Body Positivity Archives – The Statesman

Sex and Relationships special issue photoshoot

Rabia GursoyMultimedia Photos Sex and Relationships 2021March 28, 2021March 29, 2021

For this year’s Sex and Relationships Special Issue, The Statesman chose the theme “body positivity.” Seven participants chose to step in front of our cameras and tell us their stories. Photography by Sara Ruberg, Rabia Gursoy and Gabby Pardo.

Students talk about what body positivity means to them

Sara RubergMultimedia Sex and Relationships 2021 VideosMarch 26, 2021March 29, 2021

For this year’s Sex and Relationship Special Issue, The Statesman chose the theme “body positivity.” Seven participants chose to step in front of our cameras and tell us their stories.

The Statesman Weekly Wrap-Up Ep. 24: Sex and Relationships

Juliana SlocumMultimedia Podcasts Sex and Relationships 2021March 25, 2021March 29, 2021

For the Sex and Relationships special issue, editors report on the body positivity movement, student’s experiences with eating disorders and diet culture, legislation for the welfare of the LGBTQ community in the military and the journey to self-love.

Diet culture’s complicated relationship to body positivity

Maya BrownFeatures News Sex and Relationships 2021 Student Life Top StoryMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Danaher has struggled with anorexia nervosa — an eating disorder characterized by distorted body image and a compulsive fear of being overweight — since the age of 13. She is now 22.

Self-Image during the COVID-19 pandemic: The good, the bad and the fads

Melanie NavarroOpinions Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 28, 2021

In the beginning weeks of lockdown, around March of last year, home-made whipped coffee recipes, rising TikTok stars and YouTube videos on-at-home ab workouts dominated social media.

Students help redefine the definition of beauty through the body positivity movement

Niki Nassiri2021 News Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 23, 2021

The online body positivity movement is changing the way Stony Brook University students view and treat their bodies through mental and physical health. The body positivity movement celebrates body diversity,…

TikTok is a leading marketing tool for businesses to creatively brand

Xenia GonikbergOpinionsNovember 17, 2019November 18, 2019

The video app, TikTok, is surprisingly becoming more and more popular among corporations. Although the app’s main audience consists of teenagers and young adults, more companies have started using TikTok as a platform to brand themselves.

National Resident Hall Honorary hosts Scale Smash for Body Positivity

Justine JosueNewsFebruary 28, 2016March 6, 2016

Students demolished weighing scales with sledgehammers in the Student Activities Center Plaza on Friday, Feb. 26.