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Campus briefing: USG budget deadline extended to April 24

Campus briefing: USG budget deadline extended to April 24

Arielle Martinez April 15, 2015
At an emergency meeting on Wednesday, April 15, the Undergraduate Student Government senate extended the deadline to pass the 2015-2016 budget to April 24.
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Evan Artza, a senior psychology major, smokes a cigarette outside of the Javits Lecture Center. Stony Brook forbids smoking within 25 feet of any on-campus building. MEGAN MILLER / THE STATESMAN

Campus briefing: USG discusses tobacco-free campus

Arielle Martinez March 30, 2015
The USG Senate discussion regarding tobacco came in the midst of a SUNY-wide effort to ban tobacco use, including smoking and chewing tobacco, on all SUNY campuses.
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Winter weather proves to be problematic for SBU club teams

Arielle Martinez March 25, 2015
The snow and ice that covered the Campus Recreation Field Complex was more than an inconvenience to sports clubs that needed to maintain their practice and game schedules.
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SUNY Board of Trustees approves new SBU Doctor of Pharmacy degree

Arielle Martinez March 22, 2015
The State University of New York Board of Trustees approved the creation of a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Stony Brook University on March 11.
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The Moscow City Ballet has had its greatest success in the United Kingdom. It has given over 800 performances there since 1991. 
Photo credit: World Touring

Moscow City Ballet performs “Don Quixote” at the Staller Center

Arielle Martinez March 16, 2015
A Stony Brook stage was transformed into 17th-century Spain when the Moscow City Ballet performed “Don Quixote” on the Staller Center Main Stage on March 14 at 8 p.m..
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SUNYs attorney files for pre-motion conference, looks to dismiss deliberate indifference complaint

SUNY’s attorney files for pre-motion conference, looks to dismiss “deliberate indifference” complaint

Arielle Martinez March 16, 2015
The attorney representing SUNY in the Sarah Tubbs lawsuit has filed a request for a pre-motion conference, stating that Tubbs’s complaint should be dismissed.
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The Stony Brook Foundation,
 the Universitys main source of funding,
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UPDATE: Defendant in sexual assault trial seeks $10 million for alleged slander and libel

Arielle Martinez March 12, 2015
A Stony Brook University student, who has been accused of sexual assault by an SBU alumna, is now seeking $10 million for alleged slander and libel.
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GOLD COAST BANK

Bank exec arrested at men’s basketball game

Arielle Martinez March 11, 2015
A bank and hotel executive and lawyer was arrested at Stony Brook University on a forcible touching charge last week, according to court records.
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VP of Academic Affairs Steven Adelson, right, urged support for renewed legislation for future Seawolves                  SIMON SHARP / THE STATESMAN

Campus briefing: senate passes resolution to support renewal of SUNY 2020 legislation

Arielle Martinez February 23, 2015
The USG Senate approved a resolution to support a renewed plan for predictable tuition costs for State University of New York schools at its meeting on Thursday, Feb. 19.
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USG Treasurer Kathryn Michaud, above, explains changes to the financial bylaws at the USG senate meeting on Feb. 5. MANJU SHIVACHARAN / THE STATESMAN

Campus briefing: Senate approves Financial Bylaw clarifications and amendments

Arielle Martinez February 9, 2015
The Undergraduate Student Government senate unanimously passed a new set of financial bylaws at its Thursday meeting by a vote of 18-0-2.
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BRIDGET DOWNES / THE STATESMAN

SBU faces lawsuit for “deliberate indifference” in allegedly mishandling sexual assault case

The Statesman February 3, 2015
A Stony Brook University alumna is suing the university for the manner in which the administration allegedly handled her complaint of sexual assault by another student.
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James Alrassi, Executive Vice President, proposed the My Senator’s Keeper Act this past fall. The act requires each senator to propose a project within two weeks of the start of the semester in order to strengthen the campus community. (MANJU SHIVACHARAN / THE STATESMAN)

USG plans to implement “My Senator’s Keeper Act” this semester

Arielle Martinez February 1, 2015
This spring semester will be the first semester that the new Senator’s Project Act, which the Undergraduate Student Government senate passed Dec. 4, 2014.
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