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Students rally to demonstrate support for suffering Iranians

Sky CrabtreeNewsMarch 14, 2023

The Iranian Graduate Student Association held a rally in the student union on Friday, March 10 to bring awareness to the issues facing women in Iran. Over 100 universities worldwide held a similar event on the same day to commemorate international women’s day.

Atrocities in Iran spark action at Stony Brook

Sonya Gugliara & Kevin SousaDiversity Special Issue 2023 NewsFebruary 19, 2023

But even oceans away from Iran, Stony Brook students are doing their part on campus to raise awareness for the circumstances overseas. “We hear their voice, and we are their voice here,” said an Iranian Ph.D. student who has asked to remain anonymous out of safety concerns.

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.

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.

“Every vote really does count.” Young voters feel a push to the polls in 2020

Steven KeehnerElection 2020 News Special IssuesNovember 1, 2020November 4, 2020

Both Harvard Polls and what has already been observed in early voter turnout data show that decades of attempts to get young people to “rock the vote” may have finally paid off.

Chief Diversity Officer implements diversity plan to create change on campus

Maya BrownAdministration NewsJune 30, 2020July 2, 2020

“As a campus community, we will lead with purpose to build a supportive culture with our shared value strategy embedded into our actions and operational practices,” Clarke said in the email.

It’s time for white people to speak out against systemic racism in America

Joe McQueenOp-eds OpinionsJune 21, 2020

People need to be anti-racist and publicly fight for reforms to begin dismantling the systems that oppress black people in the U.S.

Stony Brook’s Black Lives Matter protests

Alek LewisMultimedia PhotosJune 12, 2020

Photo showcase of a peaceful protest in Stony Brook, NY on June 7. From 1p.m. to 4 p.m., protesters gathered in front of the Lowe’s shopping center to protest against police brutality and systematic racism.

Chief Diversity Officer releases message to student body with summer plans

Maya BrownAdministration NewsJune 9, 2020

“I have received emails, texts, phone calls, and had ‘real talk’ Zoom conversations with over 100 individuals,” Clarke wrote in the email. “These have all informed my efforts to affect sustainable institutional change.”

Protests outside of Long Island City Courthouse for Black Lives Matter movement

Rabia GursoyMultimedia PhotosJune 8, 2020June 9, 2020

Photos by Assistant Multimedia Editor Rabia Gursoy depict protesters, while social distancing, holding a vigil in front of the Long Island City Courthouse.