The Statesman

ARCHIVES: Let Me Tell You About Guns (1993)

February 25, 1993

From The Statesman's opinion archives, Adam Kaminsky argues in favor of arming campus security at Stony Brook University.

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ARCHIVES: Don’t Praise Columbus, but Observe His Day (1992)

October 12, 1992

Columbus Day should be a holiday, because it is honoring the achievement of discovering America, not necessarily the atrocities committed by Columbus and his cohorts.

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ARCHIVES: Bad News Is Not Media’s Fault (1992)

October 5, 1992

George Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot may stand on different steps on the ideological staircase, but on one philosophy they all agree: When in doubt, blame the press.

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ARCHIVES: Slavery: A White Invention

December 5, 1991

In "Father of Slavery Was Black " [Letters, Nov. 25] Mr. Toner has proven that he knows very little about slavery. In his efforts to make Dr. Jeffries look foolish, he has made himself look like the fool.

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ARCHIVES: Why All Students Should Take AFS Courses

September 27, 1990

The American educational system has deceived us all. When we learned about "Global History in elementary, junior high and high schools a very large continent was very conspicuous in its absence from our textbooks.

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ARCHIVES: Reagan Wins Election By Landslide (1980)

November 5, 1980

Defying the pre-election polls, Reagan captured a victory of landslide proportions. “The people of the United States have made their choice,” Carter said.

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ARCHIVES: Text of Black students demands

February 11, 1969

Black Students United presented a list of demands to President Toll in 1969.

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ARCHIVES: Lyndon Says “Prudence” Stony Brook Explodes (1968)

April 2, 1968

LYNDON JOHNSON WILL NOT ACCEPT HIS PARTY’S NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT IN 1968. Amidst cheers in all the television rooms in the dorms, dancing in the lobbies, Food and drink, some 3-400 students joined in the celebration.

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