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SEEKING ELECTION Student Association Voting To Begin Next Week

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Popular Cupcake Store Attempts To Move To New Location

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NEXT STEP PHOTO BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN

Three New Gender-­Neutral Suites To Be Offered In Bevier Hall Next Semester As Trial Run STORY ON PAGE 6 | EDITORIAL ON PAGE 9

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Locals  Protest  Possible  Park  Point  PILOT By  Carolyn  Quimby A&E  Editor  |  Carolyn.quimby@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Recently,  lawns  throughout  New  Paltz  became  home  to  red  signs  reading  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tax  Park  Point,  Not  the  Childrenâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;parkpointpeti-­ tion.com.â&#x20AC;?   The  signs  were  put  up  in  protest  of  Wilmoriteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recent  payment-­in-­lieu-­of-­taxes  (PILOT)  request  from  the  Ulster  County  In-­ dustrial  Development  Agency  (UCIDA).  According  to  the  Wilmorite  website,  the  PILOT  agreement  would  cover  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  incurred  H[SHQVHV E\ WKH 7RZQ IRU ÂżUH SROLFH HPHU-­ gency  and  other  services  provided,â&#x20AC;?  and  pro-­ vide  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;increased  tax  base...as  opposed  to  the  current  tax  exempt  status.â&#x20AC;?

Wilmoriteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  website  outlines  that  the  Universal  Tax  Exempt  Policy  offered  by  the  UCIDA  would  â&#x20AC;&#x153;provide  a  25-­year  tax  abate-­ ment  program  for  which  the  project  will  pay  a  range  of  $450-­750  per  unit.â&#x20AC;?  The  UCIDA  would  determine  the  exact  PILOT  payment  and  annual  increases  based  on  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;reassess-­ ment  of  local  impacts  plus  the  Consumer  Price  Indexâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;   and  in  the  26th  year,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  project  would  pay  full  property  taxes  for  the  remainder  of  the  lease  term,â&#x20AC;?  which  is  a  46-­ year  ground  lease.  However,  the  petition  launched  by  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  Paltz  Taxpayersâ&#x20AC;?  on  Change.org  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  shares  the  same  slogan  as  the  sign  and  cur-­ rently  has  236  signatures  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  says  if  IDA  ap-­ proves  Park  Point  as  a  pilot  project,  Wilmorite  â&#x20AC;&#x153;will  not  have  to  pay  any  property  taxes,  sales  taxes  or  mortgage  recording  taxes.â&#x20AC;?

The  petition  states  that  if  the  UCIDA  re-­ jects  Park  Pointâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  PILOT  request,  Wilmorite  would  be  required  to  pay  taxes  â&#x20AC;&#x153;based  on  their  assessed  valueâ&#x20AC;?  like  other  property  owners.  The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;taxpayersâ&#x20AC;?  against  the  project  said  the  property  taxes  alone  could  give  the  New  Paltz  school  district  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  has  sustained  bud-­ get  and  program  cuts  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;approximately  $1  million  per  year  and  an  additional  $400,000  per  year  to  the  town  of  New  Paltz  and  Ulster  County.â&#x20AC;?

Gerald  Benjamin,  director  of  the  Center  for  Research,  Regional  Education  and  Out-­ reach,  said  the  size  of  tax  abatement  is  the  issue,  not  the  actual  abatement,  as  it  is  a  com-­ mon  practice  and  policy  in  New  York  State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  also  think  there  has  been  some  exag-­ geration  of  the  cost  to  the  community,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  arguing  that  the  costs  should  be  ZHLJKHG DJDLQVW WKH EHQHÂżWV 7KH DUJXPHQW needs  to  be  a  little  more  joined  on  real  sound  issues  and  less  on  exaggeration  and  the  rhe-­ torically  attractive.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  Change.org,  those  who  have  signed  the  petition  include  Town  Coun-­ cilman  Jeff  Logan  and  Donald  Kerr,  a  New  Paltz  resident  and  prominent  community  member.  Kerr  said  the  signs  have  brought  the  topic  of  Wilmoriteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  PILOT  into  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;main-­ stream  discussion.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  lawn  signs  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  the  strained  refer-­ ence  to  taxing  children  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  were  a  bit  over  the  top,  but  served  a  purpose  to  bring  the  issue  to  folks  who  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  often  read  the  paper,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Benjamin  said  the  signs  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;opaqueâ&#x20AC;?  in Â

their  explicit  message,  but  he  thinks  people  are  most  â&#x20AC;&#x153;worriedâ&#x20AC;?  about  their  economic  well-­being.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  people  think  that  if  housing  is  built  near  the  campus,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  economically  harmed,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot,  but  not  all,  of  the  signs  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  are  on  houses  for  people  who  currently  rent  housing  to  students.â&#x20AC;?

While  he  is  in  favor  of  the  project,  Benja-­ min  said  he  thinks  a  lot  of  people  are  opposing  the  project  because  Wilmorite  is  a  large  cor-­ poration  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  he  sees  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;irrelevant.â&#x20AC;?  He  said  the  town  and  village  should  be  weighing  the  values  of  Park  Point  versus  the  concerns.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  project  is  important  to  the  college  and  future  vitality  of  the  college  in  a  very  competitive  environment  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  community  has  thrived  because  the  college  is  a  large  pres-­ ence  in  the  village,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  a  full  understanding  that  the  vitality  of  the  community  is  contingent  on  the  vitality  of  the  university.â&#x20AC;?

Kerr  said  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  against  Wilmoriteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  PILOT  UHTXHVWV IRU WZR UHDVRQV ² WKH ÂżUVW LV WKDW 3DUN 3RLQW ZLOO UHTXLUH SROLFH DQG ÂżUH VHUYLFH which  costs  taxpayers  money,  and  the  second  is  that  80  percent  of  the  land  in  New  Paltz  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;off  the  tax  rolls,â&#x20AC;?  making  the  remaining  20  percent  â&#x20AC;&#x153;very  highâ&#x20AC;?  in  local  taxes.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  welcome  Park  Point  as  long  as  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  crash  on  my  (tax)  couch,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  PILOT  request  is  not  required  to  make  this  project  viable.  Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  blame  Wil-­ morite  for  being  greedy,  but  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  blame  the  residents  from  stopping  them  either.â&#x20AC;?

Planning  Board  Makes  Non-­Residential  Parking  Changes By  Caterina  De  Gaetano Copy  Editor  |  Cdegaetano64@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  New  Paltz  Village  Planning  Board  changed  the  required  Schedule  C  Amendment,  which  deals  with  non-­residential  parking,  to  serve  as  guidelines  in  the  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  evaluation  of  commercial  parking  applications.

The  existing  requirements,  according  to  Planning  Board  Chairman  Maurice  Weitman,  are  XQDEOH WR FRQVLGHU VLWH VSHFLÂżF FRQGLWLRQV VXFK as  the  area,  business  hours  and  use,  which  make  the  requirements  either  too  relaxed  or  strict.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consideration  of  particular  knowledge  of  WKH LPPHGLDWH DUHD WKH VSHFLÂżF XVH RI WKH EXVL-­ ness  [and]  its  hours  of  operation,  etc.  was  not  able  to  be  given  in  making  our  decision,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  problem  has  existed  for  many  years  and  has  been  discussed  many  times  by  the  planning  boards  over  the  years,  its  attorney  and  our  plan-­ ner,  Curt  Lavalla.â&#x20AC;?

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ment  states  that  the  minimum  off-­street  parking  requirements  for  public  places  including  assem-­ bly  halls,  churches,  auditoriums  and  theaters  is  one  space  for  each  six  seats.  In  the  case  of  schools,  a  minimum  of  one  space  for  each  nurs-­ ery  school  employee  and  two  spaces  for  each  classroom  is  allotted,  as  well  as  two  spaces  for  HDFK HOHPHQWDU\ VFKRRO FODVVURRP DQG ¿YH IRU each  high  school  and  college  classroom.

In  regards  to  businesses,  a  minimum  of  one  space  is  given  to  restaurants  for  each  three  seats  devoted  to  service  and  one  space  for  every  two  washing  machines  is  devoted  for  self-­service  laundry  establishments.  The  changes  made  to  Schedule  C,  titled  212-­44,  make  it  clear  that  minimum  off-­street  parking  spaces  are  recommended.   According  to  the  new  document,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  num-­ ber  of  off-­street  parking  spaces  required  for  any  use  shall  be  determined  by  reference  to  Schedule  C,  the  Guidelines  for  minimum  off-­street  parking Â

schedule.â&#x20AC;?   It  also  states  that  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;guidelines  shall  consist  of  the  sum  of  the  spaces  recommended  for  each  individual  non-­residential  use  unless  it  can  be  demonstrated  that  staggered  hours  of  use  ZRXOG SHUPLW PRGLÂżFDWLRQ ´ Previous  requirements  were  removed  from  the  original  amendment  such  as  the  use  of  a  per-­ mit  from  the  Planning  Board  to  have  spaces  ex-­ ceeding  400  ft.

Weitman  said  that  the  changes  to  the  amend-­ ment  will  allow  the  board  to  make  fair  and  bal-­ anced  decisions  considering  all  factors  of  each  application. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Businesses  need  as  much  consideration  as  possible  without  unduly  impacting  nearby  resi-­ dents  and  other  businesses,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  cur-­ rent  requirements  can  unfairly  limit  a  prospec-­ tive  business  use  and  unduly  burden  neighboring  residents.  This  proposed  amendment  allows  the   Planning  Board  to  consider  all  impacts  and  fac-­ tors.â&#x20AC;?

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Council Discusses Issues By  April  Castillo Copy  Editor  |  Acastillo@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Council  Chair  Rose  Faber  opened  up  the  penultimate  Council  of  Organizations  meeting  on  Monday,  April  15.  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governance  Jonathan  Espinosa  reminded  the  organizations  that  senate  elections  are  running  April  30  through  May  2  on  my.newpaltz.edu.

The  two  main  topics  discussed  in  the  E-­ board  reports  were  the  new  option  of  truly  gen-­ der-­neutral  housing  as  well  as  police  involve-­ ment  in  student  affairs.

Espinosa  spoke  enthusiastically  of  the  new  gender-­neutral  housing  that  will  be  avail-­ able  in  Bevier  Hall.  He  stressed  the  need  for  such  housing  on  a  permanent  basis  and  hopes  the  administration  will  move  forward  with  ad-­ ditional  gender-­neutral  housing  in  the  future.

SA  Executive  Vice  President  Manuel  Te-­ jada  said  he  is  working  on  a  student  survey  about  drug  use  and  drug  policy.  The  survey  will  be  distributed  through  email  either  next  fall  or  spring.  Tejada  also  spoke  of  police  involvement  on  campus,  including  an  increased  police  pres-­ ence.  He  said  police  have  been  very  vigilant,  but  students  have  become  wary  of  their  pres-­ ence  in  residence  halls  at  night  and  have  ques-­ tioned  their  rights  to  privacy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things  are  changing,  and  maybe  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  see  that,â&#x20AC;?  Tejada  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  spoke  with  the  chief.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  ask  something,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  ask  something  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  educating  each  other.â&#x20AC;?

One  member  of  the  LARP  Club  discussed  police  harassment  during  which  the  clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  members  were  spoken  to  and  were  not  allowed  to  leave  the  emergency  access  road  in  front  of  Old  Main.  It  was  announced  that  the  budget  for  gen-­ eral  programming  was  almost  depleted.  Student  Senator  Mary  Bacorn  said  she  passed  legislation  to  work  toward  the  depart-­ mental  status  of  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  Gender  and  Sexual-­ ity  Studies.  Bacorn  brought  the  legislation  to  the  Academic  Affairs  Committee,  which  she  is  a  part  of,  and  stressed  bringing  it  to  faculty.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  faculty  and  students  are  behind  it,  how  can  they  say  no?â&#x20AC;?  Bacorn  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  they  do,  ZHÂśOO ÂżJKW EDFN (YHU\ IDFXOW\ PHPEHU LV DI-­ fected.â&#x20AC;?

