The Statesman

Have a holly, jolly Christ-less Christmas

Christopher Leelum • November 19, 2015

The number of non-religious adults in the U.S. is on the rise, but many still live in fear of expressing their indifference.

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Keep Christ in my Christmas Blend

Briana Finneran • November 12, 2015

We Christians have had our beliefs spat upon for decades because of that whole “separation of church and state” and “basic human rights” nonsense.

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Something borrowed, something blew

Kate Valerio • February 17, 2015

The best part about the end of summer is that you can finally stop living off cantaloupe and flavored seltzer and switch to binging on Nutella-covered Oreos.

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The thought and the project: gift- giving ideas for university students

Cassandra Maddox • December 3, 2014

There are ways to give gifts without having to dust off the cobwebs from our empty bank accounts.

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College gal cooking: homemade sweet bread

Giselle Barkley • December 3, 2014

Baking Trinidadian sweet bread is an annual tradition in my family. Simply put, it is a moist type of bread packed with candied fruits and grated coconut.

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Traditions bring people together

Tejen Shah • October 23, 2014

Earlier this month, the Hindu Student Council held its annual Garba celebration. Over 500 people attended the colorful event.

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For international students, Thanksgiving can be a difficult time

Lisa Setyon-Ortenzio • December 1, 2013

Thanksgiving is the time of year when Americans gather with their families and/or friends to spend time together and celebrate the things for which they are thankful. It is a celebration that is embraced nationally with no religious connotations.

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Christmas celebrated through consumerism

Christopher Leelum • November 25, 2013

There will always be confident party-goers donning unforgivable sweaters pasted against the white shadows of winter. There will be carols that no amount of eggnog could auto-tune. There will be awkward mistletoe mix-ups, unsatisfactory secret Santas and discourteous family dinners. But the majority will celebrate Christmas the way it has always been celebrated in the United States—by buying a lot of stuff.

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Consumer culture drowns out Christmas spirit

Simran Gupta • November 21, 2013

Evidently, pre-seasonal marketing of Christmas products has become a common trend that has found its way onto television, radio broadcasts, social media and even onto the campus of Stony Brook University. Sadly, “The Christmas Creep” will keep inching in earlier and earlier with each passing year without our consent. Before long, we will be condemned to watch Christmas merriment engulf our communities by luring people in with “doorbuster deals” on stockings and “seasonal discounts” on flashing lights as soon as summer subsides into autumn.

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Political correctness overshadows holiday spirit

Michael Newcomer • November 12, 2013

I was advised by a fellow writer at The Statesman to preface this argument by saying that half of my household growing up was Jewish, therefore giving myself some sort of religious immunity to any part of this article sounding racist. Sage advice I thought at first, but after some thought, I realized not only that this perpetuates the idea I am attempting to dispel, but also that the audience I am trying to reach here will find this offensive no matter what.

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Political correctness overshadows holiday spirit

Michael Newcomer • November 7, 2013

I find the politically correct atmosphere placed around the holidays utterly abhorrent. In pressuring Americans to say “happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” we have inadvertently placed all of our interest into words rather than the meaning behind them.

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