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Brookhaven Waste Management Commissioner’s social media posts raise concerns about his willingness to confront environmental injustice

by Kerim OdekonOp-eds OpinionsOctober 2, 2020October 5, 2020

#OPINION: Andrade’s views about racial inequality and immigration on his Facebook account suggest that he may be the wrong person to fairly address concerns about structural racism and environmental policy on Long Island.

The loser of the first Presidential Debate? Us.

by Steven KeehnerOp-eds OpinionsSeptember 30, 2020October 1, 2020

#OPINION: To anybody who expected a sophisticated, respectful and educational discussion between former Vice President Joe Biden and current President Donald Trump: really?

Ask the Editors: what are our favorite autumn activities?

by Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsOctober 23, 2017October 23, 2017

Here at The Statesman, editors celebrate fall with friends, family or alone. Here are our favorite things to do in the fall.

Bees get buzzed to the endangered species list

by Sharon PochronFeatured OpinionsOctober 20, 2016October 21, 2016

Reading this might turn you into a bee-hugger.

Stay true to yourself through college

by Andrew GoldsteinFeatured OpinionsAugust 25, 2016August 28, 2016

Don’t let college stop you or change you from being who you are. Use college to help make you into the person you want to be.

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

by Nick ZararisOpinionsAugust 25, 2016August 28, 2016

The true greatness of the athletes has risen above the problems that are very real in Rio.

I’m with her, unfortunately

by Michael KohutFeatured OpinionsAugust 24, 2016

I’m voting for Hillary Clinton. This doesn’t mean that I want Hillary Clinton to be president; to put it another way, #ImAgainstHim.

To drink or not to drink

by Jager RobinsonFeatured OpinionsApril 12, 2016

What happens if you don’t drink in college? Well, Jager “Sober As A Toddler” Robinson is here to give you a three-part lesson.

SBU Athletics’ student-subsidized dream

by Zach RoweFeatured OpinionsMarch 3, 2016

Stony Brook needs to focus on slower, consistent growth rather than exploiting student’s wallets in order to pursue athletic program’s dreams, no matter how outlandish.

And the Oscar goes to…the people

by Jager RobinsonFeatured OpinionsMarch 1, 2016

If the Oscars are the be-all-end-all of the movie business, why aren’t the fans voting for best movie?