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Adnaan Sheriff
Major: Psychology
Year: Senior
Commuter
Hometown: East Amherst
Worst driving habit: Texting (oops!)
Hobbies/interests: Emergency Medicine, HOCKEY!, sleeping, amusement parks, traveling
Best class you took at Stony Brook: PSY 359- Topics in Biopsychology: Drugs and the Brain
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Roth Regatta
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SBVAC) Headquarters
Campus & Community Involvement: SBVAC, Orientation Leader, Lab Assistant in Neurobiology and Behavior, member of Campus Safety Advisory Committee, SBU Roteract
Advice for commuter students: Get involved! Grab some friends and go join a club. It makes college life so much more enjoyable. Also, take advantage of services and get to know administration. |
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Alicia Ryan
Major: Linguistics
Year: Junior
Commuter
Hometown: Farmingville
Worst driving habit: Leaving the blinkers on for too long
Hobbies/interests: Music, language, art, politics and I like wearing polka dots.
Best class you took at Stony Brook: HUI 231 (Sex & Politics in Italian Cinema)
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Earthstock
Favorite place to hang out on campus: The courtyard in front of the ESS building
Campus & Community Involvement: Commuter Student Association (CSA)
Advice for commuter students: Make sure to attend campus events! They’re a great way to meet friends and get involved. |
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Andrea Lopez
Major: Psychology and Linguistics
Year: Senior
Commuter
Hometown: Centereach
Worst driving habit: Texting
Hobbies/interests: Languages, guitar, piano, traveling
Best class you took at Stony Brook: PSY 250- Biopsychology
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Strawberry Fest
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Student Activities Center (SAC)
Campus & Community Involvement: Research Assistant, Craft Center, Craft Club
Advice for commuter students: Get involved on campus! |
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Ann Levy
Major: Health Science
Year: Senior
Commuter
Hometown: Baldwin
Worst driving habit: Being too impatient
Hobbies/interests: Traveling, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, reading mystery novels, shopping, watching LOST
Best class you took at Stony Brook: PYS 250: Abnormal & Clinical Psychology
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Earthstock
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Staller Steps when its nice out.
Campus & Community Involvement: Academic Peer Advisor, STARS Program, CSA
Advice for commuter students: Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and try new clubs, activities and meeting new people. |
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Aysha Khan
Major: Math/biology Double Major
Year: Senior
Commuter
Hometown: North Babylon
Worst driving habit: Speeding
Hobbies/interests: plays tennis. Very involved on Campus
Best class you took at Stony Brook: BIO 358 Human Development
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Brookfest
Favorite place to hang out on campus: SAC Lobby
Campus Involvment: Student Activities Board, Student Advisory Committee, Undergraduate Student Government (USG) senate, CSA, South Asian Student Alliance (SASA)
Advice for commuter students: the best way to get the most out of your SBU experience is to get involved and spend as much time as possible on campus. |
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Caroline Knoepffler
Major: Political Science
Year: Senior
Commuter
Hometown: Blue Point
Worst driving habit: Speeding
Hobbies/interests: spending time with family and friends, going to the beach, snowboarding
Best class you took at Stony Brook: JRN 101 (News literacy)
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Commuter Kickball and the Drive-in Movie
Favorite place to hang out on campus: SAC
Campus & Community Involvement: Dean of Students office front desk receptionist
Advice for commuter students: Get involved to make the most of your experience at SBU! |
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Carolyn Alvarez
Major: Biology
Year: Sophomore
Commuter
Hometown: Levittown
Worst driving habit: Cutting people off
Hobbies/interests: Running, playing the piano, reading twilight books, taking pictures, cooking
Best class you took at Stony Brook: Philosophy 100 (Concepts of the Person)
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Campus Lifetime
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Wang Center Couches
Campus & Community Involvement: Being a CA, Dark Room club
Advice for commuter students: Get involved in after school activities |
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Dominique McIntosh
Major: Psychology and Business
Year: Senior
Commuter
Hometown: Queens
Worst driving habit: Closing my eyes! (Just playing)
Hobbies/interests: Writing songs, singing, planning stuff, seating, traveling, hanging out
Best class you took at Stony Brook: HUM 122 (Images of Women in Literature)
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Drive-In Movie
Favorite place to hang out on campus: SAC
Campus & Community Involvement: B.A.S.I.C.
