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New  Paltz  Makes  New  Director  of  Alumni  Relations Kiplingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  List Appointed By  Angela  Matua Sports  Editor|  N02039845@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN

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SUNY  New  Paltz  has  been  chosen  as  one  of  the  top  public  four-­year  institutions  of  higher  education  in  the  country,  according  to  Kiplingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Personal  Finance  magazine.

New  Paltz  was  ranked  No.  44  out  of  100  in  Kiplingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best  Values  in  Public  Colleges  2013â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  climbing  11  spots  from  last  year.

While  the  44th  position  is  the  ranking  for  in-­state  schools,  New  Paltz  also  ranked  29th  for  out-­of-­state.

According  to  its  website  Kiplingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  starts  with  data  on  the  nearly  600  public  four-­year  schools  provided  by  Petersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  a  college  information  website  and  guide.   From  there,  Kiplingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  adds  in  their  report-­ ing.  The  metrics  breakdown  works  out  to  be  45  percent  cost  factors  and  55  percent  qual-­ ity  factors.  Those  two  categories  are  further  VXEGLYLGHG LQWR WKH VFKRROÂśV FRVW DQG ÂżQDQ-­ cial  aid,  average  student  debt  at  graduation,  competitiveness,  graduation  rates  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  proof  of  the  puddingâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  academic  sup-­ port  which  is  comprised  of  the  freshmen  re-­ tention  rate  and  ratio  of  faculty  to  students, Â

their  website  said.  SUNY  New  Paltz  President  Donald  Christian  said  he  is  very  pleased  with  the  recent  listing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;ln  conversations  about  higher  educa-­ tion,  there  are  two  main  thrusts  there  right  now,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  is  quality  of  de-­ grees...are  students  learning  what  they  need  to  know  to  be  successful  in  the  world  that  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  all  inherit  and  live  in  and  contribute  to?  The  other  is  college  cost  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  to  be  included  in  a  ranking  like  this,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  measure  of  a  combination  of  quality  and  affordability.â&#x20AC;?

While  the  rank  certainly  could  look  good  to  anyone  perusing  the  list  scouring  for  potential  schools,  L.  David  Eaton,  vice  pres-­ ident  for  enrollment  management,  said  there  are  other,  quite  possibly  more  important,  considerations  to  be  taken.   He  said  details  such  as  location  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  whether  the  school  is  in  a  city,  mountain,  farm,  or  suburban  area  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  ORFDO Ă&#x20AC;DYRU WROHUDQFH GLYHUVLW\ SURJUDPV offered  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  all  of  these  should  be  considered  paramount,  not  just  where  the  school  lands  on  a  list.   Eaton  said  he  places  an  emphasis  on  the  details  missing  from  the  pure  numbers  that  the  lists  are  composed  of. Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  use  a  list,  you  miss  a  lot  of  the  more  nuanced  things  like,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Is  this  a  good  ¿W" Âś Âľ:RXOG VRPHERG\ ZKRÂśV YHU\ FRPIRUW-­ able  in  a  tolerant  community  be  comfort-­ able  in  a  very  intolerant  kind  of  social  set-­ ting  where  people  all  have  to  conform  to  the  same  thing?,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Eaton  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  much  more  complicated  than  saying  I  think  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  go  to  number  12,  because  they  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  into  11.â&#x20AC;?

Christian  said  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  shift  in  placement  has  to  do  with  Kiplingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  them-­ selves,  not  necessarily  the  school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  generally  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  change  that  dra-­ matically  in  a  one  year  time,  so  some  of  those  shifts  are  methodological,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  result  in  the  way  that  the  stan-­ dardized  data  gets  reported  and  tabulated  by  Kiplingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  a  little  reluctant  to  put  too  much  stock  in  a  particular  ranking.â&#x20AC;?

When  choosing  a  school,  Christian  said  it  is  important  to  consider  and  highlight  the  idea  of  value. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  to  think  about  value,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  inexpensive  but  poor  quality,  it  has  no  value,  so  what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  after  are  things  that  have  high  quality  at  reason-­ able  cost.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  value  measure  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  so  proud  of.â&#x20AC;?

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7KH VHPHVWHUœV ¿UVW &RXQFLO RI Organizations  meeting  was  held  on  Monday,  Feb.  4  at  7  p.m.  in  Student  Union  (SU)  62/63.  Student  Association  Dispersing  Agent  Linda  Lendvay  spoke  of  the  up-­ coming  Budget  and  Finance  weekend  on  March  14  and  the  need  for  clubs  to  ¿OH SDSHUZRUN The  new  restrictions  placed  on  the  credit  card  loaned  out  to  organiza-­ tions  were  also  discussed.  Originally  intended  for  extracurricular  purposes  such  as  travel,  hotel  and  play  reserva-­

tions,  the  credit  card  had  been  used  for  multiple  purchases  of  smaller  items.  Because  of  the  lengthy  paperwork  and  the  risks  of  credit  card  fraud,  the  card  can  no  longer  be  used  for  other  pur-­ poses.  Organizations  are  urged  to  shop  with  vendors  who  accept  purchase  or-­ ders,  for  which  the  department  will  â&#x20AC;&#x153;gladly  undergoâ&#x20AC;?  a  credit  check.

A  representative  from  the  library  committee  spoke  about  the  extension  of  library  hours  and  the  addition  of  $10  to  the  student  print  quota.

Council  urged  students  to  share  ideas  and  questions.  They  said  they  would  consider  online  or  email  op-­

tions  to  nominate  people  running  for  positions  in  the  future.

The  remaining  seven  members  of  the  Student  Programming  Board  were  elected  unanimously.

Brenda  Dow,  the  newly  appointed  director  of  development  services  (de-­ velopment  and  alumni  affairs)  stood  and  urged  students  to  become  active  in  the  alumni  situation  and  to  help  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  community  grow.

Applications  for  tabling  at  Ac-­ cepted  Students  Day  were  given  out.  They  are  due  by  March  8  at  the  latest.

The  next  meeting  will  take  place  on  Monday,  Feb.  25.

Thursday,  February  7,  2013

SUNY  New  Paltz  recently  appointed  Brenda  Dow  as  the  new  director  of  alumni  relations.

Dow  previously  served  as  the  director  of  development  VHUYLFHV LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI 'HYHORSPHQW IURP )HEUXDU\ WR December  2012.  This  position  helped  her  gain  knowledge  about  the  inner  workings  of  development  and  alumni  pro-­ cedures,  she  said. Âł0\ ÂżUVW \HDU DW 681< 1HZ 3DOW] KDV EHHQ D ZRQ-­ derful  experience,â&#x20AC;?  Dow  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Serving  as  director  of  de-­ velopment  services  has  familiarized  me  with  current  devel-­ opment  and  alumni  operations.  I  also  began  meeting  some  of  the  people  who  help  make  SUNY  New  Paltz  a  special  place.â&#x20AC;?

Dowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  previous  experience  in  alumni  affairs  includes  a  nearly  seven-­year  position  as  the  head  of  alumni  affairs  at  the  SUNY  Institute  of  Technology  in  Utica/Rome.  She  was  also  the  director  of  public  relations  and  webmaster  at  Utica  College.  She  cited  the  alumni  relations  staff  and  the  promise  of  new  challenges  as  reasons  for  accepting  the  position.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  interviewing  for  the  director  of  development  services  job,  I  was  impressed  by  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  expertise,â&#x20AC;?  Dow  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  also  felt  the  development  and  alumni  operation  was  a  good  match  for  my  skills  while  also  offering  new  chal-­ lenges.â&#x20AC;?  Dow  will  also  serve  as  the  vice  chair  for  the  recently  established  Ad  Hoc  Alumni  Relations  Task  Force.

With  more  than  60,000  alumni  around  the  world,  Christian  believes  changes  need  to  be  made  to  foster  an  alumni  community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  a  global  institution  with  graduates  living  in  countries  around  the  world,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said  in  a  press  re-­ lease.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  an  obligation  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  indeed,  a  privilege  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  engage  them  in  the  exciting  future  that  awaits  their  alma  mater.â&#x20AC;?

Dow  said  she  is  looking  forward  to  interacting  with  alumni  as  she  works  on  her  mission  to  create  and  sustain  a  more  engaging  alumni  program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  this  new  role,  I  look  forward  to  meeting  more  alumni,  hearing  about  their  New  Paltz  experiences  and  building  stronger  connections  that  are  meaningful  to  them  and  supportive  of  our  mission,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  Interim  Executive  Director  of  Development  and  Foun-­ dation  David  P.  Ferguson  said  the  combination  of  Dowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  credentials  and  experiences  will  help  the  task  force  reach  its  goals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ms.  Dow  is  a  personable,  energetic  and  knowledge-­ able  individual,â&#x20AC;?  Ferguson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  loves  SUNY  New  Paltz  and  understands  the  tremendous  opportunities  that  are  DKHDG RI XV 6SHQGLQJ ÂżYH PLQXWHV LQ WKH URRP ZLWK %UHQGD convinces  you  that  she  is  roaring  to  go.â&#x20AC;?

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Twenty-­six  Catholic  schools  in  New  York  State,  including  two  in  Ulster  Coun-­ ty,  are  at  risk  of  closure  in  June  follow-­ ing  the  fall  analysis  of  the  local  regional  ERDUGV DQG UHFRQÂżJXUDWLRQ FRPPLWWHHV LQ every  county  in  the  archdiocese,  according  to  the  Archdiocese  of  New  York  website.  St.  Mary  of  the  Snow  in  Saugerties  and  St.  Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  School  in  Kingston  are  the  two  in  Ulster  County  that  were  put  at  risk  of  closure.  +RZHYHU 3DXO 'H /LVLR FKDLUPDQ RI WKH ÂżQDQFH FRPPLWWHH DW 6W -RVHSKÂśV VDLG WKH VFKRRO ZLOO UHPDLQ RSHQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;St.  Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  is  not  going  to  close,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  surviving,  thriving  and  en-­ UROOPHQW LV XSÂŤRXU IDFLOLWLHV DUH LQ ZRQ-­ derful  shape.â&#x20AC;? ,Q DQ HIIRUW WR VDYH PRQH\ WKH DUFKGL-­ RFHVH ORFDO UHJLRQDO ERDUGV DQG UHFRQÂżJX-­ UDWLRQ FRPPLWWHH DQDO\]HV EXGJHWV DQG YLVLWV VFKRROV WR GHWHUPLQH WKHLU FRQGLWLRQ DQG KRZ PXFK WKH LQVWLWXWLRQ ZRXOG FRVW the  diocese  to  survive,  De  Lisio  said.  St.  Mary  of  the  Snow,  a  struggling  fa-­ cility,  costs  the  diocese  $600,000  a  year  to  NHHS RSHQ DQG WKH FRPPLWWHH GHFLGHG WKDW

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the  school  will  close  in  June,  according  to  De  Lisio.  De  Lisio  said  that  when  the  archdio-­ cese  contacted  St.  Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two-­and-­a-­half  years  ago  saying  it  was  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;at  riskâ&#x20AC;?  school,  tuition  was  raised  drastically  to  bring  in  PRUH IXQGLQJ DQG VWXGHQW VFKRODUVKLSV LQFUHDVHG WR PRUH WKDQ ,Q DGGL-­ WLRQ DOXPQL GRQDWLRQV UDLVHG PRUH WKDQ IRU WKH VFKRRO 3DUHQWV DOXPQL and  parishioners  have  also  stepped  up  to  ¿QDQFLDOO\ VSRQVRU FODVVURRPV WKH J\P-­ QDVLXP DQG WKHDWHU KH VDLG Âł:H KDYHQÂśW KDG WR XVH PXFK PRQH\ IURP WKH DUFKGLRFHVH IRU WZR SOXV \HDUV ´ 'H /LVLR VDLG Âł:KDWÂśV WKH KDUP LQ NHHS-­ ing  a  thriving  school  that  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  cost  the  DUFKGLRFHVH D GLPH"´ 6W -RVHSKÂśV VHUYHV FKLOGUHQ IURP SUH K  to  eighth  grade.  The  school  has  an  art,  PXVLF DQG WKHDWHU SURJUDP WHFKQRORJ\ ODEV DQ KRQRUV SURJUDP DQG LV KRPH WR DQ DZDUG ZLQQLQJ FKHVV WHDP &XUUHQWO\ VWXGHQWV DUH HQUROOHG IURP WKH .LQJVWRQ DUHD 1HZ 3DOW] DQG 1RUWKHUQ 'XWFKHVV County,  according  to  school  Principal  -HDQQH 'RODPRUH â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  shadow  days  and  registra-­ tion  ongoing  for  new  students  every  day,â&#x20AC;?  'RODPRUH VDLG

With  the  closing  of  three  public  VFKRROV LQ .LQJVWRQ QH[W 6HSWHPEHU 'H Lisio  said  he  believes  there  will  a  greater  need  to  keep  St.  Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  open  because  VRPH RI WKRVH GLVSODFHG VWXGHQWV PLJKW enroll.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  love  a  faith-­based  education,â&#x20AC;?  KH VDLG Âł7KH\ ORYH WKH HQYLURQPHQW LWÂśV what  the  general  public  is  looking  for.â&#x20AC;?

