Stony Brook parking

Lori Saxena • February 13, 2023

Stony Brook University is exploring a campus-wide, fully paid parking model proposed to begin in the fall of 2023.

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Stony Brook students march in support of abortion rights

Jeremy Portnoy and Karaline Talty • May 6, 2022

A group of roughly 100 abortion rights advocates marched around the Stony Brook University campus and gave speeches on May 5 in protest of the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

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SBU Labor Council protests working conditions

Steven Keehner and Joy Sze • November 19, 2021

The Stony Brook University Labor Council, along with New York State Senator Mario R. Mattera, gathered in front of the Administration Building to continue their respective protests on Wednesday afternoon.

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SBU Crime Watch: Oct. 28 – Nov. 11

Sonya Gugliara • November 14, 2021

All reports are taken directly from the University Police Department and cannot be independently verified by The Statesman.

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GSEU SBU hand-delivers a 10-foot-long petition demanding graduate workers be paid a living wage

Maria Lynders • October 5, 2021

The Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU) at Stony Brook presented a petition to be paid a living wage to President Maurie McInnis on Sept. 30. The union is giving McInnis 10 days to formally respond or they “will be forced to induce a response by other means.”

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SBU will decide fate of fall semester by the end of June

Matina Douzenis, Gabby Pardo, and Brianne Ledda • April 28, 2020

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to rage through New York and the world, Stony Brook University will let its students know its plans for the upcoming fall semester by June 30.

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University advisors discuss pass/no credit policy guidelines

Sherin Samuel • April 3, 2020

The Division of Undergraduate Education discussed the university’s new pass/no credit (PNC) grading guidelines during a Zoom webinar on April 1.

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Staying productive while working from home

Melissa Azofeifa • April 1, 2020

There is a whirlwind of change happening as the world tries to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19); we cannot underestimate the importance of maintaining good mental health to be able to stay productive as people transition to working from home and remote learning.

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