Vol. XXXIII, Issue 11 FEATURES
STONY BROOK SECRETS by Terichi Bellinger
Photos by Rebecca Tapio “Everyone has a secret, but can they keep it? Oh, no, connected to the campus,â€?â€? said Arzomand. they can’t!â€? These are lyrics to an old Maroon 5 song, and Students who haven’t had a chance to see the exhibit, SGDX RDDL SN AD BNQQDBS SGD 2 " &@KKDQX HR ĆĽKKDC VHSG RD- or just want to take another look around, still have a chance crets written by students for Stony Brook Secrets. to do so. It will be open until March 29. Senior Ed Arzomand, the curator, has coordinated this event for the past three years. “I started it my sophomore year as an RA Program, and each year I have had the fortune of seeing it grow more and more,â€? he said. The gallery opened on Tuesday, March 13, and Arzomand’s inspiration for the event was the PostSecret blog. “I have personally been following the PostSecret weAKNF ENQ PTHSD @ EDV XD@QR @MC ĆĽFTQDC SGHR VNTKC AD @ QD@KKX interesting program because there are both active and passive aspects to it,â€? said Arzomand. The secrets on display varied from pranks on suitemates who didn’t get along, to professions of love and admiration. Although the point of the program was to allow students to express themselves, Arzomand has put a restriction on photography of the secrets this year. “If people were willing to share something personal, we want them to know that they are not being ridiculed but instead we want them to feel welcome and embrace them,â€? said Arzomand. “With the ease of taking pictures and posting them to Facebook, if people post pictures of the secrets online, we cannot monitor the comments that people may make.â€? Overall, the exhibit seems to be a success; Arzomand QDONQSR SG@S @ANTS RSTCDMSR UHRHSDC VHSGHM SGD ĆĽQRS SVN days. “It’s really rewarding when students say they “feel inspiredâ€? or that they “no longer feel alone [and feel] more
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