As  of  now,  De  Lisio  said  he  is  uncer-­ WDLQ DERXW WKH FKDQJHV WKDW ZLOO EH PDGH WR the  title  and  status  of  St.  Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  School.  The  school  will  no  longer  be  part  of  the  UHJLRQDOL]DWLRQ SURJUDP KH VDLG EXW PD\ FRQWLQXH WR UHPDLQ D SDULVK VFKRRO WKDW WKH FKXUFK VXEVLGL]HV ,I WKH VFKRRO EHFRPHV DQ LQGHSHQGHQW Catholic  school,  the  archdiocese  no  longer  KDV DQ\ ÂżQDQFLDO UHVSRQVLELOLW\ IRU WKH ID-­ FLOLW\ DQG WKH FDUGLQDO PXVW JLYH SHUPLV-­ sion  to  continue  to  use  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catholicâ&#x20AC;?  within  WKH VFKRROÂśV QDPH DFFRUGLQJ WR 'H /LVLR Regardless  of  status,  De  Lisio  said  WKDW WKH VFKRRO ZLOO UHPDLQ D IDLWK EDVHG one. Âł:H DUH JRLQJ WR NHHS PRYLQJ NHHS enrolling  and  going  to  be  open.  We  just  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  what  our  title  will  be,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  working  on  the  next  100  years.â&#x20AC;? Â

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,Q DQ HIIRUW WR LPSURYH WKH UHODWLRQVKLS EH-­ WZHHQ WKH XQLYHUVLW\ DQG LWV DOXPQL 681< 1HZ 3DOW] 3UHVLGHQW 'RQDOG &KULVWLDQ KDV VHW XS DQ $G +RF $OXPQL 5HODWLRQV 7DVN )RUFH ,Q DQ DGGUHVV WR WKH FDPSXV FRPPXQLW\ UHOHDVHG RQ -DQ RQ WKH 1HZ 3DOW] ZHEVLWH Christian  said  he  believes  the  bond  between  the  DOXPQL DQG WKH FROOHJH LV DQ LPSRUWDQW RQH DQG WKDW LPSURYLQJ WKH UHODWLRQVKLS ZLWK DOXPQL ZLOO help  future  generations  of  students. Âł1HZ 3DOW] ERDVWV PRUH WKDQ DOXPQL UHVLGLQJ LQ PDQ\ FRXQWULHV DURXQG WKH ZRUOG ´ Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  an  opportunity  right  now  to  do  a  vastly  better  job  than  we  have  done  LQ EXLOGLQJ D ZRUOGZLGH FRPPXQLW\ RI 681< 1HZ 3DOW] DOXPQL 6WUHQJWKHQLQJ RXU WLHV ZLWK RXU graduates  is  not  only  the  right  thing  to  do  but  it  is  VRPHWKLQJ ZH PXVW GR LI WKH FROOHJH LV WR WKULYH and  continue  to  educate  new  generations  of  stu-­ dents.â&#x20AC;?

In  the  address,  Christian  said  Vice  President  IRU (QUROOPHQW 0DQDJHPHQW / 'DYLG (DWRQ ZLOO FKDLU WKH FRPPLWWHH DQG WKDW UHFHQWO\ KLUHG 'LUHF-­

WRU RI $OXPQL 5HODWLRQV %UHQGD 'RZ ZLOO VHUYH as  vice  chair.  (DWRQ VDLG EXLOGLQJ D UHODWLRQVKLS ZLWK DOXP-­ QL ZLOO DOVR EHQHÂżW FXUUHQW DQG IXWXUH VWXGHQWV Âł:H KDYH DOXPQL VSUHDG RXW LQ SODFHV OLNH California  and  D.C.  and  we  want  to  work  with  WKHVH DOXPQL WR SURYLGH WKHP ZLWK QHWZRUNLQJ DQG ZRUN ZLWK WKHP WR JURZ LQWHUQVKLS RSSRUWXQLWLHV IRU VWXGHQWV ´ (DWRQ VDLG Âł2XU DOXPQL WKDW DUHQÂśW UHWLUHG ² DQG WKHUHÂśV D ORW RI WKHP ² DUH RXW LQ the  professional  world.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  very  powerful  net-­ ZRUN RI SHRSOH WKDW JUDGXDWHG IURP KHUH ´ Dow  said  the  current  goal  of  the  task  force  is  to  set  up  a  foundation  and  provide  groundwork  IRU EXLOGLQJ UHODWLRQVKLSV ZLWK DOXPQL DFURVV WKH globe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  task  force  is  charged  with  creating  a  GUDIW PLVVLRQ VWDWHPHQW DQG D GUDIW VWUDWHJLF SODQ IRU WKH RIÂżFH RI DOXPQL UHODWLRQV WKDW LV FRQJUXHQW with  and  supportive  of  the  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  institutional  SULRULWLHV DQG 681< 6\VWHP JXLGHOLQHV ´ VKH VDLG (DWRQÂśV SODQ LV WR ORRN DW DQG DGDSW PHWKRGV used  by  other  schools  in  the  country  with  strong  DOXPQL EDVHV (DWRQ SRLQWHG RXW VFKRROV OLNH WKH University  of  Michigan  and  SUNY  Oneonta, Â

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DPRQJ RWKHU SULYDWH LQVWLWXWLRQV DV SODFHV ZKHUH WKHLU DOXPQL UHODWLRQV SURJUDPV H[FHO â&#x20AC;&#x153;Within  our  own  backyard,  the  best  SUNY  LQ WHUPV RI PDLQWDLQLQJ D FRQQHFWLRQ ZLWK WKHLU DOXPQL KDQGV GRZQ LV 681< 2QHRQWD ´ KH VDLG Âł7KH\ KDYH UHDOO\ UHDOO\ OR\DO DOXPQL $V IDU DV DOXPQL JR WKH\ÂśUH D JUHDW SODFH WR ORRN ´ Eaton  and  Dow  are  both  in  the  process  of  VHOHFWLQJ PHPEHUV WR WKH WDVN IRUFH (DWRQ VDLG they  are  looking  to  appoint  eight  to  10  people  to  the  task  force  and  would  include  a  variety  of  re-­ VRXUFHV IURP WKH FRPPXQLW\ WKDW DUH ÂłJRRG WKLQN-­ ers  and  not  shy.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  best  way  to  develop  a  task  force  is  to  ORRN DW SHRSOH ZKR KDYH LQIRUPDWLRQ DQG VNLOOV FRQVLVWHQW ZLWK WKH GHPDQGV RI ZKDW WKH WDVN IRUFH is  going  to  be,â&#x20AC;?  Eaton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  we  want  people  ZKR ZULWH ZHOO ZDQW VRPH DOXPV VRPHERG\ IURP WKH IDFXOW\ VRPHERG\ IURP WKH DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ DQG VRPHERG\ IURP RXWVLGH RI WKH FROOHJH <RX ZDQW to  have  a  whole  host  of  perspectives.â&#x20AC;?

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After  a  push  from  the  student  body,  Student  Association  (SA)  and  Sojourner  Truth  Memorial  /LEUDU\ 67/ RIÂż FLDOV DQQRXQFHG WKH OLEUDU\ÂśV hours  of  operation  have  been  extended  this  semes-­ ter.  For  the  spring  2013  semester,  the  library  hours  have  been  extended  until  12:30  a.m.  Sun-­ day  through  Thursday  while  the  Late  Night  Study  Room  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  which  was  temporarily  located  in  the  Col-­ lege  Terrace  as  STL  was  under  construction  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  will  now  be  open  from  11  p.m.  to  3  a.m.,  according  to  Library  Dean  W.  Mark  Colvson.  SA  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governance  Jonathan  Espinosa  said  he  approached  Colvson  soon  after  his  appointment  as  dean  in  Sep-­ tember  to  relay  concerns  he  heard  from  students  UHJDUGLQJ WKH OLEUDU\ÂśV KRXUV RI RSHUDWLRQ Espinosa  said  the  movement  members  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students  With  A  Common  Interest,â&#x20AC;?  who  were  a  former  iteration  of  the  now-­formed  New  York  Stu-­ dents  Rising,  showed  him  the  dissatisfaction  mem-­ EHUV RI 681< 1HZ 3DOW]ÂśV FDPSXV FRPPXQLW\ KDG ZLWK WKH OLEUDU\ÂśV KRXUV RI RSHUDWLRQ ZKHQ WKH\ RF cupied  the  library  in  December  2011. Âł7KDW JURXS GLG D VLW LQ DQG ZRXOGQÂśW OHDYH ´ Espinosa  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  showed  me  that  students  had  a  legitimate  interest  in  [the  hours],  so  I  wanted  to  PDNH LW RQH RI P\ JRDOV 3HUVRQDOO\ , GRQÂśW XVH WKH library  that  much,  but  I  know  that  people  do  and  would  want  the  hours  extended.â&#x20AC;?  ,Q DGGLWLRQ (VSLQRVD VDLG ODVW VHPHVWHUÂśV H[ tended  hours  in  the  Late  Night  Study  Room  were  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;catalystâ&#x20AC;?  for  the  new  extended  hours,  as  they  offered  Colvson  and  himself  the  ability  to  see  if  the  extended  hours  would  be  popular  enough  to  justify  a  change  in  schedule.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without  that  test,  extending  the  hours  now  would  have  been  a  lot  harder,â&#x20AC;?  Espinosa  said.  Espinosa  said  he  met  with  Colvson  frequently  over  the  last  few  months  and  expressed  his  goals  to  extend  the  hours  in  STL,  pointing  to  student  de-­ PDQG DQG RWKHU 681< VFKRROVÂś KRXUV RI RSHUDWLRQ as  ways  to  show  the  hours  were  need.  In  2011,  the  members  of  the  occupying  group  LQ 67/ VDLG 1HZ 3DOW]ÂśV KRXUV RI RSHUDWLRQ LQ WKHLU library  put  them  lower  than  comparable  SUNY  schools  such  as  SUNY  Oneonta  or  SUNY  Platts-­ burgh.  In  2011,  SUNY  New  Paltz  was  only  one  of  three  schools  in  the  SUNY  system  that  operated  less  than  100  hours  per  week.  Espinosa  said  these  numbers  were  driving  factors  in  the  decision  to  experiment  with  extended  hours  this  semester.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Colvson]  was  open  to  my  ideas,  thought  the  extended  hours  were  needed  and  supported  it,â&#x20AC;?  Es-­ pinosa  said.

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DRIVING  DISASTER PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN PHOTO  BY  TEO  ALMONTE The  Sojourner  Truth  Memorial  Library  announced  extended  hours  this  semester.

