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Andrew  Wyrich  EDITOR-­IN-­CHIEF

Julie  Mansmann MANAGING  EDITOR

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John  Brandi  NEWS  EDITOR

Katherine  Speller  FEATURES  EDITOR

Zan  Strumfeld

ARTS Â & Â ENTERTAINMENT Â EDITOR ASSISTANT Â MANAGING Â EDITOR

Cat  Tacopina  SPORTS  EDITOR

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Samantha  Schwartz  Robin  Weinstein  PHOTOGRAPHY  EDITORS

Julie  Gundersen CARTOONIST

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Jaleesa  Baulkman  Suzy  Berkowitz  Kelsey  Damrad  Maria  Jayne  Katie  Kocijanski  Clarissa  Moses  Carolyn  Quimby  COPY  EDITORS

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Mark  Dellas Â

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Patrick  Martz BUSINESS  MANAGER

Kathryn  Smith

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THE  PLACEBO  EFFECT The  discovery  that  a  fake  version  of  the  widely  used  cancer  medicine  Avastin  is  circulating  in  the  United  States  is  rais-­ ing  new  fears  that  the  multibillion-­dollar  drug-­counterfeiting  trade  is  increasingly  making  inroads  in  the  U.S. MONEY  IN  THE  JAR  A  teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  role  may  be  to  expand  a  stu-­ dentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vocabulary,  but  one  Arizona  law-­ maker  wants  to  make  sure  that  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  include  four-­letter  words.

A  NEW  CHAPTER  Education  Secretary  Arne  Duncan  on  Wednesday  spelled  out  details  of  a  pro-­ posed  new  $5  billion  Race  to  the  Top-­ style  competition  focused  on  improving  teacher  quality.

CIVIL  UNIONS  COME  CLOSE Gay  couples  waiting  for  rights  simi-­ lar  to  those  afforded  to  married  couples  got  closer  on  Wednesday  to  a  legislative  showdown  with  Colorado  Republicans  after  a  Senate  committee  approved  civil  unions  legislation  after  hours  of  emotion-­ al  testimony.

SUCCESSORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  STARK  STYLE  For  Americans  looking  at  the  U.S.  visit  of  Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  likely  future  leader  for  a  clue  about  where  relations  between  the  two  nations  might  be  headed,  the  signal  has  been  clear:  No  change  in  substance,  but  perhaps  a  change  in  style.

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The  53rd  student  senate  met  for  their  third  meet-­ ing  of  the  semester  on  Tuesday,  Feb.  14,  discussing  their  committee  efforts  and  adding  to  a  list  of  goals.  Student  Association  (SA)  Executive  Vice  Presi-­ dent  Eve  Stern  presented  to  the  legislative  body  re-­ garding  possibly  moving  the  meal  exchange  program  to  Parker  Theater,  adding  people  to  the  University  Police  Committee  and  introducing  a  focus  group  for  gender-­neutral  housing.  SA  Executive  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governance  Ayanna  Thomas  presented  to  the  sen-­ DWH ÂżOOLQJ DFDGHPLF FRPPLWWHH SRVLWLRQV 6KH WROG WKH body  that  seats  will  be  opening  up  on  the  Academic  Affairs  Curriculum  Committee  in  the  school  of  liberal  arts,  business  and  other  areas.  She  also  talked  about  the  Constitutional  Rules  Committee  reviewing  the  Student  Union  (SU)  hours  and  the  New  York  state  Good  Samaritan  Policy.  Meanwhile,  SA  President  Terrell  Coakley  talked  about  a  female  student  who  said  she  felt  uncomfort-­ able  when  she  found  derogatory  lyrics  on  a  desk  on  campus.  This  prompted  Coakley  to  discuss  a  possible  forum  for  gender  and  sexuality,  similar  to  the  forum  last  semester  discussing  the  racial-­signage  on  campus  inciting  harm  to  African-­Americans.  Thomas  urged  students  to  come  up  with  revi-­ sions  for  the  library  survey.  The  legislative  body  came  up  with  a  name  change  for  the  survey:  The  Library  Renovation  Survey.  She  wanted  members  to  take  out  â&#x20AC;&#x153;arbitrary  questions.â&#x20AC;?  Other  issues  discussed  included  24-­hour  accessibility,  rearranging  question  order  and  preserving  particular  library  areas  from  renovations.  Thomas  said  to  contact  her  with  any  further  con-­ cerns  or  questions  regarding  The  Library  Renovation  Survey.   Sen.  Rose  Faber  presented  to  her  fellow  members Â

 PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN The  legislative  body  discussed  their  long-­term  projects  addressing  student  concerns.             about  the  recently  amended  Residence  Hall  Student  Association  (RHSA)  election  process.  She  said  RHSA  GHFLGHG QR FRQÂżGHQFH IRU D 1DWLRQDO &RPPXQLFDWLRQ Coordinator  position.   Sen.  Wendy  Cohen  brought  the  New  Paltz  Face-­ book  meme  page  to  the  senateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attention  citing  that  although  there  is  humor  associated  with  the  page,  real  concerns  are  being  brought  to  light.  Sen.  Matt  Clarkson  presented  a  problem  with  text-­ book  prices.  He  asked  other  members  for  solutions.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;United  University  Professions  (UUP)  should  act  as  allies  with  cheap  education  encouraging  teachers  to  use  older  editions,â&#x20AC;?  Cohen  said.  Sen.  Dhruv  Shah  said  that  students  should  have  access  to  the  book  titles  for  class  immediately,  so  they  could  have  time  to  get  them  before  classes  be-­ gin.  Clarkson  was  looking  for  existing  legislation  Â

concerning  a  10  percent  change  in  content  if  profes-­ sors  want  to  use  a  newer  edition.  Cohen  suggested  a  Facebook-­type  group  that  would  offer  students  a  book  exchange  with  other  students  in  the  New  Paltz   community.

Thomas  also  discussed  the  creation  of  a  Student  Concern  Committee  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bring  awareness  of  SA  to  stu-­ dent  concerns  on  campus.â&#x20AC;?  The  legislative  body  talked  about  the  committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  logistics,  such  as  possible  meeting  locations,  who  would  chair  it  (the  senate  or  council  chair)  and  the  FRPPLWWHHÂśV SRVVLEOH PDNHXS RI ÂżYH VHQDWRUV DQG ÂżYH others  â&#x20AC;&#x153;nominated  through  senate.â&#x20AC;?  The  senate  then  added  two  goals  to  their  list  for  the  semester.  The  next  senate  meeting  will  take  place  Feb.  21  in  SU  418. Â

Council  Of  Organizations  Introduces  New  Program   By  Maria  Jayne  Copy  Editor  |  Maria.jayne17@newpaltz.edu

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the  organization.   After  this,  Executive  Vice  President  of  SA  Eve  Stern  announced  she  is  continuing  work  on  her  survey  for  gender-­neutral  housing.  Stern  is  currently  seeking  10  students  to  participate  in  a  focus  group  to  complete  WKH ÂżUVW HGLWLRQ RI KHU VXUYH\ DQG SURYLGH IHHGEDFN She  said  this  will  take  approximately  one  hour  and  par-­ ticipants  will  be  given  25  Hawk  Dollars  in  exchange  for  their  efforts.  Stern  said  for  more  information,  contact  her  via  email  at  Executivevp@newpaltzsa.com  or  dur-­ LQJ RIÂżFH KRXUV LQ 68 <RXVVRXI .RX\R YLFH SUHVLGHQW RI ÂżQDQFH VDLG 6$ KDV OHIW IRU WKLV VHPHVWHU LQ WKH FRQIHUHQFH budget,  but  the  general  fund  money  is  moving  very  quickly.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  semester  we  started  out  with  $105,000  and  already  burned  $40,000  in  two  weeks,â&#x20AC;?  said  Kouyo.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  know  you  need  money,  come  now.  By  next  week  we  will  probably  have  spent  about  $50,000  already.â&#x20AC;?  He  also  said  budgets  for  next  year  are  due  on  March  28  before  4:30  p.m.  to  be  evaluated  during  Bud-­ get  and  Finance  Committee  (BFC)  weekend. Â

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Elections  followed  these  announcements.  Lanee-­ sha  Baccus,  vice  president  of  programming,  sought  ¿YH PHPEHUV IRU WKH 6WXGHQW $VVRFLDWLRQ 3URGXF-­ tions  (SAP)  and  two  were  elected.  Also  three  members  were  sought  for  the  Programming  Board  and  one  was   elected.  SAP  meets  every  Monday  at  8:30  p.m.  and  is  in  charge  of  who  plays  at  the  spring  concert.  The  two  students  elected  were  Leah  Mattice  of  National  Asso-­ ciation  of  Art  Education  and  Stephanie  Mejia  of  Envy  )DVKLRQV 7KH RWKHU SRVLWLRQV ZLOO EH ¿OOHG DW WKH QH[W council  meeting.

Programming  board  meets  on  Wednesdays  at  8:30  p.m.  to  approve  funding  that  is  requested  by  organi-­ zations.  The  student  nominated  was  Kati  Rosen  of   Anime  Club.  Next  were  elections  for  Council  Board.  Molly  Thurston-­Chase  of  Dumbledoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Army,  Oluwatofun-­ mi  Ayanfodun  of  SAFA  and  Alyssa  Manfredo  of  WFNP  7KH (GJH ÂżOOHG WKUHH VHDWV The  next  Council  meeting  will  be  on  Monday,  Feb.  27  and  all  club  charters  are  due  on  Feb.  20.

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SUNY  New  Paltz  has  been  subjected  to  budget  cuts  and  the  removal  of  adjunct  profes-­ sors  and  as  a  result,  students  are  speaking  out  as  a  group  calling  themselves   â&#x20AC;&#x153;students  with  a  common  interest,â&#x20AC;?  involved  members  said.   The  Occupy  movement  on  campus  has  be-­ come  a  platform  for  students  to  air  their  griev-­ ances  and  make  their  voices  heard,  member  Ro-­ berto  LoBianco  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Student  voice  has  been  marginalized  for  much  too  long,â&#x20AC;?  LoBianco  said.

