This week, editors at The Statesman describe articles from the Black History Month special issue. News details the lack of memorialization of Black figures on campus, Arts and Culture describes the Black Lives Matter movement within the athletic community and Opinions discusses the whitewashing of U.S. history, among other things.

This week, news covers the university's GPNC (Graded/Pass/No credit) extension and the Stony Brook community's "Processing the 2020 Election; a time for connection, healing and unity" event. Arts reports on the student vigil held for Breonna Taylor and a recent guest lecture by Judith B. Clark for the "Leading Women of Tomorrow" group. Finally, opinions shares thoughts on the need for showing affection to those we care about and the ideological differences between the government and how the represent their constituents.

This week, news covers the presidential and local election results for Suffolk County, arts writes on WSHU's virtual discussion on the presidential election along with David W. Jacobson's new album "POTUS," and opinions discusses the long-term affects of this year's elections and what they mean for the U.S. moving forward.  

In this week's episode, news reports on the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping and SUNY's Covid requirements for Thanksgiving break, and opinions shares their op-ed on Stony Brook's GP/NC decision, written by Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Fotis Sotiropoulos.

Interview with Stony Brook political science professor, Helmut Norpoth, an expert on election forecasting, presidential elections and voter behavior and creator of the "Primary Model." Listen to hear him talk about his prediction for Trump's re-election, his model and the electoral college debate.

News covers the Black Lives Matter protest that was held on campus, along with the petition to reinstate the GPNC credit option for students. Arts and culture discusses Luciano Garbati's statue titled "Medusa with the Head of Perseus," unveiled this month in lower Manhattan, and opinions introduces their student write-ins commenting on the last presidential debate before the election.

This past week, Stony Brook University Hospital is named a leader in LGBTQ+ healthcare. Arts and culture gives a review of the new Netflix series, “Emily in Paris,” and opinions discusses President Trump’s executive order that stops diversity training.

The editors for news, arts, and opinions update you with what's new this week!

As part of our mental health special issue, we interviewed Julian Pessier, the director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and junior psychology major, and vice president of The Humanology Project, Stony Brook chapter, Aamna Aatif to gain insight into how staff and students are perceiving the campus' handling of campus mental health resources during the pandemic.  

The editors for news, art, and opinions update you with what's new this week!