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SAME STORY Library Hours Not Extended Despite Occupy Protests Last Semester STORY ON PAGE 3 EDITORIAL PAGE 9

HOSTAGE SITUATION

‡ Deyo Hall resident holds students at sword point ‡ University Police Chief ‘surprised’ by campus incident ‡ Suspect pepper sprayed and tazed ‡ Curious residents ‘overwhelmed’

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Sara  Federbush WEB  CHIEF

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Incident:  Drugs Date:  2/07/12 Location:  MOHONK/RT.32  S  M/N/S  arrested  for  unlawful  possession  of  marijuana.

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Felice  Bernabo,  Nicole  Brinkley,  Andrew  Carden,  Jimmy  Corrao,  Beth  Curran,  Dean  Engle,  Nick  Fodera,  Faith  Gimzek,  Elexis  Goldberg,  Maeve  Halliday,  Ryan  Patrick  Hanrahan,  Ricardo   Her-­ nandez,  Sarah  Hurd,  Mathew  John,  Brian  Kearney,  Angela  Matua,  Jessica  Mingoia,  Jack  Sommer,  Pete  Spengeman,  David  Spiegel,  Emily  Sussell,  Chris  Thurston,  Pete  Thompson,  Olivia  Wells

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Incident:  Drugs Date:  2/06/12 Location:  LNP PO’s  Responded  to  an  odor  of  marijuana;;  call  unfounded.

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PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN The  Sojourner  Truth  Library  hours  were  reinstated,  going  against  the  demands  of  the  Occupy  movement  calling  for  an  extension.   Â

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Before  the  Occupy  Library  move-­ ment,  the  library  hours  were  reduced  due  to  budget  cuts  from  the  state,  according  to  a  petition  circulated  by  â€œstudents  with  a  common  goal.â€?  Â‡ Friday  hours  prior  to  the  cut  were  8  a.m.  to  9  p.m.  and  then  were  reduced  four  hours  to  8  a.m.  to  5  p.m.  Â‡ Saturday  hours  prior  to  the  cut  were  10  a.m.  to  9  p.m.  and  then  were  reduced  four  hours  to  1  to  8   p.m.  Â‡ Sunday  hours  went  unchanged  from  1  to  11:30  p.m. Â

The  occupation  on  Dec.  9,  2011  and  subsequent  petition  efforts  only  saw  the  restoration,  but  not  the  exten-­ sion  of  the  normal  operating  hours.  Gwenwald  said  the  cuts  targeted  hours  in  which  the  fewest  number  of  people  had  utilized  their  services.  She  recalled  a  situation  where  there  were  four  employees  to  four  people  RQ WKH PDLQ Ă€RRU D WR UDWLR “What  kind  of  need  is  this  serv-­ ing?â€?  she  said.  â€œIf  [students]  are  not  over  here  working,  [it’s]  a  waste  of  valuable  resources  for  a  campus  that  is  struggling.  If  [they’re]  not  working Â

with  the  collection,  not  terribly  pro-­ ductive.â€?  6KH VDLG WKH OLEUDU\ WUDIÂżF LV DERXW 2,000  per  day,  but  on  Saturday,  â€œit’s  a  lot  fewer.â€?  Despite  this,  she  called  the  occu-­ pation  movement  an  â€œeffective  and  respectful  action.â€?  Gwenwald  said  she  was  impressed  with  the  depth  of  the  conversation  and  she  described  students  as  calm  and  respectful.  Overall,  she  called  the  dialogue  be-­ tween  administrators  and  students  â€œvery  productive.â€?  Torsney  shared  this  sentiment  and  said  the  students  who  took  part  in  the  Occupy  movement  were  more  con-­ cerned  for  their  fellow  peers,  whom  might  not  have  access  to  academic  resources.  â€œ[I’m]  impressed  with  students  in  [the]  Occupy  group,  [they  were]  not  for  themselves,  but  other  students  working  two  to  three  jobs,  [or]  living  off  campus  without  computer  access,â€?  she  said.  â€œ[They  were]  advocating  for  other  students,  and  had  a  deep  sense  of  community.  The  outcome  from  the  meeting  was  quite  good.â€? Torsney  said  those  involved  were  respectful.  She  said  after  the  library Â

closed  they  stayed  until  about  11:30  p.m.  to  midnight,  and  the  movement  used  no  additional  resources,  like  se-­ curity.  Still,  many  said  that  the  move-­ ment  changed  the  course  of  the  con-­ versation.  Macaluso  said  the  dialogue  provides  an  outlet  to  give  feedback  for  the  library’s  progress.  â€œOutlets  where  we  might  tell  peo-­ ple  effectively  and  now  often  news,  services  and  programs  and  events,â€?  he  said.  â€œNew  means  to  interact  with  people,  Occupy  has  taken  steps  to-­ wards  introducing  us  to  students  in  a  new  way.â€?  As  for  the  Occupy  movement  on  campus,  member  Ashley  Drzymala  said  they  still  have  requests  geared  toward  the  administration.  ³:H FRQWLQXH WR ÂżJKW IRU PRUH hours,  more  study  space,  more  com-­ puter  and  Internet  access  etc.,â€?  she  VDLG Âł$OVR ÂżQGLQJ ZD\V WR GHDO with  the  upcoming  library  renova-­ tions  that,  surprisingly,  most  students  do  not  realize  are  happening  this  IDOO :H ZLOO EH ORVLQJ WKH ÂżUVW Ă€RRU of  the  library  for  at  least  a  year,  and  that’s  only  if  construction  goes  as  â€˜planned.’â€?

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Library  Faces  Renovations As  on-­going  renovations  begin  to  limit  space  and  resources  at  the  Sojourner  Truth  Library  (STL),  administrators  and  library  faulty  are  considering  alternative  campus  â€œsatelliteâ€?  locations  to  serve  student  needs.   A  meeting  between  administrative  of-­ ÂżFLDOV DQG IDFXOW\ FRQFHUQLQJ WKH LVVXH RI renovation  and  subsequent  loss  of  space  was  held  on  Monday,  Jan.  30.  â€œ[We]  recapped  the  conversation  before  break  with  possible  study  space  in  midst  of  renovation,  [the  library]  won’t  be  closed,  but  a  lot  of  moving  around,â€?  said  Interim  3URYRVW &KHU\O 7RUVQH\ Âł/RRNLQJ WR ÂżQG some  place  on  campus,  a  satellite,  [a]  place  to  work  [with]  computers,  wireless  and  printers,  [a]  space  for  both  individual  and  group  study.â€?  Potential  candidates  for  consideration  Torsney  said,  were  the  Student  Union,  Coykendall  Science  Building  and  the  Lec-­ ture  Center.  However,  she  said  no  matter  which  alternative  is  chosen,  resources  like  paper,  printers  and  wiring  would  still  be  a  top  concern.  Torsney  cited  the  Student  Association  survey  of  library  use  would  help  decide  the  state  of  the  facility  and  how  many  students  would  need  accom-­ modation. Still,  Torsney  said  the  renovation  will  be  done  in  phases  under  the  direction  of  Interim  Dean  of  the  Library  William  Con-­ nors.  Meanwhile,  Library  Outreach  Coordina-­ tor  Morgan  Gwenwald  insisted  that  ser-­ vices,  like  the  Inter-­Library  Loan  system,  will  continue  despite  the  renovation.  She  DOVR VDLG WKH LVVXHV ZLWK ÂżQGLQJ DOWHUQD-­ tive  space  to  continue  operations  are  both  ³VWDIÂżQJ DQG VHFXULW\ ´ Despite  the  temporary  relocation,  Coordinator  for  Distant  Learning  Stephan  Macaluso  said  the  library,  once  completed  would  be  more  responsive  to  the  needs  of  the  campus  community.  â€œA  library  that’s  going  to  be  open  [and]  responsive  to  students  and  faculty,  a  real  show  piece,â€?  he  said.  â€œ[It’s  going  to  have]  more  group  study,  more  neutral  lighting  [and]  a  place  to  be  logged  in.â€? He  said  the  new  design  is  going  to  allow  students  a  place  to  be  contemplative,  and  the  end  result  will  be  a  â€œfunctional  and  beautifulâ€?  library  space. -­  John  Brandi

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THE  SAME-­SEX  SEVEN Washington  state  lawmakers  voted  to  approve  gay  marriage  Wednesday,  set-­ ting  the  stage  for  the  state  to  become  the  seventh  in  the  nation  to  allow  same-­ sex  couples  to  wed.

A  FOUL  TASTE The  case  of  a  third-­grade  teacher  accused  of  feeding  children  his  own  semen  in  bi-­ ]DUUH ³WDVWLQJ JDPHV´ LQ KLV FODVVURRP RYHU D ¿YH \HDU SHULRG KDV JDUQHUHG LQWHU-­ national  headlines.

THE  SORRY  SLAYER A  Missouri  teenager  who  had  described  the  slaying  of  a  young  neighbor  girl  as  DQ ÂłDKPD]LQJ´ WKULOO PDGH DQ HPRWLRQDO apology  Wednesday  to  the  girl’s  family  and  was  sentenced  to  a  potential  lifetime   in  prison.  PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN

UNDOCUMENTED  DRILLING Federal  policing  of  oil  and  natural  gas  drill-­ ing  on  public  lands  is  lax  and  inconsistent,  with  only  6  percent  of  violations  resulting  in  PRQHWDU\ ¿QHV RYHU \HDUV +RXVH 'HPR-­ crats  said  in  a  report  Wednesday.

IS  THIS  LINE  MOVING? A  new  passenger  screening  program  to  make  check-­in  more  convenient  for  cer-­ tain  travelers  is  being  expanded  to  28  more  major  U.S.  airports,  the  government  said  Wednesday.  There  will  be  no  cost  to  eligi-­ ble  passengers,  who  would  no  longer  have  to  remove  their  shoes  and  belts  before  they  ERDUG Ă€LJKWV GOP  SLAMS  BIRTH  CONTROL Republicans  vowed  Wednesday  to  reverse  President  Barack  Obama’s  new  policy  on  birth  control,  lambasting  the  rule  that  reli-­ gious  schools  and  hospitals  must  provide  contraceptive  coverage  for  their  employ-­ ees  as  an  â€œunambiguous  attack  on  reli-­ gious  freedom  in  our  country.â€? Compiled  from  the  AP  Newswire

The  legislative  body  heard  senate  reports  from  its  members,  discussed  digital  SEIs  and  reviewed  their  goals  list.  Â

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The  52nd  student  senate  discussed  digital  SEIs,  evaluation  forms  for   advising  and  their  goals  list  during  their  second  general  meeting  of  the  semester.   Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governance  Ayanna  Thomas  said  the  digital  SEIs  that  debuted  last  se-­ mester  had  a  higher  response  rate  than  SEIs  administered  in  classrooms.   Thomas  asked  the  legislative  body  for  feedback  to  improve  the  digital  SEIs  for  this  semester.  Some  members  of  the  student  senate  suggested  the  digital  SEIs  be  posted  during  a  differ-­ ent  time  period.  To  increase  the  student  response  rate,  Sen.  Esthephanie  Peralta  suggested  that  there  be  an  incentive  for  VWXGHQWV ZKR ÂżOO RXW WKH GLJLWDO 6(,V such  as  Hawk  Dollars  or  gift  cards.  Sen.  Wendy  Cohen  said  that  withhold-­ ing  grades  until  students  complete  their  digital  SEIs  could  also  increase  re-­ sponse  rates.  After  discussing  the  digital  SEIs,  Thomas  discussed  with  the  legislative  body  plans  to  create  an  evaluation  form,  similar  to  SEIs,  for  students  to  evaluate Â

faculty  advisors.  Sen.  Kaychell  Eng-­ lish  said  there  should  be  head  advisors  in  each  department  since  many  faculty  advisors  are  also  professors  and  have  a  tight  schedule.  Cohen  said  peer  advis-­ ing  within  a  department  would  be  ben-­ HÂżFLDO “In  the  department  you  could  have  three  or  four  seniors  who  have  been  through  the  whole  run-­around...  [advis-­ ing  other  students].â€? Thomas  said  since  there  isn’t  a  clear  description  of  advising  on  this  campus,  she  hopes  to  create  a  uniform  document  to  clarify  faculty  advisor’s  roles  and  re-­ sponsibilities.  The  document  could  be  inserted  into  the  Academic  Advising  Handbook  or  the  Faculty  Handbook.  During  his  senate  report,  Sen.  Jona-­ than  Espinosa  said  that  in  a  few  weeks  a  printing  system  will  be  installed  in  the  Student  Union  (SU).  The  printer  ZLOO EH ORFDWHG RQ WKH EDVHPHQW Ă€RRU next  to  the  campus  bookstore.  During  her  senate  report,  Cohen  read  a  statement  to  the  legislative  body  to  shed  light  on  an  incident  that  oc-­ curred  Tuesday  morning  in  Deyo  Hall.  $ ÂżUVW \HDU VWXGHQW ZDV KRVSLWDOL]HG