KH VSRNH ZLWK OLEUDU\ VWDII DQG WKH 3URYRVWÂśV RIÂż FH to  explore  the  feasibility  of  extended  hours.  This  lead  to  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;experimentalâ&#x20AC;?  extension  that  is  now  unfolding.  Colvson  said  that  while  students  approached  both  him  and  Espinosa  about  extending  the  hours,  he  is  still  waiting  to  see  if  the  extended  hours  are  truly  being  used  when  compared  to  the  demand.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  jury  is  still  out  on  that,â&#x20AC;?  Colvson  said.  ³:H KDYH WUDIÂż F FRXQWV IRU WKH URRP WKDW VKRZ D VWHDG\ XVH WKURXJKRXW WKH QLJKW EXW , ZRXOGQÂśW FDOO LW KHDY\ XVH :HÂśOO FRQWLQXH WR XVH DQG GHWHUPLQH LI WKH GHPDQG MXVWLÂż HV WKH DGGLWLRQDO FRVW WR NHHS the  room  open.â&#x20AC;?  Espinosa  said  students  will  need  to  use  the  ex-­

tended  hours  to  their  fullest  for  them  to  continue,  as  the  use  of  the  open  rooms  is  the  only  way  school  RIÂż FLDOV FDQ JDXJH ZKHWKHU RU QRW WKH FRQWLQXDWLRQ of  them  is  feasible.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  biggest  voice  we  can  have  in  this  is  traf-­ Âż F ´ (VSLQRVD VDLG Colvson  said  he  hopes  the  extended  hours  will  let  students  have  access  to  reserves,  books,  videos  and  journals  in  the  main  library  for  longer  periods  of  time,  and  the  Late  Night  Study  Room  will  offer  students  a  quiet  place  to  study  on  campus.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  hope  is  that  students  will  remember  the  library  as  a  supportive,  welcoming  space,  in  which  to  engage  in  serious  scholarly  activity,â&#x20AC;?  Colvson  said. Â

More  than  two  dozen  cars,  pickup  trucks  and  tractor-­trailers  collided  :HGQHVGD\ PRUQLQJ LQ D ¿ HU\ SLOHXS on  a  foggy  Georgia  interstate,  killing  at  least  four  people  and  sending  nine  oth-­ HUV WR D KRVSLWDO RI¿ FLDOV VDLG DELAYED  DECISION &DXJKW LQ DQ LGHRORJLFDO FURVV¿ UH WKH Boy  Scouts  of  America  is  putting  off  until  May  a  decision  on  whether  to  ease  its  policy  of  excluding  gays.  Whatever  WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ HYHQWXDOO\ GRHV LWœV likely  to  anger  major  constituencies  and  worsen  schisms  within  Scouting.

NO  SATURDAY  SERVICE  Saturday  mail  may  soon  go  the  way  of  the  Pony  Express  and  penny  postcards.  The  Postal  Service  said  Wednesday  WKDW LW SODQV WR FXW EDFN WR ¿ YH GD\ D week  deliveries  for  everything  except  SDFNDJHV WR VWHP LWV ¿ QDQFLDO ORVVHV LQ SECRETARY  SELECTED 3UHVLGHQW %DUDFN 2EDPDœV FKRLFH IRU interior  secretary  is  a  lifelong  outdoors  enthusiast  who  likes  to  bike,  ski  and  climb  mountains.  As  president  and  chief  executive  at  Recreational  Equip-­ ment  Inc.,  Sally  Jewell  has  applied  her  passion  to  her  job,  helping  push  REI  to  nearly  $2  billion  in  annual  revenues.

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Rhoads  Resigns  As  Deputy  Mayor By  Rachel  Freeman News  Editor  |  Rachel.freeman17@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

As  a  result  of  Mayor  Jason  Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recent  actions,  Village  Trustee  Sally  Rhoads  resigned  as  deputy  mayor  at  a  village  board  meeting  on  Jan.  23,  stating  she  could  no  longer  stand  by  such  behavior.

Rhoads  said  she  decided  to  resign  when  she  realized  some  community  members  be-­ lieved  she  supported  Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  views  and  actions.

In  her  public  statement  delivered  to  the  board,  Rhoads  said  although  she  has  supported  West  for  the  past  year  and  a  half  and  even  pro-­ posed  a  salary  increase  for  him,  she  does  not  want  to  be  associated  with  the  behavior  he  has  been  exhibiting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  recent  weeks,  it  has  become  clear  that  I  can  no  longer  sit  by  and  tolerate  his  malign-­ ing  my  colleagues  and  his  recent  and  still  con-­ tinuing  defamation  of  respected  community  members  who  have  worked  long  and  hard  for  tax  relief  for  our  taxpayers,â&#x20AC;?  Rhoads  said  in  her  statement.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  believe  Mayor  Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recent  actions  are  intolerable,  unbecoming  and  un-­ SURIHVVLRQDO IRU DQ HOHFWHG RIÂżFLDO ´ One  particular  issue  Rhoads  discussed  was  consolidation  of  the  village  and  town  governments,  which  she  and  West  have  never  agreed  on.  Rhoads  said  she  believes  now  is  the  time  for  New  Paltz  to  have  one  government, Â

given  tough  economic  times.  However,  her  problem  was  not  their  dis-­ agreement,  but  rather  Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  refusal  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;par-­ ticipate  and  convey  his  ideasâ&#x20AC;?  in  discussions  regarding  consolidation,  instead  choosing  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;stone-­wall  and  obstruct.â&#x20AC;?

Rhoads  also  criticized  West  voting  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  on  every  recommendation  made  to  the  joint  town  and  village  boards,  including  the  recom-­ mendation  for  consolidation,  only  if  it  meant  a  zero  tax  increase  for  all  residents,  as  well  as  the  idea  to  pursue  amending  the  New  York  6WDWH ÂżQDQFH ODZ LQ RUGHU WR PDNH WKH FRPPX-­ nity  eligible  for  $1  million,  should  it  choose  to  create  one  government.

Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  resistance  to  the  recommenda-­ tions  was  particularly  problematic  to  Rhoads  because  she  said  he  did  not  participate  in  the  7RZQ 9LOODJH (IÂżFLHQF\ &RPPLWWHHÂśV ÂżQDO-­ ization  of  the  goals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  one  cannot  be  in  opposition  without  offering  an  alternative  solution  and  espousing  keeping  the  status  quo  is  not  an  al-­ ternative  solution,â&#x20AC;?  Rhoads  said.

Similarly,  after  West  doubted  the  work  of  WKH )LQDQFH 6WXG\ &RPPLWWHH VWXG\LQJ WKH RS-­ tion  of  consolidation  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  Rhoads  said  he  refused  to  sit  on  despite  being  â&#x20AC;&#x153;something  of  D ÂżQDQFLDO H[SHUW´ ¹² 5KRDGV IHOW WKH PD\RU was  direspecting  her  colleagues.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having  relinquished  or  shirked  his  duty  when  his  expertise  would  have  been  useful,  KH QRZ IHHOV MXVWLÂżHG LQ FDOOLQJ ÂľOLDUVÂś WKRVH members  who  have  at  least  as  much  public  PXQLFLSDO ÂżQDQFLDO H[SHULHQFH DV KH ´ 5KRDGV said  in  her  statement.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  respect  the  wisdom  and  integrity  of  my  fellow  committee  mem-­ bers  and  I  stand  by  the  committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  report  and  its  recommendations.  I  can  no  longer  support  or  be  associated  with  a  Mayor  who  denounces  citizens  working  with  honesty  and  integrity  for  the  good  of  New  Paltz.â&#x20AC;?

West  said  Rhoadsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  resignation  was  a  sym-­ bolic  action  which  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  any  effect  on  how  the  government  operates  or  what  they  are  able  to  get  done.

Although  West  apologized  for  calling  the  )LQDQFH &RPPLWWHH PHPEHUV OLDUV DQG VDLG it  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;rude  and  inappropriate,â&#x20AC;?  he  said  the  comment  was  not  without  a  basis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  watch  the  meetings  and  read  some  of  the  public  comments  and  questions  people  are  asking,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  still  unanswered.  What  the  public  is  being  told  and  what  this  report  says  are  completely  different  things,â&#x20AC;?  West  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  a  big  problem  with  that,  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  call  people  out  on  that  every  time  I  see  it.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  my  job.â&#x20AC;?

West  said  in  the  end,  the  problem  is  not  calling  people  out,  but  the  numbers  that  were Â

 PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN Sally  Rhoads  recently  resigned  as  deputy  mayor.

SUHVHQWHG VSHFLÂżFDOO\ WKH VXJJHVWLRQ WKDW million  could  be  saved  with  consolidation,  a  ¿QGLQJ :HVW GRHV QRW EHOLHYH WR EH DFFXUDWH As  a  whole,  West  said  his  dissatisfaction  stems  from  the  performance  of  the  Finance  &RPPLWWHH UDWKHU WKDQ WKH DFWXDO PHPEHUV â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  frustration  is  not  about  Sally,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  this  process  and  about  the  work  of  this  committee  and  the  response  by  this  committee  to  public  criticism  and  questions,â&#x20AC;?  West  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  shame  because  it  destroys  relationships,  it  destroys  friendships,  these  are  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  live-­ lihoods  at  stake  and  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  play  games  with  that.â&#x20AC;?

Mayor  West  Criticizes  Village  Trusteesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Work  Ethic By  Carolyn  Quimby A&E  Editor  |  Carolyn.quimby@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Recently  Mayor  Jason  West  publicly  criticized  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;work  ethicâ&#x20AC;?  of  two  Village  Board  Trustees  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Stewart  Glenn  and  Brian  Kimbiz.

In  a  Facebook  post,  West  said  he  would  not  be  supporting  Glenn  or  Kimbiz  for  re-­election  in  May  and  solicited  people  who  might  be  interested  in  running  for  their  seats.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  put  something  on  Facebook,  because  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  impressed  with  them  and  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  doneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not  the  quality  or  quantity  of  WKHLU ZRUN ´ KH VDLG Âł, FDQ FKRRVH ZKR WR EDFN XS LQ SXEOLF RIÂżFH OLNH DQ\RQH HOVH EDVHG RQ ZKDW , ÂżQG LPSRUWDQW ´ West  said  the  comments  are  strictly  based  on  his  professional  relationships  with  Glenn  and  Kimbiz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  personal  [and]  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  say  these  things  about  people  I  like,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work  to  be  done  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  getting  done.  The  frustration  is  that  I  know  what  we  could  be  do-­ ing,  what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  capable  of.â&#x20AC;?

Even  though  he  found  Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  approach  â&#x20AC;&#x153;unprofessional,â&#x20AC;?  Kimbiz  said  the  Mayor  has  the  right  to  say  whatever  he  wants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  sure  why  he  made  this  statement,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  be-­ lieve  I  have  given  a  great  amount  of  time  and  effort  to  the  position  of  Trustee.  I  have  produced  some  great  work  and  fought  hard  for Â

what  I  believe  is  right.â&#x20AC;?

As  far  as  the  motive  behind  the  comments,  Glenn  said  he  thinks  West  is  anxious  to  have  a  board  that  will  â&#x20AC;&#x153;do  what  he  would  like  to  do,â&#x20AC;?  unlike  the  current  trustees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  a  fairly  diverse  group  of  independent  thinkers  who  do  the  best  for  the  voters,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  a  history  of  [West]  putting  things  up  for  a  vote  and  trustees  question  it  or  turn  it  down,  and  he  would  get  upset.  We  question  things  until  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  right.â&#x20AC;?

Trustee  Sally  Rhoads,  who  resigned  as  deputy  mayor  during  a  Village  Board  Meeting  on  Jan.  23,  said  West  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;currently  at  odds  with  all  four  trusteesâ&#x20AC;?  because  he  wants  two  trustees  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;give  him  majority  on  the  board.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  still  a  trustee,â&#x20AC;?  Rhoads  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  only  resigned  as  the  Deputy  Mayor...because  I  do  not  want  residents  to  think  I  con-­ done  or  support  the  Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  negative  statements  regarding  fellow  Trustees,  Town  Board  members  and  community  members,  includ-­ ing  those  in  the  SUNY  college  community.â&#x20AC;?

Glenn  said  while  the  comments  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  bother  him  and  he  knows  he  has  a  strong  work  ethic,  it  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;dishearteningâ&#x20AC;?  to  have  to  defend  himself  against  these  accusations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  who  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  follow  public  policy  would  read  the  com-­ ments  and  get  the  wrong  idea,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  trouble  is  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  out  of  context  and  people  who  know  the  context  will  take  it  for  what  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

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worth.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  just,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life.  I  was  elected  to  do  a  job  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  do  it  until  my  term  is  over.â&#x20AC;?

