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Construction on new dorm building on John S. Toll Drive at Stony Brook University began in June. The new housing will add 759 beds to accommodate more students. (HEATHER KHALIFA / THE STATESMAN)

Students share thoughts on dorm living at Stony Brook

Jasmine Blennau July 18, 2014
When freshmen apply for housing, they are divided into quads based on areas of interest called Undergraduate Colleges (UGCs). The purpose is to bring together students who share similar interests.
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Campus shocked by power outage

Giselle Barkley April 8, 2014
The university announced that there was a power outage at approximately 2:30 p.m. The DEC Building, Infirmary, Mendelsohn and H Quads, the Stony Brook Union and the Sewage Treatment Plant were all affected.
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Sewage water floods Union basement

Will Welch March 4, 2014
Sewage water flooded the Stony Brook Union basement last Wednesday evening after grease, likely from the Union Commons, clogged the sewer main outside the building.
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Angela Yu, a graduate student at Stony Brook University, trudges through the snow at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadiums parking lot on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The massive blizzard that hit the Northeast over the weekend dropped 28 inches of snow in Stony Brook. Photo by Nelson Oliveira.

Classes resume as snow removal continues

Nelson Oliveira February 13, 2013

Huge mounds of snow, slippery walkways and limited parking sports were some of the things students found at Stony Brook University as all classes and campus activities resumed this Tuesday, Feb.12 –...

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A fallen tree in Kelly Community after Superstorm Sandy in 2012. ROB FURATERO/THE STATESMAN

Hurricane Sandy postpones artsy campus activities

Supa Oh November 12, 2012
Stony Brook University could not avoid the influence of Hurricane Sandy. All classes were officially cancelled for an entire week, and entertainment events were postponed.
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Finals Feature

May 2, 2007
With finals looming, all you're doing is trying to catch up with the extensive amount of studying and looking over material that you're sure you've never seen before.
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NYPIRG Braves Cold To Protest Tuition Hikes

February 5, 2003

Last Thursday afternoon, over 50 students gathered in the Student Activity Plaza for a candlelight vigil inprotest of the proposed tuition increase, budget cuts, and financial aid cuts for SUNY and CUNY....

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