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VALENTINE'S DAY. >> CUPID WAS COLD. >>> THERE IS A LAWMAKER CALLING A STATE UNIVERSITY THE BIGGEST SLUMLORD ON THE LONG ISLAND. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY IS ON THE HOT SEAT FOR ITS SOUTH HAMPTON CAMPUS. >> Reporter: GRAD STUDENTS SAY THEY LIKE GIVING THE RUN OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY NO PROBLEM PARKING, BUT IT IS DESOLATE. >> THERE ARE ACRES UPON ACRES OF EMPTY FIELDS. >> IT IS A GHOST TOWN. MOSTLY UNUSED, 400 STUDENTS ENROLLED AND HALF OF THEM ONLINE. MANY BUILDINGS ARE CRUMBLING. STATE OF DISREPAIR. IF THIS WERE IN PRIVATE HANDS, WE WOULD CONSIDER THEM TO BE SLUMLORDS. UNIVERSITY HAS FAILED TO KEEP ITS COMMITMENTS AS STEWARDS OF CAMPUS. HAMPTON HALL, LONG SHUTTERED. AGREED TO A MAJOR OVERHAUL YEARS AGO BUT THAT NEVER HAPPENED. WHEN NOTIFIED OF THE ABILITY OF MILLIONS IN GRANTS, THE SCHOOL NEVER APPLIED. DORMS SIT VACANT AND CONDEMNED. THEY HAVE WELCOMED MARINE SCIENCES, BUT SINCE LOSING THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF GROWTH IN 2020, CRITICS SAY THIS POTENTIAL GEM BECAME A RUDDERLESS SHIP. IN A