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Finding a passion outside the classroom While some students find their passion in chem lab or English, others take an interest in something completly different from their major.

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Some may consider them the most depressed students on campus but there are some ways to get involved while commuting.

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Starting fresh A quick guide to what the main issues are on campus.

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Tonight's show, inside the Staller Center The Staller centers is the center of the arts on campus and boasts a 1,000 seat main threater that features large and small shows each week.

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The rockstars of Tabler Quad Tabler Quad may be where you will find most of the resident film and music buffs. The Tabler Arts Center, or TAC, hosts Open Mic Night every other Wednesday.

The TAC is also home to a Dunkin Doughnuts.

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SPORTS: Players to watch The Statesman’s star sports staff tells you who you should look for on the field this year in everything from football to track and field.

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Games to watch for Our sports editor lets you know which games you shoud show your Seawolf spirit at.

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Inside the Red Zone The Red Zone is the name for the area Seawolves biggest fans go. What started as a few students painting SEAWOLVES on their chests has now evolved into one of the largest clubs on campus.

They are painted in bright red and ready to cheer on the team at any game.

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Finding a passion outside of the classroom

By Christian Santana Asst. News Editor

For as long as he could remember, senior Ari Davanelos wanted to work in the media, an institution that he reveres as a “vanguard of culture.” But instead of having his major land him his dream job at SiriusXM, Davanelos is letting his extracurricular activities do the talking.

“My focus is getting a job through my extracurriculars,” Davanelos said. “That's why I got involved with the radio.”

For the past two years, he's worked at the university's radio station, WUSB 90.1 FM, where he is both the station's program director and president. Though he is very much, in his own words, a “behind-thescenes” type, he still maintains an active presence on the airwaves through his own program, “The Ari D Show,” a smattering of “mod, bubblegum and new indie” that airs on Monday nights.

Since his freshman year, Davanelos has cycled through three different majors. After initially coming to Stony Brook University as a journalism major, he switched to English, citing that he learned very quickly that he was “a bad journalist” and that “journalism was no substitute for communications.” He grew disillusioned with pouring over what he saw as irrelevant texts and switched to his current major, cinema and cultural studies. His passion, however, still lay in the airwaves.

Davanelos is not alone; other students like him are branching out into activities and prospects beyond their area of study.

Senior history major Jonathan Gottfried, regularly participates in and has won prizes from “hackathons,” events in which developers race against the clock and each other to build a piece of software.

“My whole life I had been a programmer, and it was something I was fairly good at,” Gottfried wrote in an email. “Though when it came to the mathematical and

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Ari Davanelos has been at WUSB 90.1 for two years and is the station's current director and president. research aspects of computers, I simply wasn't interested. I felt like pursuing this sort of degree would actually dissuade me from being interested in technology, since it turned it into a chore rather than a fun hobby, and I had no interest in working for large corporations or enterprise development firms.”

Though he entered Stony Brook as part of the Honors Computer Science program, Gottfried only remained in the program for three semesters and took two classes before switching into history, a subject he had long been interested in and had already earned a few credits in.

So far, his strategy has earned him a job with a Boston-based music startup, The Echo Nest, as well as multiple job offers from companies both large and small. Gottfried said he thought that being proactive by taking risks and pursuing interests outside of school and one's major was essential to having a variety of prospects in the job market.

“In general, my sense is that advisors, clubs, societies and departments on campus are very focused in how they deal with students, generally easing them towards activities that are somehow related to their major to help improve their job chances in the area they studied,” Gottfried said.

“Personally, I think that people learn much more and have much better job chances if they do the opposite of what is recommended and get involved in activities

that have absolutely nothing to do with their majors.”

Joanna Durso, an internship consultant with the university's Career Center, which advises students in choosing careers and obtaining employment, says that while many experienced professionals have jobs that do not relate directly to what they majored in, some career paths are more rigid in their requirements regarding major. Engineering is an example of a rigid career path.

“For example, the Occupational Outlook Handbook says that 'a bachelor's degree in engineering is required for almost all entrylevel engineering jobs,'” Durso wrote in an email. “So, if you graduate with, say, a journalism major and then decide to become a mechanical engineer, you'll probably have a hard time unless you go back to school.”

However, other career paths, such as law, are fluid in their requirements.

Though a multidisciplinary curriculum is recommended for those pursuing a career in law, someone who graduated with a mechanical engineering degree could, according to Durso, potentially become a lawyer if he or she chose to do so.

“Many students, on the other hand, choose their majors without a particular career in mind, and in that case, I don't think they're ever stuck,” Durso said. “Even if you choose a major that focuses heavily on a particular career path, you can always add experience in a different field — through elective courses, a minor, or perhaps second

major, extracurricular activities, or a job or internship, etc.”

While Durso said that experience in the form of internships, jobs and extracurricular activities are significant when it comes to the different elements considered by employers, factors such as the student's major, minor, elective courses and natural talents are also taken into account.

“Even if, hypothetically, you could know now that your eventual employer would hire you without even looking at what you've studied in college, your coursework is still going to occupy the better part of four or five years of your life,” Durso said. “If you choose courses and a major that you'll like, chances are that you'll be happier while you're here and that you'll get better grades.”

Junior psychology and pre-med major Nicolas Luzino, however, does not think that his position on the Chinese Association at Stony Brook's Dance Team would net him a dance career or be something that he would want to do professionally.

“This has become my way of de-stressing due to the workload from class,” he said.

“Every day, I'm given the opportunity to share precious time with people in the same position. We dance to express, not impress.”

He did, however, offer a few words of wisdom.

“Many times, going with the flow will lead you to novel and interesting places,” Luzino said. “Not everything in life can be planned, and there is a beauty to that.”

Top dog to tadpole; a freshman's view on starting college

By Anthony Santigate Contributing Writer

Classes, pranks and schedules.

That was high school, but now there is a new task at hand: freshman year of college. The transition from the top of the food chain to the very bottom can be a scary thought.

Freshmen in college have a lot to handle in their first few moments as an undergraduate such as making new friends, even if you're starting with a few. You have to also adjust to your new environment and lifestyle, which may be a make or break situation, and, of course, recover from

the epidemic known as senioritis.

That's just three of the hurdles that a frosh has to jump.

Catherine Rocco, an incoming freshman, has other concerns.

“I'm sad about not having a homecooked meal every night and I'm not sure what homework will be like without a parent standing over me making sure that it's done.”

Home-cooked meals and parent supervision are just two of the many routines that will change because of college.

Freshman year is the start of living as an adult, especially if you’re a dormer, and taking care of yourself

without someone else.

The lifestyle changes aren’t even the half of it. The education will change as well.

“It’s a completely different education, like the idea of a few classes every day, then hours of free time," said Mike Penn, an incoming freshman majoring in physics. "I have also heard of how tough college classes can be. I do not want to get overwhelmed.”

It may seem as though high school seniors have it easy, but that will not be the case when they come to college. But look one year ahead, and as freshmen in college they could

face anxiety, stress and possibly some bigger problems.

But advice is available, whether from an undergraduate advisor that is assigned through an undergraduate college or, of course, some of the recent pros, such as upcoming sophomores.

“It's pretty stressful for the first semester,” said Jessica Quickle, a science major heading into her sophomore year at Stony Brook.

High school and college aren't very similar, Quickle said. Besides the obvious lifestyle changes, she added a look into the classrooms.

“In high school, I was able to rely

on teachers for help in class,” Quickle said. “In college, however, professors can't stop to help just one student.”

However, her biggest tip to having an overall good start to the year is to keep your head out of the books. Yes, out of the books. Studying isn’t the only aspect of college.

“I quickly learned that college was not enjoyable until I got involved on campus,”Quickle said.

Joining clubs and teams, as well as meeting new friends, can be a bridge from high school to college.

Being a freshman again will be different, but it does not mean worse.

In the end, that part is left up to you.

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Another swimsuit season has come and gone, which means it's time to pack on that winter weight and make friends with the late shift staff at Kelly Dining.

We might as well embrace it; we’re college kids. One of the rites of passage as you enter the realm of higher education is the possibility of putting on that dreaded 'Freshman 15.'

That’s right, I said 15. I’m not speaking in dollars, cents or hours of studying ahead— though you’ll probably be looking forward to that too. I’m talking about 15 pounds of pure college food dropping right into your stomach.

Now calm down; I know what some of you might be thinking. Staying away from weight gain is a difficult thing to do. With choices like Wendy’s, California Pizza Kitchen, Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts, along with each dining hall’s sandwich station, Mexican option and grill (for all your greasy food and fried needs), you might think healthy eating is a fad for post-grads.

When I think about the heavier choices I’ve made, things like ice cream and rice bowls come to mind. Other students succumb to Chinese food from the Wang Center, Triple Baconators from Wendy’s, burritos, chicken fingers and fries.

So, is there actually a way to stay healthy in college?

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during your college years. Aside from the obvious diet-friendly options like salad, high-protein foods like chicken, turkey and eggs are always a good start. Our campus in particular is pretty lucky because we also have access to fresh sushi daily. Fish is one of the best sources of lean protein - as long as it isn’t fried.

Stony Brook University dietician Leah Holbrook works with students for a variety of reasons, but she mostly helps them build better eating habits. One of the easiest way to cut calories, according to Holbrook, is not drinking them.

“What students don’t understand is that juices have as much sugar and calories as soda,” she said.

I’m generally a nice person, but there are certain people I see walking around that I just want to smack. Take my friend Jess.

She’s one of those gym-going, health foodeating, athletic types who makes you feel bad for drinking diet soda instead of water.

No, she doesn’t say anything or comment on these choices, but she does have a ton to say about staying fit. She’ll tell you her secrets, though: Union Commons salads and hours clocked in at the gym on a regular basis.

Holbrook agrees, but advises students to have small, healthy meals every three to four hours. “This way, if you skip lunch, you’ve still had a healthy snack in the morning and afternoon,” she said.

I’ll be completely honest: That sounds like way too much effort for me, and I doubt many will disagree. Holbrook says that this

is the most challenging part for students because it means having to think about your daily schedule and not running to the shortest line on your way to class.

Other students use tricks such as walking instead of taking the bus or going to fitness classes. The key to all of their advice is to do what works for you. Some prefer the elliptical to running Circle Road, which is a little over three miles in case you were wondering.

Others enjoy spinning or yoga classes in the Student Activities Center basement.

“The trend [among college students] is

actually weight gain every year,” said Holbrook. “Students are making decisions about food for the first time by themselves.

