Diversity at SBU is highly visible, one need only to take a walk down the academic mall to realize that. In 2009, the U.S. News and World Report ranked SBU 38th out of a 100 schools in the nation for ethnic diversity … However, while diversity is prevalent, diverse interactions, at least according to students, is not.

Still reeling from President Stanley’s gut-punch announcement that the sustainability-centered Southampton campus will be mothballed to cut costs, outraged students are preparing to combat SUNY in court.

Fortified with neon-colored plastic Nerf guns and sock grenades, humans walked with caution last week at Stony Brook University, only traveling in groups of five or more, glancing over their shoulders in an uneasy manner.

No, I am not likening the first issue of Dark Horse’s Mass Effect tie-in comic to a stewed fruit sauce. Rather, I’m referring to the issue’s protagonist, blue-skinned alien Dr. Liara T’soni, and the overload of sassiness she brings to the pages.

New York State leaders, lawmakers and the Governor, have continued their tradition of not passing the state’s budget on time. This puts a delay on the future of the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act (PHEEIA). Despite the delay, the future of PHEEIA looks bright.

On March 12, the Texas Board of Education passed a social studies curriculum change that would overhaul what some on the board considered a staunchly leftist look at history.

On March 5, music took one step closer to being fully democratized: the Rock Band Network store finally opened up to the public. The song list is very impressive, featuring everyone from indie rock n’ roll mainstays The Hold Steady, geek-folk guitarist Johnathan Coulton, to even the Flight Of The Conchords.

Will you become the ultimate warrior of Olympus or die like those who have come before you? God of War III is the third and final game in the trilogy where Kratos, armed with his two blades, will try once again to defeat Zeus.