Arts & Features

Commencement Ceremony Reminds Us of Our Roots

By Kori Tuitt Stony Brook University hosted its annual Black History Month opening ceremony in the Student Activities Center on Feb. 1 during Campus Life Time. The event, titled “From Black Roots Everyone Grows,” featured guest speaker and Stony Brook alumnus Andrez S. Carberry.

The Man Who Makes The Sun Rise: A Day on the Long Island Railroad

By Andy Polhamus When he’s away, the smells are what he misses the most. In his twenty-fifth year as a railroad engineer, John knows every last inch of his line. “There’s a very distinct odor,” he says. “I feel more at home in a train yard than anywhere else.”