Those prone to a lack of planning now have food available 24/7.”

After all that, I still have one concern: motivation. At the end of the day, it’s your decisions that matter. Do you have to be extreme and work out four hours a day and eat grilled chicken and salad? No. Can you get away with pizza, chips and late-night snacking? Not for long.

As a student who both gained and lost the freshman 15, I guess the only thing I can say is good luck.

Textbooks continue to be a challenge on students' wallets

By Philomenia Bubaris Staff Writer

Textbooks are something college students will have to buy every semester, and unlike in high school, textbooks cost money and can be a major drain on students' wallets.

In the past spring and fall semesters, 26 percent of new textbooks and 16 percent of used textbooks cost students $80 or more at the Stony Brook University Bookstore.

According to College Board, the national average cost of textbooks at four-year public colleges was $1,137 for the 2010 – 2011 year. Textbooks can cost upwards of $600 a semester, depending on the major of the student.

“I would spend, like, $700 on books if I was getting them from the book store,” said senior Matt Sirotkin, 20, a mechanical engineering major.

His advice to freshmen that may not be able to afford all their books is to contact the professor a week before class to see if the homework is going to be in the text. If it isn’t, he recommends getting an older, and therefore cheaper, edition of the textbook with the same information.

This tip saves Sirotkin about $100 a book per semester.

“I am never happy to spend the money,” he said, “but it is something freshmen should

expect.”

Though some professors sympathize with students' strife, revisions are neecessary to keep students updated with the most recent information. This is even more important in sciences where updated information can change an entire field of study.

“The most interesting stuff is the newest stuff,” said Michael Kimmel, a professor of sociology at Stony Brook. “You would be a fool to miss that.”

Kimmel has been a sociology professor at Stony Brook for 23 years, and has written more than 20 volumes of textbooks. His book “The Gendered Society” is the bestselling gender studies textbook in the country.

Every book he writes has a time frame before it needs a revision, but his gender and society textbook is revised about every three years. Kimmel said he doesn’t enjoy making revisions, but has to in order to give the most recent research information to his readers.

Kimmel said that students have a misconception that teachers make students buy their textbooks because they want to make money off them. But, he said, writing a textbook is a massive amount of work and the money is not so great.

“Stony Brook students are not subsidizing my house in the Hamptons…” Kimmel said.

“I don’t have a house in the Hamptons…

and I won’t be getting one anytime soon.”

According to the Stony Brook University Bookstore, its textbook pricing conforms to industry standards for college bookstores nationwide.

Used textbooks are sold at 25 percent less than the new selling price. A student who purchases a used textbook is paying only 75 percent of the new price from the start. For example, a textbook worth $100 new costs $75 if bought used.

The bookstore also offers textbook rentals and eBook downloads at “substantially reduced prices” to help students save money.

Senior Katie Patestas, 21, is a sociology major and a minor in business. She says she spends between $200 and $300 a semester on textbooks.

“I shop around or I share with a friend,” she said. “Or I see if they have it in the library even.”

Most of the time, the library has a copy, but you may need to share that single copy with 300 other students.

Patestas also recommends trying to find someone who has taken the class before to see how necessary the textbook is from a students’ point of

view.

Unfortunately, she says, there are some classes you can’t avoid going to the bookstore for.

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The Dos and Don'ts of parties in college

By Nicole Siciliano Staff Writer

At the ripe old age of 21, I can think back to the oh-so-far away times of underage drinking and two very distinct memories come to mind..

The first is of my token perpetually sober friend Eric bawling into the phone. He had been moved into his dorm room for a grand total of eight hours and was slurring something to the effect of, “Oh God, It’s not even 9 p.m. and I’ve already puked everywhere.”

The second is of an email I received from the president of the University of Delaware, the school where I spent part of my freshman year, informing the student body community that freshman Brett Griffin was dead from alcohol

poisoning. According to the police report, he had gone into cardiac arrest and didn’t even make it to the hospital. He had barely been in school for one month.

The point is that drinking irresponsibly will sometimes lead to embarrassing stories that your friends will love to repeatedly tell (or write in The Statesman) at your expense and other times will cause consequences you never even considered.

According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, more than 5,000 people died from underage drinking in 2010 and 599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 were unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol in 2009.

In addition to death and injury, there were a reported 97,000 sexual assault incidents

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involving college students and alcohol in 2009 and out of 400,000 students who admitted to having unprotected sex while intoxicated, 25 percent said that they were too drunk to know whether or not they consented.

If death, injury and sexual assault aren’t sobering enough realities of irresponsible partying, collegedrinkingprevention.gov reported that approximately 25 percent of college students have admitted to academic consequences due to their drinking.

Trust me; nothing is more terrifying than mom and dad realizing that your Blood Alcohol Content averaged out to be higher than your GPA for the semester.

With 82 percent of college freshmen admitting to underage drinking, it’s true that it can feel like everybody is doing it and

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responsible drinking can seem nonexistent when the family minivan pulls away from the dormitory and your roommate is already popping the top off of a Four Loko. But another reality is that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported more than 190,000 emergency room visits by individuals under the age of 21 due to injury or other conditions linked to alcohol in 2008.

These statistics aren’t meant to scare you out of experiencing college, they’re meant to remind you to take care of yourself.

So, as a gift to the freshmen class, from a senior who knows the price of a hangover all too well, here are the top five ways to avoid the infamous party fail without locking yourself in your dorm room on a Saturday night.

Have a designated friend

Being drunk is the key ingredient in making unwise decisions. In the world of technology and social media, the last thing you need is for your mistakes to be plastered on the Internet. Have a go-to person that will look out for you as you will for them. As a friend, they can help you to avoid the party fail by reminding you how much you’ve already had to drink and that a sober-you wouldn’t actually agree with some of the things that you’re doing.

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Pace Yourself and Drink Water

According to Stony Brook’s Center for Prevention and Outreach, or CPO, binge drinking is referred to as more than five drinks in a night with two or more drinks being consumed every hour. This is the most dangerous kind of drinking an individual and can participate in.

It’s important to remember that alcohol is slowly absorbed into the body so even after you’ve stopped drinking, the effects of the alcohol will continue to take a toll on your body. That buzz could turn into a disaster if you’re not careful, especially when shooting liquor.

Drinking water will not only help you to pace yourself for a long, fun ( and safer) night so you’re still functional for that 9:30a.m. recitation.

Remember, the key is moderation!

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Rage on campus.

Have you ever seen an RHD pissed off at 5 a.m.? I have and it’s not pretty. While Stony Brook isn’t a dry campus, some the dormitories are (even of-age students can’t have alcohol) and the school’s policy is consistent with that of New York State Law. Being an underage student caught in possession, consuming or even just in a dorm room with alcohol could end up in a write-up.

If you get enough write-ups, you might as well just kiss your on-campus housing goodbye. Having a couple of friends over to hang out and play a game of Kings is a lot different than shoving 35 people in your suite. If you’re going to break the rules – and I’m not telling you to – be respectful. Otherwise the RA will be knocking on your door faster than you can say, “Chug.”

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Know your ride home I once found a friend passed out and partially submerged in a pile of garbage all because he drank too much and couldn’t drive himself home.

Nobody wants to be that friend, but if it comes between a pile of garbage or driving drunk – take the garbage. New York State Law dictates a zero tolerance policy regarding underage drinking and driving. Even if your BAC is .01, it could mean big trouble for you and others.

More importantly, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, more than 1400 college students in the United States were killed last year in car accidents where alcohol was a factor. Always have a designated driver and if that person fails in the department of sobriety, don’t get in the car – you might not be the one responsible if the you get pulled over but you’re not immune in the event on an accident.

Many students use cab services to take them back to campus. While fares may vary, the price typically doesn’t exceed $5 a person.

Meet...

The News Team Alessandra Malito News Editor

Alessandra Malito has been practicing journalism since her sophomore year of high school, where she attended Half Hollow Hills HS West. Since then, she has been writing for The Long Islander, a weekly newspaper in Huntington. Other publications she has been featured in include The Queens Tribune, Ultimate Athlete Magazine and the Long Island Press, and she has received awards for her work.

She is going into her junior year at Stony Brook. Aside from working, she enjoys Ozzy Osbourne music, Italian food and spending time with family and friends.

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Know what you’re drinking.

Not all alcohol is created equally, seriously.

It’s easy to forget that 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, and 1 and a half ounces of liquor can all do the same thing to your body. It’s even easier to forget that you have absolutely no idea what’s in the jungle juice at a party.

As the old adage goes, dance with the girl you came with – pick one kind of drink and stick with it. Mixing different kinds of alcohol will only get you sick and you’ll have a harder time keeping track of just how much you’ve consumed – this is probably why you should just avoid the jungle juice at all costs.

Christian Santana Assistant News Editor Christian Santana is a senior English Education major minoring in Journalism. He's been involved with the Statesman since the start of his junior year and has covered stories ranging from student profiles to I-CON and even a week-long shadowing of Stony Brook's game of Humans vs Zombies. When he isn't writing, he likes crashing on the couch in the Statesman office, listening to music, and playing video games, as well as having an occasional gin and tonic.

Sara Sonnack Assistant News Editor Sara Sonnack is a junior journalism major. She plans to go into broadcast news and hopes that when you turn on the TV in two years she’ll be the one giving you the news for the day. If that doesn't work out she'll happily settle for being Anderson Cooper's personal assistant.

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Unlike Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence in “Boy Meets World,” when you walk into your first college class, chances are your favorite teacher from high school won’t be your professor, and there will definitely be more than seven students in the room.

Even though we’d all love to have Mr. Feeny and know the first name of every one of our classmates, the reality is far different than the pretty picture painted in our favorite childhood shows. In your first week of classes at Stony Brook, you will probably be introduced to at least one of the large lecture halls on campus.

In these rooms, you could have more than 500 classmates. These lecture halls are the ideal places to house some of the most popular introductory classes Stony Brook has to offer.

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Introduction to Psychology

Since its inception in 1965, the psychology major, took PSY 103 with Psychology department at Stony Brook Professor Anne Moyer.

