 "The Statesman" was founded in the fall of 1957 as "The Sucolian", its name originating from the abbreviation of the State University Campus on Long Island (SUCoLI), the former name of Stony Brook University when it was located in Oyster Bay, New York.The paper's name was changed to "The Statesman" in 1959, and the final issue of "The Sucolian" was dated April 9, 1959.The first issue of "The Statesman" was dated May 15, 1959.