As  far  as  time  commitments  go,  trustee  is  currently  a  part-­ time  position,  whereas  West  is  now  considered  full-­time,  accord-­ ing  to  Kimbiz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  year  the  Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  salary  was  increased  from  $22,500  SHU \HDU WR SHU \HDU ² D YRWH WKDW ZRXOG KDYH IDLOHG LI WKH Mayor  did  not  vote  his  own  raise  [as]  Trustee  Glenn  and  I  voted  QR ´ KH VDLG Âł,W UHPDLQV WR EH VHHQ LI KH LV FXUUHQWO\ IXOÂżOOLQJ WKHVH hours  to  the  expectations  of  his  colleagues.â&#x20AC;?

Looking  forward  to  the  spring  elections,  West  said  he  wants  people  who  want  to  have  conversations  about  policy  instead  of  personalities,  which  â&#x20AC;&#x153;is  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  happening  now.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  political  culture  we  have  in  New  Paltz  is  the  most  toxic  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  in  years,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  should  be  about  them  [the  commu-­ nity],  not  us.  Board  members  are  making  decision  for  us  instead  of  you  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  collective  you.â&#x20AC;?

Glenn  said  he  thinks  his  fellow  trustees  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;upsetâ&#x20AC;?  with  how  West  treats  and  speaks  to  them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trustees  are  not  the  type  of  people  who  like  to  be  bullied  or  talked  down  to,â&#x20AC;?  Glenn  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  not  appropriate  [and]  it  makes  it  harder  to  recruit  volunteers  to  be  gung-­ho  about  this  beautiful  community.â&#x20AC;?

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SAP  To  Send  Out  Second  Survey  For  Spring  Concert Survey Results:

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No. 1 - Lupe Fiasco

No. 2 - Panic! At The Disco

By  Cat  Tacopina Managing  Editor  |  Ctacopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

After  compiling  results  and  contact-­ ing  artists  over  the  past  several  weeks,  Student  Association  Productions  (SAP)  plans  to  administer  a  new  survey  concern-­ ing  the  SAP  Spring  Concert  within  the  week.

Due  to  complications  booking  the  top  four  artists  on  the  survey  as  chosen  by  the  student  body,  Vice  President  of  Program-­ ming  Esthephanie  Peralta  said  she  hopes  to  have  a  new  survey  out  by  the  end  of  this  week  with  a  new  set  of  artists.

Peralta  said  pricing  and  changing  schedules  are  what  ultimately  led  to  the  need  for  a  new  survey. Âł7KH Âż UVW IRXU DUWLVWV RQ WKH OLVW ZHUH WKH RQHV ZH REYLRXVO\ ZHQW DIWHU Âż UVW EXW right  now  the  only  realistic  options  are  the  last  ones  on  the  list,â&#x20AC;?  Peralta  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  sucks  because  we  want  to  give  the  stu-­ dents  the  best  possible  concert  we  can.  SA  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  believe  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fair  to  make  students  VHWWOH VR ZH ZDQW WR FRQWLQXH WR Âż QG ZKDW is  best.â&#x20AC;?  SAP  met  on  Monday,  Jan.  21  to  pool  WRJHWKHU WKH UHVXOWV IURP WKH Âż UVW VXUYH\ The  survey  showed  that  musician  Lupe  )LDVFR FDPH Âż UVW LQ YRWLQJ DQG ZDV IRO lowed  by  Panic!  At  The  Disco,  Matt  &  Kim,  Brand  New,  Say  Anything,  Kend-­ rick  Lamar,  Fabolous  and  Talking  Heads, Â

No. 3 - Matt & Kim

No. 4 - Brand New

No. 5 - Say Anything

No. 5 - Kendrick Lamar

respectively.  SAP  Vice  Chair  Molly  Thur-­ money  has  been  a  challenge.  VWRQ &KDVH VDLG DIWHU WKH Âż UVW PHHWLQJ With  the  new  survey,  Peralta  said  SAPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  agent  contacted  the  higher-­ranked  the  current  plan  is  to  keep  Say  Anything,  DUWLVWV Âż UVW WR VHH ZKR ZRXOG EH DYDLODEOH Kendrick  Lamar,  Fabolous  and  Talking  and  affordable  for  New  Paltz.

Heads  on  the  list  while  adding  a  few  other  Thurston-­Chase  said  pricing  and  names.  Another  idea  Peralta  said  SAP  is  VFKHGXOLQJ FRQĂ&#x20AC; LFWV TXLFNO\ EHFDPH D interested  in  pursuing  is  hiring  a  comedi-­ problem  and  made  the  selection  process  an  and  instead  of  having  a  concert,  having  GLIÂż FXOW a  comedy  show. â&#x20AC;&#x153; I t â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s  H o w -­ been  a  ever,  this  c o m p l i -­ will  be  cated  pro-­ based  on  cess  so  far  7KH Âż UVW IRXU DUWLVWV RQ WKH OLVW ZHUH WKH what  the  b e c a u s e  RQHV ZH REYLRXVO\ ZHQW DIWHU Âż UVW EXW student  re-­ b e t w e e n  action  is  to  ULJKW QRZ WKH RQO\ UHDOLVWLF RSWLRQV DUH the  top  the  options. four  artists  WKH ODVW RQHV RQ WKH OLVW â&#x20AC;&#x153; I â&#x20AC;&#x2122; m  that  were  h o p i n g  s e l e c t e d ,  ESTHEPHANIE  PERALTA weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  have  there  have  a  full  list  by  been  issues  the  end  of  with  the  price  and  issues  with  schedul-­ the  week  and  we  can  give  out  the  survey  ing,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  prices  some  of  these  as  soon  as  possible,â&#x20AC;?  Peralta  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  artists  have  been  asking  for  are  out  of  our  it  has  been  an  issue  in  the  past,  but  we  range  and  touring  for  some  have  made  it  want  to  be  as  transparent  as  possible  with  impossible  for  them  to  come  to  New  Paltz  the  students,  and  we  want  them  to  know  when  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  want  them  to.â&#x20AC;? that  what  we  want  most  is  for  them  to  In  the  past,  SAP  has  spent  between  have  a  concert  that  they  want  to  attend.â&#x20AC;? $40,000  and  $45,000  on  artists.  Peralta  Last  year,  the  SAP  Board  chose  rap-­ said  SAP  is  looking  to  spend  around  that  per  Wale  as  the  headliner  for  the  2012  PXFK DJDLQ WKLV \HDU DQG WKDW Âż QGLQJ D spring  concert.  Despite  the  selection,  big-­name  artist  for  that  much  amount  of  :DOH FDPH LQ Âż IWK RXW RI HLJKWK LQ WKH

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survey,  causing  disappointment  among  members  of  the  student  body  who  felt  the  board  disregarded  their  desires.  Peralta  said  the  board  this  year  is  looking  to  avoid  this  sort  of  disappoint-­ ment,  and  that  she  hopes  the  second  sur-­ YH\ ZLOO KHOS WR Âż QG VRPHRQH WKH PDMRULW\ ZLOO HQMR\ Thurston-­Chase  said  once  the  new  survey  is  ready,  it  will  be  emailed  to  the  campus  community  and  will  be  available  for  a  week.  Survey  Monkey  will  again  be  the  venue  the  survey  is  available  through.  With  the  survey  results  changing  and  the  top  four  artists  being  taken  off  of  the  OLVW WKLUG \HDU VHFRQGDU\ HGXFDWLRQ PDMRU )DLTD $PUHHQ VDLG WKH DEVHQFH RI RQH RI the  top  choices  is  disappointing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  really  excited  about  the  pos-­ sibility  of  some  of  the  artists  playing  in  New  Paltz,â&#x20AC;?  Amreen  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even  if  there  is  a  new  survey  coming  out,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  un-­ derstand  why  certain  artists  would  be  on  WKHUH LI ZH FRXOGQÂśW DIIRUG WKHP LQ WKH Âż UVW place.â&#x20AC;?

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The  annual  Charles  Darwin  Birthday  evolutionary  studies  seminar  series  kick  off  will  take  place  on  Mon-­ day,  Feb.  11,  in  Lecture  Center  100.  The  event  is  set  to  begin  at  5:30  p.m.,  featuring  a  lecture  by  Geoffrey  Miller,  associate  professor  of  psychology  at  the  Univer-­ sity  of  New  Mexico.

The  Darwin  Day  event  started  in  2006  after  faculty  discovered  the  day  from  a  website,  darwinday.org.  The  organization  announced  the  day  as  one  day  for  secularists  to  celebrate  the  creation  of  evolutionary  studies  and  its  impact  on  understanding.

The  event  was  initially  conceived  as  a  day  for  pro-­ fessors  to  get  together  on  campus  and  talk  about  how  evolution  applied  to  their  own  area  of  studies,  Dr.  Glenn  Geher,  professor  and  chair  of  psychology  and  director  of  evolutionary  studies,  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  were  standing  in  the  aisle,  people  were  sit-­ ting  on  the  stairs  and  that  was  right  before  we  started  the  evolutionary  studies  program,â&#x20AC;?  Geher  said.

Since  then,  the  annual  event  was  created  as  a  kick-­ off  celebration  for  the  Evolutionary  Studies  Depart-­ mentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  seminar  series  hosted  in  the  spring,  which  in-­ cludes  lectures,  parties  and  food.

This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  event  begins  with  Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lecture  fo-­ cusing  on  sexual  selections  in  humans  and  complex  be-­ havioral  patterns,  Geher  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miller  is  great  at  getting  people  to  see  Darwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ideas  related  to  things  they  never  imagined  and  I  think  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  how  integrative  his  theory  is,â&#x20AC;?  Geher  said.

Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lecture,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sexual  Evolution  and  Runaway  Consumerism,â&#x20AC;?  discusses  his  newest  evolutionary  stud-­ ies  theory  explaining  how  consumer  behavior  and  busi-­ ness  are  impacted  by  the  theory  of  sexual  selection.

Following  the  lecture,  the  Evolutionary  Studies  De-­ partment  will  host  a  costume  party  for  Darwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  birth-­ GD\ FHOHEUDWLRQ WKH ÂżUVW RI LWV NLQG VLQFH WKH 'HSDUWPHQW of  Evolutionary  Studies  began  their  annual  celebration.

The  costume  party  held  at  the  College  Terrace  will  play  on  the  Victorian  costume  era,  but  any  other  Dar-­ winian  costume  will  also  do.  However,  Andrea  Varga,  associate  professor  of  theater  arts  design  and  evolution-­ ary  studies  board  member,  said  that  costume  require-­ ments  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  discourage  any  faculty  or  students  from  attending.

There  were  numerous  secular-­themed  cakes  made  for  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Darwin  Day  event.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  of  the  notion  of  dressing  outside  the  norm,â&#x20AC;?  Varga  said.  Students  and  faculty  members  may  wear  any  cos-­ tume  to  the  event.  A  funky  hat  or  other  types  of  acces-­ sories  are  also  allowed,  Varga  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  board  wanted  to  do  something  that  was  a  little  more  festive  this  year,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody  who  par-­ ticipated  in  terms  of  faculty  loves  it,  believes  it  and  has  fun.â&#x20AC;?  Miller  will  also  host  a  book  signing  for  his  most Â

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UHFHQW ERRN FDOOHG Âł6SHQW ´ 7KH ERRN UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV KLV HDU-­ lier  talk  on  spending  behaviors  and  consumer  behaviors  from  an  evolutionary  perspective.

Melissa  Warren,  an  evolutionary  studies  minor,  will  be  attending  the  dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  festivities  and  believes  other  stu-­ dents  should  as  well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important  to  actually  listen  to  and  po-­ WHQWLDOO\ LQWHUDFW ZLWK OHDGHUV LQ WKLV ÂżHOG ´ VKH VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  read  their  theories,  but  attending  their  seminars  adds  a  new  dimension  to  the  learning  experience.â&#x20AC;?