University has been one of the largest “I like that because the class was undergraduate departments. It’s no an introductory course, it gave brief surprise that the introductory course descriptions about other specific fields attracts hundreds of students each of psychology,” Jones said. “I know with semester. Introduction to Psychology, me, after taking PSY 103, I knew which or PSY 103, also fulfills a Diversified areas of psychology really appealed to Education Curriculum, or DEC F, me. The one thing I didn't like about requirement. that course was that I felt like it was a “It’s sort of fun to find out what the lot of information squished into [a] not current knowledge is and see if you get long enough time period.” any understanding of the things you Jones’s advice for students taking this do,” said Nancy Franklin, a psychology course is simple: Read. professor who teaches PSY 103. “I think “Do the readings,” Jones said. “I know that people tend to make a mistake that people say that with other classes, but they think it’s going to be easy. I think to understand psychology, you have to a lot of people get a rude awakening of read the textbook and try to understand what a science psychology really is.” it in basic terms. Straight memorization According to Franklin, who has taught doesn't always work for psychology the course for 22 years, Introduction classes because sometimes you'll have to to Psychology is the study of human answer questions based on a theory or behavior, processing information, concept as opposed to answering about relationships and so much more. it directly.”

“Psychology is very closely aligned with neuroscience,” Franklin said. “A lot of things that people intuitively think are wrong. A In the upcoming fall 2011 semester PSY 103 will be offered lot of psychology in two different sections. On Mondays and Wednesdays from is universal. It’s 5:20 to 6:45 p.m. the class will be held in Javits Lecture a diverse group Hall 100 with Professor Turhan Canli. On Tuesdays and of 570 people. It Thursdays it will be held from 3:50 to 5:10 p.m. in the same makes it kind of lecture hall with Professor Nancy Franklin. interesting.”

Cynthia Jones, a 21-year-old

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JRN 101/103

Stony Brook University is the birthplace of the Center for News Literacy. News Literacy is a course that teaches students how to consume news. Dean Miller, the director of the Center for News Literacy, said that it is the largest lecture course on campus.

“In civic life, you need to find reliable information,” Miller said. “This generation is pretty lousy at it. They tend to think that rank is equal to reliability on search engines. They trust how things look. If a website looks good, you trust it. The point of this course is to find reliable information by using critical thinking, look at what’s missing and think about balance.”

The Center for News Literacy was founded in 2007 as the brainchild of Howard Schneider, the dean of the School of Journalism. Miller became the center’s director in 2009, and continues to teach students how to trust the information they are consuming.

“Last fall we had almost 40 percent of the freshmen class enrolled,” Miller said. “It’s one of the experiences that Stony Brook students have in common.”

Enrollment comes in large numbers for this course because it can be counted as one of two Diversified Education Curriculums (DECs). News Literacy can be counted either as a DEC B (JRN 101) or DEC G (JRN 103.)

According to Miller, it is because it works both as a critical thinking course and a textual analysis course.

Miller calls the course a “great introduction to college.” He warns that there is a lot of rigorous work and a lot of homework.

“One of the reasons it’s popular is because it gets great ratings,” Miller said.

“A lot of students who take the course rate it as good or excellent. A lot of students also say it’s a lot of work. So it’s sort of like they’re saying ‘It’s a pain in the ass but I love it.’”

It’s not all work and no play in Miller’s class. Sometimes, they play

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football. Miller attaches a microphone to a small Nerf football and tosses it to students to participate.

“Every student who participates has to catch the football, even the ones who sit in the middle and try to hide from me,” Miller said.

Gabbi Dusharm took News Literacy with Miller and liked it so much that she became a journalism minor along with her biochemistry major.

“Best class I have taken so far,” Dusharm said. “I absolutely loved it. I highly recommend the class to anyone who reads newspapers, uses a social website or receives any sort of news at any point in the day; sounds like everyone to me!”

Another incentive that might prompt students to enroll in News Literacy is the chance to get one free semester of in-state tuition.

“Every student that gets an ‘A’ on their final paper gets put in a pool and a panel of journalism professors that are not News Literacy will be offered in 40 teaching News Literacy that different sections in the fall 2011 semester, semester grade it and pick including both lectures and recitation. To the winner,” Miller said. find the section that best fits your schedule, In the fall of 2010, check your SOLAR listings. freshman Aleksandar Gilbert-Petrovic, beat out all other students and won the scholarship.

BIO 101

Introduction to Biology

Seeing as Stony Brook the details of metabolism, plant University was named one of structure and function, etc.” the top schools in the nation in According to Schmidt, the class biological sciences for 2010 in is made up of three exams, the U.S. News & World report, it’s lowest of which gets dropped, no surprise that there are a wide a final, and a lot of extra credit variety of science courses offered. opportunities.

However, even if students have no Phil Yam took the class two interest in being a science major, years ago as a sophomore. He they are still required to take two enjoyed it so much that he took science classes to fufill their DEC it again his junior year — as a requirements.

One class that teacher’s assistant. about 700 non-biology majors “It's not difficult to get an A in enroll in annually is BIO 101. the class as long as you put in a Matthew Schmidt has taught little effort,” said Yam, a business introduction to biology for about major. “He [Schmidt] helps you 10 years and said that the class has out by offering 11 extra credit grown in popularity. points added on to your final “Well, it is honestly not a grade. That's a boost of an entire terribly difficult class, for a science grade. All you have to do is take [course],” Schmidt wrote in an 20 minutes out of your day once a email. “It is also popular because week to walk to the Life Sciences it is offered in the evenings in building to take a 10-question the fall, and we have a good quiz, walk to the Stony Brook relationship with the Athletics Hospital to donate blood or listen Department so a lot of student to an hour-long blood lecture, and athletes take this class together to watch an in class movie, 'Gattaca', satisfy their requirements. I would at the end of the semester.” also like to think it is because I am Schmidt says he tries to awesome.” keep the class fun and students BIO 101 is a biology class engaged, something that Yam specifically designed for non- thinks Schmidt succeeds at. majors.

“Professor Schmidt makes the “The difficulty level is definitely class as enjoyable as a biology lower than that of a majors class, class can possibly be with his but of course it is still science and corny sense of humor,” Yam said. many do not find it ‘easy,’” wrote Schmidt. “Also, we focus on basic principles BIO 101 will be offered in the Fall 2011 from the point of view semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays from of the human body 6:50 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. in Javits Lecture Hall — so we don't discuss 100 with professor Matthew Schmidt. certain subjects in detail that would be covered in a majors general biology course, such as

SOC 105

Introduction to Sociology

Students interested in learning about the class, but Marrone enjoys teaching the development and functioning of it too. society are often found flocking to “I really like to think of my sociology classes. The introductory introduction class as a way to excite course at Stony Brook University, students about the field of sociology SOC 105, has more than 400 students and social sciences more generally,” enrolling in it per semester. said Marrone, who has taught SOC The course focuses on teaching 105 for about 11 years. “I try to get students the way that sociologists them to feel connected to the material interpret data in comparison to other by bringing in current examples to social sciences. support sociological theory.”

“I think the course material is a great Hipol has two simple pieces of way for students to become introduced advice for students looking to take this to the social sciences," said Catherine class.

Marrone, a professor of SOC 105.

“Don’t cram on the reading,” Hipol "For many students in their first year, said. “Also, try buying books off other it is in fact their first time seeing and students.” learning about this kind of perspective and methodology.”

Jan Hipol, a junior, has SOC 105 will be offered in the Fall 2011 taken both SOC 105 and PSY semester on Mondays, Wednesdays and 103.

Fridays from 9:35 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in “PSY 103 and sociology Javits Lecture Hall 110. It will also be offered 105 are almost identical in on Mondays and Fridays from 12:50 p.m. to the amount of reading,” Hipol 2:10 p.m. in Earth & Space Sciences Lecture said. “They’re both pretty easy.”

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A trium, a popular study area in the Humanities Building. Bamboo Forest, a a hidden gem located behind West Appartments. C hemistry, good luck with that. D iversified Education Curriculum, or DEC’s. The collection of classes every student needs to take before graduation. E arthstock, Stony Brook’s annual Earth Day celebration. Fthe grade you will get in chemestry. G eology 101, probably the the only science class you will get an A in. H -Quad, RIP Benedict food court. We thought loosing Taco Bell was bad. I nternet, good luck finding it.

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Starting Fresh As you are reading this, you have probably just finished unpacking your life into a dorm room that is about the size of a jail cell. However, we hope that you can take a break from everything and read this issue that was written just for you.

At The Statesman, our goal is to provide you with the most reliable information, so here we will give you a taste of what some of the bigger issues on campus are, so when you read the paper over the next few years you won’t think we are speaking a different language.

One of the bigger developments from the last year has been the announcement and now ongoing construction of the campus hotel. You can’t miss it; it’s the massive plot of barren land right off of Nicolls Road. There has been considerable debate about the hotel, most of it coming from the environmentalists who are against the deforestation it has caused.

However, the University says the hotel will bring more conferences to campus, provide lodging for families of the university hospital’s patients and accommodate guest lecturers. Construction began last month, but whether the hotel will be packed with guests and conferences or empty for most of the year won’t be clear until it actually opens.

The Undergraduate Student Government, or USG, is another main part of campus life. They handle your student activity fee, allocate it and decide how some of it is used. They are also the campus’ favorite punching bag.

Even though they may be frustrating for clubs, they were able to put on a good show last semester.

Last semester’s end of the year concert featuring Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe was a hit and attracted the biggest crowd for a student run event in about a decade. However, it remains to be seen what will become of the concerts this year. Nobody can gauge what will happen with the campus television station, SBUTV, which USG took control of last semester and has done little to nothing with as of yet, either.

Stony Brook also has a new Provost, Dennis Assanis. He is a distinguished professor at the University of Michigan and will take the post as

Provost on Oct. 1. We will be covering his arrival in depth and looking at what his plans are for academics on campus.

Ever since last year, when rumors of department closures and mergers abounded, everyone has been waiting to see who was appointed to this position.

Like President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. and his predecessor Eric Kaler, Assanis comes from a science background. However, Assanis has said he values the humanities just as much as the sciences and hopes to build at Stony Brook, not take anything away.

Finally, there are SUNY 2020 and Stony Brook 2023. Though both plans sound similar, they are actually quite different from one another. SUNY 2020 is a bill passed last month by the legislature; it guarantees that SUNY’s state budget will remain at or above the current budget for the 2010-2011 academic year, but may be cut if the governor finds that there is an economic emergency. However, it also comes a maximum tuition increase or $300 for all SUNY schools for each of the next five years.

These are the main two areas of the bill, but we will be going much more in depth as the year goes on and we feel these changes. Stony Brook 2023 comes a bit closer to home and is a proposed 10-year plan for facilities. It promises new dorms for undergrads and graduates, new classroom buildings as well as additions and renovations to current buildings.

