Declan Graham Archives – The Statesman

Student organizations at SBU comment on Capitol riots and Zeldin ties

Maya BrownNewsJanuary 24, 2021

Several student organizations at Stony Brook University have reacted to the U.S. Capitol building riot that occurred almost three weeks ago. Some have also supported calls for Rep. Lee Zeldin resignation, as a result of his reactions to the riot.

“Every vote really does count.” Young voters feel a push to the polls in 2020

Steven KeehnerElection 2020 News Special IssuesNovember 1, 2020November 4, 2020

Both Harvard Polls and what has already been observed in early voter turnout data show that decades of attempts to get young people to “rock the vote” may have finally paid off.

New ‘public charge’ rule could affect status of student immigrants

Fanni FranklNews Top StorySeptember 29, 2019September 29, 2019

On Aug. 14, the Department of Homeland Security published the “Final Rule on Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility,” which can deny permanent residency status to immigrants if the government deems they are likely to become dependent on the United States’s public benefits.