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Christian  Named  Presidential  Finalist

.HQQHWK $EW DQQRXQFHG ODVW 7XHVGD\ WKDW ,QWHULP 3UHVLGHQW 'RQDOG &KULVWLDQ KDV EHHQ LQYLWHG WR LQWHUYLHZ ZLWK WKH 1HZ 3DOW] FDPSXV DV D SUHVLGHQWLDO ÂżQDOLVW           By  Julie  Mansmann Editor-­in-­Chief  |  Jmansmann60@newpaltz.edu Approximately  10  months  after  he  was  appointed  provost  of  SUNY  New  Paltz,  Donald  Christian  was  asked  to  leave  his  post  to  lead  the  college  as  interim  president.  Now,  he  has  asked  state  leaders  and  the  Presidential  Search  Committee  to  grant  him  the  full  time  position.  Chair  of  the  Presidential  Search  Committee  and  Chair  of  the  New  Paltz  College  Council  Kenneth  Abt  announced  last  Tuesday  that  Christian  has  been  invited  to  interview  with  the  1HZ 3DOW] FDPSXV DV D SUHVLGHQWLDO ÂżQDOLVW )RUPHU ÂżQDOLVW DQG Lehman  College  Provost  Mary  Papazian  rescinded  her  candi-­ GDF\ WKH QH[W GD\ PDNLQJ KHU WKH IRXUWK DQG ODVW ÂżQDOLVW IURP the  original  group  to  withdraw.  Papazian  said  when  she  was  told  last  week  that  there  was  an  internal  candidate  who  had  been  asked  by  the  committee  to  apply,  she  decided  to  end  her  pursuit  of  the  presidency.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  was  no  longer  any  reason  for  me  to  remain  a  candi-­ date,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;While  I  was  on  campus,  I  met  with  Dr.  Chris-­ WLDQ DQG IRXQG KLP WR EH D ÂżQH JHQWOHPDQ , DP VXUH WKLQJV ZLOO work  out  for  the  campus.â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said  he  had  been  asked  by  members  of  the  cam-­ pus  community  to  consider  taking  on  the  position  on  a  longer  term  basis.  Because  he  was  an  interim  president,  he  could  not Â

EH D ÂżQDOLVW XQWLO KH UHFHLYHG WKH ZULWWHQ SHUPLVVLRQ RI 681< Chancellor  Nancy  Zimpher,  according  to  state  guidelines  for  conducting  presidential  searches.  At  an  open  session  with  students  Monday,  Christian  said  he  wants  to  build  upon  what  he  has  done  as  an  interim  to  make  the  campus  a  better  place  for  students.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  my  goals  as  an  administrator  is  to  provide  that  sort  of  opportunity  for  every  student  at  New  Paltz  that  makes  moms  and  dads  proud  and  that  sets  the  stage  for  a  very  bright  future  for  students,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  The  interim  said  he  has  plans  that  he  wants  and  needs  to  execute  if  chosen  as  president,  involving  campus  and  state  bud-­ geting  issues.  Christian  said  that  the  next  president  of  the  college  will  need  to  continue  to  make  adjustments  in  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;reduced  economy.â&#x20AC;?  The  interim  president  said  he  felt  the  budget  reduction  process  XVHG WR PHHW D PLOOLRQ GHÂżFLW ZDV GLIÂżFXOW WR XQGHUWDNH EXW that  it  was  handled  thoroughly  and  with  great  care.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Building  and  leading  that  process  was  a  real  trial,  but  also  D UHDO JUDWLÂżFDWLRQ DQG UHZDUG ´ KH VDLG Aside  from  continuing  to  gather  the  campusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  input  regard-­ ing  reductions,  Christian  said  he  would  work  to  advocate  in-­ creases  in  state  support  for  SUNY  and  the  campus.  This  includes  furthering  a  push  for  a  rational  tuition  policy  to  be  instituted  on Â

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campus.  The  private  fundraising  campaign  that  the  interim  president  DQG RWKHU FDPSXV RIÂżFLDOV LV RQH WKDW &KULVWLDQ VDLG KH ZDQWV WR rev  up  next  semester  if  he  was  chosen  to  be  president.  &KULVWLDQ VDLG RIÂżFLDOV KDYH EHHQ UDLVLQJ SULYDWH IXQGV DQG the  amount  of  funding  the  school  receives  from  alumni.  ³:H QHHG WR VWHS XS WKH SDFH RI WKDW VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ ´ KH VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  interested  in  scholarship  support  for  students.â&#x20AC;?

Abt  said  the  committee  is  continuing  its  work  and  will  be  bringing  another  candidate  to  campus  next  week.

Chief  of  Staff  Shelly  Wright,  who  is  the  staff  liason  to  the  3UHVLGHQWLDO 6HDUFK &RPPLWWHH VDLG LW LV QRW XQFRPPRQ IRU Âż-­ nalists  in  a  presidential  search  to  withdraw.  She  said  the  cam-­ SXV FRPPXQLW\ VKRXOGQÂśW EH DODUPHG WKDW WKH RULJLQDO ÂżQDOLVWV dropped  out.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  anyone  should  be  overly  discouraged,â&#x20AC;?  she  VDLG Âł7KH FRPPLWWHH ZLOO FRQWLQXH WR ZRUN KDUG WR ÂżQG WKH EHVW president  for  the  campus.â&#x20AC;?  Wright  said  the  original  phase  of  the  search  cost  approxi-­ mately  $100,000.  Zimpher  agreed  to  extend  the  search  after  Joe  Gow,  chancellor  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin-­LaCrosse,  and  John  Schreiber,  chairman  of  the  Department  of  Pediatrics  at  Tufts  University  School  of  Medicine,  decided  to  remain  in  their  current  positions. Â

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The  20-­year-­old  daughter  of  2008  GOP  vice  presidential  candidate  Sarah  Palin  tells  Us  Weekly  that  she  underwent  corrective  jaw  surgery  in  December,  D PRQWK DIWHU VKH ÂżQLVKHG WKLUG RQ ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dancing  with  the  Stars.â&#x20AC;?  Her  face  now  appears  thinner,  with  higher  cheekbones  and  an  angular  jaw. *****  Members  of  four  congressional  committees  will  be  allowed  to  view  photographs  of  Osama  bin  Ladenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  body,  the  Central  Intelligence  Agency  said  Wednesday.

Members  of  the  House  and  Senate  Intelligence  Committees  and  the  House  and  Senate  Armed  Services  Commit-­ tees  will  be  allowed  to  see  the  photo-­ graphs  at  CIA  headquarters  in  Langley,  Va.,  agency  spokesman  Preston  Golson  said. ***** A  lawyer  entered  a  no  contest  plea  Wednesday  for  Lindsay  Lohan  in  the  theft  of  a  necklace,  setting  the  stage  for  D VXPPHU RI FRQ¿QHPHQW FRXQVHOLQJ and  community  service.

Defense  attorney  Shawn  Holley  made  the  plea  for  the  actress,  who  did  not  appear  in  court  in  the  misdemeanor  case  involving  a  $2,500  necklace  taken  from  an  upscale  shop  in  the  Venice  area  of  Los  Angeles.  Â

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A  food  venue  that  aims  to  primarily  serve  local  and  organic  foods  will  soon  replace  the  Backstage  Cafe   in  Parker  Theater.  By  Pamela  Vivanco  News  Editor  |  Pvivanco57@newpaltz.edu

Campus  Auxiliary  Service  (CAS)  administrators  will  begin  preparation  for  the  opening  of  the  Ozone  Cafe,  an  on-­campus  food  venue  aimed  to  serve  primarily  local  and  organic  food  this  summer.

The  new  venue  will  replace  the  Backstage  Cafe  in  Parker  Theater  in  fall  2011  and  although  'â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;it  will  not  re-­ ceive  any  renovations  or  interior  chang-­ es,â&#x20AC;?  General  Food  Manager  of  Food  Services  Ralph  Perez-­Rogers  said  the  YHQXH ZLOO EH GHVLJQHG ZLWK D VSHFLÂżF purpose.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  idea  is  to  use  [the  venue]  as  WKH DUHD WKDW ÂżUVW DQG IRUHPRVW KHOSV support  local  farmers  and  the  econ-­ omy,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  try  to  make  the  Ozone  Cafe  strictly  the  one  venue  on  campus  that  deals  with  food  that  is  locally  grown  and  sustainable.â&#x20AC;?   ,GHQWLÂżHG LQ WKH PDVWHU SODQ VXUYH\

that  students,  faculty  and  staff  complet-­ ed  approximately  two  years  ago,  SUNY  New  Paltz  administrators  created  dif-­ ferent  plans  to  renovate  food  venues  on  campus.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  students  were  interested  in  food  service  being  able  to  support  the  local  economy  and  the  local  farmers  more,â&#x20AC;?  said  Perez-­Rogers.  CAS  student  representative  Jona-­ than  Freifeld  said  he  thinks  the  cafe  will  be  a  great  addition  to  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  campus  because  it  will  provide  students  who  like  to  eat  organic  and  lo-­ cally  grown  foods  with  a  new  place  to  have  meals.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  another  sense  it  was  a  place  for  theater  students  to  hang  out  before  and  after  class  with  their  friends  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  if  that  will  continue  to  exist  in  this  new  venue,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  Perez-­Rogers  said  whatever  needs  to  be  accommodated  will  be  done  ac-­ cordingly  and  the  needs  of  the  majority  will  be  addressed  if  needed. Â

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Although  bringing  more  local  food  on  campus  made  up  a  small  part  of  the  survey  participants,  no  buying  group,  according  to  Perez-­Rogers  was  a  ma-­ jority.  Therefore,  he  said  CAS  is  trying  to  address  all  buying  segments  such  as  commuters,  on-­campus  students  and  traditional,  convenient  value  shoppers.  Perez-­Rogers  said  the  venue  might  undergo  renovation  in  2013  but  he  does  not  anticipate  many  changes  because  the  space  was  renovated  two  years  ago  and  includes  all  of  the  necessary  equip-­ ment  to  continue  operating.

This  summer,  administrators  will  be  working  on  pricing,  and  what  items  will  be  sold  in  the  Ozone  Cafe  as  well  as  the  name  of  the  new  cafe.  Perez-­  Rogers  encourages  students,  faculty  or  staff  to  contact  Students  Association  representatives,  Residence  Hall  Student  Association  representatives  or  CAS  Board  members  with  any  suggestions,  comments  or  changes  they  would  like  to  see  on  the  campus. Â

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Interim  President  Donald  Christian  an-­ nounced  that  he  is  in  support  of  a  plan  that  would  secure  additional  funding  for  research  institu-­ WLRQV LQ KRSHV WKDW LW ZRXOG H[SDQG EHQH¿WV WR New  Paltz  and  all  SUNY  schools.

The  NYSUNY  2020  Challenge  Grant  pro-­ gram,  unveiled  by  SUNY  Chancellor  Nancy  Zimpher  and  Gov.  Andrew  Cuomo  on  May  2,  will  initially  consist  of  $35  million  in  capital  funding  for  the  four  SUNY  research  universities:  Albany,  Binghamton,  Buffalo  and  Stony  Brook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good  for  New  York  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good  for  SUNY  because  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  some  potential  that  this  could  set  the  stage  for  comprehensive  campuses  like  New  Paltz  to  have  similar  funding  opportu-­ nities  in  the  future,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  different  for  us  than  for  the  research  centers,  but  nonethe-­ less,  the  principle  could  be  applicable  to  us.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  a  press  release,  the  mission  of  the  program  is  to  make  SUNY  a  leading  catalyst  for  job  growth  throughout  the  state  and  strength-­ en  the  academic  programs  of  the  University  Centers.  Phase  one  of  the  program  is  worth  up  to  PLOOLRQ ZLWK LQLWLDO ÂżQDQFLQJ DGPLQLVWHUHG by  the  Empire  State  Development  Corporation Â

(ESDC)  and  the  SUNY  Act  construction  fund.  The  funding  will  be  integrated  with  the  gover-­ nors  Regional  Economic  Development  Councils  and  administered  by  the  ESDC. Zimpher  said  Cuomoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vision  of  the  pro-­ JUDP ÂżWV SHUIHFWO\ ZLWK 681<ÂśV DELOLW\ WR EH DQ economic  driver  for  the  state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  pledged  to  educate  the  most  adept  workforce  in  the  nation,  discover  innovative  so-­ OXWLRQV WR VRPH RI WKH PRVW YH[LQJ VFLHQWLÂżF DQG socioeconomic  challenges,  improve  the  business  climate  in  our  state  and  enhance  the  quality  of  life  for  all  New  Yorkers,â&#x20AC;?  said  Zimpher  in  a  press  release.  In  order  to  be  eligible  for  the  funding,  the  four  campuses  must  submit  long  term  economic  DQG DFDGHPLF SODQV WKDW PHHW VSHFLÂżF FULWHULD These  requirements  include  funding  mecha-­ QLVPV VXFK DV FDSLWDO ÂżQDQFLQJ WXLWLRQ LQFUHDVHV DQG SULYDWH VHFWRU ÂżQDQFLQJ On  March  2,  the  New  York  State  Senate  passed  UB  2020,  legislation  that  supports  the  University  at  Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  (UB)  strategic  plan  to  encourage  economic  growth  and  create  jobs  in  Western  New  York.  Rita  Chan,  a  third-­year  biotechnology  major  at  UB,  said  she  recently  read  reports  about  how Â

the  city  has  declined  economically  and  this  could  help  the  school  and  Buffalo.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  UB  2020,  their  pitch  was  that  by  helping  the  university,  they  would  be  helping  Western  New  York,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  the  school  can  have  more  students,  they  can  bring  more  money  to  the  Buffalo  area.â&#x20AC;?

