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The  Campus Remembers   The  Late  Professor  Daniel  Schackman PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  NEWPALTZ.EDU Professor  Daniel  Schackman  died  on  Nov.  20  after  suffering  a  heart  attack.  He  was  47  years  old.                                   Â

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SUNY  New  Paltz  Professor  Dr.  Daniel  Schackman  died  Nov.  20  from  a  heart  attack.  Schackman,  who  worked  as  an  assistant  professor  in  the  Commu-­ nications  and  Media  Department,  was  47  years  old.

1HZV RI 6FKDFNPDQÂśV GHDWK ÂżUVW reached  the  campus  community  the  morning  after  the  heart  attack.  Interim  Chair  of  the  Department  for  Communi-­ cations  and  Media  Eugene  Heath  was  QRWLÂżHG RI KLV GHDWK E\ 6FKDFNPDQÂśV brother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  had  received  an  e-­mail  from  Danâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  brother  asking  for  me  to  call  him,â&#x20AC;?  Heath  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  got  in  contact  with  him  he  told  me  that  he  had  died  dur-­ ing  the  night.  I  was  so  surprised  and  shocked  to  hear  the  news.â&#x20AC;?  Schackman  earned  his  Ph.  D.  in  mass  communications  from  the  S.I.  Ne-­ whouse  School  of  Public  Communica-­ tions  at  Syracuse  University.  He  earned  KLV 0 6 LQ ÂżOP IURP %RVWRQ 8QLYHU-­ sity  and  his  undergraduate  degree  at  Clark  University.  Schackman  served  as  the  senior  story  editor  and  supervising  producer  for  National  Geographic  T.V.  from  1999  to  2001.

The  news  of   Schackmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  death  came  as  a  shock  to  third-­year  commu-­ nications  major  Joe  Neggie.  Neggie  said  he  had  a  feeling  something  may  have  been  wrong  before  Schackmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  death. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  said  a  couple  of  times  through-­

out  the  semester  that  he  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel-­ LQJ ZHOO ´ 1HJJLH VDLG Âł%XW VLQFH ZH missed  so  many  classes  in  the  begin-­ ning  of  the  semester  he  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  can-­ cel  class.  I  remember  thinking  he  must  have  had  something  serious  since  he  cancelled  his  last  class  before  we  heard  the  news,  but  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  imagine  anything  like  that  would  happen.â&#x20AC;?

6FKDFNPDQ KDG ÂżUVW DUULYHG LQ 1HZ Paltz  in  2008  as  a  lecturer  while  com-­ pleting  his  Ph.D  at  Syracuse.  Heath  said  Schackman  was  a  leader  in  shap-­ ing  the  media  management  program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  played  a  pivotal  role  in  the  de-­ partment,â&#x20AC;?  Heath  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  was  the  person  to  help  revise  and  leading  the  development  of  our  media  manage-­ PHQW SURJUDP +H ZDV D ÂżQH WHDFKHU and  a  great  colleague  and  a  scholar  who  was  contributing  already  and  had  a  lot  to  contribute.â&#x20AC;?

Within  the  department,  Schack-­ manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  colleagues  said  he  was  a  consci-­ entious  â&#x20AC;&#x153;teddy  bearâ&#x20AC;?  not  just  as  a  pro-­ fessor,  but  as  a  man. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dan  was  such  a  presence  in  our  department,â&#x20AC;?  Professor  Lynn  Spangler  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  hard  to  believe  we  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  him  anymore.â&#x20AC;?

Spangler  also  said  Schackman  spear-­headed  new  directions  for  the  Communications  and  Media  Depart-­ PHQW ZKHQ KH ÂżUVW DUULYHG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dan  indeed  was  the  one  to  bring  us  into  the  21st  century  in  a  very  collab-­ orative,  wonderful  kind  of  way,â&#x20AC;?  Span-­ gler  said.

A  memorial  service  was  held  for  Schackman  on  Dec.  7.  In  an  e-­mail  to  the  campus  community,  SUNY  New  Paltz  President  Donald  Christian  said  all  students,  faculty  and  staff  were  in-­ vited  to  attend  to  pay  tribute  to  Schack-­ manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  memory  and  support  his  family,  students  and  colleagues  grieving  the  loss  of  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;truly  remarkable  man.â&#x20AC;?

At  the  memorial  service,  Heath,  Christian  and  Spangler  talked  about  Shackman  and  the  energy  he  brought  to  the  classroom  and  the  department.  $VVLVWDQW 3URIHVVRU *UHJRU\ %UD\ DOVR shared  his  memories  of  Schackman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  so  grateful  for  the  time  that  I  VSHQW ZLWK 'DQ 6FKDFNPDQ ´ %UD\ VDLG %UD\ DORQJ ZLWK RWKHU SURIHVVRUV LQ the  department,  volunteered  to  teach  Schackmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  classes  for  the  rest  of  the  semester.  Heath  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;almost  allâ&#x20AC;?  of  the  classes  Schackman  was  assigned  to  teach  in  the  spring  2012  semester  have  been  taken  by  other  professors  as  well. :KLOH WKH SRVLWLRQV DUH ÂżOOHG VWX-­ dents  and  faculty  said  Schackmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  death  has  left  an  impact  on  all  associ-­ ated  with  the  department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  blow,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  question  about  it,â&#x20AC;?  Heath  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  weighs  on  us  in  lots  of  different  ways.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  try-­ ing  to  move  forward  but  it  is  very,  very  GLIÂżFXOW ´ Neggie  said  he  will  remember  Schackman  fondly  as  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;straight-­for-­ wardâ&#x20AC;?  professor  who  always  had  some-­ thing  interesting  and  meaningful  to  say.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  remember  him  as  a  man  who Â

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loved  his  job,â&#x20AC;?  Neggie  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  was  passionate  about  everything  he  talked  about  and  wanted  his  students  to  share  in  that  passion.â&#x20AC;?

Colleagues  said  Schackman  was  passionate  about  enabling  students  to  travel  and  share  their  projects  with  pro-­ fessional  organizations,  proposing  the  idea  of  donating  part  of  the  winnings  from  a  trivia  night  to  helping  students  do  so.  To  continue  Schackmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pas-­ sion  for  this,  the  Daniel  Schackman  Memorial  Fund  for  students  has  been  set  up  in  his  memory.

The  Department  of  Communication  and  Media  set  up  the  fund  and  said  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;purpose  of  this  fund  will  be  to  defray  the  expenses  of  students  studying  with-­ in  our  department  who  wish  to  present  their  academic  work  at  a  conference  or  submit  their  creative  work  for  review  or  evaluation  by  a  recognized  organiza-­ tion.â&#x20AC;?

With  Schackmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  death,  Neggie  said  he  is  trying  to  move  on  as  best  as  he  can.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  (the  department)  let  us  know  that  they  were  there  if  needed,â&#x20AC;?  Neggie  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  assured  us  that  we  were  in  good  hands.â&#x20AC;?

While  still  processing  the  loss,  Schackmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  colleagues  said  the  mem-­ ory  of  Schackman  will  be  with  them  always. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  thing  that  we  have  to  remem-­ ber  is  that  his  affect  on  us  is  lasting,â&#x20AC;?  Spangler  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  will  forever  be  in  our  hearts  and  our  minds.â&#x20AC;?

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A  DISTANT  MEMORY In  wheelchairs  and  on  walkers,  the  old  veterans  came  Wednesday  to  remember  the  day  70  years  ago  when  the  Japanese  bombed  Pearl  Harbor.  But  FDRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;date  that  will  live  in  infamyâ&#x20AC;?  is  becoming  a  more  distant  memory.

BLAGOJE-­PISSED The  Rod  Blagojevich  who  once  chal-­ lenged  a  prosecutor  to  face  him  like  a  man,  the  glad-­handing  politician  who  took  to  celebrity  TV  shows  to  profess  his  innocence,  was  nowhere  to  be  found  Wednesday  as  he  was  sentenced  to  14  years  in  prison  for  corruption.

NOT  AN  EASY  MORNING In  a  surprise  move  with  election-­year  im-­ plications,  the  Obama  administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  WRS KHDOWK RIÂżFLDO RYHUUXOHG KHU RZQ GUXJ regulators  and  stopped  the  Plan  B  morn-­ ing-­after  pill  from  moving  onto  drugstore  shelves  next  to  the  condoms.

SIGNS  OF  HOPE Breast  cancer  experts  are  cheering  what  could  be  some  of  the  biggest  advances  in  more  than  a  decade:  two  new  medi-­ FLQHV WKDW VLJQL¿FDQWO\ GHOD\ WKH WLPH XQ-­ til  women  with  very  advanced  cases  get  worse.

PEACE  OF  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Money  -­  even  a  lot  of  it  -­  is  cold  comfort  to  some  relatives  of  the  29  men  who  died  in  the  worst  mining  disaster  in  decades.  They  want  justice,  the  kind  that  comes  with  a  courtroom  and  a  prison  cell.

BUSTING  THROUGH  THE  WALL =DQ\ H[SHULPHQWV WHVWLQJ VFLHQWLÂżF WKHR-­ ries  in  real-­world  settings  have  earned  the  TV  show  â&#x20AC;&#x153;MythBustersâ&#x20AC;?  a  devoted  fol-­ lowing,  but  a  stunt  gone  awry  met  with  an  unhappy  audience  when  an  errant  can-­ nonball  went  shooting  through  a  Califor-­ nia  familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bedroom.

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In  his  presidential  report,  Student  Asso-­ ciation  (SA)  President  Terrell  Coakley  talked  about  Rainbow  Month  and  how  the  clubs  par-­ ticipating  should  collaborate  so  it  could  be  co-­ hesive  and  integrated.  Coakley  also  talked  about  his  expectations  for  senate  elections,  saying  that  he  expects  to  see  more  than  1,000  students  vote  this  semester.

In  her  report,  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governance  Ayanna  Thomas  said  she  wants  to  create  a  Student  Affairs  Commit-­ tee.  Members  of  the  Student  Affairs  Committee   would  meet  and  talk  to  students  about  issues  RQ FDPSXV 6KH VDLG VKH ZLOO Ă&#x20AC;HVK RXW WKH LGHD over  winter  break.

Executive  Vice  President  Eve  Stern  said  she  LV LQ WKH SURFHVV RI ÂżJXULQJ RXW KRZ WR GLVWULE-­ ute  the  gender-­neutral  survery.  'XULQJ WKH ÂżQDO IDOO PHHWLQJ WKH VWXGHQW senate  voted  to  endorse  a  petition  to  expand  OLEUDU\ KRXUV FRQÂżUP QRPLQDWLRQV IRU D FRP-­ mittee  and  reinstate  a  committee.  After  the  reports,  the  legislative  body  heard  a  proposal  from  fourth-­year  international  re-­ lations  and  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Studies  major  Ashley  Drzymala  and  third-­year  political  science  ma-­ jor  Roberto  LoBianco  about  their  plans  to  use  direct  action  in  trying  to  expand  library  hours  and  their  petition.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  going  to  be  a  huge  demonstra-­ tionâ&#x20AC;Ś  [it  will  be  a]  time  for  students  to  discuss  their  grievances  [about   library  hours],â&#x20AC;?  said  Dryzmala.  LoBianco  said  that  the  protest  could  also  turn  into  a  teach-­in.  They  said  they  might  take  the  time  to  teach  the  participants  about  budget  cuts.

They  plan  on  having  a  peaceful  sit-­in  (or  a  study-­in)  at  the  lobby  of  the  Sojourner  Truth  Li-­ brary  (STL)  Friday  Dec.  9  and  they  asked  the  Student  Associaton  (SA)  to  endorse  both  the  petition  and  the  sit-­in.   Sen.  Matt  Clarkson  said  he  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  sure  SA  should  support  the  sit-­in  because  it  violates  the  student  handbook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The  sit-­in]  could  hurt  the  efforts  that  the  senate  has  been  making  all  semester,â&#x20AC;?  said  Clarkson.  This  sparked  a  discussion  about  whether   sponsoring  the  sit-­in  will  hurt  SA,  because  they  also  have  been  working  to  modify  library  hours.  Sen.  Mark  Malizia  motioned  for  a  vote  to  approve  the  SA  sponsoring  of  the  sit-­in  in  the  lobby  of  the  STL.  With  a  9-­9  vote  and  three  senators  abstain-­ ing,  Senate  Chair  Alberto  Aquino  broke  the  tie  by  voting  to  oppose  the  SA  sponsorship  of  the Â

library  sit-­in.  A  member  of  the  legislative  body  motioned  to  vote  on  whether  the  SA  should  endorse  the  petition.  With  a  unanimous  vote  the  SA  en-­ dorsed  the  petition.  1H[W WKH VHQDWH FRQÂżUPHG WKH QRPLQDWLRQV RI 6$ VHFUHWDU\ DQG VHFRQG \HDU VWXGHQW 6DÂż\D Black  and  third-­year  student  Petra  Vega  to  be  interviewed  for  a  seat  on  the  Liberal  Education  Ad  Hoc  Committee.  Shortly  after  the  nominations,  Sen.  Rich-­ ard  Jean-­Louis  proposed  to  resurrect  the  Se-­ nior  Week  Committee.  Members  of  the  Senior  Week  Committee  would  be  responsible  for  or-­ ganizing  events  geared  for  graduating  students.  In  the  past,  the  Senior  Week  Committee  have  planned  career  resource  programs  and  a  ball  for  the  graduating  class.   The  legislative  body  voted  to  reinstate  the  Senior  Week  Committee  and  make  Sen.  Jean-­ Louis  the  chair. Â

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A  DUBIOUS  DUB Leading  international  broadcasters  on  Wednesday  accused  Iran  of  increasing  its  intimidation  of  foreign  media  and  acceler-­ ating  efforts  to  jam  satellite  broadcasts  in  Farsi  from  reaching  Iranian  audiences.

MAJOR  MELT The  Jorge  Montt  Glacier  is  shrinking  faster  than  any  other  in  Chile,  with  its  snout  re-­ treating  1  kilometer  (more  than  a  half  mile)  between  February  2010  and  January  2011,  glaciologist  Andres  Rivera  said AN  END  TO  HOSTILITIES One  of  two  remaining  leaders  of  the  Shin-­ ing  Path  guerrilla  group  in  Peru  said  his  troops  will  cease  attacks  and  is  calling  for  a  truce  to  start  peace  negotiations  with  the  government.

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SUNY  New  Paltz  recently  adopted  a  new  policy  where  students  are  required   to  obtain  their  advisorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  signature  on  their  graduation  application  along  with  an  at-­ tached  progress  report.  This  practice  was  implemented  after  numerous  students  applied  for  graduation,  EXW GLG QRW IXOÂżOO WKH UHTXLUHPHQWV â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  clear  that  no  one  was  looking  at  their  progress  report  and  the  progress  re-­ port  really  tells  you  whether  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  done  or  not,â&#x20AC;?  Registrar  Bernadette  Morris  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  this  way  we  can  serve  the  students  better.â&#x20AC;?

This  process  puts  an  emphasis  on  the  progress  report  and  how  integral  it  is   in  de-­ termining  a  studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  graduation  date.  Mor-­ ris  said  this  system,  which  she  established  a  month  ago,  helps  to  make  the  progress  accurate  and  tells  students  what  they  still  QHHG WR FRPSOHWH RU LI WKH\ DUH ÂżQLVKHG Âł,W UHDOO\ LV EHQHÂżFLDO IRU VWXGHQWV number  one,  they  have  a  progress  report  that  reads  correctly  and  they  know  what  they  need  to  take  next  semester,â&#x20AC;?  Morris  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  applying  for  graduation  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh  God,  I  hope  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  a  notice.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  If  the  system  says  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  okay  then  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  O.K.â&#x20AC;?

With  the  progress  report  now  attached  to  the  application,  Morris  and  other  man-­ agers  are  able  to  immediately  see  if  there  is  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;?  on  the  report  and  alert  the  student.  This  method  has  also  reduced  the  amount  of  graduation  clearance  time  from  six  to  eight  weeks  down  to  three  weeks,  Morris  said.  According  to  Morris,  many  times  ZKHQ VWXGHQWV UHFHLYH GHÂżFLHQF\ QRWLFHV WKH\ DUH QRW HYHQ GHÂżFLHQW EXW UDWKHU needed  substitutions  of  classes.  Meeting  with  an  advisor  for  the  necessary  signature  allows  students  to  speak  with  them  about  issues  such  as  substitutions,  and  make  the  report  show  the  right  information.  Advi-­ sors  can  also  see  what  is  missing,  whether  LW LV VRPHWKLQJ WR ÂżOO WKH PDMRU RU D JHQHUDO education  requirement.