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Rapper  Macklemoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thrift  Shopâ&#x20AC;?  has  brought  attention  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;thrifting,â&#x20AC;?  an  increasingly  common  trend  among  col-­ lege  students  who  shop  at  thrift  stores  for  conveniently-­priced  clothing,  and  in  turn  has  become  many  college  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  anthem  song.  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Think  Thrift  club  is  just  the  place  for  the  stu-­ dents  to  share  their  love  for  thrifting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From  the  moment  that  song  became  popular,  I  might  have  had  it  posted  on  my  Facebook  wall  about  15  to  20  times,â&#x20AC;?  Natalie  Skoblow,  founder  of  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Think  Thrift  club,  said.  On  Sunday,  Jan.  27,  Think  Thrift  KRVWHG Âł6WRS 6ZDS ´ WKH FOXEÂśV ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ RI WKH VHPHVWHU DQG LWV ÂżIWK VXF-­ cessful  clothing  swap.  Twenty-­three  stu-­ dents  attended  and  swapped  shirts,  shoes  and  jewelry  among  other  clothing  and  accessories.  Skoblow,  a  second-­year  public  rela-­ tions  major,  has  been  thrifting  for  a  cou-­

ple  years  now,  but  got  the  idea  to  start  7KLQN 7KULIW DIWHU D VXPPHU ÂżOOHG ZLWK thrift  shop  trips  to  New  York  City. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  started  going  to  [Buffalo  Ex-­ change  thrift  store]  every  month  or  so  with  a  giant  trash  bag  full  of  clothes  and  I  would  get  all  this  money  back.  It  be-­ came  this  thrill  to  me  that  I  can  recycle  my  clothes,â&#x20AC;?  Skoblow  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  found  so  many  people  interested  in  where  I  got  P\ VWXII WKDW , ÂżJXUHG ZK\ QRW PDNH D club  out  of  it?â&#x20AC;?   In  its  second  semester,  the  club  has  attracted  a  small  following  of  students  interested  in  saving  money  and  do-­it-­ \RXUVHOI SURMHFWV WR DGG D QHZ Ă&#x20AC;DLU WR WKH pieces  of  clothing  already  in  their  clos-­ ets.  Located  within  a  20-­minute  walk  from  the  local  Salvation  Army,  Think  Thrift  often  does  Wednesday  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Salvoâ&#x20AC;?  trips  when  most  of  the  storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  items  are  sold  at  further  reduced  prices.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  started  thrifting  because  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  much  money  and  I  refused  to  spend Â

a  lot  of  money  on  clothing,â&#x20AC;?  Skoblow  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  spend  $20  on  a  shirt  when  you  can  get  it  for  $5?â&#x20AC;?  Co-­Vice  Presidents  of  Think  Thrift  John  Owens  and  Casey  Richards  have  ZRUNHG WR ÂżQG QHZ ZD\V WR DSSHDO WR GLIIHUHQW FURZGV 2ZHQV D ÂżUVW \HDU art  major,  has  given  extra  thought  about  how  to  get  more  guys  to  come  out  to  Think  Thriftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  generation  is  in  the  process  of  UHGHÂżQLQJ PDVFXOLQLW\ DQG JX\V DUH SDU-­ ticular  about  their  clothes  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  usual-­ ly  the  only  guy  at  the  clothing  swaps,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  putting  it  out  there:  I  do  have  stuff  I  want  to  trade,â&#x20AC;?  Owens  said.  Richards,  a  second-­year  vocal  jazz  major,  said  that  Think  Thrift  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  about  trading  clothing,  but  also  about  bringing  awareness  to  recycling  and  re-­ using  things  people  already  have. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  exchanging  things  within  a  community,  you  establish  a  sort  of  self-­ sustainability,  and  many  thrift  stores  give  back  to  the  community  as  well,â&#x20AC;?  Rich-­

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ards  said.

While  most  classmates  in  high  school  shopped  at  malls  and  department  stores,  Owens  said  she  felt  strained  and  stressed  over  buying  clothes  until  his  bandmates  took  him  to  a  Goodwill  thrift  store  and  showed  him  a  different  way  to  live. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  best  part  about  thrifting  is  that  you  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  told  what  to  buy,  you  just  shop  for  the  stuff  you  like,â&#x20AC;?  Owens  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  less  to  worry  about  and  more  to  be  proud  about.  All  my  hippie  friends  saved  my  life.â&#x20AC;?  Skoblow  pointed  out  that  most  col-­ OHJH VWXGHQWV DUH LQ WKH VDPH ³¿QDQFLDO boatâ&#x20AC;?  and  could  use  the  extra  cash  in  their  pockets.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  lucky  to  go  to  a  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;greenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  school  with  a  funky  artsy  hipster  vibe  where  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  okay  to  wear  whatever  you  want,â&#x20AC;?  Skoblow  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think  Thrift  is  for  everyone  and  will  keep  breaking  through  thrifting  stereotypes  to  share  the  thrill  of  thrifting.â&#x20AC;? Â

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TWO DORSKY EXHIBITIONS CAPTURE MALI THROUGH PORTRAITS

By Zameena Mejia Copy Editor | Zmejia09@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Sometimes all it takes is a certain frame to capture the humanity behind the newscasts.

SUNY New Paltz Photography Pro-­ fessor François Deschamps has provided the campus with a chance to view the West African nation of Mali through a wider lens.

On Saturday, Feb. 2, 257 people at-­ tended the opening reception of “Photo-­ Rapide” and “Malian Portrait Photogra-­ phy,” Deschamps’ exhibits at the Dorsky.

Three years ago, Deschamps re-­ ceived a Fulbright Senior Research Fel-­ lowship to live in Mali for a year, for which he was required to teach Malian students at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers.

'HVFKDPSV VDLG KLV ÀXHQF\ LQ French made the trip all the more enjoy-­ able, even when he ran into people who didn’t speak French. In these cases, the power of photography became the un-­ spoken, but mutually understood lan-­ guage, he said.

After completing the teaching posi-­ tion at the Conservatoire, Deschamps set out on a photo expedition with his Lu-­ mix digital camera and a portable Pola-­ roid printer.

“It was exciting and heartening to see that people loved the photos and the process of taking them,” Deschamps said. “These photos allowed them to be themselves.”

“Photo-­Rapide,” French for “quick photo,” includes photographs of Ma-­ lian strangers Deschamps met during his travels.

When describing his process, he said he photographed the stranger, printed out their favorite photo and allowed them to choose a patterned border. Then he took another photo of the person holding up

their own photo. In the end, each person got to keep their own photos.

“It wasn’t the idea of this white guy coming into another culture and photo-­ graphing like an ethnographer or an an-­ thropologist, but I saw it much more as an exchange where I gave them some-­ thing,” Deschamps said.

“Malian Portrait Photography” ex-­ hibits portrait photographs from the 1940s through the late 1970s taken by Malik Sidibé and Seydou Keita, two of Mali’s best known portrait photogra-­ phers, as well as other Malian photog-­ raphers whose work is being newly pre-­ miered on the East Coast.

“Malian Portrait Photography” tells stories of a time when portrait studios were without electricity, so they had to take photographs outside with people wearing vibrant patterns and colors for clearer photos.

Freelance curator Daniel Leers, whose most recent work includes “New Photography 2011” at the Modern Mu-­ seum of Art in New York, worked with Deschamps to curate “Photo-­Rapide” and “Malian Portrait Photography.”

Leers visited Deschamps’ studio to view the photos he took during his Ful-­ bright and connected trends and themes of Malian culture to collaboratively se-­ lect the photos to showcase.

“There are intersections and con-­ nections between ‘Malian Portrait Pho-­ tography’ and François’ photography, like the colorful frames resembling Ma-­ lik Sidibé’s hand-­painted glass frames, which reach back to Sidibé’s tradi-­ tion and extends forwards to François’ work,” Leers said.

In many of the “Photo-­Rapide” pho-­ tos, Deschamps picked up on this unique Malian portrait style and placed vibrant textured patterns around the photos of sitters who went to his studio to be pho-­

PHOTOS COURTESY OF FRANÇOIS DESCHAMPS Malian photography will be exhibited at the Dorsky.

tographed, according to Leers.

“Even while being a white man in West Africa, François was able to gain access to very intimate parts of people’s lives which isn’t easy,” Leers said.

Deschamps said he hopes that through “Photo-­Rapide” and “Malian Portrait Photography,” “people will fall

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in love with the Malian culture and stim-­ ulate a curiosity of a culture so different from their own.”

Catalogues designed by Deschamps accompany both exhibitions, which will be held in the North Gallery of the Dor-­ sky’s Alice and Horace Chandler Gal-­ lery from Jan. 23 to April 12.

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SUNY NEW PALTZ PROFESSOR COMPOSES HARRIET TUBMAN OPERA By  Carolyn  Quimby A&E  Editor  |  Carolyn.quimby@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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Most  tales  about  Tubman  center  around  her  time  on  the  Un-­ derground  Railroad,  but  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mention  her  family,  Okoye  said.  However,  she  said  her  opera  reveals  a  lot  about  her  family  mem-­ bers  and  her  husband  John  Tubman,  a  free  man. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  times  when  you  hear  about  her,  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  isolation,â&#x20AC;? Â

she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  hear  much  other  than  the  fact  that  she  worked  on  the  Underground  Railroad.â&#x20AC;?

As  a  Black  woman,  Okoye  said  Tubman  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;part  of  [her]  his-­ toryâ&#x20AC;?  and  she  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  follow  the  typical  â&#x20AC;&#x153;master  narrative,â&#x20AC;?  or  a  few  good  men  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  typically  white  men  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  who  come  and  rescue  people  of  color. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  people  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  there  were  other  Black  abolition-­ ists,  and  that  there  was  a  lot  of  self-­liberation  at  this  time,â&#x20AC;?  Okoye  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  that  [master  narrative],  because  the  truth  of  Tubmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  is...a  wonderful  story,  a  wonderful  actuality.â&#x20AC;?

Okoye  said  she  wanted  to  compose  a  folk  opera  that  would  engage  people  who  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  typically  enjoy  opera.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wanted  it  to  be  full  of  folk  music  that  has  very  singable  songs  and  melodies  you  can  get  into,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Folk  operas  are  very  accessible,  but  still  challenging.â&#x20AC;?

Okoye  explored  African  American  folk  music  from  the  19th  century,  as  well  as  work  songs,  protest  songs  and  dances.  She  said  she  stumbled  on  parlor  music  from  the  time  and  found  minstrel  songs,  some  written  by  African  American  composers. Âł7KHVH VRQJV ZKLFK YLRODWH %ODFN SHRSOH VSHFLÂżFDOO\ %ODFN women,  were  written  by  my  ancestors,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  of  the  things  were  so  incredibly  offensive.â&#x20AC;?

The  minstrel  songs  she  heard  that  day  inspired  Okoye  to  write  an  anti-­minstral  song,  which  she  said  is  one  of  her  favorite  songs  in  the  opera.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  these  things  they  talk  about  negatively  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  color  of  RXU VNLQ WKH VL]H RI RXU OLSV WKH ZD\ RXU ERGLHV DUH VKDSHG ²

John  Tubman  sings  to  [Harriet]  and  makes  them  all  the  great  things  about  Black  women,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  a  songwriter,  but  now  I  am.  I  love  all  the  lyrics,  and  of  all  the  songs,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  one  that  made  me  smile.â&#x20AC;?

Part  of  Okoyeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  struggle  was  learning  to  write  an  opera,  as  she  had  only  written  orchestral  music,  and  building  a  network  of  contacts.  She  said  she  soon  discovered  and  started  attending  con-­ ferences  about  Tubman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  people  who  are  enchanted  with  her  story,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  have  symposiums  that  are  not  your  regular  academic  FRQIHUHQFHV <RX ÂżQG WKHVH QHWZRUNV DQG ÂżQG RXW PRUH SLHFHV RI her  story.â&#x20AC;?  Okoye  said  the  best  part  of  composing  is  that  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  doing  what  she  loves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hear  music  in  my  head,  write  it  down  and  hear  it  per-­ formed,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  this  opera  I  had  both  sides  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  easy  and  the  struggle  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  to  be  there  and  hear  someone  perform  your  SLHFH LV DPD]LQJ HYHU\ VLQJOH WLPH ´ American  Opera  Project  will  present  an  abridged  version  of  Okoyeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  opera  at  SUNY  Albany  on  March  8.

