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Stony Brook University NAACP and Black Student Athlete Huddle host Black Lives Matter protest and rally on campus
About 200 members of the Stony Brook University (SBU) community including athletes, students and administrators gathered for a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest and rally this past Wednesday. The demonstration was organized by the Stony Brook University NAACP chapter and the Black Student Athlete Huddle, who spent a little over a month planning the event.
Reflecting on studying abroad in Florence during the COVID-19 outbreak (Op-ed)
While riding the train from Milan to Florence, I was eager to discover and learn more about Italian culture and life in general. But what was supposed to last a whole semester lasted only five and a half weeks. Instead of watching the sunset at the hilltop of the Piazzale Michelangelo and tasting the fluffiness of homemade gnocchi, I am now writing this on my fourth day of self-quarantine in my Staten Island home, because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
SBU will decide fate of fall semester by the end of June
Stony Brook University will decide how to move forward with the Fall 2020 semester no later than June 30, according to an email from Interim President Michael Bernstein and President Elect Maurie McInnis.
“We are as eager as all of you to return to campus as soon as possible though no definitive decisions have yet been made about the fall term,” they wrote in the campus wide email, sent April 28. “Along the way, we will update the University Coronavirus website with timely information regarding the fall semester.”
Pests and climate change are major contributors to decreasing Long Island bee population
Beekeepers Moira and David Alexander walked through Stony Brook University’s campus and felt like something was missing – there were no honey bees flying around.
Her husband, Dave, persistently wrote letters to people who could place beehives on the campus, and educated the local community about the importance of honey bees. After Dave died from cancer in 2012, Moira wanted to honor him. She decided to team up with Alaina Claeson a landscaper coordinator, to get honey bees flying across the campus in 2016.
Free career services for ex-convicts prepare them for employment expo
The Halo Network Inc. and One Stop Employment Center in Suffolk County hosted two seminars to assist ex-convicts attempting to re-enter the workforce with resume building and interview skills on Feb. 25 and March 4.
The training sessions were free, and aimed at preparing ex-convicts for the seventh annual Fresh Start Career Expo on March 27 in Hauppauge. Participants were also offered free professional attire, new and gently used, and dressing tips through the Career Couture program within the One Stop Employment Center. Walmart, Home Depot, Castella Imports and Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced they will attend the expo. Up to 300 job seekers are expected to attend the event.
Review: J. Cole’s “KOD” is chill and soothing
J. Cole’s fifth album, “KOD,” is a soothing and layered 42 minutes of passionate wordplay.
The album, released on Friday, April 20, set an Apple Music streaming record with 64.5 million streams in its first 24 hours. The number is surprising because Cole didn’t announce the release of his album until four days prior. The release date for the album also corresponds to the date 4/20 because those who smoke weed “celebrate” on this day.
I’m proud to be a white Hispanic from Staten Island
I have an enormous amount of pride in where I’m from and my background. I grew up on Staten Island. When I meet people that aren’t from Staten Island, I always get teased with jokes saying, “Isn’t that just Jersey?” or “You’re not even a borough.” I just laugh it off and take it because home will always be home.
I identify as a Hispanic woman. I take pride in introducing myself as Puerto Rican, Ecuadorian and Brazilian.