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Manjot Singh elected USG President

Alek LewisNews USGApril 10, 2021

Manjot Singh has been elected as the next Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president. The results of the election were announced on USG’s Instagram a few hours after polls closed on SBEngaged on April 4.

BREAKING: University gives resident students exclusive opportunity to get Moderna vaccine

Gabby PardoBreaking News Student LifeApril 1, 2021

#BREAKING Resident students will have the opportunity to receive the first dose of the Moderna vaccine at the Stony Brook Union on Tuesday, April 6 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

USG Executive Council candidates outline their priorities for ongoing election

Alek Lewis & Maya BrownNews USGMarch 31, 2021

The candidates for the Executive Council of Stony Brook University’s Undergraduate Student Government debated their platforms on March 26. Elections started on SBEngaged on March 29 and will be held until April 2 at noon.

The Statesman Weekly Wrap-Up Ep. 23

Khushi BistMultimedia PodcastsMarch 17, 2021March 26, 2021

Editors discuss expansion for vaccine eligibility in New York State, how Stony Brook student organizations are responding to xenophobic attacks against the Asian community and Mark Cuban’s decision to cease playing the national anthem at Dallas Maverick basketball games.

“Does it surprise me? No”: Members of the SBU community comment on lack of Black memorialization

Steven KeehnerBlack History Month 2021 Faculty News Special Issues Top StoryFebruary 13, 2021February 19, 2021

Of Stony Brook University’s 64 named buildings and spaces, only four Black historical figures; Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Jimi Hendrix, Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman are memorialized, according to a list compiled by the university’s archivist.

Instagram account features Black student narratives to show that Black Lives Matter

Maya BrownBlack History Month 2021 Features News Special Issues Student LifeFebruary 13, 2021February 19, 2021

2020 was a milestone year for racial unrest and protests. During the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, one student at Stony Brook University made it their mission to show the racial unrest within the campus community.

Student-created history journal seeks to fill gap at SBU

Steven KeehnerFaculty News Student LifeJanuary 28, 2021

Created by students at Stony Brook University, the Undergraduate History Journal seeks to give authors and “aspiring historians” an opportunity to showcase their work.

The burden on international SBU students is synchronous

Chris CumellaNews Student LifeJanuary 14, 2021

Synchronous courses have posed a challenge for international students, forcing them to adopt schedules that result in irregular sleep patterns.

Stony Brook University’s Amazon location closes after four years

Alek LewisNews Student LifeNovember 17, 2020November 18, 2020

After four years at Stony Brook University, Amazon will permanently close its pickup locations at the Melville Library and the Health Sciences Center on Nov. 25, according to an official announcement by the Faculty Student Association.

Center for Civic Justice hosts community dialogue after Election Night

Niki NassiriNews Student LifeNovember 10, 2020November 11, 2020

Stony Brook University’s Center for Civic Justice hosted a community dialogue titled “We Voted, Now What?” on Nov. 4 as the country held its breath for a second night in a row in anticipation of the election results.