The  last  affair  to  be  discussed  at  the  meet-­ ing  was  the  election  of  council  chair.  When  WKH ¿UVW URXQG RI YRWLQJ FDPH WR DQ H[DFW WLH D re-­vote  was  conducted  and  Matt  LaSpada  won  with  a  close  majority.

The  remainder  of  the  E-­board  candidates  and  senators  will  campaign  at  the  next  meeting  on  April  29  at  7  p.m.  in  SU  62/63.

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PRISONERS  HUNGER  STRIKE Days  after  a  violent  clash  between  guards  and  prisoners,  the  U.S.  military  says  a  hunger  strike  at  Guantanamo  Bay  is  on  the  rise.  A  military  spokesman  VD\V SULVRQHUV KDYH EHHQ FODVVL¿ HG as  hunger  strikers  as  of  Wednesday.  VOTE  RECOUNT  REJECTED 9HQH]XHODœV RSSRVLWLRQ ZDWFKHG LWV RS tions  dwindle  Wednesday  after  the  head  of  the  Supreme  Court  said  there  could  be  no  UHFRXQW RI WKH UD]RU WKLQ SUHVLGHQWLDO HOHF WLRQ YLFWRU\ E\ +XJR &KDYH]œV KHLU OHDY ing  many  government  foes  feeling  the  only  chance  at  power  is  to  wait  for  the  ruling  so-­ cialists  to  stumble.

GAY  MARRIAGE  LEGALIZED Hundreds  of  jubilant  gay-­rights  ad-­ vocates  celebrated  at  New  Zealandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parliament  as  the  country  became  the  WK LQ WKH ZRUOG DQG WKH Âż UVW LQ WKH $VLD 3DFLÂż F UHJLRQ WR OHJDOL]H VDPH sex  marriage.  Lawmakers  voted  77  to  44  in  favor  of  the  gay-­marriage  bill  on  LWV WKLUG DQG Âż QDO UHDGLQJ :HGQHVGD\ night.  DOCTORS  LEAVE  FOR  U.S.  Going  to  the  doctor  in  Puerto  Rico  has  for  years  often  meant  getting  in  line.  Now,  it  might  mean  getting  on  a  plane.  A  medical  exodus  is  taking  place  in  the  Caribbean  ter-­ ULWRU\ DV GRFWRUV DQG QXUVHV Ă&#x20AC; HH IRU WKH 8 6 mainland,  seeking  higher  salaries  and  better  reimbursement  from  insurers.  HOMELESS  MAN  CHARGED   Los  Angeles  County  prosecutors  say  a  38-­year-­old  homeless  man  suspected  RI VHWWLQJ D PDQ RQ Âż UH LQ D FDU RXWVLGH a  convenience  store  has  been  charged  with  murder.  CHINESE  STUDENT  KILLED /X /LQJ]L ZDV NLOOHG 0RQGD\ LQ WKH %RVWRQ 0DUDWKRQ H[SORVLRQV DFFRUG ing  to  a  statement  from  Boston  Uni-­ versity.  She  was  a  graduate  student  studying  mathematics  and  statistics  and  scheduled  to  receive  her  graduate  degree  in  2015.

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There  will  be  several  presentations  made  E\ PRUH WKDQ KDOI D GR]HQ VSHFLDOLVWV WKURXJK out  the  day,  which  will  be  followed  by  a  poster  The  Hudson  River  Environmental  Society  session  for  visual  aid   and  a  reception,  according  ZLOO EH SUHVHQWLQJ WKHLU ODWHVW VFLHQWL¿ F XQGHU to  the  Conference  Program.  Some  guest  speak-­ standings  of  the  Hudson  River  during  a  science  ers  include  several  distinguished,  doctrine-­level  symposium  next  week.

H[SHUWV LQ WKH Âż HOG ZKR ZLOO GLVFXVV D UDQJH RI This  2013  Hudson  River  Science  Sympo-­ WRSLFV VXFK DV +XGVRQ 5LYHU Âż VK FRQWDPLQDQWV sium:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  State  of  Hudson  River  Scienceâ&#x20AC;?  is  ecology  and  science.  WKH Âż UVW RI WKLV QDWXUH VLQFH DFFRUGLQJ WR â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  honored  to  be  part  of  [the  sympo-­ Biologist  for  New  York  State  De-­ sium].  A  lot  of  the  speakers  there  are  partment  of  Environmental  Con-­ WRS QRWFK VFLHQWLVWV ´ 6XV]NRZVNL servation,  Chuck  Nieder.  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;From  the  science  end  of  things,  Nieder  said  the  symposium  it  really  is  an  excellent  opportunity.  will  cover  an  array  of  important  en-­ Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  good  group  of  people.â&#x20AC;?  vironmental  topics  including  scien-­ Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  to  celebrate  -­  the  river  is  a  lot  The  Center  for  Research,  Re-­ WLÂż F XQGHUVWDQGLQJ RI WKH +XGVRQ FOHDQHU WKDQ LW ZDV DOWKRXJK \RX ZLOO Âż QG gional  Education  and  Outreach  River  and  environments,  the  driv-­ problems.  (CRREO),  host  and  co-­sponsor  of  the  ers  behind  the  science  and  future  event,  has  been  planning  this  sympo-­ challenges.  There  will  also  be  an  sium  with  Neider  since  June  2012,  D ENNIS  S USZKOWSKI opportunity  for  scientists,  resource  according  to  Janis  Benincasa,  assis-­ managers,  educators  and  students  tant  director  of  CRREO. to  share  ideas,  he  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Independently  and  in  collabo-­ One  of  the  guest  speakers,  Dr.  Dennis  standing  the  issues.  ration  with  local  governments,  business  and  6XV]NRZVNL GLUHFWRU RI WKH +XGVRQ 5LYHU â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  to  celebrate  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  the  river  is  a  QRW IRU SURÂż WV LQ WKH +XGVRQ 9DOOH\ &55(2ÂśV Foundation,  will  be  talking  about  the  future  of  WKH +XGVRQ 5LYHU VSHFLÂż FDOO\ WKH FXUUHQW HFR ORW FOHDQHU WKDQ LW ZDV DOWKRXJK \RX ZLOO Âż QG research  mission  is  to  conduct  studies  on  topics  nomic  situation  affecting  environmental  efforts  problems,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  still  have  PCBs,  but  at  of  regional  interest,  bring  visibility  and  focus  to  and  whether  or  not  funds  will  be  available  for  the  same  time,  the  levels  of  classic  contaminants  these  matters,  foster  communities  working  to-­ are  down.â&#x20AC;?

JHWKHU WR EHWWHU VHUYH FLWL]HQU\ DQG DGYDQFH WKH the  kinds  of  science  needed  for  the  future.  $FFRUGLQJ WR 6XV]NRZVNL 1HZ <RUN +DU public  interest  in  our  region,â&#x20AC;?  Benincasa  said. Âł, WKLQN LWÂśV EHHQ D ORW RI WHUULÂż F VFLHQFH bor  h as  l ost  8 0  p ercent  o f  w etlands  o ver  t he  p ast  The  symposium  will  take  place  in  the  Stu-­ WKDW KDV JRQH LQWR WKH +XGVRQ 5LYHU ´ 6XV] few  centuries,  which  the  symposium  will  also  dent  Union  on  Wednesday,  April  24  from  8  a.m.  kowski  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  learned  a  lot  about  it.  A  lot  cover. to  5:30  p.m. of  the  science  that  has  been  generated  has  been  Copy  Editor  |  Jnewman46@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

very  useful  for  management  and  public  policy  decisions.â&#x20AC;?

In  general,  the  Hudson  River  has  had  a  re-­ markable  recovery  over  the  last  three  years  in  terms  of  the  amount  of  pollution  being  added  to  it  and  the  water  quality  has  been  much  better  than  in  the  past,  he  said.

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Town  Of  New  Paltz  To  Launch  New  Website By  John  Tappen Copy  Editor  |  N02288261@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

7KH 7RZQ RI 1HZ 3DOW] ZLOO KDYH D QHZ website  in  the  next  four  to  six  weeks,  according  to  Town  Supervisor  Susan  Zimet.  The  Town  Board  approved  Virtual  Towns  and  Schools  to  design  a  new  website  for  the  town.  Zimet  said  the  current  website  is  not  user  friendly  and  has  given  town  board  members  dif-­ Âż FXOW\ ZKHQ WU\LQJ WR SRVW LQIRUPDWLRQ According  to  Zimet,  Secretary  Carol  Con-­ QROO\ DQG +LJKZD\ 6XSHUYLVRU &KULV 0DU[ KDYH tried  to  update  the  site  a  number  of  times  with  minimal  results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  has  been  a  problem  for  a  long  time,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Zimet  went  to  the  Association  of  Towns  H[SR ² DQ H[KLELWLRQ IRU WRZQ SODQQLQJ ]RQLQJ DQG HPHUJHQFLHV ² LQWHQW RQ ¿ QGLQJ D FRPSDQ\

who  could  design  a  new  website.

She  said  she  wanted  to  hire  a  company  that  worked  primarily  on  government  websites,  as  op-­ posed  to  one  that  works  for  businesses  in  the  pri-­ vate  sector.

She  found  Virtual  Towns  and  Schools,  a  EXVLQHVV KHDGTXDUWHUHG LQ 0D\QDUG 0DVV ZKRVH clients  include  cities,  towns,  villages,  counties,  school  districts,  libraries,  utilities,  public  safety  departments  and  municipal  associations  across  15  states,  according  to  their  website.

The  cost  of  a  new  site  concerned  Zimet,  who  said  she  had  been  told  the  cost  of  hiring  a  company  to  design  a  website  would  cost  between  $18,000  and  $25,000.  However,  it  will  only  cost  IRU 9LUWXDO 7RZQV DQG 6FKRROV WR GHVLJQ a  new  site.

Because  Virtual  Towns  and  Schools  works  predominantly  for  municipalities,  public  and  pri-­ vate  schools  and  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;service-­centric,â&#x20AC;?  they  rec-­

Thursday,  April  18,  2013

RJQL]H WKH ÂłUHDOLWLHV RI FOLHQWVÂś UHGXFHG VWDII UH sources  [and]  limited  available  time,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  their  website.  Zimet  said  the  goal  is  to  have  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;workable  site  that  gets  information  to  the  public.â&#x20AC;?  The  new  website  will  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;more  responsive  to  the  public,â&#x20AC;?  encompassing  all  of  the  Town  Board  and  committee  meetings,  which  are  not  easily  accessible  at  the  moment,  she  said. =LPHW VDLG XVHUV ZLOO EH DEOH WR Âż QG RXW HY erything  that  happens  each  month  at  Town  Hall.  Virtual  Towns  and  Schools,  which  has  oper-­ DWHG VLQFH RIIHUV Âż YH GLIIHUHQW ZHEVLWH WHP SODWHV DQG DQ RSWLRQ IRU FOLHQWV WR FXVWRPL]H WKHLU own.  Zimet  said  she  wants  a  simple  site,  that  is  easy  to  access  and  navigate  and  the  board  is  cur-­ UHQWO\ GHFLGLQJ RQ RQH RI WKH Âż YH WR XVH Zimet  said  she  also  hopes  to  add  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;creativeâ&#x20AC;?  element  to  the  site  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  place  that  will  â&#x20AC;&#x153;highlight  HYHQWV DQG JUHDW WKLQJV KDSSHQLQJ LQ 1HZ 3DOW] ´

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Moxie  Cupcake  Struggles  With  Desired  Move NEWS BRIEFS NATIONAL

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Even  with  a  number  of  community  members  behind  their  cause,  Moxie  Cupcakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plan  to  move  location  is  currently  on  hold.

