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Guard Daishai Almond driving the basket against Columbia on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Stony Brook womens basketball team improved to 4-1 in home games after picking up another win against Maryland Eastern Shore. CAMRON WANG/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s basketball wraps up non-conference schedule with home win

Matt Howlin December 22, 2022
One final win against a non-conference opponent gave the Stony Brook women’s basketball team a winning record going into conference play.
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Guard Gigi Gonzalez shooting a corner three against Columbia on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Gonzalez set a career-high in scoring for the second time this year, scoring 28 points against the Lions. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

Turnovers, poor rebounding plague Stony Brook women’s basketball in loss

Garcelle Jean-Louis December 8, 2022
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team played its worst defense of the season, leading to its first home loss of the year. 
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Forward Nairimar Vargas-Reyes shooting a free throw in a game against Iona on Monday, Nov. 14. Vargas-Reyes continued her strong play last week, but the Stony Brook womens basketball team was unable to win either game. ONESUN JEONG/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s basketball suffers winless week, falls to 0-4 in road games

Alex Streinger and Cameron Takmil December 4, 2022

A rough week kept the Stony Brook women’s basketball team winless on the road to start its 2022-23 season. The Seawolves (4-4) visited the Pennsylvania Quakers on Thursday and the Bucknell Bison...

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Stony Brook Universitys campus after the campus shut down due to COVID-19. RABIA GURSOY/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook University offers students pass/fail grading

Claudia Motley March 21, 2020

Stony Brook University will allow students to choose a pass/fail grading option for a majority of courses, according to a March 20 email from Interim Provost Minghua Zhang. Some schools and colleges...

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Far Beyond signage in the Academic Mall.  EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook University is planning to move classes online after spring break

Brianne Ledda and Maya Brown March 9, 2020
The announcement comes after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Suffolk County on Sunday. There are now 142 confirmed coronavirus cases in New York, including 17 in Nassau County and 19 in New York City.
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Stony Brook scientists find three tick species carry disease

Stony Brook scientists find three tick species carry disease

Cindy Mizaku October 12, 2019
A study finds that three species of ticks on Long Island carry agents threatening humans with disease.
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Stony Brook womens volleyball loses first America East match since 2017

Stony Brook women’s volleyball loses first America East match since 2017

Ethan Tam September 29, 2019
The Seawolves’ undefeated streak came to an end on Friday, Sept. 27, as Stony Brook fell 3-1 to the Hartford Hawks in their first conference bout of the season.
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A poster advertising Diguo used as evidence in Jin’s lawsuit. Translation: “Diguo Edu is Located in Manhattan integrating New York’s decades of quality education resources and focusing on serving US undergraduate students to apply for a master’s degree. We have created a unique system of estimating admission rate from the perspective of the admissions officer, no payment until being admitted and double compensation if not satisfied. Our work is based on quality innovation, which won perfect reputation from the market. We have long term cooperation with foundations from prestigious schools. The application process is handled by former admission officer. Many private prestigious schools will focus on the students assessed, selected, counseled and recommended by Diguo Edu. Diguo Edu is the only American high end company who can guarantee 100%  client satisfaction rate and 100% admission rate from NYU and Columbia University.” PUBLIC DOMAIN

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese international students caught up in admissions fraud scam

Rebecca Liebson and Xueying Luo October 4, 2018
An investigation by The Statesman found that at least seven students were expelled for submitting falsified Stony Brook transcripts in their graduate school applications.
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The bulls-eye rash is a common symptom of Lyme Disease. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 2.5

Columbia University professor gives lecture on Lyme disease

Doyeon Jean Jang September 28, 2018
Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology at Columbia University, Dr. Maria Diuk-Wasser, visited Stony Brook University to give a seminar titled, “Lyme Disease Emergence: A Coupled Natural and Human System” on Wednesday, Sept. 26.
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SBU student expelled for submitting forged transcript to Boston University

Rebecca Liebson September 5, 2018
A former Chinese international student at Stony Brook has accused a Chinese education firm of committing fraud and unjust enrichment after the company forged documents which she claims led to her expulsion from the university.
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Todd Gitlin speaking at Harvard Heat Week back in 2012.  350.ORG/FLICKR VIA CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Columbia professor Todd Gitlin talks populism, democracy and fake news

Mike Adams November 5, 2017
“Democracy is not simply a political system in which elections take place and majorities rule,” Gitlin said. “Democracy is not a spectator sport, it requires alert, thoughtful and engaged citizens, and they are scarce.”
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Junior forward Tyrell Sturdivant drives to the basket in a game against Vermont on Jan. 28.
 Sturdivant is the top scorer among returning players this season. SAMANTHA MONTES/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook Men’s Basketball could be facing the “most challenging” non-conference schedule ever, Director of Athletics says

Joseph Konig August 19, 2017
This season, the Seawolves will be faced with four 2016-17 NCAA tournament teams, a projected top-five team and tough road matchups at Michigan State, UConn, Rutgers and Hofstra.
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