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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2020, 07:49:07 pm »
Campus Residences Announces Move-Out Requirement to Reduce Density
https://news.stonybrook.edu/university/campus-residences-announces-move-out-requirement-to-reduce-density/?utm_campaign=1584464860&utm_content=marcom&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

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In an effort to significantly reduce the population density on campus and ensure social distancing measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, we made the difficult decision to close on-campus housing.

As we anticipate increased travel restrictions, residents are expected to leave immediately based on the following criteria:

All residents who live within driving distance of campus must vacate the residence halls and campus apartments as soon as possible, but no later than 5 pm EST on Thursday, March 19.
All other residents must vacate as soon as possible, but no later than 5 pm EST on Friday, March 20.
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« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2020, 09:23:42 pm »
The school is getting a lot of blowback over this.

A lot of people now saying they will never donate to the school ever, which hurts our rankings.

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« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2020, 12:59:27 am »
It's a difficult move for the school to make. The dorms are setup very differently than your run of the mill apartment complex, thus making sure the students remain isolated much more difficult. I can understand why they'd do this. There's no way to effectively distance 6-7 students sharing a suite, or the even greater number of students in a corridor style dorm with the common bathrooms, shower, etc. To say they'd never donate to the school again over this is ridiculous though.
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« Reply #19 on: March 18, 2020, 01:20:25 am »
I’m getting fed up with most of the student body anyways. Too many of them would rather play League of Legends or watch anime instead of attending a collegiate sports event, it’s infuriating.
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« Reply #20 on: March 18, 2020, 06:18:25 am »
I’m getting fed up with most of the student body anyways. Too many of them would rather play League of Legends or watch anime instead of attending a collegiate sports event, it’s infuriating.

Yup, that is correct. I'm sorry but I fault the State. We all know why SBU has a very high percentage of Asians in this school, MONEY... It all comes down to the Dollar. Asians could care less about our American sports. They come here from Asia, not to hang out and watch football, basketball, Lax. They come here to learn our technology and take it back to their own country and start a business.

I am on the verge of not caring about this University anymore. I used to work for the Hospital, in the HSC building and I would see the many Asians students going into the School of Medicine. There are thousands. That doesnt include how many Asians are enrolled in the Engineering depts. I know first hand how this University caters to the Foreign students over our own students here in NY. I cant support this school anymore and it's athletics dept.
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus
« Reply #21 on: March 18, 2020, 08:20:29 am »
It's a difficult move for the school to make. The dorms are setup very differently than your run of the mill apartment complex, thus making sure the students remain isolated much more difficult. I can understand why they'd do this. There's no way to effectively distance 6-7 students sharing a suite, or the even greater number of students in a corridor style dorm with the common bathrooms, shower, etc. To say they'd never donate to the school again over this is ridiculous though.

agreed- and i will say i wasnt in love with the response the U put out.  then again, considering the context, and the # of cooks in the kitchen, it's very hard to get this right- maybe even impossible. GO SB
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus
« Reply #22 on: March 18, 2020, 09:54:39 pm »
here's some more unhappy students- international version: https://twitter.com/stonybrooku/status/1239962728078266369
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« Reply #23 on: March 18, 2020, 10:06:22 pm »
I’m getting fed up with most of the student body anyways. Too many of them would rather play League of Legends or watch anime instead of attending a collegiate sports event, it’s infuriating.

Yup, that is correct. I'm sorry but I fault the State. We all know why SBU has a very high percentage of Asians in this school, MONEY... It all comes down to the Dollar. Asians could care less about our American sports. They come here from Asia, not to hang out and watch football, basketball, Lax. They come here to learn our technology and take it back to their own country and start a business.

I am on the verge of not caring about this University anymore. I used to work for the Hospital, in the HSC building and I would see the many Asians students going into the School of Medicine. There are thousands. That doesnt include how many Asians are enrolled in the Engineering depts. I know first hand how this University caters to the Foreign students over our own students here in NY. I cant support this school anymore and it's athletics dept.


Lets not get all radicalized either.