Moxie  Cupcakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  application  to  move  from  215  Main  St.  to  184  Main  St.  is  currently  suspended  by  the  Village  of  New  Paltz  Planning  Board  due  to  $1,600  worth  of  consultant  work  not  being  paid.  Moxie  Cupcake  Owner  Josie  Eriole  said  she  has  not  paid  the  money  for  the  consultant  work  be-­ cause  of  the  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  use  of  an  engineer  consultant.  Eriole  said  the  engineering  consultant  was  unneces-­ sary  and  has  only  been  used  to  increase  the  price  of  what  has  already  been  a  costly  process. Âł$W WKH YHU\ ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ WKH ERDUG VDLG WKH\ hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  looked  at  my  application  or  site  plan,  but  had  already  charged  me  $1,700  for  my  applica-­ tion,â&#x20AC;?  Eriole  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  they  told  me  I  needed  to  pay  more,  I  asked  them  why  they  needed  it  and  they  told  me  it  was  non-­negotiable.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  essentially  holding  my  application  hostage  at  this  point.â&#x20AC;? :KHQ (ULROH ÂżUVW DSSOLHG WR RSHQ 0R[LH &XS-­ cake  in  2011  at  its  current  location,  she  said  it  took  two  meetings  and  between  $400  to  $500  to  get  ap-­ proval  from  the  board.  Now  in  2013,  Eriole  said  aside  from  the  money  the  board  is  asking  for  her  to  pay,  she  is  also  paying  rent  for  Moxieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  loca-­ tion  and  their  prospective  one.

Chair  of  the  Village  of  New  Paltz  Planning  Board  Maurice  Weitman  said  the  board  has  provided  Eriole  with  multiple  ways  for  her  to  move  forward  in  her  goal  to  relocate,  but  her  refusal  to  pay  for  costs  already  incurred  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  great  disservice  to  herself.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  nothing  more  for  her  than  to  move  into  that  building,â&#x20AC;?  Weitman  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  let  her  take  shortcuts  and  have  extended  deadlines  for  her.  The  ball  is  in  her  court  and  if  she  would  just  pay  the  money,  we  could  all  move  forward.â&#x20AC;?

7R PRYH WR WKH QHZ ORFDWLRQ (ULROH KDG WR ÂżOO RXW D VSHFLDO XVH DSSOLFDWLRQ DV WKHUH LV ÂłQR VSHFLÂżHG use  for  a  bakery  or  cafe  in  the  village,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

The  special  use  application  requires  Eriole  to  have  a  site  plan  where  she  lists  the  changes  she  would  make  to  184  Main  St.  if  she  were  to  move  shop  there.  She  said  the  board  asked  her  to  add  light-­ ing,  the  use  of  a  planter  and  parking  designations,  among  other  landscaping  and  space  changes  she  may  need.  Eriole  said  the  changes  she  would  be  making  are  cosmetic  and  do  not  require  the  consulting  of  an  engineer.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  [the  board]  keep  saying  they  need  to  consult  an  engineer  to  look  at  the  latest  site  plan  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  engineering  going  on,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  board  member  who  says  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  need  to  do  more  consultant  review,  and  asking  why  do  we  need  this  extra  money,  but  he  has  been  shot  down  every  time.â&#x20AC;?

FERTILIZER  PLANT  EXPLODES A  massive  explosion  at  a  fertilizer  plant  near  Waco  on  Wednesday  night  in-­ MXUHG GR]HQV RI SHRSOH DQG VHQW Ă&#x20AC;DPHV shooting  into  the  night  sky,  leaving  the  factory  a  smoldering  ruin  following  a  blast  that  damaged  buildings  for  blocks  in  every  direction.

PHOTO  BY  DANA  SCHMERZLER Moxie  Cupcakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  application  to  move  locations  is  currently  suspended  by  the  Village  Planning  Board.

The  building  at  184  Main  St.  has  been  vacant  for  two  years  and  Eriole  said  she  wanted  to  move  Moxieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  location  there  to  increase  visibility.  She  also  said  the  spot  will  allow  her  the  space  she  needs  to  continue  her  businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  success.

The  desired  move  has  received  a  large  amount  of  support  from  community  members  and  Eriole  said  public  comment  has  been  in  her  favor  at  the  past  two  planning  board  meetings.

While  Weitman  said  he  and  the  other  board  members  want  Moxie  Cupcake  to  occupy  the  space,  the  law  does  not  permit  them  to  move  forward  unless  the  proper  renderings  to  the  site  plan  are  made  and  the  money  needed  to  pay  consultants  is  paid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  to  make  sure  we  as  a  board  review  the  application  for  legality  and  that  it  is  suitable  for  someone  to  move  in  there,â&#x20AC;?  Weitman  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  law  says  we  cannot  move  any  further  unless  the  money  needed  for  the  consultation  is  paid  into  the  escrow.â&#x20AC;?

Eriole  said  despite  the  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  refusal  to  ap-­ prove  her  application  due  to  her  site  plan  and  the  money  she  owes,  they  have  allowed  other  venues  to  move  forward  in  their  applications  even  though  they  have  had  less  consultation  and  site  planning  done  than  she  has  had  to  do.

She  said  a  cafĂŠ  looking  for  a  spot  downtown  was  brought  up  at  a  previous  board  meeting  and  even  though  they  had  done  less  than  her  in  regards  to  the  site  plan,  she  said  they  were  given  the  go  ahead  â&#x20AC;&#x153;on  the  spot.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  site  plan  review  was  done  on  this  appli-­ cation  and  there  are  changes  to  the  site,  which  ap-­ parently  no  one  has  seen,â&#x20AC;?  Eriole  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody  has  bothered  to  look  at  this  site.  There  are  multiple  things  required  that  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  there.  Apparently  that  is  how  things  roll.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  completely  unfair,  and  all  I  have  ever  asked  is  to  be  treated  fairly.â&#x20AC;?

Weitman  said  the  reason  the  board  approved  the  cafĂŠ  so  quickly  is  because  they  are  making  few  changes  and  handed  in  all  of  their  paperwork  â&#x20AC;&#x153;on  time  and  according  to  the  process.â&#x20AC;?

Even  with  the  back  and  forth  between  her  and  the  board,  Eriole  said  she  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;fairly  optimisticâ&#x20AC;?  she  will  be  able  to  move  into  her  desired  location. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  anything  to  base  it  on  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  why  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  feeling  so  good  about  this,  but  I  think  it  will  work  out,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE TO WATCH OUR VIDEO ON MOXIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S POTENTIAL MOVE AT ORACLE.NEWPALTZ.EDU

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RICIN  SUSPECT  ARRESTED A  Mississippi  man  accused  of  mailing  letters  with  suspected  ricin  described  uncovering  a  conspiracy  to  trade  hu-­ man  body  parts  on  the  black  market  and  sometimes  performed  as  an  Elvis  Presley  impersonator.

SENATE  DISAPPOINTS  OBAMA  A  visibly  infuriated  President  Barack  Obama  surrounded  himself  with  tear-­ stained  parents  of  Connecticut  school  shooting  victims  Wednesday  and  de-­ clared  it  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pretty  shameful  day  for  Washingtonâ&#x20AC;?  after  the  Senate  rejected  a  measure  designed  to  make  it  tougher  for  criminals  to  get  their  hands  on  guns.

TEEN  BOYS  NOT  EXPELLED 6FKRRO RIÂżFLDOV FRXOG QRW H[SHO WKUHH teenage  boys  charged  with  sexually  battering  a  classmate  at  a  party  last  fall,  even  after  she  hanged  herself  and  her  family  complained  that  a  humili-­ ating  photo  of  the  alleged  assault  was  being  circulated,  the  superintendent  said  Wednesday  -­  a  statement  that  was  quickly  disputed  by  the  lawyer  for  the  girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  family.

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Beginning  next  semester,  there  will  be  three  gen-­ der-­neutral  suites  in  Bevier  Hall,  according  to  Coordi-­ nator  for  Housing  Options  Rafael  Calderon.

The  suites  will  differ  from  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;gender-­mixedâ&#x20AC;?  suites  currently  available  in  LeFevre  Hall,  which  will  be  moved  to  Dubois  Hall  in  the  fall,  and  the  co-­ed  Ă&#x20AC;RRU LQ *DJH +DOO &DOGHURQ VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  have  real  gender-­neutral  suites  where  guys  and  girls,  trangender  students,  whoever,  any  gender,  any  gender  identity,  they  can  live  in  the  same  bedrooms  together,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

As  of  now,  Calderon  said  there  will  probably  be  two  six-­person  suites  and  either  a  four  or  an  eight-­ person  suite.  He  said  there  was  an  interest  in  the  suites  HYHQ EHIRUH WKH\ ZHUH ¿QDOL]HG DQG DV VXFK WKH\ DUH HVVHQWLDOO\ DOUHDG\ ¿OOHG IRU QH[W \HDU Though  student  voices  played  a  part  in  the  de-­ velopment  of  gender-­neutral  housing,  at  this  point,  Calderon  said  they  have  been  discussing  the  possibil-­ ity  for  three  or  four  years.

Because  there  are  not  many  â&#x20AC;&#x153;good  examplesâ&#x20AC;?  of  how  to  coordinate  gender-­neutral  housing  within  the  681< V\VWHP &DOGHURQ VDLG WKHVH ÂżUVW WKUHH VXLWHV will  test  the  success  of  the  new  option. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  the  decisions  we  make  we  have  to  make  based  on  what  the  four-­year  SUNY  schools  do,â&#x20AC;?  &DOGHURQ VDLG Âł,I ZH ÂżQG WKDW LW ZRUNV RXW DQG WKHUH are  no  issues  and  we  end  up  expanding  then  it  will  be  open  to  everybody,  but  another  thing  that  needs  to  be  made  clear  is  that  this  is  just  a  trial  run  to  see  if  this  is  feasible  on  this  campus.â&#x20AC;? )RXUWK \HDU :RPHQV *HQGHU DQG 6H[XDOLW\ 6WXG-­ ies  major  Cody  Hill  said  even  if  the  housing  does  not  work  well  for  all  students,  he  hopes  the  administration  will  not  overlook  the  pressing  need  that  will  still  exist. Âł*HQGHU QHXWUDO KRXVLQJ LV VWLOO JRLQJ WR EH QHF-­ essary  for  transgender  students,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  debatable  or  excusable,  and  even  if  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  work  out  perfectly  with  cisgender  students,  I  would  hope  the  adminis-­ tration  would  have  enough  sense  not  to  revoke  truly  gender-­neutral  housing  once  it  is  given  to  us  next  se-­ mester,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  it  is  not  accessible  to  all  transgen-­ der  students  living  on  campus,  then  the  point  has  been  sorely  missed.â&#x20AC;?

Student  Senator  Zachary  Rousseas  said  he  saw  the  current  gender-­mixed  suites  as  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;failed  attemptâ&#x20AC;?  at  gender-­neutral  housing  because  they  do  not  go  by  what  gender  the  students  identify  with  and  are  not  available  to  freshmen.  However,  he  said  he  is  happy  this  next  step  is  being  taken  and  hopes  it  will  be  open  to  more  students  who  need  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  really  glad  that  there  will  be  some  actual  JHQGHU QHXWUDO KRXVLQJ RSWLRQV DQG , KRSH /*%74 students  will  be  given  priority  here,  especially  trans Â

PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN There  will  be  three  gender-­neutral  suites  in  Bevier  Hall  next  semester.

students,â&#x20AC;?  Rousseas  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hope  that  these  housing  RSWLRQV ZLOO EH RIIHUHG WR ÂżUVW \HDU VWXGHQWV EHFDXVH LW LV DEVROXWHO\ FUXFLDO WKDW ÂżUVW \HDUV IHHO OLNH 681< 1HZ 3DOW] FDQ EH D VDIH VSDFH IRU WKHP %HFDXVH WKH\ are  young,  college  is  a  whole  new  transition  for  them,  and  their  place  of  residence  may  not  be  a  safe  space  for  them,  so  they  need  these  options.â&#x20AC;?