On  Sunday,  Feb.  10  at  3  p.m.,  music  from  Okoyeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  opera  will  be  played  during  the  concert,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Ride  on  the  Underground  Rail-­ road,â&#x20AC;?  in  Studley  Theatre.  In  celebration  of  Black  History  Month  and  the  150th  anniversary  of  the  Emancipation  Proclamation,  the  QLJKW ZLOO IHDWXUH WDOHQW IURP 681< 1HZ 3DOW] WKH 1HZEXUJK Free  Academy,  the  PonĂŠ  Ensemble  for  New  Music  and  three  opera  singers  from  New  York  City. Â

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Through  balance  and  contrast,  Pro-­ fessor  Ruthanne  Schempf  performed  a  program  of  impelling  piano  pieces  from  WKUHH GLIIHUHQW HUDV WR 681< 1HZ 3DOW] faculty,  students  and  musicians  in  Shepa-­ rd  Recital  Hall  on  Tuesday,  Jan.  29.

7KH ÂżUVW SLHFH SHUIRUPHG ZDV -R-­ hann  Sebastian  Bachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;English  Suite  No.  2  in  A-­minor,â&#x20AC;?  a  piece  that  she  had  begun  to  work  on  with  her  late  mother.  Despite  its  minor  key,  the  tempo  and  harmony  are  notably  cheerful.  Next,  she  performed  Robert  Schumannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kreisleriana,  Op.  16â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  set  of  eight  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fantasie-­like  movementsâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  was  composed  over  six  days Â

LQ WKH VSULQJ RI DQG UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV WKH composerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mad  personality  and  inspira-­ tions.  Second-­year  contemporary  music  studies  major  Keith  Downs  said  this  was  his  favorite  piece,  particularly  the  sec-­ RQG PRYHPHQW Âł6HKU LQQLJ XQG QLFKW ]X raschand,â&#x20AC;?  and  the  way  Schempf  transi-­ WLRQV LQWR LW IURP WKH ÂżUVW PRYHPHQW Âł>6KH LV@ IDVW SDFHG DQG Ă&#x20AC;\LQJ KLJK and  backing  away  into  a  contemplative  state,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

7KH ÂżQDO SLHFH 6FKHPSI SHUIRUPHG was  Maurice  Ravelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Valses  nobles  et  sentimentales,â&#x20AC;?  which  she  described  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;crunchy  harmony...very  colorful  and  attractive  and  yet  somewhat  appalling-­ ly  dissonant.â&#x20AC;?  She  said  she  thought  the  piece  shows  how  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ravel  thought  about Â

the  piano  more  orchestrally.â&#x20AC;?

7KLUG \HDU MD]] VWXGLHV PDMRU 0LVKD 6DYDJH VDLG KLV WHFKQLFDO SURÂżFLHQF\ LV only  matched  by  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;very,  very  con-­ scious  awareness  of  dynamics.â&#x20AC;? Âł6KH GHÂżQLWHO\ NQRZV KRZ WR FUDIW waves  that  really  get  the  nuances  of  emotion,â&#x20AC;?  Savage  said.  6FKHPSI VXJJHVWHG WKDW MD]] PXVL-­ cians  would  be  particularly  attracted  to  the  Ravel  piece,  and  Savage  said  he  agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  lying  [with]  the  beau-­ tiful  voicing  and  very  jarring  effects,â&#x20AC;?  Savage  said.

Downs  said  he  personally  appreci-­ ated  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wide  variety  of  intensities,  jux-­ taposing  a  dire  urgent  message  in  calm-­ ness  with  playful,  rambunctious  energy,â&#x20AC;? Â

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achieving  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  lot  of  fast-­paced  polyphon-­ ic  textures  with  acute  precision.â&#x20AC;?

Schempf  said  she  practiced  numer-­ RXV SLHFHV DQG FKRVH WKH RQHV WKDW ÂżW best  for  this  particular  concert.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  going  on  a  date,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  go  on  a  lot  of  blind  dates,  then,  oh!  This  is  the  one,  these  are  the  ones.  In  this  combination.â&#x20AC;?  7KHVH SLHFHV DUH VLJQLÂżFDQW EHFDXVH they  â&#x20AC;&#x153;inspire  the  imagination,â&#x20AC;?  accord-­ ing  to  Schempf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  attracted  to  music  that  is  de-­ scriptive,  that  has  associations...things  other  than  just  sound,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Blending  the  technical  and  the  dy-­ namic,  Schempf  said  the  concert  was  meant  to  be  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;musical  adventureâ&#x20AC;?  for  those  who  attended. Â

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At  the  end  of  each  year,  music  critics  cre-­ ate  a  narrow  list  of  albums  deemed  worthy  of  high  recognition.  In  2012,  The  Black  Keys,  Frank  Ocean,  fun.,  Mumford  and  Sons  and  Tay-­ lor  Swift   all  received  Grammy  nominations.  Although  punk  rock  glided  underneath  the  mainstream  radar,  several  bands  gained  the  reputation  of  producing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Album  of  the  Yearâ&#x20AC;?  among  their  listeners.    Punk  fans  praised  The  Menzingersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  third  studio  album,  On  The  Impossible  Past 7KH Âż UVW of  their  albums  to  be  released  on  Epitaph  Re-­ cords,  the  collection  features  nostalgic  tales  of  loss,  longing  and  regret.

The  album  begins  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good  Things,â&#x20AC;?  in  which  Greg  Barnett  sings,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  closing  P\ H\HV WR Âż QG ZK\ DOO JRRG WKLQJV VKRXOG IDOO apart.â&#x20AC;?   The  lyric  serves  as  a  theme  for  several  of  the  songs  on  the  album,  including  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Burn  Af-­ ter  Writingâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Obituaries.â&#x20AC;?

Listeners  arrive  at  the  title  track  near  the  end  of  the  album.   It  may  appear  as  a  segue  into  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nice  Things,â&#x20AC;?  but  the  content  is  as  direct  and  hard-­hitting  as  the  others.   The  Menzingers  contrast  their  agoniz-­ ing  lyrics  with  fast-­paced  guitar  and  drums,  especially  on  tracks  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ava  Houseâ&#x20AC;?  and  Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mexican  Guitars.â&#x20AC;?   While  On  The  Impossible  Past  propelled  The  Menzingers  to  the  top  of  the  punk  scene,  New  Jersey  band  The  Gaslight  Anthem  re-­ leased  another  noteworthy  punk  rock  album.   Previously  signed  to  SideOneDummy  Records,  WKH EDQG UHOHDVHG WKHLU Âż UVW PDMRU ODEHO DOEXP Handwritten,  via  Mercury  Records.

Handwritten EHJLQV ZLWK ³ ´ WKH ¿ UVW single  released  from  the  album.  The  fast-­paced,  anthemic  rock  opener  provides  listeners  with  a  sense  of  the  sounds  to  expect  in  the  remaining  41  minutes.

Tracks  such  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mulholland  Driveâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keepsake,â&#x20AC;?  feature  Alex  Rosamiliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  glori-­ ous  guitar-­work.   Other  rocking  tunes  include  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Howlâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Biloxi  Parish.â&#x20AC;?  Whereas  songs  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Too  Much  Blood,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maeâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;National  Anthemâ&#x20AC;?  sound  reminiscent  of  the  slow-­tempo  VRQJV IURP OHDG VLQJHU %ULDQ )DOORQÂśV VLGH SURM ect,  The  Horrible  Crowes.

All  in  all,  the  Gaslight  Anthemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hand-­ written  remains  true  to  the  bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  honest  rock  and  roll  sound.

Punk  bands  Cloud  Nothings  and  Titus  An-­ dronicus  also  released  albums  in  2012.   Steve  Albini,  who  has  worked  with  highly  acclaimed  artists  such  as  Nirvana  and  The  Pixies,  engi-­ neered  Cloud  Nothingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  second  studio  album, Â

Attack  on  Memory.   Noteworthy  tracks  include  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fall  Inâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stay  Useless.â&#x20AC;?  Titus  Androni-­ cus  released  their  third  album,  Local  Business,  which  found  a  spot  on  Rolling  Stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  top  al-­ bums  of  the  year.   Like  2012,  2013  holds  the  promise  of  an-­ other  great  year  for  punk  rock  music.   ,QGLH SXQN RXWÂż W /HPXULD IURP %XIIDOR N.Y.,  recently  recorded  their  third  full-­length  studio  album.  They  have  yet  to  announce  a  release  date,  but  the  trio  will  be  performing  in  New  Paltz  tonight.

English  folk/punk  singer  Frank  Turner  re-­ ceived  great  recognition  for  England  Keep  My  Bones,  his  most  recent  album  to  date.   On  April  (SLWDSK ZLOO UHOHDVH 7XUQHUœV ¿ IWK VWXGLR DO bum,  Tape  Deck  Heart.

The  following  day,  Long  Island-­based  singer-­songwriter  Laura  Stevenson  will  release  her  third  full-­length  album,  Wheel,  on  Don  Giovanni  Records.   The  single,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Runner,â&#x20AC;?  is  available  to  stream  at  Pitchfork.

Within  the  year,  Against  Me!  will  release  highly  anticipated  album  Transgender  Dyspho-­ ria  Blues WKH EDQGÂśV Âż UVW DOEXP VLQFH WKH OHDG singer  Laura  Jane  Graceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  coming  out.

Alkaline  Trio,  Cloud  Nothings  and  The  Front  Bottoms  also  intend  to  release  albums  this  upcoming  year.

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  YOUR  INSTRUMENT  OF  CHOICE  AND  WHY? I  usually  play  guitar,  because  I  know  how  to  play  it.  Sometimes  the  kazoo.

WHO  ARE  YOUR  BIGGEST  INFLUENCES? Joe  Strummer.  Joey  Santiago.  Men  at  Work.

Minus  The  Bear.  Mr  T. WHO  HAVE  YOU  BEEN  LISTENING  TO  LATELY? Lately  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  found  myself  listening  to  Avalanches,  Dead  Kennedys  and  Eddie  Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  solo  album.

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  YOUR  PLAN  FOR  THE  FUTURE? To  become  an  astronaut/pizza  critic  and  best  friends  with  John  Cleese.

ANY  ADVICE  FOR  ASPIRING  MUSICIANS? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  an  aspiring  musician,  so  if  you  have   any  advice,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  always  learning.  I  guess  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  real  advice.  Keep  learning.  Never  stop  playing.   And  get  advice  from  a  professional  musician,  not  some  guy  that  plays  guitar.  (Quite  the  paradox,  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  it?)

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JENNIFER NICHOLAS Major: Visual Arts Education Minor: Italian Studies Year: Fourth

Influences: Jenny Sayville, Michelangelo, Eva Zeisal, my mother

“The past four years of my art making has been about exploration; both of myself, and the world around me through art. I’ve discovered new mediums that I never anticipated working with and developed a greater understanding of the importance of conceptual art.

I feel so lucky to be studying something I love so passionately and I know I will continue to explore and grow as an artist for the rest of my life, while teaching children to do the same.”

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Student  Association  Productions  (SAP)  will  be  con-­ ducting  a  second  survey  concerning  the  spring  concert.           Vice  President  of  Programming  Esthephanie  Peralta  said  she  and  her  SAP  Board  will  be  administering  the  new  survey  due  to  the  unavailability  of  the  top  artists  that  the  FDPSXV YRWHG IRU RQ WKH ¿ UVW RQH We  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  want  to  commend  Stu-­ dent  Association  (SA)  and  SAP  for  their  transparency  on  the  issue,  and  hope  that  both  parties  will  continue  to  do  their  job  to  the  highest  of  standards.