While  a  core  mission  of  administrators  is  to  educate  students  through  research,  Christian  said  SUNY  New  Paltz  is  different  from  a  research  university.

He  said  the  college  brings  in  approximately  $5  million  in  external  research  grant  funding  to  the  campus,  which  is  much  different  than  the  funding  offered  by  research  universities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  research  universities,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  the  hun-­ dreds  of  millions  of  dollars,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  we  support  external  research,  we  celebrate  the  research  that  faculty  and  students  do,  but  it  has  to  be  framed  differently  in  our  mission  relative  to  that  of  a  research  institution.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  a  press  release,  the  SUNY  plans  will  be  reviewed  by  Zimpher  and  recom-­ PHQGHG WR WKH (6'& %RDUG IRU ¿QDO DSSURYDO with  some  aspects  requiring  legislative  approval.  7KH ¿UVW URXQG RI DSSURYDOV ZLOO EH PDGH E\ WKH end  of  this  year.

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This  spring,  some  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  students  became  used  to  the  poor  weather  con-­ ditions  that  plagued  the  area  during  April.  But  on  March  16  and  17,  these  conditions  saw  the  GHVWUXFWLRQ RI RQH RI WKH VFKRRO DWKOHWLF ÂżHOGV According  to  the  Advisor  to  Club  Sports  -RH 'HFN WKH ÂżHOGV ZHUH OHIW LQ EDG VKDSH DIWHU a  tournament  that  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Ultimate  Frisbee  Club  Team  held  on  campus.  It  had  been  raining  WKH QLJKW EHIRUH DQG WKH ÂżHOG ZDV QRW LQ JRRG condition  to  play  on.

Council  of  Organizations  Chair  Shayna  Bentley  said  that  due  to  the  cleats  that  the  Ul-­ timate  Frisbee  players  wear  during  matches,  the  PXGG\ ¿HOG ZDV PRUH SURQH WR EHLQJ WRUQ XS DQG left  for  damage  over  the  course  of  the  weekend.  Both  Deck  and  Bentley  are  looking  to  im-­ prove  communications  between  departments  and  to  ensure  that  something  like  this  will  not  happen  again.  The  two  have  been  talking  about  improving  communication  between  all  clubs  on  campus.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shayna  and  I  have  talked  about  having  joint  meetings/workshops  to  better  educate  club  presidents  so  they  can  more  effectively  run  their  clubs,â&#x20AC;?  said  Deck.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  looking  to  make  sure  that  both  the  Athletics,  Wellness  and  Recreation  Department  and  SA  are  always  on  the  same  page.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  Bentley,  these  club  meetings  will  include  herself,  Deck,  Student  Association  (SA)  Vice  President  of  Finance  Youssouf  Kouyo  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;possiblyâ&#x20AC;?  Director  of  Student  Activities  and  Union  Services  Mike  Patterson.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  meetings  will  be  monthly,â&#x20AC;?  said  Bent-­ ley.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  have  these  meetings  just  to  kind  of  keep  in  touch  with  all  of  the  clubs,  you  know?  It  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  for  a  certain  group.â&#x20AC;?

The  communication  between  Bentley  and  Deck  has  focused  on  making  sure  that  groups  stay  in  good  standing  and  that  different  organi-­ zations  can  stay  in  better  contact  with  one  an-­ other.  Bentley  said  that  club  sports  usually  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  use  the  Student  Union  and  that  having  Joe  Deck  will  encompass  all  clubs  on  campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  the  four  of  us,  we  can  have  all  groups Â

on  campus  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  just  targeting  club  sports,â&#x20AC;?  said  Bentley.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  this  so  that  everyone  can  know  what  is  going  on.â&#x20AC;?

Deck  said  these  meetings  will  improve  communications  between  departments  so  that  QRERG\ FDQ EHQHÂżW IURP WKH PLVKDSV RI D FOXE that  is  not  within  the  department.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  a  club  is  in  bad  standing  with  either  de-­ partment  both  departments  are  aware  of  this  and  ZLOO QRW EH DEOH WR UHDS WKH EHQHÂżWV RI WKH RWKHU ´ said  Deck.  Deck  also  said,  in  reference  to  club  sports,  this  type  of  communication  would  improve  all  aspects  including,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;travel  and  safety,  fundrais-­ LQJ FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW UHVROXWLRQV WUDQVLWLRQ RI OHDGHUVKLS marketing,  recruitment  and  retention  and  a  few  more.â&#x20AC;?  Bentley  and  Deck  said  they  are  planning  to  start  these  meetings  next  year,  and  are  hoping  these  communications  between  the  two  of  them  will  improve  all  clubs  on  campus  for  years  to  come.  Bentley  said  these  communications  will  bring  all  clubs  closer  and  make  them  able  to  ben-­ HÂżW IURP RQH DQRWKHU

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News Briefs World Two  earthquakes  struck  southeast  Spain  in  quick  succession  Wednesday,  killing  at  least  10  people,  injuring  dozens  and  causing  major  damage  WR EXLOGLQJV RIÂżFLDOV VDLG ,W ZDV WKH highest  quake-­related  death  toll  in  Spain  in  more  than  50  years. *****  A  10-­year-­old  boy  who  ran  away  from  KLV KRPH LQ %ROLYLDÂśV KLJKODQGV WR ÂżQG his  mother  has  ended  up  in  Chile  after  traveling  1,000  kilometers  (620  miles)  hidden  in  a  metal  container  beneath  a  transport  truck. ***** The  African  nation  of  Congo  has  been  called  the  worst  place  on  earth  to  be  a  woman.  A  new  study  released  Wednes-­ day  shows  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  even  worse  than  previously  thought:  1,152  women  are  raped  every  day,  a  rate  equal  to  48  per  hour.

That  rate  is  26  times  more  than  the  previous  estimate  of  16,000  rapes  reported  in  one  year  by  the  United  Nations.

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Students  Choose  Next  Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Leaders By  John  Brandi Copy  Editor  |  Jbrandi02@newpaltz.edu

Student  Association  (SA)  elections  were  held  from  May  4  to  6  on  my.newpaltz.edu,  with  the  recent  result  cal-­ culations  revealing  who  would  lead  the  student  body.  Terrell  Coakley,  this  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  senate  chair,  was  named  SA  president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three  reasons  why  I  ran:  nobody  else  would,  [Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m]  one  of  those  people  that  has  the  charisma  and  the  personal  skills  to  convey  positions  and  I  know  what  [current  SA  President  Jennifer  Sanchez]  does  and  know  what  mistakes  not  to  make,â&#x20AC;?  said  Coakley.   Eve  Stern  and  Youssouf  Kouyo  were  re-­elected  for  their  respective  positions  and  newly-­elected  were  Ayanna  Thomas  vice  president  of  academic  affairs  and  governance  and  Laneesha  Bacchus  for  vice  president  of  programming.

The  candidate-­elects  expressed  their  goals  for  the  up-­ coming  2011-­12  school  year,  with  some  also  explaining  what  they  wanted  to  improve  upon  in  their  respective  roles.

Coakley  said  the  transition  between  Sanchez  and  himself  will  be  easier  because  of  the  close  friendship  they  share.  He  said  he  is  much  more  capable  of  handling  the  position  after  a  year  on  the  E-­board  instead  of  just  rushing  into  it  without  that  experience.  Coakley  also  said  Stern  and  Kouyo,  going  into  their  second  year  in  their  respective  po-­ sitions,  are  only  going  to  get  better.

Coakleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goals  include  increasing  transparency  and  making  students  realize  that  they  have  a  voice  in  what  af-­ fects  them.  He  also  wants  to  increase  student  participation  on  committees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  have  a  stronger  voice  if  we  educate  our-­ selves,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Stern  has  been  re-­elected  for  the  position  of  executive  vice  president.  Advocating  for  such  projects  as  gender-­ neutral  bathrooms,  she  hopes  to  continue  this  effort  next  year  as  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;main  priorityâ&#x20AC;?  with  gender-­neutral  and  sustain-­ able  housing.  Stern  is  also  working  on  composting  projects  in  the  Student  Union  (SU)  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;greater  student  relationsâ&#x20AC;?  with  selecting  the  new  police  chief.  Both  are  on-­going  and  are  to  be  reviewed  and  worked  out  over  the  summer,  ac-­ cording  to  Stern.

Both  Stern  and  returning  Vice  President  of  Finance  Kouyo  said  that  a  plan  was  being  considered  to  place  a  SXEOLF UHODWLRQV RI¿FLDO RQ WKH 6$ ([HFXWLYH %RDUG IRU QH[W year.  Some  changes  in  the  constitution  would  have  to  be  made,  according  to  Stern,  but  this  person  would  manage  Facebook-­type  events.

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SA ELECTION RESULTS BY THE NUMBERS tween  faculty  and  students,  improving  the  academic  advis-­ ing  faculty  Instant  Messenger  system  and  increasing  the  number  of  scholarships  available  to  students.

Thomas  also  wants  to  introduce  Student  Evaluation  of  Advisor  (SEA)  forms.  Unlike  Student  Evaluation  of  In-­ struction  (SEI)  forms,  SEAs  will  be  surveys,  done  by  stu-­ dents,  which  will  go  back  to  department  chairs  where  they  can  evaluate  each  advisor.

Bacchus  said  the  reason  she  chose  to  run  for  vice  presi-­ dent  of  programming  was  because  she  loves  the  process  of  planning,  executing  and  coordinating  events.  She  wants  students  to  have  fun  and  to  walk  away  from  an  event  with  a  feeling  that  it  was  one  of  the  best.  This  semester  she  wants  to  plan  a  comedy  show,  but  to  get  student  input  through  a  ¿YH GD\ VXUYH\ DQG OLYH FRQYHUVDWLRQV LQ 68 WR JHW D feel  of  what  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  want  to  see.  Bacchus  faced  a  tight  election  for  her  position  win-­ ning  236  to  224,  12  points  away  from  candidate  Mathew  -RKQ 6KH VDLG VKH ZDV ÂłFRQÂżGHQW WKDW VKH ZRXOG ZLQ´ EXW

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thought  that  it  would  be  between  herself  and  Jesse  Solotoff.  For  this  online  election,  only  721  out  of  7,833  regis-­ tered  students  at  New  Paltz  voted,  or  9  percent  of  the  total  campus  population.  Thomas  called  this  â&#x20AC;&#x153;completely  hor-­ ribleâ&#x20AC;?  and  said  she  wanted  to  increase  student  involvement  and  awareness.  She  realized  not  a  lot  of  students  attend  Senate  meetings;Íž  therefore,  she  is  planning  to  invite  stu-­ dents  and  faculty  to  SU  62/63  next  semester  to  see  what  SA  is  involved  with  and  what  they  are  working  on.

To  better  address  student  involvement,  Thomas  is  also  considering,  and  will  be  working  out  the  details  over  the  summer,  appointing  10  students  to  committees  that  address  certain  topics/issues  facing  the  campus.  Appointing  these  students  early  so  they  can  get  â&#x20AC;&#x153;fairly  acquaintedâ&#x20AC;?  with  their  positions.

