Covid-19 Archives – The Statesman

Stony Brook University’s class of 2020 returns for a belated graduation ceremony

Morgan CaseyNewsSeptember 19, 2021September 19, 2021

Stony Brook University held an in-person commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 on Sept. 10 to celebrate their graduation achievements during the ongoing pandemic.

Stony Brook’s Wolfieland back after COVID hiatus

Xenia GonikbergNewsSeptember 19, 2021September 19, 2021

Wolfieland, Stony Brook University’s annual carnival, returned on Sept. 11 at the SAC H parking lot and saw thousands of attendees, a record-breaking turnout compared to previous years.

SBU anti-mandate protest was a failure and a let-down to the University

Fanni Frankl, Matt Venezia & Sam LauriaEditorials OpinionsSeptember 19, 2021

#OPINION: The Sept. 13 anti-vaccine protest on Stony Brook campus failed to do anything except damage the reputation of the university.

The most Americana looks of the 2021 Met Gala

Julia HemingArts FashionSeptember 18, 2021September 19, 2021

The 2021 Met Gala was a smaller affair than usual, and the first one since 2019 because of the pandemic. This year’s theme was “In American: A Lexicon of Fashion.”

Ideologies clash as Turning Point USA protest arrives to SBU campus

Maya Brown & Steven KeehnerLong Island News Student Life Top StorySeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

About 200 people from Turning Point USA (TPUSA), the New York Young Republican Club, the Long Island Loud Majority and surrounding community members gathered around the fountain at the Academic Mall on Sunday, Sept. 12, to protest mandatory vaccines.

Stony Brook Professor Opens Interactive Exhibition in New York City

Xenia GonikbergArts Culture Fine ArtSeptember 12, 2021

Stony Brook art professor Nobuho Nagasawa opened an interactive art exhibition about the cycle of life and the unprecedented challenges of the coronavirus pandemic at the Westwood Gallery in the Bowery District of New York City on Aug. 19.

Edmond Kaiser fuels Stony Brook men’s soccer’s hot start in the net

Mike AndersonFall Sports Preview 2021 Soccer SportsSeptember 12, 2021September 12, 2021

The Stony Brook men’s soccer team would not be off to its best five-game start since 2004 if not for the work of junior goalkeeper Edmond Kaiser.

Young players hope to guide Stony Brook volleyball back to glory

Matt LindsayFall Sports Preview 2021 Sports VolleyballSeptember 12, 2021September 13, 2021

After missing the America East playoffs for the first time since 2016, the Stony Brook volleyball team is ready to climb back to the top of the conference standings.

New-look Stony Brook women’s soccer team still has sights set on America East title

Jeremy PortnoyFall Sports Preview 2021 Soccer SportsSeptember 12, 2021September 12, 2021

“We just want to prove ourselves,” sophomore defender Kerry Pearson said in an interview with The Statesman. “We have a really young team and we have the talent there and we just have to keep working hard to prove ourselves.”

Turning Point USA holding anti-mandatory vaccine protest on campus

Maria LyndersNews Top StorySeptember 11, 2021September 12, 2021

The Stony Brook chapter of Turning Point USA will be holding an anti-mandatory vaccine protest on Sept. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. The protest is expected to take place on West Campus, but the exact location is still to be determined.