The Statesman

Campus Briefing: USG addresses student complaints

Arielle Martinez • September 12, 2014

The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed the results of a student complaint survey and possible solutions at its meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014.

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Midsemester evaluations scrapped due to lack of responses

Ryan Wolf • April 24, 2014

The Division of Information Technology eliminated midsemester evaluations due to complaints from students and faculty.

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Campus briefing: USG condemns university’s broad-based fees advertising

Arielle Martinez • April 8, 2014

The Undergraduate Student Government Senate unanimously passed a resolution Thursday evening in which it condemns the university’s lack of advertising of the proposed broad-based fee increases that will take effect in the 2014-2015 school year. The resolution, which was proposed by Vice President of Communications & Public Relations Mario Ferone, is a reaction to the open forum discussion on broad-based fees that was hosted by the university on the afternoon of April 2 in the Student Activities Center (SAC) Auditorium.

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Expanded Verizon service available on campus

Christopher Leelum • February 25, 2014

Because of a recent partnership between Stony Brook University and Verizon, students will notice a significant improvement in wireless performance this semester.

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CIO promotes creativity and learning

Sandhiya Kannan • February 13, 2014

Stony Brook University is continuing to expand its Internet presence at a rapid rate—just following the recent unveiling of its first fully online degree through Open SUNY, the Division of Information Technology launched its own new online service: SBYou.

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Wireless internet in Javits improves considerably with new system

Kelly Frevele • November 5, 2013

Students and faculty are less frustrated with wireless connections in Javits these days. Stony Brook’s Division of Information Technology heard the campus community’s complaints and, after reviewing survey results, implemented a new Wi-Fi system in the lecture building, thus saving many students and professors a lot of grief.

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Students frustrated with Wi-Fi

Yoon Seo Nam • March 4, 2013

Kelvin Leon, sophomore math and physics major, recently began using wired internet because WolfieNet, the university’s Wi-Fi network, showed poor performance in his room. “When I try to use my laptop,...

DoIT offers Blackboard and SOLAR apps for students

Heather Khalifa • February 25, 2013

The Information Technology department (DoIT) now has something in common with the technology giants of Facebook, Google and Microsoft: it has gone mobile.

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