Some of these plans have been approved and others have not.

That is just a snippet of what we are dealing with on campus, and we hope we can be a guide for you and bring you all the latest news and opinions on these and other issues.

We hope that this year by reading The Statesman you can develop a better understanding of the inner workings of the university, gain insight about the implications of the recent and upcoming budget cuts to SUNY and be well-informed about the effects that SUNY 2020 will have on campus.

We hope to provide you with stories of substance that will make you think about and look at someone or something you see everyday at Stony Brook just a little bit differently.

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Commuting in college, but enjoying the ride

By Sara DeNatalie Staff Writer

For most serious students, the choice of which college to attend is a life-changing one that can fill them with anxiety, excitement and the potential for a whole lot of work. For me, it was one that was made on a whim after I realized I couldn’t afford the tuition at New York University.

That’s just the type of person I am: impulsive. I tend to act now and think later. I wrote my college admissions essay in 20 minutes and spell checked it once before sending it out into the world as a representation of all I’ve done in my four years of high school.

In a way, it was exactly that considering that in high school, I would only start papers the period before they were due.

It’s worked out for me so far, thankfully, since I am here now, at my school of choice, giving advice to freshmen who are probably a lot more level-headed now than I will ever grow to be.

The first thing I realized when I began my journey here at Stony Brook was that I could be anything and anyone I wanted to be. So, I did something I had never done before: I talked to strangers. My orientation table was full of friendly faces, most of which are now the faces of my closest friends. I opened

up and avoided being the shy girl that I was in high school and actually managed to trick people into thinking that I was the outgoing type. That’s the most important thing about the college experience, if you ask me: being given the opportunity to start with a clean slate and make yourself the person you’ve always wanted to be.

This leads me to one of the most wonderful and terrible experiences of my freshman year: commuting.

I’m from a town on the south shore of Long Island that is only a half hour drive from Stony Brook. More importantly, I’m a “momma’s girl” and didn’t want to live somewhere without my family. So the decision was clear that I would be a commuter for my first year.

The Commuter Student Association loves to propagate that commuters can do everything that residents can just as easily.

This, I learned very quickly, just isn’t true. Many clubs at Stony Brook meet at night, and for a commuter who does not want to drive home in the dark or wait in the library for hours, it is almost impossible to be involved.

But one of the reasons I chose to come here was to write for the The Statesman, and that was what I was going to do.

To write for the section I wanted to be a part of, Arts &

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Commuter students seen taking the express bus from the south parking lot to campus Entertainment, I was required to attend meetings on Wednesday nights. In the beginning of the semester, I would spend the time after my last class in the library since most of my friends were commuters who had left for work or home long before the meeting would begin.

Sometimes I would get work done, but mostly I would just watch all the people around me and the strange things they do.

That’s another wonderful thing about Stony Brook; there are so many interesting people doing weird and unusual things all around you.

For a 'people-watcher' like me, it is an endless source of entertainment. Luckily, through The Statesman meetings, I became very good friends with a fellow writer and classmate. I would

Meet...

The Opinions Team Ravneet Kamboj Opinion Editor

Ravneet Kamboj is a senior in the Honors College who is majoring in biology and also the acting opinion editor of The Statesman. As the opinion editor he feels that it is his job to make sure that the students of Stony Brook can voice their opinions in a place that will be seen and read by many people.

Lamia Haider Assitant Opinion Editor I'm a fellow student begrudgingly stepping into my senior year. My academic interests lie within the fields of political science and psychology. In my spare time I'm a self-proclaimed feminist and advocate of human rights. I also revel in most things geek-related, like video games, literature, Doctor Who and superheroes in spandex. Most of what I write about is pertinent to my interests, unless I haven't had my coffee and feel like yelling about something.

finally have someone to spend the time in the library with, time that I could have spent in my dorm if I was not a commuter.

Most importantly, being a part of The Statesman staff has brought me so much closer to the school and so many people who attend.

I’ve been presented with opportunities I could have never imagined if I had just gone home after every class.

The point of all this is that I want all freshmen, commuters or residents, to know what I learned during my first year at Stony Brook.

While it is crucial to stay on top of your grades and focus on your studies, college is a very social experience as well. To all of you shy, timid ones out there, I dare you to open up and talk

to the people sitting next to you in your first class, find out their names, their interests and try to make new friends. If you do that in every class your first week, I promise that by the end of your first year, you’ll be as open and surrounded by friends as I am lucky enough to be now.

To the commuters, it isn’t going to be easy to get the full college experience, but if there is a club that you really want to be a part of, it’s worth the time you have to spend fooling around.

Looking back, I am so glad I chose Stony Brook because now I am wholeheartedly a Seawolf.

There is nowhere I’d rather be, and I hope every incoming freshman, regardless of their reason for being here, learns how wonderful this school is and how great it allows you to be.

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The Editors Frank Posillico Editor-in-Chief

Frank has been Editor-in-Chief of The Statesman for over year now.

He started as a contributing writer in 2008 and quickly rose up.

While he is not slaving away in the basement office of the newspaper he is a freelance for Newsday, where he interned this summer.

He enjoys his work, but does like to take a break and enjoys watching movies and reading and other activities that take the least amount of energy possible.

Sam Kilb Managing Editor Sam Kilb came into Stony Brook University as a pre-med student, but now, in his third year, is a full-time journalism major. His love for sports and journalism led him down a natural path, and he is now sports editor of the campus’ finest publication, The Statesman. Sam will make a career of his combined passions after he graduates.

Sam has interned at television stations and newspapers, most recently Newsday and Times Beacon Record newspapers, for which he still freelances, contributing stories and photos.

Erika Karp Managing Editor

Erika Karp is a senior journalism major and has been working at the Statesman since her freshman year.

When she isn’t confined to The Statesman office, she is an orientation leader, vice president of the Society of Professional Journalists at Stony Brook and a member of the School of Journalism Advisory Board. She has a fear of being bored and enjoys obscure popular culture references.

Kenneth Ho Managing Editor Kenneth Ho is a senior political science major with minors in media arts and business management and is also pursuing his MBA at stony brook university. Kenneth has been a photographer for the statesman for the past 3 years and was involved as photography editor for a year and a half. He is currently managing editor at The Statesman and specializes in maintaining a certain level of sanity in the statesman office.

Megan Spicer Copy Chief Meg Spicer is a senior journalism major with a minor in anthropology. She's been an active member of the Spirit of Stony Brook Marching band since her freshman year and is currently serving her third year as drum major. When she isn't working on doing things in the journalism world, she's often times thinking of new things for her "future" journalism-themed coffee shop, The Daily Grind.

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By Deanna Del Ciello Staff Writer

The dorm room: where students live, sleep and sometimes study. It’s a type of home-base, a corner of campus just for two people to share.

All of these factors raise a very serious question about the first year of college: how to decorate it?

At first glance, it’s easy to believe that the room is small.

Take another look. There’s tons of surface area: a cork board on the desk, a wall above the bed and, yes, even the ceiling. One of the easiest ways to begin decorating and putting a selfstamp on the room is to take advantage of these areas. By using tape or reusable adhesive putty, it becomes easy to hang up posters, pictures of friends from home, ticket-stubs from favorite movies or shows, quotes, magazine cut-outs or

any light-weight, semi-flat object to the many flat surfaces of the room.

Prefer to keep the walls blank? Picture frames on a desk are also an easy and quick way to decorate. There are many frames that can fit multiple pictures which make it easier to have more pictures and fewer frames, leaving more room to use the desk for, hopefully, studying. Just because they are called picture frames does not mean that pictures need to go inside of it. A pressed flower or small mementos can also fit inside giving the typical picture frame a twist.

The University Book Store, located in the library, sells items to decorate the dorm room such as reusable adhesive wall decorations. Available in different shapes, colors and patterns, they make it easy to brighten up those white walls. Certain adhesive wall

HOW TO: decorate your dorm

decorations are dry erase boards which work well for a doodle study-break on the dorm room wall. Color, doodle or have friends who are stopping by draw something of their own. The walls and desk are not where the decorating needs to stop. Window decals or window paint extend the decorating fun to the people passing by outside on their way to class. Decorate the window

for the current season or upcoming holiday or just have a roommate bonding session by doodling away together.

After the walls, ceiling and window have been decorated, there’s still the floor to think about. Take a roommate trip to the mall or Target and find a rug to put in the middle of the room. Even though the room already has a rug, adding another one will make the

room feel more like home and give a focal point to the room that it otherwise would not have.

The easiest way to decorate a dorm room is to take chances.

Hang things up, doodle on a white board or throw something on the ceiling. Just remember: no permanent changes. The dorm room is a student’s home for a year, but the university’s room for a lifetime.

(Below) a dorm room from Stony Brook in the 70s, even then students were tripled and had to deal with space issues.

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A dorm room at Stony Brook, although small you can easily make it home.

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Elvira Spektor Arts & Entertainment Editor Elvira Spektor is currently a contributor for the Business Insider, a writer for the Palo Verde Valley Times newspaper, and a guest blogger for several national finance blogs. She studies journalism and business at Stony Brook University. She is currently the Arts & Entertainment editor of The Statesman and writes the student life column, "According to Elle". Ms. Spektor is in the Honors College and is the Vice President of the Greek National Honor Society, the Order of Omega.

Arielle Dollinger Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor Arielle Dollinger is a sophomore double-majoring in journalism and Spanish. She is assistant Arts & Entertainment editor of The Statesman and has interned at Long Islander Newspapers. Arielle is in the University Scholars program and a member of Scholars Council. She loves vanilla cupcakes, floral-print dresses, Keds sneakers, lemon-raspberry lip balm, and ballet shoes. She hopes to write for The New York Times or Newsweek someday.

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The Rockstars of Tabler Quad

By Deanna Del Ciello Staff Writer

Tabler Quad, official home of the ndergraduate college of Arts, Culture and Humanities, hosts many activities throughout the year in the Tabler Center for Arts, Culture and Humanities, or as it is referred to by the students, the TAC. By hosting events such as Open Mic Night and Battle of the Bands, the TAC offers an opportunity for students to express themselves through music or watch their friends do so.

Open Mic Night is one of the most consistently occurring events on campus. Hosted approximately every other Wednesday night, students are encouraged to sign up and showcase their talents in the Café. With performances ranging from small music ensembles, solo performances or poetry reading,

spending Wednesday at in the TAC Café is a great mid-week hangout with friends. If it’s a talent that can be performed on stage, Open Mic Night is the place to show it off.