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for  taking  an  unknown  hallucinogen  and  â€œarrested  for  second-­degree  kid-­ napping,  unlawful  imprisonment  and  assault.â€?  She  also  said  the  student  was  Tasered  and  pepper-­sprayed  by  campus  police.  â€œThese  incidents  are  most  upsetting  because  they  can  be  handled  in  a  way  that  can  reduce  the  possible  harm,â€?  she  said.  Cohen  said  if  students  were  aware  of  a  law  passed  in  2011,  which  granted  â€œamnesty  to  anyone  who  called  help  for  himself/herself  or  for  a  friend  during  a  drug  overdose,â€?  this  incident  and  the  criminal  charges  brought  against  the  student  could  have  been  avoided.  Cohen  also  mentioned  that  SUNY  1HZ 3DOW] ÂłKDYH EHHQ LQDGHTXDWH DW keeping  students  informed  about  this  incident  and  other  incidents  affecting  community  safety.â€? The  student  senate  went  over  their  goal  list  for  the  semester.  A  few  of  the  goals  on  their  list  are  extending  SU  hours,  adding  majors  to  degree  title  and  extending  campus  escort  hours. The  next  senate  meeting  will  take  place  Feb.  14  in  room  SU  418.

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The  New  Paltz  Transition  Group  launched  LWV ÂżUVW NLFNRII HYHQW RQ 7KXUVGD\ )HE LQ Coykendall  Science  Building  Auditorium.  â€œTransitioning  is  about  everyone  know-­ ing  their  neighbors  and  people  doing  what  their  grandparents  did  when  things  were  fru-­ gal,â€?  said  Daniel  Lipson  assistant  professor  of  political  science  and  international  relations  and  an  active  member  of  the  transition  move-­ ment.  The  group’s  primary  goal  is  to  inform  the  community  about  the  rapid  depletion  of  fos-­ sil  fuels  and  to  develop  ways  to  decrease  their  increasing  disappearance.  The  group  is  calling  on  community  mem-­ bers  to  change  their  lifestyle  by  becoming  PRUH HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQW 7KH JURXS VXJJHVWV simple  changes  such  as  the  town  growing  their  own  food,  using  public  transportation  or  car-­ pooling,  sharing  expensive  household  prod-­ ucts  and  bartering. Lipson  said  one  of  the  biggest  challenges  in  this  movement  is  getting  as  many  commu-­ nity  members  involved  as  possible.  â€œThis  movement  is  about  getting  the  po-­ OLFH RIÂżFHUV IDFWRU\ ZRUNHUV FKLOGUHQ DQG everyone  involved,â€?  Lipson  said.  â€œThe  vil-­ lage  government  is  completely  on  board  but  the  challenge  is  to  get  residents  other  than  the  usual  suspects  on  board.â€? Various  towns  in  the  Hudson  Valley  faced  the  same  concern  while  planning  their  kickoff Â

EU  SET  ON  SANCTIONS The  European  Union  will  impose  harsher  VDQFWLRQV RQ 6\ULD D VHQLRU (8 RIÂżFLDO VDLG Wednesday,  as  Russia  tried  to  broker  talks  between  the  vice  president  and  the  opposi-­ tion  to  calm  violence.  Activists  reported  at  least  50  killed  in  the  regime’s  siege  of  the  restive  city  of  Homs. An  audience  gathers  for  The  New  Paltz  Transition  Group.                PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN Â

event,  Lipson  said.  During  a  conference  in  November,  com-­ munity  members  discussed  the  movement  and  the  ways  they  could  possibly  create  a  suc-­ cessful  kickoff  event,  which  would  draw  in  as  many  people  as  possible.  The  villages  de-­ cided  on  a  movie  screening  addressing  fossil  fuel  issues  and  proposing  solutions.  Each  town  VFUHHQHG D GLIIHUHQW ÂżOP ZKLFK WKH\ WKRXJKW would  convey  the  best  message  for  their  com-­ munity,  according  to  the  event.  7KH JURXS FKRVH WR VKRZ WKH ÂżOP Âł,Q Translation  1.0,â€?  highlighting  the  theme  of  bringing  the  local  community  together  and  building  an  interdependent  infrastructure.  The  ¿OP IRFXVHG RQ YDULRXV WRZQV LQ WKH 8 . ZKR have  already  made  great  strides  in  transition-­ ing  to  a  lower  energy  future. Âł2WKHU ÂżOPV IRFXVHG RQ D JOREDO SHUVSHF-­ tive,  [“In  Transition  1.0â€?]  focused  on  grabbing  the  viewer  with  local  solutions,â€?  Lipson  said.

7KH WRZQV UHSUHVHQWHG LQ WKH ÂżOP H[SORUH changing  the  way  they  supply  food,  the  way  they   travel,  run  their  government,  use  energy  and  build  and  manage  their  economy. Various  community  members  attended  this  event  and  joined  together  in  a  discussion  DIWHU WKH ÂżOP 1HZ 3DOW] 9LOODJH 7UXVWHH DQG emcee  Ariana  Basco  said  this  movement  is  about  making  a  lifestyle  change. During  the  event,  Basco  spoke  about  what  the  transition  movement  represented.  â€œThe  transition  movement  is  like  putting  all  the  puzzle  pieces  together  to  get  everyone  to  see  that  big  picture,â€?  Basco  said. 7KLV HYHQW ZDV WKH ÂżUVW RI PDQ\ IRU WKH New  Paltz  Transition  Group.  Following  this  event,  there  will  be  more  general  interest  meet-­ ings,  discussion  sessions  and  training  sessions.  Dates  and  more  information  will  be  posted   on  facebook.com/newpaltztransition  as  well  as   groups.google.com/group/newpaltztransition. Â

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Kiplinger’s  Personal  Finance  Magazine  has  recently  ranked  SUNY  New  Paltz  among  the  top  100  best  values  in  the  nation  for  public  four-­year  institutions  delivering  high  quality  education  at  an  affordable  price.  New  Paltz  ranked  55  out  of  672  public  edu-­ cational  institutions,  placing  it  in  the  top  92nd  percentile.  This  accomplishment  speaks  volumes,  as  it  validates  the  reputation  New  Paltz  strives  to  uphold. “As  a  public  university,  we’ve  been  a  com-­ parative  bargain,â€?  L.  David  Eaton,  vice  president  for  Enrollment  Management,  said.  â€œThe  cost  fac-­ tor  has  always  been  there  but  it’s  been  very  com-­ petitive  because  there  are  lots  of  public  univer-­ sities.  We  have  good  students  with  good  GPA’s,  good  retention  and  graduation  rates  and  high  rates  for  transfer  students.  Quality  indicators  tip  us  in Â

our  favor.â€? 681< 1HZ 3DOW] ZDV ÂżUVW UHFRJQL]HG E\ Kiplinger’s  in  2000,  and  their  ranking  has  risen  over  time,  according  to  Eaton.  â€œKiplinger’s  works  at  value.  They  estimate  FRVW YV TXDOLW\ DQG FKRRVH WKH PRVW TXDOLÂżHG LQ-­ stitutions  from  there,â€?  Eaton  said.  The  real  concern  is  whether  the  ranking  will  affect  prospective  students’  decisions  to  choose  this  school.  Lisa  Smith,  46,  admits,  though  a  rank-­ ing  in  Kiplinger’s  is  impressive,  it  wouldn’t  have  been  what  sealed  the  deal  for  her  daughter.  ³,W GHÂżQLWHO\ ZRXOGÂśYH EHHQ D SOXV EXW LW wouldn’t  have  been  her  main  reason  for  choos-­ ing  it,â€?  Smith  said.  â€œThere’s  always  room  for  im-­ provement,  but  I  do  think  [New  Paltz]  is  up  there.â€?   Danielle  Esposito,  a  fourth-­year  elementary  education  major  and  Smith’s  daughter,  said  a  dif-­ ferent  ranking  helped  spread  the  word  about  New  Paltz  the  year  she  applied. “I  know  when  I  came  here,  they  were  ranked Â

“hottest  small  state  schoolâ€?  and  everyone  wanted  to  come  here,â€?  Esposito  said.  â€œI  feel  like  ratings  matter  for  state  schools.â€? As  far  as  accuracy  is  concerned,  Esposito  agrees  that  New  Paltz  deserved  this  ranking.  ³, IHHO OLNH RXU GRUPV DUH JRRG IRRGÂśV 2. ´ she  said.  â€œWe  have  great  staff  and  for  the  most  part,  they’re  there  for  us.  So  I  understand  why  New  Paltz  was  rated.â€? The  majority  of  Kiplinger’s  readers  may  be  HFRQRPLVWV DQG ÂżQDQFLDO DGYLVRUV YHUVXV SDUHQWV and  students,  but  a  ranking  of  this  stature  can  only  affect  New  Paltz  positively  in  the  year  to  come.  Eaton  said  it  proves  that  New  Paltz’s  accomplish-­ ments  are  more  than  just  talk.  â€œIt’s  easy  for  colleges  and  universities  to  make  things  up  about  themselves  and  call  them-­ selves  valuable,â€?  Eaton  said.  â€œValue  based  on  what?  This  is  concrete  proof.  As  cost  continues  to  rise,  and  it  will,  our  job  is  to  keep  it  sensible.  This  UDQNLQJ DIÂżUPV RXU VHQVLELOLW\ ´

Thursday,  February  9,  2012

AN  ANCIENT  PUNISHMENT  Demonstrators  hurled  stones  at  the  convoy  carrying  Senegal’s  aging  president  to  the  regional  capital  of  Thies,  where  he  held  a  campaign  rally  Wednesday,  according  to  witnesses  and  a  private  radio  station. PROTECT  THE  PAST  When  neighbors  in  the  hills  east  of  Mexico  City  saw  backhoes  ripping  up  pre-­Hispanic  relics  for  a  highway,  they  did  something  unexpected  in  a  country  where  building  projects  often  bulldoze  through  ruins:  They  launched  protests  to  stop  the  digging. SARKOZY  SHARES  SENTIMENTS   French  President  Nicolas  Sarkozy  put  his  reputation  as  a  stalwart  friend  of  Israel  on  the  line  Wednesday,  warning  that  military  action  was  no  way  to  deal  with  nuclear-­ minded  Iran  at  a  dinner  hosted  by  France’s  main  Jewish  group   â€”  and  his  likely  presi-­ dential  election  rival  in  the  audience. THE  FINAL  FRONTIER,  REVISED 2SHQLQJ D VFLHQWLÂżF IURQWLHU PLOHV XQGHU the  Antarctic  ice,  Russian  experts  drilled  GRZQ DQG ÂżQDOO\ UHDFKHG WKH VXUIDFH RI D gigantic  freshwater  lake,  an  achievement  the  mission  chief  likened  to  placing  a  man  on  the  moon. LABOR  LEADER  IN  TROUBLE 7KUHH LQYHVWLJDWLQJ MXGJHV KDYH ÂżOHG SUH-­ liminary  charges  against  former  Labor  0LQLVWHU (ULF :RHUWK IRU ÂłSDVVLYH LQĂ€X-­ ence  peddlingâ€?  after  becaming  ensnared  in  a  scandal  involving  the  fortunes  of  the  L’Oreal  heiress.

