The Statesman

To find home, look to your heart

Sonya Gugliara • April 21, 2022

#OPINION: It is of utmost significance to remind ourselves of the homes that we’ve had, the homes that we have grown out of, and the homes that we will cherish forever.

Read Story

“Turning Red”: Light, fluffy and packed with heart and depth

Ryan Baile • March 26, 2022

The theme of "Turning Red" stands out as a timeless narrative that will live on as one of Pixar's greatest hits, and the film's sincere journey of self-discovery is an incredible joy to witness.

Read Story

Staff stories: What it means to “self love”

Steven Keehner, Cindy Mizaku, Sam Lauria, and Fanni Frankl • March 21, 2021

#OPINION: For a long time, I thought that self-love was something you "uncovered" and that it would always be there. I'm finding that — like so many other aspects of adulthood — it's not as simple as that.

Read Story

To find happiness, pave your own path

Steven Keehner • February 2, 2021

In a passionless and loveless world, love and passion aren’t enough anymore. But there’s a beauty behind uncertainty and self-discovery that is worth learning from.

Read Story

“Need a Break”: Quarantine Edition

Melissa Azofeifa • March 25, 2020

We know being in self-isolation is hard. In case you need something to distract you or something to do in between online classes, take a break and check these out!

Read Story

The fate of restaurants in the face of COVID-19

Sarah Tantawy • March 22, 2020

My father moves between the kitchen, bar and dining area with an ease earned through years of work. He jokes that the pub is his fourth child. This all changed overnight.

Read Story

The Mental Health Comedy tour comes to Stony Brook University

Alek Lewis • October 26, 2019

The Mental Health Comedy Tour, hosted by Preston Gitlin and headlined by Joe Matarese, came to the Tabler Arts Center at Stony Brook University on Oct. 17.

Read Story

The Lumineers want you to get to know the Sparks family

Sara Ruberg • September 15, 2019

Three generations of crime, tragedy, drug addiction and alcoholism ravages the Sparks. Their stories come to life in a small, yellow house that stands alone in a field — perhaps symbolic of each character's loneliness and distance.

Read Story

Review: “Lola And Her Brothers”

Melissa Azofeifa • August 5, 2019

The French film, “Lola and Her Brothers,” directed by Jean-Paul Rouve, closed the 10-day Stony Brook Film Festival on Saturday night, July 28.

Read Story

Professor Eric Zolov receives his third Fulbright Scholarship

Mike Adams • February 24, 2019

Associate History Professor Eric Zolov will spend the next academic year teaching a seminar at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile as a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship for professionals who already have their PhDs or equivalent degrees. Zolov will teach a course called “The Global 60s,” that analyzes the impact of America’s mid-century counterculture movement on Latin America.

Read Story

The Onion Bagel: What good is Thanksgiving anyways?

Mike Adams • November 19, 2018

Thanksgiving is a time-honored American tradition that harkens back to the best this country has to offer. Compassion, family and whitewashing genocide — the very pillars of our national identity come to the forefront on the fourth Thursday of November.

Read Story

People of color must stop treating mental health as taboo

Samiha Ahmed • April 8, 2018

I've noticed that older people of color stigmatize mental illness for various reasons.

Read Story