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Protestors at the Sex Workers Rights March in London in 2011. MSMORNINGTON/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA SA

Decriminalizing sex work empowers sex workers and protects their human rights

Fanni Frankl November 24, 2019
In a society where sex workers often get discriminated against, the question of decriminalization of sex work should be highly considered. Sex workers often face violence in their field including physical, sexual and psychological violence.
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Postdoc eventFANNI FRANKL/THE STATESMAN

SBU holds annual Postdoc event for Stony Brook researchers

Fanni Frankl November 21, 2019
The SBU Postdoc Spotlight presented a snapshot of the research and discovery conducted by Stony Brook’s postdoctoral scholars.
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Stony Brook students studying in Melville Library. Growth mindset is a concept where  success is achieved through hard work rather than just innate talent. DESHAUN ROBINSON/THE STATESMAN

Less library funding hurts students and impoverished neighborhoods

Fanni Frankl November 10, 2019
Many of these programs will become unavailable if we fail to take advantage of these opportunities and stand up for them
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Contestants presenting at the annual Wolfie Tank competition on Nov. 6. SAMANTHA ROBINSON/THE STATESMAN

Student entrepreneurs compete in fifth annual WolfieTank

Fanni Frankl November 10, 2019
Student entrepreneurs competed for funding at Stony Brook University's fifth annual Wolfie Tank on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the Charles B. Wang Center. The event is meant to be a spin-off of the popular television show “Shark Tank,” where entrepreneurs present their product to a panel of judges, hoping to win funding to expand their businesses.
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Veterans Day Ceremony FANNI FRANKL/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook honors veterans with annual ceremony

Fanni Frankl November 10, 2019
Stony Brook University held its annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony at the Student Activities Center on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The ceremony aimed to honor the veterans in the audience and to shed light on all they have sacrificed for the United States.
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Business, Healthcare and Human Services job fair in 2019. MAYA BROWN/STATESMAN FILE

Working while attending college improves time management

Fanni Frankl October 27, 2019
In U.S. colleges, where 41.6% of students experience anxiety and 36.4% experience depression, the question of whether working while attending college full time is a choice that takes careful consideration.
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Media portrayal of mental illness does more harm than good

Media portrayal of mental illness does more harm than good

Fanni Frankl October 6, 2019
For a long time, people with mental illnesses have been misrepresented in the media. Movies often portray people with mental illnesses in a way that fails to emphasize that they are people too and should not be ostracized.
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Professor lectures on hostility towards immigrants

Professor lectures on hostility towards immigrants

Fanni Frankl September 27, 2019
A professor of philosphy from Strasbourg University gave a lecture at Harriman Hall regarding the history of hostility aimed at immigrants.
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