The  Occupy  movement  is  establishing  goals  to  break  the  current  system  and  place  the  power  in  the  hands  of  the  students.  According  to  member  Deborah  Walnicki,  the  group  on  campus  has  a  different  agenda  than  those  in  the  town  and  village.  7KH JURXS VSHQW VLJQLÂż FDQW WLPH JHWWLQJ more  library  hours  and  improving  conditions.  Walnicki  said  the  library  will  soon  renovate,  closing  a  third  of  the  library  space  and  little  is  being  done  about  this.  LoBianco  said  some  of  the  concerns  he  and  the  group  are  addressing  are  the  protection  of  adjunct  workers  and  wage  stability,  workers  rights  and  campus  food  services.  Their  goal  is  to  ¿ JKW DJDLQVW FXWV WR VWXGHQW VHUYLFHV RQ FDPSXV and  make  it  better  for  the  campus  community. Â

Although  the  campus  Occupy  group  is  working  toward  their  goals,  other  students  are  confused  by  the  purpose  of  the  Occupy  move-­ ments,  both  on  and  off  campus.  John  Sotomay-­ or,  a  fourth-­year  creative  writing  major,  said  he  is  not  opposed  to  the  Occupy  movement  itself  but  rather  the  location  of  the  protests.  He  said  the  businesses  in  the  town  and  village  should  not  be  blamed.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  live  on  Main  Street,  like  right  across  from  the  Wells  Fargo  bank,â&#x20AC;?  Sotomayor  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bitches  be  drumming  and  chanting  and  blow-­ ing  their  vuvuzelas  all  up  in  front  of  my  window  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  like,  shit  man,  this  is  New  Paltz,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  hippies.â&#x20AC;?

Similarly,  Ken  Leverett,  a  fourth-­year organizational  psychology  major,  said  he  does  not  feel  the  movement  on  campus  is  large  enough  to  be  effective.  He  said  the  campus  group  should  team  up  with  other  Occupy  move-­ ments  in  the  Hudson  Valley  to  create  one  outlet.  ³, WKLQN WKH PDLQ Ă&#x20AC; DZ RI WKH 2FFXS\ PRYH PHQW LV WKH VDPH WKLQJ WKDW PDNHV LW JUHDW² LW lacks  leadership,â&#x20AC;?  Leverett  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because  it  lacks  leadership  it  is  impervious  to  bribery  but  for  this  same  reason  it  cannot  hope  to  get  main-­ VWUHDP DWWHQWLRQ ² SHRSOH QHHG D IDFH WR LGHQ tify  with.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students  with  a  common  interestâ&#x20AC;?  meet  Wednesdays  at  7:30  p.m.  in  front  of  the  Student  Union  Multipurpose  Room.

to  collect  and  distribute  money,  we  elicited  the  help  of  the  New  Paltz  Community  Foundation,  the  Community  Foundation  of  Ulster  County  and  Family  of  New  Paltz,â&#x20AC;?  Tobin  Flusser  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  of  the  money  was  distribut-­ ed  by  the  close  of  2011,  but  there  are  still  some  funds  available  for  impacted  families  through  Family  of  New  Paltz.â&#x20AC;?

Kathy  Cartagena,  the  director  of  Family  of  New  Paltz,  said  there  were  directions  on  how  to  distribute  the  $19,678  they  received  through  Flood  Aid. Âł6RPH ZHQW WR Âż UVW UHVSRQGHUV ² SROLFH 1HZ 3DOW] 3ROLFH %HQHYROHQW $VVRFLDWLRQ Âż UH FRPSDQ\ UHVFXH squad,â&#x20AC;?  Cartagena  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  remaining  portion  is  going  to  individuals  and  families  who  have  suffered  through  WKH WZR Ă&#x20AC; RRGV ´ Cartagena  said  by  the  time  the  money  came  in,  among  other  things  it  had  to  go  through  the  New  Paltz  Commu-­ nity  Foundation  before  they  actually  received  the  money  to  distribute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  an  overnight  thing.  It  sounds  easy,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not,â&#x20AC;?  Cartagena  said.

Cartagena  said  there  is  still  some  money  left  over  and  any  families  or  individuals  in  need  should  contact  her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  sure  how  much  to  divvy  up  to  the  families.  , GRQÂśW ZDQW WR JLYH DOO WKH PRQH\ DZD\ DQG WKHQ Âż QG out  I  missed  two  or  three  families  that  have  hardships,â&#x20AC;?  Cartagena  said.

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Compactors  Make  Campus  Greener By  Jaleesa  Baulkman Copy  Editor  |  Jbaulkman75@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Facilities  Management  hopes  to  make  the  campus  greener  by  introducing  solar  compactors  and  using  sustainable  materials  in  the  renova-­ tions  of  the  Sojournor  Truth  Library  (STL)  and  the  Wooster  Science  Building  (WSB).

