Emma Harris Archives – The Statesman

Poor shooting dooms Seawolves as 5-game win streak is snapped at Delaware

by Ethan TamSportsDecember 1, 2019December 2, 2019

The Stony Brook men’s basketball team put their winning streak on the line when they traveled to an undefeated Delaware Blue Hens team on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The team fell down by 21 points in the first half but shaved the deficit down to eight midway through the second half.

SBU professor will track ancient European tribes through DNA analysis

by Samantha LauriaNewsNovember 30, 2019December 1, 2019

Stony Brook University assistant professor Krishna Veeramah, a population geneticist, will be sequencing the genomes of an ancient European tribe in order to track their migration and how it affected medieval Europe.

Volleyball falls to Albany in America East semifinals

by Ethan TamSportsNovember 24, 2019November 24, 2019

Two years ago, the Stony Brook volleyball team traveled to the New York state capital as an underdog No. 4 seed to face the No. 1-seeded Albany Great Danes in the semifinals of the America East playoffs.

Highlights from USG Town Hall

by Emma HarrisNewsNovember 22, 2019November 22, 2019

The Statesman livestreamed the event, which is currently posted on Facebook. Highlights from the conversation, edited for readability and clarity, are included below. A full transcript of the event is available here.

Stony Brook moves to 4-2 after sweeping Islander Invitational

by Ethan TamSportsNovember 20, 2019November 20, 2019

A weekend trip to Corpus Christi, Texas ended in glory for the Stony Brook men’s basketball team as they swept through the Islander Invitational, winning all three games at the American Bank Center to improve to 4-2 on the season.

SBU hosts pharmaceutical take back effort to raise awareness

by Alek LewisNewsNovember 17, 2019November 17, 2019

Stony Brook University hosted a pharmaceutical take back effort on Wednesday, Nov. 13 to help the Stony Brook community safely dispose of old and unused pharmaceuticals using an “environmentally supportive” incineration process.

Seawolves fall to Blue Hens, record drops to 5-6

by Andrew ZuckerSportsNovember 17, 2019November 17, 2019

For the past 434 days, the Stony Brook football team’s record was .500 or better. Following their 17-10 loss to the University of Delaware Blue Hens (5-6, 3-4), the Seawolves (5-6, 2-5) winning percentage is now .455 and they have now lost five of their past six games after starting the season 4-1.

Volleyball clinches playoff berth despite dropping two road games

by Ethan TamSportsNovember 12, 2019November 12, 2019

The Seawolves lost in four sets to the UMBC Retrievers on Friday, Nov. 8 before traveling upstate to face the Albany Great Danes on Sunday, Nov. 10, where they achieved the same result. Despite the two-game losing streak, Stony Brook was still able to clinch a spot in the America East playoffs.

Latimer’s three not enough as Stony Brook falls in OT to Yale

by Ethan TamSportsNovember 9, 2019November 9, 2019

With 19 seconds left and the Stony Brook men’s basketball team down by just two against the Yale Bulldogs, sophomore guard Miles Latimer fired a shot from behind the three-point line, having missed all of his downtown attempts on the night so far. Island Federal Credit Union Arena erupted in raucous cheer as the ball sank through the net to give the Seawolves a 62-61 lead, but the excitement was short-lived as the Bulldogs would force overtime and ultimately reign victorious 74-69 in the season opener.

SBU set to invest $1.6 million in Plan for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

by Brianne LeddaNews Top StoryNovember 3, 2019November 9, 2019

Stony Brook University will invest more than $1.6 million into its Plan for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, according to updates linked in a campus-wide email sent on Friday, Nov. 1.