Stony Brook University Takes a Stand: Voices of Solidarity in the Israel-Palestine Conflict

By: Oluwatoyin Kupoluyi The Israel-Palestine conflict has been a longstanding issue that has ignited passions and raised voices on a global scale. While the conflict may seem miles away from Stony Brook University’s campus it was brought to the forefront recently as students gathered in a peaceful demonstration to show solidarity with Palestine. On a Wednesday afternoon, a diverse group […]

Experiences of Black Freshmen

By: Ayanna Hunter Last week, I confessed to a friend of mine that going to school at Stony Brook University (SBU) was like viewing this huge friend group that would never let me get too close. As a recent college freshman, I will be honest, I had a specific vision for what I wanted my college experience to be like. […]

The Future of AI on College Campuses

By: Jordan Mayers Mandley Artificial intelligence has been around since the 1950s,  but it didn’t create any buzz. It is ingrained into our society, as part of our everyday life. Almost a year ago, that changed. On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched Chatgpt. Open AI was also responsible for DALL-E 2(AI art generator) in April 2022. Chatgpt can generate essays, […]

Dance Theater of Harlem

The Dance Theatre of Harlem is a well known multicultural and ethnic ballet company. Ending their tour, Stony Brook University hosted one of their performances at the Staller Center on Sunday, May 7th. This tour in particular was special, it being Virginia Johnson’s last tour as artistic director for the company. Artistic director Johnson took over from the original founder, Arthur Mitchell in 2013.