BREAKING: SUNY Board to Call for Maximum Tuition Increase of $300
Ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of the Board of Trustees, the State University of New York today unveiled a resolution calling for a new base tuition level of $2,635 per semester,[...]
Category: Opinion
NY SUNY2020 Bill Still Not Finalized, May Lack Crucial Provision
What’s in the bill? It should be a simple question, especially since Governor Cuomo said that the bill in question—NY SUNY 2020—would come to a vote and pass last night.[...]
Without Key Provision, NYSUNY 2020 Amounts to a Tax on Education
Governor Cuomo and State University of New York Chancellor Zimpher have proposed a bill that would increase both our tuition and the quality of our education. But the omission of[...]
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Round Two
The Editorial Board Here at the Stony Brook Press, we are not critical of events, public figures or campus administration simply because we see it as our role to[...]
Goodbye, But Not Forever…
By Najib Aminy, Executive Editor 2010-2011 I’m not one for saying goodbyes; especially when faced with the reality that my involvement with The Press is coming to an end. I’m[...]
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USG Dropped a Grenade
The Editorial Board It has become an unfortunate pattern here at Stony Brook that our end-of-the-year event is poorly attended and caters to misguided music tastes and the personal[...]
8 Republicans Running for President…. Maybe….
The Republicans are providing an intensely diverse field of candidates looking ahead to the 2012 Presidential elections. Incumbents are generally tough to dethrone, and the G.O.P. knows that, unless he[...]
Cuomo and Zimpher Offer SBU $35 Million, with a Catch
Yesterday Governor Andrew Cuomo and SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program, which will offer up to $35 million in funding to each of SUNY’s University[...]
The Joke's On Trump
I’m not going to pretend that the release of long-form birth certificate will end the birther controversy, but at least it seems to have silenced the movement’s adopted leader. Well…[...]