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Campus  Auxiliary  Services  (CAS)  and  Pepsi,  who  provides  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vend-­ ing,  will  soon  be  working  with  a  European  company  which  manufactures  automated  con-­ venience  stores  called  Shop  24.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shop  24  is  a  very  large  vending  machine,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  the  size  of  a  bus  stop,â&#x20AC;?  said  CAS  Di-­ rector  Steve  Deutsch.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  can  carry  something  in  the  neighborhood  of  200  items,  the  largest  item  would  be  like  the  size  of  a  large  box  of  laundry  detergent.â&#x20AC;?

These  24-­hour  machines,  which  are  on  both  the  SUNY  Cortland  and  SUNY  Morris-­ ville  campuses,  carry  a  variety  of  items  such  as  chips,  beverages,  candy,  tampons,  condoms  and  paper  towels.  Detergent  and  over  the  coun-­ ter  medications  will  also  be  sold.  The  overarching  reason  for  using  Shop  24  at  New  Paltz  was  to  increase  and  improve  stu-­ dent  convenience.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  program  is  being  introduced  to  the  campus  because  it  has  been  done  at  other  681< VFKRROV DQG ZRXOG IXOÂżOO WKH VWXGHQW need  and  want  of  having  easily  accessible  con-­ venient  store  items  at  any  time  of  the  day,â&#x20AC;?  said  CAS  Board  Student  Representative  Jonathan  Freifeld.

While  this  is  the  primary  purpose,  another  extremely  important  motivation  stems  off  it,  that  being  the  concern  for  student  safety.  Ac-­ cording  to  Deutsch,  having  a  Shop  24  machine  would  keep  students  who  live  on  campus  â&#x20AC;&#x153;from  having  to  walk  into  town  or  to  Convenient  Deli  at  late  hours  because  they  need  something.â&#x20AC;?  Another  less  pressing  reason  is  to  provide  stu-­ dents  with  another  food  option  when  dining Â

services  are  closed,  as  the  unit  is  refrigerated.

The  idea  has  been  presented  to  the  CAS  Board  and  the  Cabinet  and  the  Resident  Hall  Student  Association  (RHSA)  and  Student  As-­ sociation  (SA)  have  pitched  the  idea  to  their  constituencies  as  well.  Students  and  admin-­ istrators  both  feel  it  will  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  great  thing  to  have,â&#x20AC;?  but  their  one  worry  is  the  appearance  of  the  machine.  However,  Deutsch  does  not  feel  this  will  be  an  issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  take  a  look  at  the  ones  that  were  built  for  those  other  campuses,  they  really  do  a  JRRG MRE WR UHDOO\ PDWFK WKH Ă&#x20AC;DYRU RI WKH FDP-­ pus,â&#x20AC;?  Deutsch  said.

CAS  will  start  off  with  one  machine  to  hopefully  be  placed  next  to  Parker  Theater  by  fall  2011.  The  cost  of  this  sole  unit  is  still  be-­ ing  discussed  as  there  are  many  different  ways  WR JR DERXW ¿QDQFLQJ WKH PDFKLQH &$6 FDQ EX\ LW VWDII LW DQG NHHS DOO WKH SUR¿WV 3HSVL FDQ EX\ LW VWDII LW DQG VSOLW WKH SUR¿WV ZLWK &$6 RU Shop  24  can  buy  it.  Other  choices  arise  as  well,  such  as  whether  the  machine  should  be  leased,  rented  or  purchased  and  whether  CAS  or  Pepsi  should  stock  it.

So  far  the  idea  of  the  device  has  been  met  with  a  positive  student  response. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  a  lot  of  times  when  there  are  no  places  open  to  eat,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;  said  second-­year  psy-­ chology  major  Kathryn  Janicke.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  sounds  so  handy.â&#x20AC;?

'HXWVFK LV FRQÂżGHQW WKDW WKH VXFFHVV 6KRS 24  has  had  on  other  campuses  will  carry  over  to  New  Paltz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Feedback  has  been  really  positive.  At  Morrisville  they  sell  out  every  weekend,  the  thing  is  absolutely  empty,â&#x20AC;?  Deutsch  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  colleagues,  my  peers  at  other  SUNY  campuses                Campus  Auxiliary  Services  (CAS)  is  hoping  to  offer  new  vending  machines  from  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Shop  24â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  have  all  been  very  happy  with  them.â&#x20AC;?                      PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  FLICKR.COM

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Campus  Considers  Banning  Water  Bottles  By  Maxim  Alter Managing  Editor  |  Malter42@newpaltz.edu

The  Campus  Auxiliary  Services  (CAS)  Board  recently  discussed  an  ini-­ tiative  to  ban  the  sale  of  water  bottles  on  campus.   According  to  Jonathan  Freifeld,  who  sits  on  CAS  Board,  the  discussion  of  a  water  bottle-­free  campus  is  in  the  prelimi-­ nary  stages  and  there  is  no  plan  for  imple-­ mentation  to  move  forward.  He  said  if  the  idea  were  to  one  day  become  a  reality,  it  could  potentially  FDXVH &$6 WR WDNH D ÂżQDQFLDO KLW EHFDXVH of  contractual  agreements  the  college  has  with  Pepsi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  would  be  breaking  our  agreement Â

with  Pepsi,â&#x20AC;?  said  Freifeld.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  were  un-­ able  to  tell  us  exactly  how  it  would  affect  us  at  our  last  meeting,  but  they  provide  money  to  CAS  so  [it]  would  take  a  hit.â&#x20AC;?

Student  Association  Executive  Vice  President  Eve  Stern  said  the  quality  of  drinking  water  in  New  Paltz  would  need  to  be  thoroughly  examined  and  reported  on  to  CAS  in  order  for  any  decision  to  be  made.

She  said  she  would  also  like  to  see  a  ZDWHU ÂżOWUDWLRQ V\VWHP DYDLODEOH LQ PXO-­ tiple  locations  on  campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  take  away  bottled  water  we  need  to  have  other  alternatives  available  for  our  community,â&#x20AC;?  Stern  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  importantly,  we  need  to  send  out  surveys  and  hold  forums  to  get  feedback Â

from  our  community.â&#x20AC;?

Stern  said  she  would  like  to  see  stu-­ dents  utilize  reusable  water  bottles,  which  FRXOG EH ÂżOOHG DURXQG FDPSXV IURP ZDWHU IRXQWDLQV RU ÂżOWHUHG ZDWHU VWDWLRQV Resident  Hall  Student  Association  President-­elect  Ranysha  Ware  said  she  brought  the  idea  to  CAS  Board  because  she  believes  water  bottles  are  a  waste. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Companies  like  Pepsi  -­  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  frightened  us  to  think  that  tap  water  is  a  disgusting  thing  and  we  need  to  buy  bot-­ tled  water,â&#x20AC;?  Ware  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  like  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  re-­ ally  wasteful  on  our  part,  especially  for  a  green  school  to  consume  so  much  bottled  water.â&#x20AC;?

Stern  said  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  contract  with  Pepsi  would  need  to  eventually  be Â

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changed,  which  could  cause  a  surge  in  charges.  However,  the  college  would  still  be  required  to  sell  bottled  water  at  Seat-­ tleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Best  for  contractual  reasons.

While  she  believes  removing  bottled  water  would  be  more  sustainable,  Stern  said  she  would  not  push  for  the  idea  un-­ less  a  majority  of  students  were  for  it.

While  there  are  groups  on  campus  who  are  against  plastic  water  bottle  use,  Freifeld  said  they  will  continue  to  be  bought  and  consumed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  will  always  be  people  who  want  to  use  water  bottles  to  drink  from,  whether  or  not  the  idea  is  implemented  on  campus,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  will  just  get  them  from  off  campus  sources  such  as  su-­ permarkets.â&#x20AC;?

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Same-­Sex  Marriage  Activists  Come  to  New  Paltz By  Julie  Mansmann Editor-­in-­Chief  |  Jmansmann60@newpaltz.edu

Two  leaders  in  the  campaign  to  le-­ galize  same-­sex  marriage  in  New  York  stopped  in  New  Paltz  Friday  on  their  walk  across  the  state  to  garner  support  for  the  movement.  Ron  Zacchi,  executive  director  of  Marriage  Equality  New  York  (MENY),  and  Fred  Anguera,  a  board  member  of  Marriage  Equality  New  York  Political  Ac-­ tion  Committee,  brought  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Say  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I  Doâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  tour  to  New  Paltz  after  beginning  their  travels  nearly  three  weeks  prior  in  Staten  Island.  They  were  joined  by  local  activists  and  Mayor-­elect  Jason  West,  who  sought  to  encourage  Sen.  John  Bonacic  and  oth-­ ers  to  support  â&#x20AC;&#x153;marriage  rights  for  all  New  Yorkers,â&#x20AC;?  said  Jay  Blotcher.  New  Paltz  residents,  Blotcher  and  West  met  the  pair  in  Peace  Park,  near  the  location  where  the  mayor-­elect  performed  nearly  30  same-­sex  marriages  during  his  ¿UVW WHUP West,  who  was  later  charged  with  19  misdemeanor  counts  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;solemnizing  marriages  without  a  licenseâ&#x20AC;?  by  the  coun-­ ty,  said  the  issue  of  same-­sex  marriage  is  one  he  still  cares  about.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  risked  death  threats  then  if  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  this  was  an  important  issue,  and  I  think  it  should  be  important  to  all  Americans,â&#x20AC;?  West  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Members  of  the  LGBT  community  have  been  treated  as  second-­class  citizens,  and  that  has  to  stop.â&#x20AC;?  Alongside  dozens  of  other  same-­sex  couples,  Blotcher  was  married  to  his  hus-­ band  in  2004  in  New  Paltz.  However,   all  of  the  marriages  West  performed  were  an-­ nulled  two  years  later.  Blotcher  said  the  fact  that  these  mar-­ riages  were  annulled  in  spite  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;trail-­ blazingâ&#x20AC;?  efforts  of  West  proves  that  in-­ equality  for  same-­sex  couples  still  exists  in  New  York.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  Paltz,  New  York  has  been  a  beacon  of  tolerance  and  understanding  when  others  could  not  be,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  continue  to  reach  out  to  the  hearts  and  minds  of  politicians  and  everyday  people.â&#x20AC;?  At  their  New  Paltz  stop  and  across  the  state,  Zacchi  and  Anguera  walked  across  the  area  and  handed  out  information  about  an  Internet  program  that  they  said  allowed  for  quicker  communication  with  state  and  ORFDO RIÂżFLDOV The  pair  walked  down  Main  Street Â

West  and  local  activists  join  leaders  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Say  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I  Doâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  tour  in  support  of  gay  marriage.         to  distribute  information  about  Friend-­ factor,  which  Zacchi  said  was  designed  to  be  an  easy  way  to  get  friends  and  others  to  call  their  senators.  According  to  Zacchi,  those  who  log  on  to  friendfactor.org/ronz  can  enter  their  LQIRUPDWLRQ WR ÂżQG ZKR WKHLU OHJLVODWRU LV DQG EH GLUHFWO\ FRQQHFWHG WR WKHLU RIÂżFH by  phone.  The  program  also  provides  par-­ ticipants  with  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;scriptâ&#x20AC;?  that  offers  sug-­ gestions  about  how  to  tell  legislators  that  they  should  support  same-­sex  marriage.  Since  the  700-­mile  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Say  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I  Doâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  tour  and  their  use  of  Friendfactor  started,  90  people  have  used  the  program  to  contact  legislators.  Zacchi  said  he  hopes  to  en-­ FRXUDJH WR UHDFK RXW WR WKHLU RIÂż-­ cials.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  a  large  segment  of  the  popu-­ lation  that  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  involved  politically Â

and  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  sure  how  to,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  big  obstacle,  but  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  around.â&#x20AC;?  Blotcher  said  the  local  activists  have  also  sought  to  appeal  to  Bonacic,  who  only  supported  civil  unions.  Saying  that  he  questions  Bonacicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;suitability  as  a  politicianâ&#x20AC;?  because  he  is  serving  the  people  in  accordance  with  the  Bible  and  not  the  constitution,  Blotcher  said  he  hopes  leaders  opposed  or  indif-­ ferent  to  the  issue  will  reconsider  their  stance.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  reach  out  to  any  poli-­ ticians  who  run  the  risk  of  being  on  the  wrong  side  of  history,â&#x20AC;?  Blotcher  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  may  not  have  something  against  it,  but  they  could  believe  their  constituency  does  and  that  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  case.â&#x20AC;?  According  to  a  January  poll  conduct-­