The  signature  also  makes  students  feel  more  comfortable  about  the  status  of  their  application. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students  feel  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well  good,  my  advisor  also  said  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  okay,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Morris  said.â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  the  advisor  said  O.K.  without  [the  progress  re-­ SRUW@ VD\LQJ 2 . , ZRXOG EH WKH ÂżUVW RQH to  jump  on  the  phone  and  say  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why  would  you  have  done  that?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Morris,  an  alumnas  of  SUNY  New  Paltz  who  was  caught  two  upper  division Â

credits  short  for  graduation,  wishes  some-­ thing  like  this  was  available  to  her  as  a  student  and  hopes  it  will  make  the  process  easier.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  traumatic  thing  to  send  a  stu-­ GHQW D GHÂżFLHQF\ QRWLFH <RXÂśYH ZRUNHG VR hard  for  your  degree  and  then  at  the  point  RI JUDGXDWLRQ WR JHW D GHÂżFLHQF\ QRWLFH ´ Morris  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  want  to  stop  traumatizing  students  and  make  sure  everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  okay  and  that  the  advisor  is  aware  of  what  is  go-­ ing  on.â&#x20AC;?

Thus  far,  Morris  said  she  has  received  nothing  but  positive  responses  and  they  are  UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG LQ WKH QXPEHUV 3UHYLRXVO\ DERXW 50  percent,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;an  alarmingly  high  percentage  of  students,â&#x20AC;?  were  not  prepared  for  gradu-­ ation.  However,  since  the  new  practice  has  been  put  into  place,  about  100  percent  of  students  are  set  for  graduation.  Morris  said  VKH VSHFLÂżFDOO\ EHJDQ WKH QHZ SURFHVV EH-­ fore  the  deadline  for  May  applications  and  now  they  are  all  coming  in  complete. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  really  feel  for  the  students,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  very,  very  busy,â&#x20AC;?  Morris  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[In]  your  last  semester  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  really  kind  of  stressed  out.  Students  are  worried  about  jobs,  grad-­ uate  school.  I  want  to  take  that  burden  off  the  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  shoulders  and  get  them  out  in  a  timely  fashion.â&#x20AC;?

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COUNTING  BALLOTS   Tensions  ran  high  in  Guyanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  capital  on  :HGQHVGD\ DV HOHFWRUDO RIÂżFLDOV VORZO\ counted  paper  ballots  two  days  after  an  ap-­ parently  tight  national  election  in  the  South  American  country.

RETURN  TO  SENDER Police  are  investigating  what  they  de-­ scribed  as  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;suspicious  deliveryâ&#x20AC;?  ad-­ dressed  to  Deutsche  Bank  chief  executive  Josef  Ackermann,  the  bank  said  Wednesday.

A  HARSH  REVIEW Standard  &  Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  threatened  Wednesday  to  downgrade  the  European  Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  triple-­ A  credit  rating,  two  days  after  adopting  a  similar  stance  toward  many  countries  in  the  region.

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Students  will  occupy  Sojourner  Truth  Li-­ brary  on  Friday,  Dec.  9  as  part  of  a  protest  to  show  their  dissatisfaction  with  the  buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  closing  time  and  hours  of  operation.  In  a  petition  circulated  by  â&#x20AC;&#x153;students  with  a  common  goal,â&#x20AC;?  recent  budget  cuts  to  the  SUNY  system  were  blamed  for  the  decrease  in  hours  and  the  recent  spikes  in  tuition  for  in-­state  and  RXW RI VWDWH VWXGHQWV ZHUH XVHG DV MXVWLÂżFDWLRQ for  their  cause.   On  Tuesday,  Dec.  6  the  student  senate  voted  to  sign  onto  the  petition,  supporting  the  occupa-­ tion.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  group  of  students  organizing  this  ac-­ tion  wanted  to  be  able  to  tie  the  larger  message  of  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Occupy  Wall  Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  to  something  tangible  on  campus  that  effects  students  every  day,â&#x20AC;?  third-­year  political  science  major  Roberto  Lo-­ Bianco  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  lack  of  library  hours  is  a  good  way  to  do  that.â&#x20AC;?  Currently,  SUNY  New  Paltz  has  the  low-­ est  weekly  operational  library  hours  on  SUNY  campuses  at  93,  with  SUNY  Brockport  and  SUNY  Oswego  being  the  only  other  schools  with  hours  below  100.  The  group  plans  to  walk  into  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lobby  at  8:30  p.m.  and  intends  to  stay  past  the  scheduled  closing  time  of  9  p.m.

Cody  Hill,  a  third-­year  sociology  major,  said  the  restricted  hours  are  inconvenient  for  students  because  they  are  unable  to  do  work  and  research  at  any  time  other  than  late  nights.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students  may  not  have  access  to  comput-­ ers,  internet,  printers,  or  any  of  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  other  academic  material  at  home,  and  as  a  col-­ legiate  institution,  it  is  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  re-­ sponsibility  to  accommodate  students  who  are Â

paying  for  their  education,â&#x20AC;?  Hill  said.  In  a  campus  wide  e-­mail  sent  on  Dec.  6,  Dean  of  the  Library  Chui-­chun  Lee  announced  library  hours  will  be  extended  beginning  on  Fri-­ day,  Dec.  9.  From  Sunday  to  Thursday,  the  library  will  be  open  an  extra  hour  from  its  usual  11:30  p.m.  closing  time  and  the  regular  late  night  study  room  hours  will  be  open  until  3  a.m.  on  Sunday  through  Wednesday.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  extension  of  library  hours  this  Friday,  ZKLOH D ZHOFRPH ÂżUVW VWHS GRHVQÂśW PDNH XS IRU [New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  low  hours  of  operation],â&#x20AC;?  LoBian-­ co  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  compare  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  extended  KRXUV IRU ÂżQDOV ZHHN WR RWKHU FDPSXVHV WKH\ÂśUH still  pretty  dismal.â&#x20AC;?  LoBianco  said  the  reduction  in  hours  was  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;direct  resultâ&#x20AC;?  of  budget  cuts  to  higher  educa-­ tion  and  was  only  one  example  students  could  see.  Hill  said  the  students  involved  will  hold  teach-­ins  to  discuss  the  SUNY  budget  situation  and  talk  about  ideas  and  concerns  to  educate  and  motivate  people  involved.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  same  message  can  be  applied  to  out  of  control  class  sizes,  limited  availability  of  class-­ es  needed  to  graduate,  overbearing  workload  for  our  professors  and  tuition  hikes  which  will  increase  in-­state  by  30  percent  and  out-­of-­state  by  60  percent  over  the  next  5  years,â&#x20AC;?  LoBianco  VDLG Âł6LQFH WKH ÂżQDQFLDO FULVLV 681< KDV faced  $1.5  billion  in  cuts,  this  is  unprecedent-­ ed.â&#x20AC;?  LoBianco  said  the  protest  has  been  in  the  planning  stages  for  about  two  weeks,  but  want-­ ed  to  emphasize  that  the  library  staff  has  been  QRWLÂżHG RI WKH VWXGHQWVÂś LQWHQW â&#x20AC;&#x153;[We]  will  ensure  that  this  is  done  in  a  re-­ spectful  manner  so  as  not  to  inconvenience  their  faculty  and  staff,â&#x20AC;?  LoBianco  said. Â

Before  occupying  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lobby,  the  group  intends  to  meet  on  Thursday  Dec.8  at  6  p.m.  in  Cafeteria  on  Main  Street  to  prepare  and  attend  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupy  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;?  meeting  at  the  same  location.  The  ultimate  goal  is  to  motivate  students  to  become  active  in  knowing  more Â

COURTESY  ROBERT  LOBIANCO about  their  education,  Hill  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  by  no  means  a  movement  against  the  library,  but  against  those  who  decide  that  access  to  the  library  and  our  educational  enrich-­ ment  should  not  be  made  an  absolute  priority,â&#x20AC;?  Hill  said. Â

Library  Dean  Closes  Book  At  New  Paltz  By  Katie  Kocijanski   Asst.  Copy  Editor  |  Kkocijanski14@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  NEWPALTZ.EDU   Chui-­chun  Lee  will  retire  after  more  than  40  years  of  service. Â

Dean  Chui-­chun  Lee  of  the  Sojourner  Truth  Library  (STL)  is  retiring  after  more  than  40  years  of  service.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  look  forward  to  a  new  chapter  of  my  life  and  the  op-­ portunities  to  explore  things  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  not  had  time  to  do  while  working,â&#x20AC;?  said  Lee. Lee  began  her  career  at  STL  as  an  assistant  to  the  librarian  in  1969.  From  there,  she  held  numerous  positions  including  di-­ rector  of  the  library  from  1995  to  2008.  She  assumed  her  current  role  in  2008.  Lee  said  one  of  her  many  accomplishments  lies  in  her  staff.  She  said  she  has  been  very  fortunate  to  be  able  to  work  with  a  team  of  talented  and  dedicated  librarians  and  staff  over  the  years.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Together  we  have  accomplished  a  great  deal,  particularly  in  the  areas  of  enhancing  information  services  and  resources  through  innovative  technologies,â&#x20AC;?  said  Lee.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Integrating  the  in-­ formation  literacy  component  into  [General  Education]  courses,  establishing  liaison  programs  with  academic  departments  and  creating  the  Friends  of  the  Library  to  promote  outreach  activi-­ ties.â&#x20AC;?  Upon  her  retirement,  Lee  will  miss  New  Paltz.  Lee  said  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

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the  people  with  whom  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worked  closely  with  for  many  years  that  she  will  miss  the  most.  Lee  received  the  SUNY  Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Award  for  Excellence  and  Librarianship  in  1989.

She  said  she  will  continue  to  learn  upon  retiring.  A  col-­ league  once  called  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  perpetual  student.â&#x20AC;?   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  what  I  am  going  to  in  the  future  is  to  continue  to  learn,  whether  it  will  be  a  new  skill,  experience,  or  career,â&#x20AC;?  said  Lee.  Her  retirement  brings  opportunity  for  new  leadership  and  for  new  projects  to  begin  at  the  library. Âł:H KDYH D QXPEHU RI LPSRUWDQW XQÂżQLVKHG SURMHFWV VXFK as  library  renovation  and  reorganization.   The  new  dean  will  see  WKHP WR IUXLWLRQ DV ZHOO DV WR WDNH RXU DOUHDG\ HIÂżFLHQW VHUYLFHV to  the  next  level,â&#x20AC;?  said  Lee.   Lee  received  her  Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  English  from  The  Chinese  University  of  Hong  Kong  and  received  two  Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degrees  from  Syracuse  University  in  library  science  and  English  litera-­ ture.  Lee  later  earned  a  Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  Asian  studies  from  New  York  University  and  a  doctorate  from  SUNY  Albany.  The  retirement  reception  for  Lee  is  scheduled  for  Dec.  15  from  10:30  a.m.  to  noon  in  the  pre-­event  space  outside  the  Mul-­ tipurpose  Room  in  the  Student  Union.

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PHOTO  BY  JIMMY  CORRAO Smokers  could  be  fuming  soon,  the  implementation  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;smoking  zonesâ&#x20AC;?  on  campus  os  being  discussed.  Â

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Student  Association  (SA)  President  Terrell  Coakley  is  currently  starting  discussons  about  an  issue  concerning  some  students,  faculty  and  staff:  cigarette  smoking  on  campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  saw  several  students,  at  least  10,  who  were  concerned  about  seeing  littering  from  smoke  butts  on  campus  everywhere,â&#x20AC;?  Coakley  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simultaneously  I  heard  concerns  that  people  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  following  the  50-­foot  rule.â&#x20AC;?  According  to  the  1240  Workplace  Smoking  Policy,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smoking  is  prohibited  out  of  doors  in  the  following  areas:  a.  within  50  feet  of  build-­ ing  entrances  and  open  windows,  b.  in  all  exte-­ rior  stairwells  and  c.  any  building  roofs.â&#x20AC;?  Although  the  50-­foot  smoking  policy  is  en-­ forced  by  the  college,  Coakley  said  many  stu-­ dents  do  not  follow  the  rule  and  it  has  become  a  problem  for  non-­smokers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  one  of  the  major  problems  is  that  students  smoke  right  in  front  of  Humanities  be-­ fore  class,  but  if  you  follow  the  50-­foot  rule,  you  go  closer  to  Wooster  or  Old  Main.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  where  you  can  really  go,â&#x20AC;?  Coakley  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  inconvenient  for  people  who  smoke  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  inconvenient  for  people  who  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  be  near  smoking.â&#x20AC;?

Coakley  presented  the  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  concerns  to  President  Donald  Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cabinet.  Although  nothing  is  set  in  stone  and  everything  is  still Â

in  the  preliminary  planning  process,  Coakley  and  the  cabinet  are  working  on  implementing  smoke-­free  zones  on  campus.

Director  of  Environmental  Health  and  Safety  Mike  Malloy  said  there  are  three  ways  to  approach  the  issue  at  hand.  One  would  be  to  improve  the  present  plan  by  having  more  smoking-­butt  containers.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  main  complaint  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  gotten  from  stu-­ dents,  faculty,  staff  is  that  there  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  enough  butt  containers,â&#x20AC;?  Malloy  said.  Malloy  said  the  current  containers  have  a  plastic  neck  and  can  melt  and  burn  from  the  cigarettes.  He  said  they  will  have  â&#x20AC;&#x153;newer  and  better  ones  put  up  on  the  concourse.â&#x20AC;?

Second,  Malloy  said  they  could  have  â&#x20AC;&#x153;des-­ ignated  smoking  areas,â&#x20AC;?  like  gazebos  through-­ out  the  campus.  The  third  would  be  to  have  an  entirely  smoke-­free  campus.  A  few  SUNY  schools  have  already  started  to  implement  a  smoke-­free  campus,  including  SUNY  Canton  and  SUNY  Cortland.  Malloy  said  they  will  probably  form  a  tobacco  committee  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;smokers  and  non-­ smokersâ&#x20AC;Śto  come  up  with  a  solution.â&#x20AC;?

Additionally,  Malloy  said  they  will  add  more  signs  around  campus  to  enforce  the  50-­ foot  rule,  especially  near  places  like  the  Atri-­ um.  Since  the  Atrium  is  a  roof,  smoking  is  pro-­ hibited.  The  signs  will  be  donated  by  the  Ulster  County  Anti-­Tobacco  Coalition. Â

Malloy  also  said  the  Employee  Assistance  Program  (EAP)  is  looking  to  offer  smoking  cessation  programs  and  Student  Health  Servic-­ es  offers  counseling,  nicotine  patches  and  gum.

Cath  Cole,  a  third-­year  sociology  major,  VDLG VKH WKLQNV VSHFLÂż HG VPRNLQJ DUHDV RQ campus  would  be  a  good  idea  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;help  to  sat-­ isfy  both  the  smokers  and  the  non-­smokers  on  campus.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  it  would  be  fair  to  completely  ban  smoking  from  the  campus  considering  a  vast  majority  of  both  students  and  faculty  are  active  smokers,â&#x20AC;?  said  Cole.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  be  com-­ pletely  on  board  for  a  gazebo,  seeing  as  how  one  of  the  biggest  struggles  for  smokers  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  espe-­ cially  in  a  winter  in  New  Paltz  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  is  hiding  from  the  rain  and  snow.

Clarie  Slow,  a  non-­smoker  and  a  fourth-­ year  organizational  communication  major,  said  she  understands  that  smokers  could  be  upset  with  a  smoke-­free  campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  this  is  going  to  be  an  ongoing  issue  WR WU\ DQG Âż QG D KDSS\ PHGLXP IRU ERWK VLGHV ´ said  Slow.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  terms  of  health  issues,  though,  I  think  that  we  should  become  a  smoke-­free  campus  because  we  have  the  information  on  how  bad  smoking  is  for  our  health,  why  not  SURPRWH WKDW" *D]HERV DUH GHÂż QLWHO\ D JRRG idea  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  create  a  strong  divide  be-­ tween  smokers  and  non-­smokers.â&#x20AC;?

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The  New  Paltz  Board  of  Educa-­ WLRQ LV FXUUHQWO\ WU\LQJ WR Âż JXUH RXW plans  for  the  2012-­13  budget  year.  6FKRRO RIÂż FLDOV DUH GUDIWLQJ DW least  two  versions  of  their  budget.  One  would  have  a  strict  2  percent  tax  levy  and  another  would  trigger  a  need  for  a  super  majority  vote.  The  2  percent  property  tax  cap,  which  was  passed  in  June,  establishes  a  tax  levy  limit  on  local  governments  to  restrict  the  degree  to  which  they  can  raise  the  increase  of  property  taxes.   Director  of  CRREO  Gerald  Ben-­ jamin  said  that  the  tax  cap  will  be  challenging  for  schools  because  they  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hard  pressed  to  operate  within  the  cap.â&#x20AC;?  Schools  and  local  govern-­ ments  will  have  to  control  their  costs  DQG OHDUQ WR EH PRUH HIÂż FLHQW ZLWK OHVV money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  planning  to  deal  with  the  tax  cap,â&#x20AC;?  School  Board  Vice  President  K.  T.  Tobin  Flusser  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[But]  we  still  have  to  watch  Albany  to  see  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  do  about  state  man-­ dates.â&#x20AC;?