Asian students like the rest of our student body work really hard to enter our school and they study really hard while they are here. At the end of the day the primary purpose of Stony Brook University (or any Research University) is to provide an education while also investing in research & development.

Sports and our student athletes are of great importance in the American higher education model, but it is not the top priority either and it shouldn't be the #1 priority.

A school should choose it's prospective students based on academic merit (and in some cases other qualities to improve social mobility in underrepresented groups) and it shouldn't discriminate based on national-origin especially when the reality is that everyday the state of New York provides less and less direct funding to our "public" universities. For the most part Stony Brook is a private school - the state contributes less than 15% of the yearly budget to run the operations of the school.

Without getting too political I have to say that your "come here to learn our technology and take it back" sounds like a phrase taken from a Trump speech. As a professional that works in the technology sector I tell you that technology moves far too quickly making it worthless to copy something and emulate somewhere else. The key to technological success is innovation - constantly creating new products and being the first mover. Those that copy will always be a step behind and cannot conquer the market. So have the peace of mind that no other country in this world has an innovation ecosystem so extensive and powerful as Silicon Valley.

If you want to keep the United States in the forefront of technology then the key to success is increasing access to higher education (reducing such costs by increasing the funding of our schools using taxes) and maintaining our focus on scientific research and development. These things need to get funded using our public tax dollars. Lets make sure we ask of our government that we spend more in science & technology, not less. Next time you hear someone complaining about their high federal taxes make sure you let them know how lowering them can hurt the well-being of this wonderful country
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« Reply #24 on: March 19, 2020, 05:02:10 am »
I’m getting fed up with most of the student body anyways. Too many of them would rather play League of Legends or watch anime instead of attending a collegiate sports event, it’s infuriating.

Yup, that is correct. I'm sorry but I fault the State. We all know why SBU has a very high percentage of Asians in this school, MONEY... It all comes down to the Dollar. Asians could care less about our American sports. They come here from Asia, not to hang out and watch football, basketball, Lax. They come here to learn our technology and take it back to their own country and start a business.

I am on the verge of not caring about this University anymore. I used to work for the Hospital, in the HSC building and I would see the many Asians students going into the School of Medicine. There are thousands. That doesnt include how many Asians are enrolled in the Engineering depts. I know first hand how this University caters to the Foreign students over our own students here in NY. I cant support this school anymore and it's athletics dept.


Lets not get all radicalized either.

Asian students like the rest of our student body work really hard to enter our school and they study really hard while they are here. At the end of the day the primary purpose of Stony Brook University (or any Research University) is to provide an education while also investing in research & development.

Sports and our student athletes are of great importance in the American higher education model, but it is not the top priority either and it shouldn't be the #1 priority.

A school should choose it's prospective students based on academic merit (and in some cases other qualities to improve social mobility in underrepresented groups) and it shouldn't discriminate based on national-origin especially when the reality is that everyday the state of New York provides less and less direct funding to our "public" universities. For the most part Stony Brook is a private school - the state contributes less than 15% of the yearly budget to run the operations of the school.

Without getting too political I have to say that your "come here to learn our technology and take it back" sounds like a phrase taken from a Trump speech. As a professional that works in the technology sector I tell you that technology moves far too quickly making it worthless to copy something and emulate somewhere else. The key to technological success is innovation - constantly creating new products and being the first mover. Those that copy will always be a step behind and cannot conquer the market. So have the peace of mind that no other country in this world has an innovation ecosystem so extensive and powerful as Silicon Valley.

If you want to keep the United States in the forefront of technology then the key to success is increasing access to higher education (reducing such costs by increasing the funding of our schools using taxes) and maintaining our focus on scientific research and development. These things need to get funded using our public tax dollars. Lets make sure we ask of our government that we spend more in science & technology, not less. Next time you hear someone complaining about their high federal taxes make sure you let them know how lowering them can hurt the well-being of this wonderful country

"Next time you hear someone complaining about their high federal taxes make sure you let them know how lowering them can hurt the well-being of this wonderful country"
   
You are too young and havent paid enough Taxes yet in life. This statement will change in time..

