Hunter Frederick Archives – Page 2 of 2

Smartphones: an integral part of society

Hunter David FrederickOpinionsApril 15, 2014

I have been without a phone this past week. Apparently, I dropped it and left it underneath a seat in my dad’s car, where it had fallen. As a result, I have been without the ability to text people, call people or check Instagram. I can only access Facebook and emails while in front of a computer. This makes certain things, like trying to set up interviews for a story or coordinating with academic advisers, very difficult. I have been resigned to using the computers in the library on almost a daily basis to check emails. I am unaware of changes to classes or appointments because I do not have my online life in my pocket. People talk about the times changing when they mention how social media has become a part of our lives, but it goes deeper than that.

What is a University Scholar?

Hunter David FrederickOpinionsApril 8, 2014

Back in Spring 2013, I found out I had been accepted to Stony Brook University as a University Scholar. I was not quite sure what that meant, but coming here and participating in Scholars events; SCH 101, the introductory class for freshman; and Scholars advising gave me an idea. At first, it struck me as an honors program (which it is), bigger than the Honors College, but with a more social aspect. Speaking with faculty and staff related to the University Scholars program has helped me clean and clear up that impression a little bit.

SBU relives the 1920s through Great Gatsby

The StatesmanArts FeaturedMarch 31, 2014

“The Great Gatsby” might have hit the big screen last year, but that did not stop Stony Brook students from filling the Student Activities Center Ballroom B Saturday night with the sound of decadence and Roaring Twenties fun.

We call it spring “break” for a reason

Hunter David FrederickOpinionsMarch 25, 2014

There is a moment every one of us faces before break: either work diligently a little bit every day, spreading things out and responsibly managing the work that has been assigned to you, or do nothing for ninety percent of the time you have and invariably wind up getting little to no sleep as you scramble to finish your work. Most likely, we have all more often than not chosen the latter – most of us prefer the “party now, work later” approach. What I wonder is, why do we have this much work in the first place?

College life is more than just drinking and partying

Hunter David FrederickOpinionsMarch 11, 2014

Sex. Drugs. Alcohol. Wild parties filled to the brim with red Solo cups and loud music. This is what comes to mind for some students when they go away to college. They are away from their parents influence for the first time, and they are free to have new experiences at their leisure.