At around 4:30 p.m. yesterday, University Fire Marshals were contacted about a mercury spill on the first floor of the Heavy Engineering building according to Assistant Chief of Police Eric Olsen. The fire alarm started going off and responders quickly…
University Police emailed Stony Brook students at 12:42 p.m. yesterday about an “unconfirmed threat” involving chalk type graffiti near the Student Activities Center. Since then, one individual has been arrested. The email did not specify what the graffiti said, but…
Culture Shock is defined as the feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar way of life or set of attitudes. This summer I was lucky enough to travel to Bangalore, India to study abroad…
Over the past few years in the United States, laws against gay marriage have been repeatedly overturned by the court system. As of April 2, thirty-seven states have legalized gay marriage. On October 6, 2014 gay marriage became legal in…
Ever wonder what will happen to your Facebook account after you pass away? It may be morbid to think about, but the website created something called a legacy contact that users could begin to utilize on Feb. 12. A legacy…
The first week of classes at Stony Brook were completely thrown off by blizzard Juno. Before it had even started to snow, SBU Alerts sent out a message saying that classes were canceled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning out…
With the season of winter comes the flu. This happens every year, and yet, we can’t seem to get a hold of it. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention the United States has an epidemic of the…