Tobin  said  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  waiting  be-­ cause  they  heard  that  Cuomo  was  go-­ ing  to  modify  the  tax  package.  Last  Sunday,  Cuomo  announced  that  he  was  going  to  create  new  tax  brackets  in  New  York  called  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fair  Tax  Code  Reform.â&#x20AC;?  Bloomberg.com  reported  that  the  new  tax  rates  would  generate  a  billion  dollars  in  additional  revenue  while  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cutting  levies  for  4.4  million  middle-­ class  residents  by  $690  million.â&#x20AC;?

Tobin  said  she  hopes  the  2012-­13  budgets  will  allow  educational  pro-­ gram  to  remain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[I  hope  the  budget]  maintain  ed-­ ucational  programs  with  a  reasonable  budget  that  the  public  can  support.â&#x20AC;?

Assistant  Superintendent  for  Busi-­ ness  Richard  Linden  said  that  New  3DOW] 6FKRRO 2I¿ FLDOV ZRQœW NQRZ what  they  tax  levy  is  until  they  have  all  the  date  which  will  be  available  by  the  end  of  January  or  mid-­February.

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committee  chair,  said  the  group  has  put  together  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;extensiveâ&#x20AC;?  list  of  desired  qualities  gathered  from  the  School  of  Education  faculty  members  and  have  nar-­ URZHG GRZQ WR TXDOLWLHV WKDW ZLOO EHFRPH WKH ED sis  of  the  application  screening  criteria.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  value  a  dean  who  has  achieved  a  high  level  of  VWDWXUH LQ KLV KHU Âż HOG KDV D UHFRUG RI KLJKO\ HIIHFWLYH HGXFDWLRQDO DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ ZLOO HIIHFWLYHO\ VKDUH OHDG HUVKLS ZLWKLQ WKH 6FKRRO RI (GXFDWLRQ DQG KDV WKH YL sion  and  skills  necessary  to  generate  external  funding,â&#x20AC;?  Isabelle  said.  Dr.  Richard  Halpern,  physics  professor  and  chair  of  the  School  of  Science  and  Engineering  dean  search,  said  his  committee  met  on  Dec.  6  and  put  together  a  search  advertisement  for  the  position  that  will  be  avail-­ able  to  the  public  on  the  New  Paltz  website  after  it  is  approved  by  the  Human  Resources  Department.  Freedman,  who  said  he  took  the  Science  and  En-­ gineering  dean  position  because  he  hoped  to  work  on  a  number  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;exciting  and  interestingâ&#x20AC;?  projects   â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  in-­ cluding  the  construction  of  the  new  science  building  on  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eastern  corner  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  said  he  would  â&#x20AC;&#x153;probablyâ&#x20AC;?  be  submitting  his  application  for  a  permanent  role.  Torsney  felt  similarly  and  said  she  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;consideringâ&#x20AC;?  putting  herself  in  the  running  for  the  provost  position  beyond  this  year.  Christian  said  the  goal  is  to  have  all  three  positions  ¿ OOHG E\ WKH HQG RI WKH VXPPHU

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While  SUNY  trustees  approved   of  an  $8.1  billion  budget  UHTXHVW DW WKH HQG RI 1RYHPEHU IRU ¿ VFDO FROOHJH administrators,  faculty  and  others  are  optimistic  but  unsure  what  the  next  year  will  bring.    681< RI¿ FLDOV VDLG WKH EXGJHW SODQ ZKLFK LQFOXGHV billion  in  requested  taxpayer  support,  a  9.2  percent  increase  over  current  funding,  would  raise  spending  for  university-­wide  programs  and  system  administration  7.7  percent.

At  SUNY  New  Paltz,  President  Donald  Christian  said  he  and  his  colleagues  remain  optimistic  in  regards  to  whether  RU QRW 1HZ <RUN RIÂż FLDOV ZLOO DFFRPPRGDWH 681< UHTXHVWV rather  than  cut  funding  as  they  have  in  recent  years.  However,  he  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  lot  of  uncertaintyâ&#x20AC;?  remains  because  the  projected  VWDWH EXGJHW JDS LV QRZ HVWLPDWH WR EH ELOOLRQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;How  big  that  is  and  how  that  plays  out  is  one  of  the  big  sources  of  uncertainty,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  many  in  the  Legislature  who  I  think  have  realized  that  SUNY  has  been  hit  so  KDUG DQG UHDOO\ FDQÂśW FRQWLQXH WR EH FXW LI ZHÂśUH JRLQJ WR IXOÂż OO our  mission.â&#x20AC;? &KLHI RI 6WDII 6KHOO\ :ULJKW VDLG FDPSXV RIÂż FLDOV PHW with  legislators  several  weeks  ago,  and  these  â&#x20AC;&#x153;positiveâ&#x20AC;?  conversations  indicate  that  they  have  support  for  SUNY  and  funding  the  system. Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  also  met  with  [Charles]  Schumer  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  met  ZLWK D VHQLRU VWDIIHU LQ >.LUVWHQ@ *LOOLEUDQGÂśV RIÂż FH ´ VKH VDLG Christian  said  administrators  discussed  how  they  felt  state  RIÂż FLDOV VKRXOG EH VXSSRUWLQJ IHGHUDO VWXGHQW Âż QDQFLDO DLG LQ the  form  of  Pell  Grants  and  Perkins  Loans  for  students.   A  10  percent  cut  in  state  funding  to  the  SUNY  system  this  ¿ VFDO \HDU FDXVHG FDPSXV RIÂż FLDOV WR KDYH WR PDNH SODQV IRU PHHWLQJ D PLOOLRQ VKRUWIDOO &KDQJHV LQWURGXFHG DV D UHVXOW of  the  shortfall  included  cuts  to  the  utilities,  other  than  personnel  services  and  part-­time  personnel  budgets,  among  others.  Peter  Brown,  president  of  the  campus  chapter  of  the  United  University  Professions  (UUP)  union,  said  he  shares  Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  feelings  about  the  upcoming  year  because  he  does  not  see  how  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  government  could  cut  the  system  any  more.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  read  the  same  tea  leaves  that  he  does,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  also  cautiously  optimistic  that  we  will  not  be  cut  further,  but  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  predict  the  future.â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said  students  should  note  next  year,  in  spite  of  any  cuts  that  may  or  may  not  be  handed  down  from  the  state,  funds  collected  from  recently  approved  tuition  increases  will  VKRXOG QRW EH XVHG WR ³¿ OO D KROH FUHDWHG E\ D ORVV RI WD[ SD\HU support.â&#x20AC;?  1HZ <RUN RIÂż FLDOV DSSURYHG RI ZKDW 681< RIÂż FLDOV LQ support  of  the  plan  called  a  rational  tuition  policy,  allowing  for  D WXLWLRQ LQFUHDVH QH[W VHPHVWHU &KULVWLDQ VDLG KH WKLQNV

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the  college  will  be  in  a  situation  in  which  the  increase  will  be  above  and  beyond  the  tax  payer  base  of  funds  SUNY  New  Paltz   starts  with.  7KH SUHVLGHQW VDLG WKLV ZRXOG DOORZ RIÂż FLDOV WR LQYHVW those  tuition  revenues  into  things  that  matter  to  students  -­  SURIHVVRUV WKDW WHDFK FRXUVHV 7KLV \HDU FROOHJH RIÂż FLDOV KLUHG 20  new  faculty  members  to  begin  working  on  campus  next  fall.  Administrators  said  this  would  not  have  been  possible  without  the  $2.4  million  generated  from  the  rise  in  tuition.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  the  heartburn  that  many  students  have  about  tuition,  and  yet  I  hope  everybody  recognizes  that  because  of  the  tuition  increase  that  we  got  this  year,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  able  to  hire  new  faculty  who  will  be  here  to  teach  courses  and  advise  students  and  supervise  student  research  and  projects,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  Other  ways  in  which  tuition  revenue  may  be  used  include  VWDIÂż QJ WKH 3V\FKRORJLFDO &RXQVHOLQJ &HQWHU &KULVWLDQ VDLG 883 RIÂż FLDOO\ VXSSRUWHG WKH WXLWLRQ LQFUHDVHV %URZQ VDLG although  individual  members  opposed  them  because  they  felt  the  state  should  have  provided  additional  funding  to  the  SUNY  system.  The  SUNY  budget  request  would  also  increase  community  FROOHJH IXQGLQJ E\ PLOOLRQ ZKLFK ZDV UHGXFHG LQ WKH FXUUHQW Âż VFDO \HDU 6\VWHP RIÂż FLDOV VDLG WKH\ ZDQW WR ERRVW VWDWH DLG E\ SHU VWXGHQW HDFK \HDU IRU Âż YH \HDUV

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SUNY  New  Paltz  administrative  and  student  leaders  hosted  a  forum  last  week  in  response  to  the  racial  incidents  that  took  place  on  campus  nearly  one  month  ago.  College  President  Donald  Christian  and  Student  Associa-­ tion  President  Terrell  Coakley  sponsored  the  forum  entitled,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can  We  Talk  About  It?  A  campus  discussion  about  race  and  racial  equity.â&#x20AC;?  It  was  held  on  Nov.  30  in  various  rooms  through-­ out  the  Student  Union  from  6  to  8  p.m  and  culminated  in  the  Multipurpose  Room.  Christian  said  he  hoped  the  forum  would  prove  to  be  an  im-­ portant  event  in  the  life  of  the  college  and  the  community  would  be  able  to  begin  healing  the  wounds  caused  by  the  incidents.  He  said  he  hopes  this  begins  to  address  issues  of  race  and  racial  equity  as  well  as  other  issues  of  equity  that  the  community  may  see.  8QLYHUVLW\ 3ROLFH RIÂżFLDOV VDLG RQH RI WKH LQFLGHQWV RFFXUHG on  Nov.  8,  when  a   sign  reading  â&#x20AC;&#x153;colored  onlyâ&#x20AC;?  was  found  above  a  fountain  in  the  Humanities  Building,  was  one  of  the  reasons  the  discussion  took  place.  Christian  said  this  incident  is  still  un-­ der  active  investigation.  Although  the  incident  was  a  large  part  of  the  conversation,  students,  faculty  and  staff  in  attendance  were  asked  to  discuss  their  feelings  on  six  different  questions  in  small  groups  of  15-­25  people.  The  questions  were  as  folows:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;how  did  the  incidents  make  you  feel,  beyond  this  incident  how  does  racism  manifest  itself,  what  does  racism  mean  to  you,  has  anyone  ever  made  an  assumption  of  you  based  on  your  race,  have  you  ever  made  an  assumption  based  on  someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  skin  color  and  does  the  color  of  your  skin  dictate  your  potential  in  life?â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  to  think  about  how  we  perpetuate  hate  in  our-­ selves  and  think  about  what  we  can  do,â&#x20AC;?  said  Chanel  Ward,  Black  Studies  adjunct  professor  and  resident  director  of  Bouton  +DOO Âł:H QHHG WR ÂżQG RXW ZK\ ZH DUH IHDUIXO DQG ZK\ \RX DUH uncomfortable  to  support  human-­to-­human  emotion.â&#x20AC;?  After  hearing  different  opinions  voiced  and  meeting  new  people,  attendees  were  encouraged  to  smile  and  say  hello  to  the  people  they  met.  Coakley  said  he  hopes  people  could  possibly  feel  comfortable  enough  to  talk  about  these  issues  in  the  future. Â

PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can  We  Talk  About  It?  A  campus  discussion  about  race  and  racial  equityâ&#x20AC;?  forum  was  held  on  Nov.  30.                 Second-­year  sociology  major  Emily  Wever  said  she  thought  this  was  an  excellent  idea.  She  said  the  most  comforting  aspect  of  the  forum  was  knowing  others  on  campus  feel  the  same  way  she  does  and  that  an  open  mind  is  important.  Participants  said  they  believed  that  this  type  of  discussion  was  necessary  and  being  in  small  groups  allowed  people  to  VSHDN FDQGLGO\ DERXW GLIÂżFXOW WRSLFV Some  students  said  they  felt  they  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  enough  time  to  talk  about  their  topics.  Third-­year  Black  Studies  major  Jada  <RXQJ VDLG KHU JURXS GLGQÂśW ÂżQLVK DQVZHULQJ DOO RI WKH TXHVWLRQV and  more  time  was  required  to  get  to  the  core  of  the  subjects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  more  discussions  among  faculty  and  this  needs  WR EH UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG LQ IDFXOW\ DQG VWXGHQW UHODWLRQVKLSV WRR ´ VDLG Young.  6RPH SDUWLFLSDQWV VDLG WKH\ EHOLHYHG WKH IRUXP LV WKH ÂżUVW step  toward  increasing  awareness  on  the  topics  of  racism  and  for  fostering  a  greater  sense  of  community  at  New  Paltz.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  important  to  raise  issues  and  to  raise  conscious-­

ness,â&#x20AC;?  said  Abigail  Robin,  a  retired  Women  Studies  professor.  ³$OO RI XV ÂżUVW RI DOO DUH KXPDQ DQG WKLV LV DERXW KXPDQ ULJKWV ´ Even  though  the  forum  created  a  platform  for  discussion  to  begin,  others  still  feel  that  there  is  a  lot  of  progress  to  be  made.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  fearful  about  the  people  who  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  come,â&#x20AC;?  said  Wever.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  we  are  all  open-­minded  [at  the  forum],  but  the  people  that  posted  those  signs  probably  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  here.â&#x20AC;?  Others  agreed  with  Wever,  saying  the  forum  only  reached  people  that  were  willing  to  change  or  at  least  speak  about  the  topics  at  hand.  Young  said  the  topics  were  good,  but  it  was  like  preaching  to  the  choir.  In  the  future,  Coakley  said  he  hopes  to  have  other  forums  on  different  topics  such  as  gender  of  homophobia  because  the  topic  cannot  be  addressed  without  recognizing  other  issues  at  hand.  Coakley  said  speaking  up  and  having  discussions  on  more  and  more  topics  is  necessary  to  combat  all  injustices.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until  we  hear  about  each  other,  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  care  about  each  other,â&#x20AC;?  said  Coakley. Â

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Student  Association  Executive  Vice  President  Eve  Stern  hosted  a  program  entitled,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;White  Privilege:  Does  it  Exist?â&#x20AC;?  on  Monday,  Nov.  28,  in  the  main  lounge  of  Bouton  Hall.  At  the  program,  conversations  ranged  from  race  to  the  racial  signs  posted  in  the  Humanities  Building  and  Lefevre  Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  program  and  discussion  was  something  I  had  wanted  to  do  since  early  in  the  semester,â&#x20AC;?  Stern  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  kind  of  wanted  [to]  have  a  program  where  we  got  everyone  together  to  be  honest  with  each  other  about  what  goes  on  on  this  campus.â&#x20AC;?

Stern  said  honesty  regarding  race  is  important  for  our  campus.  Despite  claims  that  our  campus  is  diverse,  she  said  there Â

is  still  a  sort-­of-­segregation  taking  place  between  students  from  within  their  friend  groups.

As  a  part  of  the  Black  Studies  Department,  Stern  said  she  feels  strongly  about  educating  other  students  on  race.  She  and  a  few  of  her  classmates  organized  the  talk,  putting  together  a  structure  for  the  conversations  to  follow.  Stern  said  they  had  a  decent  turn  out  of  students  who  were  interested  in  learning  about  the  issues  of  race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  one  of  my  friends  was  angry.  He  was  hoping  more  angry,  super-­racist,  white  people  would  come  so  they  could  try  to  be  educated,â&#x20AC;?  Stern  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  hoping  for  people  to  come  to  the  program  that  were  open-­minded  but  not  necessarily  educated.â&#x20AC;?

