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Theater Three, above, is a community theater located in Port Jefferson. JESSIE ESSEX/FLICKR VIA CC BY-2.0

Port Jefferson’s Theatre Three offers students a creative outlet in wake of program cut

John Snyder August 16, 2017
For any students searching for a creative environment and wishing to gain theatrical experience, Theatre Three is an outlet.
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The Humanities building on Stony Brook Universitys campus is home to the European Languages department, a program that has been cosolidated along with two others in lieu of budget cuts. NINA LIN/STATESMAN FILE

Students respond to controversial Humanities cuts

Caroline Parker July 27, 2017
The proposed cuts to humanities programs at Stony Brook University are now official, according to a June 22 email from Sacha Kopp, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.
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Students and faculty gather in the administration building to protest the suspension of various humanities programs in 2017. Three history professors will be retiring next year and there are no current replacements for their positions. CAROLINE PARKER/STATESMAN FILE

Students rally against proposed academic cuts

Caroline Parker May 12, 2017
Protesters brandished handmade signs including phrases such as “#farbehind,” “Think Don’t Shrink The Humanities,” and “Hispanic Studies, More Than Languages.”
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Tosc-A-Riginal highlights talent in Tabler Quad

Katarina Delgado February 18, 2016
Toscanini College held Tosc-A-Riginal night on Feb. 10 in the Tabler Blackbox Theater to celebrate talent, creativity and community among ACH poets, singers and songwriters.
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The Tabler Piano Steps Project will add to Tabler Quad’s “artsy” image

Jessica Carnabuci April 2, 2015
The Tabler Steps Piano Project will transform the bottom section of the concrete steps into a public piece of art by painting the steps to resemble a Steinway Grand Piano.
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Our true calling: passion or realistic?

Debduth Pijush December 2, 2014
There will come a time that you will look at the world, starry-eyed and eager to make a difference, wondering how you will contribute to the world and make use of the qualities that make you unique.
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Harriman hall was the most recent building on campus to suffer a loos of power.MANJU SHIVACHARAN/THE STATESMAN

Low interest rates: business majors lack interest in their field

Christopher Leelum October 21, 2014
According to a recent Gallup poll, students who pursue the most popular field in college in the U.S. are not too happy.
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Put It In Writing gives students a forum for critique at Stony Brook

Andrew Goldstein October 6, 2014
Put It In Writing, a writing club with undergraduate and graduate students of all writing levels, gathers to workshop their pieces with one another from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Police Blotter for the week of Monday, Aug. 25

Police Blotter for the week of Monday, Aug. 25

Kelly Frevele September 9, 2014

On Monday, August 25, one man was referred for smoking marijuana in Benedict College. On Monday, August 25, four subjects smoking marijuana in a vehicle were referred in Kelly Quad. On Monday,...

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2015 MCAT looks to push applicants even further

Jasmine Blennau September 4, 2014
The MCAT, an exam that is administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges to assess medical school applicants, will undergo changes to make it a longer exam that tests more material.
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Campus beautification not the most pressing matter

Jeremy Kline April 15, 2014
Old, grey buildings blot the landscape, water marks running down their sides like weeping giants. The barren trees jut up like spires, piercing the grey sky above, while a soft drizzle slowly patters off of the concrete pathways between buildings. If you thought I was describing a bombed out city in a barren wasteland, you would be wrong. I was actually describing my walk from the Humanities building to the Union last Tuesday. Many students across campus have grumbled about the ugliness of the buildings on campus, and the problem does not look like it is going to be solved any time soon.
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Editorial: cost of accreditation

The Editorial Board April 1, 2014
When Stony Brook University prepared for its reaccreditation process, the only indications of the magnitude of the process were once-a-month senate meetings within the faculty and administrative circles. That was two years ago.
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