The Statesman

The day after the Super Bowl should be a college holiday

Jager Robinson • February 5, 2017

The Super Bowl isn’t just a time for football fans to watch a big game and drink, it’s actually one of the best natural breaks in a semester.

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Christmas songs are back again

Katarina Delgado • December 4, 2016

Spotify has classified over 1.3 million tracks as Christmas music, and users have created nearly 16 million Christmas-themed playlists.

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Thanksgiving Recipes

The Statesman • November 13, 2016

Here are three recipes for your Thanksgiving festivities so pull out your best apron and get ready to gobble them up!

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A slow clap for Stony Brook’s Campus Residences

Manju Shivacharan • February 8, 2016

Why haven’t I heard about this? Market it! The solution is there, you created it. Now make sure everyone knows about it.

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Something borrowed, something blew

Kate Valerio • February 17, 2015

The best part about the end of summer is that you can finally stop living off cantaloupe and flavored seltzer and switch to binging on Nutella-covered Oreos.

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27 things to be thankful for this holiday season

Niveditha Obla • November 25, 2014

Every year around Thanksgiving, we find ourselves wondering what we really are thankful for. Here are some things you may not have thought of that you really should be thankful for.

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Black friday taking over Thanksgiving

Michael Newcomer • November 24, 2014

Set aside the fact that Thanksgiving as we view it in modernity, with Charlie Brown specials and poorly documented peaceful Pilgrim-Native American cooperation, is a sham.

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Pumpkin spice madness needs to end

Simran Gupta • September 16, 2014

Starbucks’ top-selling beverage has made an early return this year. The Pumpkin Spice Latte has come again, ushering in a wave of pumpkin-flavored products that have taken consumers by storm.

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For international students, Thanksgiving can be a difficult time

Lisa Setyon-Ortenzio • December 1, 2013

Thanksgiving is the time of year when Americans gather with their families and/or friends to spend time together and celebrate the things for which they are thankful. It is a celebration that is embraced nationally with no religious connotations.

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Christmas celebrated through consumerism

Christopher Leelum • November 25, 2013

There will always be confident party-goers donning unforgivable sweaters pasted against the white shadows of winter. There will be carols that no amount of eggnog could auto-tune. There will be awkward mistletoe mix-ups, unsatisfactory secret Santas and discourteous family dinners. But the majority will celebrate Christmas the way it has always been celebrated in the United States—by buying a lot of stuff.

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Consumer culture drowns out Christmas spirit

Simran Gupta • November 21, 2013

Evidently, pre-seasonal marketing of Christmas products has become a common trend that has found its way onto television, radio broadcasts, social media and even onto the campus of Stony Brook University. Sadly, “The Christmas Creep” will keep inching in earlier and earlier with each passing year without our consent. Before long, we will be condemned to watch Christmas merriment engulf our communities by luring people in with “doorbuster deals” on stockings and “seasonal discounts” on flashing lights as soon as summer subsides into autumn.

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College gal cooking: Thanksgiving roast turkey

Emily McTavish • November 4, 2013

Learn how to make a full, healthy meal of turkey and autumn vegetables, which will also make your kitchen smell a lot more like home.

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