Stern  said  the  current  education Â

system  plays  a  large  part  in  the  ignorance  of  the  overall  public.  She  said  she  never  talked  about  racism  when  she  was  in  high  school  and  many  students  had  similar  experiences.  She  said  white  people  often  respond  to  being  told  of  their  advantages  in  a  more  hostile  way,  tending  to  look  at  situations  in  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;microâ&#x20AC;?  scale  rather  than  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;macro.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  you  tell  a  white  person  that  they  receive  more  advantages  due  to  the  color  of  their  skin,  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  listen  to  that,â&#x20AC;?  Stern  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  have  so  many  issues  and  problems  going  on  in  your  own  life,  it  takes  a  lot  to  admit  that  someone  else  might  have  it  worse  than  you.  â&#x20AC;?  Josh  Simpson,  a  third-­year  Black  Studies  major,  said  that  the  need  for  frank  discussion  of  race  and  white  privilege  transcends  the  need  for  political Â

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correctness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  explained  that  it  needs  to  be  called  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;white  privilegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  because  white  people  are  the  only  ones  who  get  any  privilege  based  on  the  color  of  their  skin,â&#x20AC;?  Simpson  said.   Keeping  the  conversation  alive  is  what  the  student  organizers  of  this  program  hope  to  do  as  they  said  these  discussions  are  the  only  way  to  combat  white  privilege  and  racial  inequality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  that  nothing  can  change  overnight  but  hopefully  with  programs  like  this  one  and  the  forums  that  have  occurred  on  race  will  hopefully  aid  in  changing  out  society,â&#x20AC;?  Simpson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  hate  to  see  all  of  the  hard  work  that  many  students  have  done  go  to  waste  and  have  these  incidences  on  campus  get  forgotten  over  winter  break.â&#x20AC;? Â

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Holistic Health Care For Babies NEW BABY NEW PALTZ PROVIDES CARE FOR ALL-NATURAL MOTHERS By  Maria  Jayne Copy  Editor  |  Maria.jayne17@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

New  and  expecting  mothers  of  New  Paltz  now  have  somewhere  to  turn   to  for  their  breast-­feeding  needs.   Instead  of  traveling  30  minutes  to  Kings-­ ton  or  Poughkeepsie,  they  can  visit  New  Baby  New  Paltz  owner  and  lactation  expert,  Donna  Bruschi.  Located  at  15  Plattekill  Ave.,  New  Baby  New  Paltz  offers  a  wide  variety  of  classes  about  concep-­ tion,  pregnancy,  birth,  infancy,  childhood,  sleep  and  adult  relationships.  Bruschi  also  sells  breast-­feeding  and  baby  accessories  such  as  breast  pumps,  nursing  tops  and  bras,  organic  skin  care  products  and  cloth  diapers.   Bruschi  said  many  doctors  are  ignorant  when  it  comes  to  specialized  information  about  breast-­ feeding.  She  is  there  to  answer  any  questions  a  mother  may  have.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  call  me  all  the  time  with  crazy  things  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  heard  from  friends  or  doctors,â&#x20AC;?  Bruschi  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  try  to  set  the  record  straight  based  on  the  latest  research  and  my  knowledge.â&#x20AC;?  A  single  mother  of  three,  Bruschi  said  she  has  been  helping  mothers  for  more  than  14  years.  She  started  New  Baby  New  Paltz  two  years  ago  as  a  small  group  where  new  mothers  could  connect  and  have  a  place  to  go  regularly  because,  according  to  Bruschi,  new  mothers  can  often  feel  isolated  and  may  not  have  anywhere  to  turn.  Bruschi  said  that  in  recent  times,  new  moth-­ ers  do  not  have  a  large  network  of  neighbors  they  can  turn  to  because  they  generally  work  up  until  birth.  New  Baby  New  Paltz  seemed  like  a  natural  response  to  the  needs  of  mothers  in  the  community,  she  said.. Â

After  receiving  a  great  response  to  her  group,  %UXVFKL VDLG VKH GHFLGHG WR EUDQFK RXW DQG ÂżQG D more  accommodating  place  in  the  New  Paltz  area.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  grew  out  of  ourselves  very  quickly  and  now  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  much  bigger  than  I  ever  dreamed  of,â&#x20AC;?   Br-­ uschi  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  kind  of  an  accident.  I  would  have  been  happy  having  a  group  and  doing  my  private  consultations.â&#x20AC;?

Bruschi  said  New  Baby  New  Paltz  encom-­ passes  all  of  the  job  and  interpersonal  skills  she  has  acquired  in  the  past  and  she  has  a  lot  of  experience.  She   previously  ran  her  own  business,  worked  for  a  consulting  group,  as  well  as  in  retail.  However,   she  has  greatest  experience  as  a  lactation  consultant  and  said  her  number  one  passion  is  breast-­feeding  and  teaching  new  mothers  helpful  techniques.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  a  woman  decides  to  breast-­feed  she  re-­ ally  should  be  supported  in  that,â&#x20AC;?  Bruschi  said.

Breast  milk  is  rich  in  antibodies  and  a  balance  of  nutrients,  fats,  sugar,  water  and  proteins  that  are  essential  to  the  growth  of  a  baby  and  easier  to  digest  than  formula,  according  to  Womenshealth.gov.  The  organization  also  said  research  shows  breast-­feed-­ ing  can  reduce  the  risk  of  type  one  and  two  of  dia-­ betes,  childhood  leukemia,  asthma,  obesity,  respira-­ tory  infections,  ear  infections  and  atopic  dermatitis.  Bruschi  said  breast-­feeding  allows  the  child  to  regulate  their  food  intake  on  his  or  her  own,  as  well  as  make  a  human  connection  instead  of  relying  on  a  security  blanket  or  a  bottle  for  comfort.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  matter  how  long  you  breast-­feed  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  JRLQJ WR VHH WKH EHQHÂżWV IURP WKLV ´ %UXVFKL VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  longer  the  better,  but  even  just  a  couple  of  GD\V EUHDVW IHHGLQJ \RX JHW KXJH EHQHÂżWV ´ New  Baby  New  Paltz  is  dedicated  to  the  envi-­ ronment  and  sells  organic  and  healthy  local  prod-­

Donna  Bruschi  opened  New  Baby  New  Paltz  to  help  local  mothers.

ucts,  including  natural  skin  care  products  that  are  non-­petroleum  based  and  made  from  organic  oils  OLNH VXQĂ&#x20AC;RZHU RU ROLYH  By  offering  locally-­made  products,  Bruschi  feels  she  is  providing  a  great  opportunity  to  stay-­ at-­home  mothers  by  supporting  their  businesses  and  making  their  products  available  to  the  public,  instead  of  them  only  selling  their  products  on  the  Internet.   She  currently  offers  products  from  more  than  10  mothers  in  New  Paltz.  Another  effort  New  Baby  New  Paltz  makes  toward  lessening  their  environmental  impact  is  by  selling  cloth  diapers.  When  disposable  diapers  are Â

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used,  parents  are  committing  to  spending  more  than  $3,000  on  waste,  Bruschi  said,  whereas  the  use  of  cloth  diapers  allows  parents  to  avoid  these  large  amounts  of  garbage.  New  Baby  New  Paltz   also  refers  women  to  helpful  local  programs  that  may  provide  extra  sup-­ port  for  new  mothers  such  as  Women,  Infants  and  Children,  Family  of  New  Paltz,  therapy,  chiroprac-­ tors  and  many  other  agencies,  so  no  disorder  goes  unnoticed  and  each  mother  and  child  receives  the  best  care.  Information  about  the  store  can  be  found  on  www.  newbabynewpaltz.com.

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GOODMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LECTURE LINKS BUDDHISM TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION By  Kelsey  Damrad Staff  Writer  |  N02211086@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Associate  Professor  of  Philosophy  at  SUNY  Binghamton,  Charles  A.  Goodman  ad-­ dressed  the  consequences  climate  change  on  Monday,  Nov.  14  in  his  lecture,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buddhism,  6HOĂ&#x20AC;HVVQHVV DQG &OLPDWH &KDQJH ´ Âł, ÂżUVW OHDUQHG DERXW %XGGKLVP IURP P\ father  and  my  aunt,â&#x20AC;?  Goodman  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  began  to  meditate,  I  learned  things  about  my  mind  that  I  had  never  imagined  before,  and  I  GLVFRYHUHG WKH YDOXDEOH EHQHÂżWV WR EH JDLQHG from  letting  the  mind  rest  and  relax.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; From  his  personal  meditation  practices  and  study  of  Buddhist  thought  in  his  career,  Goodman  said  that  Buddhist  philosophy  might  be  the  key  to  addressing  climate  change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buddhism  teaches  that  all  forms  of  life Â

are  interdependent  in  complex  ways,â&#x20AC;?  Good-­ man  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  humans,  we  recklessly  cause  environmental  damage  through  our  own  greed  and  fear.â&#x20AC;?  While  basic  versions  of  ethics  (both  virtue  and  Kantian)  are  not  well  equipped  to  handle  climate  change,  Buddhists  are  in  a  position  to  make  a  contribution  to  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;global  conversation  of  ethics,â&#x20AC;?  Goodman  said.  Goodman  said  that  in  order  to  develop  healthier  ways  of  treating  the  environment,  GHQ\LQJ WKH EHQHÂżWV RI WHFKQRORJLFDO FLYLOL-­ zation  is  not  among  the  list  of  requirements;Íž  instead,  he  said  the  world  needs  to  become  conscious  of  the  effects  of  humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  actions  on  other  beings  while  learning  to  live  in  har-­ mony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  develop  ecological  conscious-­ ness  in  a  variety  of  ways,â&#x20AC;?  Goodman  said. Â

He  continued  to  explain  that  Buddhism,  a  philosophy  governed  by  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doctrine  of  No-­  Self,â&#x20AC;?  maintains  that  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  body  and  mind  -­  which  he  said  are  both  of  a  continu-­ ously  changing  nature  -­  are  not  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  true  self.  He  said  the  true  self  is  forever  unchanging  and  permanent.  Goodman  said  the  philosophy  ar-­ gues  that  suffering  is  optional  and  exists  only  in  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own  mind,  and  that  humanity  is  af-­ Ă&#x20AC;LFWHG ZLWK WKUHH URRW SRLVRQV KLQGHULQJ SUR-­ gression  to  harmony:  attraction,  aversion,  and  indifference.

Goodmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  book  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consequences  of  Compassion:  An  Interpretation  and  Defense  of  Buddhist  Ethics,â&#x20AC;?  explores  the  relationship  between  Buddhist  and  Western  ethical  theo-­ ries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  hope  is  that  by  bringing  together  the  insights  of  many  world  cultures,  we  can Â

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develop  a  global  ethic  that  will  lead  to  a  wise  response  to  the  severe  moral  challenges  of  our  time,â&#x20AC;?  Goodman  said.  According  to  Goodman,  the  focus  of  this  ethic  must  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;preventing  harm  and  suffering  to  all  sentient  beingsâ&#x20AC;?  as  well  as  the  develop-­ ment  of  characteristically  sound  qualities  ap-­ propriate  for  creating  harmony.

He  suggested  what  people  can  do  indi-­ vidually  to  help  prevent  climate  change:  stop  eating  meat,  call  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  congressman,  study  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doctrine  of  No-­Self,â&#x20AC;?  and  try  some  Buddhist  meditation  practices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  very  effective  way  to  develop  care  for  the  environment  is  to  cultivate  loving  kindness  and  compassion  through  traditional  Buddhist  meditation  practices,â&#x20AC;?  Goodman  VDLG Âł, ÂżQG WKDW WKH PRUH , VLW LQ =HQ WKH more  I  want  to  hug  trees.â&#x20AC;?

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During  the  1800s,  Christmas  in  colonial  America  was  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;special  time  of  yearâ&#x20AC;?  where  workers  demanded  appreciation  from  the  upper  classes  of  society.  Today  it  is  viewed  in  a  very  different  light.

Assistant  Professor  Reynolds  Scott-­Childress  of  the  History  Department  further  explored  this  perspec-­ tive  on  Christmas  during  the  presentation  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cross-­ Dressing,  Misrule  and  Mayhem:  Christmas  Before  Santa  in  Early  Americaâ&#x20AC;?  at  Historic  Huguenot  Street  on  Dec.  1.

Scott-­Childress  said  it  is  crucial  for  people  to  un-­ derstand  that  Christmas  is  a  way  to  see  how  the  develop-­ ing  middle  class  tried  to  privatize  a  public  event.

The  lower  classes  took  to  the  streets  after  a  long  year  during  Christmas  time  to  demand  â&#x20AC;&#x153;social  bettersâ&#x20AC;?  from  the  upper  classes.  They  demanded  treats,  beer  and  wine  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  anything  to  make  them  happy.  If  the  upper  class  GLG QRW JLYH LQWR WKHLU GHPDQGV WKH\ ZRXOG ÂżQG WKHLU barns  destroyed  or  their  homes  broken  into.

The  presentation  focused  on  how  the  Puritans  saw  Christmas.  During  the  early  1600s  and  well  into  the  1700s,  the  Puritans  saw  Christmas  as  a  time  of  social Â

anarchy  and  chaos.  They  hated  the  misrule  and  public  drinking  associated  with  the  holiday.

Scott-­Childress  said  one  of  the  practices  the  Pu-­ ritans  hated  was  mummers.  Mummers  is  when  adults  wore  masks  or  soot  to  cover  their  faces  as  they  engaged  in  the  disarray  they  created  on  Dec.  25.  As  a  result  of  social  anarchy,  the  middle  classes  took  it  upon  themselves  to  make  the   holiday  a  private  affair  to  be  celebrated  only  among  families.  Scott-­Childress  said,  the  upper  classes  added  the  religious  aspect  to  Christmas  in  the  1800s  as  a  way  to  bring  the  celebration  into  their  separate  churches.  Christmas  was  no  longer  celebrated  as  a  community.  Scott-­Childress  said  some  believe  the  religious  side  of  Christmas  has  been  overlooked  and  Christmas  has  lost  religious  value. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas  was  always  impure  and  secular,â&#x20AC;?  Scott-­Childress  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  about  social  relations,  not  about  celebrating  Jesus.â&#x20AC;?  Scott-­Childress  said  Christmas  has  always  been  about  excess.  Workers  from  colonial  America  wanted  gifts  from  the  upper  classes,  like  alcohol  and  extra  clothes.

Today,  Scott-­Childress  said  it  is  all  about  the  gifts.  He  said  people  buy  in  excess  and  all  items  must  be  nov-­

Professor  Scott-­Childress  teaches  holiday  history.

el  rather  than  practical.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  buying  orgy,  buying  more  than  we  really  need,  buying  treats,â&#x20AC;?  Scott-­Childress  said.

Scott-­Childress  said  this  excess  is  not  a  sign  of Â

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societal  decline  by  any  means. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  about  celebrating  each  others  company  and  celebrating  relationships,â&#x20AC;?  Scott-­Childress  said.  ³7KRVH UHODWLRQVKLSV QHHG WR EH GHÂżQHG FOHDUO\ ´

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The Last good Book I Read: ‘The Shattering’ by karen healey

By Nicole Brinkley

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Keri plans for everything. Living in Summertown, probably the nicest place on earth, she doesn’t really have to worry about these things...but she does anyway.

Earthquake? She knows what to do. Broken arm? She’s got it. She’s probably prepared for a zombie apoca-­ lypse, too (I know I am).

But the one thing she wasn’t prepared for was her brother’s suicide. When her childhood friend Janna appears near a dumpster and explains that her brother was murdered, it seems to make sense. Janna’s brother died the same way years ago. And Sione, a tourist Janna knows, found his brother after he committed suicide earlier that year.

So the trio team up to investigate. A pattern quickly emerges and it seems somebody (or somebodies) in Summerton are killers.

I never actually meant to read Karen Healey’s “The Shattering” (Little, Brown Books, September 2011). I just happened to pick it up one afternoon because I was

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Name: Lindsey Buckley Major: Photography BFA Age: 21 Hometown: Nyack, N.Y. Lindsay’s romper speaks for itself, but she pairs it perfectly with a sleek blazer and tights for an autumn adaptation. Her pen-­ dant adds just the right amount of drama.

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bored and then read it in two hours. It was absolutely fantastic.

For once, despite the slightly paranormal elements, the characters are completely normal. There’s no 107-­year-­old sparkling vampire that wants to get into a young girl’s pants, no man who shapes into some weird beast every time the full moon hits him. Everybody is strangely normal — normal people, normal goals, nor-­ mal lives.

And the slightly paranormal elements shouldn’t deter anybody from reading the story — they’re based on real religious beliefs, so depending on what you be-­ lieve, the story might not even fall under paranormal.

It reminds me of some of the old mystery novels I used to read where magic was supposedly involved but the mystery was still solved at the end. It’s like “Scooby Doo,” but the young adult version.

I recommend reading it. It’s a fabulous novel, and one which I would love to have the experience of read-­ ing again.

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Marching Against Rape

STUDENTS ADVOCATE FOR CONSENT IN THE FIRST WALK OF NO SHAME SUNY New Paltz students banded together and made signs against sexual assault and victim blame on Sunday, Dec. 4 during the Walk of No Shame.

Participants walked through campus in op-­ position to sexual violence, as well as to empower victims and survivors and encourage community safety. They confronted the issue of victim blame, which they feel is commonly supported by the media. They also encouraged the teaching of “not to rape” rather than “how to not get raped.”

A presentation featuring Urban Lyrics, War-­ riors, burlesque and Male Call, along with rape statistics followed the walk. All donations from the event went to Green Chimneys Shelter, a haven for LGBTQ youth.

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In Focus: Linda Edwards PHOTOGRAPHY MAJOR RECENTLY ACCEPTED INTO BFA PROGRAM

By  Suzy  Berkowitz Staff  Writer  |  N02007890@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Eight  photographers  were  admitted  into  the  Bach-­ elor  of  Fine  Arts  (BFA)  program  for  the  spring  2012  semester. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  a  BFA,  I  really  have  to  push  myself  in  my  fu-­ ture  work  and  strive  to  be  a  role  model  for  new  pho-­ tographers,â&#x20AC;?  said  third-­year  photography  major  Linda  Edwards,  one  offered  into  the  BFA.   She  said  being  accepted  makes  her  feel  that  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ¿QDOO\ RQ WKH ULJKW WUDFN DV IDU DV KHU HGXFDWLRQ DQG career  are  concerned.  (GZDUGV ZDV ÂżUVW GUDZQ WR SKRWRJUDSK\ LQ PLGGOH school  during  a  summer  arts  camp  and  has  used  it  as  her  creative  medium  ever  since.  Though  she  originally  expressed  herself  through  drawing,  her  inability  to  do  realistic  work  made  photography  a  perfect  alternative. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photography  was  a  way  to  completely  capture  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  essence  and  put  my  own  spins  and  twists  on  it,â&#x20AC;?  said  Edwards.

