student life Archives – The Statesman

To arts and humanities majors: we aren’t outnumbered

John NeriOp-eds Opinions Special Issues State of the University 2021October 10, 2021October 13, 2021

#OPINION: I do not think SBU is tough for arts and humanities majors in terms of STEM bias. I think we can network and fit in using our classes, clubs, apps or the internet.

SBU helps fight critical blood shortage, hits close to home for one student

Viola FlowersNews Student LifeSeptember 28, 2021

Stony Brook University’s Student Blood Drive Committee hosted a 9/11 memorial blood drive on Sept. 9, partnering with the New York Blood Center to fight the blood shortage currently affecting blood centers & hospitals.

SBU students’ startup Soulo set to land this August

Joy SzeNews Student LifeAugust 26, 2021August 29, 2021

Having witnessed their elder family members struggle with performing personal care, Stony Brook student Joshua Zhu and his partner Jialin Ke created Soulo, a long-handled motorized nail trimmer as a solution.

To SBU students: You’re almost there!

Anya MarquardtOp-eds OpinionsMay 1, 2021

#OPINION I’m writing an open letter to you all about this past school year … isn’t it crazy that it’s almost over?

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.