protest Archives – The Statesman

Stony Brook students march in support of abortion rights

Jeremy Portnoy & Karaline TaltyNews Student Life Top StoryMay 6, 2022May 6, 2022

A group of roughly 100 abortion rights advocates marched around the Stony Brook University campus and gave speeches on May 5 in protest of the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

Petition to ban Turning Point USA unsuccessful, chapter is approved

Viola FlowersNewsDecember 5, 2021

Turning Point USA has been officially recognized as an organization on campus, despite the Stony Brook Progressive Coalition’s online petition to bar the chapter from being recognized by the University.

SBU Labor Council protests working conditions

Steven Keehner & Joy SzeNews Top StoryNovember 19, 2021

The Stony Brook University Labor Council, along with New York State Senator Mario R. Mattera, gathered in front of the Administration Building to continue their respective protests on Wednesday afternoon.

Long Island labor unions protest $37 million contract awarded to non-union group

Sara RubergAdministration Long Island NewsNovember 2, 2021November 2, 2021

The Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties and affiliated unions greeted drivers on the morning of Nov. 2 at the south entrance of campus with several red-eyed inflatable rats and an open casket as they protested Niram Construction’s $37 million contract with the State University Construction Fund (SUCF).

Despite President McInnis’ admiration for SBU, large disconnect between students and administration is unignorable

Matt VeneziaEditorials Opinions State of the University 2021October 10, 2021October 13, 2021

#OPINION: From the beginning, it was clear that McInnis holds the campus community in high regard and is happy to be at Stony Brook. Regardless of the politics associated with the position of the presidency at the University, she was genuine.

State of the University 2021: President McInnis talks challenges ahead for SBU

Steven Keehner & Sara RubergAdministration Features News State of the University 2021October 10, 2021October 12, 2021

President Maurie McInnis highlighted how SBU plans to handle concerns in the future, the school’s benefits of being young and her first semester on campus with a more familiar number of students in an exclusive interview with The Statesman.

What future protests should look like at SBU

Matt VeneziaOp-eds OpinionsSeptember 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.

SBU anti-mandate protest was a failure and a let-down to the University

Fanni Frankl, Matt Venezia & Sam LauriaEditorials OpinionsSeptember 19, 2021

#OPINION: The Sept. 13 anti-vaccine protest on Stony Brook campus failed to do anything except damage the reputation of the university.

Ideologies clash as Turning Point USA protest arrives to SBU campus

Maya Brown & Steven KeehnerLong Island News Student Life Top StorySeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

About 200 people from Turning Point USA (TPUSA), the New York Young Republican Club, the Long Island Loud Majority and surrounding community members gathered around the fountain at the Academic Mall on Sunday, Sept. 12, to protest mandatory vaccines.

Turning Point USA holding anti-mandatory vaccine protest on campus

Maria LyndersNews Top StorySeptember 11, 2021September 12, 2021

The Stony Brook chapter of Turning Point USA will be holding an anti-mandatory vaccine protest on Sept. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. The protest is expected to take place on West Campus, but the exact location is still to be determined.