Five  solar-­powered  trash  compactors  were  installed  on  campus  for  free  last  month  through  a  negotiation  between  SUNY  New  Paltz  and  Waste  Management  on  their  waste  management  contract,  said  Assistant  Director  of  Facilities   Operations  Kim  Nelson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  been  looking  at  [the  solar-­powered  trash  compactors]  for  a  couple  of  years,â&#x20AC;?  Nelson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  they  were  really  expensive.â&#x20AC;?

The  solar  trash  compactors  are  made  out  of  recycled  metals  and  self-­powered  by  solar  en-­ ergy.   It  compresses  trash  so  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  be  emptied  like  non-­compacting  bins.  These  devices  are  expected  to  lower  fuel  consumption  and  greenhouse  gas  emissions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Less  pickups  means  less  labor  and  less  fuel  to  get  to  each  [trash  bin]  to  empty,â&#x20AC;?  Nelson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  will  not  dramatically  reduce  fuels  unless  they  were  campus-­wide.â&#x20AC;?  A  solar  and  grid-­connected  photovoltaic  pan-­ el  is  located  on  top  of  the  bin  to  convert  sunlight  to  electricity.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  compactor  located  inside  WKH ELQ WKDW ÂłĂ&#x20AC;DWWHQV RXW DQG FUXVKHV´ WUDVK In  front  of  the  solar-­powered  bins  are  a  series  of  lights  indicating  when  a  trash  bin  needs  to  be  emptied. Â

A  green  light  means  that  there  is  plenty  of  room  left  in  the  bin,  a  yellow  light  means  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  close  to  being  full  and  a  red  light  means  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  full.

Each  compactor  contains  a  mini  cell-­phone  that  communicates  bin-­level  information  to  Big  Belly,  the  company  that  supplied  the  solar-­pow-­ ered  trash  compactors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  actually  dials  to  the  company,  Big  Belly,â&#x20AC;?  Nelson  said.  Anything  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recyclable  should  not  be  placed  into  the  bin.  Recyclables  will  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;de-­ stroyedâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  bin,  said  Nelson.  Solar-­powered  trash  compactors  should  be  located  next  to   recycle  bins  to  prevent  this  from  happening.

They  are  expected  to  last  eight  times  longer  than  normal  trash  bins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  would  be  [monitoring]  the  number  of  times  [the  solar-­trash  compactors]  have  to  be  [emptied],â&#x20AC;?  Nelson  said.  She  said  she  hopes  to  install  more  solar-­pow-­ ered  trash  compactors  on  campus  in  the  future,  as  long  as  she  likes  the  results.

Nelson  said  the  campus  will  also  be  more  ef-­ ÂżFLHQW DQG HQYLURQPHQWDOO\ IULHQGO\ LQ WHUPV RI construction.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  state  of  New  York  has  mandated  that  all  state  agencies  design  to  the  Leadership  in  Energy  and  Environment  Design  (LEED),â&#x20AC;?  said  Nelson.  The  designs  for  both  WSB  and  STL  are  step-­ ping  up  to  be  a  LEED  rated  building.  LEED  con-­ VLVWV RI D UDWLQJ V\VWHP RIIHULQJ IRXU FHUWLÂżFDWLRQ levels  based  on  green  design  categories  such  as Â

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Director  of  Facilities,  Design  and  Construc-­ tion  John  McEnrue  said  the  new  design  for  WSB  will  â&#x20AC;&#x153;embody  the  building  intelligence  and  envi-­ ronmental  insights  that  have  been  so  transforma-­ tional  to  the  environment  over  the  last  30  years.â&#x20AC;?

The  new  design  for  WSB  will  include  ther-­ mal  insulated  glass  on  all  sides,  reducing  energy  consumption.  McEnrue  said  the  current  structure  of  WSB  serves  as  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;energy  vacuum.â&#x20AC;?

The  building  materials  for  the  renovations  WSB  and  STL  will  include  recycled  and  sustain-­ able  materials.

Brian  Obach,  chair  for  the  sociology  depart-­ ment  and  member  of  the  Environmental  Task  Force,  said  he  likes  the  fact  that  the  campus  is  visually  demonstrating  the  usefulness  of  solar  energy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  demonstrates  that  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  energy  that  we  can  harvest  all  around,â&#x20AC;?  said  Obach.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  like  to  see  the  use  of  solar  energy  whenever.â&#x20AC;?

President  Hosts  Student-­Driven  Discussions By  Cat  Tacopina Sports  Editor  |  Ctacopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

SUNY  New  Paltz  President  Donald  Christian  met  with  students  on  Feb.  13  to  discuss  ways  to  improve  the  quality  of  cam-­ pus  life.

Christian  visited  Gage  Hall  on  Monday  night  to  meet  with  students  and  let  them  voice  their  concerns  about  issues  such  as  course  availability,  construction  and  possi-­ bilities  of  not  graduating  on  time.