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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus
« Reply #25 on: March 19, 2020, 08:57:52 am »
I’m getting fed up with most of the student body anyways. Too many of them would rather play League of Legends or watch anime instead of attending a collegiate sports event, it’s infuriating.

Yup, that is correct. I'm sorry but I fault the State. We all know why SBU has a very high percentage of Asians in this school, MONEY... It all comes down to the Dollar. Asians could care less about our American sports. They come here from Asia, not to hang out and watch football, basketball, Lax. They come here to learn our technology and take it back to their own country and start a business.

I am on the verge of not caring about this University anymore. I used to work for the Hospital, in the HSC building and I would see the many Asians students going into the School of Medicine. There are thousands. That doesnt include how many Asians are enrolled in the Engineering depts. I know first hand how this University caters to the Foreign students over our own students here in NY. I cant support this school anymore and it's athletics dept.


Lets not get all radicalized either.

Asian students like the rest of our student body work really hard to enter our school and they study really hard while they are here. At the end of the day the primary purpose of Stony Brook University (or any Research University) is to provide an education while also investing in research & development.

Sports and our student athletes are of great importance in the American higher education model, but it is not the top priority either and it shouldn't be the #1 priority.

A school should choose it's prospective students based on academic merit (and in some cases other qualities to improve social mobility in underrepresented groups) and it shouldn't discriminate based on national-origin especially when the reality is that everyday the state of New York provides less and less direct funding to our "public" universities. For the most part Stony Brook is a private school - the state contributes less than 15% of the yearly budget to run the operations of the school.

Without getting too political I have to say that your "come here to learn our technology and take it back" sounds like a phrase taken from a Trump speech. As a professional that works in the technology sector I tell you that technology moves far too quickly making it worthless to copy something and emulate somewhere else. The key to technological success is innovation - constantly creating new products and being the first mover. Those that copy will always be a step behind and cannot conquer the market. So have the peace of mind that no other country in this world has an innovation ecosystem so extensive and powerful as Silicon Valley.

If you want to keep the United States in the forefront of technology then the key to success is increasing access to higher education (reducing such costs by increasing the funding of our schools using taxes) and maintaining our focus on scientific research and development. These things need to get funded using our public tax dollars. Lets make sure we ask of our government that we spend more in science & technology, not less. Next time you hear someone complaining about their high federal taxes make sure you let them know how lowering them can hurt the well-being of this wonderful country

crazy eddie- well said!

and yes- let's avoid politics.  this thread was intended to keep our fans up to speed on developments at the U. 

if we are going to step into the gray and cover current events- please keep it respectful and avoid antagonism.  this is what differentiates us from every other board on the internet.
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus
« Reply #26 on: March 19, 2020, 09:51:35 am »
Excellent points, ecasadoSBU. I'm what you would call super old, and fully appreciate that a portion of my taxes goes to support all the valuable work done at SBU. I even happily further support work in education and sciences, because I can and I think it's important.

Far beyond the world of sports (which I do hope returns safely in the near future, along with all other life elements being affected), I'm thankful for the work being done and the entire community at SBU right here in our backyard.

Thanks, too, to the Chairman for updating this forum with important news from SBU.

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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus
« Reply #27 on: March 20, 2020, 03:34:18 pm »
https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/jameel-warney-stony-brook-south-korea-coronavirus-1.43333447

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Former Stony Brook star Jameel Warney set to return to his team in South Korea

Before the NBA suspended play last week because of health concerns over the COVID-19 virus outbreak in the United States, former Stony Brook University basketball star Jameel Warney endured a similar shutdown in South Korea, where he plays for the Seoul SK Knights.

Warney not only survived the scare in good health but is preparing for a likely return to Seoul on Sunday as the Korean Basketball League gears up to resume its season.

“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t concerned,” Warney told Newsday. “But Korea has done a great job of testing everybody. I felt safe while I was there.”