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On  Monday,  Jan.  30,  the  Residence  Hall  Student  Asso-­ ciation  (RHSA)  held  an  Associate  Council  meeting  in  Eso-­ pus  Hall,  where  Associate  Council  Representatives  voted  on  amendments  to  the  RHSA  Constitution  which  would  reform  the  election  process  to  be  more  swift  and  effective.  RHSA  President  Ranysha  Ware,  a  third-­year  computer  science  major,  said  the  old  election  process  was  lengthy  and  time  consuming.  The  changes  will  allow  the  procedure  to  move  faster  and  promote  fairness.  The  current  RHSA  Executive  board  (E-­board)  compiled  a  series  of  amendments  over  winter  break  for  the  Residence  Hall  Governments  to  consider.  â€œIn  the  past  it  has  been  Associate  Council  members  and  Hall  Government  members  who  presented  amendments.  7KLV LV DFWXDOO\ WKH Âż UVW DPHQGPHQW WKDW WKH ([HFXWLYH ERDUG is  presenting,â€?  Ware  said.   /DWLQD .KDOLO Âż UVW \HDU PDWKHPDWLFV PDMRU DQG DVVRFL ate  council  representative  for  Esopus  Hall,  said  the  Associ-­ ate  Council  Representatives  of  each  hall  were  handed  the  amendment  proposals  last  week  and  given  the  opportunity  to  speak  with  their  Hall  Government  E-­board  members  to  decide  which  amendments  they  will  vote  to  pass  or  block.  â€œThe  amends  would  make  us  focus  more  on  the  candi-­

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dates  rather  than  on  the  time  spent  electing  them,â€?  Khalil  RHSA  thought  it  was  pertinent  to  reform  the  election  process  said. before  the  elections  began  in  order  to  prevent  extremely  late  The  RHSA  E-­board  conducted  the  voting  process  and  it  nights  for  the  candidates  and  the  voters.  included  a  recap  of  each  amendment,  a  question  and  answer  â€œBefore  we  can  have  elections  we  want  to  amend  the  pro-­ cess,â€?  Ware  said. The  proposed  amendments  involved  two  different  sec-­ tions  of  the  RHSA  Constitution  which  were  Article  Five,  5HSUHVHQWDWLRQ 6HFWLRQ 7ZR 4XDOLÂż FDWLRQV DQG $UWLFOH Ten,  (AC  Meetings)  Section  Four:  Voting  Procedure  for  The  amends  would  make  us  Elections.  The  amendments  focused  on  establishing  time  constraints  focus  more  on  the  candidates  to  help  speed  up  the  election  process.  All  of  the  amendments,  rather  than  on  the  time  spent  except  the  fourth  amendment,  involving  a  pros/cons  list  and  a  list  of  expectations  for  the  candidate,  were  passed. electing  them Though  many  of  the  amendments  were  voted  on  and  SDVVHG TXLFNO\ VRPH LQFOXGLQJ WKH Âż IWK DPHQGPHQW GUHZ D lot  of  debate.  The  proposed  amendment  involved  only  two  LATINA KHALIL representatives  from  every  hall  being  able  to  participate  in  question  and  answer  sessions.  Ultimately  the  amendment  was  passed.   session,  a  discussion  session  and  a  close-­eyed  vote.  During   Ware  said  these  amendments  were  formulated  to  ensure  the  question  and  answer  and  discussion  sessions,  the  halls  the  health  of  students  voting  and  those  running  for  positions.  raised  concerns  about  the  amendments  to  the  RHSA  E-­board.  â€œThere  is  no  reason  students  need  to  be  up  at  3  a.m.  Ware  said  E-­  board  elections  are  approaching  in  a  few  electing  a  new  E-­board  member,â€?  Ware  said.  â€œIn  the  grand  weeks  and  will  be  going  on  throughout  the  semester  and  the  scheme  of  life,  elections  aren’t  that  important.â€?

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An  18-­year-­old  SUNY  New  Paltz  student  faces  kidnapping  and  assault  charges  after  hold-­ ing  students  hostage  in  Deyo  Hall  with  a  sword,  police  said.  ,VVDF 'RXJKW\ D Âż UVW \HDU VWXGHQW KHOG VHY eral  students  in  a  suite-­style  residence  hall  by  brandishing  a  katana-­style  sword  early  Tuesday  morning  before  authorities  were  able  to  appre-­ hend  him,  police  said.  â€œI’m  certainly  surprised  something  like  this  KDSSHQHG ´ 8QLYHUVLW\ 3ROLFH &KLHI 'DYLG 'X gatkin  said.  â€œThese  kinds  of  things  are  rare  on  campuses.â€?  After  police  entered  the  common  room,  Doughty  retreated  into  his  bedroom  with  two  other  students,  Dugatkin  said.  6WHYH &DQGHOD D VHFRQG \HDU VHFRQGDU\ HG XFDWLRQ PDMRU ZKR OLYHV LQ 'RXJKW\ÂśV VXLWH ZDV in  his  own  room  when  the  incident  occurred,  but  said  he  was  in  constant  contact  with  those  who  were  inside  the  bedroom  and  did  not  enter  in  an  effort  to  keep  the  situation  from  getting  worse.  ³,I DQ\RQH PRYHG RU DSSURDFKHG >RU@ knocked  on  the  door,  his  roommate  said  >'RXJKW\@ ZRXOG SUREDEO\ VQDS DQG WKUHDWHQ WKHLU OLYHV ZLWK WKH VZRUG KH KDG LQ SRVVHVVLRQ ´ Candela  said.  After  a  short  while,  a  student  from  in-­ side  the  bedroom  disarmed  Doughty Â

and  exited  holding  the  two-­foot  sword.  Doughty,  said  he  had  been  on  a  â€œbad  tripâ€?  for  48  After  some  persuasion,  Doughty  exited  the  hours  prior  to  the  encounter  and  was  acting  out  URRP DQG HQJDJHG WKH RIÂż FHU ZKR XVHG D 7DV of  fear,  not  maliciousness.  er  and  pepper  spray  to  subdue  him,  Dugatkin  â€œHe  was  just  really,  really  afraid,â€?  Men-­ said.  driski  said.  â€œHe’d  showed  signs  of  suspicion  Candela  said  Doughty  was  â€œclearly  some-­ UHJDUGLQJ RXU SODQV WR WXUQ KLP RYHU WR WKH where  elseâ€?  during  the  encounter  with  the  of-­ authorities.  He  didn’t  understand  what  he  was  ¿ FHUV DQG DFW doing,  and  the  ing  out  of  his  SUHYLRXV WZR usual  charac-­ days  of  his  life  If  anyone  moved  or  approached  had  been  noth-­ ter.  â€œIt  was  [or]  knocked  on  the  door,  his  ing  but  fear,  pretty  scary  pain  and  con-­ roommate  said  [Doughty]  would  fusion.â€?  w a t c h i n g  IRXU RIÂż FHUV S t u d e n t s  probably  snap  and  threaten  s t r u g g l i n g  ZKR their  lives  with  the  sword  he  across  the  OLYHG to  get  him  hall  had  in  possession handcuffed,  from  the  suite  as  Isaac  had  said  commo-­ TEVE ANDELA no  idea  what  tion  and  yell-­ was  going  ing  could  be  on  and  was  heard  from  the  freaking  out.  He  wasn’t  in  his  mind...He  is  not  hallway  as  well  as  Doughty  punching  doors  and  YLROHQW DQG KH LV DFWXDOO\ YHU\ QLFH ´ &DQGHOD walls.  said.  Deanna  Baker,  a  third-­year  psychology  ma-­ Dugatkin  said  it  was  too  early  to  be  certain  jor  and  Deyo  resident,  said  she  was  concerned  LI 'RXJKW\ ZDV XQGHU WKH LQĂ€ XHQFH RI DQ\ KDO about  the  well-­being  of  Doughty,  but  uneasy  lucinogenic  drugs  while  he  was  holding  stu-­ DERXW OHDYLQJ KHU URRP GHQWV KRVWDJH EXW RIÂż FHUV VDLG WKH\ FRXOG WHOO Âł7KH ZKROH RUGHDO ZDV RYHUZKHOPLQJ ´ he  was  not  in  a  right  state  of  mind.  Baker  said.   â€œOn  one  hand  there’s  a  kid  getting  $VKOH\ 0HQGULVNL D Âż UVW \HDU FUHDWLYH Tasered  in  my  hallway,  and  I  wanted  to  make  writing  major  and  self-­described  best  friend  of  sure  he  was  alright.  On  the  other  hand  he  had  a Â

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huge  knife  and  might  be  tripping  balls.â€?  'XJDWNLQ VDLG VWXGHQWV LQYROYHG LQ WKH LQFL GHQW DQG ZKR OLYHG LQ 'H\R +DOO ZHUH VFDUHG DQG QHUYRXV &RXQVHOLQJ KDV EHHQ RIIHUHG WR DOO students  that  desire  it.  In  lieu  of  the  incident,  Dugatkin  said  no  physical  changes  will  be  made  to  policies  re-­ JDUGLQJ Âż QGLQJ ZHDSRQV KRZHYHU KH XUJHV VWX GHQWV WR EH DZDUH DQG YLJLODQW Âł2XWVLGH RI SXWWLQJ HYHU\RQHÂśV OXJJDJH through  metal  detectors,  it  is  next  to  impos-­ VLEOH WR Âż QG WKHVH NLQGV RI ZHDSRQV ´ 'XJDWNLQ said.  â€œStudents  should  say  something  if  they  see  something.â€?  In  SUNY  New  Paltz’s  Student  Handbook,  QXQFKDNX VWLFNV Âż UHDUPV NQLYHV DQG DLU JXQV DUH VSHFLÂż FDOO\ FLWHG DV LOOHJDO ZHDSRQV ZKLOH LQ WKH 5HVLGHQFH /LIH +DQGERRN RQO\ Âż UHDUPV DQG NQLYHV DUH OLVWHG DV SURKLELWHG LWHPV Deyo  Hall  Complex  Director  Shannon  Calderon  declined  to  comment  on  the  incident,  and  Director  of  Residence  Life  Corinna  Caracci  could  not  be  reached  for  comment. In  a  campus-­wide  email  issued  on  Feb.  7,  SUNY  New  Paltz  President  Donald  Christian  said  Doughty  has  been  banned  from  campus  SHQGLQJ KLV FULPLQDO LQYHVWLJDWLRQ DQG SRVVLEOH judicial  action.  Doughty  was  charged  with  kidnapping,  menacing,  criminal  possession  of  a  weapon  and  assault  in  the  second  degree  and  was  sent  to  Ul-­ ster  County  jail  on  $25,000  bail. Â

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Last  month,  two  SUNY  New  Paltz  professors  visited  the  Middle  Eastern  nation  of  Oman  to  study  its  society,  culture  and  educational  system  in  hopes  of  bringing  what  they  learned  back  to  New  Paltz.  The  trip  was  part  of  the  â€œEducators  to  Omanâ€?  program  and  was  sponsored  by  the  World  Affairs  Council  of  the  Mid-­Hudson  9DOOH\ :$& 0+9 D QRQ SURÂżW DQG QRQ SDUWLVDQ JURXS ZKRVH mission  is  to  raise  public  awareness  of  the  issues  that  â€œunite  and  divide  nations,  people  and  major  faith  communities.â€?  Lewis  Brownstein,  professor  of  political  science,  and  Ilgu  Ozler,  assistant  professor  of  political  science,  were  among  the  10  educators  who  stayed  in  Oman  from  Jan.  3  to  the  13  as  a  part  of  the  â€œEducators  to  Oman.â€?   The  purpose  of  this  program  was  to  learn  more  about  Oman  and  then  come  back  and  â€œraise  the  country’s  visibility  in  the  Mid-­ Hudson  Valley,â€?  Brownstein  said. An  upcoming  conference  sponsored  by  SUNY  New  Paltz,  Center  for  Middle  Eastern  Dialogue  and  WAC-­MHV  should  take  place  later  this  semester,  Brownstein  said.  This  conference  will  allow  them  to  bring  what  they  learned  about  Oman  to  the  area  by  teaching  about  Oman  through  public  events.  Ozler  said  that  there  would  also  be  an  Omani  quartet  playing  at  the  conference. Â

