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An image from a residents yard the night of the East Palestine Derailment on Feb. 3. By thunderlips36, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Ohio chemicals disaster is normal — and that’s a bad thing

Christine Kelley March 1, 2023
#OPINION: The Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train was a disaster in itself. Local authorities’ decision to burn a few of the cars — releasing deadly vinyl chloride into the atmosphere — is nothing short of a climate crisis, facilitated by capitalist greed and governmental stupidity.
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Cincinnatians march for the Black Lives Matter movement

Cincinnatians march for the Black Lives Matter movement

Sara Ruberg June 8, 2020
Photos taken by Multimedia Editor Sara Ruberg from Cincinnati's Black Lives Matters peaceful protests on Sunday, May 31. Later on, over 300 people were arrested for breaking curfew.
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A graphic of an increasing line with the rotunda of the U.S. Capital. GO DIGITAL/FLICKR VIA CC BY SA 2.0

Polls are snapshots — don’t let them mislead your judgement

Anya Marquardt November 11, 2019
Polls are predictions of the future, and unfortunately, we can’t predict the future as well as we would like to.
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Violent video games aren’t connected to shootings

Matthew Yan October 27, 2019
Whenever the topic of gun control gets brought up on television or in Congress, there are always two scapegoats the National Rifle Association (NRA) tend to present: mental health and video games.
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Hockey huddle.PHOTO COURTESY OF AZTEK PHOTOS

Hockey falls 2-1 in ESCHL championships for second straight year

Peter Lupfer February 25, 2018
The Seawolves were unable to overcome the Liberty Flames in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League championship game for the second straight year, falling 2-1 in regulation.
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Hockey prepares for seventh straight ESCHL tournament

Hockey prepares for seventh straight ESCHL tournament

Peter Lupfer February 23, 2018
Though the second half has been disappointing, the Seawolves have a chance to flip the script this weekend at the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League tournament.
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Redshirt freshman forward Alonzo Campbell (No. 42, above) in a game against UNH on Feb. 1 at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. JERROD WHITE/THE STATESMAN

Men’s Basketball player, Alonzo Campbell, leaves program

Joseph Konig April 15, 2017
Stony Brook Men’s Basketball center Alonzo Campbell, a redshirt freshman from Columbus, Ohio, is leaving the program.
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Senior forward Brittany Snow (No. 20, above) scored 14 points in yesterdays game against Maine. This was Snows last game as a Seawolf. PHOTO CREDIT: STEVE MCLAUGHLIN

Stony Brook loses at Youngstown State in Women’s Basketball Invitational

Joseph Wolkin March 17, 2016
As the Stony Brook Women’s Basketball team attempted to keep its season going, Youngstown State had other ideas.
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Terrorism prevention app comes to New York state

Terrorism prevention app comes to New York state

Kunal Kohli December 7, 2015
In an effort to expand security measures across the state, the “See Something, Send Something” app will now allow New Yorkers to report suspicious activity with their phones.
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Walk the Moon and Timeflies rock annual Back to the Brook concert

Walk the Moon and Timeflies rock annual Back to the Brook concert

Rena Thomas September 18, 2015
In four days, the marching band successfully organized a spin of “Shut Up and Dance” in a key different from one played during halftime scheduled for this football season.
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Central Oklahoma denies Stony Brook hockey its first national title

Cameron Boon March 11, 2015
When the men's club hockey team needed it most, the offense was nowhere to be found as the Central Oklahoma Bronchos defeated the Seawolves 4-0.
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Hockey looks to take home first national title

Jesse Borek March 2, 2015
Coming off its third-consecutive ESCHL conference championship, the Stony Brook Seawolves men’s hockey team looks to reach their pinnacle—a National Championship.
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