Christian  said  he  will  be  visiting  each  residence  hall  over  the  course  of  the  se-­ PHVWHU &KULVWLDQ ÂżUVW YLVLWHG &ULVSHOO +DOO two  weeks  ago.  There  was  a  turn-­out  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;at  leastâ&#x20AC;?  50  to  60  students,  as  opposed  to  the  turn-­out  of  only  30  students  on  Monday  evening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  talked  about  topics  all  across  the  map,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  talked  about Â

course  availability  issues,  course  schedul-­ LQJ WKRVH FRQYHUVDWLRQV FRQÂżUPHG IRU PH some  of  the  issues  we  are  aware  of  and  are  trying  to  address.  I  heard  about  advising,  the  value  of  living  in  residence  halls  and  insightful  observations  from  students  about  living  in  a  freshmen  style  residence  hall  that  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  suites.â&#x20AC;?

Christian  said  while  he  was  interim  president  last  year,  he  and  other  administra-­ tive  members  tried  to  come  up  with  ways  to  better  understand  the  needs  of  the  student  body. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  talked  last  year  when  I  was  interim  president,  about  how  a  new  president  can  stay  in  touch  with  students  and  how  to  do  that  in  the  best  way,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  things  I  did  is  form  a  student  advisory  group  to  the  president  that  has  been  very,  very  useful  for  me  and  useful  for  the  stu-­

dents  involved  in  that.â&#x20AC;?

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The  new  residence  hall  will  be  built  on  the  parking  lot  between  Lenape  and  the  Ath-­ letic  &  Wellness  Center.  The  school  plans  to  replace  the  parking  lot  with  a  new  one  on  the  tennis  courts  behind  Lenape.  After  the  talk  about  construction,  stu-­ dents  asked  about  how  this  will  affect  the  budget  cuts  from  last  year.  Christian  said  the  money  for  the  new  buildings  and  ren-­ ovations  would  not  affect  the  positions  of  teachers  and  course  availability.

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brought  up  the  hostage  incident  on  Feb.  7  in  Deyo  Hall.  Students  raised  concerns  as  to  whether  the  incident  will  change  the  way  room  searches  will  be  conducted  and  why  they  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  receive  emails  earlier  in  the  day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Student  privacy  is  a  very  big  concern  for  us,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  have  to  make  students  and  the  residence  halls  uncomfortable  with  one  another.â&#x20AC;?

At  the  end  of  the  night,  Christian  stayed  to  talk  with  students  on  a  more  personal  lev-­ el,  which  impressed  third-­year  English  and  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Studies  major  Jasmine  Shovlin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great  that  the  president  of  the  campus  is  making  himself  so  available  to  the  students,â&#x20AC;?  Shovlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  important  for  students  to  come  out  and  meet  the  president,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  even  more  important  for  them  to  come  out  and  hear  what  he  has  to  say.â&#x20AC;?