During  their  stay  in  Oman,  they  spent  10  days  in  meetings  learning  about  their  society,  history  and  educational  system.  They  met  with  the  ministry  of  education  and  higher  education  and  at-­ tended  meetings  that  were  held  in  Sutan  Qaboos  University,  Ma-­ zoon  University  College  and  the  Sultan  Qaboos  Grand  Mosque. “We  had  exchanges  about  the  possibility  of  perhaps  creating  a  more  long  term  relation  with  Omani  universities,â€?  said  Ozler.  â€œOur  goal  is  to  have  a  cultural  understanding  and  exchange  about  Oman.â€?  A  few  of  the  things  Brownstein  said  he  learned  about  Oman  which  he  didn’t  know  before  was  that  men  and  women  are  treated  equally,  their  standard  of  living  is  high  and  they  have  access  to  free  education.  Brownstein  and  Ozler  said  they  also  learned  about  the  ethnic  and  racial  make-­up  of  the  region.   Ozler  said  the  ratio  of  people  of  Indian  and  Bengali  descent  who  reside  in  the  sultanate  of  Oman  to  Omanis  are  about  2-­to-­1  and  are  called  expatriates.  They  can’t  apply  for  citizenship  until  they  have  continuance  in  a  country  for  20  years.  Until  they  are  citizens,  they  can’t  exercise  the  same  rights  as  Omanis  such  as  having  an  education  at  an  Omani  school  or  owning  land.  â€œIf  an  Omani  woman  was  married  to  an  expatriate,  their  chil-­ dren  would  not  be  considered  Omani  since  citizenship  is  through  the  father,â€?  said  Ozler. However,  she  said  that  all  different  religions  exist  peace-­ fully. 7KLV ZDV %URZQVWHLQÂśV ÂżUVW WULS WR 2PDQ DQG KH ZDV YHU\

impressed  with  the  degree  of  warmth  shown. “I  was  impressed  with  the  interactions  [I  had]  with  the  peo-­ ple  [I]  met,â€?  said  Brownstein.  â€œ[Oman]  was  remarkably  warm  and  welcoming.â€? He  said  that  while  he  was  walking  on  the  main  thoroughfare,  he  witnessed  a  car  accident  between  two  residents  of  Oman.  Both  of  the  drivers  got  out  of  their  cars,  walked  towards  each  other  and  shook  hands.  They  got  back  in  their  cars  to  take  them  off  the  road,  got  out  of  their  cars  to  talk  some  more,  shook  hands  and  then  departed.  Brownstein  said  this  behavior  was  typical  in  Oman. 7KLV ZDV DOVR 2]OHUÂśV ÂżUVW WULS WR DQ $UDE FRXQWU\ 6KH VDLG the  trip  to  Oman  was  a  good  introduction  to  the  Arab  world.   She  said  that  she  expected  the  country  to  be  more  chaotic  and  disor-­ derly,  and  was  surprised  when  it  was  the  opposite.  â€œIn  developing  countries‌it’s  less  orderly  than,  let’s  say,  a  more  developed  country,â€?  she  said.  â€œI  was  thinking  that  in  the  capital  city  there  would  be  more  noise‌you  expect  more  chaos  in  the  city  than  you  do  in  New  Paltz.â€? She  said  Muscat  was  more  like  New  Paltz  as  far  as  peace  and  quiet  are  concerned. The  current  Sultan  of  Oman,  Qaboos  bin  Said  Al  Said,  took  over  in  the  1970s  and  built  the  country  from  scratch.  â€œWhat  we  have  seen  was  very  positive,  but  I  wouldn’t  say  it  was  an  unbiased  exposure,â€?  said  Ozler.  â€œBecause  I  know  that  when  someone  visits  your  home  you  want  to  clean  up  and  show  them  the  best  of  it.â€?

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Students  attending  an  academic  conference  during  the  current  or  summer  semester  may  apply  for  travel  expense  funding  as  part  of  the  David  Lavallee  Student  Travel  Fund  until  Friday,  Feb.  24,  according  to  Interim  Provost  Cheryl  Torsney. The  awards  are  named  in  honor  of  the  school’s  provost  from  1999  to  2009.  Its  creation  was  a  campus-­wide  initiative  in  2009  to  help  students  cover  the  costs  of  traveling  to  academic  conferences  to  present,  exhibit  or  perform  their  scholarly  work.  â€œStudent  research,  along  with  studying  abroad,  internships  and  other  work  outside  of  the  classroom,  really  changes  students’  lives,â€?  Torsney  said. $SSUR[LPDWHO\ VWXGHQWV DSSOLHG IRU WKH ÂżUVW URXQG RI funding  in  2010,  and  about  50  students  applied  the  following  year.  Recipients  must  be  third  or  fourth-­year  undergraduate  or  graduate  students  with  a  minimum  3.0  GPA,  and  can  receive  up  to  $400. Torsney,  who  also  serves  as  the  vice  president  of  academic  affairs,  called  upon  faculty  and  staff  to  donate  toward  the  fund.  Ideally,  she  said,  the  fund  would  be  an  endowment  that  generates  annual  interest,  but  currently  its  existence  depends  solely  on  donations  made  through  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  Foundation.  â€œThere  is  a  real  problem,  because  it’s  such  a  small  amount Â

in  the  grand  scheme  of  things,â€?  Torsney  said.  â€œSo  in  my  last  call  to  faculty  and  students  for  accepting  applications  for  the  fund,  I  reminded  people  that  this  is  not  an  endowed  fund,  donations  need  to  be  made.â€? Torsney  said,  attending  a  professional  conference  can  be  a  ³¿UVW VWHS LQWR D SURIHVVLRQDO SRVLWLRQ RU LQWR JUDGXDWH VFKRRO ´ Dr.  Maureen  Morrow,  a   biology  professor  and  director  of  the  school’s  Undergraduate  Research,  Scholarship  and  Creative  Activities  Program  (RSCAP),  said  she  donates  to  the  fund  because  â€œit’s  important  for  students  to  have  that  opportunityâ€?  to  attend  an  academic  conference. “The  Student  Association  gives  money,  but  not  much,â€?  she  said.  â€œThis  award  gives  a  greater  number  of  students  the  opportunity.â€? Morrow  said  one  of  the  problems  with  funding  through  the  RSCAP  is  that  the  money  comes  from  the  state,  so  it  is  attached  with  restrictions.  The  Lavallee  funding  comes  from  private  GRQDWLRQV VKH VDLG LW DIIRUGV PRUH Ă€H[LELOLW\ LQ GLVSHUVDO “There  are  students  who  have  graduated,  and  there’s  a  conference  one  month  after  they  graduate,â€?  she  said.  â€œNew  York  state  funds  don’t  cover  them  unless  they’re  currently  enrolled.  So,  it’s  a  bridge  for  recent  alumni,  and  there’s  other  Ă€H[LELOLWLHV DYDLODEOH WR JUDGXDWH VWXGHQWV ´ Accommodations  and  conference  registration  fees,  students  will  sometimes  apply  for  multiple  awards  and  still Â

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have  to  pay  for  expenses  out  of  their  own  pockets,  Morrow  said. “It’s  always  tough.  There’s  never  enough  money  to  go  around,â€?  she  said. Helen  Gutfreund,  a  fourth-­year  art  education  major,  is  DSSO\LQJ IRU WKH /DYDOOHH DZDUG IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKLV VHPHVWHU She  will  be  giving  two  presentations  at  the  National  Art  Education  Association  Convention  in  Manhattan  March  1-­4.  â€œI  think  my  attendance  at  this  conference  will  provide  me  with  invaluable  artist  and  teacher  experiences  and  resources  as  , HQWHU WKH ÂżHOG RI DUW HGXFDWLRQ ´VKH VDLG Gutfreund  said  although  the  NAEA  provides  substantial  discounts  for  registration  and  accommodations  for  students,  it  will  still  be  expensive  to  attend.  Aside  from  applying  for  the  Lavallee  award,  she  has  already  received  an  Academic  Year  Undergraduate  Research  Experience  award  through  RSCAP  and  may  also  apply  for  funding  through  the  Student  Association. “I  am  grateful  to  have  the  opportunity  to  present  my  UHVHDUFK ÂżQGLQJV WR WKLV SUHVWLJLRXV QDWLRQDO RUJDQL]DWLRQ whether  I  receive  the  funding  or  not,â€?  she  said.  â€œBut  being  reimbursed  for  hotel  accommodations  and  travel  expenses  in  1HZ <RUN &LW\ ZRXOG UHOLHYH PH RI D ODUJH ÂżQDQFLDO EXUGHQ , wouldn’t  have  otherwise  had.â€? 6WXGHQWV FDQ ÂżQG PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ DERXW WKH IXQG RQOLQH at  newpaltz.edu/acadaff/dlstf.html.

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Students Celebrate Civil Rights Figure KEEPIN’ IT R.E.A.L. EVENT HONORS LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING

By  Katherine  Speller

multiple  complexities.  Petra  Vega,  a  third-­year  Women’s  Studies  ma-­ jor,  attended  the  event  and  said  she  gained  a  new  SUNY  New  Paltz  students  come  together  an-­ nually  to  celebrate  the  legacy  of  Dr.  Martin  Luther  appreciation  for  Dr.  King.  She  said  that  while  most  King  Jr.  as  a  speaker,  revolutionary  and  as  a  man.  people  recall  the  memorable  speeches,  there’s  lit-­ Keepin’  It  R.E.A.L  (Reclaiming  Equality  and  Liberation),  this  year’s  annual  forum  in  Dr.  King‘s  honor  held  on  Monday,  Feb.  7,  invited  students  to  celebrate  the  memory  and  legacy  of  the  civil  rights  ¿ JXUH -DGD <RXQJ WKLUG \HDU %ODFN 6WXGLHV DQG international  relations  major  said.  The  goal  of  the  forum  was  to  recognize  Dr.  .LQJÂśV LQĂ€ XHQFH DV D UHYROXWLRQDU\ EH\RQG KLV more  mainstream  image  and  to  look  at  his  civil  and  humanitarian  messages  critically  and  analyti-­ cally,  Young  said.  She  also  said  that  she  hoped  conversations  started  by  the  event  would  inspire  DR.  JARED  BALL students  to  adopt  Dr.  King’s  spiritual  energy  and  promote  future  action.  ³'U .LQJ ZDV DOVR YHU\ PXFK DERXW Âż JKWLQJ tle  known  about  him  beyond  that. “Dr.  King  was  more  complex  than  some  peo-­ for  the  rights  of  the  oppressed  and  challenging  the  SOH JLYH KLP FUHGLW IRU ´ 9HJD VDLG systems  of  oppression,  but  we  too  often  pigeon  Associate  Professor  of  Communication  Stud-­ KROH KLP LQWR WKH LPDJH RI WKH VLPSOH SDFLÂż VW ´ LHV DW 0RUJDQ 6WDWH 8QLYHUVLW\ 'U -DUHG %DOO ZDV <RXQJ VDLG Âł+H ZDV PXFK PRUH WKDQ WKDW ´  Young  said  Dr.  King’s  identity  has  been  sani-­ the  keynote  speaker.  He  gave  a  presentation  about  tized  by  the  national  holiday  that  honors  him,  but  the  lesser  known  image  of  Dr.  King.  A  writer  and  further  study  of  the  man  can  help  the  public  see  his  commentator  at  Black  Agenda  Report  and  the  cre-­ Features  Editor  |  Katherine.speller79@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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DWRU RI )UHH0L[ 5DGLR %DOO ZDV DVNHG WR VSHDN E\ <RXQJ DQG WKLUG \HDU %ODFN 6WXGLHV DQG VRFLRORJ\ major  Jonathan  Espinosa,  both  familiar  with  his  writing  and  some  of  his  past  presentations  on  Dr.  King.  %DOO VDLG WKH LPDJH RI 'U .LQJ ZDV EHLQJ UH assassinated  through  the  media’s  sanitizing  tactics.  He  said  his  goal  was  to  convey  the  parts  of  Dr.  King’s  politics  that  have  been  suppressed  and  ig-­ nored  by  mainstream  media,  in  order  to  create  the  PRUH FLUFXODWHG SDFLÂż VW LPDJH RI WKH FLYLO ULJKWV Âż JXUH “King  is  the  most  known  and  least  understood  ¿ JXUH LQ KXPDQ KLVWRU\ VHFRQG PD\EH RQO\ WR WKH KLVWRULFDO -HVXV &KULVW ´ %DOO VDLG Âł+LV LPDJH now  in  control  of  his  own  political  enemies,  con-­ tinues  to  be  weaponized  against  us  as  a  means  of  blunting  radical  critiques  of  the  past  and  present,  but  more  so  to  prevent  us  from  engaging  in  the  kind  of  future  movement-­building  for  which  King  ZRUNHG DQG ZDV NLOOHG ´ The  event  also  reintroduced  an  essay  contest  for  students  to  enter  with  their  thoughts  on  the  criminal  justice  system’s  effect  on  African  men.  The  forum  also  featured  a  performance  by  Ur-­ ban  Lyrics  and  an  original  play  about  Dr.  King  by  New  Day  Ensemble.  Â

