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Cars parked in South P, the commuter student parking lot. PAULA PECEGO/STATESMAN FILE

Commuter students voice criticisms of South P Lot

Anisah Abdullah March 31, 2016
Thousands of students who drive to school must park at South P, unless they own a stadium permit or find parking at one of 130 spaces in North P Lot.
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Foreign correspondent Rukmini Callimachi talks about covering Islamic State

Foreign correspondent Rukmini Callimachi talks about covering Islamic State

Jess Stoneburner March 9, 2016
Rukmini Callimachi, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, delivered the annual Marie Colvin Distinguished Lecture in the Student Activities Center on Tuesday night.
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Michael B. Jordan, above, plays Adonis Johnson, son of boxer Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. PHOTO CREDIT: BAGOGAMES/FLICKR

Weekend Life Council hosts movie night with “Creed”

Jessica Chin March 1, 2016
Around 60 students came out to the free showing of “Creed,” hosted by the Weekend Life Council this weekend at the Student Activities Center.
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National Resident Hall Honorary hosts Scale Smash for Body Positivity

National Resident Hall Honorary hosts Scale Smash for Body Positivity

Justine Josue February 28, 2016
Students demolished weighing scales with sledgehammers in the Student Activities Center Plaza on Friday, Feb. 26.
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15th annual Festival of Lights brings holidays together

15th annual Festival of Lights brings holidays together

Mahreen Khan December 7, 2015
The 15th annual Festival of Lights took place Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the SAC, bringing students of all backgrounds and ethnicities together to rejoice in holiday spirit.
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New campus dietitian Stephanie May weighs in on healthy habits

New campus dietitian Stephanie May weighs in on healthy habits

Courtney Kwong November 12, 2015
In her first semester at Stony Brook, registered dietitian Stephanie May has put in effort to improve students' diets.
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Union ceramic studio will close its doors after the fall semester

Union ceramic studio will close its doors after the fall semester

Michaela Kilgallen November 3, 2015
After Nov. 19, the Craft Center studio will no longer be able to keep its doors open to the 100 students, faculty and community members.
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Fraternity hosts bike-a-thon to raise awareness of disabilities

Fraternity hosts bike-a-thon to raise awareness of disabilities

Dorothy Mai October 19, 2015
The SBU chapter of the fraternity Pi Kappa Phi hosted their first outdoor charity event, a bike-a-thon, to raise awareness for people with disabilities on Oct. 15.
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Wolfie’s Chocolate Factory makes for sweet times in the SAC

Katarina Delgado October 12, 2015
The chocolate wonderland of your childhood dreams came to the Student Activities Center in Wolfie’s Chocolate Factory, a Weekend Life Council event on Oct. 10, 2015.
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Sodexos corporate headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The new food vendor has been the subject of much student criticism. MANJU SHIVACHARAN/STATESMAN FILE

From Sodexo with love

Michael Kohut September 10, 2015
We now know that the best way to keep students passive — err, satisfied — is to make sure you’re just too hungry to care what you eat.
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PDA: Public displays of annoyance

PDA: Public displays of annoyance

Kate Valerio September 2, 2015
I completely understand the thrill of getting busy in public, but there’s a new dimension added when there’s someone studying for a BIO 358 test a dozen feet away.
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Sodexo leaves mixed taste in students’ mouths

Taylor Ha August 31, 2015
As of July 1, 2015, Sodexo stepped onto campus and revamped the food system. But is it for the worse or the better?
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