Advice for commuter students: Enjoy each other and utilize your connections! |
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Elyssa Infurna
Major: Cinema and Cultural Studies
Year: (Super) Senior
Commuter
Hometown: Franklin Square
Worst driving habit: Speeding
Hobbies/interests: Singing, dancing, writing, hanging out with friends and changing the color of my hair
Best class you took at Stony Brook: SOC 268: Student Leadership- Theories and Practice with Shannon Kelly!
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Drive-In Movie and the Student Faculty Staff Retreat
Favorite place to hang out on campus: CSA Office
Campus & Community Involvement: Secretary of CSA
Advice for commuter students: Get involved, join clubs and go to professor office hours!! |
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Gregory Woody
Major: History
Year: 1st year Masters student
Commuter
Hometown: Setauket
Worst Driving Habit: Trying to look at maps while driving
Hobbies: Soccer, judo, mountain biking, swimming, reading, writing, hanging outside with friends.
Best Class at Stony Brook: World War II Lecture with Professor Michael Barnhart
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Rivalry Week
Favorite Place to hang out on campus: Between Psych A and B buildings
Campus and Community involvement: President of Stony Brook Judo and Aikido Club, Historian of Golden Key International Honours Society, Research Assistant at Stony Brook Hospital
Advice for new Commuters: Get involved on campus and talk to everyone you can. Find excuses to stay on campus and don't just go to class and go home. |
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Joanna Sroga
Major: Health Sciences
Year: Sophomore
Commuter
Hometown: West Hempstead
Worst driving habit: Singing while driving
Hobbies/interests: Photography, Hanging out with friends and family, music, beach
Best class you took at Stony Brook: Philosophy 100: Concepts of the person
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Campus Life-time
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Wang Center couches
Advice for commuter Students: get early classes so you can park in the small parking lot by the Sports Complex. |
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Kaitlyn Epifane
Major: Journalism
Year: Sophomore
Commuter
Hometown: Lindenhurst
Worst driving habit: Driving with one hand
Hobbies/interests: Being with Family and Friends, Dancing, Fitness, Going to NYC, Broadcast Journalism
Best class you took at Stony Brook: BIO 101
Favorite place to hang out on campus: School of Journalism Newsroom
Campus & Community Involvement: Global Studies (GLS) Undergraduate Fellow
Advice for commuter students: Give yourself enough time when driving to school |
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Katie O'Brien
Major: History, Medieval Concentration
Year: Senior
Resident
Hometown: Guilderland, NY (Near Albany)
Worst driving habit: Speeding while texting
Hobbies/interests: traveling, growing up, swimming in the ocean
Best class you took at Stony Brook: HIS 360- Women, Sex & Gender in Pre-Modern Europe
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: CA Friday Night Lights Kickball!!!
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Staller steps on a sunny day
Campus & Community Involvement: Stony Brook Pre-Law, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), Golden Key, Education First: College Break, Dean of Students Assistant, Administrative Hearing Board and Eisenhower Hall Council
Advice for commuter students: Rent a locker and keep a dry pair of shoes and change of clothes in it- because when it rains, it pours. |
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Keith Fiore
Major: Economics
Year: Junior
Commuter
Hometown: East Hampton
Hobbies/interests: Archery, Fishing, hunting, driving, video games, food.
