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Senate candidates in 2022 midterm elections

Nithilan Rajmohan • October 19, 2022

Voters in New York will elect one senator this year, as Kirsten Gillibrand is not up for reelection. The candidates are incumbent four-term Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer and Republican Joe Pinion.

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

Alek Lewis • September 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.

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2020 USG Election and Student Activity Fee Referendum begin

Alek Lewis, Maya Brown, and Niki Nassiri • September 9, 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.

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Highlights from USG Town Hall

Emma Harris, Alek Lewis, Alexander Bakirdan, and Brianne Ledda • November 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.

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USG proposes restructured constitution in referendum

Brianne Ledda • November 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.

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USG proposes to eliminate judicial branch in constitutional referendum

Maya Brown and Sherin Samuel • November 13, 2019

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

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USG to host a town hall on constitutional referendum

Maya Brown and Samantha Robinson • November 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.

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

Brianne Ledda • February 17, 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.

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

Luis Sanchez • December 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.

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Zacarese beats out Boyle in Suffolk County Republican primary

Joseph Konig • September 13, 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.

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The party who cried wolf

Nick Zararis • November 15, 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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Feeling down about the election? Down ballot races have got your back

Rebecca Liebson • October 12, 2016

If you feel that your voice is being stifled by the electoral college, voting down ballot gives you a chance to be heard.

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