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Senior midfielder Alex Corpolongo (No. 7, above) runs against Notre Dame in a fall game Oct. 8, 2016. He scored the game-winning-goal over Sacred Heart on Feb. 14.ARACELY JIMENEZ/THE STATESMAN

Men’s Lacrosse edges Sacred Heart in season opener

Nick Zararis February 14, 2017
The Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team overcame a three goal deficit at the half to eventually win the back-and-forth game on a last minute goal to defeat Sacred Heart, 12-11.
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Senior guard  Kori Bayne-Walker passes the ball against Albany. LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ/THE STATESMAN

Women’s Basketball continues to slide, goes 0-2

Gregory Zarb and Nick Zararis February 5, 2017
Stony Brook looked as if the then four-game slide it has been on did not exist for the first three quarters of Wednesday's night home game against New Hampshire.
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An American flag waving. Typically devotion and patriotism go hand in hand, but they can also lead to issues and arguments. PUBLIC DOMAIN

The power of devotion

Nick Zararis January 23, 2017
It’s taking the easy way out to question someone else’s devotion and try to insult or bully your way into being right.
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Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Fountain Hills on March 19, 2016 GAGE SKIDMORE/ FLICKR VIA CC BY SA 2.0

The party who cried wolf

Nick Zararis November 15, 2016
Donald Trump is the President Elect of the United States. That’s a sentence I’d never thought I’d be typing in my lifetime.
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Hurt feelings are hurting sports

Hurt feelings are hurting sports

Nick Zararis November 3, 2016
There is an unnecessary belief that teams need to make sure no one ever feels inadequate, and it is hurting sports.
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New England Patriots at Washington Redskins 08/28/09

Throwing flags at the NFL

Nick Zararis October 21, 2016
Does the league have a collection of small issues that if left unchecked could fester into real damage? Absolutely.
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Republican Presidential nominee Donald trump speaking at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona. GAGE SKIDMORE VIA FLICR CC BY-SA 2.0

RIP the party of Lincoln

Nick Zararis September 22, 2016
It’s really simple: Republicans have signed their own death warrant by not adapting to changing demographics or slowing down the trends themselves.
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The Olympics are a historic time, and thats what matters

The Olympics are a historic time, and that’s what matters

Nick Zararis August 25, 2016
The true greatness of the athletes has risen above the problems that are very real in Rio.
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Sanders revisits the failed War on Drugs

Sanders revisits the failed War on Drugs

Nick Zararis April 19, 2016
It should be the accepted view that the War on Drugs was both a failure and founded on false pretenses.
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There is a plethora of poorly pandering politicians upon us

There is a plethora of poorly pandering politicians upon us

Nick Zararis April 14, 2016
The pandering in this cycle is even more cringeworthy than usual because you have candidates so far removed from reality they don’t realize how foolish they look.
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Big ticket vendors are the real sell outs

Big ticket vendors are the real sell outs

Nick Zararis April 7, 2016
We the consumer need a fair ticket market. There has to be a means of getting as many average consumers into the arena.
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The great academic rift in the Grand Old Party

The great academic rift in the Grand Old Party

Nick Zararis March 29, 2016
We need an educated populous to properly participate in a representative democracy. This is where the divide in the Republican Party truly comes from.
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