The Statesman

Democratic congressional candidate Perry Gershon engages with students on campus

Brianne Ledda • October 9, 2018

Democratic congressional candidate, Perry Gershon, visited Stony Brook University on Wednesday, Oct. 3 in an effort to reach more student voters as he campaigns against incumbent Lee Zeldin for NY-1.

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Students must be more active in USG

Andrew Goldstein • March 28, 2018

This is not some high school government that has “will start selling breakfast waffles” as its major campaign promise. It is time for us, as students, to take a larger part in this community.

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Wine, cheese and political paintings

David Pepa • November 10, 2016

Although Election Day had everyone on their feet, the Political Portraits Wine and Cheese Reception at Toast Coffeehouse gave people a new way of looking at politicians.

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I’m with her, unfortunately

Michael Kohut • August 24, 2016

I’m voting for Hillary Clinton. This doesn’t mean that I want Hillary Clinton to be president; to put it another way, #ImAgainstHim.

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The great academic rift in the Grand Old Party

Nick Zararis • March 29, 2016

We need an educated populous to properly participate in a representative democracy. This is where the divide in the Republican Party truly comes from.

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Political science professor forecasts Trump as general election winner

Christopher Cameron • February 23, 2016

A professor of political science at Stony Brook University has forecasted that Trump has a minimum 97 percent chance of winning the general election as the Republican nominee.

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“No confidence” option skewed results, USG election candidate claims

Arielle Martinez • August 15, 2015

A candidate in the 2015 USG elections claimed to the USG Supreme Court that a “no confidence” option on the ballot unfairly affected the results of the elections.

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BRObama shows amiability in social media clips: An analysis

Jacob Shipkevich • March 25, 2015

Having captured the youth vote for the past two elections, President Obama is continuing to appeal to the college age demographic through his collaboration with Buzzfeed.

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Democratic loss should not become the elephant in the room

Jonathon Kline • November 6, 2014

This past Election Day, the Republican Party made huge gains nationwide, dominating the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, the Senate and even the number governors among the states.

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Millenials come up short on election day

Jonathon Kline • October 29, 2014

The Harvard University Institute of Politics Poll found out that about only a quarter of millennials that can vote plan on going to cast their ballot in this year’s midterm elections.

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Anna Lubitz is well known on campus. She is President of the Pre-Veterinary Society. She ran for Homecoming queen last year. She was a member of The Spirit of Stony Brook Marching band and sang the National Anthem at sporting events. Her mother works in President Stanley’s office.

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Getting to know USG candidates

Matt Sacco • April 8, 2013

At a debate held on Tuesday in the Student Activities Center, executive candidates for the next academic year’s Undergraduate Student Government expressed viewpoints largely party-driven, but ones...