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Dr. Justin R. Stolarik standing in Lavalle Stadium. He will be Stony Brooks Athletic Bands director this upcoming year. PHOTO COURTESY STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND

SBU marches to the beat of Dr. Justin R. Stolarik

Melissa Azofeifa July 8, 2019
Dr. Justin R. Stolarik was officially hired as the new Stony Brook University Athletic Bands director on June 27.
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Discussing the fate of Stony Brook’s financial and academic future

David McKinnon June 18, 2019
From the perspectives of many long-serving faculty, the primary cause of the chronic financial problems within the university is quite clear: incentives for upper management are poorly aligned with the long-term best interests of the institution and have been for some time.
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The University Police Department is holding active shooter trainings this semester is response to the recent Parkland shooting in Florida. NINA LIN/STATESMAN FILE

UPD finds Stony Brook student reported missing

Brianne Ledda June 9, 2019
The police are requesting the public’s help to find 22-year-old international Stony Brook student Hongxu Lin.
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The inside of a Kitten Kadoodle Coffee Cafe. One is set to open in Selden in June. JAWAD HOSSAIN/THE STATESMAN

A second cat cafe confirms a trend on Long Island

Jawad Hossain March 24, 2019
A Kitten Kadoodle Coffee Cafe is set to open in Selden in May, making it the second cat cafe, a place where free-roaming cats can be watched and played with, on Long Island.
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Daniel Weingarten (right) and Michael Blaustein (left) after their performance. ANNA CORREA/THE STATESMAN

Comedians Daniel Weingarten and Michael Blaustein perform at Stand Up NY

Anna Correa November 19, 2018
Stand-up comedians Daniel Weingarten and Michael Blaustein sold out their performance at Stand Up NY, a comedy club in New York City’s Upper West Side, on Friday, Nov. 16.
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Marshal Loeb. COURTESY OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Stony Brook School of Journalism creates new professorship honoring business journalist

Joe McQueen November 14, 2018
Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism announced on Oct. 15 that it is establishing a new professorship honoring pioneering business journalist Marshall Loeb.
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Stan Lee at the Phoenix Comicon in Phoenix, Arizona in 2011. Lee passed away GAGE SKIDMORE/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

Stan Lee Obituary: Marvel Comics, cameos and being a real American hero

Emily Clute November 14, 2018
Stan Lee, pop culture icon and leader of a superhero revolution, has died at the age of 95 on Monday morning.
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Banning plastic straws is a step, not a solution

Banning plastic straws is a step, not a solution

Matthew Yan November 11, 2018
As CulinArt announces its ban of plastic straws, it seems to be a step in the right direction. However, more actions must be taken to stop plastic pollution.
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MSAs 2016 midnight run COURTESY OF MSA

MSA brings donations to Midnight Run in NYC

Evelin Mercedes November 11, 2018
Stony Brook University’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) joined the Midnight Run organization in New York City for a night of distribution of goods including clothes, hygiene kits and food on Thursday, Nov. 8.
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A piece by Brooklyn-based artist Hannah Provisor, COURTESY OF HANNAH PROVISOR

Brooklyn artist launches illustrated series about sexual harassment

Brianne Ledda November 1, 2018
Brooklyn-based artist Hannah Provisor was waiting for the bus when a man described to her in graphic detail what he wanted to do with her body.
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Red watch band PHOTO COURTESY OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Red Watch Band wins Community Youth Leadership Award

Evelin Mercedes October 27, 2018
Stony Brook’s Red Watch Band (RWB) CARE Team received the Community Youth Leadership Award last month from the Caron Foundation, an organization aimed at transforming the lives of people affected by drug or alcohol addiction.
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Man of La Mancha Comes to Northport Theater

“Man of La Mancha” Comes to Northport Theater

Kraig Klein October 21, 2018
The musical had its New York City premiere in 1965 at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre in Greenwich Village before moving uptown to Broadway’s Martin Beck Theatre in 1968.
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