The Statesman

My break up with Tinder

Emily Benson • March 26, 2015

I want to say that it is not you, but me. But it’s 100 percent you, and it is time we break up.

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Student band juggles school, work and music on its course to success

Emily Benson • March 23, 2015

SWIM, a local Stony Brook band whose Facebook page describes them as “precise, dramatic and dynamic rock music,” did not get a start like any other college band.

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A much needed thank you

Emily Benson • March 5, 2015

College students are some of the most blasé people in the world. Yes, I see you shaking your head like, “No, that’s not me.” Lies. It is you.

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Galentine’s Day: all of the fun of Valentine’s Day without the hassle

Emily Benson • February 17, 2015

“Parks and Rec’s” main character, Leslie Knope, created a holiday on Feb. 13 that is dedicated to the celebration of ladies.

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10 reasons to break up with someone

Emily Benson • February 10, 2015

Relationships: Everybody seems to want one…until they are actually in one.

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The almost-relationship

Emily Benson • February 10, 2015

It is a flirty friendship, even if you are hoping for more. And after a few weeks or so of this blissful, crush stage you will begin to wonder: is this something more?

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Stony Brook students need a break, too

Emily Benson • October 21, 2014

According to Stony Brook’s academic calendar, classes run from Sept. 2 to Nov. 27 with no breaks. This is just shy of three months, from just barely the third week of school until Thanksgiving break.

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Tinder can lead to something beautiful

Emily Benson • October 9, 2014

Finding a date used to mean having to dress up nicely and put on the ‘ol charm at a college party. Now, students standing in the SAC line for Doritos are swiping through countless hook-up options.

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SAC kiosks are receiving mixed reviews

Emily Benson • September 9, 2014

The first thing I noticed was the pile of food. At least eight boxes filled with wraps and burritos, each one perched nicely on top of a large pile of chips, rotting away on the SAC countertops.

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Housing finally a priority for SBU Administration

Emily Benson • August 26, 2014

The best things in life come in threes, right? For the sake of Stony Brook's incoming class of 2018, I hope so. Almost all have been told that they will be placed in triples for their first semester.

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Stanley can walk the walk, but can he talk to students?

Emily Benson • February 13, 2014

Responsibility and power: two things needed to make a great leader. Stony Brook is home to many honorable and worthy leaders in administration, but I think some have forgotten that leadership is not a job of isolation. Now, I’m not here to call anybody out, *cough* President Stanley *cough*, but I would say that good leadership should provide a sense of presence and connection among the community. A good leader, in my mind, is someone that wants to truly represent their people, and right now, Stanley seems to avoid contact with the student body like the plague.

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Does religion affect dating decisions?

Emily Benson • February 11, 2014

When I was younger, my mother tried to set me up on a date. It was cringe worthy, to say the least. Please, take a moment to picture this: me being nagged everyday about if I talked to Christopher, how Chris was doing, her waving to him across the parking lot when she picked me up after class as I shoved my head under a rock somewhere. What I find most interesting about the whole ordeal is that my mom did not base her desire for us to end up together off his personality; in fact she barely knew anything about him. Except that he was Catholic. And that’s all she needed to know. Perhaps then I am saying this because of how I was raised, but to me, religion should play key role in determining relationships.

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