Monthly Archives: December 2011

#130: Being DONE with Finals!

Papers have been written, reports handed in, projects completed, tests taken. Finals week is officially OVER! No feeling is more awesome than being done with that last assignment or exam (for students), or submitting that last grade (for professors), or … Continue reading

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#129: SBU Takes Over NYC!

Stony Brook takes over MSG and it is AWESOME! Go Seawolves!!!!!!

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#128: Seawolves at Madison Square Garden!

Tomorrow, Dec. 17, the Stony Brook Seawolves Men’s Basketball team will be playing at historic Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of the MSG Holiday Festival! The Stony Brook will battle Rutgers at 12pm.  With over 1300 tickets … Continue reading

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#127: No Friday Classes

Stony Brook offers plenty of options for class times, and that gives many students the opportunity to have a schedule with no friday classes! An anonymous submitter tells us that they “absolutely love being free on Fridays, especially after working … Continue reading

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#126: Volunteer Helpers

No one needs to be reminded that finals are upon us. Yet even as students are swamped with finals of their own and studying that needs to be done, dozens of students are going out of their way in the … Continue reading

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#125: Stony Brook Creates

Gabrielle D., a student, thinks Stony Brook Creates is awesome. “Stony Brook Creates features handcrafted jewelry, one-of-a-kind sculptures, photographs and more- all created by Stony Brook community members.  Do you have a talent you would like to share with the … Continue reading

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#124: $150 Million Donated to SBU!

Today it was announced at a press conference that Drs. Jim and Marilyn Simons gifted the University with $150 million and that is beyond AWESOME! The Simons’ gift will allow for developments on east campus in the form of a … Continue reading

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#123: SBU Sticky Quotes

On the way to Humanities, on the bathroom mirror in the Library, little notes of inspiration and encouragement, “SBU Sticky Quotes,” have popped up on campus just in time for finals week. AWESOME!

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#122: Midnight Breakfast Volunteers

Ellen D. thinks it is awesome that student athletes volunteered to serve their fellow students at Midnight Breakfast last night! Thank you to Even Stecko-Haley, Chrish Fenelon, Davonte Anderson, Major Mobley, Greta Strenger, Bernadette Tenuto, Caitlin Pfeiffer, Hajime Ichikawa, Taryn … Continue reading

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#121: Epic Study Breaks

As finals loom, many Seawolves are pouring over notes and books and writing papers and final reports.  One awesome thing that comes out of finals is study breaks! Taking a break with friends makes the study time a lot more bearable. Midnight Breakfast … Continue reading

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