Battle of the Bands is also hosted in the TAC annually.

Bands must have at least two students currently enrolled at the university to participate.

The event takes place during the spring semester in the Black Box Theatre. Bands compete against each other for a small prize in the form of a gift certificate.

RockYoFaceCase, while not held in the TAC, is another musical event on campus. Created by two Stony Brook students, Patrice Zapiti and Carlos Parreno, RockYoFaceCase is hosted in the University Café in the Student Union on certain Monday nights throughout the semester.

The concert series creates a

professional concert experience for Stony Brook students with no admission charge. Student and local bands play for free. In the last academic year, a band called Breathing East released their first EP at RockYoFaceCase.

Besides hosting a variety of musical events, the TAC offers many opportunities for all students, not just those living in Tabler. It houses a 250-seat performance space for theatre, dance and music, an art gallery specifically for undergraduate work, practice rooms and artist’s studios, a digital arts laboratory, a conference room and classroom.

To reserve a room, there is an online request form on the undergraduate college’s website.

Residential tutoring is offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 8 to 11 p.m. Dunkin Donuts is also housed in the TAC.

The Rockstars who

PHOTOS BY EZRA MARGONO

Every other Monday the University Cafe is open to all students where they can come and see local and campus bands play. The show is called RockYoFaceCase and has evolved quickly to become one of the campus' main events. Here are some photos from last year's concerts.

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6) WALK FOR BEAUTY, WALK FOR LIFE Get your sneakers and favorite walking gear together because a long walk around Stony Brook Village Center is about to take place! On Sunday, Oct. 2 starting at 8:30 a.m., many will walk a distance of approximately four miles to raise money for breast and prostate cancer research at Stony Brook. Participating in this event will truly make an everlasting impact on the community.

TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR

1) EIGHTH ANNUAL ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL Who doesn’t enjoy a free movie? From 2:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 5th and Sunday November 6th, The Center for Italian Studies will screen six recently produced Italian films. These screenings will be free and open to the public! Also, the audience of each screening will be in for a treat. Guest filmmakers will offer remarks and conduct Q&A sessions after the screening. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the movie!

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Come celebrate Stony Brook’s Homecoming on Saturday, Sept 24! Although there are many activities intended for alumni, students, faculty, staff, their families and the whole community during the day, the main event is the football game at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. At 6 p.m. the Stony Brook Seawolves will take on Interested in cars and motorcycles? How about the Lafayette Leopards. This is guaranteed to be a spirited event. Go support your Italian ones? On Sunday, Sep 25, various Italian Seawolves and make sure you get your red on! cars and motorcyles will be on display directly COMPILED BY: JACLYN LATTANZA across from the Sports Complex from 10 a.m. CONTRIBUTING WRITER 1 p.m. With representations of multiple Italian automotive clubs, this is sure to be a special event! This event is open to the public and offers free viewing!

2) CONCORSO D’ELEGANZA

3) DEBBY BOONE CONCERT Debby Boone, most recognized for her song “You Light Up My Life,” will be performing in the Staller Center on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. With her latest CD, "Swing This," she is sure to take you back to Vegas in the 60s. Performing with a rocking band behind her, it is sure to be a jazzed up performance!

4) THE GHOST OF A SABER TOOTH TIGER: SEAN LENNON & CHARLOTTE KEMP On Saturday, Oct. 15, at 8 p.m., join Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp in the Main Stage of the Staller Center to hear a beautifully arranged concert. With the soothing sounds of their voices, they are able to incorporate instruments such as acoustic guitars, vibraphonea and banjos to create interesting and amusing music for all.

5) EMERSON STRING QUARTET The Emerson String Quartet featuring violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violist Lawrence Dutto and cellist David Finckel, is set to perform at 8 p.m. in the Staller Center on Thursday, Oct. 20th. With a program including pieces by Mozart, Beethoven and others, viewers will be drawn in to the amazing performance put on by these musicians.

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Tonight's show: Inside the Staller Center

By Jacqueline Flareau Contributing Writer

There is more to Stony Brook University than science and studying. The Staller Center for the Arts focuses on theatre, art, music and dance. The building is home to classes as well as professional performances in its 1000-plus seat theatre, providing local performances for both Stony Brook students and the public.

The Staller Center offers a chance to see performances without the hassle of traveling into New York City and shows films for $8 during the semester.

Staller events allow students to save money on transportation costs, and through the “first on us” program, new students can see one performance at Staller for free.

Tickets may seem pricey for a college student, but student discount options are available by presenting your studetnt ID card. On the first day of each month, students can buy half price tickets for any event. If you’re willing to go last minute, student rush tickets are available fifteen minutes before the performance begins for $7. At any other time, faculty, staff, students and alumni receive a $3 discount on their ticket

purchase.

In past years, Staller has had performances by Katherine McPhee, Savion Glover, various chamber orchestras, operas and dance troupes. While there are new performances, there are reoccurring acts that grace the Staller Stage each year.

The Emerson String Quartet, Staller's house performers, come Stony Brook every year, and will preform three times this year. Each performance will include one of Mozart’s “King of Prussia” quartets. The first performance will be on Oct. 20, followed by February and March performances in the spring.

The Met Live in HD is shown durnig the year. Show-goers are given the opportuinity to experiance the Metropolitan Opera without having to travel to into the city. The Opera is viewed on a large screen in the Main Stage Theatre.

Performances are either live broadcasts from the event in the city, or encore performances, screenings of past Met Live events. Tickets are only $15 for students.

Starry Nights at Staller Center are professional chamber music performances by Stony Brook’s “stars of the classical musical world.” This provides an opportunity to hear the local

“stars” of Stony Brook perform classical pieces. There will be a performance on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m.

New performances this fall season will include "The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger," a musical performance by Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl. Sean Lennon is the son of The Beatles' John Lennon and Yoko Ono. This performance is complimented by the Yoko Ono exhibit displayed in the University Art Gallery.

On Nov. 13, the Squirm Burpee Circus will perform a four-person circus that includes juggling, stunts and song-anddance routines. While the age group is seven and older, the Staller Center website lists the event as “not just for kids.”

Stand-up comedian and actor Sinbad will perform a comedy routine on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. Sinbad became famous in the 90s and has starred in a Cosby Show spin-off called "A Different World." He has also appeared in "Jingle All the Way," "Good Burger," "First Kid" and other popular films.

For a complete list of Staller events times and prices, visit their website at www. stallercenter.com. The website includes a calendaar of events, dates, times, and prices.

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Katharine McPhee was one of many stars to perform at the Staller Center last year.

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One of the campus’ unique features is the massive amount of clubs. Each one is different from the last and all serve a certian purpose of student life.

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CLUBS Stony Brook Bhangra Team EMAIL: NeginderS90@aol.com.

MEETS: Thursdays at 7 p.m. on at Benedict Quad.

Included here is a list of clubs that responded to request for the meeting times and locations.

The list is not complete and more clubs can be found online.

On that note, The Statesman’s first informational meeting is WEDNESDAY the 31st in room 057 in the Union Basement at 12 pm. Come and meet the editors and get some free food.

Minorities in Psychology EMAIL: asueboard@yahoo.com.

MEETS: Thursday in SAC 303 at 8:30 p.m.

FIRST MEETING: Sept. 1 in SAC 303

Muslim Students’ Assosiation

African Students Union

EMAIL: sbumsa@gmail.com MEETS: Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Union 249 FIRST MEETING: Sept. 8, Union 249 CLUB WEBSITE: www.stonybrookmsa.org

EMAIL: mip@ic.sunysb.edu.

MEETS: Meetings every Thursday in SAC 303 at 8:30 p.m.

Student Blood Drive Commiittee

Stony Brook Fencing EMAIL: Sbufencing@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Sports complex arena in the Sports complex 7 p.m. day after club fiar.

Women’s Club Lacrosse

Women’s Rugby Football Club

EMAIL: sbuclax@yahoo.com FIRST MEETING: second week of classes, email for more information

EMAIL: sbublackwidowrugby@gmail.com MEETS: Monday at 8:30 p.m. in SAC room 304

Stony Brook Company of Archers EMAIL: sbucofa@gmail.com MEETS: Tuesday 7p.m.-8:30p.m. at Union 236

Soccer Club EMAIL: sbusoccerclub@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 8 p.m. -10:30 p.m. at the Outdoor Intramural Fields beyond Levalle Stadium MEETS: Every Friday 4 p.m. (Weather Permitting) at the Outdoor Intramural Fields

Stony Brook Gospel Choir EMAIL: powell.yanique@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Sept. 1, 2011 MEETS: Sundays 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in Union 237, Thursdays- 8:30 p.m -10 p.m. in the Union Bi-level

EMAIL: SBUSBDC@gmail.com MEETS: SAC 309 Thursdays 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

DATES TO DONATE: Sep. 12 (Mon) SAC ballroom A, Oct. 4 (Tues) SAC ballroom A, Oct. 31(Mon) SAC ballroom A, Nov. 21 (Mon) SAC ballroom A, Dec. 1 (Thurs) SAC ballroom A

Hindu Student Council EMAIL: sbu.hsc@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Wed Sept. 14 8:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m., SAC 308

Pre-Physical Therapy Club

Ballroom Dance Team

EMAIL: preptclubsbu@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Tuesday Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. in SAC 306

EMAIL: ballroom@ic.sunysb.edu FIRST MEETING: Sept. 15 at the Sports Complex Dance Studio 9 p.m.

West Indian Student Organization EMAIL: sbwiso@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Tuesday, Sept. 6 in SAC 306 from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Fine Arts Organization EMAIL: faoclub@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Thursday, Sep. 1, location TBA

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SBU Bowling Club

B.A.S.I.C. (Brothers and Sisters in Christ)

EMAIL: sbubowlingclub@gmail.com MEETS: Tuesday, Sept, 6th in the SAC lobby

EMAIL: basic@ic.sunysb.edu MEETS: Mondays from 8:30-10 p.m. SAC 306 FIRST MEETING: Aug. 29

National Association of Black Accountants EMAIL: SBUNABA@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Monday, Sept. 19, 8:30 p.m. in SAC 308

Social Justice Alliance EMAIL: sbusja@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Thursdays 8-9 p.m. Uniti Cultural Center in the Union

Residence Hall Association EMAIL: stonybrookrha@gmail.com MEETS: 8:30-10 p.m. Mondays, 2nd Floor GLS/HDV Center FIRST MEETING: Sept. 12

Bengalis Unite EMAIL: bengalis.unite@gmail.com MEETS: Wednesdays 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Union Room 236

Ultimate Frisbee EMAIL: panicultimate@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Second tuesday of school at 7 p.m. on the physics lawn

Stony Brook Crew Team EMAIL: usbcrew@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: 7 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9, on the front steps of the Sports Complex.

