Covid-19 Archives – The Statesman

Stony Brook is postponing fall sports, and the NCAA should follow

by Ryan PavichOp-eds OpinionsAugust 11, 2020

While the Big 10 and Pac-12 conferences recently postponed their seasons, the remaining Power Five conferences are intending to play college football this fall. While many professional athletes can opt-out of playing, college athletes cannot do so.

Before you post, fact-check yourself

by Matt VeneziaOp-eds OpinionsAugust 7, 2020August 12, 2020

#OPINION Users are taking advantage of social media spaces to have conversations about relevant issues from COVID-19 to the crisis in Yemen. However, some of these widely-shared posts have contained fallacies ranging from harmless to potentially harmful.

COVID-19 campus residences liability policies roll back after student backlash

by Alek LewisAdministration NewsAugust 3, 2020

In the event of a student housing closure because of COVID-19, a new housing policy would have required students to pay potentially thousands of dollars in fees. The policy was changed after a large number of students protested on social media.

“Thank you is not enough.” Workers rally at Stony Brook Hospital to request COVID-19 hazard pay

by Rabia GursoyLong Island NewsJuly 31, 2020August 1, 2020

The “Heroes Don’t Get Zeros” rally and march in front of the Stony Brook University Hospital on July 22. Workers demanded that the administration pressure the SUNY Board of Trustees to secure hazard pay for essential healthcare employees.

Residential students from restricted states and abroad must undergo mandatory quarantine

by Sara RubergAdministration News Student LifeJuly 30, 2020

International students and students from states with high rates of COVID-19 must quarantine either in New York or in a state with any travel restrictions before moving into university housing. Students may quarantine on or off-campus.

SBU Hospital employees rally for pay

by Rabia GursoyMultimedia PhotosJuly 27, 2020July 29, 2020

The rally and march, called “Heroes Don’t Get Zeros,” took place on Wednesday, July 22. Participants signed a petition calling on Stony Brook affiliated hospitals to secure $2,500 hazard pay for essential employees who have been working since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid-19

Stony Brook is postponing fall sports, and the NCAA should follow

COVID-19 campus residences liability policies roll back after student backlash

“Thank you is not enough.” Workers rally at Stony Brook Hospital to request COVID-19 hazard pay

Residential students from restricted states and abroad must undergo mandatory quarantine

SBU Hospital employees rally for pay

Stony Brook aims for spring football as CAA suspends fall season

America East postpones fall sports until spring semester

ICE rolls back changes after student and university backlash

COVID-19’s impact on the developing world is largely ignored by Americans, and it shouldn’t be