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COVID-19: SUNY flying home students abroad

by Brianne LeddaAdministration News Student LifeMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

The State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) are chartering flights from South Korea, Italy and Japan to bring home students studying abroad in the wake of the coronavirus, or COVID-19.

Stony Brook University cutting travel to Italy, Iran and South Korea

by Brianne LeddaAdministration News Top StoryFebruary 29, 2020February 29, 2020

Stony Brook University is implementing a “mandatory pre-approval requirement” for university-sponsored trips to Italy, Iran and South Korea, according to a campus-wide email sent Feb. 29.

Downplaying the severity of the coronavirus is counterproductive

by Anya MarquardtOp-eds OpinionsFebruary 22, 2020February 22, 2020

Anya Marquardt is a freshman English major and journalism minor. In late 2019, a new strain of the respiratory illness known as coronavirus began to take form in Wuhan, China….

SBU shuts down trips to China after federal travel advisory

by Alek LewisAdministration NewsJanuary 31, 2020February 3, 2020

On Friday, Jan. 31 around 6:30 p.m. the provost’s office sent out a campus-wide email to faculty, staff and students announcing that no requests for university-sponsored travel to China will be considered until alerts from the State Department are lifted.

Travel restrictions delay semester for about 40 students

by Brianne LeddaNews Student Life Top StoryJanuary 29, 2020February 2, 2020

Stony Brook University is working with students on a “case-by-case basis” and faculty has been alerted to not penalize late arrivals.

“Dark Waters” delivers powerful message in the exhilarating true story of Rob Bilott

by Alexander BakirdanArtsDecember 17, 2019January 7, 2020

“Dark Waters” thrills in its nationwide release Dec. 6, with an undeniably excellent true story — and its impact reaches far beyond theaters.

Anti-feminist protests circumcision on campus

by Andrew InfantinoNewsOctober 17, 2019October 18, 2019

A men’s rights activist has been protesting on the Stony Brook University campus against male circumcision.

My life with cerebral palsy

by Joshua BlakeOpinionsOctober 28, 2018October 28, 2018

We make ourselves what we want to be, but I can never be a man without my disability.

Self-driving vehicles are a window to the future

by Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsMarch 28, 2018March 28, 2018

As with all new technologies, the regulations regarding self-driving cars aren’t where they should be yet.

Big names shouldn’t lead to big fear

by Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsSeptember 4, 2016September 8, 2016

We hear or read about some seven syllable chemical and shudder, wondering about it’s toxicity while those charged with testing these products declare them to be healthy.