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Stony Brook rowing makes waves in Port Jefferson

Stony Brook rowing makes waves in Port Jefferson

Katarina Delgado December 2, 2015
The rowing club has been working toward this success for decades. The crew program began on the original Oyster Bay campus around 1958 before the Stony Brook campus was built.
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PHOTO CREDIT: JEFFREY SMITH

The freshman 17

Taylor Ha August 21, 2015
Taylor Ha writes that these tips made her first year of college intellectually stimulating, socially rewarding and overall one of the best times of her life.
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STORIFY: Storm causes deluge of problems for SBU, surrounding area

Arielle Martinez August 4, 2015
SBU canceled all classes before 11 a.m. and delayed opening its offices after an early morning thunderstorm caused a power outage and left downed trees and wires campus.
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The annual Ford Fireworks festival on Monday, June 22, 2015, at Hart Plaza in Detroit. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/TNS)

Fourth of July festivities

Krysten Massa July 3, 2015
It is officially the time of the year for backyard barbecues, hot dogs, bathing suits, sparklers and fireworks—and do not forget the red, white and blue.
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PHOTO CREDIT : JAY ROSE / SBU CLUB SAILING FACEBOOK PAGE

Stony Brook Sailing Club going strong in their fourth year

Francesca Campione April 22, 2015
The familiar drive to Port Jefferson becomes a completely new and exciting experience when one is a member of the Stony Brook University Sailing Club.
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Off-campus locations offer great eats for students and community

Off-campus locations offer great eats for students and community

Rachel Siford March 9, 2015
The Stony Brook area is home to a variety of locally-owned food places that students may not know about if they do not leave campus often for meals.
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Suffering Shellfish: ocean acidification may lead to a decline in the shellfish population

Katherine Kurre September 25, 2014
When conversation turns to Long Island’s coastal waters, Stony Brook University professor Christopher Gobler is quite familiar with the area and the organisms that live in it.
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USG Vice President of Communications and Public Relations Mario Ferone (left) has expressed hope that the Ronkonkoma building plans will benefit students. (MANJU SHIVARAN / THE STATESMAN)

Ronkonkoma plans to build town hub

Caithlin Pena February 20, 2014
Being a Stony Brook University resident student is not at all an isolating experience. Suffolk Transit buses take students to off-campus locations such as Smith Haven Mall and grocery stores, and university buses do the same on weekends. The new 7Bus, stationed at the Student Activities Center, stops at various locations in New York City. And the Long Island Rail Road is right on-campus as well, taking students all over Long Island and to NYC. The LIRR also takes students to Port Jefferson’s Main Street hub. With a five to 10 minute train ride, students can wander the numerous shops and restaurants there.
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Campus briefing: Port Jefferson bus no longer a USG priority

Ryan Wolf February 4, 2014
The focus of the Undergraduate Student Government’s first meeting of the semester was on old issues, including an update on the student transportation options the Senate has been working on for the past seven months.
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Children’s hospital receives $1.5 million donation

Hanaa’ Tameez February 4, 2013

The Stony Brook Children’s Hospital recently acquired a sum of money totaling over 1.57 million dollars in donations. The late Phillip and Carolyn McGrath of Port Jefferson bestowed parts of the...

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Port Jefferson experiences record high flooding

Barbara Donlon November 4, 2012

Weeks after being named Seawolves country, Port Jefferson was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy this past week. Water levels hit record highs as water reached all the way up Main Street in Port Jefferson....

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Suffolk county transit now takes Saturday shoppers

Emily McTavish September 17, 2012

Like many Stony Brook University students, SBU Transit and Suffolk County Transit, or SCT, are in the early and challenging stages of a new relationship. The S60 and S69 routes from SCT started...

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