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Occupy  New  Paltz  member  Amanda  Sisenstein  said  the  park  OLF SDUN XQGHU WKH Âż UVW DPHQGPHQW DQG D FRVW RI WR FRYHU DQ was  used  as  a  base  of  operation  for  organization  for  the  move-­ insurance  policy,  Sisenstein  said.  ³:H EHOLHYH WKLV LV DQ XQUHDVRQDEOH Âż QDQFLDO UHVWULFWLRQ RQ After  missing  several  deadlines  to  submit  required  documen-­ ment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The  park]  is  providing  a  place  for  the  disenfranchised  to  WKH Âż UVW DPHQGPHQW ´ 6LVHQVWHLQ VDLG Âł7KH WDFWLF RI RFFXS\LQJ tation,  members  of  the  Occupy  New  Paltz  movement  have  been  public  space  to  redress  grievances  to  the  government  is  not  a  new  vacated  from  Hasbrouck  Park.  concept.â&#x20AC;?  Village  Board  members  unanimously  voted  to  require  the  On  Friday,  West  and  crews  from  the  New  Paltz  Public  Works  protesters  to  submit  a  park  use  permit,  giving  the  group  a  deadline  Department  disassembled  tents  and  separated  the  contents  inside  of  Friday,  Feb.  10  to  leave  the  park  that  straddles  Tricor  and  Has-­ between  personal  items  and  trash.  EURXFN $YHQXHV LI WKH IRUP ZDV QRW Âż OHG After  some  time,  Occupy  members  questioned  West  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  told  them  they  are  no  different  than  a  little  league  [team]  later  four  people  were  charged  with  trespassing  and  issued  court  or  Girl  Scouts  when  they  use  the  park,â&#x20AC;?  New  Paltz  Village  Mayor  summons  by  New  Paltz  Police.  Sisenstein  declined  to  comment  Jason  West  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  there  for  an  extended  period  of  time,  on  the  details  of  their  case.  there  are  liability  concerns.â&#x20AC;?  Both  West  and  Sisenstien  outlined  their  hopes  for  the  future  The  decision  to  require  a  permit  came  weeks  after  the  board  of  the  Occupy  movement.  allowed  the  group  to  occupy  the  park,  originally  under  the  im-­ Sisenstein  said  the  group  plans  to  reach  out  to  the  commu-­ SUHVVLRQ WKDW WKH SURWHVW ZDV SURWHFWHG XQGHU WKH Âż UVW DPHQGPHQW nity  a nd  is  currently  planning  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupy  Education  March  [and]  ASON EST West  said  the  groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  occupation  was  allowed  on  a  conditional  ba-­ Rallyâ&#x20AC;?  happening  sometime  in  the  next  month.  It  will  â&#x20AC;&#x153;highlight  sis,  but  community  concerns  forced  the  board  to  reconsider  their  one  of  the  many  ways  that  misuse  and  diversion  of  tax  payer  stance.  money  by  the  Federal  Government  trickles  down  to  the  detriment  West  said  the  board  received  complaints  about  residents  not  come  t ogether  w ith  t he  c ommunity  a nd  w ork  t owards  m aking  t his  of  the  99  percent.â&#x20AC;?  feeling  safe  in  the  park,  also  citing  concerns  village  residents  had  the  world  we  need  it  to  be,â&#x20AC;?  Sisenstein  said.  West  said  he  hopes  the  group  focuses  on  targets  other  than  with  the  nature  of  the  Occupy  movement.  Over  their  time  in  the  park,  Sisenstein  said  the  group  would  the  V illage  Board  as  the  movement  progresses.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  Occupy  New  Paltz  has  done  has  taken  a  public  space  host  speakers,  members  would  research  in  the  library,  literature  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  need  to  do  some  thinking  and  serious  soul  searching  like  Hasbrouck  Park  and  turned  it  into  a  private  space,â&#x20AC;?  West  said.  WR Âż QG RXW ZKDW WKH\ UHDOO\ ZDQW DQG LQ WKH PHDQWLPH LWÂśV QRW â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  mothers  who  are  afraid  to  go  to  the  corner  of  the  park  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  would  be  handed  out  and  a  free  library  was  in  the  works.  7KH GHFLVLRQ WR QRW Âż OO RXW WKH UHTXLUHG SDSHUZRUN VWHPPHG the  Village  Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  job  to  hold  their  hand  while  they  do  that,â&#x20AC;?  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  problem  for  me.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  important  than  inexperienced  from  the  groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  belief  that  they  have  the  right  to  utilize  the  pub-­ West  said. protesters  not  knowing  how  to  choose  targets  and  how  to  organize.â&#x20AC;?  Editor-­in-­Chief  |  Andrew.wyrich63@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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New  York  state  senators  have  redrawn  senate  district  lines,  splitting  Ulster  County  into  four  separate  voting  districts  which  may  have  a  profound  impact  on  the  representation  of  Ulster  County  residents.  7KH OLQHV PXVW EH FKDQJHG HYHU\ \HDUV WR UHĂ&#x20AC; HFW shifting  population  trends,  according  to  The  United  States  Census  Bureau.  Project  Coordinator  of  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  NYPIRG  branch  Eric  Wood  said  the  new  redistricting  represented  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  worst  gerrymandered  lines  ever  drawn.â&#x20AC;?

The  senate  lines  were  drawn  up  by  a  commission  consisting  of  Republican  Sen.  Michael  F.  Nozzolio,  Democratic  Sen.  Martin  Dilan  and  Sen.  Welquis  R.  Lopez,  an  independent  member,  chosen  by  the  senators.  Republicans  currently  hold  a  slight  majority  in  the  state  senate,  allowing  them  to  choose  which  senators  sit  on  the  committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  it  basically  means  is  that  there  will  be  four  state  senators  representing  Ulster  County,â&#x20AC;?  Josh  Simons  of  the  Center  for  Research,  Regional  Education  and  Outreach  said.   Simons  said  since  Ulster  Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  senate  districts  stretch  over  many  other  counties,  people  in  the  area  will  â&#x20AC;&#x153;have  very  little  sway  with  their  state  senator.â&#x20AC;?  He  said  this Â

means  each  senator  will  represent  a  small  percentage  of  each  senate  district  in  Ulster  County.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically  it  entirely  disenfranchises  the  people  of  Ulster  County,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  N.Y.  Central  School  District  Board  of  Education  Trustee  Daniel  Torres  is  worried  the  four  senators  will  not  be  as  accessible  to  the  community.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[When]  we  have  things  to  advocate  for,  we  now  have  four  senators  to  go  to,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  enough  to  meet  with  one  representative,  let  alone  four.â&#x20AC;?

The  State  Assemblyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lines,  which  were  also  redrawn  from  information  collected  from  the  2010  census,  were  called  by  Wood  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  second  worst  drawn  lines  in  history.â&#x20AC;?  The  members  of  this  commission  were  chosen  by  the  democratic-­controlled  state  assembly.  ³,WÂśV YHU\ GLIÂż FXOW WR DVN D SHUVRQ LQ D SRVLWLRQ RI SRZHU to  willingly  give  up  that  power,â&#x20AC;?  Simons  said.

