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Meditation can help your college experience go smoother

Experiencing one of the most tumultuous stages of life during a pandemic can be, unsurprisingly, incredibly stressful. Fortunately, there are quite a plethora of techniques that can be used to make the COVID-19 college experience a bit smoother, one of which being meditation.

Love, your public school: Defending success, for all cultures

Michelle ChenOp-eds OpinionsSeptember 28, 2021September 28, 2021

#OPINIONS: Public schools and universities should be embraced as equally rigorous institutions in ways that celebrate the academic value of skills departing from the capitalistic norm, and their acceptance of human potential from every background.

To find happiness, pave your own path

Steven KeehnerOp-eds OpinionsFebruary 2, 2021

In a passionless and loveless world, love and passion aren’t enough anymore. But there’s a beauty behind uncertainty and self-discovery that is worth learning from.

Former Stony Brook pitcher Tom Koehler discusses COVID-19’s impact on sports

Alfonso MigliariniBaseball Fall Sports Preview Special Issues SportsSeptember 16, 2020September 17, 2020

“I think when you get to that level, all athletes are mentally prepared,” Koehler said. “Each one of those guys you see doing their thing is so routine-oriented and such hard workers that they are able to adjust on the fly.”

In-person classes may be canceled if student COVID-19 cases rise

Claudia MotleyCOVID-19 Special Issue News Special IssuesAugust 31, 2020September 1, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Aug. 27 that in-person classes must stop for two weeks for any New York college with more than 100 cases, or if 5% of their on-campus population is infected.

A college student’s perspective on quarantine

Anya MarquardtOp-eds OpinionsMay 25, 2020May 25, 2020

COVID-19 has affected us all in one way or another. For college students like me, it meant turning our lives upside down – we lost the familiarity of seeing our peers in a physical classroom setting.

Lack of minor programs is a major problem at SBU

Xenia GonikbergEditorials OpinionsMarch 8, 2020March 8, 2020

There aren’t enough options for students, plain and simple. We should be able to pursue what we want without having to declare these subjects as majors and adding the stress of wondering if they will fit in our already hectic schedules.

A few tips to combat test anxiety

Xenia GonikbergOpinionsOctober 6, 2019October 6, 2019

Test taking can be one of the most rigorous and stressful parts of college. Having to sit in a quiet room, surrounded by classmates, and having to answer questions under a time constraint can be a nerve-wracking experience for anyone.

Feminism is something men should embrace, not vilify

Joe McQueenOpinions Top StorySeptember 27, 2019October 6, 2019

After reading “Misandry in feminism is real and needs to be addressed,” I felt that it was necessary for me to provide an alternative guy’s perspective since there often aren’t many men who speak about this issue.

Test curves do not reflect students’ intelligence

Sam LauriaFeatured OpinionsSeptember 8, 2019September 8, 2019

After taking a difficult exam, students are relieved to hear that their professor is curving their test grades. Test curves are a method in which a teacher adjusts the average score of an exam by moving students’ grades up a few points or even an entire letter grade.