Hill  said  he  believes  it  is  paramount  to  have  hous-­ ing  where  gender  is  irrelevant  for  transgender  stu-­ GHQWV ZKR KH VDLG PXVW FRQVWDQWO\ ÂżJKW WR VHOI LGHQ-­ tify  and  struggle  with  living  in  a  place  that  discredits  who  they  are.   It  is  a  lack  of  understanding  and  urgency  that  contributes  to  the  challenge  of  having  gender-­neutral  housing  instated,  as  well  as  the  small  population  af-­ fected  by  these  issues  Hill  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  think  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  exaggerating  when  we  say  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  in  physical  danger  to  be  a  visibly  trans  person  in  gendered  space.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  only  uncomfortable,  but  it  is  psychological  violence  to  constantly  have  our  gender  identities  invalidated  and  people  who  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  trans  can  never  understand  the  severity  of  that,â&#x20AC;?  Hill  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  only  a  handful  of  outspoken  trans  activists  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  the  same  people  that  have  outspoken  on  other  issues,  then  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  it  as  that  important  because  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  necessarily  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;serve  the  whole  student  body.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Executive  Director  for  Compliance  and  Campus  &OLPDWH 7DQKHQD 3DFKHFR 'XQQ VDLG WKH /*%74 VXU-­ vey  done  a  little  more  than  a  year  ago  really  showed  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;at  least  a  segment  of  our  campus  populationâ&#x20AC;?  does  not  feel  they  have  enough  institutional  support  for  the  way  they  live  their  lives.

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Although  she  does  not  feel  the  new  housing  will  be  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;silver  bulletâ&#x20AC;?  that  deals  with  all  the  issues  of   the  affected  community,  she  said  it  is  important  that  a  VWHS LV WDNHQ VR LW FDQ EH EXLOW XSRQ LQ RUGHU WR IXOÂżOO that  need. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  this  starts  to  help  to  answer  those  concerns  and  provide  a  better  environment  for  our  students,  all  over,  if  it  makes  everybody  feel  a  little  safer,  a  little  better  about  being  here,  more  productive  in  doing  their  work,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  good  step,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

In  regards  to  gender  or  sexual  identity  harass-­ ment,  Pacheco-­Dunn  said  she  does  not  think  one  act  ZLOO VWRS WKHVH W\SHV RI SUREOHPV EXW LQ UHFRJQL]LQJ actions  that  can  be  taken  against  them,  they  can  be  helped.  While  not  all  attempts  will  better  the  situa-­ tion,  doing  nothing  is  not  a  solution  either,  she  said.

Similar  to  issues  surrounding  communities  that  feel  a  racial  or  ethnic  bias,  she  said  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;one  victory  at  a  timeâ&#x20AC;?  and  it  all  comes  down  to  education  and  help-­ ing  others  to  respect  your  belief,  rather  than  changing  theirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  a  lot  of  people  that  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  why  this  is  of  a  concern  to  this  population  and  if  they  knew  it  they  might  better  understand  it.  They  might  not  agree  with  it,  but  they  need  better  understanding  and  I  think  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ultimately  what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  here  for,â&#x20AC;?  Pacheco-­ Dunn  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  whole  concept  of  going  to  college  is  to  get  a  better  understanding  about  what  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  and  about  who  you  want  to  be  as  a  person  and  I  think  that  every  time  you  reach  out  on  these  types  of  issues,  which  are  deeply  personal,  you  educate  people  and  I  think  you  make  great  strides.â&#x20AC;?

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3+2726 %< 52%,1 :(,167(,1 Student  senators  Jesse  Ginsburg,  Zachary  Rousseas  and  Mary  Bacorn  will  all  be  running  for  the  position  of  executive  vice  president.

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Applications  have  been  handed  in,  meaning  elections  for  the  fall  2013  Student  Association  (SA)  senate  and  E-­board  will  soon  be  underway.  While  the  SA  president  position  will  be  uncontested  in  this  se-­ mesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  election,  three  students  have  cast  their  names  into  the  fray  for  the  role  of  executive  vice  president.  Current  senators  Zachary  Rousseas,  Jesse  Ginsburg  and  Mary  Bacorn  will  all  be  choices  for  the  second-­highest  ranking  member  of  student  government  when  voting  begins  on  the  morning  of  Tuesday,  April  30.  The  three  competing  senators  have  various  issues  they  hope  to  address  should  they  be  elected  to  the  position.  Ginsburg,  a  second-­year  student  and  third-­term  senator,  said  the  three  key  things  he  would  focus  on  as  executive  vice  president  are  helping  adjunct  faculty,  continuing  to  push  for  the  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Gender  and  Sexuality  Studies  program  to  gain  departmental  status  and  re-­ searching  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;spikeâ&#x20AC;?  in  drug-­related  arrests  on  campus.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  critically  about  a  lot  of  different  things  and  come  up  with  creative  solutions  to  problems,â&#x20AC;?  Ginsburg  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  like  I  am  UHDOO\ RXW KHUH ÂżJKWLQJ WKH JRRG ÂżJKW Âą P\ SULRULWLHV DUH VWUDLJKW DQG Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  doing  this  for  the  right  reasons.â&#x20AC;?  Ginsburg  said  adjunct  faculty  members  are  treated  unfairly  on  campus,  which  he  believes  leads  to  a  decrease  in  the  quality  of  edu-­ cation  students  receive.  He  said  any  movement  toward  improving  adjunct-­related  issues  would  be  his  â&#x20AC;&#x153;number  one  priority.â&#x20AC;?  The  other  issue  Ginsburg  said  he  would  like  to  focus  on,  drug-­ related  arrests,  is  shared  by  other  candidates  as  well.  5RXVVHDV D ÂżUVW \HDU VWXGHQW DQG VHFRQG VHPHVWHU VHQDWRU VDLG he  would  push  for  SUNY  New  Paltz  to  adopt  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;three-­strikeâ&#x20AC;?  system  for  drug-­related  crimes  on  campus,  similar  to  comparable  schools.  He  said  students  have  felt  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wronglyâ&#x20AC;?  persecuted  and  as  such  would  work  to  rectify  the  problem.  However,  Rousseas  said  the  major  issue  he  would  hope  to  tackle  if  elected  would  be  making  sure  all  students  on  campus  â&#x20AC;&#x153;feel  safe.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  want  to  make  students  who  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  that  New  Paltz  is  a  safe  place  feel  welcomed;Íž  whether  that  be  a  person  of  color,  /*%74 VWXGHQWV RU ZRPHQ Âą WR QDPH D IHZ ´ 5RXVVHDV VDLG Âł7KH increase  in  sexual  assaults  I  feel  has  gone  basically  unnoticed  and  I Â

want  to  make  all  community  members  feel  safe  here.â&#x20AC;?  Rousseas  said  he  believes  he  would  be  able  to  best  represent  WKH VWXGHQW ERG\ EHFDXVH KH KDV D WUDFN UHFRUG RI ÂżJKWLQJ IRU VWXGHQW concerns  and  has  stood  his  ground  on  various  debates  during  his  time  on  senate.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  passionate  and  dedicated,  and  I  invest  what  seems  like  all  my  time  in  SA,â&#x20AC;?  Rousseas  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  I  would  do  a  good  job.â&#x20AC;?  %DFRUQ D WKLUG \HDU VWXGHQW DQG ÂżUVW VHPHVWHU VHQDWRU VDLG VKH originally  intended  to  run  for  vice  president  of  programming,  but  af-­ ter  hearing  of  the  responsibilities  that  come  with  being  executive  vice  president,  she  decided  to  change  her  course  of  action.  Bacorn  said  being  elected  into  the  position  would  allow  her  to  continue  her  work  on  making  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Gender  and  Sexuality  a  de-­ partment,  and  by  being  in  a  position  on  the  SA  E-­board,  she  would  have  more  of  a  voice.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  spearheading  [Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Gender  and  Sexuality  gaining  de-­ partmental  status],  and  by  being  on  the  E-­board  I  would  have  more  say  and  delegate  more  jobs  to  people  as  opposed  to  just  being  a  sena-­ tor  and  doing  my  own  thing,â&#x20AC;?  Bacorn  said.  Working  on  ways  to  better  integrate  transfer  students  upon  their  arrival  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  is  another  change  Bacorn  said  she  would  like  to  make  if  she  were  elected  to  the  position.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  talked  to  numerous  students  and  they  all  have  negative  WKLQJV WR VD\ DERXW WKHLU ÂżUVW VHPHVWHU KHUH ´ %DFRUQ VDLG Âł2QO\ transfer  students  lived  on  campus  this  past  year,  but  I  want  to  try  and  increase  that.  Pushing  them  aside  and  making  them  deal  with  land-­ lords  off  campus  is  awful  and  they  can  never  get  truly  immersed  in  the  community  of  New  Paltz.  I  lived  on  campus  and  made  friends  that  ZD\ LWÂśV LPSRUWDQW Âą DQG PRVW VFKRROV FDQ GR WKDW IRU WKHLU WUDQVIHUV ´ Besides  executive  vice  president,  multiple  other  positions  are  being  voted  on  next  week.  Manuel  Tejada,  currently  the  SAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  executive  vice  president,  will  run  unopposed  for  the  position  of  SA  president.  Jordan  Taylor  is  also  running  unopposed  for  the  position  of  vice  president  of  aca-­ demic  affairs.  Issa  Beydoun,  Anthony  Adegunle,  Youssouf  Kuoyo  DQG 'DQLHOD 6XUGR DUH UXQQLQJ IRU YLFH SUHVLGHQW RI ÂżQDQFH DQG WKH vice  president  of  programming  position  will  be  contested  by  Yaritza  Diaz,  Henry  Lino  and  Molly  Thurston-­Chase.  Votes  can  be  cast  on  my.newpaltz.edu  beginning  at  8  a.m.  on  April  30  until  midnight  on  May  2.

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HOW DO I VOTE? Log Onto: my.newpaltz.edu From April 30 at 8 a.m.

To May 2 at 12 midnight.

WHO IS RUNNING? PRESIDENT: Â

Manuel  Tejada Â

EXECUTIVE Â VP: Â

Zachary  Rousseas  Jesse  Ginsburg  Mary  Bacorn Â

VP  OF  ACADEMIC  Jordan  Taylor  AFFAIRS:  VP  OF  FINANCE: Â

Issa  Beydoun  Anthony  Adegunle  Youssouf  Kouyo  Daniela  Surdo Â

VP Â OF Â Â PROGRAMMING:

Yaritza  Diaz  Henry  Lino  Molly  Thurston-­Chase Â

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Antilogy Starts The Presses T-SHIRT PRINTING SHOP SCREENS WEARABLE ART ON MAIN STREET By  April  Castillo Copy  Editor  |  Acastillo@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Traditional  technology  presses  on  in  Antilogy,  a  T-­shirt  printing  shop  tucked  away  on  Main  Street.  In  late  afternoon,  the  ceased  hum  of  the  conveyor  dryer  VLJQDOV WKDW ZRUN LV ¿ QLVKHG ² IRU QRZ When  he  was  16,  Jim  Moore  began  printing.  The  KREE\ JUHZ VORZO\ ² KH ¿ UVW SULQWHG 7 VKLUWV IRU friends  and  local  bands  in  his  Vermont  hometown.  When  he  worked  at  another  shop,  he  brought  in  jobs.  Eventually,  he  opened  up  Antilogy.

Moore,  who  has  lived  in  New  Paltz  for  15  years,  opened  Antilogy  in  New  Paltz  in  June  2010.  Antilogyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  former  Rosendale  location  had  been  open  since  2006.

Ryan  Williams,  Antilogyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  graphic  designer,  has  worked  with  Moore  for  seven  years.  He  originally  intended  to  visit  only  for  a  weekend,  but  ended  up  extending  his  stay.  Williams  also  frequently  designs  for  the  burrito  chain  Blockheads,  Active  Ride  Shop  and  Rock  and  Snow,  one  of  Antil-­ ogyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rare  local  customers.  Moore Â

draws  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bare  bonesâ&#x20AC;?  of  a  design,  and  once  the  cus-­ WRPHU LV VDWLVÂż HG ZRUNV KRXU GD\V WR KDQG GUDZ the  piece  so  that  it  can  be  transferred  to  a  T-­shirt.  6KDUSHQLQJ DQG Âż QLVKLQJ LV XVXDOO\ GRQH RQ WKH FRP puter,  which  Williams  said  he  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  to  rely  on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  big  lofty  art,â&#x20AC;?  Williams  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  grandiose  ideas.  T-­shirts  make  you  whittle  down  what  you  want  to  say.â&#x20AC;?

