Kayla McKiski Archives – The Statesman

Alligators, bears and cougars: inside Long Island’s exotic pet trade

Kayla McKiskiNews Top StoryDecember 19, 2018December 19, 2018

Because of the influx of illegal reptiles in Suffolk County, the SPCA worked with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to create an amnesty day for illicit exotics.

Bad move: Tumblr bans adult content, chokes out NSFW artists

Kayla McKiskiOpinions Top StoryDecember 6, 2018January 27, 2019

Beginning on Dec. 17, Tumblr will prohibit all adult content. The company defines adult content as photos, videos and GIFs showing “real-life human genitals,” “female-presenting nipples” and any content depicting sex acts.

Stony Brook students bring food catering to Athletics

Kayla McKiski & Gregory ZarbSportsDecember 2, 2018December 7, 2018

X-Factor has over 1,000 customers and sells about 6,000 meals per week after starting only two years ago. To date, they have made over half a million of their “healthy versions of unhealthy meals.”

A proposed Massapequa aquarium is in murky waters

Kayla McKiskiNewsNovember 11, 2018November 11, 2018

The Nov. 10 protest comes about a month after the Idaho company, SeaQuest Holdings LLC, proposed to open a branch of its interactive wildlife facilities in a 27,300 square foot space at the mall. The Town of Oyster Bay has yet to rule on the $5 million facility.

Back-to-school advice from our editors to new students

Gabby PardoOpinionsSeptember 2, 2018September 2, 2018

Now that Labor Day has passed and the semester is really getting underway, my fellow editors and I thought it was a good time to share our hard-won experience on how to handle life at Stony Brook.

“Westworld” season two thrills fans with mind-bending plot

Amiti BanavarArtsApril 22, 2018

HBO aired the premiere of the second season of Emmy award-winning show “Westworld” on April 22, inviting fans to jump back into the fray of mind-bending plot, action, and soundtrack.

21 Savage to headline Brookfest

Kayla McKiskiArtsFebruary 15, 2018November 30, 2018

Rapper 21 Savage is set to headline Brookfest 2018 on April 4 at 7 p.m. at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena.

Album Review: MGMT returns from the rabbit hole with “Little Dark Age”

Kayla McKiskiArtsFebruary 11, 2018

Psychedelic rock band MGMT has returned to its roots with a synth-pop record, “Little Dark Age,” released Feb. 9 by Columbia Records.

The Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan will linger long after her death

Kayla McKiskiArtsJanuary 20, 2018

Between her sugary delivery of lovelorn lyrics and bewitching primal screams, Dolores O’Riordan’s talent will linger long after her death.

Record stores spin exclusive deals for music lovers on Black Friday

Kayla McKiskiArtsNovember 26, 2017

Long Islanders rekindled their love for vinyls on Nov. 24 by purchasing exclusive album pressings from independently owned record stores in celebration of Record Store Day’s Black Friday.