Human-interest
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Sure, January 1 happened a little bit ago, but we are just getting around to asking- what’s your New Year’s resolution? A bunch of Stony Brook students were interviewed to find out theirs, and their resolutions varied from working out more to finding love. And one man's quest for love may take him pretty far... |
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In March 2008, a freshman at Northwestern named Matthew Sunshine was playing a drinking game with his friends at a party. Shortly thereafter Sunshine passed out. He never woke up. |
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A doctoral student in computer science at Stony Brook University is developing HearSay, a non-visual web browser that uses text commands, voice-browsing and keyboard shortcuts to give the blind and those with visual impairments a chance to navigate cyberspace. |
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The antiwar movement during the Vietnam War was led by scruffy professors, hippies, and disillusioned soldiers fresh from combat. The present antiwar movement is led by grieving mothers like Cindy Sheehan. She has spent the past few days camping in front of Bush’s Texas ranch, demanding an audience with him to ask what noble cause her son Casey died for in Iraq. |
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Currently an adjunct professor in the Biology department, Professor Matthew Schmidt received his Ph.D. in Genetics from Stony Brook University, and is also a professor at SUNY's Empire State College. One of the more popular professors among Stony Brook students, Schmidt recently sat down with the Independent for an interview: |
