The Statesman

To arts and humanities majors: we aren’t outnumbered

John Neri • October 10, 2021

#OPINION: I do not think SBU is tough for arts and humanities majors in terms of STEM bias. I think we can network and fit in using our classes, clubs, apps or the internet.

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Gabby Petito’s investigation helps shed light on other missing POC cases

Xenia Gonikberg • October 5, 2021

#OPINION: There are still thousands of people, particularly people of color, that go missing every year and are not given the same media coverage that Petito’s case was. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as “missing white woman syndrome."

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The real cost of gentrification

Fanni Frankl • September 28, 2021

#OPINION: I have seen multiple neighborhoods in my beloved city of New York change for, arguably, the worse. Brand new luxury condominiums line the streets, tearing down the businesses that ran there, making me wonder, who can afford to live there?

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Love, your public school: Defending success, for all cultures

Michelle Chen • September 28, 2021

#OPINIONS: Public schools and universities should be embraced as equally rigorous institutions in ways that celebrate the academic value of skills departing from the capitalistic norm, and their acceptance of human potential from every background.

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What future protests should look like at SBU

Matt Venezia • September 27, 2021

#OPINION: After the anti-vaccine mandate protest on Sept. 12, Stony Brook University must reconsider how protests on campus are handled in order to best protect their students and faculty.

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Trump’s tiny hands are struggling to cling to power as QAnon’s influence grows

Michael Cleary • August 30, 2021

Trump supporters are showing their support for the former president. However, Trump may not have this much support in the coming months.

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The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan was unavoidable

Benjamin Joffe • August 29, 2021

Since the outset of the conflict, the United States has spent $113 billion dollars training and equipping the Afghan National Army in preparation for them to westernize and democratize Afghanistan once U.S presence ends.

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Fellow gays, let’s stop ghosting each other

Mike Gaisser • August 29, 2021

#OPINION: It’s common knowledge that ghosting is common, especially in the gay dating world. However, it shouldn’t be normalized anymore.

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Georgia’s voting law is unfair

Matt Lindsay • May 1, 2021

#OPINION Major League Baseball was right to move the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta following Georgia’s new voting law. More organizations should follow in MLB’s footsteps to advocate for equal voting rights and general social equity.

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Growing fight against voting rights derives from historical disenfranchisement efforts

Benjamin Joffe • April 29, 2021

#OPINION Voter suppression is not a new practice in the United States. Members of the political and economic elite within the U.S. have sought to limit the political influence of workers, women and racial minorities since the founding of the country.

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Baseball sucks — and I love it

Steven Keehner • April 27, 2021

#OPINION Having someone like Astudillo on a professional, contending ball club is an embarrassment to the sport. But to see him on the mound as a pitcher? You might as well toss me in the— wait, he pitched a 1-2-3 inning?

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To go green, we must take smaller steps in legislation

Anya Marquardt • April 24, 2021

#OPINION In order to address climate change, legislation must be passed. Even if we don’t agree with all the Green New Deal proposes, we can see it as a positive step toward solving one of the world’s most pressing problems.

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