Ed  Koch,  former  mayor  of  New  York  City,  created  the  government  group  New  York  Uprising  to  end  gerrymandering  and  establish  an  independent  redistricting  committee.  Ahead  of  fall  elections,  Koch  convinced  senate  Republicans,  including  then-­senate  Minority  Leader  Dean  Skelos,  to  sign  a  pledge  to  establish  an  independent  redistricting  commission.

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 Gov.  Andrew  Cuomo  also  signed  the  pledge.

However,  according  to  Koch,  state  representatives  reneged  on  their  promise,  including  Skelos,  who  now  leads  the  senate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  way  I  liken  it  to  is,  if  there  were  a  referendum  on  campus  where  they  said  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  send  this  paper  around  and  if  the  majority  of  people  sign  this  is  going  to  happen,  and  that  thing  that  was  going  to  happen  was  going  to  threaten  my  job,â&#x20AC;?  Simons  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  that  paper  comes  across  my  desk  how  likely  am  I  going  to  sign  that  piece  of  paper?â&#x20AC;?  Wood  said  he  believes  that  Cuomo  is  going  to  veto  the  district  lines.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  no  way  for  him  to  avoid  the  veto  without  EHFRPLQJ D Ă&#x20AC; LS Ă&#x20AC; RSSHU´ VLQFH KH DOVR VLJQHG .RFKÂśV pledge,  according  to  Wood.

If  the  lines  are  vetoed,  the  issue  would  enter  the  courts.  Simons  said  after  this  happens,  there  is  a  chance  that  the  courts  would  simply  deny  the  veto  and  kick  the  issue  back  to  the  legislature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leaving  aside  the  partisan  sort  of  divides  here,  it  really  makes  the  county  itself  underrepresented,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ulster  County  is  split  two  times  more  than  any  other  county  in  the  entire  state.â&#x20AC;?

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PERMANENT MAKEUP ARTIST SETS UP SHOP IN NEW PALTZ  By  Maria  Jayne   Copy  Editor   |  Maria.jayne17@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

After  the  birth  of  her  second  child,  Stacey  Byford  shifted  from  her  law  practice  of  15  years  to  providing  the  SXEOLF ZLWK HYHUODVWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;XVKHG IDFHV DQG EHGURRP H\HV  Byford  is  now  a  permanent  makeup  artist  for  her  own  EXVLQHVV FDOOHG 3UHWW\ ,Q ,QN She  has  several  locations  throughout  New  York  and  New  Jersey  and  all  of  the  equipment  is  portable  so  she  can  ZRUN RXW RI KHU FOLHQWVÂś KRPHV +RZHYHU %\IRUG VDLG VKH is  proud  of  her  new  storefront  which  opened  nine  months  DJR Moving  from  her  New  Jersey  living  room  to  Plattekill  Avenue  in  New  Paltz,  Pretty  In  Ink  is  one  of  only  three  ERDUG FHUWLÂżHG SHUPDQHQW PDNH XS VKRSV LQ 1HZ <RUN $FFRUGLQJ WR %\IRUG DUWLVWV PXVW EH ERDUG FHUWLÂżHG and  have  studied  as  an  apprentice  to  be  licensed  in  New  -HUVH\ %\IRUG VWXGLHG DV DQ DSSUHQWLFH IRU D \HDU DQG D KDOI WR EHFRPH FHUWLÂżHG ZKLOH ZRUNLQJ WRZDUG KHU ODZ GHJUHH Âł,Q 1HZ <RUN VWDWH \RX GRQÂśW KDYH WR EH FHUWLÂżHG ´ %\IRUG VDLG Permanent  makeup,  or  micro-­pigmentation,  is  a  two-­ SDUW WUHDWPHQW SURFHVV )LUVW VWHULOH VLQJOH XVH QHHGOHV DUH XVHG WR WDWWRR WKH GHUPDO OD\HU RI WKH VNLQ 7KHQ DIWHU WKUHH to  four  weeks  clients  are  expected  to  return  for  the  price-­ LQFOXGHG WRXFK XS VHVVLRQ 7RXFK XSV DUH XVXDOO\ GRQH WR ensure  that  the  lines  created  are  symmetrical,  continuous  DQG WKH ULJKW VKDGH DQG WKLFNQHVV %\IRUG VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eighty  percent  of  clients  need  touch  ups  two  to  four  ZHHNV DIWHU WKH LQLWLDO WUHDWPHQW ´ %\IRUG VDLG Âł'HSHQGLQJ on  your  skinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  chemistry,  the  makeup  can  last  anywhere  IURP ÂżYH WR \HDUV ´ Byford  said  one  of  the  major  reasons  she  became  in-­ terested  in  the  makeup  treatment  was  so  she  could  wake  up  ORRNLQJ UHIUHVKHG DQG DZDNH WKURXJKRXW WKH GD\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  goal  is  not  to  create  the  appearance  of  makeup,  EXW VLPSO\ WR HQKDQFH P\ FOLHQWÂśV QDWXUDO EHDXW\ ´ %\IRUG VDLG One  client  who  received  this  treatment  is  Bonnie  Â