The  staff  at  Antilogy  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  seem  to  worry  about  competition.  Unlike  other  printing  shops  in  the  New  Paltz  area,  the  majority  of  Antilogyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  customers  are  from  outside  the  Hudson  Valley.

Word  of  mouth,  Moore  said,  is  key.   Antilogy  ships  about  a  thousand  shirts  per  week  and  gets  its  custom-­ ers  from  online  message  board  sites.  Clients  also  follow  Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  work.  And  although  Antil-­ ogy  primarily  prints  to  supply  skatewear  and  streetwear  companies,  customers  order  from  all  over  the  country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From  a  climbing  company  in  [Philadel-­ phia]...to  a  band  in  Portland.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  different  every  week,â&#x20AC;?  Moore  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  tradi-­ tional  way  to  do  business  in  a  mod-­ ern  world.â&#x20AC;?

Matt  Luczak  recently  ¿ QLVKHG KLV Âż UVW PRQWK working  at  Antilogy  and  said  the  staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  shared  interests, Â

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like  skateboarding  and  local  bands,  help  to  produce  a  welcoming  work  environment.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  chill,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  about  competition,â&#x20AC;?  Luczak  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  doing  your  personal  best,  having  high  standards.  It  makes  it  interesting  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  be  printing  all  day.â&#x20AC;?

Moore  uses  a  darkroom  and  exposed  screens  to  print  up  to  six  colors  at  a  time.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  tricking  your  eye.  For  instance  [on  a  Metallica  shirt],  there  are  only  four  colors:  cyan,  ma-­ genta,  yellow  and  black,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  way  they  over-­ lap,  the  colors  stack  up.  With  the  blue  directly  on  the  shirt,  it  looks  metallic.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  antiquated  process.â&#x20AC;?   Antilogy  has  two  presses,  one  used  for  single  color  prints  and  one  for  multiple  colors,  Moore  said.  The  screen  is  lowered  onto  a  shirt  and  wiped  over  with  a  squeegee.  Moore  uses  pressure  to  apply  the  col-­ or  and  prints  colors  in  rounds.  If  the  shirtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  colors  are  solids,  he  said  he  waits  until  the  color  has  dried  before  continuing,  but  for  gra-­ dient  prints,  he  adds  another  color  with  the  squeegee  while  the  paint  is  freshly  wet,  varying  the  pressure.  He  ¿ QLVKHV WKH SURFHVV ZKHQ WKH VKLUWV UXQ WKURXJK WKH conveyor  dryer  to  set. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  least  once  a  week  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  job  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  pretty  psyched  about,â&#x20AC;?  Moore  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  buying  the  shirt  if  I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  making  it.â&#x20AC;?

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 No  shoes?  No  problem.  Not  for  the  new  TOMS  club,  but  they  are  working  to  raise  awareness  of  those  who  do  need  shoes.

On  Tuesday,  April  16,  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  club  joined  other  people  around  the  world  participating  in  TOMSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  Day  Without  Shoes,â&#x20AC;?  an  event  where  peo-­ ple  go  through  the  day  without  their  shoes.

The  club  tabled  outside  of  the  Lecture  Center  from  11  a.m.  to  3  p.m.  to  inform  those  who  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  about  the  event.  While  tabling,  Club  President  Alana  Costen-­ bader  had  a  station  set  up  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Experience  the  Walkâ&#x20AC;?  ZKLFK FRQVLVWHG RI WKUHH ODUJH GUDZHUV ÂżOOHG ZLWK GU\ grass,  rock  and  dirt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  encouraged  people  to  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;experience  the  walkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  by  walking  on  each  type  of  terrain  to  feel  what  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  to  have  to  walk  on  something  other  than  grass  or  concrete  like  we  have  here,â&#x20AC;?  Costenbader  said.

About  seven  of  the  club  members  participated  in  the  event  and  there  were  several  students  who  normally  walk  around  campus  barefoot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freshman  year  of  college,  I  went  shoeless  on  my  own.  I  got  escorted  out  of  the  Stop  and  Shop  in  New  Paltz  because  they  said  it  was  hazardous  and  that  you  had  to  have  shoes  on  to  shop  in  their  store.  Last  year,  I  went  solo  again  and  took  my  shoes  off  directly  after  ¿HOG KRFNH\ SUDFWLFH LQ WKH PRUQLQJ ´ &RVWHQEDGHU VDLG According  to  the  TOMS  website,  campus  clubs  na-­ tionwide  seek  to  work  â&#x20AC;&#x153;together  to  raise  awareness  and  share  the  TOMS  story  and  movement  at  their  school  by  hosting  events  and  activities.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Initially,  TOMS  was  solely  a  shoe  company  in  which  you  bought  a  pair  of  their  shoes  and  they  would  match  that  pair  and  give  a  pair  to  a  child  in  need  in  an  undeveloped  country,â&#x20AC;?  Costenbader  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  became  in-­ terested  in  TOMS  my  senior  year  of  high  school,  2008,  when  I  saw  a  friend  of  mine  wearing  them.  I  checked  out  the  website,  bought  a  pair  of  shoes,  and  have  been  interested  ever  since.â&#x20AC;?  Currently  at  15  members,  the  club  started  up  this  semester  and  Costenbader  said  having  the  backing  and  support  of  the  TOMS  Company  is  really  comforting,  es-­ pecially  being  a  new  club.

Club  member  Emily  Azer,  a  third  -­year  interper-­ sonal/intercultural  communications  major,  said  she  was  nervous  about  going  barefoot,  possibly  hurting  her  feet  or  feeling  embarrassed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being  in  New  Paltz  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  think  a  barefoot  person  would  get  no  attention,  but  I  was  incorrect.  After  the  second  head  turn  as  I  walked  through  campus  with  no  other  club  members  by  my  side,  it  hit  me,â&#x20AC;?  Azer  said.  ³2I FRXUVH , ZDV IRU WKH PRVW SDUW ÂżQH ZLWK LW EHFDXVH ,

SUNY New Paltz TOMS club sponsored the â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Day Without Shoesâ&#x20AC;? event on campus.

was  doing  it  for  a  cause,  but  I  could  not  imagine  going  to  school  every  day  without  a  pair  of  shoes.â&#x20AC;?

Kellie  Gainey,  a  second-­year  sociology  major,  said  the  event  would  have  been  more  effective  if  it  took  place  in  a  city  where  everyone  always  wore  shoes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  stick  out  more,â&#x20AC;?  Gainey  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  since  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  norm  here  to  not  wear  shoes  in  the  warm  weather,  it  would  be  hard  to  tell  the  difference  between  cause  and  culture.â&#x20AC;?

Kirstie  Juenger,  a  fourth-­year  contemporary  music  studies  major,  believes  events  like  these  are  meant  to  start  a  reaction. ³,W KDV PRUH WR GR ZLWK UDLVLQJ DZDUHQHVV WKDQ ¿UVW

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handedly  doing  something  about  a  problem,â&#x20AC;?  Juenger  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not  wearing  shoes  for  a  day  causes  people  to  ask  questions,  both  to  you  and  to  themselves...  So  rais-­ ing  awareness  is  the  only  thing  they  can  do  in  hopes  of  gathering  many  people  together  to  make  a  difference.â&#x20AC;?

Moving  forward,  Costenbader  said  she  wants  to  im-­ prove  advertising  and  get  more  people  involved  in  the  club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  want  people  to  take  a  step  back  and  realize  all  the  stuff  they  do  have  and  what  they  take  for  grant-­ ed,â&#x20AC;?  Costenbader  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shoes  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  something  that  we  think  about,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  little  thing  and  starting  with  shoes  is  just  one  step.â&#x20AC;?

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STUDENTS SHARE STORIES AS THEY SEARCH FOR A CURE

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Pollution, global warming and carbon footprints: these things matter, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education Rosemary Millham said.

“Humans are impacting the environment,” Millham said. “It’s important to be environmentally aware.”

Millham is the chair of the committee that planned the Environmental Awareness and Sustainability Day. According to Millham, the event will be a learning op-­ portunity — with 17 presentations that range from green burial and sustainable agriculture to recycling, reusing and repurposing.

Planning for the April 20 event began in June of last year, she said, and the committee reserved the Old Main Quad in August.

Second-­ year adolescent education and earth science major Alicia Heinemann has been on the event’s six person planning committee since October of 2012. She said that presentations and activities were chosen not only because they illuminate environmental issues, but also on the basis of their potential to teach participants how to incorporate sustainable living practices into everyday life.

“Many people want to live sustainably, but don’t know how to go about it,” Heinemann said. “With these work-­ shops and presentations, we can help the public start becom-­ ing sustainable by teaching them how they can partake.”

Through the day’s arrangements, Millham said she

doesn’t want to communicate “gloom and doom,” rather, have people learn the science behind climate change.

Several visual games and exhibitions about weather and climate — the carbon footprint game that helps to de-­ termine a person’s carbon footprint — will be available to help engage younger children, Millham said.

In addition to workshops and displays, the event will host guest speakers Andy Revkin and Lynne Cherry. &KHUU\ SURGXFHV ¿ OPV IRU WKH <RXQJ 9RLFHV RI WKH 3ODQ et series and is the author of children’s books “The Great Kapok Tree” and “A River Ran Wild.”

Revkin is the Dot Earth blogger for The New York Times and author of the books “The Burning Season: The Murder of Chico Mendes” and “The Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest.”

Revkin is also “someone involved in the movement,” Millham said.

“Andy and Lynn are well known environmentalists who have helped a lot in teaching how one can be sustain-­ able, so we thought they were great candidates to come to the event,” Heinemann said.

Both national and local vendors will be present and selling sustainable items.

“Supporting the local businesses was a big factor in deciding which vendors to have as well,” Heinemann said.

Local vendors will be on the Old Main Quad from noon to 4 p.m. Local bands will begin performances at 3 p.m.

Lectures and presentations will take place in the Lecture Center.

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ESK D Y P F: O F C O K COO “Matzoh Pizza”

By Suzy Berkowitz Sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.

Each week, one of the members of our Copy Desk will share their masterful culinary chops with you.

Bon appetit!

I realize it’s not Passover anymore, but I’m still reliving my glory days of being culturally torn at the seder table and rocking out to “The Prince of Egypt” soundtrack.

No celebration of Jews (my people) escaping the wrath of the Egyptians (also my people — awkward) is complete without a week of depriving myself of bread-­like products.

Because carbs are my lifeline, I don’t even think about going seven days without pasta or the like, but I do try to maintain the no bread rule. This year, I made it from Monday to Thursday and then caved and ate a bagel. Oh well.

But during the four days I was going steady, I indulged in the traditional Passover food no one looks forward to eating: matzoh. Matzoh has often received FULWLFLVP IRU EHLQJ À DYRUOHVV D FRPPRQ FRPSODLQW being that whether you eat matzoh or the cardboard box it comes in doesn’t matter, because they both taste the same.

However, enduring countless Passovers sans bread have taught me how to make the ugly duckling food of the holiday something tolerable — dare I say exciting — to eat.

Matzoh Pizza What you’ll need: -­Shredded mozzarella -­Tomato sauce -­A microwave Please don’t be fooled by this relatively normal recipe. I still wear the “worst cook on the Copy Desk” crown and plan to never use actual appliances when “cooking.”

Hence, get your microwaves out. Break off a piece of matzoh, slab on a dollop of tomato sauce and pour a generous helping of cheese onto your mas-­ terpiece. Behold, matzoh pizza. Now, place it in the microwave for the infamous nine minutes (thanks, mama Bev) and wait. Take it out, let it cool (or don’t let it cool, I don’t really care) and eat. Cardboard? I think not.

