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A cigarrette on the Stony Brook Campus in 2013. The university enacted a smoking ban on Jan. 1 2016. KATE CHRISA/STATESMAN FILE

Smoking ban shows success, Stanley considers citations

Michaela Kilgallen and Mahreen Khan November 27, 2016
Nearly 11 months after the Stony Brook University administration banned the use of all tobacco products on campus, students are starting to notice results.
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The student Union, one of Stony Brook Universitys oldest buildings, closed... ARACELY JIMENEZ/THE STATESMAN

Students prepare for the Union Starbucks closing set for next week

Jessica Chin November 21, 2016
But Park and many Union Starbucks regulars won’t be able to relax at the iconic location after it officially closes on Nov. 29.
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East Side Dining official opening Nov. 14

East Side Dining official opening Nov. 14

Mahreen Khan November 13, 2016
East Side Dining will be hosting its grand opening Nov. 14, presenting a number of new food court style options.
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Students gather in the Melville library to share scary stories as they celebrate Halloween. LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ

Literary Karaoke gets a Halloween revamp

Giselle Miranda October 31, 2016
Spooky tales and fall poems haunted the room at Melville Library’s first Halloween-themed literary karaoke event on Oct. 27.
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Students kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with opening ceremony

Students kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with opening ceremony

Chereese Cross and Lazaro Rivera October 9, 2016
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting its 27th annual opening ceremony titled “Esta Es Nuestra Historia."
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Students ever evacuated early afternoon as power went out in the Student Union. (NINA LIN / THE STATESMAN)

Student Union will undergo three-year renovation

Brittany Tesoriero August 24, 2016
For the duration of the three-year renovation, the Student Union will not be operational.
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Individual assaulted in Melville Library

Michaela Kilgallen and Arielle Martinez May 6, 2016
One individual is in custody after an assault that took place in Melville Library this afternoon, according to an email from Robert Lenahan, the chief of University Police.
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Anonymous street artist makes waves on campus

Anonymous street artist makes waves on campus

Brittany Bernstein April 14, 2016
People may have seen @icnochanges’ designs in various places around campus, like outside of Melville Library or at the Engineering Drive bus stop.
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Stony Brook 2015: A year in photos

Stony Brook 2015: A year in photos

The Statesman December 31, 2015
2015 was filled with diverse cultural events, student activism, and athletic upsets for Stony Brook. Here are our editors' picks of some of the year's most influential moments
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USG president says student fees will not increase with 24-hour library

Eric Schmid November 24, 2015
Student will have access to the Central Reading Room, along with the Teaching, Learning and Technology SINC site, for the whole day, fulfilling Cole Lee’s campaign promise.
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Sana Rasheed, senior biochemistry major, Alan Zhong, senior biology major
and Tuya Yokoyama, junior human evolutionary biology major, in the library late at night working on a bioinformatics project. CHEREESE CROSS/THE STATESMAN

University aims to help students deal with stress during finals

Andrew Goldstein November 16, 2015
With finals less than a month away, Counseling and Psychological Services is offering events to help prevent students from reaching high levels of unhealthy stress.
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Campus Briefing: USG president announces plans for 24-hour library

Chereen James November 7, 2015
Undergraduate Student Government President Cole Lee announced plans for the 24-hour operation of the Melville Library at the USG Senate meeting on Thursday evening.
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