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SBU cultural clubs help forge communities and provide educational resources

Beth Gatto February 19, 2023
Ethnic student organizations are widely considered some of the most important student clubs. They provide environments that allow for connections between students who share a cultural identity.
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Anthoni Haynes reciting SHERIN SAMUEL/THE STATESMAN

USG hosts first ever Culture Fest at SBU

Sherin Samuel February 24, 2022
“For a lot of international students or students who have a history from other countries around the world, they're living here and they don't get to see their family as often. Now they get to bring that part of their culture and show it off as well."
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THE VOICE -- Season: 14 -- Pictured: Kelsea Johnson -- PAUL DRINKWATER/NBC

Stony Brook alumna sings her way past the competition on “The Voice”

Joseph Konig March 25, 2018
For Kelsea Johnson, the path to success has been all about timing. In 2014, the Delaware native auditioned for the NBC singing competition, “The Voice,” at an open call audition attended by thousands.
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A statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, VA. BILLY HATHORN/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 3.0

Art history professor’s stance on Confederate statues adds to campus divide

Luis Sanchez October 10, 2017
Michele H. Bogart, who teaches social history of public art, urban design and commercial culture, said these statues are a form of art.
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Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. participates in a demonstration with Stony Brook students on Nov. 12, 2015. CHRISTOPHER CAMERON/THE STATESMAN

Students and faculty participate in demonstration to support Mizzou

Christopher Cameron and Kelly Zegers November 12, 2015
Stony Brook students, faculty, and administrators linked arms outside both the SAC and the Administration building in recognition of the University of Missouri protests.
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Stony Brook students stand in solidarity with Mizzou

Rachel Siford and Michaela Kilgallen November 12, 2015
The demonstration started at the Student Activities Center and students made their way toward the Administration Building, chanting “Black Lives Matter.”
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SBU gets a taste of some Caribbean flair

Michaela Christman April 23, 2015
Stony Brook University students were offered a lunch packed with heat and Caribbean flare on the afternoon of April 22.
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