The Stony Brook Press
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The Stony Brook Press is a student-run news and feature publication at the Stony Brook University published fortnightly.
Founded in 1979, the Press was created as an alternative to the Stony Brook Statesman, the official newspaper of the university.
In its early days, the Press featured exclusive interviews with political figures including Amiri Baraka
, Abbie Hoffman
, Ralph Nader
, and Al D'Amato
. The paper currently has a blend of journalism, alternative thinking, satire and features.
In October 2011, the Press announced a merger with rival campus publication Think Magazine. Both publications merged under the Press name later that month, with the Think Magazine members becoming part of the Press web staff.
Here are some of the comics that have appeared in The Stony Brook Press:
Founded in 1979, the Press was created as an alternative to the Stony Brook Statesman, the official newspaper of the university.
In its early days, the Press featured exclusive interviews with political figures including Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka , formerly known as LeRoi Jones, is an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism...
, Abbie Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman
Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman was a political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ....
, Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
, and Al D'Amato
Al D'Amato
Alfonse Marcello "Al" D'Amato is an American lawyer and former New York politician. A Republican, he served as United States Senator from New York from 1981 to 1999.-Early life and family:...
. The paper currently has a blend of journalism, alternative thinking, satire and features.
In October 2011, the Press announced a merger with rival campus publication Think Magazine. Both publications merged under the Press name later that month, with the Think Magazine members becoming part of the Press web staff.
In the news
- November 1998: SUNY Trustee Candace de Russy publicly condemned a Press cover which depicted her as a dominatrixDominatrixDominatrix or mistress is a woman or women who takes the dominant role in bondage, discipline and sadomasochism, or BDSM. A common form of address for a submissive to a dominatrix is "mistress", "ma'am", "domina" or "maîtresse"...
, and an editorial critical of her opposition to a women's studies conference held at SUNY New PaltzNew Paltz (village), New YorkNew Paltz is a village in Ulster County in the U.S. state of New York. It is about north of New York City and south of Albany. The population was 6,818 at the 2010 census.The Village of New Paltz is located within the Town of New Paltz...
. The New York Post sided with the trustee in an editorial, and local and national media covered the fracas. - February 14, 2001: Three Secret ServiceUnited States Secret ServiceThe United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
agents detained and questioned managing editor Glenn Given over a satirical editorial he wrote in which he asked God to "smite" President George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
.http://www.rcfp.org/news/documents/ssprotest.html
Notable alumni
- In 2002, alumnus Scott Higham and two colleagues from the Washington Post won the Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
in investigative reporting and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism AwardRobert F. Kennedy Journalism AwardThe Robert F. Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism is journalisms award named after Robert F. Kennedy and awarded by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. The annual awards are issued in several categories and were established in December 1968 by a group of reporters who...
for their year-long investigation into the deaths of children in the Washington, D.C., child protection system. - Former editor Ned Goldreyer has produced and written a number of television shows, including an episode of The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
called "Lisa the SimpsonLisa the Simpson"Lisa the Simpson" is the seventeenth episode of the ninth season of the animated television series The Simpsons, which originally aired March 8, 1998. It was written by Ned Goldreyer and directed by Susie Dietter. This episode was also the final episode with Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein as show...
". - In 2006 alumnus Martha Chemas, Esq.http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/36476/martha-chemas.htm published Autobiography/Masquerade under the pseudonym "Maramiva Cordova."
The Top Ten
The Top Ten is a feature adopted for ongoing publication that typically portrays ridiculous or absurd ideas in an organized fashion.Ask Amberly Jane
Ask Amberly Jane is a sex advice column, typically taking a liberal approach to social ideas of sex and sexuality.Comics
Comics have always been an integral part of The Stony Brook Press. Although for a long time the Press printed syndicated comics, it has since adopted a precedent to only print comics from the students, alumni, and the surrounding community in an attempt to encourage artistic participation on campus.Here are some of the comics that have appeared in The Stony Brook Press:
- Manicdotes, by Debbie Sticher
- Bob, by Jamie Mignone
- Brain Puke, by Chris Williams
- College Boyz, by Joe Rios
- Fast Lane, by James Blonde
- In SINC, by Joanna Goodman
- Mooble, or: the Rise and Fall of Modern Logic, by David K. Ginn.
- Omaha, NE, by Steph Hayes.
- Verbatim, by Bev Bryan
- Your 2004 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox: Solving Crimes, Fightin' Mysteries, by Matt Willemain
- "Episode 6 - Splashdown Runaround", April 23, 2004 (left page) (right page)
- The Fantastic Adventures of FES, by John O'Dell
- The Pizza Company, by Jonathan Singer
- The Continuing Adventures of The Scarlet Seawolf, by Frank Myles
- Weird, Green Cat., by Brett Donnelly
