Campus Life

The 5,000 square foot space reserved for a Starbucks coffeehouse on the second floor of the Student Union is in shambles – complete with wires hanging from the ceiling, exposed sheetrock, uneven flooring, and a makeshift sign taped onto the door which reads, “Opening Late Fall 2007.”

At the Oct. 4 USG senate meeting, an informal, non-binding decision was made by the senate to create a committee to address the issue of the off-campus trips policy.

Stony Brook is rated number one for the most unhappy students in the Princeton Review’s “Best 366 Colleges: 2008 Edition.” Students on campus have mixed feelings, citing many different factors.

Wolfie’s, the new restaurant located upstairs in the Union, officially opened Monday. Donated sports equipment from the athletic department decorates the walls. Volleyballs, lacrosse helmets and jerseys are displayed in frames and glass boxes. The walls are painted red and flat screen televisions will soon be showing sports games and DVDs of past Stony Brook games.

Stony Brook's Motor Sports Team held it's first auto show, with a good turnout from the campus and surrounding community.

If you’ve been to the Wellness Center at night or when class has just ended, there’s a long line of people waiting to get on the treadmill or hit the weights. Overcrowding seems to be a common problem at Stony Brook. The university struggles between meeting the demand of students using the gym and what limited space is available.

The Student Activities Board allocated more than $60,000 for a Ne-Yo concert that occurred March 11. The choice of artist was made by an executive board member, Ixchel Frierson, the board’s music committee chair, with support from the rest of the board.

Tuts Bar and Grill, a watering hole on 25A near Stony Brook University, was cited for underage sale of alcohol to a minor on Nov. 8, according to a press release issued by the Suffolk County Police Department. This was the first violation for the new business.

The University Café is to remain open with limited hours until Dec. 22 operated by the Faculty Student Association and Chartwells. The new hours for this semester are Wednesday through Friday, 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. The Café will be open during previously booked special events including the Sunday Acoustic Concert Series.

    The Graduate Student Organization Lounge Committee decided on Tuesday to fully withdraw funding and close operations of the University Café on Nov. 30, 11:59 p.m. because of extremely high food and labor costs.  The daytime operations of the cafe will cease beginning Monday.

Missing $270? Here's where it's gone. At the beginning of every semester, Campus Dining Services automatically deducts $270 from all residential meal plans, which every student living in a non-kitchen dormitory is required to have.

Due to the unexpected leave of absence taken by Godfrey Palaia, the manager of the University Cafe, the GSO Lounge Advisory Committee (GSOLC) has approved various changes to insure that the Cafe remains open and available for the student community.

They take turns puffing on their cannabis du jour – which sports names like greens, chocolate, hydro, haze or sour diesel – before passing it to the left. A distinct aroma begins to fill their dorm room, parked car or isolated staircase.

Last summer, Dong Hee Hong packed his bags to leave South Korea for the first time. Soon he would be in the United States to attend a college called Stony Brook University. Hong was more than a little apprehensive.

The sun was setting on Stony Brook University on a recent Monday, but the two Students still decided to stay out and throw the old pigskin, around. The football went from one end of the field to the other. On a good throw it spiraled as if shot from a rifle. On a bad throw it traveled end over end like a hand grenade. There were far more grenades than bullets.