Edwards  had  to  apply  for  the  visual  arts  program  during  her  freshman  year.  She  said  she  already  under-­ stands  the  pressure  accompanied  with  submitting  work  for  criticism,  explaining  that  it  enhances  her  drive,  knowing  she  is  one  of  the  125  students  selected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having  to  apply  into  the  art  department  instead  of  simply  going  into  college  and  declaring  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  an  art-­ ist  makes  you  have  to  work  for  it  and  realize  that  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  always  get  what  you  want,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Edwards  said  she  realizes  the  vast  difference  be-­ tween  studying  photography  on  a  Bachelor  of  Science  (BS)  level  and  completing  a  BFA.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  more  pressure  is  put  on  BFA  students  than  BS  students.  Not  only  do  we  have  to  prove  to  our  pro-­ fessors  that  we  deserve  it,  we  must  prove  ourselves  to  our  fellow  majors  and  upcoming  photography  stu-­ dents,â&#x20AC;?  said  Edwards.  Although  she  is  beginning  her  journey  in  the  BFA  program,  Edwards  said  she  has  grown  considerably  as  an  artist  over  the  past  two  years  studying  photography  at  a  BS  level.  She  said  her  artwork  and  their  concepts  have  matured  and  her  years  of  study  at  New  Paltz  have  helped  her  form  meaning  in  her  photographs.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being  [here  has]  made  me  think  conceptually  and  really  gave  me  a  purpose  to  my  work,  instead  of  just  taking  pictures  for  the  sake  of  doing  so,â&#x20AC;?  said  Edwards.  Like  many  artists,  Edwardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  work  comes  from  what  she  has  experienced.  Â

Third-­year  photography  major  Linda  Edwards  was  recently  accepted  into  the  BFA  program.       PHOTO  BY  LINDA  EDWARDS â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  main  inspiration  for  art  is  primarily  based  on  my...own  life,â&#x20AC;?  said  Edwards.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  usually  pertains  to  memories,  strong  emotions  or  inspirations  I  draw  from  the  work  of  photography  greats.â&#x20AC;?

Edwards  said  she  hopes  to  teach  photography  at  the  college-­level  one  day.  Though  she  has  experience  teaching  classes  on  middle-­school  levels  and  assistant  teaching  at  both  high  school  and  college  levels,  she Â

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said  she  feels  college  students  have  much  more  pas-­ sion,  interest  and  drive.  7KRXJK SKRWRJUDSK\ LV D FRPSHWLWLYH ÂżHOG (G-­ wards  does  not  let  it  discourage  her.  She  said  she  pur-­ sues  it  simply  because  she  loves  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  grandfather  always  told  us  that,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If  you  do  something  you  love  every  day,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  never  work  a  day  in  your  life,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  said  Edwards.

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Mapping Metal with Blythe Miller SENIOR COMPLETES BFA JEWELRY THESIS REFERENCING HUDSON VALLEY By  John  Brandi News  Editor  |  Jbrandi02@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Every  undertaking  in  life  can  be  considered  a  journey,  and  for  her  Bachelor  of  Fine  Arts  thesis  show,  fourth-­year  metal  major  Blythe  Miller  had  a  map  to  follow.  Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work,  recently  on  display  in  The  Dorsky,  was  a  col-­ lection  of  jewelry  that  was  modeled  off  topographic  maps  of  the  Hudson  Valley.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  focused  on  Ulster  County,  the  Catskill  Region  [and]  really  interesting  places  like  the  Shawangunk  Mountains,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Miller  said  she  checked  several  times  online  to  make  sure  this  idea  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  already  taken,  citing  it  as  one  of  her  biggest  con-­ cerns.  Miller  described  the  process  as  intricate  and  time  consum-­ ing.  She  said  crafting  and  sanding  the  metal  to  get  the  desired  shape  was  one  of  the  biggest  challenges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  involved  a  lot  of  careful  forming  of  the  wire,  and  a  lot  of  FDUHIXO VDQGLQJ DQG ÂżOLQJ WR JHW H[DFWO\ ZKDW , ZDV ORRNLQJ IRU WR JHW WKH H[DFW VKDSHV ´ VKH VDLG Âł,W ZDV D YHU\ VORZ DQG LQWULFDWH process.â&#x20AC;?  Some  of  the  names  Miller  chose  for  her  jewelry  pieces  in-­ clude  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Elevateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Peak.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  She  said  these  are  based  on  the  topo-­

graphical  details  a  map  provides,  such  as  the  elevation  heights,  contour  lines  and  shaded  relief  for  peaks  and  below  sea  level  ar-­ eas.  Every  map  includes  these  details  for  those  adventurersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  that  wish  to  scale  these  mountains  and  be  alerted  to  both  naturally  oc-­ curring  and  man-­made  features.  Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  jewelry  follows  these  contour  lines  building  on  top  of  one  another,  giving  it  a  3-­D  appearance.  Some  pieces  look  as  though  they  are  computer-­generated  models  of  the  mountain,  giv-­ ing  the  observer  a  360-­degree  birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eye  view.  This  unique  per-­ VSHFWLYH SURYLGHV D QHZ OLIH IRU WKH RQFH Ă&#x20AC;DW PDS Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  favorite  piece  out  of  her  collection  is  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;necklace.â&#x20AC;?  However,  she  said  each  piece  can  be  worn.  Still,  Miller  said  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  done  with  maps  and  that  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  looking  over  the  mountains  to  see  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  on  the  horizon,  and  that  just  may  be  New  York  City.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  want  to  make  jewelry  for  a  company  for  a  while,  and  then  eventually  start  my  own  studio  and  have  my  own  line,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m]  happy  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  done,  happy  to  move  on.â&#x20AC;?  Inside  the  metal  studio,  Miller  has  worked  with  a  blow  torch  heating  scraps  of  copper  and  crafting  dome  shapes  out  of  the  same  material,  one  such  project  included  a  teapot.   Some  of  the  chal-­ lenges  to  that  project,  she  said,  were  attaching  the  spout  and  lid. Â

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The  thesis  show  is  a  time  for  creative,  young  student  talent  to  showcase  their  work  before  they  graduate  out  of  their  respec-­ tive  program.  Some  others  showcased  for  this  season  included  the  impact  of  logos,  the  effects  and  colors  of  freezer  burn  and  a  focus  on  sculptures. Â

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New  Paltz  students  performed  a  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bare:  A  Pop  Opera,â&#x20AC;?  directed  by  Brett  Rothstein,  in  McKenna  Theatre  on  Dec.  2,  3  and  4.  The  musical  follows  the  story  of  lovers,  Peter  and  Jason,  as  they  come  to  terms  with  WKHLU VH[XDO RULHQWDWLRQ DQG WKHLU UHVHUYDWLRQV GXH WR WKHLU UHOLJLRXV DQG VRFLDO HQYLURQ-­ ments  in  a  Catholic  boarding  school. Âł7KH VKRZ ZDV ÂżUVW ZULWWHQ LQ HDUO\ ZKHQ WKHVH LVVXHV ZHUHQÂśW QHZ EXW QHZ enough  to  really  impact  an  audience.  We  see  these  issues  being  brought  up  in  most  new-­age  television  shows:  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Glee,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Degrassi,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;True  Blood,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Skins,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  etc.,â&#x20AC;?  said  Nicholas  Mannino,  who  played  the  role  of  Jason.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  thing  is,  we  as  an  audience  are  becoming  ZD\ WRR GHVHQVLWL]HG E\ WKHVH LVVXHV Âľ%DUHÂś WULHV WR EULQJ IRUWK WKH LVVXH RI KRPRVH[XDO-­ ity  and  religion,  which  still  are  distinct  in  society,  without  breaching  a  heavy  and  con-­ WURYHUVLDO LVVXH WR EHJLQ ZLWK 7KH VKRZ LV WU\LQJ WR H[SUHVV WKDW *RG LV ORYH DQG WKXV what  does  it  matter  who  we  chose  to  fall  into  that  love  with?  Peter  and  Jason  had  a  love  that  was  pure  and  sincere.â&#x20AC;?

Sister  Chantelle,  a  nun  at  the  boarding  school,  makes  a  statement  essentially  sum-­ ming  up  the  theme  of  self-­acceptance  in  the  play:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;God  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  no  trash.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  the  writers  of  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  really  wanted  to  drive  the  point  home  that  no  matter  who  you  are,  gay,  straight,  lesbian,  transgender,  what  have  you,  God  is  not  judgmental  and  nobody  should  be  ashamed  of  who  they  truly  are,â&#x20AC;?  said  Stephen  Kalogeras,  who  played  the  role  of  Peter.     PHOTO  BY  DARRIAN  AMAKER

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A&E Editor Zan Strumfeldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Album Admiration By  Zan  Strumfeld A&E  Editor  |  Sstrumfeld34@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu     PHOTOS  COURTESY  OF  ALLMUSIC.COM

 I  spent  a  lot  of  time  in  my  car  this  summer  heading  back  and  forth  to  Kingston  for  an  internship  at  Chronogram  magazine.  With  only  a  CD  player  to  keep  me  company,  I  became  ridiculously  obsessed  with  a  few  albums.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  say  they  helped  shape  my  journey  into  this  somewhat  strange  semester.  So,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sharing  them  with  you,  hoping  you  can  enjoy  them,  too. Â

TUBA SKINNY SIX FEET DOWN (2010)

beirut the rip tide (2011)

The Head & The Heart self-titled (2010)

The  ones  that  just  missed  the  cut: The  Wood  Brothers  Smoke  Ring  Halo  (2011),  The  Decemberists  The  King  is  Dead  (2011),  Fleet  Foxes  Helplessness  Blues  (2011),  Laura  Marling  I  Speak  Because  I  Can  (2010)

 This  album  is  the  perfect  middle-­ground  between  The  Â

Must  hear:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coeur  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Alene,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honey  Come  Homeâ&#x20AC;? Â

Must  hear:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;East  Harlem,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Payneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bay,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sante  Feâ&#x20AC;?

Flying  Club  Cup  and  Gulag  Orkestar.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  upbeat,  beau-­ WLIXO DQG VKRZV =DFK &RQGRQ DW KLV EHVW +HÂśV GHÂżQLWHO\ matured  with  his  songwriting  abilities  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  inspiring  to  have  witnessed  the  journey.  And  the  NPR  Tiny  Desk  Con-­ cert  is  awesome  to  watch  him,  especially  for  someone  who  hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  seen  him  live  (...me). Â

Tuba  Skinny  may  be  the  closest  our  generation  is  going  to  come  to  1920â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  1930â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  New  Orleans  blues  and  jazz.  With  the  combination  of  guitar,  tuba,  trombone,  trumpet,  banjo,  washboard  and  the  swinginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  sexy  sounds  of  vocalist  Erika  Lewis,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  impossible  not  to  move  your  feet,  shake  your  hips  and  smile.  Must  hear:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do  Your  Duty,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  Can  Have  My  Husbandâ&#x20AC;?

Billie HOliday Lady Day (2001)

Fruit bats mouthfuls (2003)

LISA HANNIGAN passenger (2011)

I  cannot  begin  to  explain  how  many  times  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  listened  to  this  album.  I  discovered  The  Head  and  The  Heart  this  VXPPHU ZKLOH SURRÂżQJ D SDJH IRU Chronogram...of  course  it  was  two  days  after  they  had  a  show  at  Bearsville  The-­ atre.  With  heartwarming  three-­part  harmonies  and  simple  yet  intricate  melodies,  this  Seattle-­based  band  is  not  to  be  missed. Â

Lisa  Hannigan  is  a  seductress.  Her  quiet  Irish  voice  sounds  like  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  straining  her  vocal  cords  through  20  years  of  smok-­ ing  cigarettes.  I  have  no  idea  if  she  even  smokes,  but  her  raspy  yet  tranquil  voice  works  perfectly.  And  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  getting  big  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Rolling  Stone  just  reviewed  her  album  (evidently  that  means  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good).  And  I  recently  found  out  we  have  the  same   birthday.  So,  of  course,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  trying  to  channel  her. Â

This  is  by  no  means  a  new  album,  but  I  just  started   listening  to  Fruit  Bats  this  year.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  so  Shins-­y  (since  Eric  D.  Johnson  is  in  both  bands)  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  some-­ how  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  oddly  refreshing.  With  a  folky,  psychedelic-­pop  feel,  the  melodies  are  marinated  with  melting  harmonies  and  the  poetic  lyrics  unfold  into  a  beautiful  story. Â

It  was  probably  the  best  and  worst  idea  to  make  a  Rainy  Day  playlist...with  mostly  Billie  Holiday.  But,  oh  well!  She  caresses  all  the  smooth  and  dark  spots  that  no  one  likes  to  go  to  or  think  about,  all  ZLWK D WRXFK RI KHU KHURLQ ¿OOHG KHDUWEUHDNLQJ  vulnerability.

Must  hear:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Passenger,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Safe  Travels  (Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Die),â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little  Birdâ&#x20AC;?

Must  hear:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Little  Acorn,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seaweed,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rainbow  Signâ&#x20AC;?

Must  hear:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  A  Little  Moonlight  Can  Do,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bluesâ&#x20AC;?

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Superheroes in 1602 GAIMAN AND KUBERT TACKLE HISTORIC RE-IMAGINING

This  launches  the  traditional  â&#x20AC;&#x153;heroes  grapple  with  their  power  and  inner  angst  while  challenging  the  world-­end-­ ing  plans  of  external  evilsâ&#x20AC;?-­style  plot.   A  particular  characteristic  of  Gaimanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  writing  is  his  careful  attention  to  word  choice  and  detail.  He  has  a  great  understanding  of  his  craft  and  the  very  point  of  writing:  conveying  a  message.  He  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  trying  to  trick  his  reader  and,  while  his  works  are  never  simple  or  simple-­minded,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  something  beautifully  obvious  about  his  stories.  A  prime  example  is  Rojhaz,  a  hulking,  blond-­haired,  blue-­eyed,  Native  American  character  who  serves  as  a  Neil  Gaiman  (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sandman,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coralineâ&#x20AC;?  )  has  ma-­ bodyguard  of  sorts  to  the  young  Virginia  Dare  (a  histori-­ jor  Midas  powers;Íž  everything  he  touches  is  a  guaran-­ FDO Âż JXUH NQRZQ DV WKH Âż UVW (XURSHDQ FRORQLVW ERUQ LQ teed   purchase  for  me.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marvel  1602,â&#x20AC;?  the  eight  issue  the  Americas,  gifted  with  the  ability  to  transform  into  re-­imagining  of  the  well-­known  franchise,  penned  by  animals  in  Gaimanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  universe.)  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  almost  surprising  Gaiman  after  he  was  approached  by  Marvel  editor-­in-­ when,  at  the  end  of  the  book,  Rojhaz  is  revealed  as  Steve  chief  Joe  Quesada  with  artwork  by  Andy  Kubert  (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Un-­ Rogers,  better  known  as  Captain  America.  Aside  from  canny  X-­menâ&#x20AC;?),  is  no  different. the  sound-­alike  names,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  subtly  handled.  But,  really?  The  story  follows  an  alternate  universe  where  su-­ Of  course KH LV 7KH Âż HUFHO\ OR\DO SURWHFWRU RI $PHULFD perheroes  (many  of  Marvelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  staple  characters)  appear.  By  Katherine  Speller

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Marvel 1602

Written by Neil Gaiman

WHICH OF THESE MUSICIANS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?

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Matt  &  Kim Jay  Electronica Regina  Spektor Super  Mash  Bros.

Big  Sean Chris  Webby Wale Kendrick  Lamar Soullive  &  Lettuce The  Pimps  of  Joytime The  Wailers Taking  Back  Sunday Check your hawkmail to vote for our spring concert! voting CLOSES DEC. 13, 11:59 P.M. Thursday,  December  8,  2011

and  all  the  hope  that  goes  along  with  the  new  world:  who  else  could  it  be?  In  this  sort  of  re-­imagining,  the  writing  was  in  constant  danger  of   parodying  the  original  characters.  Gaiman  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  lose  touch  on  the  motivations  of  his  characters,  going  above  and  beyond  simply  giving  them  funny  accents  and  dressing  them  all  in  tights.  Beside  the  superheroes  (or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;witch  folkâ&#x20AC;?  as  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  called  in  the  book),  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  some  grit  and  complexity  keeping  the  readers  seriously  engaged.   This  theme  of  subtlety  carries  into  the  artwork  as  well.  Overall,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  beautiful  book.  You  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  talk  comics  without  going  into  aesthetics  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marvel  1602â&#x20AC;?  is  just  so  pretty.  Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  interesting  about  the  process  for  this  artwork  is  that  instead  of  the  initial  pencil  drawings  being  sent  to  an  ink  artist,  they  were  immediately  sent  to  the  colorist,  Richard  Isanove.  This  technique,  called  ³HQKDQFHG SHQFLOV ´ JLYHV WKH DUWZRUN D FOHDQ Âż QLVK QRW only  drawing  attention  to  the  elaborate  line  detail,  but  the  beauty  of  the  era  the  artists  are  trying  to  capture.

