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From the archives: Student coverage of U.S. presidential elections

Peter Lupfer November 4, 2020
Even under normal circumstances, every campaign comes with its own unique characteristics. The circumstances surrounding this 2020 election cycle, however, have been extraordinary.
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Country musician Stephanie Quayle, above, performed at the Staller Center on. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE STALLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Country artist Stephanie Quayle stages lively performance at Staller Center

Nick Zararis November 5, 2017
Rising country artist Stephanie Quayle brought the backwoods to the Staller Center for the Arts’ Recital Hall on Friday night to promote her newest album, “Love the Way You See Me.”
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David Koch, above, is the Executive Vice President for Koch Industries, a multinational corporation that deals in manufacturing, trading, and investing. Davids brother is Koch Industries CEO Charles Koch, and the siblings have been known to use their financial clout for lobbying and donations. PHOTO CREDIT: GAGE SKIDMORE

The Koch Broligarchy: Why the few actually control the many

Jager Robinson October 13, 2015
An oligarchy is a government run by a small group of people. Many people will try to tell you we are still a democracy, but don’t be fooled by those idealists.
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Support from administration fuels activist groups on campus

Keith Olsen November 12, 2013
However surprising it might be to the current students of Stony Brook University, our campus was once such an active base of operations for left-leaning political causes that many considered it the “Berkeley of the East.” After the end of the Vietnam War and the demonization of liberal ideals that came with Carter’s defeat, the political activity at the university quickly lost this identity. While liberal causes have continued to have a fairly muted presence on campus, the new drive toward allowing males who have had sex with other males to donate blood calls back to years past when students truly cared enough to change the world.
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