SUNY Stony Brook (Plattsburgh, Cortland, Oswego: university, organic, campus)

[ENFD240]

haha oh god this thread is bringing back memories i had forgotten...

i dont think i could count up the number of hours (or classes skipped) that i spent on the couches with my girlfriend at the commuter lounge in the library making fun of people walking past the windows...

[Jdawg8181]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

I never knew Stony Brook to be the party school.

Oneonta...yes.

Crooks

Oneonta is not so much anymore. The academics have improved. When I went there you needed only an 80 average to get in. Now it's up to the 90's.

They ahve cracked down big-time on the bars and the underage. A lot of bars were shut down due to letting in underagers. It's nothing now like how it was when I was there.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by Jdawg8181

Oneonta is not so much anymore. The academics have improved. When I went there you needed only an 80 average to get in. Now it's up to the 90's.

They ahve cracked down big-time on the bars and the underage. A lot of bars were shut down due to letting in underagers. It's nothing now like how it was when I was there.

So Ive heard.

Its animal house days are behind it.

Its a really good school now.

Crooks

[Coney]

There was a PhD student this summer overseeing chem recitation who should have never been allowed loose inside this type of class. His English was fine. The rest of his brain was the problem.

[Fastrudy]

Went there today for the first time in 29 years. It is a beautiful campus now. When I was an undergrad, they used to move the fences and the mud puddles daily. Attended a physics colloquium and was surprised that I actually understood it! I guess it's like riding a bicycle. No longer any parking problems, one building fits all, and it is pretty cheap. Lots of foreign students, but those are the achievers!

[newmommyq]

I graduated from stony about 7 years ago. I loved the school, people do party but it's not out of control. very competitive so students need to study and keep on top of the work. most ppl do go home for the weekend if they live in queens/ or on LI

[rubygreta]

Originally Posted by Fastrudy

Went there today for the first time in 29 years. It is a beautiful campus now. When I was an undergrad, they used to move the fences and the mud puddles daily. Attended a physics colloquium and was surprised that I actually understood it! I guess it's like riding a bicycle. No longer any parking problems, one building fits all, and it is pretty cheap. Lots of foreign students, but those are the achievers!

Stunning changes. I could not believe it was the same horrible campus I had last seen in 1984.

[dman72]

Originally Posted by rubygreta

Stunning changes. I could not believe it was the same horrible campus I had last seen in 1984.

It pretty much stayed that way..and got worse..until around 1997 or so, when they started to turn it around. The whole place was crumbling when I went there in the early 90's.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by lifetimeliguy

Yeah, we took our daughter (now a hs senior) there last summer while driving back from the adirondacks to see the campus . She wouldn't even get out of the car .. it was "too ugly" .. and the fountain was on !

The Fountain is shut down sometime about now (if not already) and is turned on in early May. It was a very big day on campus and many events were planned around it. The last time I was there was 1983, I can only guess much has changed.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

Wait OBH

Youre a townie now .

You can crash G-Fest too, I wont tell.

Crooks

OMG...I never thought of myself as a townie! LOL I didn't receive the official "How to be a Townie for Dummies" book!

I think I'll pass on G-fest. I don't want to be the old broad on campus!