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MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: ANDREW STEIN

YEAR: Third MAJOR: Jazz Studies CONCENTRATION: Voice HOMETOWN: New Hyde Park, N.Y.

Muppet Masterpiece NEW FILM IS FUNNY AND CHARMING

By Richard Ford Staff Writer | N01896415@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The Muppets Directed by James Bobin

After more than a decade, the Muppets are back on the big screen in their new movie, “The Muppets” and I’m glad to see them back.

Fans of the series and newcomers alike will love this new mov-­ ie. The plot involves new Muppet character Walter, his brother Gary (Jason Segal) and Gary’s girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) taking a trip to Hollywood where they discover that oil baron Tex Richman (Gary Cooper) is plotting to buy and destroy the Muppet theater to get to the oil lying underneath it.

Walter and Gary, both long-­time Muppet fans, set out to stop him by gathering the now split-­up Muppets to put on a massive tele-­ thon to raise the money and buy back the theater.

Before “The Muppets” came out, a lot of people (myself in-­ cluded) dismissed it as another nostalgia movie like “The Smurfs,” VHHNLQJ WR XVH RXU HPRWLRQV WR JHW XV WR VHH D TXLFN FDVK JUDE ¿ OPV with forced humor. But “The Muppets” is different.

From beginning to end, the movie is a barrage of self-­referential humor. Goofy but charming jokes, fourth wall breaking gags and hi-­ larious celebrity cameo’s including Jack Black at his comedic best.

Honestly, the movie just made me happy;; it gave me an ear to ear grin that didn’t go away until the next day. I didn’t know how much I missed the Muppets until I saw this movie.

“The Muppets” is a labor of love from everyone involved – HVSHFLDOO\ IRU 6HJDO ZKR ZURWH DQG SURGXFHG WKH ¿ OP (YHU\RQH ZDV having fun in the production and it shows in the quality.

At the end of the day “The Muppets” is a funny and charming movie reminding us why we always loved these characters and at the same time introducing them to a whole new generation. Now if only we could get them back on TV.

THE ORACLE’s WEDNESDAYS 7:30 P.M. TO ???

THE WINTER WEARY WOES THEME

1. “Winter Song” - Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson 2. “A Song For A Love of Long Ago” - Justin Vernon 3. “Ser vice Bell” - Grizzly Bear & Feist 4. “Fake Plastic Trees” - Radiohead 5. “Sweet Baby James” - James Taylor

6. “The Engine Driver” - The Decemberists 7. “Christmas at 22” - The Wonder Years 8. “I’ll Believe in Anything” - Wolf Parade 9. “Both Sides Now” - Joni Mitchell 10. “Safe Travels (Don’t Die)” - Lisa Hannigan Thursday, December 8, 2011

TOP TOP TEN TEN

WHEN DID YOU START SINGING? ,¶YH EHHQ VLQJLQJ VLQFH , ZDV DERXW ¿ YH I’ve been involved in music my whole life because of singing.

DO YOU WRITE YOUR OWN SONGS? I’ve written a few songs, not as many as I’d like, mainly because since coming to college, I’m more involved with a capella and it takes up my time. I tend to write about a song a semester.

WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES? Death Cab for Cutie. Phish. Modest Mouse. The Mars Volta.

WHO HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO LATELY? A lot of Phish shows. Postal Service — I can listen to that album over and over...and do.

WHAT ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH MUSICALLY ON CAMPUS? I’m the musical director of Absolut A Capella.

I’m also a member of Male Call. I was also the musical director of student-­run shows, like “Assassins” and “Charlie Brown.”

WHAT’S YOUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE? I’d love to have a band, but mainly I’m looking to teach music. I’m hoping to pursue that in grad school.

CHECK OUT ANDREW STEIN PERFORMING BY SCANNING THIS CODE WITH ANY SMARTPHONE!

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MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK? Contact Zan Stumfeld at sstrumfeld34@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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Major: BFA Metal Year: Fourth “The pieces included in my thesis exhibition (opening Friday, Dec. 9, 5 to 7 p.m., and on display until Wednesday, Dec. 13), which I have been making since the summer, are a combinations of fine art and costumes intended to be worn as head accessories or sculptures. The body of work is and approach to harnessing the fantastical memories of my vivid imagination that have been lost since childhood. The work is playful and dream-like.”

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SILENCE Â IN Â THE Â LIBRARY

This  Friday,  Dec.  9  students  with  a  common  goal  will  be  occupying  the  So-­ journer  Truth  Library  in  an  effort  to  show-­ case  their  displeasure  with  the  current  hours  of  operation  that  are  available  to  stu-­ dents.  We  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  applaud  these  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  efforts  to  crusade  for  a  cause,  but  we  question  certain  aspects  of  their  plan  to  achieve  change.

While  the  protest  has  been  shoehorned  as  part  of  the  greater  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupyâ&#x20AC;?  movement   -­  a  clear  effort  to  gain  notoriety  and  interest  -­  we  are  incredibly  impressed  with  these  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  ability  to  bring  a  national  issue  to  a  level  that  resonates  with  our  student  community.  It  is  also  clear  that  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  re-­ duced  hours  are  nowhere  near  acceptable  for  an  institution  like  SUNY  New  Paltz.   As  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hottest  small  state  school,â&#x20AC;?  we  should  not  be  short-­changing  our  stu-­ dents  and  their  educational  needs  in  an  ef-­ IRUW WR VDYH IXQGV LQ D FKDOOHQJLQJ Âż QDQ

cial  climate.  How  can  we  tout  ourselves  as  a  progressive  and  growing  collegiate  campus  when  we  cut  off  students  from  the  heart  of  academic  growth,  the  library,  at  9  p.m.  each  night?  If  New  Paltz  truly  is  striving  to  become  a  gem  of  the  SUNY  system,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time  to  roll  up  our  sleeves  and  stop  pinching  pennies  in  areas  that  affect  academics.  It  is  unac-­ ceptable  that  we  have  the  lowest  amount  of  hours  of  operations  among  major  SUNY  campuses.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time  for  a  change.  The  petition  these  students  have  been  circulating  states  that  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mission  statement  ensures  access  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;high  quality  educationâ&#x20AC;?  for  students  to  utilize  in  their  effort  for  further  academic  enrich-­ ment.  How  can  students  become  more  well-­rounded  members  of  society  if  the  doors  are  tightly  locked  at  such  an  absurdly  early  hour  each  day?  While  we  agree  with  these  students  that  action  needs  to  be  taken,  the  timing   of  their  protest  is  poor. Â

A  protest  during  the  week  leading  up  WR Âż QDO H[DPLQDWLRQV ZRXOG VHHPLQJO\ make  the  most  impact,  but  it  risks  creat-­ ing  a  distraction  for  those  who  are  trying  to  study  for  their  all-­too-­stressful  end  of  the  VHPHVWHU SURMHFWV DQG H[DPV $OVR SODQQLQJ WKH SURWHVW GXULQJ Âż QDOV ZHHN GRHV QRW DOORZ IRU WKH PD[LPXP amount  of  students  to  become  involved.  In  a  time  where  the  average  student  is  locked  in  their  residence  hall,  or  (until  they  are  kicked  out  of)  the  library,  hitting  the  books  and  having  their  noses  buried  in  their  over-­ SULFHG WH[WERRNV LW LV QRW DQ RSSRUWXQH WLPH to  inspire  people  to  get  involved.  Students  simply  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  the  time  to  give  a  cause  as  important  as  this  the  required  time.  Finally,  we  hope  the  students  involved  with  organizing  this  protest  are  aware  of  the  fact  that  student  senators  are  actively  trying  to  solve  this  problem  through  dip-­ lomatic  means.  If  the  organizers   do  know  this,  we  hope  they  will  work  hand  in  hand  ZLWK RXU HOHFWHG RIÂż FLDOV ,I WKH\ DUH QRW

aware,  we  want  to  stress  the  importance  of  our  Student  Association  leaders  and  their  ability  to  bring  about  change  on  our  cam-­ pus.  Getting  involved  with  the  SA  is  the  best  way  to  change  policies  we  as  students  are  not  content  with,  and  by  joining  com-­ mittees,  students  would  get  opportunities  to  discuss  matters  with  campus  decision  makers  the  average  student  does  not.  We  hope  students  will  take  the  time  to  protest  these  unjust  hours.  This  is  our  school,  and  we  have  a  right  to  a  better  learning  environment.  Editorials  represent  the  views  of  the  majority  of  the  editorial  board.  Col-­ umns,  op-­eds  and  letters,  excluding  editorials,  are  solely  those  of  the  writ-­ ers  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.

COLUMN Â ZAN Â STRUMFELD Â A&E Â Editor Â

SStrumfeld34@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  an  English  major.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  also  a  senior  English  ma-­ jor,  which  means  I  have  a  number  of  OHYHO (QJOLVK FODVVHV WR IXOÂż OO 0DQ\ VWXGHQWV NQRZ H[DFWO\ ZKDW Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  talking  about,  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  going  to  whine.

But  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  pissed  at  the  library: This  semester  I  took  three  400-­lev-­ el  English  classes.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  just  say  it  was...

URXJK $V H[SHFWHG HDFK SURIHVVRU DVNHG IRU D VL[ WR HLJKW SDJH UHVHDUFK SDSHU DOO GXH EHIRUH Âż QDOV 2QH SDSHU was  due  this  past  Monday,  another  on  Tuesday.  My  plan  was  to  spend  the  en-­ tire  weekend  writing  both  simultane-­ ously.  You  can  tell  me  to  stop  ranting Â

right  now  by  asking,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  you  start  the  papers  earlier?â&#x20AC;?  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  re-­ spond  by  saying,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clearly  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  a  college  student...and  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  also  not  a  part  of  The  Oracle.â&#x20AC;?  But  I  digress.

I  had  high  hopes  Friday  afternoon  until  I  went  to  the  library  website  to  ¿ QG RXW WKH OLEUDU\ ZDV FORVLQJ DW p.m.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  more  week  of  classes,  no  one  will  shut  up  about  how  stressed  they  are  about  their  work...and  the  li-­ brary  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  open.  O.K.,  so  new  plan:  stay  in  Friday,  do  the  work  I  can,  then  wake  up  early  Saturday  and  Sunday  mornings  and  go  WR WKH OLEUDU\ 7KHQ , Âż QG RXW LW ZRQÂśW EH open  until  1  p.m.  I  just  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  it.  Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  our  col-­ lege  pride  itself  on  its  academics?  How  ZHÂśUH ÂľVXFK D GLIÂż FXOW VFKRRO WR JHW intoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  all?  Believe  me,  I  know  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  budget  cuts.  But  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  embarrass-­ ing.  There  are  many  university  librar-­ ies  open  for  24  hours,  yet  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even Â

VWD\ RSHQ SDVW S P RQ D )ULGD\ Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  sure  if  my  anger  is  getting  across  as  strongly  as  I  want  it  to.  I  spent  the  last  few  days  trying  to  calm  down  after  the  hell  that  was  this  weekend.

How?  Let  me  tell  you  how  it  ruined  one  of  my  research  papers.

For  my  20th  Century  British  Litera-­ ture  course,  I  decided  to  take  a  Freudian,  psychoanalytic  view  of  Samuel  Beck-­ ettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waiting  for  Godot.â&#x20AC;?  I  was  having  WURXEOH Âż QGLQJ UHDOO\ JRRG VRXUFHV VR on  Sunday,  my  professor  recommended  two  great  articles.  I  immediately  went  WR WKH OLEUDU\ WR Âż QG WKHP , JRW WKH call  numbers  and  ran  to  the  basement  Ă&#x20AC; RRU WR Âż QG WKH VWDFNV HPSW\ %UHDWKH Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  a  panic  attack. , UDQ WR Âż QG D OLEUDULDQ 6KH WHOOV PH both  articles  are  in  particular  quarterlies  that  are  in  storage.  Locked  up.  Cannot  be  accessed  until  after  renovations.  And  IRU WKH Âż UVW WLPH , FULHG LQ WKH OLEUDU\ I  went  home,  changed  my  topic  at Â

Thursday,  December  8,  2011

S P DQG ZURWH WKH VKLWWLHVW VL[ SDJH research  paper  in  seven  hours.

I  heard   an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupyâ&#x20AC;?  protest  was  happening  on  Friday  in  the  library,  and  I  believe  with  a  silent  protest  that  of-­ Âż FLDOV VKRXOG H[WHQG WKH KRXUV )LQDO ly...an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupyâ&#x20AC;?  movement  that  has  a  cohesive,  smart  idea  that  I  agree  with.  Once  a  petition  began  going  around,  we  just  happened  to  receive  an  e-­mail  say-­ ing  hours  were  later  this  Friday.  Great,  I  guess.  I  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  mad  at  the  library  for-­ ever.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  Sojournerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fault.  I  just  never  thought  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  get  to  college  and  this  would  be  a  problem.

1H[W VHPHVWHU LV P\ ODVW VHPHVWHU , KRSH WKLQJV DUH Âż [HG E\ WKHQ

Zan  Strumfeld  hopes  she  will  still  do  well  in  her  classes  this  semester.

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OPINION

REFLECTIONS

WHAT THE EDITORS SAID: TOP QUOTES OF FALL 2011 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  sick  fuck,  Charlie  Brown.â&#x20AC;?  -­  John  Brandi  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  care  because  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  a  misogynist  and  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  matter  to  me.â&#x20AC;?  -­  Kate  Blessing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hope  when  I  have  babies,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  kill  them  with  my  voice.â&#x20AC;?  -­  Cat  Tacopina  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  okay,  my  life  is  a  joke  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  in  on  it.â&#x20AC;?  -­  Katherine  Speller  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  let  us  back  in  soon,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  pop  off!â&#x20AC;?  -­  Cat  Tacopina  LQ UHIHUHQFH WR WKH Âż UH GULOOV LQ WKH 68

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big  girls  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  cry...â&#x20AC;?  -­  Kate  Blessing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  like  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  walls.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  closing  in.â&#x20AC;?  -­  Cat  Tacopina â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zan:  Sam,  your  hands  are   so  cold.   Sam:  I  know,  the  paper  has  more  circulation  than  me.â&#x20AC;?   -­  Samantha  Schwartz â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zan,  I  hope  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  able  to  make  eight  little  Zans.â&#x20AC;?

-­  Andrew  Wyrich  Â

The  New  Paltz  Oracle

KATE  BLESSING  Copy  Editor Â

KBlessing34@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

There  are  a  lot  of  reasons  not  to  go  to  college.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  expensive  and  there  are  no  jobs  anyway,  so  why  bother?   You  will  inevitably  cheat,  lie  and  publicly  humili-­ DWH \RXUVHOI 6RPHRQH HOVHÂśV ERG\ Ă&#x20AC; XLGV ZLOO Âż QG WKHLU ZD\ RQ WR \RX <RX ZLOO make  amazing  friends  and  probably  a  few  enemies  and  you  will  leave  know-­ ing  that  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  never  see  most  of  them  again.   So,  why  do  it? ,ÂśP VXSSRVHG WR ZULWH D UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWLRQ , guess  about  my  time  here  at  New  Paltz.   Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  graduating  with  nine  semesters,  170  credits  and  two  undergraduate  degrees  under  my  belt.   I  have  studied  abroad  in  both  Spain  and  Australia  and  have  trav-­ eled  through  four  continents.   I  wrote  for Â

RACHEL  FREEMAN Features  Editor Â

Rachel.Freeman17@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

6R WKLV LV P\ KDOI UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWLRQ Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  on  The  Oracle  for  two  semesters  now,  but  I  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  here  next  semester  which  is  pretty  bizarre.  However,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  only  going  to  Spain  for  the  spring;Íž  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  worry,  I  will  be  right  back  here  with  a  vengeance  in  the  fall.  For  now  though  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  time  to  say  bye,  just  see  ya  later  (could  I  be  any  more  clichĂŠ?).  Speaking  of  going  abroad,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  cur-­ rently  stressing  out  because  this  whole  visa  application  process  is  intense  and  VFDU\ DQG , KDYH WR Âż OO RXW IRUPV DQG make  sure  I  have  all  the  right  documents  when  I  hop  on  a  bus  to  New  York  City  in  a  mere  3  hours  to  go  to  the  consul-­ ate.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  really  freaking  out  actually,  but  by  the  time  this  issue  comes  out  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  done  with  that,  which  is  weirdly  com-­ forting.