SUNY New Paltz Harbors ‘The Fugitive’ NEW ON-CAMPUS LITERARY MAGAZINE ENCOURAGES EXPERIMENTATION By  Katie  Kocijanski Copy  Editor  |  Kkocijanski14@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  students  behind  The  Fugitive,  a  new  literary  publication  on  campus,  joined  together  to  create  a  new  platform  for  featuring  creative  work.  Andrew  Steiner,  a  fourth-­year  mu-­ sic  major,  Steven  Siegelski,  a  third-­year  English  major  and  Taylor  Steinberg,  a  third-­year  English  major,  said  they  formed  The  Fugitive  to  encourage  stu-­ dents  to  break  away  from  more  conven-­ tional  writing  and  experiment  with  their  craft.   â€œThe  local  and  campus  literary  magazines  do  not  encourage  experi-­ PHQWDWLRQ LQ IRUP DQG LGHDV ´ 6WHLQHU

said.  â€œWe  want  people  to  be  unhindered  by  convention,  whether  that  means  tackling  uncomfortable  subjects  in  unpleasant  ways,  reinventing  form  or  looking  to  the  digital  culture  for  inspi-­ UDWLRQ ´ A  website  is  currently  in  develop-­ ment  for  students  to  submit  their  writ-­ ing,  art  or  multimedia  work  as  well  as  to  post  recordings  of  themselves  recit-­ ing  their  own  works.   The  creators  have  started  network-­ ing  via  Facebook  in  a  group  called  ³)XJLWLYH )XJLWLYXV ´ :LWK DOPRVW members,  Steinberg  said  they  are  using  Facebook  as  a  networking  tool  to  mine  for  good  writing  outside  the  Hudson  Valley.  The  group  is  currently  accepting Â

DGPLVVLRQV IRU WKH Âż UVW EL \HDUO\ SXE lishing  of  the  magazine  planned  for  dis-­ WULEXWLRQ GXULQJ WKH Âż UVW ZHHN RI 0D\ Through  the  Internet  group,  the  staff  of  The  Fugitive  is  hoping  to  en-­ courage  further  literary  discussion,  though  they  will  not  be  accepting  those  posts  for  submission,  Steiner  said. The  goal  for  the  print  version  of  The  Fugitive  is  100  pages,  though  more  submissions  for  the  online  version  will  be  accepted.   Members  of  the  staff  said  it  de-­ SHQGV RQ KRZ PDQ\ Âż FWLRQ DQG ORQJ form  poetry  submissions  are  accepted.  They  do  not  have  a  set  ratio  for  choos-­ ing  shorter  and  longer  pieces  or  verse  and  prose  pieces. Â

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The  staff  is  not  working  formally  with  any  professors  nor  do  they  have  any  plans  to  do  so.  At  this  point,  only  informal  conversations  are  being  held.  â€œWe  do  plan  to  request  submissions  from  professors.  As  to  whether  they  deem  our  publication  worthy  of  their  ZRUN WKDWÂśV DQRWKHU TXHVWLRQ ´ 6WHLQHU said.  Students  can  submit  up  to  three  po-­ ems  and  one  short  story  each.  The  staff  encourages  simultaneous  submissions  of  writer’s  work  as  well. The  deadline  to  submit  to  The  Fugitive  is  Thursday,  March  1  to  fugitivefugitivus@yahoo.com.

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YEAR: Fourth MAJOR: English HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, N.Y.

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WHAT Â IS Â YOUR Â INSTRUMENT Â OF Â CHOICE?

Guitar  and  vocals.  I  started  play-­ ing  guitar  at  14.  I  wanted  to  play  saxophone  but  my  mom  wouldn’t  get  it  for  me.  So  she  bought  me  a  guitar.  I  started  writing  songs  at  15.

Cloud Nothings

Attack on Memory Cloud  Nothings  have  appeared  from  the  ether  to  strike  excitement  and  spastic  dance  moves  into  anyone  with  the  gall  to  call  modern  rock  â€œdead.â€?  A  mix  of  earnest  Weezer-­style  slack  rock  and  emphatic  power-­pop  hooks  in  full  Oasis  mode  punctuates  refreshingly  non-­trendy  shrieks  from  a  disenchanted  Cleveland  garage  band.  Attack  on  Memory  (Released  Jan.  24;Íž  Carpark  Re-­ cords)  dazzles  cynics  with  heartfelt  honesty,  explosive  sonic  craft  work  and  a  surprisingly  fresh  and  vibrant  take  on  sim-­ SOH LGHDV WR FUHDWH ZKDW PD\ EH WKH Âż UVW JUHDW DOEXP RI The  album  immediately  strikes  the  listener  with  the  band’s  instrumental  skill  and  precision  while  maintaining  a  VWULSSHG GRZQ UDZ VRXQG Âż UPO\ URRWHG LQ URFN ÂľQ UROO :LWK tasteful  technical  precision  rarely  seen  in  a  blue-­collar  punk  band  since  the  days  of  The  Strokes,  the  two  guitarists  harmo-­ nize  colorful,  suspended  power  chords,  often  overshadow-­ ing  twisting,  minimal  lead  guitar  melodies  which  leave  the  listener  confused  after  tricky  repetitions.  TJ  Duke’s  bass  rumbles  with  tight,  insistent  grooves  that  accelerate  the  band  into  a  frenetic  urgency,  while  Jay-­ son  Gerycz  bashes  the  drum  into  ear-­rattling  beats  primi-­ tive  enough  to  excite  the  mood  of  every  song  with  dynamic  range.  Dylan  Baldi  leads  the  band  with  raspy  surf  melodies,  naturally  transitioning  into  enraged  screams,  which  repeat-­ edly  chant  satisfying  hooks  evocative  of  the  dark  side  of  youthful,  innocent  insecurity.  Cloud  Nothings  rock  with  a  unity  rarely  seen  in  a  music  scene  currently  dominated  by  one-­man  bands  and  vanity  projects.   Attack  on  Memory  shines  the  brightest  in  its  tremen-­ dously  enjoyable  mix  of  catchy  pop  melodies  and  complex  art  rock  themes.  Producer  Steve  Albini  stays  true  to  a  repu-­ WDWLRQ IRU VWXSHQGRXV OR Âż SURGXFWLRQ UHPLQLVFHQW RI 6XQQ\ Day  Real  Estate’s  sloppily  enlightened  madness  mixed  with Â

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Neil  Young’s  After  the  Gold  Rush. WHAT  ARE  YOU  INVOLVED  WITH  MUSICALLY  ON  CAMPUS?

I  have  a  loose  band  going  but  nothing  concrete.  I  play  a  show  every  now  and  then.  I  would  like  to  play  more  shows.                           3+272 &2857(6< 2) THENJUNDERGROUND.COM the  recently  washed-­out,  charismatic  haze  of  the  Wavves  ¿ OOHG ZLWK VXUI URFN UHYHUE WKDW RFFDVLRQDOO\ LPSOLHV 8 VW\OH JRVSHO LQĂ€ XHQFHV Most  valuable  is  the  group’s  ability  to  mix  progressive  elements  into  quick  catchy  structures  for  emotional  effect  and  sonic  exploration  while  remaining  accessible,  fun  and  unique.  Cloud  Nothings  refuse  to  spoon-­feed  brain  dead  foot  tappers  sugar-­coated  pop  melodies  or  pander  to  the  sneer-­ ing  non-­commercial  rockist  elite,  crafting  an  elegant  balance  that  is  sure  to  satisfy  both  sides.   Cloud  Nothings  have  created  a  rare  album  inviting  mul-­ tiple  listeners  with  a  fresh  sound  able  to  sate  any  music  en-­ WKXVLDVWÂśV DSSHWLWH 7KH EHVW WUDFNV DUH Âł)DOO ,Q ´ Âł6WD\ 8VH lessâ€?  and  â€œCut  You.â€?   Attack  on  Memory  is  a  fantastic  album,  leaving  listeners  eager  for  this  great  new  band’s  next  release. Â

WHAT’S  YOUR  PLAN  FOR  THE  FUTURE?

Hopefully  to  be  able  to  make  music  for  a  living. ANY  ADVICE  FOR  ASPIRING  MUSICIANS?

Practice  with  a  metronome. CHECK  OUT  RICKY  DEMETRO PERFORMING  BY  SCANNING  THIS  CODE  WITH  ANY  SMARTPHONE! Â

Have an opinion? Want to write your own review about whatever the hell you want?

DO Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â W YOU ANT Â TO Â BE...

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MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK?

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tHe Deep END TANYA CRANE Major: BFA Metals and Jewelry Year: Fourth “Everything influences me. Most of all my husband, Matt, who is a prolific artist and musician. His dedication to his art and his instruments (drums and percussion) is very inspiring. As far as visual artists, I think I have been mostly moved by Jessica Calderwood (an enamel artist) and my professor Jamie Bennett’s enamel work.”

You can find more of Tanya’s work for sale on Feb. 9 in the Lecture Center South Lobby from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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The  lack  of  additional  hours  being  added  to  the  library  this  semester  has  us  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  troubled.  Last  semester,  students  rallied  to-­ gether  in  support  of  the  institution  of  additional  library  operation  hours  to  So-­ journer  Truth  Library  to  bring  SUNY  New  Paltz  up  to  par  with  other  SUNY  campuses.  In  response  to  the  student  oc-­ cupation,  library  administrators  brought  the  reduced  hours  back  to  their  previous  state.  We  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  believe  the  library’s  restoration  of  hours  was  a  step  in  the  right  direction,  but  fell  short  of  truly  adhering  to  the  requests  of  the  stu-­ dents  they  are  intending  to  serve. Looking  at  signage  in  the  library  you  would  think  the  opposite,  however  the  hours  are  not  an  extension,  but  rather  a  restoration  to  the  status  quo  of  pre-­occu-­ pation  hours.  Not  only  is  this  a  slap-­in-­ the-­face  to  the  respectful  protests  the  stu-­ dents  involved  meticulously  planned,  but  it  shows  that  budget  considerations  have Â

truly  taken  precedence  over  student  needs  and  desires.  With  the  new  renovations  planned  for  the  library,  including  an  â€œopen  and  UHVSRQVLYH´ Ă€RRU WKDW LV FRQGXFLYH WR “group  study,â€?  is  it  not  fair  to  ask  that  students  opinions  and  voices  be  heard  to  incorporate  that  into  the  larger  plan?  The  students  who  occupied  the  li-­ EUDU\ LQ WKH ÂżQDO ZHHNV RI ODVW VHPHVWHU were  lauded  for  their  respectful  manner  in  which  they  voiced  their  opinion,  and  even  SUNY  New  Paltz’s  top  adminis-­ trators  have  admitted  that  the  hours  be-­ ing  extended  was  not  a  farfetched  idea.  Interim  Provost  Cheryl  Torsney  said  the  addition  of  hours,  especially  on  Sunday  mornings,  was  not  an  â€œunreasonableâ€?  re-­ quest.  If  one  of  the  campuses  top  admin-­ istrators  agrees  with  the  idea  of  more  library  hours  and  students  clearly  and  calmly  voiced  their  views  with  a  respect-­ IXO SURWHVW OLEUDU\ RIÂżFLDOV QHHG WR UHFRJ-­ nize  this  and  act  on  the  opinions  of  those Â

they  are  obligated  to  serve.  We  understand  that  the  economic  cli-­ mate  is  not  favorable  and  any  cost-­cutting  measures  are  deserving  of  discussion,  but  short-­changing  students  who  wish  to  spend  their  time  studying  to  further  their  academic  endeavors  seems  like  penny-­ pinching  rather  than  a  well-­thought  out  budget  reduction.  If  SUNY  New  Paltz  is  striving  to  become  a  â€œgemâ€?  of  the  SUNY  system,  it  seems  foolish  for  us  to  have  one  of  the  lowest  amount  of  library  op-­ erating  hours  compared  to  other  schools.  If  we  are  boasting  that  our  school  is  an  academic  beacon,  how  can  we  justify  our  gym  hours  being  more  assessable  than  our  library  ones?  At  the  end  of  last  semester,  the  li-­ brary’s  hours  were  restored  in  time  for  ¿QDOV ZKLFK ZDV D ZHOFRPHG JHVWXUH E\ administrators.  However,  with  the  reno-­ vations  currently  about  to  engulf  the  li-­ brary,  some  students  are  worried  about  potential  access.  While  there  won’t  be  any  closings, Â