Pre-Physician Assistant Club EMAIL: prepasbu@yahoo.com FIRST MEETING: Sept. 12th, from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in SAC 303

Robot Design Team EMAIL: robot.team@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Wednesday, August 31, 1:00-2:00 p.m., Basement of Heavy Engineering building.

Orthodox Christian Fellowship EMAIL: vchokry@gmail.com MEETS: Tuesdays 8:30 p.m., Room SAC 311

China Blue Radio EMAIL: chinabluesbu@gmail.com MEETS: Tuesday 7:00 - 8:30 PM in SAC 302

Philippines United Student Organization EMAIL: PUSOx3@gmail.com FIRST MEETING: Wednesday, Sept. 21 in SAC Ballroom B

To find information on more clubs make sure you coem to the Involvement Fair on September 14 from 12:50 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the SAC Plaza. And stop by our table to meet the staff.

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Hawkins, Hockey, Poised For Big Season

By Adrian Szkolar

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Fernandes' Season Full of Potential

By Sam Kilb

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Leonardo Fernandes on the field last year. record a 1-1 draw with Iona.

The team will be looking to build on those results when it kicks off the fall season at Lehigh University on Aug. 27.

Fernandes has spent his summer working on his game and preparing for the grueling college soccer regular season in which teams could play three or even four games in the space of a week.

“I just have been trying to get better anyway possible and trying to help the team get better,” Fernandes said. “I’m very excited for the upcoming season.”

The Seawolves will start the season on the road, but play three straight non-conference matches (Sacred Heart, Sept.

15; Fairleigh Dickinson, Sept. 18; Fairfield, Sept. 20) before heading back out on the road. Stony Brook will play four of its last six matches at home.

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There’s no professional soccer on Long Island, but for the Stony Brook futbolista, the Seawolves men’s soccer team is a great alternative.

And you’ll want to keep your eyes on number 8: junior Leonardo Fernandes, Stony Brook’s quick-footed center midfielder.

Fernandes (North Babylon, N.Y.) introduced himself to Seawolves soccer fans with a stellar 2009 campaign, helping the team to an America East title and NCAA tournament berth. He scored seven goals – including a breathtaking free kick against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the conference championship game – and tallied two assists in his freshman season, good enough to lead the team in scoring. Fernandes was named Rookie of the Year and selected as a second-team all-conference player by America East coaches.

His sophomore season saw the Seawolves do three games better than .500 and bow out during the conference semifinals, but Fernandes continued to dazzle crowds with his intricate footwork, playmaking vision and affinity for getting his name on the score sheet.

Fernandes scored six goals – half of them game-winners – in 2010, earning Midfielder of the Year and first-team allAmerica East honors.

Now, the Seawolves chase a second America East title in three years, and Fernandes said the team has its eyes on a return to the national championships.

“The goals are to win the conference, make the NCAA tourney, but it’s to take one game at a time and to get better as a team overall,” Fernandes said. “We know we have talented players but to work together and get better.”

This year the Seawolves are under new management after former head coach Cesar Markovic resigned in January to take over at NJIT. Replacement Ryan Anatol joined Stony Brook from the University of South Florida, where he was an assistant, and led the team to an undefeated spring season.

“I don’t think we could have gotten a better replacement for a new coach,” Fernandes said. “Our team is very excited to start the new season because we saw how much better we had gotten just in one half of the spring semester with the new coach.”

The Seawolves beat Dowling, New York Tech and Long Island University in the spring, the only blemish on their

Before joining Stony Brook hockey last season, sophomore Wesley Hawkins always thought of himself more as a hardworking grinder rather than a scorer.

“I have always been told about my work ethic,” said Hawkins.

“I'm from a small town with a lot of blue-collar work; I guess that's where it comes from.”

Before coming to Stony Brook, Hawkins played junior hockey for the New Jersey Rockets, a team in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. During his two and half years there, he scored a total of 77 points in 99 games for the team.

In his freshman season for Stony Brook, however, Hawkins received more ice time and was encouraged by head coach Chris Garafalo to play a larger role on the offense.

Hawkins ended up leading the team in scoring that season, putting up 60 points in 37 games, 10 more points than the second leading scorer on the team.

“I just wanted to come in and contribute,” Hawkins said. “I was a completely different player in juniors.”

Out of Quarryville, Penn., a town with a population of only 2,000 people, Hawkins originally wanted to stay closer to home and play at Pennsylvania State.

But academics held him back, and was accepted to Penn State Berks, a satellite campus in the Penn State system, with a much less reputable team.

“I got to skate with their team and they weren't that good,” Hawkins said. “So I decided to branch out and try something new.”

Stony Brook players Mike Cacciotti (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Daniel Cassano (Deer Park, N.Y.) introduced Hawkins to the school and recruited him. Both had been teammates of Hawkins on the Rockets.

“They told me about the school, and I came out and visited.” Hawkins said. “They [the team] seemed like a closeknit bunch, and they just sold me on what they were trying to do.”

While the coaching staff has set Hawkins some workout goals to be achieved during the offseason, Hawkins has also relied on some outside help.

“I have a friend who is a personal trainer,” Hawkins said.

“I follow his regimen and work out with him regularly.”

In addition to getting into better shape physically, Hawkins has said that he wants to improve his consistency.

“I got off to a pretty good start at the beginning of the year, but I kind of slowed down in the middle of the year and my production halved,” Hawkins said.

With the team moving into a new league for the upcoming season, Hawkins has embraced his new-found role as a scorer, and wants to put up better numbers.

“I got 60 points last year, so I'm aiming to put up around 70 for next season.” Hawkins said.

“I just want to improve in all aspects of my game.”

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Women’s soccer

Adamkiewicz ready for a championship run this season

By David O’Connor Asst. Sports Editor

“This coming season feels fresh to me,” she said. “We have a new coach to feel out as well as many new freshmen. For most teams this could easily be a rocky beginning because of all the changes, but we seem to be coming together well and fairly quickly. I think the overall attitude of the team is half the battle for a championship, and our mentalities fit well together. The second half is on the field where, again, we share the same mindset of a possession style game. This mix of personalities and skill sets makes for a promising championship season, and what better time than my last year?

I’m very excited to say the least.”

The final chapter of her legacy is soon to be written and Adamkiewicz is determined to finish this story on a high

note.

“For my last semester at Stony Brook, I hope to leave some part of who I am for my team and my university,” she said. “I hope to be someone who my team will see as a role model and a fierce competitor.

I hold a high bar for myself and want my teammates to do the same and never settle for Dana Adamkiewicz second best.”

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With one last chance at success with Stony Brook soccer, fifth-year senior Dana Adamkiewicz (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) feels confident going into a new semester and season with the Seawolves.

“We are just too close now to fail,” she said. “Winning is something that is taught and earned. Last year was the last failure we had to go through to complete a long learning process. Now, we have other teams playing their best against us, and viewing Stony Brook as the team to beat. This takes some getting used to but now that we have become familiar with our new mentality. We are ready to win.”

Even with so many starters returning,

Adamkiewicz realizes the importance of getting freshmen students and athletes acclimated to college life.

“My advice for incoming students and student athletes is to take risks,” she said.

“You never know who you can become until you embrace the unknown.”

For someone who initially could not imagine the college experience close to home, Adamkiewicz has found everything that she wanted in Stony Brook athletics.

“The team was a family, the coaches stressed possession-style soccer, and the university understood how to work with athletes,” she said.

After four years of frustration with a team failing to win a championship during her tenure at Stony Brook, Adamkiewicz is relishing the start of a brand new season.

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SBU Football Full of Oppurtunities for Karim Mohamed

By Amy Streifer Staff Writer

With football season rapidly approaching, all eyes are looking to the incoming players to see what talents they can contribute to a team that finished year with its second Big South championship in a row. One player who hopes to help Stony Brook win a third consecutive championship ring is Long Island-native Karim Mohamed (Lawrence, N.Y.) “I picked Stony Brook because when I walked on campus I felt comfortable,” said Mohamed, who was a three-year starter on both sides of the ball for Lawrence High School . “I enjoyed the time I spent with the team and the coaches during my visit.”

Mohamed comes from Lawrence High School, one of the top programs in Nassau County, and it’s inevitable that he will bring his winning mentality, along with his talents, with him to Stony Brook.

“He comes from a program where we work hard and are used to winning,” said Joe Martillotti, Lawrence High School’s head football coach. “The work ethic and dedication instilled in our athletes will translate very well for him to the next level.”

While on the defensive line at Lawrence, Mohamed totaled 97 tackles, 15 for losses, 5 sacks and an interception. The 6-foot, 6-inch, 295-pound lineman turned down scholarship offers from Albany and C.W. Post before agreeing to sign on at Stony

Brook, and it’s possible he could play any of the five offensive line positions at Stony Brook University.

"Aside from Karim's obvious physical potential, his dedication to consistently get better every day is what sets him apart from other young athletes,” said Andrew Whalen, 20-year-old sports management major at Mount Ida College, who was a former Lawrence High School captain, all-conference player and Mohamed’s teammate when he was just a sophomore on the varsity team. “Put him anywhere

on the offense or defensive line and he will give you 110 percent effort every time, no excuses.”

Coach Martillotti stated that Mohamed is a hard working athlete on and off the field.

The Lawrence High School coach recalled a game versus Sewanhaka High School where “Karim almost single handedly shut them down.”

Chris Hercules, 17-year-old Lawrence High School senior and former teammate of Mohamed thinks that Mohamed will adjust well during his transfer to Stony

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Brook University.

“He’s been preparing and doing whatever he can to be able to compete at the next level,” Hercules said. “Karim’s a very gifted player and with his dedication and focus, we'll be hearing about him in the future.”

Over the past two seasons, the Stony Brook Seawolves football team has gone 10-2 and shared two championships with Liberty University. Head coach Chuck Priore recently had his contract extended through 2016, and he is among the many that are looking forward to seeing how Mohamed’s talents will translate in the world of college football. In a recent Newsday article, Priore is quoted to have said that, “at 6’6” and nearly 300 pounds, Karim shows tremendous athleticism and toughness.”

