Guide for New Students

• Settling Down and Getting Around
• Shopping
• Study
• Entertainment & Recreation
• Exercise & Sports

Settling Down and Getting Around

1. On-campus Banking(Teachers Federal Credit Union (TFCU) Stony Brook Branch)

• Location: 2nd floor of the Health Sciences Center
• Phone #:
• 4-3400 (from on-campus) or 444-3400 (from off-campus)
• 698-7000 (to perform transactions on your account via telephone)
• 698-7000 and press 0 (customer service)
• Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 9 am to 4:30 pm Wed: 8:30 am to 5 pm
• Services:

Requirement: to open an account, you'll need to bring
letter from your department to prove your full-time status
2 photo I.D.s (e.g. passport + student I.D.)

On-Campus 24 Hour ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) Sites

TFCU ATMs (free of charge to TFCU members):
Outside of the TFCU office, on the 2nd floor of the Health Sciences Center
In the lobby of the Administration building
Other Banks' ATMs (may charge a fee of $.25 to $1.00 to non- members):
On the 3rd floor of the Health Sciences Center
In front of the old union

Bookstore:

Textbooks:
The Wallace's Bookstore: in the basement of the main library 2-6550 (from on campus) or 632-6550 (from off campus)
Medical Bookstore (a branch of Wallace's): on the 2nd floor of the Health Sciences Center; 4-3685 or 444-3685
Stony Books: across from the train station
General:
Borders: in the K-mart shopping center; not within walking distance to USB. Phone #: 979-0500
various small bookstores in the Smithhaven Mall

Campus Bus Service :

The $30.00 of transportation fee you pay every semester entitles you to free bus service around campus and weekend trips to the Smithhaven Mall and Edwards shopping center.
On-campus Routes:
South Local: from South P(arking lot), via Chapin, to the train station
North Local: from the train station, to Chapin, and to South P
call 2-6418 for schedule

Living in Chapin: It is convenient for people without a car. Call 2-6755 for questions and emergencies (after 5 pm this number becomes Chapin emergy number).
Dining on campus:

In the Hospital: 2 cafeterias on the 3rd floor of the Health Sciences Center
On the main campus:
SAC (Student Activity Center)
the Union Deli
the Humanities Cafeteria
the Harriman Cafeteria etc.
Schedules will be out soon

What is the relation between Fahrenheit and Celsius in temperature?
C= (F-32) times 5/9
F= C times 9/5 + 32
Health & Medicine:

Use the infirmary (2-6740) for regular check up and the Student Urgent Care Center (4-2585) when the infirmary is closed
Don't use the emergency room in the hospital unless it is absolutely necessary (for insurance reason)

Health Insurance, Paychecks, Tax, Academic Matters,etc.

Call 2-6161 (Human Resources & Payroll) or go to the third floor of the Administration Building
contact the Graduate Student Advocate if you are experiencing difficulties in either academic matters, or administrative affairs. Examples of such matters include problems of academic standing evaluation, dismissal from a program or the university, as well as difficulties encounted in fulfilling financial aid requirements or in making financial aid deadlines. The Graduate Student Advocate is a graduate student hired through the Graduate School and answering directly to the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies.
The Graduate Student Advocate can be reached at the Graduate School(2-7045).

I.D./Mealplan Office: In the basement of the main library
Information Numbers:

555-1212 (Nynex phone directory, serving the whole country)
411 (general information)
Campus phone directory for on-campus phone numbers

Police (Public Safety): Call 333 or 2-3333
Post Office:

In the basement of the Main Library
Opens from 10-2 Mon. through Fri. during the semester. Hours vary for holidays, summer and winter breaks
Phone #: 2-9645.
There is a mailbox at the entrance of the hospital

Registration & Student Services:

Go to the lobby in the Administration building or visit http://www.sunysb.edu/registrar/reghome.htm for
General information you can call 4-6272 to register through telephone

Some useful homepages

USB(http://www.sunysb.edu)
USB SINC Homepage(http://www.sunysb.edu)
Main Library(http://www.sunysb.edu/library/ldintro.html)
HSC (medical) library(http://www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/hsclib/libhp.html)
SBCSSA(http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/sbcssa)
Foreign Student Service(http: //www.grad.sunysb.edu)

Campus Bus:

Campus Bus offers free weekend service to the Smithhaven Mall and the Edwards shopping center.

call bus service at 2-6418 from on campus or 632-6418 from off campus for schedule.

