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2 months ago | 
sbstatesman.com | Jenna Zaza
For those of you who thought Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show wasn’t special — think again.
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2 months ago | 
sbstatesman.com | Jenna Zaza
William Shakespeare’s iconic but frankly overplayed story “Romeo and Juliet” has been revived on Broadway 36 times. “Romeo + Juliet,” starring “Heartstopper” actor Kit Connor and “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” lead actress Rachel Zegler, marks the play’s 37th revival. It’s easy to rashly judge yet another revival, especially a Generation Z take on Shakespeare.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
longislandpress.com | Lori Saxena |Jenna Zaza |Nicole Formisano
Just four miles from Stony Brook University, at the intersection of Gun Path, Strong Neck Road, and Dyke Road, stands an unassuming sign reading the area “was Royal Residence of Setalcott Indians.” Its sheer insignificance, perched by the roadside, feels like an afterthought — a token acknowledgment that obscures the violent history of settlement.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
sbstatesman.com | Jenna Zaza
Time is money — and for college students, all you have is time. The sooner you start, the more time your money has to grow, setting up your financial future. There are common misconceptions about investing. People often conjure up an image of someone bent over a laptop, peering at blinding line graphs on the screen as they quickly buy and sell stocks — otherwise known as day trading. Another misconception is that investors need to be older with a high-paying job to start. That is not investing.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
ctmirror.org | Jenna Zaza |Gabby DeBenedictis
The tide is turning for Long Island Sound’s coastal communities with over $1 million in grant money set to progress their climate resilience efforts. New York and Connecticut’s Sea Grant funded this year’s awards to support projects like climate vulnerability assessments, restoration and conservation efforts and flooding mitigation plans.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
wshu.org | Jenna Zaza
The Small Business Administration (SBA) opened two disaster relief centers in Suffolk County that will offer one-on-one assistance for those hit by the catastrophic flooding this August.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
wshu.org | Jenna Zaza
The tide is turning for Long Island Sound’s coastal communities with over $1 million in grant money set to progress their climate resilience efforts. New York and Connecticut’s Sea Grant funded this year’s awards to support projects like climate vulnerability assessments, restoration and conservation efforts and flooding mitigation plans.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
wshu.org | Jenna Zaza
New York’s workers' rights and community justice organizations are preparing for a second Donald Trump presidency. Twenty-seven coalitions, including Long Island Jobs with Justice and Long Island Progressive Coalition (LIPC), signed a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her administration to implement sweeping labor and immigration protections and strengthen social welfare.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
wshu.org | Jenna Zaza
Enrollment at Long Island’s higher education institutions, namely Stony Brook University and Farmingdale State College, surged this year, outpacing the statewide increase of 2.3%, according to a State University of New York (SUNY) report. Stony Brook University and Farmingdale State College welcomed nearly 22% and 16% more first-year students than they did in 2022, respectively. The pair also saw double-digit increases this year.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
wshu.org | Jenna Zaza
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) visited Stony Brook University to promote her cyber service academy scholarship program on Nov. 15. The program pays the student’s tuition in exchange for working at federal agencies such as the CIA, and the U.S. Space Force. Gillibrand created the program through her work on the Senate Armed Services Committee to fill the nearly 30,000 vacant cybersecurity positions and strengthen national security.