The KBL shut down on Feb. 29 after Warney’s team  played two games in an arena with no fans at the height of the outbreak. He returned in early March to the new home he recently purchased in Branchburg, New Jersey, but safety concerns in South Korea have subsided, and Warney is in discussions with his coaches and agent about returning to the KBL, where he currently is fourth in scoring (20.4) and rebounding (10.4) in the 10-team league.

“If everything is good, I’m going back,” he said. “I’m still under contract with them. It’s my job.”

As far as Warney knows, no player in the KBL has tested positive for COVID-19, which he credits to widespread testing in South Korea. “I was surprised people in the NBA are receiving it,” Warney said, referring to the number of NBA players and team personnel that climbed to 14 announced cases as of Thursday. “Even [Saints head coach] Sean Payton from the NFL got it. So I was surprised.”

South Korea has emerged as a leading example for other countries to follow because of an aggressive testing program that has helped curb the spread of the virus. According to Science Magazine, it had administered more than 270,000 tests through mid-March in a country of 50 million people.

That impressed Warney, who said signs of the pandemic emerged in early January before peaking in late February. “Korea was ahead of the curve,” Warney said. “They had an awareness of getting everyone tested. Their testing process was really easy because they have free health care. So it didn’t matter if you didn’t have the proper health care. They would figure out a date for you [to get tested]. It was just so convenient for everyone.

“You get tested while going to restaurants, going to games, going inside malls . . . Our team lives in a dorm. Every time you enter the dorm, they check your temperature. Every time you walk into a hotel, they have cameras to kind of check your body out. They have a lot of ways to check it out without actually getting tested. They also have drive-through testing. You can see a doctor. You see the numbers are going down amazingly in the last few weeks.”

The KBL took a two-week break while the FIBA tournament for Asia was played in early February. When play resumed, Warney’s team played two home games with no fans before an outbreak in a hotel housing a visiting team led to the suspension of the season.

“You’re playing in a big arena you always play in, but without fans,” Warney said. “It was kind of weird, but after the first few minutes, you kind of get used to it. It’s basketball. The staff that worked there would check you every time you entered the arena.”

Last season, Warney left his pro team in China after two months because he was unhappy with the conditions, but he is delighted with his KBL experience and plans to return next season, assuming contract negotiations go well.

“I love the people, love the culture, I love the country, I love where I’m playing at,” Warney said. “It depends on what’s going on next year in the world, but I think Europe is going to take a big hit with this virus. So I think Korea is going to be the hot spot.”

Because the KBL season has only six weeks to run, including playoffs, Warney said, “My big worry is getting back, but I think America is going to do a great job with the virus. People will be fine if they stay quarantined, stay in the house. Once people realize this is really serious, they’ll be fine.”

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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus
« Reply #28 on: March 21, 2020, 11:45:51 pm »
Stony Brook could be a site for a temporary hospital: https://apnews.com/48740e4bdefbb0e2459359a5eda2fdd6
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« Reply #29 on: March 23, 2020, 03:28:14 pm »
Free drive-thru coronavirus testing site opens at Stony Brook University
https://riverheadlocal.com/2020/03/19/free-drive-thru-coronavirus-testing-site-opens-at-stony-brook-university/



Stony Brook University, Hospital Jump Starts 3-D Printers For Manufacture Of Hospital PPE
https://news.stonybrook.edu/newsroom/press-release/general/stony-brook-university-hospital-jump-starts-3-d-printers-for-manufacture-of-hospital-ppe/

3D printing of face mask parts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bitlpHQ930&feature=youtu.be



President Issues Message on COVID-19 Incidence at Stony Brook University
https://news.stonybrook.edu/president/president-issues-message-on-covid-19-incidence-at-stony-brook-university/



Stony Brook University prepares to take on overflow of coronavirus patients
https://www.newsday.com/news/health/coronavirus/stony-brook-students-coronavirus-1.43346702

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Confirmed coronavirus cases
Updated at 11:40 am
1,458 Suffolk
2,442 Nassau
12,305 NYC
STATEWIDE: 20,875

Up to 450 beds can be added by re-purposing large areas within Stony Brook University, said Dean Tufts, vice president of facilities and services at the university.

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