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“satellite  locationsâ€?  are  being  explored  that  would  serve  students’  needs,  such  as  computer  access  or  printing  ability.  We  hope  that  in  the  midst  of  the  confusion  and  construction,  we  do  not  lose  sight  of  the  message  the  student’s  Occupy  move-­ ment  attempted  to  instill.  If  there  are  absolutely  no  options  to  extend  hours  in  the  midst  of  the  library  already  lowering  their  ability  to  serve  stu-­ dents,  it  would  bee  hove  administration  to  seriously  take  into  account  the  respect-­ ful  demands  of  the  students  they  are  paid  to  serve.  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.

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COLUMN JULIE  MANSMANN  Managing  Editor

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When  the  people  around  you  ask  why  you  are  still  here  on  a  daily  basis,  it  can  get  a  little  unnerving. No,  I  have  no  proof  that  the  gen-­ eral  population  hates  me  other  than  my   paranoid  â€œrationalizationsâ€?  that  no  one  could  stand  being  around  a  humorless  control  freak  who  twitches  on  a  regular  basis.  These  people  are  asking  me  this  off-­putting  question  because,  actually,  I   wasn’t  going  to  be  here  in  New  Paltz  for  the  next  few  months.  I  should  be  a  â€œrealâ€?  person  right  now,  crying  about  my  unemployment  DQG Âż JXULQJ RXW KRZ , VKRXOG SD\ EDFN my  student  loans.  I  should  be  at  home  on  Long  Island,  wondering  how  much  longer  I  could  actually  stand  living  in  a  suburban  wasteland  that  has  nothing  to  offer  20-­something-­year-­olds.  I  should  have  bills.  I  was  supposed  to  be  a  December  graduate. Â

I  shouldn’t  be  so  whiny  about  the  whole  thing,  I  know.  I  am  getting  my  degree  perfectly  on  time  in  four  full  years  over  the  course  of  eight  neat  se-­ mesters.  My  spring  semester  schedule  LVQÂśW KHIW\ DQG , KDG QR SUREOHPV Âż Q ishing  my  degree  and  the  general  edu-­ cation  curriculum.  But  being  the  ever-­regretful  being  that  I  am,  I  can’t  help  but  feel  that  I  re-­ ally  shouldn’t  still  be  here.  I  am  the  one  who  chose  my  May  graduation  date,  and  I  can’t  help  but  think  that  I  might  have  chosen  wrong.  Last  semester,  I  decided  to  take  on  an  internship  in  business,  outside  of  my  journalistic  areas  of  interest,  for  the  sake  of  networking  for  future  jobs  that  would  allow  me  to  live  somewhere  other  than  my  mother’s  basement.  I  learned  a  whole  lot  about  corporate  America,  and  that  I  shouldn’t  aban-­ don  my  newspaper  dreams  so  quickly.  I  loved  the  people  I  worked  with  and  I  gained  a  lot  of  useful  advertising  knowledge,  so  it  was  well  worth  my  time.  Taking  on  this  internship  meant  I  had  to  be  working  in  Manhattan  three Â

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days  a  week.  Simple  subtraction  would  indicate  that  I  had  only  left  two  days  for  classes.  I  also  happen  to  be  com-­ pletely  insane  and  chose  to  maintain  my  position  as  editor-­in-­chief  of  this  ¿ QH SXEOLFDWLRQ WRR 7KRVH ODVW WKUHH classes  I  needed  to  get  my  diploma  LQ 'HFHPEHU GLGQÂśW DOO Âż W LQ EHWZHHQ commuting,  caffeine-­induced  newspa-­ per  production  and  sorting  through  ad  sales  data.  That’s  why  I  am  still  here.  If  I  wasn’t  still  here,  I  could  have  applied  for  a  reporting  job  at  a  local  newspaper  I  interned  for  last  summer  â€”  a  job  that  the  man  who  would  have  been  my  boss  was  highly  recommend-­ ing  me  for  to  his  editor.  If  I  wasn’t  still  here,  I  could  have  applied  for  an  adver-­ tising  job  at  my  last  internship  where,  by  the  way,  all  departments  sponsor  )ULGD\ GULQNLQJ LQ WKH RIÂż FH IURP WKH company  â€œbeer  cart.â€?  If  I  wasn’t  still  here,  I  would  have  saved  a  whole  bunch  of  money  in  tuition  dollars.  Should  have,  could  have,  would  have...I  wish  my  brain  would  stop  sometimes.  Instead,  I  should  be  think-­ ing  about  all  that  I  am  gaining  by  still Â

being  here.   For  the  next  four  months,  I  don’t  have  to  worry  about  bills.  I  get  to  learn  from  an  award-­winning  journalist  who  is  teaching  a  class  here  for  one  semes-­ ter  only.  I  also  got  to  enroll  in  classes  I  wanted  to  take  that  don’t  fall  into  my  major  plan.  I  still  see  some  of  the  best  friends  I  have  ever  had  every  week,  be-­ cause  we  haven’t  moved  away  to  other  cities  or  states  yet.  And  last  but  cer-­ tainly  not  least,  I  will  continue  to  write,  read  and  laugh  with  the  wonderful  Edi-­ torial  board  of  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  as  I  contribute  to  11  more  issues. A  lot  of  things  could  have  been  if  I  didn’t  make  the  choices  I  made  last  fall.  But  I  had  so  many  experiences  that  were  worthwhile,  and  I  am  going  to  have  more  here  in  New  Paltz  this  spring.  Yes,  the  seemingly  missed  job  opportunities   gone  by  still  hurt  to  think  about.  Maybe  it  wasn’t  meant  to  be.  I  am  trying  to  have  faith  that  every-­ thing  is  going  to  be  OK.  Yeah,  I  said  it:  faith.  In  the  words  of  Rachel  Freeman:  who  even  am  I  anymore? Â

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The New Paltz Women’s Swim team is currently 9-­3 going into the SUNYAC Championships. PHOTO BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN By Kaycia Sailsman Staff Writer | N02448617@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The New Paltz Women’s Swim team has made a splash in the SUNYAC conference with a current 9-­3 overall record, despite saying goodbye to a gifted grad-­ uating class in 2011. The success of the season so far has made them the team to beat in the conference, es-­ pecially after besting last year’s Conference-­winning SUNY Geneseo with a meet score of 182-­150. Head Coach Scott Whitbeck said he hadn’t initial-­ ly thought the team would do as well as they had last season, but knew his team could rise to the challenge. “I did not expect this team to perform as well as they did, especially after graduating six really good seniors,” Whitbeck said. “Having a loss like that can either be detrimental or bolstering to a team.” While the team has seen success as a whole, they have gained success based on individual performance as well. Third-­year swimmers Yuka Suzuka and Carly Marshall earned SUNYAC swimmer of the week nods earlier in the season. Both Suzuka and Marshall said the accomplish-­ ment has a positive effect on people to compete harder,

but also adds on pressure when it comes to game time. “I struggle dealing with pressure nearly every meet but I continually remind myself that I’m not the only one that has pressure on them on the team,” Marshall said. “It’s a team effort and we all absorb the pressure.” Marshall said she owes her success to the positive attitude that she’s maintained all season. “A negative attitude will affect the way you per-­ form,” Marshall said. Suzuka also said the key to swimming well is to be positive during the meets and to not go into any event with a negative outlook. She said the success of the season will add onto the pressure of the SUNYAC championships to take place over the next few days. “I always feel the pressure and to take away the pressure I slap my face really hard to pump up and get excited,” Suzuka said. Whitbeck said he has been impressed by both Mar-­ shall and Suzuka’s contributions during the season, and believes they will be key come tournament time. “I’m looking for them to become big contributors in their upcoming meet,” Whitbeck said. The team’s 9-­3 record is made even more impres-­

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sive considering they walk into tournaments with a disadvantage. The Hawks do not have a diving squad to compete against conference rivals, which puts them at an immediate handicap. “You need to have a 10 ½ ft. pool to practice and compete with a diving section, and our pool is only 10 ft.,” Whitbeck said. “This usually handicaps us by 40 points during meets.” Despite the disadvantage, Whitbeck said he is an-­ ticipating the SUNYAC Tournament with a positive outlook and high expectations. “I expect to go out there and compete for the cham-­ pionship,” Whitbeck said. “I expect an entire team ef-­ fort, and everyone competing at their best.”

THE HAWKS COMPETE FOR THE SUNYAC TITLE FROM FEB. 9-­11 IN BUFFALO, N.Y.

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

With  the  spring  2012  season  fast  approaching,  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  Lacrosse  team  welcomes  Liz  Student  as  its  new  head  coach.  Student  is  the  second  head  coach  in  program  history  since  being  reinstated  in  2008. After  a  search  that  began  midway  through  the  fall  2011  semester,  an  announcement  made  by  Nphawks  on  Dec.  21  said  Student  would  become  the  coach  after  for-­ mer  Head  Coach  Heather  Semelmacher  was  offered  the  head  coach  position  at  Claremont-­Mudd-­Scripps  College  in  California.  Previously,  Student  was  an  assistant  coach  for  University  of  Redlands  in  California. Âł:KHQ ZH Âż UVW KHDUG RI &RDFK 6WXGHQW GXULQJ WKH LQ terviewing  process,  we  were  really  impressed  by  her  body  of  work,  not  only  as  an  assistant  coach,  but  as  a  student  athlete  as  well,â€?  Director  of  Athletics  Stuart  Robinson  said.  â€œShe  also  brings  a  great  energy  and  attitude  to  the  program,  which  is  something  we  always  look  for.â€? Student,  who  grew  up  in  Ithaca,  N.Y.,  picked  up  play-­ ing  lacrosse  as  a  kid  after  watching  her  brother  play. “I  thought  he  was  the  coolest,  so  I  wanted  to  do  what-­ ever  he  did,â€?  Student  said.  â€œLacrosse  is  a  sport  where  if Â

you’re  fast  and  athletic,  you  excel,  and  it  was  also  some-­ thing  new  for  me  to  do.  It  was  the  fun,  new  exciting  sport  for  me  to  do  that  I  was  good  at.â€? Growing  up,  Student  was  also  a  soccer  player  and  played  the  sport  year-­round.  When  it  came  time  to  decide  which  college  she  would  attend,  there  was  a  debate  as  to  whether  she  would  choose  soccer  or  lacrosse  or  possibly  both  while  at  school. “Lacrosse  was  something  I  was  always  passionate  about  and  it  always  made  me  happy,â€?  Student  said.  â€œI  always  knew  that  I  wanted  to  be  a  coach  and  had  been  coaching  ever  since  I  was  in  middle  school.â€? Student  played  as  a  defender  for  Nazareth  College  and  was  on  the  2005  and  2006  championship  teams.   Stu-­ dent  also  garnered  numerous  individual  accolades,  in-­ FOXGLQJ EHLQJ QDPHG DQ (PSLUH Âż UVW WHDP FRQIHUHQFH all-­star  in  2006.  :KLOH WKH WHDPÂśV SHUIRUPDQFH RQ WKH Âż HOG LV NH\ 6WX dent  said  she  will  also  stress  the  importance  of  the  work  the  team  does  in  the  classrooms.  Student’s  father  is  a  sta-­ tistics  and  biometry  professor  at  Cornell  University. “My  parents  understood  that  I  loved  being  athletic  and  playing  sports  and  they  supported  me,â€?  Student  said. Â

