By Carol Moran Michael Ruhnau, senior environmental studies major at Stony Brook, remembers exactly where he was when he found out his campus would be closing: in the Southampton library finishing homework the night before his twenty first birthday. Ruhnau…
All Stony Brook University students who were abroad in Japan are safe and accounted for, according to university officials. A sixth student in the program is thought to be outside of the country.
By Carol Moran Stony Brook University no longer has a campus TV channel after an Undergraduate Student Government act shut down SBU-TV, the school’s closed-circuit television station. The Reformation of SBU-TV Act, rushed to the senate floor for a Feb.…
By Andi Liao LCD Soundsystem. A name most New Yorkers treat with utmost reverence. In a profound way, the band – James Murphy and crew – has breathed new life into what it means to be from New York. Sure,…
By Vanessa Ogle The university’s Student Conduct Code, a lengthy document outlining imperative rules to follow, has more than ten section changes being considered for modification under an Undergraduate Student Government proposal. The proposed revisions, if passed, would take effect…
By Alyssa Melillo As if there aren’t plenty of clubs on campus already trying to receive recognition from USG, one has threatened legal action because of USG’s refusal to fund it. Stony Brook Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), a national…
By Najib Aminy As Stony Brook University prepares for the next round of budget cuts, priced around $10 million, its medical center is facing something a little more severe—the complete withdrawal of state-aid. Under Governor Andrew Cuomo’s most recent budget…
By Nick Statt The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, or “rick” as it is commonly referred to, is comprised of a 2.4-mile tunnel underneath the small hamlet of Uptown, NY. Directly on top sits Brookhaven National Lab where some of the…
By Vincent Barone The preseason for the Stony Brook lacrosse team was the most auspicious couple of months that any university sports team has ever had. After a stellar 2010 season, four returning Seawolves were selected in the Major League…