Smithhaven Mall hosts a variety of department stores and specialty shops (shoes, eyeglasses, galleries, etc.).

The number for the mall's information desk is 724-1433.

It is open

Edwards is a local supermarket which opens 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can get your groceries there.

The S-60 Bus (the Blue Bus):

This local bus charges $1.50 per ride, but it can take you to many off campus places. It runs along the Coram/Port Jefferson Station to Smithhaven Mall route. On the SB campus, it stops at Tabler/Kelly, the (old) union, the administration building, and the hospital. The bus service is hourly and it operates everyday except Sunday and major holidays.
For information, call 852-5200.

Where to go for Chinese groceries:

The Oriental Grocery Store: 689-8787.
It opens

You can, if you want to, take the local (the blue bus) bus to the s tore. Get off at the Stony Brook Coventry Mall stop, cross the street, and find the store behind the Hess gas station. It is, however, much better if you can find someone to take you there, especially on your first trip.
There are two Chinatowns in the New York City: Chinatown in downtown Manhattan and Flushing in Queens. Many Chinese students go there for weekly or monthly shopping. Make friends with those who do and soon you'll be able to enjoy authentic Chinese grocery too!

How to get to the city through the LIRR (Long Island Railroad):

The Stony Brook train station is near the North Parking Lot, behind the gym.
To obtain a train schedule, call 231-5477 or visit http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/lirr/lirr.htm
The destination is Penn Station (34 St. and 7th Ave.) in New York City. The train operates roughly every hour. Normally one will need to change at the Huntington Station. Just wait on the platform for the other train to pull in behind the train you just get off.
The fare for an off-peak round trip is about 14 dollars. Tickets sales at the SB station are performed by ticket machines. You can also purchase your tickets on the train, but you'll have to pay a 3 dollar fine. During peak hours (4-8 am to the city and 4-8 pm from the city Mon. through Fri.) the fare is 20 dollars round-trip (or 10 dollars each way).
All services on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays are considered off-peak.

Quiet Study and Walking Service:

Health Science Library:

If you'll study late, call walking service 2-6337 for volunteers to escort you home

Sinc Sites (Computer Rooms):

the sinc site inside the health science library: 4-3502
the sinc site on the first floor of the main library: 2-0684
check http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/sinc for other locations and hours

On campus Weekend Movies:

Coca (Committee on Cinematic Arts): 2-6472, $2 per person
Staller Center Movie: 2-7230; $3 per person

Off campus Movie Theaters:

Smithhaven Mall etc.
777-film (777-3456) for information or check Newsday's daily listings
price: $4.50 before 6 pm and $7.50 after 6 pm

Newspapers and magazines

On campus newspaper:

Major local newspapers (visit our homepage for more information):

Where to go to rent video tapes:

The main library: free video rentals. Use Stars, the Stony Brook electronic catalog for title and call number information.
The Emma Clark Library: a local public library. You can get a card by submitting proof of your residence in the area (rent lease, phone bills, etc.) The rental is free. The library is not along the S-60 route, but is within walking distance to one of the bus stops (East Setauket stop). (Their homepage: http://emma.suffolk.lib.ny.us/)
Commercial video stores: see the local yellow pages for information.

The gym (2-7200 for schedule and other questions).
Wellness center (2-6850) in the basement (Room 010) of the Student Activities Center (south of the main library)
SBCSSA Special Interest Groups (football, basketball, volleyball, bridge, chess, etc.)