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“However,  they  also  harped  on  academics  being  very  im-­ portant.  I  knew  growing  up  that  not  doing  well  in  school  meant  not  going  to  practice.  When  it  comes  down  to  it,  academics  are  what’s  most  important  for  the  girls  on  the  team.â€? In  spring  2010,  the  Hawks  had  their  best  record  to  GDWH Âż QLVKLQJ WKH VHDVRQ RYHUDOO 7KH +DZNV DUH looking  to  take  the  program  to  the  next  level  this  season,  and  second-­year  defender  Maggie  Rose  Melito  said  she  was  impressed  upon  meeting  Student,  who  she  believes  will  help  the  team  reach  their  goals. “I  love  her  already,â€?  Melito  said.  â€œI  think  she’s  going  to  have  us  play  a  smarter,  more  structured  kind  of  lacrosse.  6KH GHÂż QLWHO\ KDV D UHDOO\ JRRG KHDG RQ KHU VKRXOGHUV DQG came  into  this  knowing  exactly  what  she  was  doing.â€? For  Student,  coming  into  such  a  young  program  is  something  she’s  always  dreamed  of  doing.  â€œI’ve  always  wanted  to  develop  a  newer  program,â€?  6WXGHQW VDLG Âł7KH SURJUDP KDV RQO\ EHHQ UHLQVWDWHG IRU WKUHH \HDUV QRZ ,WÂśV GHÂż QLWHO\ JRLQJ WKURXJK VRPH JURZ ing  pains,  but  we’re  going  to  turn  the  corner  and  have  a  great  season.â€? Â

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 It’s  Van  Tyne  to  Shine  for  2012 By  Kelsey  Damrad Copy  Editor  |  Kdamrad86@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Fourth-­year  Men’s  Volleyball  player  Mike  Van  Tyne  was  recently  named  by  the  United  Volleyball  Conference  (UVC)  as  its  ¿UVW 3OD\HU RI WKH :HHN IRU WKH SOD\LQJ year. Van  Tyne,  co-­captain  since  his  junior  \HDU DQG WKH WHDP DUH QR VWUDQJHUV WR VXFFHVV 9DQ 7\QH JRW WKH QHZV RI KLV DFFRPSOLVKPHQW in  Elmira,  N.Y.  in  a  tournament  where  the  WHDP IDFHG IRXU FRPSHWLQJ FROOHJHV Âł7KDW SDUWLFXODU WRXUQDPHQW ZDV RXU ÂżUVW test  to  see  where  we  are  as  a  team,â€?  Van  Tyne  said.  :KLOH VHWWLQJ KLPVHOI DSDUW IURP WKH FRP-­ petition  early  on,  Van  Tyne  said  he  doesn’t  see  the  accolade  as  an  individual  achievement.  ³, UHDOO\ GRQÂśW WKLQN RI EHLQJ PDGH 89& player  as  an  accomplishment  for  me  person-­ ally,â€?  Van  Tyne  said.  â€œI  look  at  it  as  I  had  so  PDQ\ WDOHQWHG SHRSOH ZRUNLQJ DORQJVLGH PH :H WUDLQ KDUG DV D WHDP ´ 9DQ 7\QH UHFRJQL]HG WKDW DV D VHQLRU SOD\LQJ IRU 681< 1HZ 3DOW] WKLV ZLOO EH KLV break-­out  year  for  volleyball. A  native  of  Rochester,  N.Y.,  Van  Tyne  said  he  planted  the  seed  for  his  success  when  KLV KLJK VFKRRO YROOH\EDOO FRDFK -RH %HOODQFD DOVR KLV WHQQLV FRDFK HQFRXUDJHG KLP WR PDNH the  jump  to  volleyball. Âł7KH ÂżUVW \HDU , ZDV WHUULEOH ´ 9DQ 7\QH said.  â€œNo,  really.  I  didn’t  even  know  where  the  lines  were  on  the  court.â€?  The  summer  before  his  senior  year,  Van  Tyne  participated  in  every  major  volleyball  FDPS LQ RUGHU WR SUHSDUH IRU WKH FRPLQJ \HDU %HDWLQJ WKH IRXUWK DQG VHFRQG VHHGHG WHDPV LQ VHFWLRQDOV 9DQ 7\QHÂśV KLJK VFKRRO YROOH\EDOO team  was  the  seventh  seed  when  they  went  to  WKH 6HFWLRQDO &KDPSLRQVKLS Âł,W ZDV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH LQ D ZKLOH WKDW RXU KLJK VFKRRO KDG PDGH LW WKDW IDU ´ 9DQ 7\QH said.  Van  Tyne  worked  tirelessly  his  senior  \HDU LQ SUHSDUDWLRQ IRU FROOHJH DQG ZDV WKHQ UHFUXLWHG WR SOD\ IRU 681< 1HZ 3DOW]ÂśV 0HQÂśV Volleyball. Âł(DFK \HDU RI PH SOD\LQJ XQGHU &RDFK 5DGX >3HWUXV@ DQG RWKHU LQĂ€XHQWLDO SHRSOHVÂś instruction  has  made  me  so  much  better,â€?  Van  Tyne  said.  9DQ 7\QH VDLG DOWKRXJK WKH WHDP KDV JUDGXDWHG PDQ\ RI WKH SHRSOH ZKR PDGH KLV EHJLQQLQJ \HDUV VXFK D VXFFHVV WKLV \HDUÂśV WHDP LV DOO RQ WKH VDPH SDJH DQG XQLWHG XQGHU RQH JRDO

'XULQJ WKH ZLQWHU LQWHUFHVVLRQ WKH WHDP drilled  their  skills  in  preparation  for  the  com-­ LQJ JDPHV 9DQ 7\QH VDLG Âł7KH ZKROH WHDP LV EDFN KHUH RQ -DQ for  practice  twice  a  day,â€?  Van  Tyne  said. Van  Tyne  also  said  the  team’s  practices   are  very  physical  and  labor  intensive. Âł&RDFK OLNHV WR JHW XV WLUHG ´ 9DQ 7\QH VDLG Âł,WÂśV IUXVWUDWLQJ DQG \RX GHÂżQLWHO\ JHW DQJU\ EXW WKDWÂśV ZKDW PDNHV \RX EHWWHU ´ 7KH DFNQRZOHGJPHQW IURP WKH 89& didn’t  come  as  a  shock  to  Men’s  Head  Coach  5DGX 3HWUXV ZKR KDV VHHQ 9DQ 7\QH JURZ DV a  player  the  past  four  years.  â€œFrom  my  point  of  view  there  is  no  sur-­ SULVH WKDW 0LNH ZDV FKRVHQ DV 89& 3OD\HU RI WKH :HHN ´ 3HWUXV VDLG Âł$V RQH RI WKH WRS players  on  our  volleyball  team  and  with  the  most  experience,  he  really  is  a  natural  choice.â€?  3HWUXV UHFHQWO\ HDUQHG KLV WK ZLQ RQ )HE LQ D VZHHS RI WKH 6DJH &ROOHJHV 9DQ 7\QH KDV KHOSHG DFKLHYH RI 3HWUXVÂś wins. 7KH HODWLRQ IURP WKH KRQRU KDV JURZQ into  anticipation  for  the  season,  Van  Tyne  said. “I  feel  like  it’s  just  the  start  for  me  and  the  WHDP ´ 9DQ 7\QH VDLG Âł,WÂśV D PDWFK VHDVRQ and  we  are  only  six  into  it.â€?  7KH WHDP ZLOO GHÂżQLWHO\ PDNH LW LQWR WKH WRXUQDPHQW DV ZHOO DV EH ÂżUVW VHHG LQ WKH FRQ-­ ference,  Van  Tyne  said.  To  host  the  UVC  con-­ IHUHQFH LV RQH RI PDQ\ JRDOV IRU ZKLFK WKH\ÂśUH VWULYLQJ Âł7KH ODVW IRXU \HDUV KDYH EHHQ WRXJK and  there  were  times  I  wanted  to  quit,â€?  Van  7\QH VDLG Âł,Q WKH HQG WKRXJK , ORRN EDFN DQG WKLQN WKDW HYHU\WKLQJ WKDW WULHG WR EUHDN PH LQ WKH PRPHQW HQGHG XS JHWWLQJ PH WR ZKHUH , am  today.â€?  6RPHWLPHV WKH UHJUHWV RI WKH SDVW WDNH over,  Van  Tyne  said,  but  overall  the  outcome  is  worth  it. Âł,I , FDQÂśW SOD\ YROOH\EDOO DIWHU , JUDGXDWH I  at  least  want  to  coach,â€?  Van  Tyne  said.  â€œIt’s  DQRWKHU RSSRUWXQLW\ WR WDNH D JURXS RI NLGV DQG WUDQVIRUP WKHP LQWR VRPHWKLQJ EHWWHU WKDQ they  were  before.â€?  Van  Tyne  plans  to  move  his  talents  to  6RXWK &DUROLQD IRU JUDGXDWH VFKRRO ZKHUH KH will  also  participate  in  the  Teach  for  America  SURJUDP RQFH KH JUDGXDWHV LQ WKH VSULQJ Âł, OLNH WKH LGHD RI EHLQJ SDUW RI D FKDQJH ´ 9DQ 7\QH VDLG Âł:KHWKHU WKDW FKDQJH LV LQ P\ OLIH RU ,ÂśP KHOSLQJ LW KDSSHQ LQ VRPHRQH else’s,  I  want  to  be  there  to  watch  it.â€? )RXUWK \HDU 0LNH 9DQ 7\QH ORRNV WR KHOS WKH +DZNV LQ  3+272 &2857(6< 2) (' ',//$5 3+272*5$3+<

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With  the  playoffs  right  around  the  corner,  the  New  Paltz  Men’s  Basketball  team  currently  holds  an  overall  record  of  8-­13  with  a  5-­9  SUNYAC  record.  They  are  currently  the  No.  7  seed  in  the  conference. Head  Coach  Mike  Rejniak  said  his  team  still  has   its  best  basketball  ahead  of  them.  He  credited  fourth-­year  player  Harris  Wichard  and  third-­year  players  Matt  Devine  and  Nick  Taldi  for  stepping  up  this  season.  Rejniak  also  said  third-­year  Shalik  Jen-­ NLQV ÂżUVW \HDU $ODQ 6LHUJLHM DQG IRXUWK \HDU -DPDO  Lis-­Simmons  have  taken  the  team  to  new  heights.  â€œWhen  we  play  united  basketball,  we  become  a  GLIÂżFXOW PDWFK XS IRU RSSRQHQWV ´ 5HMQLDN VDLG Âł7KH JRDO LV WR ZLQ D 681<$& FKDPSLRQVKLS ´ While  this  is  the  goal  for  every  team  in  the  con-­ ference,  Rejniak  believes  that  his  team’s  daily  im-­ provement  will  lead  them  to  play  their  best  basketball  at  the  right  time  and  ultimately  bring  home  the  title.  With  the  regular  season  nearing  its  end,  Rejniak  said  every  game  is  critical  in  order  to  reach  the  play-­ offs.  ³(YHU\ JDPH IRU XV LV D ÂľPXVW ZLQÂś IRU XV ´ 5H-­ jniak  said.  â€œEach  team  is  vying  for  a  position  in  the  SOD\RIIV ZLWK QR URRP IRU HUURU ´ With  the  team  currently  sitting  in  seventh  place,  WKHLU ÂżUVW URXQG PDWFKXS ZRXOG EH DJDLQVW WKLUG SODFH SUNY  Cortland,  who  currently  holds  a  record  of  14-­6  overall,  with  a  9-­4  SUNYAC  record.  :LWK HQG RI VHDVRQ PDWFK XSV DJDLQVW ÂżUVW SODFH SUNY  Oswego  and  Cortland,  the  road  will  not  be  easy,  but  wins  against  higher-­ranked  opponents  could  boost  their  stock  come  tournament  time. The  Hawks  most  recent  win  was  against  SUNY  Brockport,  with  the  win  before  that  being  against  SUNY  Potsdam.  That  win  ended  with  a  last  second  OD\XS E\ 6LHUJLHM DQG D ÂżYH JDPH ORVLQJ VWUHDN Siergiej  commented  on  his  game-­winner  saying  LW ZDV H[FLWLQJ FRQVLGHULQJ WKDW LW ZDV WKH ÂżUVW RQH

