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U.S. foreign aid during COVID-19 should extend beyond strategic interests

Matt VeneziaOp-eds OpinionsMarch 30, 2021

#OPINION It is rare that the U.S., in foreign policy, does something without its own strategic interests in mind. The relationship with these three tiny island nations is no different.

“Mexico 500+” enriches Hispanic Heritage Month on Stony Brook

Amaya McDonaldArts FeaturedOctober 16, 2019October 16, 2019

Every year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, America celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizing the influential contributions of Latino and Hispanic Americans in American politics, culture and community.

Professor Eric Zolov receives his third Fulbright Scholarship

Mike AdamsNewsFebruary 24, 2019February 25, 2019

Associate History Professor Eric Zolov will spend the next academic year teaching a seminar at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile as a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship for professionals who already have their PhDs or equivalent degrees. Zolov will teach a course called “The Global 60s,” that analyzes the impact of America’s mid-century counterculture movement on Latin America.

LACS Center brings bracero photography exhibit

Anna CorreaArtsSeptember 9, 2018March 19, 2020

The Latin American Caribbean Studies’ (LACS) yearly gallery, Braceros, a photographic documentation of Mexican migrant laborers expressed through the lens of the Hermanos Mayo, a photography collective, opened on Sept. 5 at the Social & Behavioral Sciences Building in Rm. 320.

The Onion Bagel: Students return from Cancun more worldly and wise

Emily BensonFeatured OpinionsMarch 19, 2017May 7, 2017

“I’ve been drinking tequila for five days straight,” Bret said. “I love this place but it’s trying to kill me, which makes me think I understand the wall now.”

White people, all of us, elected Donald Trump

Genie RuzickaFeatured OpinionsNovember 27, 2016

Be there for your marginalized friends to listen and be a shoulder to cry or scream on.

Gio Perez: Freshman arrives to SBU with international experience

Joseph WolkinFeatured SportsNovember 8, 2016

After conquering high school basketball in multiple states, freshman Gio Perez is ready for what lies ahead.

Students kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with opening ceremony

Chereese Cross & Lazaro RiveraArts FeaturedOctober 9, 2016October 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.”

Things that Donald Trump actually got right

Nick ZararisFeatured OpinionsFebruary 18, 2016February 28, 2016

For all his mindless theatrics, Trump has occasionally, and surprisingly, struck the nail right on the head.

How sex affects athletic performance is still unresolved

David VertsbergerSportsFebruary 11, 2015April 12, 2017

The athlete’s process of reaching to physical and psychological shape in anticipation of the big game or event is meticulous. Every meal, every nap, every routine has to be in…