It’ll take a great amount of strength and determination this season as Stony Brook University finds itself facing tough competitors such as University of Texas in El Paso, University of Buffalo and Brown University.

As for Mohamed, it seems that his high school experience and dedication will have a positive effect in relation to his adjustment to a new campus.

“I obviously have a very high opinion of Karim or I would not have recommended him to play at the Division-I level,” Martillotti said. As for what the future holds for the towering lineman, Martillotti added “Karim will get better and better as

FOOTBALL

Men's Hoops Looks to Dougher Jackolski, Stony Brook, Look to Three-peat

By Syed Hashmi Sports Editor

The Stony Brook Class of 2015 should count its blessings. For the longest time, the Stony Brook Seawolves men’s basketball team was nothing to write home about.

The team’s jump to Division-I basketball was not easy.

Head coach Steve Pikiell built the team from the ground up and has turned the Seawolves into a conference juggernaut in the America East.

It is no coincidence that the team began to succeed when guard Bryan Dougher arrived on campus in 2008.

As a freshman, Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) had an immediate impact, starting all 30 Seawolves games and finishing second on the team in scoring and third amongst

all America East freshmen with 335 points.

He added to his impressive numbers in his sophomore campaign, finishing the year with a program record 95 three-pointers, while helping lead the Seawolves to their first-ever National Invitation Tournament berth against the University of Illinois. For his efforts, Dougher was named as a finalist for the Bob Cousy award, which is awarded to college basketball’s top point guard.

Dougher further cemented his Seawolf legacy last season when he led the team in scoring, assists, steals and three-pointers as the Seawolves reached the America East finals for the first time in their history. In a season plagued with injuries, the 6-foot, 1-inch guard from New Jersey was truly the only reliable and battle tested player on the roster, and because of it blossomed into a great leader.

However Stony Brook’s Cinderella 2010-2011 campaign ended on a sour note as the team suffered a 56-54 nationally televised loss at Boston University in the conference finals.

The disappointment has fueled Dougher and his teammates over the offseason as the team hopes to finally complete their goal of obtaining an NCAA tournament bid.

“In the offseason we've been lifting weights a lot, trying to get stronger for the upcoming season,” Dougher said. “We've also been working hard to improve some weaknesses in our games that showed last year. Being in great shape is something our whole team has been focused on. We're taking a trip to Europe as a team to play against professional teams to give us some practice and game experience.”

Dougher, now a senior, said the team has set high goals for the coming season.

“As a team, our goal is to win the America East Championship and compete in the NCAA tournament,” Dougher said. “We have the pieces to make that happen and I'm very excited about the talent we have on the roster.”

With four of five starters returning, the Seawolves have never been more equipped to accomplish that task. And since this will be Dougher’s final season with the school, it is not hard to believe that the sharpshooter will do all that is required to get his team back on the national stage.

By Adam Merkle Staff Writer

In 2009, Hofstra University’s board of trustees decided to shut down the football program which had been around since the university was founded in 1938. The decision came despite having moderate success and sending four stand-out players to the NFL. This list includes New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston, as well as former New York Jet wide receiver Wayne Chrebet. Brock Jackolski (Shirley, N.Y.) was just a sophomore running back and kick return specialist at Hofstra when the decision came to eliminate the football program. He was one of 84 players that were given the special option to transfer schools without losing any years of eligibility that would normally apply for athletes looking to switch programs.

Luckily for the Seawolves, Jackolski decided to take his talents a little further east on the island, closer to his hometown to play for Stony Brook, where he emerged as a dominant feature back. Utilizing his size and speed, it isn’t too much of surprise that Jackolski had a breakout junior season, which culminated in All-Big South first team honors as a running back, as well as All-Big South second team as a kick returner.

Jackolski played a big part in the Stony Brook football team’s success

in 2010, as one half of the Seawolves 1000-yard rushing tandem along with fellow Hofstra transfer Miguel Maysonet (Riverhead, N.Y.).

Brock rushed for 1062 yards in his junior campaign, with an average of 6.9 yards per carry. He finished the season with nine rushing touchdowns, as well as two receiving scores, and an impressive 94-yard kick return, which was the longest Seawolves play all season.

In 2011, we should see even more of the running back’s dominance, despite continuing to split carries with Maysonet in the backfield.

This can’t really come as too much of surprise to anyone, as head coach Chuck Priore’s offensive scheme worked quite well this past season.

The feat these backs were able to accomplish was one that no other duo in Division-I college football was able to do. Stony Brook had not one, but two backs rush for 1,000 yards.

Brock Jackolski is without a doubt a player to get yourself familiarized with before the season starts. When you see number 30 get the ball on a handoff or on a kick return you know you are in for something special, because he is a force. After a breakout 2010 season, Brock will return as one half of the elusive rushing tandem as Stony Brook looks to repeat as Big South Champions.

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TRACK AND FIELD

Van Dalen Sister's Final Season

By Catie Curatolo Staff Writer

Holly and Lucy Van Dalen have been two of Stony Brook’s finest athletes since they first stepped foot on the campus back in 2007. The Van Dalen sisters are twins from Wanganui, New Zealand. They have broken numerous school and national records in indoor and outdoor track and field, as well as in cross country track, and have helped garner nationwide attention for the Seawolves running program.

Although the twins graduated last year, they are returning to the school to study in its master’s program. Injuries during Lucy’s freshman and Holly’s senior year caused the two to redshirt a season of indoor and outdoor track, and they are therefore eligible to run a final year of track and field for the

Seawolves.

Together, Lucy and Holly have been named to six America East AllConference teams. Lucy, who majored in sociology, and Holly, who majored in both sociology and English, have been named to several All-Academic teams for their achievements in the classroom, living up to the term 'scholar-athlete.'

In June of 2011, Lucy was named an All-American in outdoor track after her performance in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. This was the second time in two years that she claimed that honor. After being named an All-American in cross country and indoor track her senior year, she is the only track athlete in Stony Brook history to ever have received AllAmerican accolades in the same year

Lucy and Holly Van Dalen running at a meet last year. for all three seasons of track.

Sister Holly was named Stony Brook track’s first Division-I AllAmerican back in 2010 for her performance in the 5,000-meter run of the outdoor championships. She was also named an All-American for her 2010 cross country performance; however, problems with dehydration

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caused her to step out of the 800 meter race at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and, therefore, stopped her from gaining All-American status.

After they finish dominating the Stony Brook track scene, the twins hope to represent their home country running in the Olympics. Head Coach

Andy Ronan is just happy to have them back for one more year.

“It’s always important to haave experienced people in the program,” Ronan said in an interview with "The Statesman" last spring. “The reality is, they’re the two best female athletes that have ever been in the program or on campus.”

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Carmona Handed Reigns of SBU Baseball

By Mike Daniello Asst. Sports Editor

With starting pitcher Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.) drafted in the fifth round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft by the Houston Astros, the Stony Brook baseball team will have to look for a new leader.

Junior William Carmona (Hempstead, N.Y.) had an incredible season in 2011 breaking the Stony Brook hit and double records, with 80 hits and 27 doubles. Those stats were not only tops at Stony Brook, but also in the entire America East Conference. Carmona is one of the best players in the America East and can lead the Seawolves to a possible championship in 2012.

In the 54 games Carmona played in 2011 he scored 48 runs, hit three triples and six home runs, and had 41 RBI. Carmona not only lead the league in hits and batting average, but also led in doubles with 27, total bases with 131, and produced a .585 slugging percentage. The only flaw for Carmona was the 47 strikeouts he had, which also was tops in the league.

This otherwise spectacular season for Carmona led to him being named Louisville Slugger first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Carmona was also named 2011 America East Player of the Year, along with being named to the ABCA Northeast Region first team, All-American East first team selection at Designated Hitter, America East All-Academic team, and the 2011 District I Capital One AllDistrict first team.

In only his freshman season, Carmona was named the America East Rookie of the Year, was an America East first team selection at Designated Hitter, named a Louisville Slugger freshman All-American, and was named a freshman All-American by College Baseball Lineup. He was also selected to the America East All-Rookie team, America East All-Tournament team, and was a twotime America East Rookie of the Week. As a

freshman, Carmona led the America East in batting average and on-base percentage with .387 and .456 averages respectively. He was second on the team in hits with 74 and RBI with 48.

Carmona’s stats are extremely impressive, but the one thing that makes him even more valuable to this Seawolve team is his ability to pitch. In 2010, he went 2-2 in 14 appearances, 12 of which were in relief. He finished second in the America East with four saves in his freshman year. His sophomore year was even better on the mound, as he compiled 1-0 record with a 1.76 ERA in 11 relief appearances.

With two amazing seasons under his belt, Carmona is showing how he has amassed into Stony Brook baseball’s new top player.

He was outshined by Nick Tropeano in 2011, who proved he was Major League material with a 12-1 record and 1.84 ERA in 14 starts. Now with Tropeano moving on to Minor League Baseball, Carmona can step in and become the new leader. Replacing Tropeano will be hard for the Seawolves, but the improving game of Carmona will help lead Stony Brook baseball.

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Syed Hashmi is the new sports editor of The Statesman and hopes to continue to make the section the number one source for Seawolves news.

Syed is one of the few members of The Statesman who is not a journalism major and likes knowing he will probably make more than most of the staff who do you into journalism.

Though he is not a journalist by trade he has a passion for sports, which comes across in his writing.

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David O'Connor Assistant Sports Editor David O'Connor is in his third year at Stony Brook and at The Statesman. Though interestested in a variety of topics from international politics to Disney, he felt as though I could serve the campus best by being a sports writer.

His favorite team is the New York Yankees and likewise his favorite sport is baseball.

He have (for better or for worse) been attending a school in Stony Brook, New York, for going on nine years.

David spent six years at the Stony Brook School before I came to the university across the road. He plans on becoming a politician one day and hopefully getting something worthwhile done.

Mike Daniello Assistant Sports Editor Mike Daniello is a sophmore at Stony Brook University and majoring in journalism. He has written for Sachem Patch and for his high school’s newspaper. He was also an announcer for his high school’s basketball games, which were broadcast on the school’s radio station, 91.9 “The Arrow.” Mike plays baseball outside of school and coaches softball.

