The Statesman

Small fire breaks out in Melville Library Starbucks

Christine Kelley • April 28, 2023

A small fire broke out in Starbucks at Melville Library on Friday morning. The fire was put out quickly, but smoke filled the library.

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Stony Brook media relations has a troubled history with student media

Sara McGiff and Christine Kelley • April 23, 2023

During Sheprow’s tenure at Stony Brook, she faced extensive criticism from the student media — including The Statesman — for her relationship with the student press.

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Is sex actually important in relationships?

Brittney Dietz • April 9, 2023

For this year's "Sex and Relationships" special issue, Brittney Dietz spoke to multiple people — single and taken — about their stance on sexual intimacy and relationship stereotypes during the 2023 "Sex and Relationships" photoshoot.

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If we lose the Internet Archive, we’re screwed

Christine Kelley • April 4, 2023

#OPINION: If the Internet Archive's legal appeal fails, it will be a tragedy of historical proportions.

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The books that made us: Christine Kelley

Christine Kelley • March 21, 2023

Over the next few weeks, "The Statesman" will be rolling out "The Books That Made Us," in which members of the newspaper's editorial board share the five books that helped shape the person they are today.

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How coming out helped me connect with my Southern upbringing

Christine Kelley • March 21, 2023

#OPINION: If I didn’t embrace my queerness, polyamory and leftist politics, I’d be lost. But I need that Southern past to ground me as well. That’s roughly what community does; it bridges your past and your present.

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The Ohio chemicals disaster is normal — and that’s a bad thing

Christine Kelley • March 1, 2023

#OPINION: The Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train was a disaster in itself. Local authorities’ decision to burn a few of the cars — releasing deadly vinyl chloride into the atmosphere — is nothing short of a climate crisis, facilitated by capitalist greed and governmental stupidity.

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Mass shootings can not define the South

Christine Kelley • November 21, 2022

#OPINION: Virginia is awful and terrifying and beautiful and welcoming. If we embrace community and simple pleasures, we can navigate our way out of this violent fascist mess.

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How Battery Park helped me connect with my family history

Christine Kelley • November 1, 2022

It is Oct. 23, 2022. I am crying outside Castle Clinton because in a way, this is where I was born. I have never been to Battery Park in my life. But a part was here long ago: 139 years and two weeks earlier.

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Sanger Hall soon to be Chinn Hall

Katherine Procacci and Christine Kelley • October 3, 2022

On Monday, Oct. 3, Stony Brook President Maurie McInnis sent an email informing students that Sanger Residence Hall is being renamed to Dr. May Edward Chinn Hall.

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Roe v. Wade’s defeat continues to wreak havoc months later

Anya Marquardt and Christine Kelley • August 10, 2022

#OPINION: Abortion rights in America are taking a nosedive. In the month since Roe v. Wade’s defeat, states have put abortion on the ballot. Eleven states bar even rape and incest victims from getting abortions.

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President McInnis announces the renaming of Sanger Hall

Christine Kelley • June 29, 2022

Sanger Hall, a residential hall in Tabler Community, will receive a new name after nearly two years of public pressure. Sanger Hall is named after Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, an activist for women’s rights and birth control.

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