In  the  past,  we  have  seen  SAP  boards  who  have  been  unable  to  book  artists  for  similar  reasons  but  were  dishon-­ HVW DERXW LW /DVW \HDU 6$3 FKRVH WKH Âż IWK UDQNHG DUWLVW out  of  eight  for  the  concert,  and  the  lack  of  transparency  caused  discontent  within  the  student  body  at  the  end  of  the  year.  However,  this  SAP  board  has  been  honest  with  the  results  of  the  survey  and  why  they  are  unable  to  book  top-­ranked  artists  such  as  Lupe  Fiasco  and  Brand  New.  The  price  SAP  is  willing  to  spend  on  an  artist  is  between  $40,000  and  $45,000,  and  higher-­ranked  artists  are  asking  for  higher  prices  and  their  schedules  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  working  out  with  ours.

Unfortunately,  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  that  much  money  to  spend  on  artists.  Schedules  for  artists  change.  As  far  as  monetary  concerns  go,  SAP  also  has  to  look  at  how  much  security,  staging  and  other  amenities  such  as  special  effects  artists  want  will  cost.  With  a  small  budget  to  begin  with,  it  LV GLIÂż FXOW WR Âż QG D ZHOO NQRZQ DUWLVW WR SHUIRUP KHUH SAP  has  not  been  shy  of  sharing  that  information  and  being  honest  with  how  the  current  situation  stands.  This  is  the  job  and  the  expectation  of  our  student  government,  and  we  need  to  see  that  this  will  be  continued  not  just  with  the  spring  concert,  but  with  all  current  and  future  issues.  Student  governments  are  not  just  campus-­governing  bodies.  They  are  our  peers  and  people  we  choose  to  be  friends  with  during  four  of  the  most  important  years  of  our  lives.  As  such,  there  is  a  duty  for  them  to  not  just  be  honest  and  transparent  because  that  is  what  a  government  should  be,  but  because  we  are  students  together  and  the  campus  they  serve  deserves  nothing  but  the  utmost  respect.

Transparency  has  been  a  strength  not  just  for  this  par-­ ticular  SAP  board,  but  of  the  current  SA  E-­board  as  well.  While  this  was  an  expectation  of  a  group  that  in  the  past  have  been  vocal  about  transparency  and  how  necessary  it  is  for  success,  it  is  nice  to  see  a  governing  group  that  is Â

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willing  to  share  information  with  the  student  body  without  any  sort  of  problems.  As  a  campus,  we  need  to  realize  that  this  has  not  al-­ ways  been  the  case.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  E-­boards  that  were  unwill-­ ing  to  share  information  and  the  result  of  this  has  led  to  dis-­ content  for  the  senate  and  a  reluctance  to  become  involved  with  campus  issues.

While  transparency  hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  always  been  a  strength  of  ghosts  of  SA  E-­boards  past,  we  are  glad  to  see  the  progress  made  by  current  SA  members.  We  only  ask  and  hope  that  this  sort  of  transparency  will  continue  in  the  future.

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Hug  Me,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  Scared

I  really  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  hugs.  I  am  not  a  misanthrope.  Okay,  this  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  all  true.  I  do  like  hugs.  A  lot.  In  fact,  scratch  the  gripping  opening,  I  love  hugs.  What  I  mean  to  say  is  that  I  hold  a  hug  with  someone  else  in  high  regard,  and  I  have  very  little  tolerance  for  anything  that  falls  short  of  said  regard.  Do  you  remember  in  that  cold,  vacuous  pit  of  hell  (re:  middle  school)  when  someone  you  were,  at  best,  acquain-­ tances  with  would  scream  your  name  in  the  hallway  on  the  way  to  class  and  they  would  bring  you  into  a  hug  so  light  and  insincere  that  it  would  remind  you  of  every  awkward  insecurity  you  and  all  of  your  peers  had?  Because  I  do,  and  the  memory  alone  makes  me  cringe.  I  feel  like  hugs  are  a  status  symbol  among  adolescents.  The  more  hugs  in  a  day  they  get,  the  more  beloved  they  believe  themselves  to  be.  If  they  could  collect  hugs  in  a  jar,  a  hug  between  two  people  would  be  nothing  but  a  rushed  clutch  onto  a  soul  you  will  never  know.

And  I  think  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  I  truly  hate.  Not  the  hug  itself,  but  how  easily  a  hug  can  be  taken  for  granted.  How  easily  WKH\ FDQ EH VLPSOLÂż HG Maybe  I  am  just  a  weepy  40-­year-­old  spinster  taking  XS UHVLGHQFH LQ D \HDU ROGÂśV ERG\ EXW QRZDGD\V , Âż QG

CAROLYN Â QUIMBY

A&E Â Editor

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myself  viewing  a  hug  as  more  intimate  than  most  things.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  bodies  held  so  close  together  that  they  become  in-­ tertwined  and  in  those  moments  a  hug  lasts,  the  parties  in-­ volved  can  learn  so  much  about  one  another.

In  a  real,  true  hug,  we  shut  out  the  world  around  us.  Ev-­ erything  melts  slowly  away  and  standing  there  are  two  peo-­ ple  who  want  to  know  as  much  as  their  mind  and  soul  will  allow  them  to  learn  of  another  in  what  a  minute  has  to  offer.  I  want  to  know  the  relaxed  shoulders  and  the  even  breath-­ ing  that  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mine  feel  against  me.  I  want  to  know  that  the  arms  around  me  will  remember  my  curves  and  insecurities  and  hopes  when  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  nothing  but  a  memory  on  a  shelf.

When  I  was  younger,  I  knew  a  boy  who  smelled  of  Old  Spice  and  fresh  linen  so  strong  that  I  could  never  for  the  life  of  me  forget  what  that  smell  and  embrace  was  like.  He  broke  me  in  the  end  and  it  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  until  recently  that  I  saw  him  again.  I  had  pushed  him  out  of  my  mind.

As  we  hugged,  every  knot  his  words  had  once  made  in  P\ VWRPDFK DQG HYHU\ FKLOO KH JDYH PH ZKHQ KH Ă&#x20AC; DVKHG PH a  smile  came  back.  I  remembered  the  Old  Spice  and  fresh  linen  like  it  was  just  yesterday  when  we  said  goodbye.  And  you  know,  that  shit  is  painful.  The  memories  of  a  hug  also  bring  back  the  pain  and  loneliness  that  a  lack  of Â

embrace  provides.  And  in  the  end,  I  get  freaked  out  that  a  hug  I  give  someone  else  could  ever  mean  that  much  to  them.  ,ÂśP WHUULÂż HG WR NQRZ WKDW PD\EH ,ÂśOO OHDYH VXFK D PDUN RQ someone  that  whatever  I  smell  like  or  the  way  my  hands  rest  on  someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  back  will  bring  up  their  greatest  pain  or  whatever  else  I  give  someone.

And  then  there  are  the  people  whose  embrace  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  always  get  lost  in  and  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  always  run  back  to  for  comfort  and  solace.  There  are  people  out  there,  whether  you  know  them  now  or  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  walk  into  your  life  somewhere  down  the  line,  who  will  never  leave  you,  and  the  way  they  hold  you  when  yourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  in  tears   will  be  some  of  the  greatest  hap-­ piness  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  ever  come  to  know.  I  guess  what  bothers  me  about  hugs  is  that  something  so  powerful  can  be  given  as  something  so  meaningless.  I  just  never  want  to  be  so  taken  for  granted. Â

Cat  Tacopina  is  a  third-­year  journalism  major  with  PLQRUV LQ *HUPDQ 6WXGLHV DQG ¿ OP DQG YLGHR VWXGLHV (YHQ WKRXJK WKLV LV WKH ¿ UVW WLPH The  Oracle  has  had  bios  in  a  long  time,  she  is  still  the  Swan  Queen,  hunty.

Empathy  Over  Apathy

Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  law  seems  to  be  in  full  effect  this  week  for  me.  Everything  that  could  have  gone  wrong  did  go  wrong  and  I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  handled  it  in  the  best  way.  But  sometimes  the  only  way  to  get  through  the  pain  (that  demands  to  be  felt,  right  John  Green?)  is  to  write  it  away.  So  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  note  to  myself  (and,  maybe,  you)  for  when  life  becomes  a  perfect  storm  of  awful: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  okay  to  realize  that  home  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  necessarily  a  place.  Sometimes  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  about  where  you  are,  but  who  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  with.  A  house  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  your  bones  ache  the  way  a  sunrise  conversation  with  a  friend  will.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  never  understand  why,  but  the  people  you  grew  up  with  (regardless  of  the  last  time  you  saw  them)  will  always  hold  a  piece  of  you  that  feels  timeless.  Let  yourself  be  unstuck  in  time  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  with  them.  Force  yourself  to  be  open  and  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  hold  the  world Â

at  arms  length.  Try  to  be  surprised  by  what  you  see  and  never  get  jaded  (or  more  jaded  than  you  already  are),  because  the  ocean  is  always  more  beautiful  than  you  remember.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  keep  people  in  your  life  who  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  it  better.   Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  obligated  to  anyone  that  makes  you  feel  anything  other  than  your  best  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  people  from  your  high  school,  your  misogynistic  uncle  or  that  per-­ son  you  met  that  one  time  at  that  place  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  re-­ member.  Sometimes  people  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  deserve  to  be  your  friend  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  even  virtually.

Being  passionate  is  not  a  weakness.  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  ashamed  to  love  things  unironically  and  unabashedly.  Let  your  love  leave  an  imprint  on  everything  you  do,  everyone  you  touch  and  everywhere  you  go.  When  you  meet  the  person  who  makes  your  heart  speak  a  different  language,  learn  the  lines  of  their Â

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palms  like  a  map  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  one  that  leads  you  back  to  yourself.  Forget  gravity  and  fall,  because,  if  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  right  for  you,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  catch  you.  And  when  one  of  your  oldest  friends  suddenly  los-­ es  her  father,  say  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  sorry  (because  you  are),  that  you  love  her  (because  you  do)  and  hold  her  close.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  you  can  do  even  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  do  so  much  more.  Try  to  lift  some  of  the  heaviness  from  her  heart.  Try  to  understand  that  it  will  always  be  there. $QG Âż QDOO\ FKRRVH HPSDWK\ RYHU DSDWK\ $OZD\V

Carolyn  Quimby  is  a  fourth-­year  creative  writing  major,  journalism  minor,  and  proud  member  of  the  Bane  Girls  Club.  She  recently  saw  a  photo  of  a  French  Bulldog  in  a  bow-­tie  and  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  care  about  anything  else.

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Different Strokes

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Yuka  Suzuka,  a  fourth-­year  back  and  individual  medley  swimmer,  shattered  an  Elting  Pool  record  during  a  meet  against  SUNY  Oneonta  on  Saturday,  Jan.  26.

Suzuka  achieved  a  time  of  57.66  sec-­ onds  in  the  100  backstroke.   She  not  only  broke  a  record,  but  also  nabbed  an  NCAA  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;?  qualifying  standing,  which  she  pre-­ viously  earned  for  her  performance  earli-­ er  this  season  at  the  Eastern  College  Ath-­ letic  Conference  Winter  Championships.  The  previous  record  was  set  by  Michelle  Coombs  in  2008  with  a  time  of  59.45.

6X]XND ZDV RYHUMR\HG ZKHQ VKH Âż UVW UHDOL]HG KHU WLPH TXDOLÂż HG IRU WKH QHZ pool  record. Âł, ZDV WLUHG Âż UVW , ZDV KRSLQJ ,ÂśG JHW 58  or  59  or  close  to  the  record,  but  when  I  got  57â&#x20AC;Ś  I  got  so  happy  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  splashing  up  and  down,  like  a  child,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  got  P\ UHFRUG RQ WKH ERDUG ,WÂśV OLNH WKH PRVW

exciting  thing.  I  never  had  that  in  my  swim  club  or  even  my  high  school,  but  when  I  got  my  name  on  [the  Elting  pool  board],  I  got  really  happy.â&#x20AC;?

