A state judge has ruled in favor of six Stony Brook Southampton students, as well as their non-profit organization to save the campus, and called the process of the campus closure illegal. The Southampton campus was closed last semester due to budget cuts.
Anyone on campus this summer might notice that Roth Pond looks different. In June, the university roped off and drained the pond in order to repair the holes in the lining. This caused the death of the pond's fish inhabitants in early March.
The proposed sugar tax for New York State by Governor Patterson is receiving mixed reactions. The proposed tax on beverages containing mostly high fructose corn syrup is being used as a way to cut obesity rates in the United States.
Sorry for the delayed blog but I wanted to wait for my grades before I did my final blog to wrap up my time at Stony Brook's Summer Session I in the summer of 2010.
I am happy to report that I got two As (in English and History) and an A- (in Natural Hazards) in my classes for the summer. I must say, I'm pretty proud of these grades. Not only is this the best GPA that I've ever gotten in my collegiate career but it also brought up my core GPA quite a bit and that makes me very happy.
I'm sitting at home, watching "Lockup" (my new obsession) while writing this blog. This kind of relaxation is heavenly and well-deserved.
I'm looking forward to the holiday and then having a shortened week due to the lack of Monday classes. Only one more day of having to wake up really early for the rest of the summer (that is, unless if I go back to my job and have to wake up much earlier but that's another story for another blog).
The National Weather Service has placed all of Long Island, including Stony Brook University, under a Tropical Storm Watch as Hurricane Earl continues to move northwest over the Atlantic Ocean. A tropical storm watch means that conditions similar to a tropical storm could affect the area in the next 24 hours.
Driving by, one might not notice it right away. But through the trees and up a dirt path there is a house, where each Friday at sunset, visitors arrive unannounced at an unlocked door. It is the Chabad House in Stony Brook — a place where college students can find a spiritual and social sense of belonging.
This is not a film for children. That said, I’m not sure if it’s for all adults either. Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” expertly-tailored philosophical thriller that resonates long after the screen has gone black.
Men's basketball will return to the floor to begin the 2010-11 season when they travel up to Connecticut to take on perennial power UConn November 12. The Seawolves kick off the home schedule with a 2:00pm game against Mount Ida on November 14.
The Men's Lacrosse team came up short against the Virginia Cavaliers in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament at LaValle Stadium, falling by a score of 10-9. Stony Brook wrapped up its most successful season in program history in front of a sold out crowd against the best team in the country.
