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Students express concern over potential Title IX changes

Charles Scott October 1, 2017
As the U.S. Department of Education looks toward possibly altering the Title IX amendment of the Education Amendments of 1972, college students across the country are raising questions about how this could affect their rights in sexual assault cases.
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Sarah Tubbs

Sexual assault lawsuit set back by lawyer shake-up

Arielle Martinez February 28, 2016
The lawsuit filed by SBU alumna Sarah Tubbs against the university has come to a halt because the law firm that represented her alleged assailant has left the suit.
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New womens sport slated as part of Together We Transform

New women’s sport slated as part of “Together We Transform”

Arielle Martinez July 7, 2015
In a five-year plan revealed on June 29, Stony Brook Athletic Director Shawn Heilbron and the athletics department outlined several initiatives related to Title IX.
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Stony Brooks diverse community is filled with a plethora of nationalities. This past Black history month, many organizations spent their time contributing to educating on the history and culture of African Americans. KRYSSY MASSA / THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook more diverse than other SUNY schools, but less than State

Adam Pollack March 2, 2015
Stony Brook has a fairly diverse population, especially when compared to Suffolk County, but minorities are still underrepresented.
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Brooke Ellison, shown above center, with her family at a Reeve Foundation gala in 2004, allowed researchers to test a mobile solar generator at her home for six months (PHOTO CREDIT : MCT CAMPUS)

New mobile solar generator designed to power medical devices in blackouts

Mahreen Khan November 4, 2014
Brooke Ellison and her team of science researchers embarked on a nearly two-year long project intending to tackle the issue of long-term power outages in communities suffering from natural disasters.
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Defaults in student loans begin to drop nationally

Defaults in student loans begin to drop nationally

Ryan Wolf October 23, 2014
Student loan default rates have fallen across the country, according to the U.S. Department of Education, marking the first time in seven years that the rates have decreased.
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