Top Story Archives – The Statesman

Stony Brook students march in support of abortion rights

Jeremy Portnoy & Karaline TaltyNews Student Life Top StoryMay 6, 2022May 6, 2022

A group of roughly 100 abortion rights advocates marched around the Stony Brook University campus and gave speeches on May 5 in protest of the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

Suspect arrested for burglary at Shop Red West

Sara RubergNews Top StoryApril 16, 2022April 18, 2022

A suspect was arrested late Friday evening for the burglary that took place on Thursday morning at Shop Red West, according to Lawrence Zacarese, vice president for Enterprise Risk Management and chief security officer.

Police investigate burglary at Shop Red West

Sara Ruberg & Christine KelleyNews Top StoryApril 14, 2022April 14, 2022

A burglary occurred at the campus bookstore around 4 a.m. on April 14. The University Police Department is investigating the incident with Suffolk County Police.

Stony Brook set to join CAA

Ethan TamBreaking Sports Top StoryJanuary 25, 2022January 25, 2022

SBU has accepted an invitation to join the Colonial Athletic Association, a Stony Brook Athletics official confirmed with The Statesman. The move will be formally announced tomorrow, Jan. 25, at a press conference held by Commissioner Joe D’Antonio.

Stony Brook and Buffalo formally named New York public flagship universities

Ethan TamAdministration Breaking News Top StoryJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Stony Brook University was formally designated as a flagship public university of New York alongside the University at Buffalo by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Jan. 5. The announcement was made during Hochul’s first annual State of the State address.

SBU Labor Council protests working conditions

Steven Keehner & Joy SzeNews Top StoryNovember 19, 2021

The Stony Brook University Labor Council, along with New York State Senator Mario R. Mattera, gathered in front of the Administration Building to continue their respective protests on Wednesday afternoon.

SBU student faces 18 charges after police seize drugs in dorm room

Steven KeehnerNews Top StoryOctober 29, 2021April 18, 2022

A SBU student was arrested and is now being charged on more than a dozen drug counts after authorities seized substances from his on-campus dorm room, according to Lawrence Zacarese, interim chief of the University Police Department.

Stony Brook heads to NCAA Tournament after upsetting Maine in America East finals

Jeremy PortnoySports Top Story Women's BasketballMarch 12, 2021March 13, 2021

The Stony Brook women’s basketball team mounted an 11-point comeback to upset the top-seeded Maine Black Bears 64-60 in the America East Championship, clinching the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament berth.

Student media briefing got questions answered, but we are still being limited

Gabby PardoFeatured OpinionsDecember 8, 2019January 3, 2020

I had the opportunity to attend a student media briefing with Interim President, Dr. Michael Bernstein on Wednesday, Dec. 4 with Editor in Chief of The Statesman, Gary Ghayrat and Assistant News Editor, Maya Brown. The briefing consisted of other campus media outlets along with The Statesman, and other members of Bernstein’s team, such as University Media Relations Officer, Lauren Sheprow.

A final letter from Santiago

Eric ZolovOpinions Top StoryDecember 4, 2019December 5, 2019

“Tu normalidad es privilegio,” is graffitied over an entire wall along the Nueva Providencia Avenue in downtown Santiago. After six weeks of nearly continuous street protests and a growing tally of the dead and wounded, the debate over “a return to normalcy” has taken center stage here in Chile.