The Statesman

SBU athletes protest playoff ban; rally planned for tonight

Viola Flowers and Ethan Tam • February 23, 2022

Stony Brook University student-athletes are uniting to overturn America East's decision to bar them from competing in the conference playoffs, which was announced on Feb. 21. They plan to hold a demonstration during tonight's women's basketball game.

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Local student seeks Democratic nomination to challenge state senator Kenneth LaValle

Alek Lewis • January 2, 2020

19-year-old Skyler Johnson is campaigning for the 2020 Democratic nomination to run for the District 1 New York State Senate seat against 42-year incumbent Kenneth P. LaValle (R-Port Jefferson).

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Students must be more active in USG

Andrew Goldstein • March 28, 2018

This is not some high school government that has “will start selling breakfast waffles” as its major campaign promise. It is time for us, as students, to take a larger part in this community.

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I went to a Trump rally and didn’t like it one bit

Kunal Kohli • April 10, 2016

It was frightening to see a crowd of over 10,000 people chanting racial slurs and calling for violence against a protester. They were out for blood, not there for political support

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Fundraising campaign to create scholarships will launch this month

Jessica Chin • November 4, 2015

The public phase of a fundraising campaign by Stony Brook University that aims to create up to $200 million in scholarships for qualifying students will launch this month.

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Exploring BlaxploItalian in Italian cinema

Tom Cullen • November 4, 2015

Born, raised and schooled in Italy, Fred Kuwornu, who is also Ghanaian, wanted to show the history and mistreatment of black actors in his home country.

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Just say “hi” and I’ll say “bye”

Michael Kohut • November 3, 2015

Saying "hi" to a person with a disability isn’t your good deed for the day; we feel annoyed and uncomfortable when people do this to us.

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Don’t be fooled—Ben Carson knows how to operate on an audience

Skyler Gilbert • September 28, 2015

Carson knows what the facts are, but instead wishes to exploit the stupidity and bigotry in our nation by making outlandish, hateful comments to increase his poll numbers.

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Debate 1: Team Romney

Chris Cloonan • October 8, 2012

After the infamous “47 percent” video was released, former Governor Romney’s campaign took a serious hit. The pundits were saying it was all but over. The campaign rested on the debates, with the...

ARCHIVES: Lyndon Says “Prudence” Stony Brook Explodes (1968)

April 2, 1968

LYNDON JOHNSON WILL NOT ACCEPT HIS PARTY’S NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT IN 1968. Amidst cheers in all the television rooms in the dorms, dancing in the lobbies, Food and drink, some 3-400 students joined in the celebration.

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