halloween Archives – The Statesman

USG kicks off Halloween with SpookyBrook festivities

Christopher SchulzNews Student Life USGNovember 4, 2022

On Saturday, Oct. 29, the Undergraduate Student Government hosted SpookyBrook at the Student Activities Center (SAC). The event lasted from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

“Hocus Pocus 2” preys on your love for childhood nostalgia

Ryan BaileArts MoviesOctober 30, 2022October 30, 2022

Though “Hocus Pocus 2” is in no way going to be considered a classic, it’s still definitely a fun movie to check out with Halloween right around the corner.

In the Loop: October 25th, 2021

Tim GiorlandoMultimedia PodcastsOctober 31, 2021October 31, 2021

Host Francesca Mevs covers the tragic Alec Baldwin shooting,the new additions to the Stony Brook Hall of Fame and exciting events for USG spirit week and Halloween.

The return of Halloween: Death, taxes and the “final girl”

Karen CochranArts MoviesOctober 31, 2021

Gone are the days of purity politics and sexual shaming. Now, men can thrust women into the arms of murderous sexual libertines with ease, stamping their obsession with women’s bodies onto a new era of sex positivity.

Top 5 Halloween movies for this holiday season

Skylar SenaArts MoviesOctober 30, 2021

Double double, toil and trouble, spooky season is upon us at Stony Brook University. Though looking at one’s tuition balance is terrifying enough, many prefer to celebrate the season of the witch in more festive ways.

Stony Brook University artists address injustice in RECKONING: Student Digital Mural

Amaya McDonaldArts CultureNovember 1, 2020November 2, 2020

Recently submitted to be displayed as part of Stony Brook’s RECKONING: Student Digital Mural, Mazza created “Untitled 14” in 2014 following the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr., who was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.

The Onion Bagel: Death expecting ‘record numbers’ this Halloween

Steven KeehnerOnion Bagel Op-eds OpinionsOctober 31, 2020

#OnionBagel #OPINION The COVID-19 outbreak has killed over 200,000 Americans. But as many plan their Halloween parties, one Florida man expects those numbers to go up. Also, the Grim Reaper sits down with The Statesman to talk about his Halloween plans.

Stony Brook student Cautney Nelson starts nonprofit STEM education club

Sherin SamuelNewsNovember 3, 2019November 3, 2019

When Cautney Nelson, 23, first created her nonprofit Millennial Science in December 2018, she wanted to put a fun twist on making research articles more digestible for readers. Nelson soon switched gears to bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs to children in low-income areas.

Casting a black Little Mermaid is another breakthrough for Disney

Gabby PardoOpinionsAugust 5, 2019August 5, 2019

On July 3, Disney announced on their Facebook page that black 19-year-old rhythm and blues singer and actress, Halle Bailey, will be playing princess Ariel in “The Little Mermaid” live-action remake.

The Onion Bagel: What good is Thanksgiving anyways?

Mike AdamsOpinionsNovember 19, 2018November 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.