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Harriman hall was the most recent building on campus to suffer a loos of power.MANJU SHIVACHARAN/THE STATESMAN

Low interest rates: business majors lack interest in their field

Christopher Leelum • October 21, 2014
According to a recent Gallup poll, students who pursue the most popular field in college in the U.S. are not too happy.
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DSC_1032 According to a Pew Research Center study conducted in 2013, only 53 percent of adults aged 30 and over agreed with the 62 percent of those aged 16 to 29 who said that some important information is not on the Internet. (MEGAN MILLER / THE STATESMAN)

Data shows SBU students use web library more, despite Pew research

Christopher Leelum • October 2, 2014
A 2013 Pew Research Center study found that 62 percent of those between the ages 16 through 29 said there is a lot of useful, important information not on the Internet.
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State of the University Address looks toward future of university

Christopher Leelum • September 18, 2014
In his annual presentation to the campus community, President Stanley looked back on the university’s success, but also highlighted the challenging road ahead in his State of the University Address.
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Members of Stony Brooks LGBTQ* community are trying to create an all-inclusive Greek-lettered organization to campus. They intend for the organization to be inclusive to all genders, sexualities and races. HEATHER KHALIFA/STATESMAN FILE

Gallup survey: LGBT adults report lower well-being

Christopher Leelum • September 15, 2014
When Holland Blankenship heard about the first ever LGBT group being allowed to march in next year’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City, she received the news with hesitation.
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Graduation robes can be made of cotton, broadcloth, rayon or even silk. Stony Brooks robes will be made of recycled plastic bottles. (NINA LIN / THE STATESMAN)

Stony Brook looks to make graduation more eco-friendly

Christopher Leelum • April 29, 2014
In an effort to be eco-friendly, Stony Brook University is ordering graduation caps and gowns from a Virginia-based company called Oak Hall Cap & Gown, which uses a method called GreenWeaver to turn about 23 plastic bottles into one graduation uniform.
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Eric Engoron fulfills personal promise

Eric Engoron fulfills personal promise

Christopher Leelum • April 22, 2014
Starting in front of Yang Hall with his walker in hand and suitemate at his side, Eric Engoron set out for Circle Road. About three miles, three hours and 14,000 of what he calls dips later, he collapsed in his dorm hallway, victorious.
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Alcohol is ultilized in herbal medicine to allow for easy absorption and preservation of all-natural remedies. (JESUS PICHARDO / THE STATESMAN)

Alcohol is for more than simply drinking

Christopher Leelum • March 11, 2014
Alcohol is one versatile organic compound. It can be chugged in cans, gulped in glasses or squandered in red Solos. The ignorant suck it out of hand sanitizer, and the wise tape it to their bodies to pass security. They even give it out for free at church. But alcohol is also used in another, more important aspect—in medicine.
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Verizon’s partnership with Stony Brook University’s DoIT and CEWIT will bring about faster wireless service across campus for mobile devices. (HIRAL KADAKIA / THE STATESMAN)

Expanded Verizon service available on campus

Christopher Leelum • February 25, 2014
Because of a recent partnership between Stony Brook University and Verizon, students will notice a significant improvement in wireless performance this semester.
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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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Activism on campus lacks initiative

Christopher Leelum • October 29, 2013
This past week, I was strolling through the SAC when a good-looking young woman in a bright pink shirt approached me. Needless to say that whatever organization she belonged to had a very brilliant marketing mind, I obviously stopped to see what she had to say. “Would you like to sign the board to vow to stop using the word ‘retarded’?” Uh, sure thing sweetheart. I scribbled two indecipherable words to the satisfying tune of “Thanks so much!” from Ms. Pink Shirt, and I was on my way. I was a changed man!
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An ode to appropriate clothing

Christopher Leelum • October 10, 2013
Too soon has October been prematurely suffocated by tight jeans or congested with hoodies. Sweatpants work like saunas at the first mention of the word “fall,” and long-sleeved shirts initiate insulation as soon as the leaves brown. The advent of autumn is inaccurately viewed as the point of no return for temperatures above 70. And thus the sacrifice of comfort for style is untimely, unfortunate and unnecessary.
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Wolf Ride stations can be found in three different locations on campus. (JESUS PICHARDO / THE STATESMAN)

Campus biking initiative not riding along smoothly

Christopher Leelum • September 24, 2013
In an effort to go green and fight carbon emissions, Stony Brook University launched SBU Wolf Ride in April of this year. This promotion of health, sustainability and eco-friendliness parallels projects like Citi Bike in New York City and joins other national movements promoting a healthier lifestyle. The message is clear and positive, but the scope, effectiveness and utilization of the program are impotent.
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