The Statesman

Stony Brook University hosts annual Commons Day

Gabby Pardo • October 19, 2019

Transgender author Janet Mock spoke at Stony Brook University's Commons Day, opening up about her experiences with love, discrimination and identity.

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Misandry in feminism is real and needs to be addressed

Andrew Infantino • September 15, 2019

In the wake of #MeToo and Brett Kavanaugh, feminists have become increasingly vocal that men should be held accountable for sexual misconduct and discrimination.

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Anti-Semitism thrives in silence — we have to fight it

Rachel Parker • November 10, 2018

When I was 11 years old and sitting on the school bus, a boy came up to me and stuck up his hand an inch away from my face. On his palm, lazily scribbled in pen, was a swastika.

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Mental health is not culture blind

Karina Gerry • October 3, 2018

Attitudes toward mental health often vary between people of different cultures. Their teachings and religious beliefs often affect the way they view the mentally ill, and the nature of mental health itself.

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Stony Brook should pay attention to racism in its kitchens

Tuhin Chakrabarti • October 3, 2018

In my brief experience working at West Side Dining, I could not believe what I saw, which is why I quit after my first day.

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Stony Brook should be more tolerant of religious holidays

Kraig Klein • September 28, 2018

But Stony Brook isn’t as tolerant as it depicts itself to be. How else can you explain the fact that we have no days off for important religious holidays?

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Sept. 11 had a bigger impact than you think

Mike Adams • September 11, 2018

We need to recognize the common denominator of pain that day, wrought from the innocent in nearly every corner of the Earth, if we are ever to truly heal.

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Achieving true political correctness

Kraig Klein • March 18, 2018

If we need to create gender equality in our language, we need to search thoroughly and correct the etymology of words like “human.”

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Yas or no to linguistic cultural appropriation

Andrew Goldstein • September 11, 2016

Unless this kind of derogatory intent is evident, I have a hard time seeing the dissemination of culture as inherently negative.

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Exploring BlaxploItalian in Italian cinema

Tom Cullen • November 4, 2015

Born, raised and schooled in Italy, Fred Kuwornu, who is also Ghanaian, wanted to show the history and mistreatment of black actors in his home country.

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New York Times columnist Charles Blow talks about race relations

Christopher Cameron • October 23, 2015

Race relations was also the subject of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Charles Robbins’ interview of Charles Blow, and his open Q&A with students afterward.

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Executive administrator embraces her Hispanic heritage

Katarina Delgado • October 21, 2015

Her name is Rosalinda Perdomo-Ayala, but she goes by Lynda, inspired by Lynda Carter, the original Wonder Woman.

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