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New club giving the 'Gift of Life' at SBU

by Jocelyn CruzNews Student LifeFebruary 9, 2020February 9, 2020

Stony Brook University students have started a club to help bring Gift of Life, a non-profit organization, to campus.The club is affiliated with Gift of Life International, which works to bring awareness to and provide care for children with cardiac-related illnesses living in countries where they are unable to receive treatment.

USG offering discounted Broadway trips for students during spring semester

by Lajiere BlakeArts TheaterFebruary 2, 2020February 2, 2020

During winter break the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) announced a flurry of surprises for returning Stony Brook students, including discounted trips to see hit Broadway plays. With a fee of $50 students get to see shows like the critically acclaimed “Lion King” during the Spring semester.

Students petition after FSA negotiations with student-owned smoothie truck go sour

by Alek LewisNews Student LifeJanuary 26, 2020January 26, 2020

More than 1,100 students have signed a petition showing support for a smoothie truck on campus after negotiations between its owner and the Faculty Student Association (FSA) went sour in early January.

News consumers need to freshen up their news literacy skills

by James BowenOpinionsJanuary 26, 2020January 26, 2020

The internet is an abyss of information which can serve as a helping hand for its younger users, but a Rubix cube for older ones.

Cancel culture needs to be canceled

by Xenia GonikbergOpinionsDecember 2, 2019December 2, 2019

Cancel culture has gone mainstream. When a person, famous or not, is called out on Twitter or other media platforms for mean or insensitive remarks they have made in the past, they get “canceled.”

SBU researcher wins $2 million to research treatment for teenage depression

by Maya BrownNewsDecember 1, 2019December 1, 2019

On Nov. 22, Jessica Schleider, a researcher at Stony Brook University (SBU), received the President’s New Researcher Award by the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, based on the promise of developing theoretical or practical applications that represent advances to the field.