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Janet Mock. JUSTON SMITH/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY SA 4.0

Janet Mock, transgender rights activist, speaks about living authentically

Maya Brown • October 20, 2019
Janet Mock sat in front of a group of 50 students at a Breakfast Meet and Greet in the Goldstein Family Student-Athlete Development Center held in her honor on Wednesday, Oct. 16. "Live and speak your truth. If you’re not able to do that, then you’re not living,” Mock, a best-selling author, television host, director, producer and transgender rights activist, said.
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Janet Mock at Commons Day. GABBY PARDO/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook University hosts annual Commons Day

Gabby Pardo • October 19, 2019
Transgender author Janet Mock spoke at Stony Brook University's Commons Day, opening up about her experiences with love, discrimination and identity.
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CommUniversity Day 2019 photo gallery

CommUniversity Day 2019 photo gallery

Emma Harris and Amaya McDonald • September 22, 2019
CommUniversity Day 2019 Photo Gallery by Emma Harris and Amaya McDonald
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Students discussing the issue of a divided government in the United States. The community dialogue event was held by The Center for Civic Justice on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

SBU community discusses divided government

Maya Brown • February 26, 2019
The Center for Civic Justice held a community dialogue on the topic of divided government on Monday, Feb. 25. Students, faculty and staff discussed some of the ways in which we can address the issue as a community.
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Flags displayed during HispU.S. Army South proudly joins the rest of the nation in honoring Hispanic Heritage Month, which celebrates the rich cultural heritage of our largest linguistic and ethnic minority in a month-long tribute to Hispanic contributions. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Stop homogenizing the Hispanic community

Anna Correa • September 30, 2018
Not all Hispanic people come from the same country, nor do we all share the same cultural traditions, but the over-stereotyping and fetishizing of Hispanic people has become a norm in American culture.
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Diversity has become the topic of conversation on college campuses across the United States in recent years. Stony Brook has a variety of affinity groups, two of which represent European culture. WONDER WOMAN0731/FLICKR VIA CC-BY-2.0

Does diversity really matter?

Diva Dotson • April 29, 2018
If Stony Brook really cares about diversity, then we should hear more about European culture.
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Howard Schneider with ABC News Nightlife anchor Ted Koppel during a My Life as event on Wednesday, Nov. 15. GARY GHAYRAT/THE STATESMAN

Former ABC anchor Ted Koppel visits SBU for “My Life As” lecture series

Gary Ghayrat • November 18, 2017
He said there is too much opinion in today’s journalism and talk shows, citing how the "The Sean Hannity Show" on Fox News and "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC are bad for journalism in America and the country as a whole.
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Todd Gitlin speaking at Harvard Heat Week back in 2012. 350.ORG/FLICKR VIA CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Columbia professor Todd Gitlin talks populism, democracy and fake news

Mike Adams • November 5, 2017
“Democracy is not simply a political system in which elections take place and majorities rule,” Gitlin said. “Democracy is not a spectator sport, it requires alert, thoughtful and engaged citizens, and they are scarce.”
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Letter to the Editor: Why Stony Brook needs the Student Activity Fee

Letter to the Editor: Why Stony Brook needs the Student Activity Fee

Letter to the Editor • April 19, 2016
SBU needs the fee because it funds the clubs/organizations and events that make SBU what it is. It provides support to organizations that bring the community together.
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I went to a Trump rally and didnt like it one bit

I went to a Trump rally and didn’t like it one bit

Kunal Kohli • April 10, 2016
It was frightening to see a crowd of over 10,000 people chanting racial slurs and calling for violence against a protester. They were out for blood, not there for political support
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New York Times columnist Charles Blow talks about race relations

Christopher Cameron • October 23, 2015
Race relations was also the subject of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Charles Robbins’ interview of Charles Blow, and his open Q&A with students afterward.
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USG Executive Council platform statements: looking back at the year

USG Executive Council platform statements: looking back at the year

The Statesman • April 19, 2015
The Statesman revisited last year’s platform statements to see if the Executive Council members were able to carry out the plans that were promised.
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