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Cuomo is looking too mandate experiential learning, like internships and research, in order for students to graduate. Over 60 SUNY institutions would be affected by this plan. 
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Cuomo pushes for extension of SUNY 2020

Will Welch January 26, 2016
Cuomo’s support is an important step toward passing an extension of SUNY 2020, which is set to expire this spring and has been essential to SBU’s growth over the five years.
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SBU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., above, is a supporter of the limits on tuition increases by SUNY 2020. STATESMAN STOCK PHOTO

Proposed freeze on Pell Grants elicits cold reactions from LI leaders

Mahreen Khan August 19, 2015
The non-binding budget resolution set forth by the U.S. House of Representatives suggests a 10-year freeze on the maximum grant award at $5,775.
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There is more than enough unallocated funds to give to all of the clubs that were at the senate meeting on Thursday, and then some. I think USG needs to realize that we are not a business.  PHOTO CREDIT: STONYBROOKUSG.ORG

Letter to the Editor: Student Activity Fee needs to benefit students

The Statesman April 13, 2015
"I was very outspoken at this meeting about my issues with this budget and it is my opinion that it is the absolute worst budget to be approved by the Senate in recent years."
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo submitted 184 vetoes on the 2015-2016 State Budget. Two of these applied to Stony Brook University, rejecting funding to Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium and a proposed indoor practice facility and exam center.  PHOTO CREDIT: GOVERNORS PRESS OFFICE

Developing: Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoes budget for stadium project

Cameron Boon April 13, 2015
Of the 184 vetoes Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued pertaining to facets of the 2015-2016 Enacted Budget, two items in relation to Stony Brook University were vetoed.
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Going hungry to stay on budget: meal plans not enough for nutrition needs

Megan Miller February 3, 2015
Eating one meal a day is unhealthy, but for more than half of resident undergraduate students at Stony Brook University, a balanced diet may mean an unbalanced budget.
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Chicken tenders and french fries served in a Stony Brook dining hall. STATESMAN FILE

Meal plans largely insufficient for on-campus students

Megan Miller January 27, 2015
A Statesman review of Campus Dining prices and policies has revealed the Bronze meal plan is leaving students’ wallets and stomachs empty.
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Graduate student work hours cut to save university money

Jonathon Kline October 16, 2014
Over the semester, the SUNY system has limited almost all of its graduate students to only working up to 29 hours a week so that they will not be considered “full time” workers.
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Campus Briefing: revised summer budget passes after initial hiccups

Kelly Zegers June 12, 2014
The Undergraduate Student Government failed to pass a revised summer budget when it held an emergency senate meeting on Friday evening, June 6.
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Meal points good for more than just food

Meal points good for more than just food

Simran Gupta April 29, 2014
Students may not realize it, but meal points symbolize a type of currency at Stony Brook that goes far beyond fulfilling the needs of acquiring food.
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USG budget changes for the 2014–15 fiscal year

Will Welch April 16, 2014
The Statesman created a spreadsheet sorted by percent changes in allocations. It shows which clubs and services received the most severe cuts and which received the largest increases.
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Campus briefing: difficult budgeting decisions for USG

Will Welch October 11, 2013
Heated remarks and impassioned debate dominated a series of budgeting decisions at the Oct. 10 Undergraduate Student Government Senate meeting. The senate fiercely contested changes to the student government’s annual budget, the recognition of one club and funding for another. One student publication nearly lost all of its funding.
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Campus briefing: club receives USG budget, minus dance pole

Will Welch September 20, 2013
The Undergraduate Student Government Senate approved a $390 provisional budget for the hair and beauty club Hairitage at this Thursday’s senate meeting, funding two social events and their headscarf-making program but cutting $410 that would have gone towards a pole-dancing fitness class
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