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The Romance of Wooden Boats 0
- Advanced Reporting, Featured Stories, Uncategorized
- October 25, 2022
BY Keating Zelenke On the counters and tables inside the Frank M. Penney boat shop in Sayville, screwdrivers and rubber mallets marinate under a thin layer of sawdust in repurposed Chobani yogurt containers and old coffee tins. The smell of wooden spruce planks makes a cozy building feel cozier, and the iron wood-burning stove at
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Trying Something New 0
- Internship Memoirs
- June 2, 2022
By Katharina Buczek I transferred to Stony Brook University during the COVID-19 pandemic and, due to the social disconnect, I felt a bit lost in my career plans. I was unsure what journalistic path really spoke to me, and that anxiety was almost paralyzing at times. Even after searching and applying for internships, I still felt
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Exploring Long Island from my bedroom 0
- Internship Memoirs
- June 2, 2022
By Justin Mitselmakher Over the past six months, I have been interning for the Long Island Press. Not only have I practiced reporting, editing and fact-checking – I have also become more engaged in the local community. I met my soon-to-be editor, Timothy Bolger, at our school’s internship fair in November. At the time, I
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One step closer to my dream job 0
- Internship Memoirs
- June 2, 2022
By Danyi Ji This semester I worked in MVC Management Production as a communication intern. No girl can say no to pretty clothes, so I’ve always wanted to work in the fashion industry since I was a little girl. When I received an introduction for an internship in the fashion industry in my school mailbox,
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Growing in the agriculture beat 0
- Internship Memoirs
- June 2, 2022
By Caroline Morgan Of all of the things I thought about doing in college, interning at an organization about agriculture never once crossed my mind. I am the last person on Earth to know anything about farming. Yet this semester I found myself writing for AgNews at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, or CCE,
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How Stony Brook University Scientists Gave Shinnecock Bay a New Life 0
- Introductory and Intermediate Reporting
- June 2, 2022
By Rafael Cruvinel As a sunny spring morning rises at Shinnecock Bay, workers start to load boats with equipment for the day, birds sing in the sky and a soft breeze cools the air. Clear aquamarine waters stretch to the horizon. Years ago, it was possible to spot red tides polluting these same waters, as
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