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Volume LV, Issue 5
Monday, October 3, 2011
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Kelly and Tabler quad burglars arrested By Nelson Oliveira Staff Writer
Two Stony Brook University students were arrested in connection with the burglaries that took place in Kelly and Tabler Quads on two different days in September. Spencer Simon, a resident student, was detained one day after the Sept. 22 burglaries. Richard Ma, a commuter, surrendered himself last Tuesday, Sept. 27, university police said. Both students were arraigned in Suffolk County Criminal Court on multiple counts of burglary in the second degree, police said. Stony Brook has placed them on interim suspension, which is pending a university judicial hearing, Vice President of Student Affairs Peter Baigent said in a press release. The first incident was reported on Sept. 8. On both occasions, the suspects entered at least three
buildings – Sanger in Tabler Quad and Dewey and Schick in Kelly Quad – between 2 and 6 a.m. on a Thursday and stole the same types of personal objects, police said. Some of the items included cell phones, credit cards, at least four laptops and an Xbox. University Police conducted “an intense investigation [and] were able to quickly establish the identity of one of the suspects,” making an arrest just one day after the second reported incident, Chief of Police Robert Lenahan said. “Upon further investigation, the identity of the second suspect was ascertained. The second suspect was contacted by investigators and surrendered himself to university police,” Lenahan said. During one of the incidents, “a sleeping student woke up and confronted the suspect who fled the location,” police said. The suspects entered all rooms through unlocked doors and windows, according to police.
PHOTO CREDIT: NYS YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Nadia Habib, pictured above, has at least a year in the United States after a potential deportation.
Nadia Habib is safe for now, deportation is stayed By Nelson Oliveira Staff Writer
PHOTO CREDIT: NYS YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
A rally of more than 100 people was held outside of Federal Plaza in New York City on Sept. 29 in protest of junior Nadia Habib being deported to Bangladesh.
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A Stony Brook University student received a birthday present on Friday that she will never forget. Nadia Habib, a psychology major who was scheduled to be deported to Bangladesh last week, has been granted a stay of removal for a year. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, told Habib on Friday that she and her mother, Nazmin, who was also facing deportation, will be allowed to stay in the United States for at least 12 months. The women will be using this time to apply for permanent residency. “I’m just really glad things worked out,” said Habib, who was brought to the U.S. when she was one year old and did not know about her undocumented status until her senior year in high school.
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Habib and her mother had to present themselves for deportation at ICE’s New York office in Federal Plaza at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29. Immigration officers then gave the pair a temporary stay and told them that ICE Director Christopher Shanahan would review their case and make a decision later. Right before the appointment, more than 100 demonstrators rallied outside the building to protest Habib’s deportation. The New York State Youth Leadership Council, or NYSYLC, collected more than 6,000 signatures for a petition requesting ICE to stop the pair’s deportation, according to Daniela Alulema, a core member of NYSYLC. During the meeting, Habib and her mother had to surrender their passports and were told not to leave the state. The order was Continued on Page 6
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