I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  get  too  sentimen-­ tal  since  I  WILL  be  back...honestly,  I Â

The  Oracle  and  interned  in  New  York  and  was  inducted  into  an  honors  society.   I  played  on  an  award-­winning,  badass  sports  team  and  was  voted  captain.   I  did  it  all.

Coming  out  of  this  with  a  degree  in  journalism  and  another  in  art,  I  know  that  there  is  very  little  the  job  market  has  to  offer  me  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  starting  to  be  kind  of  okay  with  that.   You  see,  college  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  about  learning  or  drinking  or  making  mistakesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  of  it.   Now,  at  the  end,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  care  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  about  to  be  one  of  the  many  unemployed  20-­somethings;Íž  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  just  happy  I  did  it.

I  am  a  completely  different  per-­ son  than  who  I  was  freshman  year  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  grateful  for  that  in  so  many  ways.   I  know,  beyond  a  shadow  of  doubt,  that  I  did  everything  I  possibly  could  to  make  the  last  four  and  a  half  years  a  time  that  I  will  look  back  on  and  miss  hereafter. Â

All  the  studying,  traveling,  party-­ ing,  kissing  and  really  stupid  decisions  helped  me  realize  that  I  am  absolutely  ready  for  the  next  step  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  whatever  that  is.   It  could  be  grad  school  or  law  school  or  J-­school  or  no  school  or  a  job  babysit-­ ting,  time  spent  unemployed,  or  I  could  even  land  my  dream  job  writing  to  make  real,  spendable  money  (crazy,  I  know).   I  honestly  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  care.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  just  happy  for  something  new.

So  yeah,  the  economy  is  bad  and  the  outlook  for  recent  grads  is  bleak,  but  there  really  is  no  rush.   Taking  this  time  to  make  mistakes  and  learn  so  much  about  myself  is  way  more  valuable  than  the  degrees  I  will  take  away,  and  no  amount  of  money  could  replace  this  experience.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  miss  this  place  and  all  of  you,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  excited  to  take  my  adven-­ tures  elsewhere  because  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;M  FINALLY  DONE! Â

FDQÂśW HVFDSH WKLV RUDQJH RIÂż FH , PHDQ I  would  have  way  too  much  free  time  and  get  way  too  much  sleep,  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  just  not  used  to  that  kind  of  lifestyle.  , WKLQN LWÂśV SUHWW\ VLJQLÂż FDQW WKDW Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  having  a  hard  time  letting  go  of  something  that  deprives  me  of  a  normal  sleep  cycle  and  probably  takes  up  more  of  my  time  than  my  actual  homework.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  only  going  to  be  gone  for  a  semes-­ ter  -­  just  a  couple  of  months  -­  but  still,  seeing  that  new  e-­board  list  is  killing  me  a  little  inside  (itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  4:01  a.m.  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  al-­ ready  half  dead  anyway).  That  being  said,  despite  the  separa-­ tion  anxiety  I  will  undoubtedly  feel,  ad-­ venturing  to  Spain  is  something  I  need  and  really  want  to  do.  My  semester  (and  general  existence)  has  been  consumed  by  journalism.  Three  classes  plus  The  Oracle  equals  a  whole  lot  of  articles,  ed-­ iting  and  essays  on  the  press.  I  was  only  in  one  Spanish  class  and  it  was  terribly  GLIÂż FXOW WR EDODQFH P\ WLPH EHWZHHQ my  two  majors  when  one  clearly  out-­ weighed  the  other.  I  see  this  as  my  short  journalism  reprieve  where  I  can  actually  focus  on  my  Espanol  and  come  back  all Â

cool  and  cultured.

Although  I  am  incredibly  excited  for  this  experience  because  it  caters  exactly  to  my  wanderlustful  tendencies,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  getting  sad  while  I  write  this.  I  am  going  to  miss  each  and  every  one  of  these  little  buggers  who  I  make  a  whole  newspaper  with  every  week  and  who  probably  see  me  more  than  my  housemates.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  JRLQJ WR JR LQWR VSHFLÂż FV RI ZKDW HDFK of  yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all  mean  to  me  -­  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gotta  wait  IRU P\ Âż QDO UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWLRQ ZKHQ ,ÂśP JRLQJ out  into  the  real  world  and  probably  not  getting  a  job  since  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  a  journalism  ma-­ jor,  but  know  that  I  will  be  thinking  of  you  every  Wednesday.  I  might  be  out  drinking  sangria  or  eating  paella  (whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  even  the  time  difference?)  while  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  slaving  over  InDesign  and  copy  editing,  but  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  always  be  on  my  mind.  And  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  worry,  I  will  probably  miss  you  all  more  than  you  miss  me  and  constantly  Skype  you  until  you  never  want  to  see  my  face  again,  but  oh  well.  Look  out  for  my  column  in  my  old  features  territory  because  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  to-­ tally  get  rid  of  me.

Until  September,  then.

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By Jada Young Coming off the heels of the “Can We Talk About It?” discussion, I have a lot to say in response! First, I need to let it be clear that I do recognize the importance that discussion has within communities.

However, with that said, I am also criti-­ cal and skeptical of how far discussion can actually go in terms of creating and allowing for racial equity in any situa-­ tion, much less a white dominated one such as the one here at SUNY New Paltz.

Basically, talk is cheap. Value can only be found when that talk leads to clear ac-­ tion. That is what we need on this cam-­ pus.

6SHDNLQJ VSHFL¿FDOO\ DERXW WKH Nov. 30 forum, I will say the end re-­ sult of said forum was a disappointment to me. I think the idea was a promising one: faculty, staff and students coming together to “discuss issues of racial in-­ equity.” Though it was an improvement of the student-­led discussion, I felt that it was too safe and too “we-­are-­the-­world-­ esque.” It was too much of a visualized and frankly non-­existent idea of campus unity that looked pretty for the media who were present. That is NOT what we need.

Instead, we need to actively and clearly challenge issues of racial injustice. That cannot happen in simple surface-­level discussion about race relations.

The campus president, who set the tone for the event, disappointed me in his introductory remarks. I felt that he focused too much on the “colored only” sticker (though to be fair, it was the “cat-­ DO\VW´ IRU WKLV VSHFL¿F VLWXDWLRQ RQ FDP-­ pus). However, he conveniently avoided explicitly discussing the more violently bigoted “Lynch Niggers” signs which were posted in Lefevre Hall soon after.

In referencing them, he simply called them “postings in elevators.” That to me VKRZHG WKDW WKLV VFKRRO LV GH¿QLWHO\ QRW ready for any REAL discussion on rac-­ ism. While I appreciate that the president LV YLVLEO\ SDUWLFLSDWLQJ LQ GLI¿FXOW GLVFXV-­ sion, we also need to be critical of the role he and other administrators play within the leading of these racially-­based discussions.

With that said, the next step of many should be that the campus administration, faculty and staff have their own forum;; except, it needs to be a mandatory one.

This proposed forum needs to be sepa-­

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rate from students, and should be taken seriously by all involved. This school is one of the most non-­diverse schools I have ever been to especially in terms of the racial composition of faculty, staff and administration. Because of this non-­ diversity, as a Black woman on the cam-­ pus, I feel most comfortable in speaking and connecting with only Black Studies professors. Since I can’t deal with only Black Studies professors for my four years here, the lack of comfort I’m sure to face daily with some of my white pro-­ fessors is non-­conducive to my educa-­ tional pursuits. Racial inequity also rears its ugly head in how many of the white professors deal with students of color on campus and in classrooms;; issues like this need to be addressed amongst faculty and staff, alone, in their own space. Once that discussion is had amongst them, we can then move forward and discuss these issues collectively as a campus commu-­ nity, otherwise, we will just be smiling for media cameras, and propagandizing an incredibly important situation.

On-­campus student organizations also need to step up to the plate, espe-­ cially clubs and organizations which rep-­ resent the students of color. We need to take this situation and show some Umoja (unity). I propose that we unite around this issue and clearly show that we will not tolerate racial inequality nor will we tolerate surface-­level critiques and dis-­ cussion that are being led by some of our faculty and administration. We need to take the freedom and opportunities we have here and use it in a way that is EHQH¿FLDO WRZDUG RXU FROOHFWLYH LGHQWLW\ Too often within this very white domi-­ nated and normative society we become victims of whiteness. We have a very unique and rare opportunity within this microcosm of society;; we can actively and loudly combat issues of racial injus-­ tice which show themselves on campus.

This is an opportunity that we might not always have within the larger context of society. Since we have the platform to clearly do something about it at this lev-­ el, we need to take this opportunity and challenge injustice, full force. Doing so will pay homage to the beautiful legacy we share as students of color and it will become a part of the legacy we will leave behind for the generations of students of color who will come after we have long gone.

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After  a  rough  start  in  November,  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  team  has  rebounded.  Following  a  team-­bonding  experience  playing  bas-­ ketball  in  Costa  Rica  and  a  lengthy  preseason,  the  Lady  +DZNV IHOO VKRUW LQ WKHLU Âż UVW IRXU JDPHV 7KHLU Âż QDO JDPH before  conference  play  was  their  home  season-­opener  DJDLQVW 6WHYHQV ,QVWLWXWH RI 7HFKQRORJ\ 7KH ZRPHQ XVHG their  home-­court  advantage  to  beat  Stevens  62-­50. Âł:H Âż QDOO\ JRW D ZLQ XQGHU RXU EHOWV DIWHU ORVLQJ RXU Âż UVW IRXU JDPHV ´ IRXUWK \HDU &DSWDLQ &DLWOLQ ,UZLQ said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  also  feels  good  because  the  last  two  years  that  ZH SOD\HG WKHP ZH ORVW E\ D GHFHQW DPRXQW ´ Stevens  won  21  of  28  games  and  beat  the  Hawks  56-­ ODVW VHDVRQ 7KH ZLQ ZDV ELJ IRU D WHDP WKDW LV VWUXJ gling  with  cohesion  and  consistency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beating  Stevens,  who  usually  wins  their  league  def-­ LQLWHO\ JDYH XV D FRQÂż GHQFH ERRVWHU ´ IRXUWK \HDU &DS tain  Kaitlin  Clifford  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  also  allowed  us  to  see  what  ZH VWLOO QHHG WR ZRUN RQ DQG ZDV GHÂż QLWHO\ D JRRG ZLQ KHDGLQJ LQWR 681<$& SOD\ ´ 7KH WHDPÂśV FHQWUDO IRFXV IROORZLQJ WKHLU Âż UVW ZLQ

at  Hawk  Center  became  SUNY  Fredonia,  according  to  Head  Coach  Jamie  Seward.   While  the  losses  early  on  are  D PHQWDO VWUDLQ WKH\ ZHUH QRW SDUW RI RIÂż FLDO FRQIHUHQFH play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  has  been  a  slow  start,  but  we  had  been  a  little  banged  up,  and  that  slowed  our  progress  in  practice  HDUO\ RQ ´ 6HZDUG VDLG Âł+RZHYHU QRZ ZH DUH JHWWLQJ KHDOWK\ ´ 7KH +DZNV FDPH RXW VWURQJ RQ 'HF EHDWLQJ Fredonia  77-­47. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  often  have  spurts  where  we  play  really  well  and  WKHQ ZH OHW GRZQ ´ ,UZLQ VDLG Âł:H DUH UHDOO\ ZRUNLQJ RQ playing  well  for  the  full  40  minutes  and  that  is  what  will  JHW XV ZLQV ´ After  Fredonia,  the  Hawks  played  Buffalo  State  at  KRPH DQG ORVW IRU WKH Âż UVW WLPH LQ VWUDLJKW KRPH JDPHV 7KH WHDP FDPH RXW VWURQJ DQG FRQÂż GHQW KDYLQJ reviewed  the  scouting  report,  but  were  punished  by  the  31  fouls  that  gave  Buffalo  48  free-­throw  opportunities,  KHOSLQJ WKH %HQJDOV Âż QLVK RQ WRS 2Q 'HF MXVW WKUHH GD\V DIWHU WKH JDPH DJDLQVW %XI falo  State,  the  Hawks  faced  SUNY  Plattsburgh  at  home  and  won  75-­61,  led  by  a  19-­point  and  19-­rebound  display Â

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Lockout  Lifted,  Knicks  Under  Pressure

  NBA  Superstar  Chris  Paul  said  he  would  be  interested  in  becoming  a  New  York  Knick.                                                                                                                           PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  FLICKR.COM

By  Brian  Coleman Contributing  Writer  |  N01802454@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

After  months  of  deliberation  between  NBA  players  and  owners,  the  two  sides  were  able  to  come  to  terms  on  a  new  Collective  Bargaining  Agreement,  thus  bringing  the  149-­day  lockout  to  an  end.

The  deal  was  reached  after  a  15-­hour  bargaining  session  that  concluded  at  3:40  a.m.  on  Nov.  26,  and  still  needs  to  be  RI¿ FLDOO\ UDWL¿ HG E\ DOO SOD\HUV EXW LQGLFDWLRQV VKRZ D PD jority  of  players  will  sign.

The  season  is  slated  to  tip-­off  on  Christmas  Day,  leav-­ ing  only  a  few  weeks  for  training  camps  and  free  agency.  Normally  teams  use  the  summer  to  sign  and  bring  back  free-­ agents,  but  the  owners  and  players  spent  those  months  this  summer  arguing  with  one  another.   Either  way,  a  deal  has  been  reached  and  there  will  be  NBA  basketball  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;something  that  did  not  look  so  promising  a  few  weeks  ago.  A  new  NBA  season  comes  with  new  expectations  for  the  New  York  Knicks,  who  made  the  playoffs  last  year  for  WKH Âż UVW WLPH VLQFH ,W ZLOO EH WKH Âż UVW IXOO VHDVRQ WR gether  for  their  two  superstars  Amarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;e  Stoudemire  and  Car-­ melo  Anthony,  and  they  have  their  sights  set  on  Chris  Paul.

The  Knicks  want  to  add  superstar  Paul  to  create  their  own  Big  3  to  match  the  one  established  in  Miami  last  sum-­

mer.  But  despite  reports  that  Paul  wants  to  be  a  Knick,  get-­ ting  him  to  New  York  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  as  easy  as  most  Knick  fans  think.  Paul  is  in  the  last  year  of  his  contract  with  the  New  Orleans  Hornets  and  will  become  a  free-­agent  at  the  end  of  this  season.  The  Hornets  will  be  in  the  position  the  Denver  Nuggets  were  in  last  year  with  Anthony.  The  Nuggets  were  forced  to  deal  him  in  fear  of  losing  him  for  nothing  in  free-­ agency.  However,  unlike  last  year  when  Anthony  was  dealt  to  the  Knicks,  the  Knicks  more  than  likely  do  not  have  the  assets  to  trade  for  Paul.

There  are  numerous  other  teams  in  the  mix  including  the  Lakers,  Celtics,  Warriors  and  Clippers.  Unless  the  Knicks  package  together  a  bulk  of  their  ros-­ ter,  leaving  them  with  essentially  a  three-­man  team,  they  are  preparing  for  a  season  without  Chris  Paul.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  count  them  out  for  next  summer,  though.  There  is  no  guarantee  Paul  will  sign  an  extension  with  a  team  he  is  traded  to  and  therefore  the  Knicks  would  be  able  to  sign  him  when  Chauncey  Billupsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  contract  comes  off  the  books.  For  now  the  Knicks  have  other  needs  to  address:  The  two  major  ones  being  a  center  and  a  backup  point  guard  to  run  the  offense  when  35-­year  old  Billups  is  on  the  bench.  The  problem  is  the  Knicks  can  only  afford  to  offer  vet-­ eran  minimum  and  mid-­level  exception  contracts  because  of  Stoudemire,  Anthony  and  Billupsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  contracts.  Some  names Â

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that  have  been  thrown  around  include  Kwame  Brown,  Jeff  Foster,  and  former  Knick  Kurt  Thomas.  The  Knicks  also  have  the  rights  to  7â&#x20AC;&#x2122;0â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  center  Jerome  Jordan,  who  is  playing  overseas.  ,I WKH VHDVRQ ZHUH WR VWDUW WRGD\ WKH .QLFNVÂś VWDUWLQJ center  would  be  Ronny  Turiaf.  Turiaf  is  a  high-­energy  guy  who  is  effective  off  the  bench,  but  the  Knicks  could  use  an  upgrade  at  the  center  position.  The  Knicks  hope  to  improve  their  perimeter  defense  by-­ DGGLQJ URRNLH ,PDQ 6KXPSHUW ,,, WKURXJK WKH GUDIW DQG ZLWK Toney  Douglas  and  Landry  Fields  returning.  Shumpert,  who  was  taken  with  the  17  overall  pick  back  in  June,  impressed  the  Knicks  with  his  play  in  the  Las  Vegas  Summer  League,  and  has  the  potential  to  replace  Fields  as  the  starting  shoot-­ ing  guard.  Despite  the  amount  of  guards,  they  still  do  not  have  a  natural  point-­guard  to  back  up  Billups.  Douglas  is  more  of  a  scoring  guard,  as  is  Fields,  and  neither  is  capable  of  running  half-­court  sets  and  controlling  an  offense.  Carlos  Arroyo,  J.J.  Barea,  Sebastian  Telfair  and  Earl  Watson  are  all  possibilities  who  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  break  the  Knicksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  bank. ,W ZLOO EH LQWHUHVWLQJ WR VHH ZKDW FRPHV LQ WKH QH[W FRX ple  of  weeks  before  the  season  starts,  as  teams  scramble  to  ¿ QDOL]H WKHLU URVWHUV DQG JHW UHDG\ WR FRPSHWH &KULVWPDV LV VWLOO WZR ZHHNV DZD\ EXW , DOUHDG\ UHFHLYHG P\ Âż UVW SUHVHQW Basketball. Â

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Basketball  Brings  The  Heat By  Kaycia  Sailsman Staff  Writer  |  N02448617@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  team  has  started  their  season  with  mixed  results.  The  Hawks  won  their  2011-­12  season  home  opener  with  a  score  of  83-­70  against  cross-­river  rival  Vassar  College  in  a  non-­ conference  game.  They  are  currently  3-­4  on  the  season,  with  a  2-­1  home  record  and  1-­1  SUNYAC  record.

