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A nutrition fair was held last week at the Stony Brook University Student Union ballroom during campus lifetime to show students a thing or two about healthy eating on campus.

Holes in the lining of Roth Pond are being blamed for the deaths of dozens of fish Wednesday, said Director of Residential Operations John Sparano. The holes, which Stony Brook were aware of, caused the pond to drain quickly despite attempts to keep it filled by university staff.

President Stanley fielded questions about budget cuts and looming tuition increases at Stony Brook, but outside the press conference a small protest stirred.

On February 23, Yanique Bailey, 19, was murdered along with her mother, Dionne, and sister, Yolanne. She was a biology major with a business management minor. She belonged to the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and was a member of the Hand College Hall Council. The Stony Brook sophomore is mourned by the campus and memorialized here by several of her friends.

Stony Brook University workers discovered dozens of dead fish in Roth Pond on March 4. The cause of death is pending investigation. According to a university worker cleaning out the pond, the fish were rumored to have frozen to death within the last week. Many students reported a foul odor in the quad on Thursday morning before the fish were discovered.

It was only a few months ago when the last wave of H1N1 swept across the globe. But the "swine flu" has now disappeared from newspapers, broadcast news programs and public service announcements. Are we in the clear, or have we just reached the eye of the storm?

Stony Brook University announced that all classes for Friday, February 26 are canceled due to the "ongoing adverse weather conditions." The winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service yesterday remains in effect until 6 A.M. Saturday.

Stony Brook students give their reactions to the new version of Facebook that was released earlier this month. The new design was released on the birthday of the popular social networking site.

The Emerson String Quartet, a chamber music group based here at Stony Brook University, won their ninth Grammy this year for their album "Intimate Letters." Named after the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, they have become one of the premier groups in the genre.

Eight months after the ceremonial groundbreaking for Stony Brook University’s new campus recreation center, construction fences ring the site and large mounds of dirt sit inside. Work officially began on Jan. 4 and is projected to take two years to complete, according to Dr. Susan DiMonda, associate dean and director of student life, leaving the facility with an anticipated opening sometime in 2012.

Plans for Stony Brook University’s proposed satellite campus in Songdo, South Korea are still in the works, but a lot depends on the South Korean government. "The major issue is financing," said Deputy Provost W. Brent Lindquist in an e-mail.

Stony Brook has announced that all classes prior to 12:50 P.M. are cancelled. All other classes after 12:50 P.M. are currently scheduled to be held. The announcement was made via Stony Brook's SB Alert website at 9:45 P.M. The blizzard, still raging as of 11:30 P.M., has already dumped a foot of snow on some areas, according to a National Weather Service report.

Hours ahead of an impending snow storm that could bring accumulations upwards of a foot, Stony Brook University canceled classes for Wednesday, Feb. 10. The National Weather Service issued a Blizzard Warning for most of the tri-state area from 10 p.m. on Tuesday until Thursday morning.

New York is facing great economic hardship. In response, Gov. David Paterson has instituted the Empowerment Act and SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher is working out a new strategic plan for the university system. At Stony Brook the topic was energy and sustainability, but she and President Samuel L. Stanley also weighed in on the governor's new legislation.

Wouldn’t it be great if you did not have to buy those outrageously expensive textbooks at the start of every semester? The campus book store agrees, and recently started an experimental textbook rental program.