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A student tries their hand that the mechanical bull during the Jaripeo Sin Fronteras celebration for Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month.

Students study for midterms in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building on October 17, 2022. 

Students walk under a canopy of shifting fall colors on Tuesday morning outside Black Engineering.

Freshman Nathan Bean plays the clarinet under a canopy of golden fall leaves outside of Simon Estes Music Hall on October 21, 2022. Bean is a music education major from Troy Mills, Iowa. 

Margaret’s prophetic curses in a live dress rehearsal of the university production of Richard III

I arrived early to shoot the rehearsal and get some unique angles for social media. the Alumni Awards is presented annually at homecoming to guests, alumni, and the current student body.

Students play sand volleyball at sunset. 

A student is reflected in the top of a plexiglass display case as he views a photograph on the wall, while participating  in  a writing workshop in ekphrasis.  In conjunction with the photography exhibit "The Light in Cuban Eyes," participants start by looking at the images on display, then react to them indirectly in poetry or prose.  While ekphrasis literally means "description," writing about visual art excites us because it is more than just translating what we recognize into words.  In this workshop, participants play with sound and form to make art from what catches our mind's eye amidst what we have been invited to see.

A Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band member is all smiles at the Homecoming game.

And the Winner Is ... The Avacado Festival brings out all the competitors for the best guacamole recipe on campus!