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Malian Musicians, Traditional Tunes

DORSKY HOSTS WEST AFRICAN ARTISTS FOR CULTURAL CELEBRATION By  Suzy  Berkowitz Copy  Editor  |  Sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  Dorsky  was  transformed  into  a  transcontinental  hub  on  Tuesday,  April  9  during  its  â&#x20AC;&#x153;West  African  Con-­ cert,â&#x20AC;?  which  celebrated  the  culture  through  various  creative  mediums.  The  event  included  a  performance  by  Malian  musicians  Yacouba  Sisso-­ ko  and  Famoro  Dioubate,  along  with  D ÂżOP VHULHV DQG V\PSRVLXP FRPSOH-­ menting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photo-­Rapide,â&#x20AC;?  an  ongoing  exhibition  by  photography  Professor  François  Deschamps.  The  exhibition  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  opened  in  January  and  recently  closed  on  April  14  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  was  intended  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;provide  a  nuanced  glimpse  of  the  people  and  culture  of  the  West  African  nation  of  Mali,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  the  description  on  the  Dorsky  website.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  were  asked  to  come  up  with  programming  appropriate  for  West  African  culture,  so  I  looked  for  Mali-­ an  musicians  of  quality  that  would  be  great  to  bring  to  campus,â&#x20AC;?  Deschamps  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  went  to  a  big  Malian  cultural  event  in  Harlem  in  October  and  I  just  took  a  chance  on  these  musicians,  but  it  turned  out  to  be  the  best.â&#x20AC;?

Sissoko,  a  Master  Kora  player,  originates  from  the  Djely  Griot  tradi-­ tion.  He  has  experience  playing  Kora,  a  harp-­like  instrument,  with  jazz,  Latin  and  R&B  bands  as  well  as  in  traditional  African  ceremonies.  He  is  the  leader  of  his  own  band,  Siya,  and  a  member  of  the  group  Super  Mande.

Janis  Benincasa,  program  man-­ ager  for  the  Dorsky,  coordinated  the  Malian  concert  and  described  Sissoko  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  delight  to  work  with.â&#x20AC;?  Dioubate  was  born  in  Conakry,  Guinea  to  a  Griot  family.  In  his  na-­ tive  country,  he  routinely  performed  for  the  president  and  visiting  foreign  dignitaries.  He  was  a  member  of  Mory  Kanteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  orchestra  and  a  member  of Â

PHOTO  BY  TIM  SMITH Famoro  Dioubate  and  Yacouba  Sissoko  performed  at  the  Dorsky  on  April  9. Â

Groupe  Standard.  Since  the  late  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s,  he  has  worked  as  a  freelance  musi-­ cian  for  a  variety  of  groups  and  dance  companies  for  performances  and  re-­ cordings.  Considering  their  skepticism  about  the  concert  attendance,  Benin-­ casa  and  Deschamps  were  pleasantly  surprised  with  the  turnout.  After  more  than  160  audience  PHPEHUV ÂżOOHG WKH 'RUVN\ FUHDWLQJ D standing-­room-­only  environment,  the Â

show  was  an   â&#x20AC;&#x153;unexpectedâ&#x20AC;?  success,  according  to  Deschamps.  Benincasa  said  there  was  no  word  for  the  show  other  than  â&#x20AC;&#x153;spectacular.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  were  so  many  people  there,  half  of  whom  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  never  seen  before,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great  to  bring  in  new  au-­ diences,  and  it  was  obvious  that  a  lot  of  them  were  knowledgeable  of  West  African  music.  It  was  truly  wonderful.  I  hope  we  can  have  the  whole  ensem-­ ble  back.â&#x20AC;?

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Benincasa  and  other  museum  co-­ ordinators  are  considering  asking  the  musicians  to  return,  as  they  like  to  hold  performances  on  Tuesday  nights  several  times  a  year,  when  current  mu-­ seum  exhibitions  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  take  up  much  Ă&#x20AC;RRU RU ZDOO VSDFH  Culturally-­relevant  performances  and  creative  outlets  will  most  likely  complement  an  upcoming  Dorsky  ex-­ hibition  on  Tibet,  which  will  run  from  July  to  December. Â

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Finding Art In The Grotesque

STUDENT AND PROFESSOR COLLABORATE ON PRESENTATION By  Zameena  Mejia Copy  Editor  |  Zmejia09@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

If  there  is  one  thing  humans  from  25,000  years  ago  have  in  common  with  the  humans  of  today,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  their  obsession  with  the  grotesque.  Communications  Professor  Jerry  Persaud  and  Sasha  Ri-­ bowsky,  a  third-­year  digital  media  production  and  French  double   major,  explored  this  concept  in  their  presentation  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Body  Grotesque:  From  Early  Art  to  Digital  Mediaâ&#x20AC;?  held  in  the  Honors  Center  on  Monday,  April  8  at  5  p.m.  Prior  to  the  event,  Persaud  and  Ribowsky  used  their  Face-­ book  event  page  to  pose  the  question:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;How  are  we  to  understand  representations  of  the  Grotesque  in  Western  culture?â&#x20AC;?  They  went  on  to  say,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;locating  the  trope  of  the  Grotesque  in  literature,  art,  photography,  mass  media  and  popular  culture  will  allow  us  to  move  between  genres  in  order  to  demonstrate  possible  answers  to  this  question.â&#x20AC;?  Ribowsky  began  the  presentation  by  giving  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oxford  (QJOLVK 'LFWLRQDU\´ GHÂżQLWLRQ RI ÂłJURWHVTXH´ DQG WKHQ SRVHG WKH question  her  presentation  revolved  around.  ³*URWHVTXH PHDQV D ZRUN RI DUW LQ WKH VW\OH ÂżJXUH RU GH-­ signs  characterized  by  a  comic  distortion  or  exaggeration,â&#x20AC;?  Ri-­ bowsky  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  the  proportions  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  accurate,  why  are  they  still  depicted  in  art  and  media?  In  order  to  understand  the  human  it  is  essential  to  look  at  the  portrayal  of  the  body  through  history.â&#x20AC;?  Ribowsky  showed  photos  of  the  25,000-­year-­old  Venus  of  :LOOHQGRUI VWDWXH ÂżUVW GLVFRYHUHG LQ QRUWKHDVWHUQ $XVWULD )RXQG in  22,000  BCE,  the  statue  depicted  a  distorted  woman  with  exag-­ gerated  breasts,  thighs  and  stomach  â&#x20AC;&#x153;laden  with  fat.â&#x20AC;?  Ribowsky  said  the  statues,  symbolic  of  the  human  obsession  with  fertility,  were  found  in  many  other  places  around  the  world  including  Russia,  France  and  Italy.  Moving  forward  through  historical  evidence,  Ribowsky  spoke  about  her  analysis  of  Greek  art.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Greek  art,  originally  the  intent  was  to  create  the  most  re-­ alistic  image  possible,â&#x20AC;?   Ribowsky  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Egyptians  attempt-­ ed  and  came  close  to  reaching  the  most  realistic  depictions,  but  WKH *UHHNV ZHUH WKH ÂżUVW WR EH VXFFHVVIXO 2QFH WKH\ DFKLHYHG WKH goal  and  created  sculptures  with  exact  human  dimensions  such  as  the  Kritios  Boy  circa  480  BCE,  it  became  banal.â&#x20AC;?

Ribowskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  contemporary  examples  of  the  Grotesque  body  image  included  Valeria  Lukyanova,  known  as  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real  Life  Bar-­ bie  Doll,â&#x20AC;?  and  French  performance  artist  Orlan,  who  â&#x20AC;&#x153;performs Â

PHOTO  BY  ZAMEENA  MEJIA â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Body  Grotesque:  From  Early  Art  to  Digital  Mediaâ&#x20AC;?  presentation  was  held  in  the  Honors  Center  on  April  8. Â

cosmetic  surgery  with  the  purpose  of  distortion  as  opposed  to  en-­ hancement  as  a  way  to  show  different  ideals.â&#x20AC;?

Drawing  connections  from  Ribowskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  introduction,  Per-­ saud  related  the  Venus  of  Willendorf  to  the  19th-­century  Euro-­ pean  obsession  with  Sarah  Baartman,  also  known  as  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot-­ tentot  Venus,â&#x20AC;?  an  African  woman  taken  to  Europe  to  be  ogled  and  publicly  ridiculed  for  her  large  bust,  buttocks  and  other  bodily  features.  Persaud  also  related  the  subject  to  his  research  of  musical  artists  today,  such  as  BeyoncĂŠ  and  Nicki  Minaj,  who  are  idolized  and  lauded  for  parts  of  their  bodies.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  wonderful  thing  for  students  to  learn   how  to  take  very  abstract  concepts  and  make  sense  of  things  around  them,  including  themselves,  and  that  includes  words,  conversations,  images  and  billboards  and  everything  in  culture,â&#x20AC;?   Persaud  said.  Persaud  had  already  planned  on  giving  a  presentation  on Â

a  related  topic  at  the  Honors  Center,  but  when  Ribowsky  men-­ tioned  she  had  a  related  piece  published  in  the  universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2011  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  Voices,  New  Visionsâ&#x20AC;?  book,  he  said  he  would  love  to  have  her  present  alongside  him.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  rarely  do  that  with  students,  but  you  have  to  be  very,  very  dedicated  and  I  have  not  seen  dedication  like  this  in  a  very  long  time,â&#x20AC;?  Persaud  said.  With  about  30  attendees,  Ribowsky  said  she  was  pleased  with  the  presentation  because  she  got  the  chance  to  add  on  re-­ search  she  had  done  since  the  initial  publication  and  new  infor-­ mation  in  the  media.  Persaud  even  added  a  video  segment  from  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Katie  Couric  Showâ&#x20AC;?  that  had  aired  the  day  before  about  women  who  were  dangerously  obsessed  with  cosmetic  surgery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  it  [the  presentation]  was  really  successful,  espe-­ cially  with  the  faculty  participation  in  the  discussion  portion,â&#x20AC;?  Ribowsky  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  expect  to  keep  building  upon  our  research  and  hopefully  present  with  Persaud  again  in  the  future.â&#x20AC;? Â

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The  SUNY  New  Paltz  Slam  Team  packed  their  bags  full  of  poetry  and  traveled  to  Barnard  College  in  New  York  City  for  the  largest  collegiate  slam  in  the  country  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  College  Unions  Poetry  Slam  Invitational  (CUPSI).  First  held  in  2001  with  seven  participating  slam  teams,  this  year,  CUPSI  hosted  58  teams  from  across  the  country  from  April  3  to  6.  Competing  teams  included  University  of  Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Berkeley,  Brown  University  and  Vassar  College.  )ROORZLQJ WKH Âż QDOV RQ $SULO 1HZ <RUN 8QLYHUVLW\ was  named  the  2013  winner,  making  it  their  second  con-­ secutive  CUPSI  championship.  Although  all  six  members  of  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  7HDP DWWHQGHG WKH ,QYLWDWLRQDO RQO\ Âż YH SHUIRUPHG LQ WKH FRPSHWLWLRQ 7KH WHDP FRPSHWHG GXULQJ WKH Âż UVW WZR GD\V of  the  invitational  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  or  the  preliminary  rounds  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  did  QRW PDNH LW WR WKH VHPL Âż QDOV GXULQJ WKH ODVW WZR GD\V During  the  invitational,  each  team  consisted  of  a  PLQLPXP RI IRXU DQG D PD[LPXP RI Âż YH PHPEHUV ,Q a  bout,  four  poets  performed  individually,  and  then  once Â

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SPOILERS  AHEAD. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring  Breakers,â&#x20AC;?  to  me,  was  primarily  about  what  would  most  likely  happen  if  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wishesâ&#x20AC;?  of  a  spoiled,  douchey,  teenage/early  adult  demographic  extended  their  stay  in  a  place  that  ultimately  thrives  on  impermanence.  To  live  in  a  realm  of  greed,  gluttony  and  buffoonery  can  only  be  legitimized  in  anticipation  of  a  return  to  reality.

