In this issue’s lead cover article, you can see that there have been numerous allegations that have surfaced after the hiring of the University’s new Director of the Cancer Center, Dr. Timothy Kinsella.
Stony Brook students rallied outside of the SAC on Wednesday, November 19, during Campus Lifetime to protest the SUNY budget cuts.
Hello, intrepid readers, and welcome back to the “Shirley Strum Kenny Fourteen Years, Fourteen Moments Countdown!” We were lazy last week and didn’t feature a SSK Moment, so we’re gonna make up for it now by providing you with two…
Militarism isn’t as prevalent on this campus as it is in Colombia. Despite this complacent ignorance, the idea of militarism dictated the course of the lecture in the Old Chemistry Building on November 18. This past Tuesday evening, the Social Justice Alliance, along with co-sponsors Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA) and LASSO, hosted Drop Beats Not Bombs—a lecture followed by a live HipHop show that strove to encourage resistance to militarism through creative action.
For this Shirley moment – number 12 on our list – we’re reaching back to the late 1990’s. In 1997, Shirley was holding four part time jobs. On top of earning $170,000 per year for her services here at Stony…
“What does it mean to be an American?” was the question posed by Hofstra Law Professor Eric Lane at the University Provost’s Lecture on Thursday, November 13 at the Student Activity Center Auditorium. “Everyone struggles with this question,” he continued.
President Kenny has always a very ambitious president. Included in her list of accomplishments are the expansion of Stony Brook to include a Manhattan campus and the brutal (kind of) acquisition of Southampton College.
The men’s basketball team kicked off the 08-09 season with a hard-fought and convincing win over Maryland-Eastern Shore with a score of 60-44. The Seawolves opening game win inspired the hope and change many students have been talk about considering last year’s record.
On Monday, November 3, the night before the presidential election, Barack Obama did a televised interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman during the Monday Night Football half-time show. Though I’m sure he had a lot on his mind, he put it all to the side to talk a little sports with the Swami. Berman asked the president elect, “If you could change one thing in sports, what would that be?” Obama’s answer was simple, direct, and indicative of a brilliant and insightful president.