The Stony Brook Statesman
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| Type | Collegiate newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | online, Print |
| Owner | SBS. |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters | Stony Brook, New York |
| Official website | www.sbstatesman.com/ |
The Stony Brook Statesman is a student newspaper servicing the Stony Brook University in New York's Long Island. It was founded in the fall of 1957 as the Sucolian[1] , for the "State University Campus On Long Island" at Oyster Bay, the university's name and location until 1962. The name was changed to The Statesman in February 1958. The newspaper is published twice a week during the academic year[2] and until recently was also published bimonthly during the summer months, though it did not publish at all in the summers of 2005 and 2006. It currently prints 6,000 issues per run, at two runs per week[3]. It is distributed to many on-campus locations, the Hospital, and over 70 off-campus locations. As late as 1984, the Statesman was published three times per week during the academic year.
The Statesman Association was formed as a non-profit organization approximately 1970 and was incorporated in 1975. The paper is funded by advertising and additional funds from the Stony Brook Undergraduate Student Government.
The Statesman is often viewed as the campus publication of record, however, its reputation amongst the student body has, at times, been mixed. Student discord with the Statesman in 1979 led to the resignation of several Statesman editors, who went on to found the Stony Brook Press, which is now widely considered to be the main alternative publication to the Statesman on campus. More recently, in 2005, several Statesman editors and staffers resigned and went on to become founding members of the Stony Brook Independent, an online publication that aimed to compete directly with the Statesman by focusing on hard news[4]. However, the Statesman and its editors have, in the past, also won several awards for student journalism, and several past editors have gone on to enjoy distinguished careers in the field of journalism.
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[edit] Format
The Statesman has several sections including: News features, Sports, Arts and Entertainment, and Opinion. All sections focus on both campus related news and stories as well as local, national, and global issues of interest to Stony Brook University students.
[edit] Online Blogging
The Statesman website is the host to several popular blogs, including the recently added Right, Left, Center Online blog. The purpose of the blog is to offer an online forum for Statesman readers to engage with both newspaper writers and each other on popular current issues. From opinion to debate posts, the blog is part of a growing community of those interested in online discussion.
Other Stony Brook Statesman blogs:
[edit] Notable Columnists
The Stony Brook Statesman has had many successful columnists over the years. The current Editor-in-Chief is Lynn Hsieh. Other notable writers include Opinion Editor Zachary Kurtz and columnist Joseph Labriola[5]
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