The Statesman

Black students at SBU speak on statements about race

Rabia Gursoy and Amaya McDonald • May 6, 2021

In this video, The Statesman consults Black students in the SBU community for more insight into the variety of experiences, values and ideas shared by Black Americans.

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Stony Brook professor tackles biracialism in Black History Month lecture

Matthew Yan • February 23, 2020

Miletsky, who identifies as half-Jewish and half-black, hosted a lecture called “Interracialism: Biracials Learning About African American Culture” to tackle the storied history of what it means to be African American and biracial, Wednesday evening in the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library’s Central Reading Room.

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Mental health is not culture blind

Karina Gerry • October 3, 2018

Attitudes toward mental health often vary between people of different cultures. Their teachings and religious beliefs often affect the way they view the mentally ill, and the nature of mental health itself.

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“BlacKkKlansman:” How a black man infiltrated the KKK

Shelby Green • September 24, 2018

The film, “BlacKkKlansman,” is buried in the story of a Ku Klux Klan infiltration in the 1970s and is a summary of modern-day race issues and a blatant call to action.

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Kanye West’s free thought deviates from reality

Thomas James • May 6, 2018

Within the last month, Kanye West has made several statements that shun reality. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the two biggest narcissists in the country support each other.

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Study finds negative diversity experiences can harm students

Rawson Jahan • February 26, 2017

The research project was inspired by a previous study administered by Josipa Roksa, an associate professor of sociology and education at the University of Virginia, and Richard Arum, dean of the school of education at the University of California, Irvine.

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O’Brien reminds us to open our minds

Vandana Rambaran • February 24, 2015

On a college campus as vast and diverse as Stony Brook’s, it is no wonder that we are constantly engulfed in waves of endless chatter.

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ARCHIVES: Don’t Make Gun Control What It’s Not (1989)

October 26, 1989

Originally published on Oct. 26, 1989 I would like to take up the issue of gun control with the student who wrote in complaining about the cartoon on the National Rifle Association. The article...