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    Growing up “divided,” I always saw segregation on Long Island

    by Maya BrownOpinionsDecember 1, 2019December 1, 2019

    While the growing population of minorities on Long Island has increased more than 10% in the last two decades, the amount of inclusion and equity has not. A 2015 report by ERASE Racism found that Long Island continues to be one of the most racially segregated regions in the country.

    Stony Brook student Cautney Nelson starts nonprofit STEM education club

    by Sherin SamuelNewsNovember 3, 2019November 3, 2019

    When Cautney Nelson, 23, first created her nonprofit Millennial Science in December 2018, she wanted to put a fun twist on making research articles more digestible for readers. Nelson soon switched gears to bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs to children in low-income areas.

    We need affirmative action to distribute equal opportunities to students

    by Sarah TantawyOpinionsOctober 27, 2019October 27, 2019

    Affirmative action is a policy in which an individual’s color, race, sex, religion or national origin are taken into account to provide opportunities for underrepresented groups in society. We see this policy at play in many different facets of people’s lives

    Stony Brook University appoints Sree Sreenivasan as first Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor

    by Alissa PabonNewsOctober 14, 2019October 16, 2019

    On Sept. 1, Sree Sreenivasan joined Stony Brook’s School of Journalism faculty as the first Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor of Digital Innovation and Audience Engagement to teach the complexities of digital journalism.

    Latina alumna discusses how segregated Long Island communities lead to gangs

    by Anna CorreaArtsOctober 12, 2018October 12, 2018

    “The segregation that exists here on Long Island has had horrendous implications on the communities that S.T.R.O.N.G. focuses on. Gangs on Long Island is not something that’s new either,” Zatar said.

    Don’t just show up for rallies, support small events too

    by Andrew GoldsteinFeaturedOpinionsSeptember 10, 2017September 10, 2017

    We are taught to be active players in the world of careers, rising up the ranks to achieve our vision of success. Our approach to activism should be the same.

    Sanders revisits the failed War on Drugs

    by Nick ZararisFeaturedOpinionsApril 19, 2016April 19, 2016

    It should be the accepted view that the War on Drugs was both a failure and founded on false pretenses.

    Male minority students frustrated by alleged lack of academic support

    by Christopher CameronNewsTop StoryApril 1, 2016April 3, 2016

    “Everybody keeps saying about ‘diversity’ and ‘diversity is good,’” Ricky Simanjuntak said. “And I’m not saying it’s bad. But what I have to point out is … it’s hard.”

    Diversifying faculty proving difficult at SBU

    by Ivana StolnikFeaturedNewsTop StoryMarch 9, 2015March 10, 2015

    SUNY and Stony Brook are trying to do more to hire a diverse faculty, but applications are few and competition is fierce.

    O’Brien reminds us to open our minds

    by Vandana RambaranOpinionsFebruary 24, 2015

    On a college campus as vast and diverse as Stony Brook’s, it is no wonder that we are constantly engulfed in waves of endless chatter.

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