Best class you took at Stony Brook: SOC 323- Urban Society
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Homecoming
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Campus Rec fields
Campus & Community Involvement: Archery Club
Advice for commuter students: Learn good time management. |
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Kirin Mahmud
Major: Business and Economics
Year: Junior
Commuter
Hometown: Long Island
Worst driving habit: Changing stations while driving
Hobbies/interests: Shopping, dancing, tennis, watching movies
Best class you took at Stony Brook: BUS 210- Financial Accounting
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Roth Regatta
Favorite place to hang out on campus: SAC
Campus & Community Involvement: CSA, USG, Student Ambassador Program
Advice for commuter students: Get involved! Try new things! |
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Lauren Behr
Major: Psychology and Sociology
Year: Junior
Commuter
Hometown: Northport
Worst driving habit: Constantly changing the radio
Hobbies/interests: swimming, tennis, hanging out with friends
Best class you took at Stony Brook: SOC 244: Environmental Sociology
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Strawberry Fest, Drive-In Movie and Earthstock
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Staller Steps
Campus & Community Involvement: Arts, Culture and Humanities College fellow, Work in the European Language Department, Research Assistant in Psychology Department
Advice for commuter students: Enjoy and experience as many different opportunities as possible at Stony Brook and never be afraid to ask for help along the way. |
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Misbah Rehman
Major: Business
Year: Senior
Commuter
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Worst driving habit: Adjusting the radio
Hobbies/interests: Hanging out, Go-karting
Best class you took at Stony Brook: Business Strategy with Professor Nugent
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Roth Pond Regatta
Favorite place to hang out on campus: The Union
Campus & Community Involvement: Muslim Student Association
Advice for commuter students: Bring your own lunch from home. |
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Najma Rafiq
Major: Sociology
Year: Senior
Commuter
Hometown: Islip
Worst driving habit: Changing radio Station
Hobbies/interests: Shopping, movies, outside
Best class you took at Stony Brook: SOC 392-Sociology Human Reproduction
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Opening Weekend
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Staller Steps
Campus & Community Involvement: CSA |
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Phillip Son
Major: Biochemistry
Year: Sophomore
Commuter
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Worst driving habit: Staying awake
Hobbies/interests: Playing basketball, reading
Best class you took at Stony Brook: Intro to Drama
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Earthstock
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Commuter Lounge
Campus & Community Involvement: Pre-Med Society, NSCS, Sigma Beta Honor Society
Advice for commuter students: Be on time! |
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Rachel Roger
Major: Psychology
Year: Junior
Commuter
Hometown: Farmingville
Worst driving habit: Singing loudly while driving
Hobbies/interests: Singing, acting, working (love my job!)
Best class you took at Stony Brook: LDS 102: Creating Social Change
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Drive-in Movie
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Staller Steps when it’s nice out.
Campus & Community Involvement: CSA, Student Life Advisory Council, SPICE research lab, Undergraduate Fellows |
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Sarah Millings
Major: Political Science
Year: Senior
Commuter
Hometown: Central Islip
Worst driving habit: speeding at yellow lights
Hobbies/interests: Violin, Piano, Orchestral Music, teaching English as a second language, cats, foreign languages.
Best class you took at Stony Brook: World Politics
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Opening Weekend
Favorite place to hang out on campus: SBS building
Campus & Community Involvement: SB Unicef, Stony Brook College Republicans
Advice for commuter students: Get involved on campus. Try to find a club that interests you. Make use of resources offered by Academic Advising and the Career Center |
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Sebastian Cocchi
Major: Art History and Italian Studies
Year: Junior
Commuter
Hometown: Oyster Bay
Worst driving habit: Speeding
Hobbies/interests: Basketball, Art, Museums
Best class you took at Stony Brook: ARH 302: Roman Art and Architecture
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Autumn Fest
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Library
Campus & Community Involvement: CSA
Advice for commuter students: It’s not worth getting that ticket… |
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Shaili Kapoor
Major: Computer Science and Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Year: Junior
Commuter
Hometown: New Delhi (India)
Worst driving habit: I have no car
Hobbies/interests: Listening to music, reading a whole lot of books, hanging out with friends, swimming, and travel.
Best class you took at Stony Brook: WRT 102 with Prof Jon Plaisted
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Roth Regatta and Wolfstock- Homecoming
Campus & Community Involvement: Member of Stony Brook Computing Society, Event coordinator for Stony Brook outreach |
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Tiffany Fernandez
Major: Biology
Year: Junior
Commuter
Hometown: Port Jefferson
Worst driving habit: Changing the Radio Station to often
Hobbies/interests: singing, shopping, tennis, spending time with my family and friends
Best class you took at Stony Brook: WST 401 (Maternal and Fetal Medicine)
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Strawberry Fest
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Atrium in Humanities Building
Campus & Community Involvement: CSA, B.A.S.I.C., Undergraduate College Fellow, Volunteer at Mather Memorial Hospital on weekends |
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Tim Aiello
Major: Psychology/Pre-Medicine
Year: Senior
Commuter/Resident: Commuter
Hometown: Rocky Point, NY
Worst driving habit: I have every bad driving habit, and the worst part is, I do them all simultaneously.
Hobbies/interests: Psychiatry/Psychology, Research, working out, watching movies.
Best class you took at Stony Brook: Abnormal Psychology
Favorite Stony Brook Tradition: Roth Regatta
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Commuter Student Services office
Campus & Community Involvement: Commuter Student Services Special project Coordinator, Commuter Assistant, Volunteer at SB medical center, Campus Involvement Project chair, Student Health Advisory Committee
Advice for commuter students: Get involved on campus! |