Suzuka  began  swimming  when  she  was  four  years  old.   She  was  frequently  sick  as  a  child,  similar  to  her  mother,  who  made  her  swim  in  order  to  build  her  strength.  Suzuka  swam  every  day  to  re-­ gain  her  health  and  power,  which  enabled  her  to  go  to  school. :RPHQÂśV 6ZLPPLQJ +HDG &RDFK Scott  Whitbeck  said  he  is  very  proud  of  6X]XNDÂśV RYHUDOO SHUIRUPDQFH QRW RQO\ this  year,  but  prior  seasons  as  well.  ³<XNDÂśV EHHQ RXU EHVW VZLPPHU IRU D FRXSOH \HDUV RQ WKLV WHDP , PHDQ VKHÂśV had  a  great  season,â&#x20AC;?  Whitbeck  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  was  an  all-­American  last  year,  conference  swimmer  of  the  year,  set  school  confer-­ ence  records  in  a  number  of  events.â&#x20AC;?

In  terms  of  this  season,  Whitbeck  said  Suzuka  has  taken  even  more  steps Â

to  become  a  top  SUNYAC  swimmer.  She  ZDV D WRS ¿ QLVKHU IRU WKH EDFN LQ the  national  championships  and  has   been  able  to  improve  her  race  times  during  practice.

7KH VZLP WHDP ZRQ WKHLU Âż QDO PHHW this  Saturday  in  the  Skidmore  Sprint  In-­ vitational  at  Skidmore  College.  Suzuka  and  the  team  are  setting  their  sights  on  the  SUNYAC  Championships,  which  runs  from  Feb.  21  to  23  in  Buffalo. Âł)RU 681<$&V ,ÂśP OLNH UHDOO\ IR cused  on  100  back,  200  back,  200  IM,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  won  all  those  events  last  year,  EXW , FDQQRW EH OLNH ÂľRK ,ÂśP JRLQJ WR ZLQ DJDLQÂś EHFDXVH , NQRZ WKHUHÂśV VR PDQ\ swimmers  that  work  so  hard.â&#x20AC;?

Whitbeck  is  also  optimistic  of  the  WHDPÂśV DELOLW\ WR FRQWLQXH WKHLU VXFFHVV into  the  SUNYAC  Championships. Âł:HÂśYH KDG WKH IRUWXQH RI KDYLQJ not  only  great  top-­end  swimmers;Íž  in  ad-­ dition  our  depth  in  our  freshmen  class  is Â

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motivation  for  us,  since  now  every  team  will  give  us  their  best  shot,â&#x20AC;?  Fish-­ After  a  mid-­season  slump,  the  Lady  er  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  to  play  that  much  Hawks  are  back  in  form  and  taking  harder  and  prove  what  a  good  basket-­ down  their  prey.  ball  team  we  really  are.â&#x20AC;?  Though  the  team  has  lost  two  Co-­captain  Kahsyrah  Bryant  ex-­ games,  they  have  recently  come  back  pressed  the  same  sentiment  and  said  to  win  their  last  three,  improving  their  the  team  can  now  focus  on  growth  overall  record  to  19-­2  and  are  ranked  rather  than  their  perfect  record.  No.1  in  SUNYAC  standings,  ahead  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next  time  we  play  them,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  SUNY  Geneseo. gonna  be  a  tough  game,â&#x20AC;?  Bryant  said.  The  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  team  lost  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now  the  pressure  of  being  undefeated  WKHLU Âż UVW JDPH RI WKH VHDVRQ WR *HQHVHR is  off  our  chest,  so  we  can  just  focus  on  resulting  in  the  end  of  their  undefeated  improving  and  playing  the  game.â&#x20AC;?  streak  on  Jan.  25,  and  were  also  defeat-­ Seward  appreciates  his  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ed  by  Western  Connecticut  State  on  Jan.  positive  attitude  and  willingness  to  im-­ 29.  Whereas  some  teams  would  sulk  in  prove.  He  said  the  team  is  more  recep-­ their  sorrows,  the  Hawks  are  using  this  tive  to  constructive  criticism  when  he  is  o p p o r -­ able  to  keep  tunity  to  things  fresh  grow  and  in  practice. d e v e l o p  He  also  as  a  team,  It  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  our  goal  to  be  undefeated.  It  said  the  team  H e a d  was  good  while  it  lasted,  but  our  goal  is  has  a  tenden-­ C o a c h  cy  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;beat  J a m i e  WR EH D YHU\ GLIÂż FXOW WHDP WR FRPSHWH themselves  S e w a r d  with. up,â&#x20AC;?  but  are  said. motivated  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153; I t  JAMIE  SEWARD succeed.  w a s n â&#x20AC;&#x2122; t  S e w a r d  our  goal  said  players  to  be  undefeated,â&#x20AC;?  Seward  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  have  been  showing  up  early  for  prac-­ good  while  it  lasted,  but  our  goal  is  to  be  WLFHV DQG D Âż UVW \HDU SOD\HU UHTXHVWHG D YHU\ GLIÂż FXOW WHDP WR FRPSHWH ZLWK ´ longer  practice  sessions  to  reap  the  re-­ He  said  the  team  was  going  through  wards  of  hard  work. a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;mid-­season  slumpâ&#x20AC;?  prior  to  the  game,  Fisher  said  the  team  wants  to  move  and  even  when  they  were  on  a  winning  forward  from  their  loss  and  that  they  streak,  they  were  not  playing  to  the  best  would  rather  lose  in  the  regular  season  of  their  abilities. than  lose  in  the  playoffs,  which  would  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Geneseo  played  very  well  and  end  their  season. theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  great  team,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Com-­ Bryant  said  the  losses  have  posi-­ bine  that  with  us  not  playing  to  the  best  tively  affected  the  team  and  will  result  of  our  abilityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dog  daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  of  Janu-­ in  a  stronger  threat  for  their  opponents.  ary  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  not  a  great  week  of  prep,  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  through  a  rough  time  we  got  what  we  deserved.â&#x20AC;? because  we  just  lost  to  Western  Con-­ The  loss  against  Geneseo  â&#x20AC;&#x153;woke  necticut,â&#x20AC;?  Bryant  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  gonna  the  team  up  a  little  bit,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  stick  together  and  continue  being  a  Seward  making  every  practice  and  family.  This  has  actually  been  making  game  more  important  for  all  12  players.  us  really  closer,  so  people  are  gonna  â&#x20AC;&#x153;During  the  Geneseo  game,  we  had  have  a  tough  time  beating  us  now.â&#x20AC;? a  lack  of  focus,â&#x20AC;?  Co-­captain  Maliqua  Despite  this  slump,  Seward  said  he  Fisher  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  did  not  play  up  to  our  thinks  that  the  team  is  in  a  good  posi-­ GHÂż QLWLRQ RI Âľ1HZ 3DOW] %DVNHWEDOO ϫ tion  for  the  rest  of  the  season  and  is  Fisher  said  the  loss  acted  as  motiva-­ looking  forward  to  the  continued  sup-­ tion  for  the  team  and  will  result  in  stron-­ port  from  fans. ger  play  by  opposing  teams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Losing  that  game  was  just  more  Contributing  Writer  |   Chirsch29@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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The Men’s Volleyball team defeated Bard College in the 2013 United Volleyball Conference (UVC) opener on Feb. 4.

They defeated the Raptors in three matches, recording a .650 hitting percentage to the Raptors’ .069.

Head Coach Radu Petrus said having a talented class of rookies allows him to implement a higher level of vol-­ leyball strategy.

“We have a lot of freshmen and they have the ability to put more volleyball strategy on the volleyball court,” Petrus said. “So with each group of students, we can do different practice from their level so we have a very good group of students and we can play high [quality] volley-­ ball.”

First-­year Tim Ferriter recorded 10 kills in 14 attempts with no errors. He credits his coaches and teammates as a motivating factor to his strong season.

“I feel that my role on the team thus far has been trying to bring my skills to the court, and do whatever the team needs from me to get the victory,” Ferriter said. “Being a freshman, I feel as if my coach and team [have] gained trust in me quickly which can be a lot of pressure at times EXW DOVR JLYHV PH FRQ¿ GHQFH RQ WKH FRXUW ´ Co-­captain Brian Smith said the team’s dedication to SK\VLFDO ¿ WQHVV KDV KHOSHG JLYH WKH WHDP LWV VWURQJ VWDUW

“As a team we’re all in the weight room a lot more, running and lifting before or after practice so that when it comes time for the games, we know we are in better physical condition than the other team,” Smith said. “Our coaches really trained us hard this intercession and this WHDP GH¿ QLWHO\ FDPH LQWR WKLV VHPHVWHU VWURQJHU WKDQ HYHU ´ Smith said his focus as co-­captain is to make sure the SOD\HUV NQRZ WKDW ³WKH WHDP FRPHV ¿ UVW ´ 6WDWV DQG LQGL vidual awards should not take precedence over team goals and embracing that mentality is what makes the team “spe-­ cial,” he said.

He also acknowledged the impact the nine underclass-­ men have had on returning players.

“The nine underclassmen on our team have been phe-­ nomenal for us and will be an integral part in our winning as a team,” Smith said. “Their talent and work ethic has pushed all the upperclassmen to work even harder and the WHDP KDV EHQH¿ WWHG DVWURQRPLFDOO\ ´ First-­year Christian Smith dished out seven assists and WLHG ZLWK ¿ UVW \HDUV 7LP )HUULWHU DQG .HYLQ 1DUGRQH IRU match-­high digs with four. Petrus said as brothers, Chris-­ tian and Brian Smith inspire a positive attitude on the court.

Christian said volleyball requires a next play mentality and players cannot afford to dwell on a mistake. He said posi-­ tivity on the court helps foster that mentality.

“My brother and I just try to be positive at all times because when you stay positive good things happen and basically you’re better as a team,” Christian said. “When

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somebody makes a mistake on the court we try to be there to pick them up and let them know that they will succeed on the next play.”

Brian said staying humble and focused are the keys to having a successful season.

“Our main goal for this season is to work hard and focus everyday so that we have the best chance to win ev-­ ery time we step on the court,” Brian said. “If we can do that, there is no reason we shouldn’t win our conference DQG EH SOD\LQJ LQ WKH 1&$$ 7RXUQDPHQW ZKHQ $SULO UROOV around.”

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ing  their  chew  toys  past  designated  end  zones.  As  far  as  I'm  concerned,  the  rules  were  far  less  counter-­ intuitive  than  American  football.  Despite  the  game  being  designed  to  showcase  the  different  puppies  frolick-­ ing  up  and  down  the  tiny  stadium,  there  aren't  too  many  rules.  It's  es-­

sentially  a  12-­hour  loop  of  precious  footage  of  the  OLWWOH GRJV WDFNOLQJ RQH DQRWKHU ¿ JKWLQJ RYHU WR\V DQG celebrating  the  spirit  of  athleticism  through  play.  It  brings  out  my  deeply  suppressed  sports  fan.  The  Puppy  Bowl,  of  course,  brings  to  the  surface  many  of  the  potential  great  sports  stories  of  2013.  What  of  invisible  puppy-­love  on  the  pitch?  I  could've  sworn  I  saw  some  air  humping  in  the  periph-­ ery  of  the  game.  Could  we  have  the  canine  Manti  T'eo  on  our  hands?

Do  the  puppies  have  a  players  union  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  or  pup-­ pies  union?  Is  there  a  Collective  Bargaining  Agree-­ ment  in  sight?

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       So  long,  Rupper.       On  Monday,  the  New  York  Rangers  announced  that  they  had  traded  forward  Mike  Rupp  to  the  Minnesota  Wild  for  forwards  Darroll  Powe  and  Nick  Palm-­ ieri.  Powe  played  in  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  game  against  New  Jersey  while  Palmieri  re-­ SRUWHG WR $+/ DIÂż OLDWH &RQQHFWLFXW Whale.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  really  happy  with  this  trade.  So  pleased  with  it  in  fact  that  I  think  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  crazy  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  a  fan  of  it  too.

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Adding  Some  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Poweâ&#x20AC;?  To  N.Y.  par  as  it  should  be  for  someone  of  his  caliber.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  a  fan  of  Asham  at  all,  EXW DV IDU DV Âż JKWHUV JR WKHUH FDQ RQO\ be  one.

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