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                 PHOTO  BY  JULIE  MANSMANN            ed  by  the  University  of  Quinnipiac,  56  percent  of  New  Yorkers  are  in  support  of  gay  marriage.  West  said  these  statistics  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;almost  the  oppositeâ&#x20AC;?  of  polling  numbers  taken  during  the  time  that  he  performed  them  in  2004.  Gov.  Andrew  Cuomo  said  publically  that  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  optimistic  same-­sex  marriage  will  be  legalized.  The  legalization  pro-­ cess  sustained  defeat  in  the  state  Senate  in  2009,  falling  eight  votes  short  of  passage.  Zacchi  and  Anguera  planned  to  reach  Albany  for  Equality  and  Justice  Day  on  Monday.  After  the  day  of  lobbying  and  protesting,  the  pair  will  make  stops  in  Buffalo,  Syracuse  and  then  will  return  to  New  York  City  by  bicycle.  The  tour  will  end  with  a  week-­long  walk  across  Long  Island. Â

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Openly  Gay  Cadet  Denied  Re-­admission By  Ricardo  Hernandez  Jr. Staff  Writer  |  Rhernandez02@newpaltz.edu Katherine  Miller,  a  current  Yale  Uni-­ versity  student  and  former  West  Point  cadet  was  rejected  for  readmission  into  The  United  States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point  last  year  despite  the  military  working  toward  re-­ pealing  the  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Ask,  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Tell  (DADT)  policy.  Miller  initially  left  the  academy  because  she  said  she  was  unable  to  hide  her  sexuality.   DADT,  a  policy  created  under  the  Clinton  administration,  was  put  in  place  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;protectâ&#x20AC;?  those  in  the  armed  forces,  accord-­ ing  to  David  F.  Burelli,  specialist  in  Military  Manpower  Policy.  Although  many  believe  that  the  actions  of  the  administration  were  to  oppress  those  in  the  LGBTQ  community,  the  policy  states  that  it  is  in  the  best  interest  of  those  serving  in  the  armed  forces.  It  is  said  that  it  â&#x20AC;&#x153;holds  that  the  presence Â

in  the  armed  forces  of  persons  who  dem-­ onstrate  a  propensity  or  intent  to  engage  in  same-­sex  acts  would  create  an  unacceptable  risk  to  the  high  standards  of  morale,  good  or-­ der  and  discipline,  and  unit  cohesion  which  are  the  essence  of  military  capability.â&#x20AC;?  In  other  words,  one  is  not  able  to  report  on  their  sexual  orientation,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;for  the  best  of  the  mili-­ tary.â&#x20AC;?  The  action  is  to  not  ask  anyone  of  their  sexual  orientation,  and  to  not  report  or  speak  about  it,  mostly  if  it  involves  relations  with  the  same-­sex.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  never  understood  the  policy  and  how  it  was  supposed  to  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;helpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  the  people  serving,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sad  that  to  this  day  discrimi-­ nation  is  still  so  institutionalized,â&#x20AC;?  said  third-­ year  TV  radio  production  and  Black  Studies  major  Euclyn  Williams.  This  past  year  the  Obama  administra-­ tion  repealed  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Ask,  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Tell,â&#x20AC;?  which  made  it  clear  that  men  and  women  serving  in  uniform  will  no  longer  have  to  hide  their Â

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sexual  identity  according  to  The  New  York  Times.  After  the  policy  was  repealed,  Miller  reapplied  to  the  United  States  Military  Acad-­ emy  at  West  Point  in  the  hopes  of  being  able  to  serve  without  hiding  her  sexual  identity.  Her  effort  to  return  to  the  academy  was  rejected  due  to  the  fact  that  DADT  would  not  go  into  effect  until  six  months  after  its  signing.  The  DADT  policy  will  go  into  effect  mid-­summer.  Many  members  of  the  LGBTQ  commu-­ nity  agree  that  Miller  was  strong  and  respect-­ ful  in  her  actions  to  leave  West  Point  such  as  President  of  Queer  Action  Coalition  Joseph  Pine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  admire  Katherine  Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  original  de-­ cision  to  leave.  It  took  courage,  and  a  strong  sense  of  self-­awareness,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  was  unable  to  take  the  battle  for  personal  liberties  WR RWKHU FRXQWULHV DQG LQVWHDG FKRVH WR ÂżJKW for  personal  liberties  on  a  domestic  level. Â

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She  left  partially  as  a  statement  that  even  the  EHVW FDGHWV FRXOG EH /*%74 LGHQWLÂżHG DQG was  unwilling  to  adhere  to  hetero-­normative  hegemony.â&#x20AC;?  Based  on  the  comments  by  Pine  and  others  in  the  LGBTQ  community,  support  is  going  out  for  those  such  as  Miller  who  are  ZLOOLQJ WR VDFULÂżFH WKHLU SRVLWLRQ LQ WKH DUPHG forces  for  the  sake  of  their  sexual  identity/ orientation.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;While  I  understand  that  the  military  must  follow  the  DADT  repeal  timeline,  it  is  still  disappointing,â&#x20AC;?  said  Pine.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember  that  the  DADT  repeal  has  not  yet  been  put  into  effect;Íž  it  still  functions  in  the  military  for  DQ XQVSHFLÂżHG WLPH DV WKH 86 JRYHUQPHQW works  out  its  timeline  for  full  repeal.  I  do  ¿QG LW GLVDSSRLQWLQJ KRZHYHU WKDW RXU SULPH military  academy  is  not  spearheading  this  throwing  caution  to  the  wind,  as  it  were,  and  UHDGPLWWLQJ WR JLYH D ÂżQDO SXVK LQ WKH SURFHVV of  creating  said  timeline.â&#x20AC;?

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A Light Out of the Darkness

AMERICAN FOUNDATION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION COMES TO CAMPUS By  Katie  Kocijanski Staff  Writer  |Kkocijanski14@newpaltz.edu

The  overall  goal  of  the  Out  of  the  Darkness  campus  walk  held  last  Sat-­ urday,  May  1  was  to  bring  suicide  out  of  the  Darkness  and  into  the  light.  The  PRQH\ UDLVHG ZLOO EHQH¿W WKH $PHUL-­ can  Foundation  of  Suicide  Prevention  $)63

Suicide  is  the  second  leading  cause  of  death  among  college  students  and  the  third  among  adolescents  between  the  DJHV RI DQG VDLG ÂżUVW \HDU YLVXDO arts  and  graphic  design  major  Lynda  Hartley.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  more  that  people  are  aware  of  such  a  devastating  epidemic  the  more  they  can  help  and  prevent,â&#x20AC;?  said  Hartley.  Hartley  said  he  believes  that  the  walk  has  a  greater  impact  then  people  really  think.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  students  see  a  big  proces-­ sion  through  campus  they  are  naturally  curious  as  to  what  is  going  on,â&#x20AC;?  said  Hartley.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even  if  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  them  all  to  come  to  the  walk,  we  can  still  impact  and  make  them  think.â&#x20AC;?

The  Out  of  the  Darkness  walks  are  just  a  small  part  of  the  grand  picture.  The  money  they  raise  goes  into  research  to  help  the  future,  said  Hartley. $FFRUGLQJ WKH $PHULFDQ )RXQGD-­ WLRQ RI 6XLFLGH 3UHYHQWLRQ $)63 ZHE-­ site,  the  foundation,  which  was  founded  in  1987,  is  one  of  the  leading  national,   QRQ SURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQV WKDW XVHV UH-­ search,  education  and  advocacy  to  under-­ stand  and  prevent  suicide.  The   founders  RI WKLV RUJDQL]DWLRQ ZHUH VKRFNHG E\ WKH rise  in  numbers  of  suicide  and  felt  that  it  was  necessary  to  take  action.  $)63 LV ZRUNLQJ WR HGXFDWH WKH public  through  workshops,  website,  and  videos  .  The  website  has  numerous  re-­ sources  for  the  general  public,  schools,  FROOHJHV DQG KHDOWK LQVWLWXWHV 7KH $)63 also  plays  a  large  part  in  the  aftermath  of  suicide.  They  have  support  groups  for Â

families  and  friends  who  have  lost  loved  ones  to  suicide  and  workshops  on  cop-­ ing  with  the  pain.  There  are  also  groups  for  those  who  have  survived  the  pain  of  suicide.  Third-­year  Graphic  design  major   Dennis  Yu  also  participated  in  the  walk.  He  alone  raised  around  $250.  Yu  hopes  that  this  walk  shows  people  and  locals  that  there  are  people  who  care  about  those  dealing  with  depression.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hope  the  walk  raised  awareness  for  suicide  victims  and  I  wish  people  would  take  hints  of  suicide  seriously,â&#x20AC;?  said  Yu.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  I  do  not  see  the  signs  of  a  suicidal  victim,  I  want  to  make  myself  available  for  those  who  are  on  the  verge  of  taking  their  life.â&#x20AC;?  Yu   became  involved  with  the  cause  after  speaking  with  many  friends  who  had  become  depressed.  He  believes  that  E\ EHFRPLQJ LQYROYHG ZLWK WKH $)63 KH is  able  to  show  people  he  is  here  if  they  need  him.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  believe  that  you  are  able  to  pre-­ vent  suicide  if  you  see  that  signs  of  depression  before  suicide,â&#x20AC;?  said  Yu.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  want  to  show  that  anyone  can  be  a  vic-­ tim  of  suicide  and  people  should  care  because  you  cannot  gain  a  life  once  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gone.â&#x20AC;?  $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH FDSWDLQ RI WKH WHDP for  the  walk,  Charlene  Martoni,  a  total  of  $1,042  was  raised.  The  people  who  par-­ ticipated  walked  in  honor  of   lost  loved  ones,  or   were  survivors  of  suicide;Íž  there  were  also  people  there  who  were  â&#x20AC;&#x153;touched  by  the  ripple-­effect  that  suicide  often  creates.â&#x20AC;?  Between  20  to  30  walkers  participated.  Walkers  and  volunteers  met  outside  RI WKH $WKOHWLF :HOOQHVV &HQWHU ZKHUH registration  took  place.  Food  and  infor-­ mational  pamphlets  were  handed  out  as  music  played.   Martoni  and  Nicole  Gior-­ dano  of  the  Psychological  Counseling  Center  spoke  about  signs  and  causes  of  suicide.  Jackie  Northaker,  who  lost  her  best  friend  to  suicide,  shared  her  experi-­

Students  walk  across  campus  for  suicide  prevention.                          3+2726 %< &+$5/(1( 0$5721, ences  as  well.   Finally,  biodegradable  balloons  were  let  3URIHVVLRQDOV IURP 2$6,6 +DYHQ go  and  bubbles  were  blown  in  memory  set  up  a  table  to  speak  with  anybody  of  those  lost.  who  needed  to  talk.   Participants  walked  For  more  information  please  visit  DURXQG FDPSXV 8SRQ UHWXUQLQJ D UDIĂ&#x20AC;H www.afsp.org  or  www.outofthedarkness. took  place.  Donations  came  from  Barner  org.  Donations  are  being  accepted  until  %RRNV 0DQQ\ÂśV $UW 6XSSOLHV 7KH *LOG-­ June  30.  Together,  we  can  bring  suicide  HG 2WWHU DQG 5KLQHEDFN $UWLVWÂśV 6KRSSH out  of  the  darkness. Â

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History Under Candle Light

TOUR HELD ON OLD HUGUENOT STREET TO APPRECIATE ELECTRICITY

Historic  Huguenot  Street  hosted  a  candllelit  tour  of  the  houses,  emphasizing  the  different  ways  these  families  survived  without  electricity.                                           PHOTO   COURTESY  OF  COLLEEN  MAHER By  Colleen  Maher

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  romance  was  gone  after  about  purchased  or  handmade  using  whale  36  hours,â&#x20AC;?  he  said  of  the  blackout.   blubber,  said  Ortiz.   It  was  normal  to  have  one  of  these  Huguenot  Street  hosted  a  Candle  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fun  to  light  some  candles  and  tell  scary  stories  in  the  dark,  but  after  a  ¿[WXUHV SODFHG LQ WKH PLGGOH RI WKH GLQ-­ light  Tour  of  the  historic  area  on  April  30,  which  showcased  the  Deyo  House,  the  LeFevre  House  and  the  Jean  Hasb-­ rouck  House  -­  each  built  during  a  differ-­ ent  time  period.  The  tour  emphasized  the  different  ways  these  families  kept  their  houses  lit  without  the  luxury  of  electric-­ ity.   ³7KLV LV D YHU\ GHWDLOHG DQG VSHFLÂżF tour  that  was  designed  to  give  people  an  appreciation  for  the  reality  of  life  during  this  time  period,â&#x20AC;?  said  Director  of  Public  Programs  at  Historic  Huguenot  Street,  Richard  Heyl  de  Ortiz.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  try  to  give  people  a  good  feel  as  to  what  day-­to-­day  life  was  like.â&#x20AC;?   Ortiz  shared  a  brief,  personal  story  ner  table  to  provide  light  for  the  family  to  the  small  gathering  of  participants  be-­ while  it  gets  pretty  old.â&#x20AC;?

