Playing a musical instrument is a popular way for students to use their creative energy on campus. If you walk by the Staller Center at the right time, you may be lucky enough to hear a violin, guitar, or maybe even a flute. Popular instruments like these are familiar to students, but what about instruments that are more unusual? Some you may have never heard of, like the tabla or the harmonium. Stony Brook University sophomore Priyal Bhagat plays both.
Bhagat has been playing the harmonium for two years and the tabla since he was five, when he lived in South Africa. Bhagat was born there and moved to the United States in 2000.
23- year- old Salvadorian Edgar Artiga, is one of the 1,768 Hispanic students at Stony Brook University, New York. He came to the United States when he was 18 year old. He attended high school in Central Islip, Long Island. The school population was mostly Latinos, especially Central Americans, Puerto Ricans and a few Dominicans. The other majority was black and some white. “In my school there was segregation,” he said. “The immigrants were segregated from the other groups. And among the two groups blacks were also segregated.”
In the fall 2009, I took MAP 103, a math class given at Stony Brook University. In this class, I met Abraham, a young Ghanaian boy who has refused to give his last name. In class, he always seemed to be eager to learn, more than the most of the students in the class. He takes his studies very seriously and tries to take advantage of the opportunity that studying in the U.S. has given him.
This past Monday about a dozen students and staff gathered around an Israeli flag at the Hillel Memorial Garden for a brief ceremony. They were marking Israel Memorial Day, the date on which Israelis remember soldiers killed in its various wars and actions since its founding in 1948. Despite the presence of a rabbi, the event was essentially secular in nature.
The garden is located between the Student Activities Center and the Psychology A building. Those taking part first took turns reading verses from modern poetry. They then read brief biographical pieces about soldiers who had been killed in various actions. Among the dead was Kern Tendler, who, they read, had been killed in 2006 during the Second Lebanon war by “Hezbollah terrorists.” They ended the ceremony with a contemporary prayer, read in English, followed by the Israeli national anthem, sung in Hebrew.
Brazil is the largest country in South America and the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas. Because of its history, Brazil was one of the largest South American countries exporting and importing of slaves. Nowadays, most Brazilians are descendants of the country’s indigenous peoples, Portuguese settlers and African slaves. As a result, there are many brown people such as mulattos. “My family is whiter, but my mom is kind of tan,” said Gustavo Rodrigues Jacovazzo, a Brazilian student of Stony Brook University, New York.
Last semester, in August, a few students from Stony Brook University – most of them journalism major—founded the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) chapter. NAHJ, which was founded in 1984, wants to increase the percentage of Latinos working in our nation’s newsrooms and to improve news coverage of the Latino community.
The NAHJ Stony Brook chapter counts with twelve students who have Hispanic and African-American backgrounds. These students want to make a difference in the news media world by writing stories that really matter in the society. These are hardworking students who share a common passion about journalism.
When the word Bollywood comes to mind I think of many things. For one, I think the Indian movie industry; I mean after all that is the correct definition. But I also think music videos with catchy tunes, colorful sand and excellent dancing. Either way, the word Bollywood catches my attention.
So when I discovered that the Wang Center was going to have a presentation titled Bollywood Weddings, I was curious to learn more. After reading the full description of the event I was even more intrigued. Author Kavita Ramdya would speak at the Wang Center and reveal why she wrote her book Bollywood Weddings: Dating, Engagement, And Marriage In Hindu America.
February was Black History Month Stony Brook University (New York) celebrated with many events and programs during the month, such as a contest, a gala and a black women’s weekend.
On February 24th, I had just finished my class at 6.40 pm when a friend called me and asked if I could go with her to an Afro-American event at the Student Activity Center (SAC). The event was called “Cadence’s 1st Annual Black History Month Banquet.” I agreed. Later on, I realized that it had been one of the greatest events I have ever attended on campus.
Though most people who grew up in Queens don’t find it interesting, others are drawn to its diversity and rich history. Queens is home to musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Fifty Cent.
Located on the western portion of Long Island, Queens is one of the most populated boroughs of New York City. The mix of different nationalities makes Queens a diverse place.
Playing a musical instrument is a popular way for students to use their creative energy on campus. If you walk by the Staller Center at the right time, you may be lucky enough to hear a violin, guitar, or maybe even a flute. Popular instruments like these are familiar to students, but what about instruments that are more unusual? Some you may have never heard of, like the tabla or the harmonium. Stony Brook University sophomore Priyal Bhagat plays both.
This past Monday about a dozen students and staff gathered around an Israeli flag at the Hillel Memorial Garden for a brief ceremony. They were marking Israel Memorial Day, the date on which Israelis remember soldiers killed in its various wars and actions since its founding in 1948. Despite the presence of a rabbi, the event was essentially secular in nature.
Lauren DuBois
Matt Calamia
Micah Danney
Ana Llacer Alventosa
Jennifer Long
Daniel Offner
Sean Caffrey-Agoglia
Tom Price
Sam Kilb
C. Harrington
Elizabeth Ward
Stanley Adler
Kirsten Preskenis
Mary Reiland
