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Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch sat on a bench at the Staller Center last Saturday evening. A silky, purple-colored sheet engulfed her entire body, revealing only her face, a single hand and bare feet that were planted on the ground.

Professor Dennis Sullivan himself defies the stereotype of an influential mathematician. His study of math has taken him thousands of miles, from Princeton and MIT to as far away as France – and has earned him a long list of awards and honors along the way. On Feb. 7, Sullivan added the Wolf Prize in Mathematics to this list.

His rock-steady hands, grasping two wooden drumsticks, hovered over a pair of trembling golden cymbals. After four hours of almost non-stop drumming, Jimmy H. showed no signs of fatigue except for the beads of sweat on his forehead.

Snow can be fun for a little while, but for most people the charm quickly wears off. Enter Terence Harrigan. Stony Brook's head of operations and maintenance sat down with the Independent to talk about his winter life.

When Google announced the release of "Buzz," the Gmail add-on became popular pretty quickly, ascending to the top of Twitter's trending topics within hours of its release. However, much like the search engine's previous releases of social networking-based applications, Buzz falls short on features and real-world use.

The stadium parking lot is full of football fans, tailgaters and the scent of hot dogs on a grill. But sizzling meat may not be the only source of the greasy, charred smell. In the back of the lot stands a bus that runs on vegetable oil.

While Beatles fans of all ages scoop scrambled eggs and French toast onto dinner plates, Strawberry Fields takes the stage for a weekly performance at B.B. King’s Bar and Grill. Mop-top wigs, phony English accents and an all-you-can-eat buffet brunch accompany the set, which spans the Beatles' entire career.

Sanger College's Residence Hall Director, Nathan Flintjer, recently sat down with the Stony Brook Independent to answer a few questions about his childhood, his job in Stony Brook's Tabler Quad, music and royalty.

Dr. Conor Nelson balanced an eager crowd on the sprightly whistle of his flute. Silken vibrato notes rippled out in a pleasant ode to acute finger dexterity and lung capacity. Nelson was the third flutist to win the Samuel Baron prize since its inception.

The club's volunteers humanely trap the cats and bring them to a veterinarian to be vaccinated and neutered or spayed. They also feed the roughly 35 colonies scattered around the campus, house them while they recuperate from injuries, and help find adoptive families for the friendly ones.

Artist Stephanie Dinkins traverses the country and the world, gathering images and video clips. She takes these materials and transforms them into creative installations. Her work was recently showcased in the Staller Center's University Art Gallery.

Danny Rock launched into a poem about a stepfather who taught him how to be a man. His body was tense and the force of the words pouring up from his gut and out of his mouth made him lean backward.

You've been focusing so hard on school that you've completely forgotten that Halloween is coming up. No need to rush to Halloweentown or any other generic holiday store to get an ill-fitting costume. You have the ingredients for the perfect costume potion sitting at the back of your closet.

Music showcase RockYoFace Case drew a crowd of nearly 70 on Monday night at the University Cafe. However, lack of promotion and diversity could threaten student exposure to new bands and sounds.

The Homecoming Kick-Off in the Student Activities Center Plaza was a great start for this year’s Wolfstock. Students had the opportunity to spin in circles, knock out their friends in a battle ring and more.