7KH PRVW SRSXODU OLJKW Âż[WXUHV ZKLOH WKH\ DWH ,I WZR Âż[WXUHV ZHUH XVHG fore  the  tour  began  about  a  time  when  used  in  these  houses  included  candles,  it  was  considered  a  splurge.  All  of  these  he  was  without  power  for  two  weeks  oil  lamps,  kerosene  lamps  and  portable  produced  a  minimal  amount  of  light;Íž  in  South  Hampton,  the  result  of  a  hur-­ FKDPEHU VWLFNV 6XFK Âż[WXUHV FRXOG EH KRZHYHU ODPSV ZLWK SULVPV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG ricane.   Staff  Writer  |  N01956020@newpaltz.edu

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good feel as to what dayto-day life was likeâ&#x20AC;?

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off  more  light,  and  kerosene  lamps  with  a  circle  wick  gave  off  more  light  as  op-­ SRVHG WR D Ă&#x20AC;DW ZLFN Light  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  only  needed  indoors,  it  was  necessary  for  outdoors  as  well.   During  the  early  1900s,  there  were  sev-­ eral  accounts  of  people  falling  down  in  the  streets  and  crashing  into  fences  due  to  the  lack  of  streetlights.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Car  accidents  increased  400  per-­ cent  in  this  time  period  due  to  the  lack  of  lighting,â&#x20AC;?  said  Heyl  de  Ortiz.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  goes  to  show  you  that  light  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  needed  for  luxury  and  convenience,  but  for  safety  as  well.â&#x20AC;?   Fireplaces  provided  not  only  light,  but  also  heat  for  the  residents.   After  dinner,  it  was  typical  for  the  families  to  JDWKHU LQ D IDPLO\ URRP DURXQG D ÂżUH-­ place  to  reminisce  and  entertain  guests.   As  the  tour  came  to  an  end,  the  group  walked  out  into  the  streets  to  return  to  their  cars  and  homes.  Immediately,  ev-­ eryone  noticed  the  four  streetlights  that  lined  the  block.

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Media and Marketing CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED THIS SUMMER By  Jaleesa  Baulkman Features  Editor  |  Jbaulkman75@newpaltz.edu

The  Communication  and  Media  department  and  the  Center  for  Research  Regional  Education  and  Outreach  (CRREO)  worked  together  to  develop   a  QRQ FUHGLW SURIHVVLRQDO FHUWLÂż FDWH SURJUDP LQ 'LJL tal  Marketing  Communication  for  students  who  want  to  sharpen  their  skills  in  digital  communications  and  marketing  strategies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  saw  an  opportunity  to  offer  a  professional  FHUWLÂż FDWH SURJUDP XQLTXH WR WKH +XGVRQ 9DOOH\ 5H JLRQ LQ VWDWH RI DUW GLJLWDO PDUNHWLQJ FRPPXQLFDWLRQ VNLOOV ´ VDLG 'DQLHO 6FKDFNPDQ RQH RI WKH FUHDWRUV RI the  program.  6FKDFNPDQ DORQJ ZLWK *UHJ %UD\ DQG -DVRQ :UHQFK RI WKH &RPPXQLFDWLRQ DQG 0HGLD 'H SDUWPHQW KDYH EHHQ GHYHORSLQJ WKLV SURJUDP ZLWK CRREO  on  campus  since  fall  2010.  CRREO  ap-­ proached  the  Communications  and  Media  depart-­ PHQW WR GHYHORS D FHUWLÂż FDWH SURJUDP GHVLJQHG WR EXLOG VNLOOV LQ D VSHFLÂż F DUHD Âł7RJHWKHU ZH GHFLGHG WKDW WKHUH PLJKW EH D QHHG IRU D VSHFLÂż F NLQG RI SURJUDP LQ GLJLWDO PDUNHWLQJ FRPPXQLFDWLRQV ´ VDLG 6FKDFNPDQ Âł>7KLV LV@ EH cause  of  the  increasing  importance  of  social  media  DQG VRFLDO QHWZRUNLQJ IRU PDUNHWLQJ FDPSDLJQV ´ The  professional  development  program  is  of-­ IHULQJ WKUHH K\EULG VXPPHU FRXUVHV WKDW ZLOO KHOS VWXGHQWV HQKDQFH WKHLU PDUNHWDEOH VNLOOV DQG JDLQ DQ entrepreneurial  understanding  of  media.  7KH WKUHH FODVVHV ZLOO EH RIIHUHG RYHU WKH FRXUVH RI DQ HLJKW ZHHN SHULRG VDLG 6FKDFNPDQ 7KH FRXUV

HV ZLOO EHJLQ RQ -XQH DQG HQG $XJ 7KH REMHFWLYH RI WKLV SURJUDP LV IRU SDUWLFLSDQWV to  gain  expertise  in  developing  and  assessing  the  in-­ put  of  marketing  campaigns  using  social  and  viral  media  marketing  strategies  rooted  in  the  classic  prin-­ FLSOHV RI PDUNHWLQJ VDLG 6FKDFNPDQ -RDQ 6FKXPDQ DQ H[SHUW LQ LQYHVWRU UHODWLRQV ,QWHUQHW PDUNHWLQJ DQG FRQVXPHU SURGXFW SURPRWLRQ LV GHVLJQLQJ DQG WHDFKLQJ WKH FODVV 3UHSDULQJ 'LJLWDO 0HGLD 0DUNHWLQJ &RPPXQLFDWLRQ &DPSDLJQV RQH RI WKH FRXUVHV RIIHUHG WKURXJK WKH FHUWLÂż FDWH SUR gram.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  take  the  students  through  the  process  of  cre-­ ating  a  marketing  plan  from  situation  analysis  to  ex-­ HFXWLYH VXPPDU\ ´ VDLG 6FKXPDQ Âł>7KHUH ZLOO DOVR EH D@ IRFXV RQ GLJLWDO PDUNHWLQJ DOO DORQJ WKH ZD\ ´ 7KH RWKHU WZR FRXUVHV WKDW ZLOO EH RIIHUHG DUH 3LWFKLQJ DQG $VVHVVLQJ 'LJLWDO 0DUNHWLQJ &RPPX QLFDWLRQ &DPSDLJQV DQG 3URGXFLQJ DQG 'LVWULEXWLQJ 'LJLWDO 0DUNHWLQJ &RPPXQLFDWLRQ &DPSDLJQV 6WXGHQWV LQWHUHVWHG LQ D FDUHHU LQ PDUNHWLQJ VR FLDO PHGLD RU EXVLQHVV DUH JUHDW FDQGLGDWHV IRU WKLV program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  intend  for  the  program  to  attract  New  Paltz  alumni  and  other  people  in  the  area  who  want  to  learn  how  to  develop  marketing  campaigns  using  new  WHFKQRORJ\ SODWIRUPV DQG VRFLDO PHGLD DSSOLFDWLRQV ´ VDLG 6FKDFNPDQ 7KH FRPSOHWH SURJUDP FRVWV 7ZR RI WKH WKUHH FRXUVHV PD\ EH WDNHQ LQGHSHQGHQWO\ IRU per  course.  This  does  not  include  the  10  percent  dis-­ FRXQW IRU 681< 1HZ 3DOW] VWXGHQWV DOXPQL DQG IDF XOW\ VDLG 6FKDFNPDQ

WHOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WHO

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Steve

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Hodgens

Fourth-­Year Major in International Business

Annie  Yu:  How  did  you  end  up  at  New  Paltz?

Steve  Hodgens:  , FKRVH 1HZ 3DOW] EHFDXVH RI WKH DWPRVSKHUH DQG DFDGHPLFV VSHFL¿ FDOO\ WKH EXVLQHVV SURJUDP DQG WKH LQWLPDF\ RI LW $QG , ORYH WKH WRZQ WKH WLH G\H WKH KLSSLHV RQ WKH VWUHHW WKH JULPH $QG WKH ¿ QDQFLDO DVSHFW RI FRXUVH ZDV LPSRUWDQW ,W ZDV FKHDSHU WKDQ any  other  private  school.

AY:  What  are  some  of  your  fondest  memories  at  New  Paltz?

SH:  I  loved  every  second  with  my  friends  and  I  think  that  experi-­ ence  is  my  fondest  experience  and  outweighs  all  the  academia.  I  love  that  everyone  single  one  of  my  friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  apartments  has  a  name.  La  &XFDUDFKD /D &DQWLQD ,ÂśP XSVHW WKDW LQ P\ ODVW VHPHVWHU &ODUH )RUG LVQÂśW KHUH 6KHÂśV VWXG\LQJ DEURDG LQ $XVWUDOLD , VHULRXVO\ PHW WKH EHVW people  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  ever  know  in  New  Paltz.

AY:  Where  is  your  favorite  place  to  go  to  in  town?

SH:  My  favorite  place  to  go  in  the  town  of  New  Paltz  is  the  moun-­ WDLQV WKH 2YHUORRN DQG &RZ 6SRW &RZ 6SRW LV WKLV ZD\ RQ WKH 5DLO Trail  where  you  can  look  over  the  mountains  and  see  the  cows  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  stream  running  there.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  good  place  to  have  wine  with  some  friends.

AY:  What  has  been  the  best  part  of  New  Paltz  in  general?

SH:  , WKLQN WKDW 1HZ 3DOW] DOORZHG PH WR FRPH RXW ZKLFK LV D ELJ WKLQJ ,W LV D ZKROHVRPH DOO HQFRPSDVVLQJ FRPPXQLW\ VR LW ZDV HDV\ WR ¿ QG P\ RZQ LGHQWLW\ KHUH DQG EUHDN DZD\ IURP P\ KLJK VFKRRO VHOI %UHDN DZD\ IURP WKH IDNH SHUVRQ , KDG GHYHORSHG DQG 1HZ 3DOW] PDGH WKDW IULFNHQ HDV\ 6R WKDWœV EHHQ WKH PRVW LPSRUWDQW WKLQJ WR PH that  New  Paltz  has  provided.

AY:  If  your  friends  had  to  classify  you  as  an  animal,  what  would  they  say  you  are  and  why?  SH:  3HUKDSV D JUDVVKRSSHU %HFDXVH , DP WHQDFLRXV DQG GULYHQ EXW , DOVR FKLOO KRS DURXQG ,œP DOZD\V PRYLQJ DQG FDQ NLQG RI EH DQQR\ LQJ VRPHWLPHV <HDK JUDVVKRSSHU  AY:  Speaking  of  graduation,  what  are  your  plans  for  after  gradu-­ ation?

SH:  I  am  taking  a  year  off  to  do  some  internships  and  travel.  I  am  JRLQJ WR &KLOH WR YLVLW 5\DQ 5HXWHUVKDQ ZKR ZLOO EH VWXG\LQJ DEURDG WKHUH $QG *UHHFH WR YLVLW VRPH RWKHU IULHQGV $QG WKHQ ,œP DSSO\LQJ WR VHYHQ JUDG VFKRROV DQG ,œOO JR WR RQH RI WKRVH LQ 6HSWHPEHU AY:  What  advice  would  you  give  to  the  incoming  class?

