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Violent video games aren’t connected to shootings

Matthew Yan October 27, 2019
Whenever the topic of gun control gets brought up on television or in Congress, there are always two scapegoats the National Rifle Association (NRA) tend to present: mental health and video games.
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Stony Brook men’s soccer’s win streak snapped in loss to Yale

Stony Brook men’s soccer’s win streak snapped in loss to Yale

Ross O'Keefe September 22, 2019
The Seawolves' toothless offense hardly caused any trouble for the Bulldogs' defense in a 2-0 defeat.
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Borderlands 3 matches the chaotic fun of the first two installments

“Borderlands 3” matches the chaotic fun of the first two installments

Alexander Bakirdan September 22, 2019
“Borderlands 3” is back, and it brought with it all the things that made the series’s first two installments so beloved.
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Stony Brook womens soccer struggles to contain West Virginia offense

Stony Brook women’s soccer struggles to contain West Virginia offense

Ryan Magill September 13, 2019
Stony Brook Women's soccer team capitulated in a match against West Virginia in which they lost 6-1.
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Points in the Paint: Men’s team dominating the boards, Proctor coming out of the gate hot

David Vertsberger November 24, 2014
Despite the loss of Eric McAlister and the allocation of only role player minutes for seven-foot freshman Jakub Petras, Stony Brook has out-rebounded all four of its opponents this season.
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Seawolves’ offensive struggles continue in loss to North Dakota

Cameron Boon September 22, 2014

The Stony Brook defense allowed only 145 yards of total offense and was able to force two turnovers in the team’s matchup against University of North Dakota Saturday night. But once again, the Seawolves’...

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Women’s volleyball dominates home invite

Kunal Kohli September 22, 2014
The Seawolves were 4-7 going into three home games at the Seawolves Invite this past Friday. They were looking to dominate at home, but had three tough opponents.
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Press Start to Continue: “Strife” is bound to become big

Dylan Palazzo February 24, 2014
Currently in closed beta (meaning apart from the rare open player weekends, an access key must be provided to you by the company in order to play), “Strife” already appears to have all the cornerstones that make a MOBA game popular, as well as its own unique game mechanics and features to set it apart from other titles in the genre.
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Comments from the peanut gallery: on George Zimmerman

Michael Newcomer February 6, 2014
If there is one thing I have learned from growing up in Florida, it is that crazy people are alive and well in this world. I also recently discovered that snow is not just a myth from the spooky white men of the north, and icicles are not something exclusive from the hardware store to decorate your house at Christmastime, but I digress. It seems that every news outlet has a “bizarre Florida stories” page. We have it too, but it’s just the community section. If you thought that your local news stories were insane, a little known fact is that our local news station doubles as the Maury Povich show.
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To celebrate Halloween, the SAC Ballroom A was transformed into a laser tag area. (Yoon Seo Nam)

Students go wild in school sponsored laser tag

Dipti Kumar November 4, 2012
This game is a modern take on a couple of traditional children’s games: hide and seek, tag and dark room. Put the concepts together, throw in laser guns and sci-fi looking jackets and that is laser tag.
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