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INSIDE THE RED ZONE From Page 28 cheer sheets to follow along with before during and after games. During a game it is so simple to get participation because it is so contagious; one voice turns into hundreds almost instantly. To avoid being a drag, I have a few suggestions: become familiar with the cheers, go to as many games as possible, ask someone in the student section if you aren’t sure of something and don’t be afraid to scream and have fun because we guarantee you won’t be the only one.

What are some of the traditions of the Stony Brook Red Zone? What songs or chants are sung? Personal favorite?

MG: Traditions for us start days before the games even are scheduled.

We work closely with athletics to set up weekly dorm storms to remind people of the events we are having and how they can participate and learn cheers.

We have made up several chants and cheers and athletics has our full support with whatever they come up with. We have everything from the classic “Let’s Go Seawolves…CLAP-CLAP-CLAPCLAP-CLAP” and “Defense…CLAPCLAP…Defense…CLAP-CLAP” to our opening game chant, “What Time is it? Gametime!...What Time is it?

Gametime!...Any Wolves in the house?

Aooo! Aooo! Aoo!” We turn facts about the team and their players into chants and if the game is sealed with left, it’s time to “Start the Bus!” and sing “Nah Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye.”

Some also depend on what’s popular. We started “SBUUUUUUU” Three years ago when “Crank That” by Soulja Boy was popular. This year athletics started “D D D D, Fence Fence Fence Fence” and “I Believe that we’re Gonna Win!”, which quickly became fan favorites. I think my personal favorite for a football is our opening chant and “Is that a sack lunch….numnumnumnumnumnum” or during basketball, “Is it Thanksgiving, cuz that was a stuffed turkey” for a big block.

Favorite Red Zone memory?

LF: My favorite Red Zone memory has to be the final game of the 2009 season.

We were playing Liberty University on a cold day in November. The game being played was for the Big South Conference Title. Trailing by four points with just under a minute to go, Stony Brook incredibly went down the field and took the lead with about 30 seconds left. The packed out stadium was going crazy and I feel like each and every person in that stadium stormed the field once the clock struck zero. It was one of the best football finishes I had ever seen and at the end of the day, Stony Brook was the champion of the Big South Conference.

MG: I think my favorite red zone memory was my second Homecoming game in 2008 when we won in the final seconds of the game and stormed the field. My friend was on the team and I

jumped on his back for pictures and to congratulate him while I was still covered in paint.

What does the Red Zone do during the Pre and Post game?

LF: Before every football game, the Red Zone does what is called a “dorm storm.” Here, Red Zone members go around to every residential building, handing out flyers, promoting Stony Brook spirit, and, of course, trying to get as many people at the game as possible.

The Red Zone usually meets in front of the stadium about an hour before kickoff to apportion who is going to be what letter and to make sure we receive seats where all of the stadium can see us.

Following the game, many members head off campus for food and drinks, usually celebrating another Stony Brook victory.

How has the Red Zone evolved since you have joined on?

LF: The Red Zone has easily become one of the more recognizable clubs on campus since I have joined. The main reason for this has been the incredible success Stony Brook has seen in its athletics the past three years. During my freshman year, the athletic teams here were struggling to compete with some of the more experienced Division-I teams.

Now, Stony Brook is expected to win almost every year in every sport. With that, the Red Zone has evolved into a larger group eager to cheer on Stony Brook to victory. Much of this success has been because of the leadership that has dedicated countless hours recruiting and making sure the Red Zone is welcomed at every sporting event.

MG: The Red Zone started out as a small cheer section, going to some games where we were the only ones in the crowd. It has evolved monumentally into something much greater than a fan section. We are a presence on campus and in the community spreading school spirit and student pride at charity events — locally as well. It is bigger than I ever could have imagined.

Do you guys ever travel with the team to away games?

MG: We have traveled to Brown for the past three years for football, Albany and Hartford for the America East Conference Basketball Tournament for the past four years, and three of us (myself, Erich Mauer and Matt Luby) traveled to Florida to watch SBU play University of South Florida in football.

We had plans of going to Baltimore two years to watch SBU in the Final Four for lacrosse until we lost in the final seconds against Virginia University. We also plan on sending people to see the Seawolves play UTEP in football.

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Though Red Zone members are the epitemey of Seawolf spirit many students find themselves sitting in the red zone during the game. and I have also discussed how to join in my ADV 101 class (intro to SBU for transfer students). We also try to publicize what we do during the involvement fair every semester. The dorm storms are also a great way to spark interest. I also make it my job to make posts on the incoming freshman class homepage about the Red Zone on facebook. The Red Zone also has its own Facebook, which we update regularly.

LF: The easiest way to become involved with the Red Zone is to join our Facebook page. There, you can see what’s going on and become informed on all upcoming events. Or, just show up an hour before the home football games outside of the stadium with any and all Stony Brook

paraphernalia and be prepared to cheer on your Seawolves.

Any general advice to freshman?

LF: Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and get involved. Stony Brook University has so many things to offer, and it’d be to your advantage to do something outside of studying that you enjoy. College is supposed to be the best four years of your life; make the most of it.

MG: Get involved with not only the Red Zone, but anything on campus.

Most importantly is to support your teams, school, and community by getting involved. Have fun!

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Sports Editor

The Statesman: When was the Red Zone founded and how did you become involved?

Michael Glick: The Red Zone was founded in the fall 2007 semester, my freshman year. I am one of the cofounders with Jason Shank and Erich Mauer. We started out by painting Happy Birthday on our backs for a friend in the athletic training program, so we needed something on our chests. We had nine people, so "SEAWOLVES" fit perfectly.

Dean [Jeffrey] Barnett and Dean [Jerrold] Stein noticed us at the game and asked if we could do it for every game. We answered with a resounding “Yes.” Lance Feld: I have been involved with it for the last three years. I am going to be a senior this coming year and joining the Red Zone was definitely one of the best and most memorable things I did freshman year.

Do you guys limit yourselves to just football or do you attend

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As Stony Brook athletics continues to grow, so does its fan base. In only four years, the Stony Brook Red Zone has developed into one of the biggest clubs on campus. Students from all different majors get together to show off some school pride, and cheer on their various sports teams at Stony Brook University.

Michael Glick and Lance Feld are two individuals who have played a huge role in the Red Zone’s progression. One of the original founders, Glick is a recent graduate who has now passed the mantle of Red Zone president to senior Lance Feld.

The two took the time out for a brief Q&A with The Statesman and shared some tips on how incoming freshmen can get familiar with one of the loudest cheering sections on Long Island.

other Stony Brook sporting events?

MG: We have painted at every home football game, as well as some special basketball games, tournament basketball games and a few lacrosse games.

We have as [many] members as possible in attendance at every sporting event. This can become difficult for some sports such and swimming/diving, track and field, soccer, etc. because of the days and times that the games are. I personally have been to every home football and basketball the past four years. I have been to most of the soccer, lacrosse and volleyball games as well. We also try to represent the Stony Brook faithful at charity events such as the Walk for Life/ Walk for Beauty and Annual Heart Walk. We also were the organizers of the first Powder Puff football game at Stony Brook.

What

should

freshmen

expect from the Red Zone? How do they avoid being a drag at the game?

LF: The main thing freshman should expect from the Red Zone is a fun and exciting atmosphere. The last few years have really been a major turning point in terms of Stony Brook athletic success and we want to be there to share those moments with the athletes. Freshman should expect to meet new friends and share a lifetime’s worth of memories. If you’re a sports fan and plan on attending the games anyways, why not do so with people who share the same enthusiasm as you do.

MG: They can expect sore voices, stained bodies, the most fun they’ve ever had. We, along with the athletics department and athletic bands, try to pass out game schedules, shirts and Continued on Page 27

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The members of the Red Zone are some of the rowdiest fans and are known for trying to storm the field after a win, regardless of the sport.

Games to watch for: Wednesday, August 31stStony Brook’s newest club sport will be holding an important informational meeting on the Staller Steps at 12:30 p.m during campus lifetime.

Saturday, Sept. 3- The Stony Brook football program opens up its 2011-2012 campaign in El Paso, Texas to play the University of Texas at El Paso at 9 p.m ET. Check back with the Statesman to find out where you can watch the game on campus.

Thursday, Sept. 15- Men’s Soccer introduces new Head Coach Ryan Anatol in their first home game at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium against Sacred Heart University at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17- First chance to see the 2011 Stony Brook Football team in action live as they take on Brown University at 6 p.m at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

Saturday, Sept. 24- Stony Brook celebrates its homecoming as the Seawolves football team hosts Lafayette College at 6 p.m at Kenneth P. Lavalle Stadium. The Seawolves are 4-0 in homecoming games under head coach Chuck Priore.

Thursday, Sept. 29- Women’s soccer hosts the University of Maryland, Baltimore County at 7 p.m at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in their first home conference game of the season. The women’s team was voted second in the America East preseason poll.

Friday, Oct. 7- Men’s soccer hosts their first America East conference game of the season against Vermont University at 7 p.m at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. The men’s team is only a year removed from an America East championship and an NCAA tournament berth.

Saturday, Oct. 8- Stony Brook football kicks off its title defense at home against Presbyterian College

and looks to defend its Big South crown at 6 p.m at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

Sunday, Oct. 30- Men’s soccer ends its regular season with a home against conference opponents Hartford 5 p.m at LaValle Stadium.

The team will look to improve upon its semi-final finish in last year’s America East conference tournament.

Saturday, Nov. 12- The Stony Brook Quidditch team will be traveling to New York City for the Quidditch World Cup, Tickets will be sold all throughout September for the fasting growing sport on campus.

Sunday, Nov. 13- Get your first look at the popular Stony Brook Men’s Basketball team as it hosts Mount Ida College in the Pritchard Gymnasium at 2 p.m. The Men’s squad is fresh off a European tour which included games against pro teams in the cities of Dublin, London, and Paris. Look out for the Statesman’s HOOPLA edition which will give avid basketball fans a look at the upcoming 2011-2012 basketball season!

Saturday, Nov. 19- The final regular season football game should be a good one as the Seawolves take on conference foe Liberty University at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium with a 6 p.m kickoff. These two teams have shared the Big South crown for the past two seasons and will once again battle it out in the final week to determine a champion.

Saturday, Dec. 17- Head into the city along with fellow Seawolves fans and watch the Stony Brook Men’s Basketball team play in the “Mecca of Basketball” Madison Square Garden as they take on Rutgers University at 12 p.m.

Compiled by Syed Hashmi