SH:  *HW RXW RI \RXU URRP %H RXWVLGH +DYH DQ RSHQ PLQG WRZDUGV people  who  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  you.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  college  is  for. Â

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Three Cheers for Crap

STUDENT CHARITY GROUP SHOWS APPRECIATION FOR “SHIT LIT”

By Bianca Mendez Contributing Writer | nbmendez57@newpaltz.edu

Ever hear that saying, “That was so bad that it was actually good?” This was on everybody’s mind after hearing sev-­ eral pieces of “shit lit.”

On Friday, May 6, Dumbledore’s Army of New Paltz hosted a “Shit Lit Reading” at Cafeteria in New Paltz.

Sign-­ups began at 6:30 p.m. for any-­ one who wanted to present their own cre-­ ative work. However, it was only if they loved what they read enough to poke fun at it.

A lot of people may be wondering, ZKDW FDQ EH FODVVL¿HG DV ³VKLW OLW´" “Shit Lit is basically where you take a piece of shitty literature, poetry, song lyrics, etc. and perform a dramatic read-­ ing of it,” said Beverly Schreiber, chap-­ ter organizer of Dumbledore’s Army at

New Paltz.

Dumbledore’s Army of New Paltz began last spring, with just a small group of friends who like “Harry Potter.” It was second-­year student Beverly Schreiber who founded the New Paltz Chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance.

“My goal for this club is to provide a place where “Harry Potter” fans can come to discuss their favorite parts of this series who also have an interest in advocacy,” Schreiber said. “We are pri-­ marily an advocacy group, just full of “Harry Potter” fans and we try to do as many “Harry Potter” related events as we can.”

A memorable piece from the night was a passage from a Harry Potter fan-­ ¿FWLRQ ³0\ ,PPRUWDO´ UHDG E\ 'XPE-­ ledore’s Public Relations Representa-­ tive, Nicole Brinkley.

Audience members said they were impressed that people could take some-­ thing as simple as literature and put a creative twist to it.

“It was fun to have people come in who hadn’t known about it, and get a kick out of the people reading,”said Brinkley.

Like all of their previous events, Dumbledore’s Army will donate all the proceeds to a cause. For “Shit Lit,” they decided to donate to an AIDS charity event.

According to Schreiber, Dumb-­ lerdore’s Army also wanted to host an event that will interest non-­members to come and check out their club as an ad-­ vocacy organization.

“Anytime we choose to focus on a charity or issue, we vote on it as a group,” said Schreiber. “We want the advocacy

groups that we support as a club to be the groups and issues that our members feel a connection to.”

Schreiber hopes this event will in-­ spire other students to come join Dumb-­ ledore’s Army next semester.

“The point is to appreciate the shitty literature in the world,” Schreiber ex-­ plained. ‘It’s not meant to be making fun of bad literature, but rather look at it in a humorous way.”

With all the events happening Fri-­ day, the turnout was still good.

“I think anybody who attended knows that one person’s shit is another person’s gold,” said Brinkley. “People know that it’s okay to poke fun at your own work and not to take it personally.”

For more information about this or-­ ganization, visit http://danewpaltz.yolas-­ ite.com as well as their Facebook page.

Hello! My name is Pamela Vivanco. Welcome to this semester’s last sustainable solutions column. For this week’s column I have spoken to a few people about why they practice sustainable living. I encourage all of you to incorporate sustainable practices into your life. While one person recycling might not make a huge difference, a collective effort would!

Sustainable solution #7:

I incorporate these practices in my life as much as possible because I’m conscious Spread the power of sustainable living of my effects as one person. Many people Aside from incorporating sustainable prac-­ don’t recycle or take part in similar prac-­ tices into your life, encourage others to do tices because of the notion, “I won’t make a the same for the well-­being of future gen-­ difference, I’m just one person”.

However, what if everyone did it, that erations! would make a difference. I doesn’t take much to recycle, reuse, buy less, etc. It’s Why do you incorporate sustainable about not being lazy, being conscious and practices into your life?: aware.

I like to think of myself as part of the solu-­ tion instead of part of the problem. The real-­ -­SA Executive Vice President Eve Stern ity is that our lifestyles in the United States are inevitably ecologically destructive. But Do you think it is important for othZH FDQ UHGXFH WKDW LPSDFW VLJQL¿FDQWO\ MXVW by being mindful of how our actions impact ers to pursue a sustainable lifethe environment. We need larger structural style? How come? changes in society and in the world, but in Of course. As humans, it’s our responsibil-­ the meantime, we should do what we can as ity to be responsible for the effects we have individuals to reduce our destructive impact on our environment. Our environment is on the earth. not nearly appreciated enough. Only until our planet hits rock bottom, and we are not -Sociology Chair Brian Obach able to survive, will people really realize

they can make a difference and they do.

-­SA Executive Vice President Eve Stern So many of us believe that we cannot do anything to foster social change. But in fact, one of the most profound and potentially ac-­ cessible things to do as an agent of change is to try to live sustainably: buy local food, shop in local stores, use public transporta-­ tion, walk or bike for errands under one to two miles. If we all did these things it would have a tremendous impact on the earth. It’s been calculated that in the U.S., 40 percent of all trips are two miles or less and for 90 percent of these trips people use their cars.

If just 1 million people (out of over 300 mil-­ lion that live in the US) replaced a two mile car trip once a week with a bike ride, CO2 emissions could be reduced by 50,000 tons per year.

-­Sociology Professor Peter Kaufman

Thursday, May 12, 2011

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

WITH PAMELA VIVANCO

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The Lord and the Rings

NEW PALTZ STUDENTS GIVE OPINIONS ON ROYAL WEDDING FESTIVITIES

By Gabrielle Feliciano Contributing Writer | N00897779@newpaltz.edu

With a text message that reads“Are you watching?!” 20-­year-­old Molly Ho-­ arty jolted awake. It was 5 a.m. Blurry-­eyed and tired, Hoarty rolled over and replied to her mom, “No, not yet!”

It was just an ordinary Friday. But for Hoarty, a second-­year student at SUNY New Paltz, this was nothing less than extraordinary. She was about to witness a real-­life fairy tale: the royal wedding.

The possible future King of England, Prince William, married Catherine Middleton, a commoner on April 29. According to USA Today, 23 million Ameri-­ cans tuned in to watch this historic wedding.

The couple married at The Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster (or Westminster Abbey) located in Westminster, London where Princess Diana, his mother’s funeral was held 14 years ago.

“You look beautiful,” said Prince William to Middleton when he laid eyes on her. She wasdressed in a lace, long-­sleeved Sarah Burton gown.

“Kate Middleton was just an ordinary girl who is now a princess,” said

Hoarty. “Every girl wishes they could be a princess.”

To Hoarty, Middleton became a modern day Cinderella.

“America doesn’t have a royal family,” said Hoarty. “There is something magical and fascinating about this aspect of British culture.”

Months of media coverage ranged from the guest list to Middleton’s gown.

For Hoarty, a self-­proclaimed “wedding guru,” the fantastic fashions and hats worn by the guests were her favorite part.

Although many Americans tuned into the event for a variety of reasons, for some, April 29 was a typical day.

At 5 a.m., SUNY New Paltz graduate student Zorielle Rodriguez had been XS DOO QLJKW 5RGULJXH] ZRUNHG WR ¿QLVK KHU FXUULFXOXP JXLGH VR WKDW VKH FRXOG get started on the four papers that she had to do.

“The royal wedding is meaningless to me,” said Rodriguez.

As an education major, Rodriguez said she believes “news coverage should have been used on educational reform or diplomatic strategies in the Middle East.”

Rodriguez assumes the popularity of this royal wedding is because of the

tragic death of Princess Diana.

“I tune out all media coverage about the wedding, I have too many other things to concentrate on,” said Rodriguez. Instead, Rodriguez choose to spend the day focusing on schoolwork to maintain her grade point average.

From the perspective of a future historian, graduate student, Jamie Lewis, believes the media coverage of the royal wedding tells us about our culture.

“It tells us a lot about what we accept and reject;; what values society holds dear,” said Lewis.

However, Lewis, who grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, thinks taxpayers should not have to help fund the wedding.

“Who are these people?” said Lewis. “I never met them. I have friends I’d take a knife through the gut for and I wouldn’t watch their wedding videos. So why should I care about this?”

An estimated two billion people around the world tuned into to watch Prince William and Middleton seal two kisses on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

“It is an escape from all the other things going on in our world,” Hoarty said. “It’s a joyful occasion.”

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New Paltz Gets Nas-ty Over Racism PANELS, RAPPERS AND OTHER ARTISTS ROCK COLLABORATED EVENT ON CAMPUS

Rapper  Nas  was  the  main  performer  for  the  Normal/SSDP  and  Student  Association  Productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Rock  Against  Racism.                                                               PHOTO  BY  LAURA  LUENGAS By  Jaleesa  Baulkman Features  Editor  |  JBaulkman75@newpaltz.edu

Nas  graced  the  stage  of  the  Elting  Gym  for  a  brief  perfor-­ mance  as  the  main  act  for  Normal/SSDP  and  Student  Associa-­ tionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  (SA)  Production  of  the  12th  annual  Rock  Against  Racism,  May  6  and  7.  According  to  Executive  Vice  President  of  Programming  An-­ thony  Lino,  Nas  was  chosen  through  a  collective  decision  made  by  SA  Productions.  They  hoped  his  performance  would  reinforce  WKH VLJQLÂżFDQFH RI XQLW\ DQG LQVSLUH VWXGHQWV WR FRPH XS ZLWK QHZ SRVVLEOH VROXWLRQV WRZDUG EHFRPLQJ PRUH XQLÂżHG â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  be  able  to  provide  an  entertaining  experience,â&#x20AC;?  said  Lino.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  also  promote  social,  intellectual  and  academic  awareness  amongst  students.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  Lino,  the  mission  of  Rock  Against  Racism  was  to  promote  unity  and  create  a  positive  environment  where  students  of  all  cultural  backgrounds  can  meet.  For  the  past  12  years,  New  Paltz  students  and  residents  have  gathered  at  the  Old  Main  Quad  for  a  community  event  that  en-­ courages  unity  and  raises  awareness  about  the  racial  disparities  of  the  War  on  Drugs,  a  40-­year-­old  prohibition  campaign  intended  to Â

reduce  the  illegal  drug  trade.  Although  many  students  said  they  thought  the  performance  was  great,  some  felt  it  was  too  short. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  why  $50,000  of  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  money  went  to  D PLQXWH SHUIRUPDQFH ´ VDLG ÂżUVW \HDU FRPPXQLFDWLRQV PDMRU Chris  Owens.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  a  good  performance,  but  it  lasted  for  two  seconds.  [That  money]  couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  spent  elsewhere.â&#x20AC;?

There  were  also  some  changes  made  to  the  event  in  an  effort  to  incorporate  the  prevalent  issue  of  racism,  said  Lino.  This  year,  Normal/SSDP  and  SA  Productions  kicked  off  the  event  with  a  student  and  faculty  panel  discussion  on  the  impact  of  race  and  racism  in  the  United  States  on  Friday,  May  6  in  Lecture  Center  Room  102.  The  open  forum  about  race  and  racism  was  suggested  to  Lino  E\ 3URIHVVRU .DUDQMD &DUUROO RI WKH %ODFN 6WXGLHV 'HSDUWPHQW EH-­ cause  he  felt  that  in  years  prior  to  this,  Rock  Against  Racism  has  dealt  with  a  lot  of  rock  but  not  racism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  message  received  from  past  Rock  Against  Racism  HYHQWV KDYH EHHQ PRUH RQ WKH OHJDOL]DWLRQ RI PDULMXDQD WKDQ WKH VLJQLÂżFDQFH RI UDFLVP ´ VDLG WKLUG \HDU %ODFN 6WXGLHV PDMRU )DLVDO Awadallah.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[That  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  going  to]  solve  everything  concerning  the  issues  of  white  supremacy.â&#x20AC;?

