by Arielle Martinez | Sep 5, 2015 | Writings
An animal rights advocacy organization has filed a lawsuit against Stony Brook University to force the university to release records on a dog being used in a research laboratory. The California-based Animal Rescue, Media & Education filed in the lawsuit on...
by Arielle Martinez | Jul 7, 2015 | Writings
In a five-year plan revealed on June 29, Stony Brook Athletic Director Shawn Heilbron and the athletics department outlined several initiatives related to Title IX, including a plan to add a new women’s sport to the department. Title IX is the federal clause that...
by Arielle Martinez | Apr 23, 2015 | Writings
A New York County Supreme Court judge has ordered a hearing at which Stony Brook University must justify its custody of two chimpanzees, but the order has raised the question of whether the chimpanzees can be granted human rights. Justice Barbara Jaffe gave the order...
by Arielle Martinez | Mar 16, 2015 | Writings
A 21st-century Stony Brook stage was transformed into 17th-century Spain when the Moscow City Ballet performed “Don Quixote” on the Staller Center Main Stage on Saturday, March 14 at 8 p.m.. The ballet is loosely based on the 1605 novel of the same name by Miguel de...
by Arielle Martinez | Feb 3, 2015 | Writings
By Arielle Martinez, Hanaa’ Tameez and Kelly Zegers A Stony Brook University alumna is suing the university for the manner in which the administration allegedly handled her complaint of sexual assault by another student. The lawsuit was filed on Jan. 23, 2015 with the...