Third-­year  forward  Matt  Devine  net-­ ted  a  career-­high  for  points  during  a  single  game  against  Mount  Saint  Mary  College  with  31.  For  his  contributions  during  the  game,  Devine  was  selected  to  the  Scout-­ ware/D3hoops.com  Team  of  the  Week  for  the  week  ending  Nov.  27.

Devine  credited  his  teammates  for  his  accolades  and  said  they  were  responsible  for,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;getting  me  open  and  drawing  their  de-­ fenders  away.â&#x20AC;?  Even  with  individual  players  seeing  success,  Head  Coach  Mike  Rejniak  said   his  team  can  do  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;better  job  defensivelyâ&#x20AC;?  and  he  hopes   his  â&#x20AC;&#x153;players  â&#x20AC;&#x153;become  more  comfortable  to  make  mistakes  as  a  part  of  the  learning  process.â&#x20AC;?  Rejniak  said  he  is  proud  of  the  way  fourth-­year  guard/forward  Harris  Wichard,  third-­year   guard  Nick  Taldi  and  Devine  have  â&#x20AC;&#x153;stepped  upâ&#x20AC;?  scoring-­wise  and   how  Devine   has  earned  SUNYAC  player  of  the  week  this  season.   Despite  early  success,  the  team  has  also  seen  upset.  During  the  Radisson  In-­ YLWDWLRQDO WKH +DZNV ZRQ WKH ÂżUVW JDPH against  Centenary  College  but  fell  to  the  University  of  Scranton  in  the  champion-­ ship  round.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scranton  was  a  tough  team  that  had  WRQV RI FRQÂżGHQFH YHU\ FRQGLWLRQHG WHDP and  great  execution,â&#x20AC;?  Rejniak  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  these  are  the  teams  that  will  make  us  a  bet-­ ter  team  as  a  whole  and   we  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  achieve  this   by  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;playing  cupcakes.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Defense,  Rejniak  said,  is  a  key  fac-­ tor  to  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  success.  He  said  the  team Â

needs  to  improve  on,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;valuing  the  basket-­ ball  and  limiting  turnovers  and  not  allow-­ ing  the  team  to  gain  points  through  easy  buckets.â&#x20AC;?  After  the  Radisson  invitational,  the  team  bounced  back  with  victories  against  Vassar  College  and  SUNY  Fredonia.  The  Hawks  led  the  Fredonia  Blue  Devils  to  WKHLU ÂżUVW ORVV RI WKHLU VHDVRQ with  Wichard,  Taldi,  Devine  and  fourth-­ year  center  Daniel  Olsen  leading  the  way  to  a  75-­58  result.  The  team  has  dealt  with  their  share  of  competition  over  the  past  week,  host-­ ing  No.  16  Buffalo  State  on  Dec.  3   at  the  Hawk  Center  and  losing  89-­83.

The  Hawks  knocked  down  25  of  31  IUHH WKURZV LQ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI DORQH +RZHY-­ er,  the  Hawks  were  out-­rebounded  by  the  Bengals  49-­45  and  turned  the  ball  over  21  times  to  the  Bengalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  14.  The  Bengals  also  totaled  seven  blocks  as  a  team  to  gain  the  advantage  over  the  Hawks.  Returning  to  the  second  half,  the  Ben-­ gals  went  on  a  7-­0  run  and  9:17  into  the  VHFRQG KDOI %XIIDOR 6WDWH KDG WKHLU ÂżUVW double  digit  lead.  The  Hawks  fought  to  regain  control  and  came  out  of  the  game  with  a  low  point  margin  between  them  and  Buffalo  State.

Coming  into  the  season,   concerns  were  raised  about  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  11-­ man  roster.  While  having  a  smaller  roster  than  what  is  considered  normal,  Rejniak  and  fourth-­year  Captain  Shalik  Jenkins  are  not  worried. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  just  have  to  be  better  conditioned,  which  we  are,â&#x20AC;?  Jenkins  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  allowed  the  entire  team  to  be  able  to  be  worked  into  the  rotation  and  everyone  will  be  able  to  contribute  to  all  our  wins  and  successes.â&#x20AC;?

Jenkins  said  the  Hawks  can  improve  on  playing  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  team,â&#x20AC;?  and  get  used  to  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;new  cultureâ&#x20AC;?  brought  on  by  in  Rejniak.  The  Hawks  will  continue  competi-­ tion  on  Dec.  8  at  8  p.m.  at  the  Hawk  Cen-­ ter  against  Montclair  State  University.  Their  last  game  of  the  year  will  be  Dec.  10  against  SUNYAC  rival  SUNY  Oneonta.

THE HAWKS WILL CONTINUE THEIR SEASON ON: Dec. Â 8 Â v.s. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PHOTO Â BY Â ROBIN Â WEINSTEIN

Third-­year  forward  Matt  Devine  has  been  a  key  player  for  the  Hawks  this  season.

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The  New  Paltz  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Soccer  team  will  be  going  through  some  major  changes  next  season.   There  are  13  graduating  seniors  this  year,  some  of  which  were  main  contributors  to  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  suc-­ cess  during  the  fall  2011  season.  The  team  will  say  goodbye  to  many  fourth-­year  players  including  mid-­ ÂżHOGHU IRUZDUG DQG &DSWDLQ 7RPP\ *DUDIROD DQG fourth-­year  forward  Jimmy  Altadonna,  defender  Ja-­ mal  Lis-­Simmons  and  goalkeeper  Tom  Viscardi.  Though  there  will  be  many  changes  for  next  sea-­ VRQÂśV URVWHU +HDG &RDFK *HQH 9HQWULJOLD VDLG KH LV not  daunted  by  the  situation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  been  working  my  tail  off  recruiting,  and  when  you  bring  some  good  kids  in  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  what  is  going  to  happen,â&#x20AC;?   Ventriglia  said.

Ventriglia,  a  New  Paltz  alumnus  and  a  former Â

coach  for  West  Point  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Soccer,  said  his  goal  is  to  bring  New  Paltz  back  to  its  glory  days  of  the  1960s.  Ventriglia  said  while  he  was  playing,  large  crowds  would  come  to  watch  the  Hawks.   A  passion  and  feeling  of  pride  for  New  Paltz  is  what  Ventriglia  said  drives  him  to  strengthen  the  soccer  program  at  New  Paltz.   Some  of  the  contacts  he  acquired  during  his  25  years  of  coaching  Division  I  college  soccer,  high  school  soccer  and  now  at  New  Paltz,  is  what  he  said  will  help  him  create  the  team  he  believes  will  suc-­ ceed  in  the  future.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  changed  the  whole  game  and  the  guys  were  really  receptive,â&#x20AC;?  Ventriglia  said. $ FRPELQHG HIIRUW VDZ WKH WHDP ÂżQLVK ZLWK a  4-­4-­1  conference  record.   During  games  where  WKH WHDP IDFHG 681<$& KHDY\ZHLJKWV *HQHVHR Oneonta  and  Brockport,  they  were  able  to  keep  the Â

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games  tight  by  allowing  only  a  one-­goal  advantage  each  game.     Returning  players  said  they  are  ready  and  ex-­ cited  for  the  upcoming  season  that  will  present  new  challenges  despite  losing    â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice  to  have  a  smaller  roster,  it  helps  give  WKH \RXQJHU SOD\HUV PRUH H[SHULHQFH ´ VDLG ÂżUVW \HDU PLGÂżHOGHU %ULDQ 6SLQD  Ventriglia  hopes  to  have  recruits  replace  the  void  of  graduating  seniors  and  is  being  careful  with  his  selections.   He  said  he  knows  what  the  team  is  capable  of  and  understands  their  ability  to  become  a  successful  team.  For  Ventriglia,  fall  2011  was   a  warm-­up  for  a  team  used  to  a  certain  coaching  style.  Third-­year  defender  Nicholas  DiPaola  men-­ tioned  a  very  popular  saying  for  the  team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  rebuilding  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  reloading,â&#x20AC;?  DiPaola  said.

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NHL  Realigns  Rivalries

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Ever  since  the  Atlanta  Thrashers  became  the  Winnipeg  Jets  and  moved  to  Canada,  everyone  knew  that  the  NHL  would  need  to  shift  teams  and  more  than  likely  realign  teams  WR ¿ W LQWR VSHFL¿ F GLYLVLRQV DQG UHVSHFWLYH FRQIHUHQFHV  The  realignment  for  2012-­13  was  released  earlier  this  week  and  proved  a  drastic  step  for  the  NHL,  leaving  many  IDQV VKRFNHG E\ QH[W \HDU¶V FKDQJHV ,QVWHDG RI WKH (DVW DQG West  Conferences,  there  will  now  be  four  conferences,  titled  Conferences  A,  B,  C  and  D  (hopefully  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  changing  WKDW

Of  the  four  conferences,  Conferences  A  and  B  will  have  HLJKW WHDPV ZKLOH &RQIHUHQFHV & DQG ' KDYH VHYHQ HDFK Conference  rivals  will  face  each  other  six  times  a  season,  while  teams  that  do  no  play  in  the  same  conference  will  face  HDFK RWKHU WZLFH When  the  postseason  begins,  the  top  four  teams  from  each  conference  will  advance  and  one  winner  will  come  IURP HDFK RWKHU IRXU FRQIHUHQFHV :KLOH WKLV KDV \HW WR EH determined,  it  is  more  than  likley  that  the  team  with  the  most  SRLQWV LQ WKH OHDJXH VHPL¿ QDOV ZLOO IDFH WKH WHDP ZLWK WKH least  amount  of  points,  the  same  way  conference  post-­season  VFKHGXOHV DUH ¿ JXUHG 6R WKLV ZDV SUHWW\ UDGLFDO DQG GH¿ QLWHO\ QRW ZKDW PRVW RI XV ZHUH H[SHFWLQJ :KLOH , DJUHH ZLWK WKRVH ZKR are  saying  this  is  the  best  the  league  could  have  done,  there  DUH GH¿ QLWHO\ VRPH H\HEURZ UDLVLQJ LVVXHV +RZHYHU WKH changes  for  next  season  show  promise  for  what  will  be  ri-­ YDOU\ FKDUJHG KRFNH\ For  the  Rangers,  this  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  that  much  of  a  drastic  change  WKDQ ZKDW ZH¶UH DOO XVHG WR 7KH\¶UH JRLQJ WR VHH WKH )O\ HUV 'HYLOV 3HQJXLQV DQG ,VODQGHUV VL[ WLPHV D \HDU EXW QRZ

theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  play  the  Capitals  and  Hurricanes  six  times  D VHDVRQ DV ZHOO What  really  sucks  about  this  is  how  the  Rangers  will  EDUHO\ JHW WR VHH 2ULJLQDO 6L[ SOD\ %HLQJ OLPLWHG WR WZR games  against  teams  such  as  the  Bruins  and  the  Maple  Leafs  LV D EXPPHU 'HVSLWH SOD\LQJ WKHVH WHDPV RQO\ IRXU WLPHV D year  now,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  an  air  of  the  hatred  those  Original  6L[ WHDPV RQFH KDG IRU RQH DQRWKHU %XW WKHUH LV D VLOYHU OLQLQJ Some  of  the  greatest  Stanley  Cup  match-­ups  in  New  York  Rangers  history  were  against  the  Bruins  and  the  Ca-­ QDGLDQV :LWK WKH QHZ UHDOLJQPHQW WKH 5DQJHUV FRXOG WKHR UHWLFDOO\ SOD\ DJDLQVW HLWKHU RI WKHVH WHDPV LQ WKH ¿ QDOV RQFH DJDLQ For  Rangers  fans  the  realignment  shows  exciting  po-­ tential  for  what  could  be,  but  the  new  conferences  and  how  SRVWVHDVRQ SOD\ ZRUNV LV QRW LGHDO IRU RWKHUV As  far  as  Conference  D  goes,  if  the  trend  of  this  sea-­ son  continues  (which  is  very  likely),  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  practiacally  a  given  that  the  Flyers,  Penguins,  Capitals  and  Rangers  will  make  WKH SOD\RIIV HYHU\ \HDU ,W¶V JRLQJ WR EH H[WUHPHO\ GLI¿ FXOW IRU WHDPV WKDW DUH VWUXJJOLQJ VXFK DV WKH 'HYLOV DQG ,VODQGHUV WR EUHDN LQWR SRVW VHDVRQ SOD\ &DUROLQD LV D SUHWW\ GHFHQW team,  but  they  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  as  good  as  the  four  teams  previously  PHQWLRQHG The  possibility  of  playoffs  becoming  boring  after  see-­ LQJ WKH VDPH WHDPV HYHU\ VHDVRQ LV GH¿ QLWHO\ OXUNLQJ LQ WKH EDFN RI KRFNH\ IDQV¶ KHDGV ,Q D ZD\ WKH UHDOLJQPHQW SXWV more  pressure  on  teams  that  do  not  perform  as  well  because   WKH\ KDYH WR SOD\ KDUGHU IRU D SRVWVHDVRQ EHUWK Regardless  of  what  happens,  this  realignment  will  aid  the  NHL  and  has  a  chance  to   show  a  glimpse  of  what  some  RI WKH JDPH¶V JUHDWHVW DQG ROGHVW ULYDOULHV XVHG WR EH OLNH

CONFERENCE A

CONFERENCE B

-­THE  ANAHEIM  DUCKS

-­THE  CHICAGO  BLACKHAWKS

-­THE  CALGARY  FLAMES

-­THE  COLUMBUS  BLUE  JACKETS

-­THE  COLORADO  AVALANCHE

-­THE  DALLAS  STARS

-­THE  EDMONTON  OILERS

-­THE  DETROIT  RED  WINGS

-­THE  LOS  ANGELES  KINGS

-­THE  MINNESOTA  WILD

-­THE  PHOENIX  COYOTES

-­THE  NASHVILLE  PREDATORS

-­THE  SAN  JOSE  SHARKS

-­THE  ST.  LOUIS  BLUES

-­THE  VANCOUVER  CANUCKS

-­THE  WINNIPEG  JETS

CONFERENCE C

CONFERENCE D

-­THE  BOSTON  BRUINS

-­THE  CAROLINA  HURRICANES

-­THE  BUFFALO  SABRES

-­THE  NEW  JERSEY  DEVILS

-­THE  FLORIDA  PANTHERS

-­THE  NEW  YORK  ISLANDERS

-­THE  MONTREAL  CANADIANS

-­THE  NEW  YORK  RANGERS

-­THE  OTTOWA  SENATORS

-­THE  PHILADELPHIA  FLYERS

-­THE  TAMPA  BAY  LIGHTNING

-­THE  PITTSBURGH  PENGUINS

-­THE  TORONTO  MAPLE  LEAFS

-­THE  WASHINGTON  CAPITALS

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home  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ever  known  will  hurt,  three  or  four  years  from  now  we  will  likely  look  back  at  the  day  Reyes  accepted  the  Marlinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  offer  and  think  it  was  the  ULJKW GHFLVLRQ :KHQ 5H\HV LV PDNLQJ astronomical  sums  of  money  as  an  ag-­ ing  shortstop  past  his  prime,  we  will  not  regret  the  tough  decision  Alderson  ZDV IRUFHG WR PHHW Our  team  is  now  run  with  calcula-­ tion  rather  than  emotion  and  while  it  might  sting  now,  the  future  will  shine  EULJKWHU EHFDXVH RI LW Despite  all  of  this,  it  still  burns  me  to  the  core  to  see  Reyes  wearing  those  JRG DZIXO QHZ 0DUOLQV MHUVH\V *RRGE\H -RVH 7KHUH PD\ QHYHU be  a  player  quite  like  you  to  grace  the  PDMRU OHDJXHV <RX ZLOO EH PLVVHG

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