Thursday,  May  12,  2011

(LULN %MRUNPDQ WKH RUJDQL]HU RI WKH SDQHO VDLG WKLV HYHQW ZDV LPSRUWDQW EHFDXVH LW DGGUHVVHG UDFH DQG UDFLVP VSHFLÂżFDOO\ He  also  said  it  was  completely  campus-­driven. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  bring  people  outside  of  campus.  They  were  all  connected  to  SUNY  New  Paltz  [in  one  way  or  another],â&#x20AC;?  said  %MRUNPDQ Âł>(YHU\ \HDU@ WKHUH ZHUH DOZD\V VSHDNHUV ZKR GLGQÂśW really  speak  about  racism  but  drug  policies.â&#x20AC;?

SA  and  Normal/SSDP  co-­sponsored  with  over  100  school  organizations  for  this  event,  including  the  Poetry  Association,  Scholarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Mentorship  Advisory  Board  and  the  New  Paltz  Dance  team.  Some  of  the  local  bands  that  performed  at  Rock  Against  Rac-­ ism  were  Hamologna,  Godchilla  and  The  Mahopac  Chord.  The  event  also  included  speakers  who  discussed  drug  policies,  includ-­ ing  those  from  Law  Enforcement  Against  Prohibition.  DJ  Big  Bird  was  the  eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  DJ.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  fun  and  eye-­opening,â&#x20AC;?  said  Andrew  Jordan  of  The  Mahopac  Chord.  Linoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  said  the  panels  echoed  his  view  on  Rock  Against  Rac-­ ism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Actions  speak  louder  than  words  in  some  shape  or  form  and  words  bring  it  to  reality,â&#x20AC;?  said  Lino.

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Cinematic Summer

FILM FEATURE

STUDENT JOSH BRIGGS TO FILM COMING-OF-AGE STORY, ‘LIFE AMONG VALLEY PEOPLE’

By Zan Strumfeld $ ( (GLWRU _ Sstrumfeld34@newpaltz.edu

Third-­year communication and media major Josh Briggs is ready to make a movie.

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

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THE DOCTOR IS IN:

KATIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S â&#x20AC;&#x153;DOCTOR WHOâ&#x20AC;? CONFIDENTIAL By  Katherine  Speller Copy  Editor  |  Katherine.speller79@newpaltz.edu

EPISODE 3: â&#x20AC;&#x153;the curse of the black spotâ&#x20AC;?

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  no  scenario  more  classically  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doctor  Whoâ&#x20AC;?  than  that  of  the  misunderstood  mon-­ VWHU 7KHVH HSLVRGHV DUH RIWHQ Âż OOHUV DQG GRQÂśW RIIHU much  by  way  of  propelling  the  plot,  but  instead  the  development  of  characters  is  the  focus.  Much  like  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  episode,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Beast  Below,â&#x20AC;?  or,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vin-­ cent  and  the  Doctorâ&#x20AC;?  (my  two  favorites  from  the  Matt  Smith-­era),  this  sort  of  episode  could  be  placed  anywhere  in  the  middle  of  the  season  and  still  make  sense.  Really,  this  episode  was  a  much  needed  break  after  the  cluster-­ fuck  of  plot  forced  down  our  throats  these  past  two  weeks.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  sure  of  anything  left  off  in  the  last  episode  (Amyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pregnancy  is  still  left  up  in  the  air),  but  there  was  a  lot  of  fun.  We  got  to  see  Karen  Gillan  in  full  SLUDWH GUDJ VZRUG Âż JKWLQJ and  being  a  general  badass,  which  is  always  neat  because  Amy  is  just  the  right  compan-­ ion  to  make  play  out  of  the  situ-­ ation  they  were  in.  Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plucky  like  that.  Another  great  moment  is  when  the  Doctor  is  separated  from  the  Tardis  (as  Amy  is  separated  from  Rory  and  the  Captain  from  his  son,  Toby)  and  they  are  all  eventually  reunited.  We  see  Amy  rush  to  her  hus-­ band,  the  Captain  to  his  son  and  the  Doc-­ tor  to  his  Tardis.  The  way  the  scene  plays  out  makes  it  laugh-­out-­loud  good.  In  Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Curse  of  the  Black  Spot,â&#x20AC;?  we  are  dropped  into  a  situation  (a  pirate  ship)  dealing  with  a  certain  alien/ monster  terror  (a  siren  that  appears  to  turn  men  into  dust  upon  touching  them)  along  with  a  skeptical  guest  character,  often  historical  in  nature,  7KH VKLSÂśV FDSWDLQ ZKR GLVWUXVWV WKH 'RFWRU DW Âż UVW only  to  develop  a  friendship  or  understanding  that  helps  defeat/understand  the  monster  (discover  that  the  siren  means  no  harm  and  is  actually  a  stranded  alien  care  provider).  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  formulaic,  but  in  no  way  is  it  clichĂŠ  or  boring.  In  this  case,  we  have  Captain  Henry  Avery  (played  by  Hugh  Bonneville),  as  a  pirate  whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  disappeared  in  the  18th  century.  Avery  is  one  of  the  VPDUW FKDUDFWHUV ZKR LVQÂśW WHUULÂż HG E\ WKH LGHD RI time  travel.  Instead,  when  required  to  pilot  the  Tar-­ dis,  he  replies  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  shipâ&#x20AC;?  with  casual  disinter-­ est.  Averyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ship  is  plagued  by  a  siren  that  attacks  men  when  they  are  weak  (bleeding,  sickly,  frail), Â

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marking  them  with  a  dark  spot  on  their  palm  before  taking  them.  It  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  take  long  for  danger-­prone  Rory  to  get  injured,  marked  and  eventually  thrown  overboard  (they  really  have  no  shame  in  abusing  Arthur  Dar-­ vill),  leading  the  cast  to  retreat  to  the  shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cabin  to  search  for  options.  Eventually,  the  Doctor  discovers  WKH VLUHQ HQWHULQJ WKH VKLS WKURXJK UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWLRQV 7KH JURXS GLVSRVHV RI DQ\WKLQJ WKDW FRXOG UHYHDO D UHĂ&#x20AC; HF tion:  still  water,  glass  and  all  the  pirate  booty  the  ship  had  taken.  Or  at  least,  they  think  they  disposed  of  it.  Avery  is  too  greedy  to  put  his  crewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  safety  before  his  own  wealth  and  keeps  a  shiny  crown,  allowing  the  siren  entrance  to  the  ship  where  she  takes  Toby.

7KH UHPDLQLQJ FUHZ VRRQ Âż QG WKDW VKH KDG EHHQ taking  the  weak  and  wounded  down  below  to  her  sick  bay  where  she  keeps  them  alive  until  the  ship  is  able  to  return  to  a  proper  intergalactic  hospital  cen-­ ter.  Rory,  Toby  and  the  rest  of  Averyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  crew  are  down  there  attached  to  life-­support  devices.  Rory  had  nearly  drowned  before  the  siren  rescued  him,  so  he  was  still  left  in  that  state  when  Amy  got  to  him.  He  then  uses  his  nurse  smarts  to  tell  her  how  to  revive  him  (using  CPR)  once  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  longer  on  life  support.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  suspend  my  disbelief  for  a  lot  of  things  (you  have  to  with  this  series),  but  how  does  the  Doctor  live  900  years  without  learning  human  CPR  or,  at  the  very  OHDVW Âż JXULQJ LW RXW" +HÂśV VXSSRVHG WR EH D JHQLXV Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  think  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  able  to  perform  a  procedure  I  learned  in  the  eighth  grade.

On  that  same  note,  while  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  touching  thing  that  Amy  refuses  to  give  up  on   her  husband  and  will  stop  at  nothing  to  revive  him,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  becoming  tiring  to  watch  Rory  die/nearly  die  almost  every  week.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  starting  to  worry  about  getting  a  complex;Íž  every  time  I  see  him  on  the  screen,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  convinced  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  go-­ ing  to  cause  himself  harm.  I  know  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  alone  with  this.  In  fact,  on  Twitter  the  other  night,  I  saw  someone  at-­reply  (@ UHSO\" 6WHYHQ 0RIIDW ZKR IRU WKH UHFRUG GLGQÂśW even  write  this  episode)  and  demand  that  he  â&#x20AC;&#x153;stop  killing  Rory,â&#x20AC;?  to  which  Steven  replied  with  a  short  and  blunt  â&#x20AC;&#x153;no.â&#x20AC;?   That  Moffat  is  something  else.  And,  no  matter  how  often  I  throw  things  at  the  television  during  his  programs  or  curse  his  name  as  I  punch  a  wall,  I  really  do  love  how  faithful  he  stays  to  the  original  program.  He  allows  there  to  be  quintessentially  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doctor  Whoâ&#x20AC;?  episodes  even  though  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  on  the  air  for  32  sea-­ VRQV LQ WRWDO +HÂśV YHU\ PXFK D IDQ Âż UVW DQG KLV affection  for  his  work  is  so  obvious;Íž  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  having  a  ball  living  out  his  childhood  dreams.  Lucky  bastard.

Note:  Due  to  the  summer  break,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  keeping  up  with  weekly  Doctor  Who  posts  on  my  blog:  www. ifonlyhehadabeard.blogspot.com.  Check  it  out.

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Virgin Vandalism on Humanities STUDENT STENCIL PORTRAIT DRAWS CRITICISM AND CONFUSION

By  Rachel  Freeman Copy  Editor  |  Rachel.freeman17@newpaltz.edu

Controversy  hit  the  front  of  Humanities  in  the  form  of  a  skeletal  Virgin  Mary,  drawn  by  third-­year  transfer  English  major  Aaron  Kravig.

Kravig  created  the  stenciled  image  as  an  as-­ signment  for  Amy  Kesselmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Women:  Images  and  Realities  class.   The  assignment  was  to  come  up  with  a  liberating  action  that  pertained  to  ev-­ erything  he  had  learned  about  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Studies.  It  needed  to  be  something  he  would  never  have  done  in  the  past,  had  he  not  gained  knowledge  throughout  the  course. Âł<RX JR RXW DQG ÂżJXUH RXW ZKDW \RX ZDQW to  do  and  you  take  direct  action  against  what  you  feel,â&#x20AC;?  Kravig  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  of  the  ways  that  you  learn  about  how  women  are  oppressed  system-­ atically  by  society  that  are  so  subtle  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  just  been  here  forever.  It  takes  understanding  and  necessity  to  realize  things  like  that.â&#x20AC;?

The  general  idea  for  the  image  was  inspired  by  Banksy,  who  Kravig  had  taken  a  great  inter-­ est  in.  He  began  looking  at  his  work  and  saw  the  UHFHQW ÂżOP DERXW KLP .UDYLJ IRXQG KLPVHOI PR-­ tivated  by  the  ideas  portrayed  in  Banksyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  really  like  how  his  art  just  has  very  clear  messages.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  often  of  great  political  impor-­ tance  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  relevant,â&#x20AC;?  Kravig  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  use  effective  illusion  to  things.  They  use  stun-­ ning  imagery  in  composition  of  different  things  in  subversive  ways  that  people  can  interpret  in  a  lot  of  different  ways.â&#x20AC;?

However,  the  idea  for  the  actual  image  formed  while  Kravig  was  reading  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Dyna-­ mo  and  the  Virginâ&#x20AC;?  by  historian  Henry  Adams  in  his  American  literature  class.  According  to  .UDYLJ WKH UHDGLQJ LV HVVHQWLDOO\ $GDPVÂś UHĂ&#x20AC;HF-­ tion  on  attending  the  Worlds  Fair  in  1900  and  seeing  the  dynamo,  a  giant  electrical  generator.  Adamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  critique  and  feelings  on  it  were  that  he  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;viewing  this  giant  sexless  sort  of  entity,  this  being  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  neither  male  or  female.â&#x20AC;?  This  rep-­ resents  the  social  normality  of  America  that  has  grown  from  the  Puritan  foundations  and  roots,  said  Kravig. $GDPV DOVR UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV RQ WRXULQJ WKH FDWKHGUDO of  Notre  Dame  at  Chartres  and  despite  being  a  Puritan,  contemplates  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;expanse  of  grandeurâ&#x20AC;?  RI WKH FDWKHGUDOV DQG KRZ WKH SRZHU DQG LQĂ&#x20AC;X-­ ence  of  the  Virgin  is  really  the  force  that  built  these  cathedrals.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  her  image  that  is  at  the  very  center  of Â

it,  that  gives  people  the  comfort.  So  basically,  I  wanted  to  just  make  something  that  would  sort  of  express  all  of  that,  something  that  would  ex-­ press  also  all  of  the  things  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  learned  in  the  course,â&#x20AC;?  Kravig  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like  how  fucked  up  the  world  we  live  in  is.  Advertising,  media,  society,  just  turns  women  into  a  thing,  an  object,  an  illu-­ sion  and  when  you  do  that,  if  you  make  a  woman  less  than  a  human,  then  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  chair  or  like  sun-­ glasses  and  you  can  break  those  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  dis-­ posable.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  900  of  them,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  the  same,  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  matter.â&#x20AC;?

