The Statesman

‘Hung out to dry’: Kosher students confused by new food policy

Sonya Gugliara • March 3, 2022

Students with unlimited meal swipes used to be able to use said swipes at Delancey Street in the Emporium without any limitations. When unlimited access ended, kosher-keeping students were left confused.

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Stony Brook professor tackles biracialism in Black History Month lecture

Matthew Yan • February 23, 2020

Miletsky, who identifies as half-Jewish and half-black, hosted a lecture called “Interracialism: Biracials Learning About African American Culture” to tackle the storied history of what it means to be African American and biracial, Wednesday evening in the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library’s Central Reading Room.

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Festival of Lights 2019 Photo Gallery

Samantha Robinson • December 5, 2019

The Festival of Lights is a traditional event held at SBU which shares and celebrates the various religions, faiths and cultures that make up the Stony Brook community. Here are some photos from this year's multicultural event.

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Stony Brook students tour U.N. with Israeli Consulate

Cindy Mizaku • November 15, 2019

“There’s a lot of stuff not covered in the media about Israel, such as hospitals taking in Syrian refugees and giving them medical care, or even their humanitarian efforts across the globe, sending people to natural disasters or helping with water crises.”

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Rosh Hashana is more than just a day off from school

Isabelle Panza • October 6, 2019

Many students know Rosh Hashanah as “that fabulous day they get off from school.” Some spend the day by sleeping in until 12 and binge-watching their favorite Netflix shows; however, Jewish students spend it very differently.

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The results are in: 2019 Sex Survey

The Statesman • February 11, 2019

For the first time in four years, we asked our readers to spill their guts and partake in an anonymous sex survey.

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Comedians Daniel Weingarten and Michael Blaustein perform at Stand Up NY

Anna Correa • November 19, 2018

Stand-up comedians Daniel Weingarten and Michael Blaustein sold out their performance at Stand Up NY, a comedy club in New York City’s Upper West Side, on Friday, Nov. 16.

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Anti-Semitism thrives in silence — we have to fight it

Rachel Parker • November 10, 2018

When I was 11 years old and sitting on the school bus, a boy came up to me and stuck up his hand an inch away from my face. On his palm, lazily scribbled in pen, was a swastika.

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Acts of anti-Semitism today

The Community Garden • October 29, 2018

The Community Garden focuses on the topic of anti-Semitism. Four Stony Brook students share their experiences in receiving anti-Semitic prejudice.

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Stony Brook should be more tolerant of religious holidays

Kraig Klein • September 28, 2018

But Stony Brook isn’t as tolerant as it depicts itself to be. How else can you explain the fact that we have no days off for important religious holidays?

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“BlacKkKlansman:” How a black man infiltrated the KKK

Shelby Green • September 24, 2018

The film, “BlacKkKlansman,” is buried in the story of a Ku Klux Klan infiltration in the 1970s and is a summary of modern-day race issues and a blatant call to action.

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Keeping a count to ensure growth

Andrew Goldstein • April 15, 2018

We make order by counting. To set and achieve our own goals, we need both short-term and long-term checks.

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