The Statesman

Cuomo pushes for extension of SUNY 2020

Will Welch • January 26, 2016

Cuomo’s support is an important step toward passing an extension of SUNY 2020, which is set to expire this spring and has been essential to SBU’s growth over the five years.

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College football rules in Mizzou protests

Cameron Boon • November 16, 2015

38 hours. That is roughly how long it took for University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe to resign after the football team planned a boycott of all team-related activities.

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NPR spurs discussion about finance with “Family Matters”

Jessica Chin • November 15, 2015

“Family Matters,” a discussion about families dealing with personal finances such as student loans, was presented by NPR at the Charles B. Wang Center theater on Nov. 12.

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Get a woman on the $20

Joseph Konig • April 28, 2015

Of all the men who helped shape our nation, and were rewarded with their portraits plastered on our currency, Jackson is easily the least deserving.

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Black friday taking over Thanksgiving

Michael Newcomer • November 24, 2014

Set aside the fact that Thanksgiving as we view it in modernity, with Charlie Brown specials and poorly documented peaceful Pilgrim-Native American cooperation, is a sham.

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Graduate student work hours cut to save university money

Jonathon Kline • October 16, 2014

Over the semester, the SUNY system has limited almost all of its graduate students to only working up to 29 hours a week so that they will not be considered “full time” workers.

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Stony Brook U. awarded $180K in SUNY High Needs program

Elsie Boskamp • September 15, 2014

As part of the State University of New York High Needs Program, Gov. Andrew Cuomo allocated $7 million in awards to support development of areas considered to be of high need in today’s workforce.

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Graduation robes are overpriced

Anusha Mookherjee • February 6, 2014

As a senior ready to graduate, excitement has quickly been replaced by anxiety and stress. Somehow, without the help of pretty much any advisors, I have gotten here after three and a half years. Being an out-of-state student, I always grumble listening to in-state students complain about the few thousand dollars their tuition is. Hello! Out-of-staters pay around $14,000 per semester. But as per Stony Brook tradition, what would be graduation without another pit for us to throw money into?

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Stony Brook offers a course on the essentials of personal finance

Ashleigh Sherow • September 20, 2013

The real world is right around the corner, and while Stony Brook students may be well versed in science, literature and history, many are clueless when it comes to banking, money management and mortgages.

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Quad directors lead workshop on money management

Giselle Barkley • April 3, 2013

Quad Directors teamed up to help college students become financially literate in their “Manage Your Money Before it Manages You” workshop. The workshop was held on March 27 during Campus Life Time....