Kravig  knew  that  he  wanted  the  skeleton  Mary,  but  was  unsure  of  how  he  wanted  to  ex-­ press  the  rest  of  it.  He  arrived  at  the  answer  upon  looking  at  a  Saint  bracelet  and  focusing  on  the  sacred  heart.  During  this  time,  Kravig  was  con-­ stantly  listening  to  Ke$ha  and  changing  every  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sâ&#x20AC;?  in  a  name  to  a  dollar  sign,  which  came  into  play  as  well.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  sitting  around  for  like  two  months  trying  to  think  about  how  to  express  these  com-­ plex  ideas  in  an  image  and  then  it  just  came,  the  toxic  green  backwards  dollar  sign  starbursted  in  place  of  the  sacred  heart,â&#x20AC;?  Kravig  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  perfect  because  the  sacred  heart  of  Mary  is  what  symbolizes  divinity  of  God  and  the  holiness  and  her  immaculateness,  so  if  you  take  the  light  of  God  and  that  divinity  of  being  and  put  it  in  terms  of  dollar  bills,  it  leads  to  some  pretty  interesting  contemplations  on  things  I  think  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  point  of  it.â&#x20AC;?

However,  the  completion  of  the  image  was  QRW ZLWKRXW GLIÂżFXOWLHV .UDYLJ EHJDQ LQ WKH morning  and  narrowly  escaped  through  the  side  door  he  had  propped  open  with  cardboard  after  ZRPHQ LQ WKH $GYLVLQJ 2IÂżFH VDZ DQG FDOOHG security.  He  then  returned  to  the  building  a  few  QLJKWV ODWHU WR ÂżQLVK WKH VWHQFLO .UDYLJ EHOLHYHV that  Maintenance,  Grounds  Management  and  Se-­ curity  have  not  given  up  on  removing  the  image  though,  as  it  has  become  noticeably  lighter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spray  paint  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  removed  without  pressure-­washing,  sand-­blasting,  some  kind  of  acid  treatment  or  more  paint,â&#x20AC;?  Kravig  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  look  at  it  during  the  day  when  the  sun  hits  the  side  of  the  building,  you  can  easily  see  these  little  trails  of  the  pressure-­washer  stream  where  they  pointed  it  at  a  place  on  the  wall  next  to  the  print.â&#x20AC;?

While  security  involvement  was  somewhat  inevitable,  as  Kravig  did  not  receive  permission  to  design  the  image  on  Humanities,  the  con-­

The  skeletal  Virgin  Mary  in  front  of  Humanities.                          PHOTO  BY  LAURA  LUENGAS troversial  nature  of  the  stencil  brings  about  the  question  of  whether  such  effort  would  have  gone  into  erasing  it  had  it  depicted  something  else.  .UDYLJ EHOLHYHV WKDW WKH FRQWHQW ZDV GHÂżQLWHO\ a  factor  since  the  ambiguity  of  the  imageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mes-­ sage  could  potentially  be  offensive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  that  for  the  most  part,  they  were  more  unsure  about  its  potential  for  controversy,  considering  the  incalculable  variety  of  interpre-­ tations  that  can  be  drawn  from  it,  which  is  an  ele-­ ment  that  I  had  intended  and  striven  for,â&#x20AC;?  Kravig  said.

Student  responses  to  the  piece  have  varied,  many  being  unsure  of  the  idea  behind  it.  Second-­ year  student  Nicolette  Glebatis,  a  member  of  the  Campus  Crusade  for  Christ,  did  not  feel  offend-­ ed,  but  rather  confused. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is  it  art?  Is  it  vandalism?â&#x20AC;?  Glebatis  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Â

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donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  what  to  make  of  it  because  I  know  nothing  about  the  intent  of  the  artist,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  hope  there  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  a  negative  message  behind  it,  as  Mary  LV D UHYHUHG ÂżJXUH WR PDQ\ &KULVWLDQV ´ Second-­year  art  history  major  Matt  Mos-­ cowitz  agreed  that  the  Virgin  Mary  should  not  be  attacked,  but  enjoyed  the  imagery  of  it  and  the  appeal  of  street  art.  However,  he  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;not  in  the  least  bit  surprised  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tried  to  be  erased.â&#x20AC;?

Kravig  said  he  experienced  mainly  positive  reactions  when  sitting  away  from  it  and  watch-­ ing  people  come  up  to  examine  the  image,  but  regardless  of  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  responses,  Kravig  felt  that  making  the  piece  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;very  exciting.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  liberating.  My  whole  lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  liberat-­ ing  action.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  a  very  liberated  person,â&#x20AC;?  Kravig  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  a  lot  of  passions  and  I  follow  them,  so  I  had  to  do  something.â&#x20AC;?

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The  New  Paltz  Oracle ART FEATURE

Finest of Arts BFA STUDENTS SHOWCASE END OF SEMESTER WORK

By  Brendan  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe Contributing  Writer  |  1 #QHZSDOW] HGX

After  the  completion  of  the  semester,  BFA  student  Al-­ lison  Krein  displayed  her  sculpture  at  The  Dorsky  for  all  eyes  to  see. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  took  me  all  semester  to  make,  even  with  help,â&#x20AC;?  Krein  said  about  her  sculpture.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  technically  took  a  year  for  the  entire  process.â&#x20AC;?

The  sculpture  is  similar  to  a  smoke  stack,  featuring  OLWWOH SXIIV RI VPRNH ,W H[WHQGHG IURP WKH Ă&#x20AC; RRU DOO WKH way  to  the  ceiling,  starting  out  small  at  the  bottom  and  expanding  as  it  rises.  Krein  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  only  one  showcasing  her  work.  Twenty  other  students  featured  their  senior  thesis  as  part  of  the  BFA  Exhibition  Part  II  on  Friday,  May  6.  )DPLO\ IULHQGV DQG DUW IDQV DOO Âż OOHG WKH PXVHXP WR show  their  support  of  the  young  artists.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  turnout  is  great,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  excellent  to  see  students  and  their  friends  as  well  as  families  coming  from  far  away,â&#x20AC;?  said  Brian  Wallace,  curator  of  the  event.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  love  putting Â

on  these  shows.â&#x20AC;?

The  event  had  a  variety  of  artistic  styles,  including  photography,  sculptures  and  paintings.

Housed  in  the  Alice  and  Horace  Chandler  Gallery  and  North  Gallery  of  The  Dorsky,  Kreinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work,  among  RWKHUV OLQHG WKH ZDOOV DQG Ă&#x20AC; RRU Kreinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  work  was  evident  in  her  artwork  with  a  sculpture  she  used  as  an  outlet  for  her  feelings.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  inspiration  was  my  family  and  the  hard  times  everyone  goes  through,â&#x20AC;?  Krein  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  an  explosion  of  my  emotions.â&#x20AC;?  Other  students,  like  Allison  Carroll,  featured  draw-­ ings  and  paintings  of  people  with  an  abstract  twist.  Bren-­ dan  Oldhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work,  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  Kind  of  Nature,â&#x20AC;?  fea-­ tured  sculptures  of  the  human  heart  and  brain.

Kara  Hoblin  created  paintings  she  calls,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  the  Realm  I-­VII,â&#x20AC;?  that  focus  on  darker  emotions,  such  as  feel-­ ings  of  fear,  pain  and  hopelessness.  Michael  Milogranoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wild  sculpture,  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Plaid  Bear,â&#x20AC;?  took  a  brighter  perspective,  featuring  bright  green  and  yellow.   The  exhibit  ended  on  May  10.

MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: Chris Davenport YEAR: Third-year MAJOR: Creative Writing HOMETOWN: Cortland, N.Y.

What  is  your  instrument  of  choice?  Why? Guitar.  For  a  long  time  I  thought  it  was  going  to  be  drums.  I  played  drums  in  2nd  until  12th  grade.  , NLQGD KDG VHYHUDO Ă&#x20AC; LUWV ZLWK JXLWDU EXW , ZDVQÂśW good  at  it.  I  went  to  a  Wilco  concert  about  9th  grade  and  something  about  that  album,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A  Ghost  LV %RUQ Âś ² VRPHWKLQJ DERXW LW KLW PH $IWHU WKDW concert  I  went  straight  home,  picked  up  a  guitar  DQG MXVW GLGQÂśW VWRS Who  are  you  currently  listening  to?

Muddy  Waters,  Al  Green,  Sam  Cooke,  Jay-­Z. :KR DUH \RXU PDLQ LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQFHV" -HII 7ZHHG\ (OPRUH -DPHV 6HX -RUJH 1HLO Young.

What  do  you  do  with  music  on/off-­campus?

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Many  students  displayed  their  work  at  the  BFA  Exhibition  Part  II  on  May  6.                                                PHOTO  BY  LAURA  LUENGAS

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tHe Deep END LAURA LUENGAS Major: Visual Arts Year: Second “Being at the Oracle for a year has taught me three things: 1. Hobos are people too.

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The New Paltz Oracle

Adversity Halts Lady Hawks’ Season

By Cat Tacopina Copy Editor | Ctacopina97@newpaltz.edu

Members of the SUNY New Paltz Soft-­ ball team said they came into this season with a myriad of new talent and the odds stacked against them. Head Coach Denise Marchese said that while the team may have fallen short of their own expectations, they GH¿ QLWHO\ LPSUHVVHG WKHLU RSSRQHQWV WR wards the end of the spring 2011 season. ³, WKLQN ZH GH¿ QLWHO\ VXUSULVHG SHRSOH at the end of the season,” Marchese said.

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The season ended with a doubleheader split against SUNYAC rival Geneseo and the Lady Hawks fell short of making the SUNYAC tournament. Despite this, the team is happy with how their small group of players performed.

“I really feel that this was one of the most exciting seasons we have had,” fourth-­ year captain Courtney Costello said. “We were a young team and people didn’t expect much from us and we competed and beat some really good teams. We had a hard-­ working, good group of girls so I would say it was a good year and the years will keep getting better every year.”

The team was two spots shorts of mak-­ ing the SUNYAC tournament after a loss to SUNY Brockport on Saturday, April 29.

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Costello said player injuries also con-­ tributed to the adversities the team had throughout the season.

“We had a small squad this year and had many injuries which hurt us a little bit,” said Costello.

While the team missed the mark for SUNYACs, individual players set new pro-­ gram records and made their own achieve-­ ments.

Fourth-­year captain Jillian Gallagher claimed both program records for stolen bases and career batting average. The team was also second overall in team batting amongst SUNYAC competitors this season, something Marchese said the team did right the entire season.

Marchese also said that she wishes she could have more time to work with both Gallagher and Costello, but hopes that there will still be a chance to work with them once WKH\ ¿ QLVK XS WKHLU VRIWEDOO FDUHHUV DW 1HZ Paltz.

“I would love to have more time with them, but you just keep coaching for 15 years and you see that it’s a cycle and that’s just what you have to do,” said Marchese.

“I’m actually looking and hoping to retain Jill to coach some individual players next season as a volunteer.”

For the next season, Marchese said she has a large recruiting class of “quality tal-­ ent” coming in for the spring and that the team will have to work hard and stay in shape during the summer for fall try-­outs.

Costello said that with all of the new talent that is coming in, the team’s future looks bright.

“I think next year will be a better year because coach did a great job recruiting new, good players,” said Costello. “Having a bigger team and experienced players are going to greatly improve the program. We have many great players coming back into the program and a great coach coming back so I really believe the team would improve next year just because most of them have JDLQHG D ORW RI H[SHULHQFH DQG FRQ¿ GHQFH DV our season was ending.”

Marchese’s and the team’s goal at the beginning of this season was to have a play-­ off berth. While this didn’t go the way the group had hoped for, Marchese said she is very proud of the team for what was accom-­ plished this spring.

“I think the important thing is that they worked very hard this season and were very committed to the program. I think that while we fell a little short, we still had a good sea-­ son and the girls should be very proud of themselves for what they did this spring.”

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