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As  spring  training  is  now  less  than  a  month  away,  the  focus  of  fans  and  media  attention  will  slowly  begin  to  narrow  to-­ ward  team  status  matters  rather  than  the  Hot  6WRYH :LWK DQ H\H JOXHG WR WKH VHDVRQ RQH intriguing  question  the  Mets  will  have  to  DQVZHU LV WKH FRQÂż JXUDWLRQ RI WKHLU OLQHXS FRPH 2SHQLQJ 'D\ ² DQG PRUH VSHFLÂż cally,  where  should  Daniel  Murphy  bat  in  the  lineup?  The  Mets  offense,  which  â€”  if  almost  every  conceivable  thing  goes  right  â€”  could  become  an  average-­to-­above  average  asset,  will  have  to  be  run  on  a  delicate  balance.  :LWK WKH ORVV RI &DUORV %HOWUDQ DQG -RVH Reyes  from  last  year’s  lineup,  the  Mets  will  be  searching  for  any  kind  of  offensive  out-­ put,  leaving  Murphy  and  his  .397  OBP  last  year  as  one  of  the  Mets  most  important  fac-­ tors  for  the  team  to  have  any  semblance  of  a  strong  season.  Murphy  has  hit  in  multiple  positions  of  the  batting  order  over  the  course  of  his Â

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The  Rangers  have  been  having  a  great  season  so  far,  but  there’s  still  a  long  way  to  go  before  anyone  can  say  just  how  good  of  a  team  they  really  are.   That  isn’t  to  say  they  aren’t  one  of  the  best  teams  in  the  NHL  this  season.  They’re  just  as  tough  as  any  other  team,  they  have  the  best  goalie  this  season  in  Henrik  Lundqvist  and  they’re  a  team  that  really  cares  about  how  well  they  play.  It  was  almost  scary  to  hear  there  are  players  on  the  team  who  don’t  sleep  the  night  after  they’ve  lost  a  game  be-­ cause  they’re  so  upset  with  themselves.   But  we  all  know  their  schedule  from  here  on  out  is  brutal,  maybe  one  of  the  hardest  faced  post-­lockout. Let’s  look  at  this  week.  They  lost  to  the  Devils  yesterday,  they’ll  go  up  against  Tampa  on  Thursday,  Philadel-­ SKLD RQ 6DWXUGD\ DQG Âż QDOO\ :DVKLQJ ton  on  Sunday.  That  is  not  easy,  not  even  for  the  team  who  currently  sits Â

Mets  career.  The  question  remains,  however,  where  he  should  bat  heading  into  the  2012  season.  :KLOH VRPH IDQV KDYH WR\HG ZLWK WKH idea  of  â€˜Murph’  starting  off  the  game  as  a  leadoff  hitter  â€”  which  would  maximize  his  on  base  skills  â€”  it  does  not  seem  likely  the  Mets  or  Terry  Collins  will  want  one  of  their  all-­around  better  hitters  at  the  top  of  the  line-­ up  rather  than  in  the  heart  of  it.  If  Andres  Torres  will  indeed  be  the  lineup’s  leadoff  hit-­ ter,  Murphy  will  likely  be  slotted  into  three  possible  positions.  Murphy  could  potentially  hit  second  in  the  order,  third  in  the  order  or  possibly  lower  towards  the  sixth  or  seventh  spot.  As  the  team’s  No.  2  hitter,  Murphy’s  ability  to  hit  doubles  and  singles  to  move  a  leadoff  hitter  over  would  be  ideal.  Before  his  season  ended  on  a  double  play  attempt  last  year,  Murph  had  nine  doubles  and  was  boasting  41  hits  over  his  49  games  played.  :KLOH WKH VHFRQG KLWWHU LV XVXDOO\ UHOLHG RQ to  move  a  runner  over  regardless  of  the  cost,  Murphy’s  ability  to  drive  the  ball  eliminates Â

double-­play  possibilities  for  the  other  team.  On  an  ideal  squad,  Murphy  would  be  a  strong  option  to  hit  second.  However,  the  Mets  will  need  to  maxi-­ mize  their  best  hitters  if  they  intend  to  be  FRPSHWLWLYH :KLOH 0XUSK\ SUHVHQWV D strong  case  as  a  second-­in-­the-­order  threat,  his  ability  to  get  on  base  and  drive  in  runners  might  be  best  suited  for  hitting  third,  given  the  Mets  current  offensive  weapons.  Think  about  it.  By  having  Murphy  hit  WKLUG DQG PRYLQJ 'DYLG :ULJKW IURP WKDW spot,  where  his  average  dropped  drastically  compared  to  hitting  in  the  fourth  spot,  would  DOORZ ,NH 'DYLV WR KLW Âż IWK DQG /XFDV 'XGD RU -DVRQ %D\ KLW VL[WK DQG VHYHQWK 7KLV stretches  the  lineup  out,  instead  of  having  the  top  of  the  lineup  vastly  out  produce  the  bottom  half.  :RXOG 0XUSK\ EH DEOH WR SURGXFH LQ the  No.  3  spot?  It  would  depend  on  Torres  and  Thole/Tejada  to  be  viable  top-­of-­the-­ order  talent.  Tejada  in  particular  has  shown  Ă€ DVKHV RI EHLQJ VRPHWKLQJ PRUH WKDQ MXVW DQ above-­average  defender.  Last  season  Tejada Â

had  a  .360  OBP  over  the  93  games  he  played  in,  and  if  that  continues  he  could  easily  be  a  No.2  hitter.  Torres  has  risen  many  question  marks  since  his  arrival  in  orange  and  blue,  not  for  his  character  or  drive,  but  simply  if  he  has  what  it  takes  to  be  a  leadoff  hitter  â€”  espe-­ cially  for  a  team  that  has  been  accustomed  to  -RVH 5H\HV WDNLQJ VZLQJV RYHU WKH ODVW QLQH years.  As  of  now,  Torres  could  go  either  way.  Last  season,  Torres  did  not  have  an  inspiring  average  (.221)  or  on  base  percentage  (.312)  EXW LQ WKH RXWÂż HOGHU KDG D UHODWLYHO\ strong  showing  with  a  .268  average  and  .343  on  base  percentage. 7RUUHV DQG 7HMDGD ZLOO LQĂ€ XHQFH KRZ Murph  is  able  to  produce  as  a  middle  of  the  order  hitter.  If  that  combination  is  success-­ ful,  Murphy  should  slide  down  into  the  No.3  slot  and  allow  the  rest  of  the  lineup  to  stag-­ JHU GRZQ DQG Âż OO RXW That  being  said,  Murphy  is  much  more  likely  to  be  hitting  second  come  Opening  Day,  despite  pressure  on  Duda  and  Bay  to  contribute  to  the  offense. Â

Skating  to  the  Finish  Line  RQ WKH Âż UVW SODFH FKDLU RI WKH (DVWHUQ Conference.  Their  easiest  game  doesn’t  come  for  another  couple  of  weeks  when  they  see  Columbus. However,  let’s  not  forget  the  Rang-­ ers  always  rise  to  the  competition.  This  season,  the  Blueshirts  seem  to  start  the  ¿ UVW WZR PLQXWHV RI HYHU\ JDPH D ELW shaky,  but  all  they  need  is  for  Lundqvist  to  make  some  key  saves  and  they’re  UHDG\ WR JR 1RW VWDUWLQJ WKH Âż UVW IHZ minutes  off  great  hasn’t  been  much  of  a  problem,  but  that  will  have  to  change  now  that  they’re  in  the  latter  half  with  a  GHPDQGLQJ VFKHGXOH 7KH Âż UVW WZR PLQ utes  of  a  hockey  game  can  be  so  critical,  and  changing  momentum  during  a  game  ZLOO EH PRUH GLIÂż FXOW DV WLPH JRHV RQ :KLOH WKH VFKHGXOH LV D KXJH FKDO lenge,  Martin  Biron  will  still  have  to  play  the  X  amount  of  games  Tortorella  wants  him  to  play.  Biron’s  an  excep-­ tional  No.  2  goalie  who  is  having  a  re-­ ally  good  season.  He’s  easily  capable  RI SOD\LQJ DJDLQVW WHDPV OLNH :DVKLQJ ton  and  coming  out  on  top.  Tortorella Â

knows  this  too.  Biron’s  played  a  total  of  13  games  so  far  and  a  golden  number  would  be  to  have  him  play  a  little  over  20  games,  probably  in  the  22-­24  range.  The  Rangers  may  easily  have  a  play-­ off  spot,  but  the  most  important  thing  for  them  this  season  is  to  get  them  as  far  into  the  playoffs  as  possible,  which  means  no  matter  how  good  he  is,  Lun-­ dqvist  is  going  to  need  all  the  rest  he  can  get.  More  important  for  the  Rangers  to   focus  on  if  they  want  to  stay  in  the  WRS WLHU RI (DVWHUQ &RQIHUHQFH WHDPV LV that  Godforsaken,  horrible,  awful  power  play.  They’re  27  in  the  league  in  power  play  goals;Íž  I  don’t  know  why  they  aren’t  30. It’s  sad  to  watch  them  during  those  two  minutes  of  having  a  one-­man  advan-­ tage.  It  isn’t  an  issue  of  not  having  good  enough  offensive  players  to  score  goals,  WKH\ÂśUH MXVW QRZKHUH QHDU VHOÂż VK HQRXJK to  do  so.  All  they  do  is  pass  the  puck  and  take  too  much  time  to  look  fancy,  and  as  a  result  they  can’t  get  a  good  shot  on Â

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goal.  The  opposing  team  doesn’t  even  need  to  cover  the  point-­player  because  they  know  they’re  never  going  to  take  a  shot,  let  alone  a  good  enough  one.  Michael  Del  Zotto  stepped  up  to  the  plate  this  season  as  a  player,  but  he  needs  to  start  doing  what  the  Ranger  scouts  wanted  him  to  do  when  he  was  drafted  in  2008.   He’s  a  power  play  guy  who  can  pose  a  threat  at  the  point.  He  can  make  some  dumb  mistakes,  but  he  showed  LQ KLV Âż UVW VHDVRQ WKDW KH NQRZV KRZ to  run  a  power  play.  If  they  work  with  KLP DQG PDNH KLP FRQÂż GHQW KH ZLOO EH a  difference  maker  on  the  power  play.  If  they  could  also  drill  it  into  Gaborik  and  Richards’  heads  to  shoot,  this  power  play  shouldn’t  be  so  problematic. There’s  a  lot  of  work  the  Rangers  need  to  do  in  the  next  couple  of  months.  It’s  a  hard  schedule  that  will  produce  some  really  grueling  contests,  but  the  Rangers  will  have  to  keep  up  the  play  they’ve  maintained  this  season  to  assure  them  a  nice,  long  run  during  the  post  season. Â

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