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Campus Spotlight: Kevin Carroll dances his way into internet fame

Campus Spotlight: Kevin Carroll dances his way into internet fame

David Pepa March 19, 2017
The high school cafeteria crowd gave Carroll his five seconds of fame, and now he’s looking to create crowds of his own.
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Fake USG elections party brings satire to campus politics

Fake USG elections party brings satire to campus politics

Aleeza Kazmi April 8, 2016
Behind the humorous Facebook posts of Stony Brook United Airlines Party lies a political message.
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President Obama, above, is entering his last few months is office. During his time, Obama was able to connect to the people using  social media.

#ThanksObama for helping bring politics to social media

Michael Kohut January 24, 2016
Like it or not, his presidency is coming to an end this year, but in his eight-year tenure he’s left a certain mark on his office.
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Students create documentary on invasive vines that plague forests

Students create documentary on invasive vines that plague forests

Tom Cullen November 12, 2015
Right in your backyard, your trees are being strangled. And right in your university, people are doing something about it.
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Walk the Moon, Timeflies and more at Back to the Brook 2015

Walk the Moon, Timeflies and more at Back to the Brook 2015

Krysten Massa September 21, 2015
Walk The Moon was the headliner with Timeflies as the opener for this year's Back to the Brook concert. The Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band had a surprise performance.
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Meet In Loving Memory

Meet In Loving Memory

Justine Josue September 16, 2015
In Loving Memory hopes to change the common perception of what metal music is as it opens for Back to the Brook and as it makes a name for itself in the music industry.
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Wolfie leading the Spirit of Stony Brook marching band from The Lot to Kenneth P. LaValle stadium for the football game against Central Connecticut. GISELLE MIRANDA/THE STATESMAN

“The Lot” brings sunlight to rainy opening game

Bethany Smith September 14, 2015
Stony Brook spirit soared this Saturday at “The Lot.” “The Lot” is the newest, student-only addition to “Seawolves Town,” Stony Brook’s new tailgating experience.
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Wolfie turns another year older

Peter Chen February 16, 2015
Wolfie, Stony Brook’s beloved mascot, celebrated his 20th birthday during halftime of the men’s basketball game Saturday, Feb. 7.
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Slang terms more complex than they seem

Kelly Zegers November 12, 2014
Bae. Basic. Turnt. These are only a few of the slang words that college students are increasingly using across social media.
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The new Music Production/DJ Club joins rappers and aspiring audio engineers so they can learn from each other. (CHELSEA KATZ / THE STATESMAN)

Campus Spotlight: music producers unite

Chelsea Katz September 15, 2014
When Ardit Piroli walked onto Stony Brook campus for the first time last year, he almost immediately started looking for others who shared his passion for producing music.
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USCB shooting highlights deep-seated misogyny in both shooter and society

Simran Gupta June 19, 2014
On May 23, Elliot Rodger took the lives of six college students and left seven others injured in a shooting rampage that took place near the campus of UC Santa Barbara.
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Campus briefing: USG condemns university’s broad-based fees advertising

Arielle Martinez April 8, 2014
The Undergraduate Student Government Senate unanimously passed a resolution Thursday evening in which it condemns the university’s lack of advertising of the proposed broad-based fee increases that will take effect in the 2014-2015 school year. The resolution, which was proposed by Vice President of Communications & Public Relations Mario Ferone, is a reaction to the open forum discussion on broad-based fees that was hosted by the university on the afternoon of April 2 in the Student Activities Center (SAC) Auditorium.
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