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Students march for mental health at fourth annual Walk of Hope

Viola FlowersMental Health Special Issue 2021 NewsOctober 17, 2021October 18, 2021

Stony Brook University students, faculty and staff gathered at the SAC Plaza on Sept. 29 for the fourth annual Walk of Hope, hosted by the Center for Prevention and Outreach to raise mental health awareness during National Suicide Prevention Month.

State of the University 2021: President McInnis talks challenges ahead for SBU

Steven Keehner & Sara RubergAdministration Features News State of the University 2021October 10, 2021October 12, 2021

President Maurie McInnis highlighted how SBU plans to handle concerns in the future, the school’s benefits of being young and her first semester on campus with a more familiar number of students in an exclusive interview with The Statesman.

GSEU SBU hand-delivers a 10-foot-long petition demanding graduate workers be paid a living wage

Maria LyndersAdministration News Top StoryOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021

The Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU) at Stony Brook presented a petition to be paid a living wage to President Maurie McInnis on Sept. 30. The union is giving McInnis 10 days to formally respond or they “will be forced to induce a response by other means.”

Ideologies clash as Turning Point USA protest arrives to SBU campus

Maya Brown & Steven KeehnerLong Island News Student Life Top StorySeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

About 200 people from Turning Point USA (TPUSA), the New York Young Republican Club, the Long Island Loud Majority and surrounding community members gathered around the fountain at the Academic Mall on Sunday, Sept. 12, to protest mandatory vaccines.

Turning Point USA holding anti-mandatory vaccine protest on campus

Maria LyndersNews Top StorySeptember 11, 2021September 12, 2021

The Stony Brook chapter of Turning Point USA will be holding an anti-mandatory vaccine protest on Sept. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. The protest is expected to take place on West Campus, but the exact location is still to be determined.

Stony Brook requires COVID vaccine and testing for students and faculty for fall semester

Viola Flowers2021 Back on Campus 2021 News Special IssuesSeptember 5, 2021September 7, 2021

Students and faculty at Stony Brook University are required to meet their respective COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements for the 2021 in-person fall semester, according to the Stronger Together website.

SUNY Chancellor comments on vaccination requirements during Union ceremony

Maya BrownAdministration Faculty NewsAugust 27, 2021

On Wednesday, Aug. 25, the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor Jim Malatras came to Stony Brook University for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly-rebuilt Student Union.

SUNY students will need to be vaccinated to attend in-person in the fall

Alek LewisAdministration NewsMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

Students in SUNY and CUNY will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend the Fall 2021 semester, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Statesman Weekly Wrap Up Ep. 30

Juliana SlocumMultimedia PodcastsApril 29, 2021

This week, News covers SBU’s recent decision to two guests per student at this year’s commencement ceremonies and the push from SUNY faculty to divest $8.42 billion in retirement funds from fossil fuel companies.

SBU pauses distribution of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; adds new vaccination opportunities

Maya Brown & Sara RubergAdministration News Top StoryApril 13, 2021

Stony Brook University has paused distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to students and employees due to concerns about potential negative side effects.