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Survival Guide 2005: T-W

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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 01:02.
TRADITIONS – Stony Brook is a young university (having only been around since the late 1950’s), and doesn’t really have the traditions one would expect to find in a more stereotypical college campus. That said, for better or for worse, there are a number of yearly traditions, which may or may not appeal to you. These include:
  • Homecoming   Featuring a number of festivities culminating in a parade, visits by alumni and a football game, in late September
  • The Roth Pond Regatta    “Boats” made solely out of cardboard and duct tape take to the high seas of Roth Pond, in late April…probably the finest of existing traditions on campus.  http://www.rothregatta.org.
  • The Strawberry Festival    As the name suggests, anything you can think of having to do with strawberries—in mid April
  • Midnight Scream    Some students scream at the top of their lungs every night at midnight during finals week—a great way to relieve stress or a great annoyance when you’re cramming
  • Midnight Breakfast breakfast served at midnight during finals week.
Of course, many will also claim that bureaucracy and red tape is a tradition at Stony Brook.  We'll leave that to you to decide.

TRANSCRIPTS – You can view your “unofficial” transcript online by logging on to the SOLAR system and clicking on the link on the left-hand column. To get an official transcript, you can request one online, again through the SOLAR system by requesting an official transcript, or in person by filling out the forms available in the lobby of the second floor of the Administration building, paying at the Bursar’s window, also in the lobby (regular requests are $5, the cost goes up if you need next-day service, overnight mail, etc.), and then submitting the paperwork and receipt to the Registrar’s office (booth also in the lobby). For pick-ups, you come back to this last booth with your student ID.

VOTING – If you live on campus and haven’t registered to vote yet, you can register to vote with your campus mailing address. On Election Day, a polling station is set up in one of the SAC Ballrooms, and leading up to election day, student groups such as NYPIRG are out in force, encouraging students to register to vote. We strongly encourage it too. You can also pick up a voting registration form in the University Post Office in the basement of the SAC. If you are already registered to vote at your home address, but live on campus, you can apply for an address change with the Board of Elections, or choose to receive an absentee ballot instead. Contact your local Board of Elections for details.

WEEKENDS – Perhaps this should have been listed under “traditions” because it is so prevalent, but a very large number of students go home or otherwise leave campus every weekend. None of the commuters are around either. It can be argued both ways, that students leave because there’s nothing to do, or that there’s nothing to do because students leave every weekend. Whatever the case may be, while this isn’t a big party school and while some of the events that are organized by the administration and USG are, quite honestly, lame, there’s a number of things to do on campus on the weekends. Many campus organizations organize events, meetings or gatherings. There’s hiking and biking trails on campus and the athletic facilities are all open and less crowded than they are during the week. If you’re into the mall scene, there’s a free campus bus that goes to the Smithhaven Mall (more info in “buses”). If you need a quiet place to study or just relax, there’s plenty of that over the weekends on campus. Or you can organize your own fun. If all else fails, the Independent and Press have open doors even during the weekends. A few trips back home or to the city are fine, but try to stick around on some weekends and make the most of it.
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