Undergraduate Student Government Archives

The Weekly Wrap Up Ep. 8

Juliana SlocumMultimedia PodcastsSeptember 15, 2020

Weekly Wrap Up: The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) election results are in, and the student body has elected Huntley Spencer as the USG president. The Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened its doors on Aug. 29, and an opinions writer asks college students to stop partying.

Do your part – vote for USG elections this week

Anya MarquardtOp-eds OpinionsSeptember 10, 2020

#OPINION It is up to us, the student body, to choose who we want to represent us. We should take advantage of this opportunity, as those in office will be the ones who push for more initiatives to help the student body.

COVID-19 causes remote meetings and budget cuts for student organizations

Maya BrownCOVID-19 Special Issue News Special Issues Student Life USGSeptember 1, 2020September 1, 2020

Clubs and organizations thrive on interaction, community and events, all of which are a vital part of campus life. However, they are now forced to adapt to a remote experience and limited funds in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

USG sets date for postponed elections

Maya BrownNews USGApril 13, 2020April 14, 2020

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) at Stony Brook University set the dates and timeline for student government elections for the upcoming fall semester.

USG elections postponed until next year

Maya Brown & Brianne LeddaNews USGMarch 31, 2020March 31, 2020

Campus student governments must reschedule their elections between Sept. 8 and Sept. 20, according to the Election Postponement Policy.

USG moving campaign process online

Claudia MotleyNews USGMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Stony Brook’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) will be taking its elections process totally online amid coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns and intends to postpone part of the election process.

Students represent SBU on Higher Education Action Day

Alek Lewis & Fanni FranklNews Student Life USGMarch 1, 2020March 2, 2020

On Thursday, at least 24 Stony Brook University students and two Statesman reporters boarded buses to Albany to participate in Higher Education Action day, where representatives from State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) schools meet with government officials to discuss how to improve funding for higher education in New York.

USG announces Brookfest artist reveal postponed in wake of Pop Smoke's death

Alexander BakirdanArts Breaking Culture Music Top StoryFebruary 19, 2020February 19, 2020

In their statement, USG said that “this tragedy will postpone our artist reveal, and we will move forward with the process of choosing another artist.”

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.

The USG concert series is a failure

Alek LewisOpinionsDecember 8, 2019December 8, 2019

On Nov. 27, a Campus Connect email was sent to the undergraduate student body with a poll allowing them to cast a vote on a select number of potential artists for the 2020 Brookfest Concert.