Stony Brook Student Activities Center

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Student Activities Center
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The Stony Brook Student Activities Center (commonly referred to as the SAC) is the main student activity center at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York located in the center of west campus as part of the Academic Mall. The center contains a Student activity ticket office, a central food court, two ballrooms, and a mid-size auditorium. It also has three floors of room-space for different activities. Many student offices are held here. In the past, before extensive renovations and expansion, the building housed most of the Biology Department and courses.

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