The Stony Brook Press
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The Stony Brook Press is a biweekly, student-run feature newspaper at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Founded in 1979, the Press was created as an alternative to the Stony Brook Statesman, the "official" student newspaper.
In its early days, the Press featured exclusive interviews with prominent political figures including Amiri Baraka, Abbie Hoffman, Ralph Nader, and Al D'Amato. The paper has evolved into a blend of alternative thinking, satire, and features.
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[edit] In the news
- November 1998: Conservative SUNY Trustee Candace de Russy publicly condemned a Press cover which depicted her as a dominatrix, and an editorial critical of her opposition to a women's studies conference held at SUNY 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 Service agents detained and interrogated managing editor Glenn Given over a satirical editorial he wrote in which he asked God to "smite" President George W. Bush.[1]
[edit] Notable alumni
- In 2002, Stony Brook Press alumnus Scott Higham and two colleagues from the Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award 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 Simpsons called "Lisa the Simpson".
- Former editor Rob Gilheany is still there.
- Co-founder Perry Kivolowitz received an Academy Award for Scientific and Technical Achievement for his invention of shape driven warping and morphing (think Forrest Gump and Titanic).
[edit] Popular features
[edit] The Top Ten
The Top Ten is a feature adopted for ongoing publication that typically portrays ridiculous or absurd ideas in an organized fashion.
[edit] Ask Amberly Jane
Ask Amberly Jane is a widely popular sex advice column, typically taking a liberal approach to social ideas of sex and sexuality.
[edit] 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:
- 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. (2003-2006) The protagonist, an undefinable creature named Mooble, observes strange situations with his best friend, Duck. The series alternates between their stories and the separate stories of such characters as Marco the Amazing and EmoFrog. Other characters are Cornelius and Evil Eyes.
- Omaha, NE, by Steph Hayes. The comic is about Omaha, Nebraska, the real city of the same name. It typically takes a noir style and applies it to strange and inexplicable circumstances.
- 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
[edit] Executive board
[edit] Executive editor
- Jowy Romano (2006- )
- Rob Pearsall (2005-2006)
- Joe Fillipazzo (2004-2005)
- Dustin Herlich (2003-2004)
- Dan Hofer (2002-2003)
[edit] Managing editor
- Andrew Pernick (2006-)
- Jowy Romano (2005-2006)
- Mike Billings (2004-2005)
- Sam Goldman (2003-2004)
[edit] Associate editor
- Alex Walsh (2006-)
- Joan Leong (2005-2006)
- Amberly Timperio (2004-2005)
- Mike Prazak (2003-2004)
[edit] Business manager
- Adina Silverbush (2006-)
- Melanie Donovan (2005-2006)
- David K. Ginn (2005)
- Mike Prazak (2004)
