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Submitted by Uche on Mon, 05/01/2006 - 22:53.
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The end of the semester is a difficult time for most students. They have to deal with the stress of taking finals. Finals week can feel like one of the longest weeks of the year, with many students not getting enough sleep, trying to cram every last bit of information into their brains. Some students may know the information but because they are so stressed, they are unable to focus when the exam finally comes along. Everybody wants to do well on their finals. It is usually a student’s last chance to show their teachers that they deserve to pass their class. It is important that students know how to survive finals week intact by taking things step by step.
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 03:48.
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When you’re younger, you always hear people talking about how you need to do well in school, so that you can get accepted to the college you wish to attend. At the time, college seems so far away and isn’t something you want to even think about. Before you know it, you’re walking across the stage getting your diploma, and after that comes the shortest, yet busiest summer of your life.
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 03:44.
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Transfer. Sometimes this student can be forgotten in the sea of activities and pamphlets targeted towards freshman. However, Stony Brook University attracts many transfer students, who often are forgotten in the rush to welcome freshman who are new to the college process. Everyone assumes that as a transfer, you’re already familiar with the college process, however there are things that a transfer student at Stony Brook University should know.
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 01:06.
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The Bleacher Club: Once upon a time, there was a salad bar. And one of the sweetest human beings to grace the kitchens of our university, Penny the Pasta Lady. Unfortunately, neither can be found at the Bleacher Club any longer (Update: Penny the Pasta Lady has reappeared at Bleacher Club!), but there’s plenty of mediocre food, long lines, rowdy frat brothers and athletes, and Papa Joe’s Pizza which is OK at best, and rubbery at worst, and insanely overpriced (if available at all).
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 01:02.
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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:
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 00:59.
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RAILROAD – The Long Island Rail Road station is on the north side of campus, running alongside the North-P lot and Route 25A, across from Stony Books, Cosmos and 7-11. Stony Brook is situated on the Port Jefferson branch, with the train heading to Port Jefferson in one direction, and Penn Station via Huntington, Hicksville or Jamaica in the other.
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 00:58.
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LAUNDRY/DRY CLEANING – Each dorm building on campus contains a laundry room, typically in the basement, with washers and dryers for student use. The machines are not free, and can be used with your ID card, assuming that you have inserted money into the laundry/vending account on the card (you can do this in the ID card office, Administration Building, Room 103). Beware, however, as panty thieves are a common, and unfortunate, part of campus life.
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 00:53.
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Stony Brook and its surrounding towns have a great deal of unique shops and big-name stores to keep even the most selective shopper satisfied. The Survival Guide has compiled a list of the most noteworthy places to get your shopping need fulfilled, sorted by category and listed along with a brief description of what they have to offer.
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 00:48.
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GAY, LESBIAN AND TRANSGENDER LIFE – The Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender Alliance is a safe space for queer or questioning students to meet with others in a supportive and diverse environment.
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 00:46.
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DEAN'S LIST - A relatively unimportant issue for some, but since it seems to be asked about pretty often, we'll include it anyway. It's really not that hard to get on the Dean's list, with a 3.0 GPA typically required for a full-time student. If you make it to the Dean's list, it should be noted on your transcript within a few weeks.
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 00:44.
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CABLE TV – All dorm rooms are equipped with a cable TV jack, usually found in the same wall outlet as the phone and internet connection. The campus cable system offers most basic cable channels, as well as HBO, HBO2, SBU-TV (the student-run campus cable station on channel 20), and a bunch of instructional channels which usually don’t show anything but a Windows 2000 screen saver.
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 00:42.
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BANKING – On campus, Teachers’ Federal Credit Union has a full-service branch in the basement of the SAC and another branch in the hospital, offering the typical services you would expect to find at a credit union, including checking, savings and money market accounts. It is very easy for students to open an account here, and TFCU has other branches across Long Island and online banking.
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Submitted by EditorialStaff on Sun, 08/28/2005 - 00:37.
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ACADEMIC ADVISING – These are the folks that can help you with such matters as advice on choosing majors, applying for graduate, law or medical school, choosing, dropping or withdrawing from classes, checking on your academic progress to make sure you haven’t missed a required class or two, as well as petitions for such things as adding/dropping classes late. They are generally very helpful, but our advice is, if it’s important, consult with more than one counselor to make absolutely sure that you’re getting correct, consistent information.
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