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Students celebrate the life of Nicholas Holt at vigil

Students celebrate the life of Nicholas Holt at vigil

Michael Kohut May 8, 2016
A memorial and candlelight vigil was held Saturday for Nicholas Holt, the Stony Brook freshman who died last month after he attended a party.
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Upcoming Artsy Events

Upcoming Artsy Events

Kelly Saberi April 17, 2016
Take a look at some upcoming artsy events happening on campus, including an art crawl, Earthstock and the Shirley Strum Kenny Arts Festival.
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A magician performed a face changing performance. The performers wear masks of different colors usually depicting well known characters from the Sichuan Opera. One of the faces the magician depicted included a fire-breathing skit. The technique used to change masks has been a guarded secret which has been passed down traditionally from generation to generation within theater families. MANJU SHIVACHARAN/ THE STATESMAN

Chinese New Year celebrated at Wang Center

Manju Shivacharan February 10, 2016
To ring in the Chinese New Year, the Confucius Institute at Stony Brook hosted a New Years Celebration at the Charles B. Wang Center on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016.
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A snow plow clears snow in front of the Island Federal Credit Union in Jan. 2016.CHRISTOPHER CAMERON/STATESMAN FILE

Winter Storm Jonas freezes campus activities

Arielle Martinez January 23, 2016
Winter Storm Jonas moved into the New York area over the weekend as hundreds of students moved into their residence halls for the start of the Spring 2016 semester.
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Crawling through art exhibitions across campus

Crawling through art exhibitions across campus

Tom Cullen November 24, 2015
“A lot of people actually don’t know that there are galleries on campus,” Mikaela Batista said. “So it would be great to have more students come and check out the galleries.”
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Meeting of the Minds addresses effects and treatment of autism

Meeting of the Minds addresses effects and treatment of autism

Lei Takanashi October 31, 2015
The sixth annual Meeting of the Minds Symposium was held on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Wang Center to showcase ongoing achievements in neuroscience research.
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Environmental experts discuss fossil fuel impact on human health

Jakub Lewkowicz October 18, 2015
A panel of scientists and environmental experts said there is much to be done to address fossil fuel use at Thursday night’s forum held in the Wang Center.
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Fashion designer Qi Hu created this paper headdress inspired by origami techniques and Asian culture.  TAYLOR HA/THE STATESMAN

A successful opening reception celebrates Wang Center’s fall exhibits

Krysten Massa September 14, 2015
Those wandering with wine glasses and intrigued eyes crowded the Wang Center on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 9 for the fall exhibitions opening reception.
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Wang Center features opening exhibit focusing on origami

Taylor Ha September 10, 2015
The Wang Center had its fall exhibition opening reception on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The different art, up until December, offers different fusions of Asian culture.
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Photos hanging in the Wang Center from designer Qi Hus series. Illusion Photographs by Tingting Wang. KRYSTEN MASSA/THE STATESMAN

A full schedule of Asian history planned at the Wang Center this fall

Krysten Massa August 27, 2015
Origami, chopstick competitions, Asian history, special performances and more are all offered at the Wang Center this fall.
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The butterfly was believed to be the ancestor of the Maio people. This Maio baby carrier above represents the butterfly. KRYSTEN MASSA / THE STATESMAN

The Wang Center brings diverse artwork to Stony Brook

Peter Chen April 12, 2015
As students enter the west entrance of the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University, they are greeted by an over-blown black and white portrait of a woman.
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The Stony Brook Bhangra performs traditional Indian dances on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. (BRIDGET DOWNES / THE STATESMAN)

Seawolves show off their cultural roots

The Statesman December 2, 2014
Statesman photographers chronicle the various cultural events that took place this Fall 2014 semester.
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