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New USG president looks forward to increasing participation

Gabby PardoNews Top StoryMay 5, 2019May 6, 2019

Shaheer Khan was class president in the 6th grade, senior class president in high school and now he’s set to be the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president for the 2019-2020 school year.

USG judiciary unanimously votes to remove chief justice

Brianne LeddaFeatured NewsApril 28, 2019May 16, 2019

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) judiciary announced its decision to remove Chief Justice Aravinth Pushparaj from his position on Thursday, April 25.

USG senator files case to overturn chief justice confirmation

Brianne LeddaFeatured NewsApril 7, 2019April 13, 2019

Pushparaj was confirmed over a year after he initially took office and the vote was added to the agenda less than 24 hours before the meeting.

Students elect 2019/2020 USG representatives

The StatesmanNews Top StoryApril 7, 2019April 13, 2019

Shaheer Khan — who won 55 percent of the vote with 959 votes in total — will become USG’s next president.

USG chief justice spent over a year in office without Senate confirmation

Brianne LeddaFeatured NewsFebruary 17, 2019February 18, 2019

The chief justice of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) spent over a year in office without being confirmed, violating a constitutional requirement that judiciary members be confirmed during the academic year they are appointed.

Back to the Brook Vol. I canceled a week before slated performances

Luis Ruiz DominguezArts Featured Top StoryOctober 18, 2018March 3, 2019

Rumors have been circulating since the start of the semester that Back to the Brook was canceled and on Thursday, Oct. 18 they were confirmed.

Back to the Brook artists announced

Brianne Ledda & Aleeza KazmiArts Featured Top StoryOctober 9, 2018November 30, 2018

Stony Brook Student Life sent an email on Tuesday night announcing the artists chosen for the university’s annual Back to the Brook concert.

USG teases the Back to Brook concert

Aleeza KazmiFeatured NewsOctober 3, 2018November 30, 2018

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) teased the Back to the Brook concert in a video posted to their YouTube channel, sbusg, on Monday, Oct. 1.

Students discuss ways to promote inclusion at USG’s Diversity Dialogues

Vincent SparagnaFeatured News Top StorySeptember 23, 2018March 18, 2020

Ian Lesnick, the student representative from the Office of Diversity who helped run the event, explained that USG formed the Office of Diversity in response to Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban,” expressing the student body’s intent to support everyone on campus.

USG Senate fills final appointments for the term

Mike AdamsNewsSeptember 11, 2018March 19, 2020

Stony Brook University’s Undergraduate Student Government Senate voted unanimously to appoint sophomore social work major Victoria Correa as the commuter student representative for the Faculty Student Association’s Board of Directors in the Senate’s second meeting of the semester on Thursday, Sept. 6.