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Gorman: SUNY rap video surprisingly white
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As part of a new marketing strategy, the State University of New York released a rap anthem on YouTube Wednesday. “The SUNY Anthem,” which had more than 43,000 views and 300 comments by midday Friday, puts a positive spin on the educational, financial and social quality of attending one of the 64 SUNY schools.
The star is Brendan Martin, a 2010 SUNY Albany graduate, who also wrote and produced...
Read more »How will the sequester affect you? Long Island institutions respond
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As Congress leaves town for the weekend, the consequences of its irresponsible budget behavior are starting to take hold.
Let us know how the sequester will affect your institution or community. Please email the details to letters@newsday.com. Thank you.
Stony Brook University President Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. detailed the consequences in an email to his academic community on Thursday,...
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