The  story  to  me  is  a  wake  up  call  to  a  generation  lost  in  a  spiral  of  drug-­fueled  irrationality,  disingenuous  emotional  spew  with  bouts  of  lying,  cheating  and  unfor-­ tunately  impressive  attempts  to  exonerate  any  shred  of  responsibility.

Korine  does  what  he  does  best  by  exposing  the  surreal  realism  of  the  American  public.  These  brain-­dead  spring  EUHDNHUV DUH QR GLIIHUHQW WKDQ WKH JOXH VQLIÂż QJ FDW NLOOLQJ inhabitants  of  Zeno,  Ohio.  They  are  characters  to  the  most  extreme  potential  and  they  perform  the  dance,  rites  of  pas-­ VDJH DQG PDWLQJ ULWXDOV WKDW DQ\ FXOWXUH SURXGO\ UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWV Now  for  the  girls.  The  girls  present  an  interesting  cog Â

in  this  well-­oiled  machine,  as  they  appear  to  be  reckless  and  dangerous,  long  before  they  meet  the  beach,  breasts  and  bass  lines  of  the  opening  credits.  They  also  seem  to  ¿ [DWH RQ WKH HVFDSLVP WKDW EHDFK OLIH ZLOO SURYLGH DQG WKH happiness  that  money  will  ultimately  give  them.  These  girls  are  different,  with  the  equally  interesting  addition  of  the  pious  partier,  appropriately  named  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faith.â&#x20AC;?  Faith  is  our  moral  arrow  within  the  story.  When  confront-­ ed  with  life  beyond  the  allotted  spring  break  of  her  peers,  she  breaks  down,  shows  immediate  concern  with  the  life-­ style  ahead  and  returns  home  in  a  panic.

And  then  there  were  three  and  if  we  remember  cor-­ rectly,  these  were  the  original  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bad  bitchesâ&#x20AC;?  involved  in  ¿ QDQFLQJ WKH WULS LWVHOI E\ UREELQJ D ORFDO HDWHU\ 7KH WZR blondes  in  the  back  handle  the  dirty  work  inside,  and  the  driver  who  claims  importance  as  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;lookout.â&#x20AC;?

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tHe Deep END MEGAN PORPEGLIA Major:

Painting BFA

Year:

Fifth

Influences:

The space around her, the people around her, her home, food, the body, smells

Websites:

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“I like to do the things I like and be around the people that make me feel at home.”

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STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE

CARTOON BY JULIE GUNDERSEN

After several years of discussion and a strong push from student leaders, SUNY New Paltz will have gender-­neutral housing next semester.

Announced at last week’s cabinet meeting, three gen-­ der-­neutral suites will be available in Bevier Hall next fall.

These suites will allow students of any gender or gender identity to live in rooms together.

While we at The New Paltz Oracle applaud the adminis-­ tration for taking this step and listening to student voices, we hope they understand the urgent need for these options and that, regardless of whether or not the trial run is deemed as a success or a failure, they will always be necessary.

It is SUNY New Paltz’s duty to ensure all students on this campus can feel this is a safe and comfortable environ-­ ment. If there is no adequate housing for all transgender VWXGHQWV DQG VWXGHQWV ZKR GR QRW LGHQWLI\ ZLWK D VSHFL¿F gender, then this school has not done its job.

We are proud that the school has gone further than of-­ fering gender-­mixed suites and has decided to offer truly gender-­neutral residence options. It is essential that students feel their home is a safe, secure place that validates and ac-­ commodates their identity.

Although we understand starting small, the overwhelm-­ ing need for this housing should not be overlooked if issues arise and the administration deems it unsuccessful. Even if gender-­neutral housing does not work for all students, there will always be a population of students who desperately re-­ quire this security.

Transgender students constantly struggle with threats of physical and emotional violence, and it is this institution’s job to do everything possible to make this campus a place where students can be themselves without fear of harm.

To take away gender-­neutral housing if it does not work as planned would be actively working against the serious needs of these students. Forcing a transgender student or a VWXGHQW ZKR GRHV QRW LGHQLWI\ DV D VSHFL¿F JHQGHU WR OLYH in the same room as someone of the same legal biological sex completely disregards and invalidates their identity, thus taking a severe psychological toll and negatively impacting their productivity and experience at SUNY New Paltz.

Gender-­neutral housing is not like a class that you try out to see if it should be offered again. It must always be of-­ fered because students are always going to need it, whether that group be big or small. The number of students who re-­ quire this type of housing does not determine whether the housing should be available nor does it minimize the dire need.

Every student at this college deserves an enjoyable, safe and validating experience. Every student deserves to feel good about themselves and has the right to live in a place that accepts and embraces them. This is not idealistic, nor is it impossible.

These initial suites are a valiant effort and a good start, but they must continue to have them and hopefully expand to include them in multiple buildings to allow students a greater choice in their housing.

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Of course there may be bumps in the road, as there are with the introduction of anything new, but by no means should gender-­neutral housing be entirely removed. This need cannot be ignored and the college must do whatever they can to make this housing viable and effective.

We also believe it is crucial that LGBTQ students re-­ ceive priority when signing up for these suites, as they should be reserved for those who need them most in order to feel safe and accepted in this community.

The development of these gender-­neutral suites is with-­ out a doubt an achievement on the part of the administration and the students who fought to make it a reality, but it is just WKH ¿UVW VWULGH :H XUJH HYHU\RQH WR WDNH WKH WLPH WR HGXFDWH WKHPVHOYHV WR EHWWHU XQGHUVWDQG WKH VLJQL¿FDQH RI WKLV LVVXH and housing, so that eventually this campus can be a positive and safe place for students of all gender identities.

Editorials represent the views of the major-­ ity of the editorial board. Columns, op-­eds and letters, excluding editorials, are solely those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of The New Paltz Oracle, its staff members, the campus and university or the Town or Village of New Paltz.

OPINION

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COLUMN APRIL  CASTILLO Copy  Editor Â

    Acastillo@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Persevering  Through  The  Pain

On  April  14,  I  ran  a  half-­marathon.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  trained  for  the  Fitness/MORE  Magazine  Half-­Marathon  for  three  months.  And  even  though  it  was  only  half  the  distance  of  the  full,  of  the  perceived  holy  grail  of  distance  run-­ ning,  even  though  my  legs  burned  and  my  thighs  felt  chafed  raw,  I  felt  like  I  had  joined  the  elite.  I  hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  slept  much  the  night  before  because  I  was  VR H[FLWHG $QG EHFDXVH , ZDV XWWHUO\ WHUULÂż HG My  parents  cheered  me  on  at  mile  seven.  I  saw  my  ER\IULHQG DW PLOH ,ÂśG Âż QLVKHG WKH KDUGHVW KLOO RI WKH race  a  second  time,  and  just  seeing  him  gave  me  a  need-­ ed  boost.  Every  time  my  muscles  started  to  ache,  spec-­ tators  who  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  know  who  I  was  spurred  me  on.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  part  of  the  running  spirit  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  cheering  on  peo-­ ple  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  know.  The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hello,â&#x20AC;?  waving  to  another  person  out  for  a  run  is  the  kind  of  famous,  albeit  brief,  camraderie  that  makes  this  sport  special.

I  only  started  running  because  I  had  to  train  for  my  lacrosse  team  in  high  school.  Running  just  one  11-­min-­ ute  mile  was  a  struggle.  I  realized  the  truth  of  the  track  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  slogan,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  sport  is  your  sportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  punishment.â&#x20AC;?  But  then  the  unthinkable  happened:  running  became  my  sport.  I  became  part  of  the  running  community.  At  the  half-­marathon,  strangersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  signs  promised  IRRG DQG 5\DQ *RVOLQJ DW WKH Âż QLVK 7KH\ VKRXWHG DW me  that  I  was  doing  well,  but  it  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  matter  which  en-­ couragements  they  shouted.  It  only  mattered  that  they  were  there.  Spectators  mean  everything  in  races.

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cial  events  before  race  day  and  plead  for  stretching  help  and  massages.  Runners  love  to  use  running  as  an  excuse  to  do  something.  An  important  race  had  me  justifying  $50  shoes,  four  hours  of  sleep  and  a  burrito  WKH VL]H RI P\ KHDG FRQVXPHG DIWHU , FURVVHG WKH Âż QLVK line.  Sometimes,  runners  can  be  elitist.  Runners  love  to  brag  about  mile  splits,  running  swag,  the  distance  they  just  powered  through  or  their  latest  top  speed.  But  rac-­ es  are  different.  Runners  become  a  little  more  humble,  a  little  more  afraid  and  a  little  more  united,  because  suddenly,  here  you  are  with  thousands  of  people  who  have  sweated,  blistered,  pounded  the  pavement  and  the  trails,  fought  hard  for  where  they  are  today.  Just  like  you. :KDW PDNHV D UXQQHU" ,V LW WKH GLVWDQFH \RX UXQ RU KRZ VSHHG\ \RX DUH" I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rolling  out  of  bed  from  under  the  warm  covers  for  a  long  run  in  the  wee  hours  of  the  morning,  slipping  on  your  shoes  and  darting  out  of  your  home  to  get  it  done.  Maybe  you  belt  out  cheesy  pop  music  as  you  run.  Maybe  the  way  you  breathe  is  music  enough.  You  put  one  foot  in  front  of  the  other.  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  to  keep  moving  forward.  You  have  to,  because  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  runner.

This  week,  my  heart  aches  for  the  bystanders  of  the  Boston  marathon,  all  of  Boston  and  the  public  watch-­ ing.  Nothing  tests  the  solidarity  of  a  group  of  people  more  than  tragedy,  and  runners  called  each  other  to  ac-­ tion.  Many  runners  wore  their  race  shirts  on  Tuesday  to Â

honor  the  victims  of  this  awful  tragedy.

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Sometimes,  runners  can  be  jerks.  But  not  now.  Now  we  stand  together.  Now  our  fellow  runners,  our  cheerleaders  and  our  loved  ones  have  suffered  and  we  will  mourn.  Even  if  we  have  never  known  them,  run-­ ning  unites  us.  There  is  no  mistaking  that  this  tragedy  is  horrible.  7KHUH LV D QHHG WR PRXUQ D QHHG WR UHĂ&#x20AC; HFW DQG D QHHG IRU MXVWLFH %XW RQH GD\ ZH ZLOO PRYH IRUZDUG :H KDYH WR :HÂśUH UXQQHUV , KRSH ZH FDQ DOO Âż QG WKDW MR\ DJDLQ RQH GD\ IURP UXQQLQJ RU IURP OLIH :H MXVW KDYH WR JHW WKHUH RQH VWHS at  a  time.

April  Castillo  is  a  second-­year  journalism  major,  runner  and  chocolate  chip  cookie  en-­ thusiast.  She  lives  in  Staten  Island,  which  is  GH¿ QLWHO\ VWLOO D SDUW RI 1HZ <RUN &LW\ 5HDOO\

LETTER Â Hello New Paltz Villagers!

With Village Elections approaching, I am asking you to join me in voting for Tom Rocco on Tuesday, May 7. I have known Tom for four years and I have seen him work hard for this community during election seasons and on a variety of committees. He currently serves on the Village Planning Board, where he asks thoughtful questions and thoroughly reviews applications. As Chair of the Master Plan Review Task Force, he led a group of volunteers in a review and update of the 1994 Village Master Plan. They conducted a survey and collected feedback from the community, which is a good example of how Tom will operate as a Trustee on the Village Board. He will draw from his

training and experience as a philosophy professor to absorb as much public input as possible before forming his own, independent opinion.

Tom will make wise choices when voting on shortterm and long-term goals, with an emphasis on current quality of life issues that affect our every day as well as protecting our future through sustainable initiatives.

One long-term example includes how to mitigate Ă RRGLQJ WKURXJK WKH LQVWDOODWLRQ RI UDLQ JDUGHQV WR RS timize storm water management. Tom is approachable and a great listener. These traits were evident when we were doing door-to-door canvassing collecting signatures for his nominating petitions, and when he has campaigned for other candidates he has supported in

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the past.

