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Stony Brook professor James Klurfeld of the School of Journalism, right, served as the moderator for the annual Great Debate on Dec. 3rd, 2015, with this years topic on the growing threat of the Islamic State. CHRISTOPHER CAMERON/THE STATESMAN

Great Debates tackles US strategy against Islamic State

Jessica Chin December 6, 2015
Two teams debated about how to defeat monsters Thursday afternoon at the Humanities Institute — the monsters to which they referred being ISIS and extremism.
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Former football player Kevin Norrell takes one last shot at NFL dream

Former football player Kevin Norrell takes one last shot at NFL dream

Andrew Eichenholz October 27, 2015
El Camino Junior College wide receivers coach Kevin Norrell looked out onto the practice field. Standing on the sideline made him realize he missed playing the sport he loves.
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PHOTO CREDIT: CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

“Right to Die” bill illustrates the hypocrisy of pro-life movement

Skyler Gilbert October 12, 2015
The irony with the pro-life movement is that they only advocate for life before one is born and the time when one is in so much terminal pain that they’d prefer to be dead.
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HEATHER KHALIFA / THE STATESMAN

Shoulder surgery just another hurdle for senior QB Bednarski

Andrew Eichenholz August 24, 2015
“It was a new challenge that I embraced and I definitely think it made me mentally stronger and made me work that much harder.”
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City maintenance worker Maria Burgos holds a Rainbow Pride Flag ahead of its raising by Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, the citys first openly gay mayor, over the Civic Plaza in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage on Friday, June 26, 2015. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

State leaders react to Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision

Hanaa’ Tameez June 26, 2015
Leaders in New York are showing their support for the Supreme Court’s ruling that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right in the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges.
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PHOTO CREDIT: JULI LEONARD

Almonds are killing California

Joseph Whearty May 5, 2015
With almond growers and investors showing no signs of limiting their activities, the responsibility falls on the public to cut our consumption of California almonds.
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Cukrov looks to continue domination of America East

Chris Gaine February 19, 2015
Stony Brook softball's hopes for 2015 depend on Allison Cukrov, who has already established herself as one of the greatest pitchers to ever play for Stony Brook.
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An Unpopular Opinion: Your body, your vaccination

An Unpopular Opinion: Your body, your vaccination

Zach Rowe February 5, 2015
Recently, the United States has been struck by a measles outbreak, with cases in the month of January already outnumbering the cases diagnosed last year.
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Sir Simon Donaldson, and SBU professor of mathematics, opened up a new area in the geometry of four dimensions. (PHOTO CREDIT : GERT-MARTIN GREUEL)

Under the microscope: professor wins Breakthrough Prize

Ruchi Shah November 18, 2014
Sir Simon Donaldson was awarded the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics on Nov. 9 at a star-studded event in a former NASA airship station in Moffett Field, Calif.
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4th and Goal: Four things to watch for during football’s final stretch

Cameron Boon November 3, 2014
With this being a bye week for Stony Brook football, there are no games to react to. Instead, here are four things to look forward to during the rest of the season.
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(PHOTO CREDIT: MCT CAMPUS)

Sex change is a constitutional right

Elsie Boskamp October 23, 2014
The 21st century has been an era of change, especially within the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. Equality is of the utmost importance to these groups, and it seems NYC agrees.
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An anonymous Yakker spread a rumor that the Wendy’s in Roth Dining was closing.  (BASIL JOHN / THE STATESMAN)

Yik Yak app gains momentum through anonymity and proximity

David Vertsberger October 9, 2014
Yik Yak, a Twitter-esque mobile application, has gained popularity across the country, including at Stony Brook University.
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