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    Huntley Spencer elected as USG President, Student Activity Fee remains mandatory

    Alek LewisNewsStudent LifeTop StoryUSGSeptember 13, 2020September 13, 2020

    Announced on USG’s Instagram on Sept. 11, Huntley Spencer has been elected president of the Undergraduate Student Government. In addition, the Student Activity Fee will be mandatory for the next two years.

    2020 USG Election and Student Activity Fee Referendum begin

    Alek Lewis, Maya Brown & Niki NassiriNewsStudent LifeUSGSeptember 9, 2020September 10, 2020

    Due to the financial situation of the student body brought upon by COVID-19, USG is giving undergraduate students the option to vote on the SAF being optional or mandatory.

    Highlights from USG Town Hall

    Emma Harris, Alek Lewis, Alexander Bakirdan & Brianne LeddaNewsNovember 22, 2019November 22, 2019

    The Statesman livestreamed the event, which is currently posted on Facebook. Highlights from the conversation, edited for readability and clarity, are included below. A full transcript of the event is available here.

    USG proposes restructured constitution in referendum

    Brianne LeddaFeaturedNewsNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019

    A campus-wide email announcing the referendum and elections included a link to a Google Drive folder with an annotated draft with the proposed changes, a final draft of the new constitution and a document describing major changes, in addition to the current constitution.

    USG proposes to eliminate judicial branch in constitutional referendum

    Maya Brown & Sherin SamuelNewsTop StoryNovember 13, 2019November 17, 2019

    Stony Brook University’s USG is proposing to get rid of its judicial branch in a constitutional referendum.

    USG to host a town hall on constitutional referendum

    Maya Brown & Samantha RobinsonFeaturedNewsNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019

    Major proposed changes to the USG constitution include abolishing the judiciary branch, changing student representation in the senate and eliminating required office hours for USG members.

    USG chief justice spent over a year in office without Senate confirmation

    Brianne LeddaFeaturedNewsFebruary 17, 2019February 18, 2019

    The chief justice of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) spent over a year in office without being confirmed, violating a constitutional requirement that judiciary members be confirmed during the academic year they are appointed.

    New York’s 1st congressional district candidate talks tax reform

    Luis SanchezFeaturedNewsTop StoryDecember 3, 2017

    During his visit, Gershon repeatedly stated that the bill is not a tax cut for the middle class. “If you want a middle class tax cut, let’s have a middle class tax cut. But don’t pretend that a corporate giveaway is a middle class tax cut,” he said.

    Zacarese beats out Boyle in Suffolk County Republican primary

    Joseph KonigBreakingFeaturedNewsTop StorySeptember 13, 2017September 17, 2017

    Assistant Chief of Police and the Director of Campus Emergency Management Lawrence Zacarese came out on top against State Senator Philip Boyle in the Republican primary for Suffolk County sheriff on Tuesday night.

    The party who cried wolf

    Nick ZararisFeaturedOpinionsTop StoryNovember 15, 2016November 27, 2016

    Donald Trump is the President Elect of the United States. That’s a sentence I’d never thought I’d be typing in my lifetime.

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