I am supporting Tom because I trust him and his progressive politics. I trust him to be open-minded, to make a positive contribution and to work collaboratively with the other Trustees as well as with the volunteer boards, committees and commissions that he will be the liaison to. I hope that all of you will recognize the importance of voting and how much more each vote counts in a local election such as this one. Thanks in advance for your participation in local government!

Peace, Love and Positivity!

Ariana Basco

The  New  Paltz  Oracle

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RALLYING AFTER LOSS

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Well, it seems like the Mets’ hot-­ start is starting to show its true col-­ ors.

After starting off the season with a power-­packed performance at Citi Field against the Padres — and a handful of pretty impressive victo-­ ries here and there — the Mets have started to show the cracks in their ar-­ mor;; highlighted by two wrenching losses to the Colorado Rockies at the snow-­covered Coors Field.

Essentially, the formula for a Mets victory is simple: if Jon Niese or Matt Harvey is pitching, they have a decent chance at getting a win. If any other of the Mets’ three start-­ ers are on the hill, the likelihood of something in the “W” column gets much lower.

This begs the question: how long will the team wait for top pitching

prospect Zach Wheeler to be promot-­ ed to the majors?

The answer is about as clear as it was in Spring Training. Bringing up Wheeler now would probably give the Mets a better chance of winning JDPHV HYHU\ ¿ IWK GD\ ² EXW DW ZKDW cost? Besides starting his arbitration clock early, and therefore forfeiting a year of potential service on the team, the Mets also have to consider if the young pitcher is truly ready for the big leagues.

Sure, Wheeler is bound to pitch better than Dillon Gee, Jeremy Hef-­ ner and Aaron Laffey just based on pure skill alone. But just because he is better than the current crop of has-­ beens and disappointments current-­ ly pitching for the Mets, it doesn’t mean he is ready to compete — and more importantly excel — at a major league level.

Wheeler is close to being ready, there is no question about that. But the timing isn’t right. If the Mets were a pitcher or two away from competing for the rest of the season, the idea of placing Wheeler into the rotation would be much more tempt-­ ing.

But the fact of the matter is the Mets aren’t going anywhere this season, and waiting for Wheeler to develop and mature makes sense at this point. Why would they rush the brightest pitching prospect they have possessed in recent memory? The LGHD RI VDFUL¿ FLQJ D EULJKW IXWXUH IRU a few extra wins in a basically irrel-­ evant season doesn’t make sense.

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After  tragedy  reared  its  ugly  face  to  terrorize  Boston  on  Monday,  New  York  un-­ derstood.

In  those  moments  of  watching  the  events  of  the  Boston  Marathon  unfold  on  every  media  outlet,  I  was  immediately  tak-­ en  back  to  that  time  when  I  was  9  and  the  home  I  knew  my  whole  life  was  rocked  by  9/11.  I  knew  the  pain,  the  fear,  the  confu-­ sion,  the  inability  to  understand  such  an  evil  could  ever  happen  in  your  backyard  that  all  those  at  the  Boston  Marathon  experienced  ¿ UVWKDQG RQ 0RQGD\ I  also  knew,  even  if  I  was  too  young  to  understand  at  the  time,  that  baseball  was  what  helped  so  many  people  I  knew  and  loved  get  through  the  devastation  and  rec-­ ognize  hope  and  happiness  again.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  writing  about  how  after  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  game  against  the  Diamondbacks,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  never  be  able  to  hate  the  New  York  Yan-­ kees  again,  even  though  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  a  New  York  Mets  fan.

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With  only  six  games  left  in  the  regu-­ lar  season  and  a  current  eighth  seeding  in  a  very  competitive  Eastern  Confer-­ HQFH LW LV WLPH WR ¿ QDOO\ SRVH WKH TXHV tion:  will  the  New  York  Rangers  make  it  into  the  postseason?

Yes. There  are  still  six  crucial  games  left  in  a  tight  playoff  race  and  any  serious  mistake  could  lead  to  an  early  trip  to  the  golf  courses.  However,  if  you  look  at  how  the  Rangers  are  playing  now,  ignore  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  loss  against  the  Fly-­ ers  and  examine  the  schedule  they  have  IRU WKH UHVW RI WKH VHDVRQ LW LV GLIÂż FXOW WR count  them  out.  In  those  last  six  games,  the  Rang-­ ers  are  going  to  be  playing  the  Carolina  Hurricanes,  the  Buffalo  Sabres  and  will  see  both  the  Florida  Panthers  and  New  Jersey  Devils  twice.  All  six  of  those Â

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More  Than  A  Game I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  begin  to  describe  the  sur-­ SULVH WKDW FDPH RYHU PH ZKHQ , Âż UVW UHDG the  Yankees,  the  evil  empire  of  baseball,  would  be  paying  tribute  to  Boston  not  just  with  a  sign  that  said  the  former  would  stand  with  their  greatest  rivals,  but  that  they  would  play  Neil  Diamondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweet  Caro-­ line,â&#x20AC;?  the  anthem  of  the  Boston  Red  Sox,  at  the  end  of  the  third  inning.  One  of  the  great-­ est  rivalries  in  all  of  sports  would  forget  a  near  centuryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worth  of  hatred  and  would  comfort.  And  the  more  and  more  I  think  about  it,  I  realize  how  foolish  it  was  to  be  surprised  by  such  an  act  of  generosity,  even  if  it  came  from  the  Yankees.  When  you  get  right  down  to  it,  I  think  what  New  York  showed  Boston  on  Tuesday  night  is  why  I  and  so  many  oth-­ ers  love  baseball  so  much.  Because  more  than  any  other  sport  on  the  planet,  baseball  is  the  one  that  remains  so  humble  and  non-­ petty,  yet  still  manages  to  transcend  and  be-­ come  more  than  it  actually  is.

If  anyone  knows  pain,  suffering  and  the  darkest  corners  of  human  grief,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  New  York  fan.  I  was  disgusted  by  the  com-­ parisons  people  made  between  9/11  and  the Â

Boston  Marathon  bombings,  saying  that  they  know  something  so  small  as  playing  what  happened  in  Boston  was  not  even  a  song  over  a  PA  system  could  send  such  a  close  to  what  happened  in  New  York  al-­ booming  message.  It  showed  us  why  base-­ most  12  years  ago.  I  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  believe  that  a  ball  still  matters. group  of  people  who  knew  the  pain  caused  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  quote  from  the  now-­deceased,  by  unfathomable  evil  could  even  possess  great  American  columnist  Mary  McGrory  the  disrespect  to  invalidate  the  experience  that  goes  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baseball  is  what  we  were,  and  that  so  unfortunately  fell  on  Bostonians  just  football  is  what  we  have  become.â&#x20AC;?  For  the  days  ago. longest  time  I  agreed,  and  to  an  extent  I  How  can  we  compare  tragedies?  Are  probably  still  do.  But  after  what  happened  those  immediate  feelings  of  confusion  and  in  New  York  on  Tuesday,  April  16,  2013,  fear  any  different  whether  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  terrorist  at-­ Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  so  sure.  I  think  we  recognize  how  tack  in  New  York,  a  shooting  spree  in  Tuc-­ much  we  take  on  the  persona  of  football,  son,  Aurora  or  Newtown  or  a  bomb  going  but  I  think  deep  inside  every  American,  PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  FLICKR  USER  SLGCKGC off  in  Boston?  Tragedy,  no  matter  where  it  there  is  still  baseball.  When  tested,  we  are  happens  or  the  body  count  it  commands,  al-­ still  baseball. ways  looks  the  same  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  it  is  hideous,  mali-­ Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  still  the  hope  and  humanity  that  cious  and  frightening. is  baseball.  Baseball  has  always  repre-­ And  the  New  York  Yankees  know  that.  sented  an  American  ideal  of  comfort  and  And  what  the  New  York  Yankees  also  know  humanity;Íž  the  romanticism  of  baseball  is  is  that  in  the  aftermath  of  such  horror,  the  something  no  one  is  willing  to  let  go  of.  RQO\ UHDO FRPIRUW RQH FDQ Âż QG LV WKH SURP What  we  saw  on  Tuesday  night,  as  two  ri-­ ise  that  in  anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  arms,  you  are  permitted  vals  looked  past  years  of  hatred  and  hos-­ WR JULHYH DQG Âż QG VRODFH tility,  was  a  countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  never-­ending  ability  The  Yankees  playing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweet  Carolineâ&#x20AC;?  to  show  compassion  and  empathy  during  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  some  nice  thing  they  felt  obli-­ a  time  when  two  such  things  are  necessary  gated  to  do.  They  played  that  song  because  for  our  survival.  I  believe  in  that.

Down  The  Home  Strech games  are  games  the  Rangers  could  eas-­ ily  win.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  doubtful  and  a  lot  to  expect  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  pull  off  six  wins,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no-­ body  that  tough.

Really,  the  only  concerns  the  Rang-­ ers  should  have  with  the  schedule  is  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  have  to  see  hungry  teams  like  New  Jersey  and  Buffalo,  and  while  both  teams  may  be  lower  in  the  standings,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  no  teams  to  snivel  at.

If  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  type  of  team  the  Rang-­ ers  cannot  succeed  against  as  witnessed  in  games  against  the  Montreal  Canadi-­ ans,  the  Toronto  Maple  Leafs  and  the  Sabres,  it  is  teams  dominated  by  their  speed  and  skill  players.  Their  track  re-­ cord  against  Buffalo  has  been  good  in  the  past  several  seasons,  but  those  games  are  always  hard-­fought  battles,  and  sometimes  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  only  for  one  point.

The  biggest  concern  on  the  Blueshirtsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  schedule  right  now  are  those  two  games  against  New  Jersey.  Regard-­

less  of  standings,  games  between  the  Rangers  and  the  Devils  are  almost  al-­ ways  high-­energy,  blood  baths  for  glory.  And  points,  but  mainly  glory  and  brag-­ ging  rights.  The  winner  of  those  games  is  always  the  one  who  is  hungrier.

And  after  this  past  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  defeat,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  sure  if  the  Rangers  are  going  to  be  hungry  enough  for  the  games  that  are  going  to  be  more  challenging.  The  moment  I  read  that  Brad  Rich-­ ards  looked  devastated  in  the  locker  room  after  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  loss  against  the  Flyers  was  when  I  started  to  worry.  I  know  Richards  hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  been  the  most  consistent  of  players  since  he  has  been  here,  but  to  me  he  represents  the  player  who  never  gives  up  and  always  comes  up  big  when  needed.  The  last  player  I  want  to  see  or  know  feels  defeated  is  him.

With  that  being  said,  I  am  a  New  York  fan  and  I  am  a  cynic.  Optimism  in  a Â

Thursday,  April  18,  2013

New  Yorkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eyes  is  usually  viewed  as  cynicism  by  everyone  else.  And  if  there  is  one  team  out  of  all  the  teams  I  root  for  that  is  able  to  prove  me  wrong  nine  times  out  of  10,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  Rangers.  And  if  the  Rangers  do  make  it  into  the  playoffs  this  year,  everyone,  regard-­ less  of  who  they  root  for,  has  to  remem-­ ber  that  the  playoffs  are  a  whole  new  ball  game.  Sure,  there  is  probably  no  team  in  the  league  who  will  be  able  to  outscore  a  healthy  Pittsburgh  Penguins  line  up,  but  maybe  destiny  will  rear  her  frightening,  beautiful  face  on  hockey  this  year  and  decide  to  be  as  cruel  as  ever.  Maybe  the  Rangers  will  be  some  sort  of  Cinderella  story  when  the  play-­ offs  roll  around  and  the  Stanley  Cup  vic-­ tory  many  predicted  before  the  season  started  will  become  a  reality.  And  then  I  wake  myself  up  from  my  dreams,  realize  that  is  probably  not  go-­ ing  to  be  the  case  and  pray  for  the  best.

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