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Students leave the Port Jefferson-Stony Brook University shuttle bus on Thursday, March, 7. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook University and Port Jefferson partner on new shuttle bus

Brianne Ledda March 9, 2019
Stony Brook University’s shuttle to Port Jefferson made its inaugural trip on Thursday March 7, marking the beginning of a new pilot program.
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A Stony Brook University Transit Bus. EFAL SAYED/STATESMAN FILE

Student struck by bus near SBU Hospital

Rebecca Liebson November 28, 2018
A Stony Brook transit bus collided into a 22-year-old undergraduate student at approximately 10 a.m. this morning, according to the University Police Department.
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The Stony Brook housing at Dowling College in Brookhaven has a bad history of student satisfaction, including Wi-Fi problems, long bus rides and lack of food availability.
KRYSTEN MASSA/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook’s “Brokehaven” dorms are actually a paradise

Kate Valerio August 30, 2015
Students have told me about the less-than-adequate time they had, but from what they described, it actually sounds amazing.
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Over 18,000 passengers used the Stony Brook bus service on Tuesdays alone during the 2013-2014 academic year. (BRIDGET DOWNES/THE STATESMAN)

Bus system inconsistency a product of overwhelming traffic

Jonathon Kline September 25, 2014
Stony Brook University is kept alive by the vital transportation available to all students, with multiple buses running to and from the commuter lot, the train station and throughout the campus.
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The last BRV bus from SBU leaves at 10:30 p.m. during the week. (SIMON SHARP/THE STATESMAN)

Brookhaven Residential Village inconvenient for students

Jasmine Blennau September 23, 2014
It is the fifth week of the academic year and Stony Brook students living at Brookhaven Residential Village are lacking consistent Internet access and struggling to adapt to a strict bus schedule.
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Office of Sustainability addresses app concerns

Rachel Siford September 18, 2014
The Stony Brook University Office of Sustainability is trying to improve students’ transportation experience with the SBU Smart Transit smartphone application, the office said.
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USG planned events show a new level of student consideration

Niveditha Obla October 17, 2013
When it comes to USG, I tend to care a little bit more, because what they do affects how my campus experience is and how much I shell out to pay for tuition.
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The Magic Tool Bus: how to not be a terrible person

Hillary Steinberg September 26, 2013
A huge percentage of us take the bus. As a student who lives off campus, I frequent the express, but I have ridden a bunch of them. And while many of us take the bus, a slightly lesser percentage act like terrible people the minute they ascend those steps.
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Emergency response vehicles closed down a portion of Circle Road as fluid and residue from an engine fire aboard a campus bus Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 was cleaned up. Mike Pedersen / The Statesman

Small fire breaks out on campus bus

Mike Pedersen February 27, 2013
An engine compartment fire broke out on a campus bus at approximately 9:30 a.m. this morning near the Roth/Tabler bus stop on the Outer Loop route, according to Assistant Chief of Police Lawrence Zacarese.
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