The Statesman

USG urges students to participate in annual Higher Education Action Day

Maya Brown • February 18, 2020

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff from both the SUNY and CUNY systems are expected to meet with New York legislators to ask for more funding on Higher Education Action Day.

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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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Interim President Bernstein talks finance and future at Stony Brook University

Gary Ghayrat • September 24, 2019

On Aug. 30, Interim President Michael Bernstein sat down for an interview with The Statesman along with University Media Relations Officer Lauren Sheprow to discuss the administrative changes that are happening at the university, the school budget and more.

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Back to the Brook is canceled, again

Ethan Tam • September 13, 2019

This evening, Thursday, Sept. 12, Stony Brook’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) posted on its social media accounts that the university’s annual fall semester concert had been canceled yet again.

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USG finds discrepancies in constitution and code

Samantha Robinson • August 31, 2019

Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president Shaheer Khan revealed that major discrepancies were found within the USG constitution and the USG code at a senate meeting on Thursday, Aug. 29.

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New USG president looks forward to increasing participation

Gabby Pardo • May 5, 2019

Shaheer Khan was class president in the 6th grade, senior class president in high school and now he’s set to be the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president for the 2019-2020 school year.

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Students elect 2019/2020 USG representatives

The Statesman • April 7, 2019

Shaheer Khan — who won 55 percent of the vote with 959 votes in total — will become USG’s next president.

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USG Elections: Initiatives from Executive Council candidates

Brianne Ledda • March 31, 2019

President Shaheer Khan, SB United: Hire more CAPS staff who can speak with students in their native languages; increase USG transparency with meetings and social media posts; lower graduation...

Undergraduate Student Government candidates debate ahead of election

Brianne Ledda and Gary Ghayrat • March 31, 2019

More than half a dozen candidates running for Undergraduate Student Government positions presented their initiatives and platforms on Tuesday, March 26 in the Student Activities Center.

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