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done  so  to  replace  hair  that  was  lost  due  to  illness  or  to  UHLQWURGXFH WKH SURSHU SLJPHQW LQWR VNLQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  no  average  amounts  of  customers  per  ZHHN ´ %\IRUG VDLG Âł7KHUH DUH SHDNV DQG OXOOV DQG DQ\-­ ZKHUH IURP WR SHRSOH D ZHHN ´ Pretty  In  Ink  offers  treatments  in  eyeliner,  eyebrows,  OLSV DQG EHDXW\ PDUNV 7KH VKRS SURYLGHV D UDQJH RI WUHDW-­ ments  from  $100  for  a  simple  beauty  mark,  to  $600  for  a  IXOO OLS FRORULQJ 681< 1HZ 3DOW] VWXGHQWV DUH RIIHUHG D SHUFHQW GLVFRXQW

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Relay for Life Spreads the Love NEW PALTZ STUDENTS HOST VALENTINE’S DAY THEMED KICK-OFF PARTY

Many Relay for Life E-­board members have a personal connection to the cause.

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The American Cancer Society re-­ ceived support from New Paltz students when Relay for Life held their Valen-­ tine’s Kick-­off Party on Thursday, Feb. 9 in the Multipurpose Room (MPR) of the Student Union (SU).

The event was held to promote how guests can become active in the Relay for Life event. David Manis, third-­year general business major and co-­chair of the committee, said the main event will take place on Saturday, April 21 on the Old Main Quad from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Many Relay for Life Executive board (E-­board) members have a per-­ sonal connection to the cause. Many

of them know people who have fought cancer.

“Whether it be a family member, a teacher, or a friend, they are all doing WKHLU SDUW WR ¿JKW EDFN DJDLQVW D GLVHDVH that affects everyone in some way,” Ma-­ nis said. “As a side note, I am a testicu-­ lar cancer survivor of three years, which is my connection to cancer and the Re-­ lay event.”

Lindsay Beltz, a second-­year soci-­ ology major, said she has always had a special connection to the cause.

“My family always participated in my town’s Relay for Life because we have several cancer survivors,” Beltz said. “Since I do have such a long his-­ tory of cancer in my family, I wanted

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to work on the other side — planning rather than just participating — to try to help such a great organization.”

This semester, the club is trying to team up with other organizations through Greek Life, Residence Life and other clubs and organizations to put on fundraisers, third-­year psychology and organizational communications major Sarah Sobel said.

“We will be having some team cap-­ tain’s meetings where we will have food and games and hopefully have many more teams sign up for Relay,” Sobel said. “My personal goal is to raise over $25,000 and have no rain on the day of the event. I would also love to see the town get involved and maybe even the

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high school and middle school.”

At the Valentine’s Day party, a to-­ tal of $275 was raised, bringing the or-­ ganization closer to their $25,000 goal.

Various groups on campus took part in the Valentine’s Day themed festivi-­ ties. Campus groups Absolut A Capella, Sexy Pitches, Epic-­Glee and TBA also performed for guests. Pizza was provid-­ ed by Fat Bob’s Pizzeria.

“Last year we raised over $13,000.

This year we really want to raise $25,000. As of Feb. 6, we have raised close to $1,800, which is a really good pace for us,” Manis said.

Donations can be made at the Relay for Life website, relayforlife.org/sunynewpaltz.

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New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  residents  celebrate  Mardi  Gras  at  Elting  Memorial  Library.

Mardi Gras Comes to New Paltz ELTING LIBRARY HOLDS AUTHENTIC CELEBRATION By  Melissa  Iachetta Contributing  Writer  |  N02501866@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Decals  of  Bourbon  Street  and  men  playing  soulful  sounds  on  the  saxophone  lined  the  walls.  Streamers  and  balloons  were  strung  in  the  traditional  colors  of  purple,  gold  and  green,  representing  justice,  power  and  faith.  The  smells  of  DXWKHQWLF MDPEDOD\D DQG JXPER ÂżOOHG the  room  as  kids  of  all  ages  joined  in  the  festivities.  On  Saturday,  Feb.  11,  the  Elting  Memorial  Library  and  its  Teen  Advisory  Committee  offered  a  free  Mardi  Gras  party  for  the  New  Paltz  community.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  committee  brainstormed  on  all  possible  events  that  would  bring  the  community  together.  They  wanted  something  that  teens  and  young  kids  would  both  enjoy  and  also  something Â

that  involved  costumes,â&#x20AC;?  said  Linda  Welles  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  library.  She  also  serves  as  an  advisor  to  the  Teen  Advisory  Committee.  Welles  said  one  of  the  committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  prominent  goals  was  for  people  to  learn  about  a  culture  within  the  United  States.  They  tried  to  stick  with  tradi-­ tions,  using  literature  from  the  library  to  know  what  food  to  serve  and  which  decorations  to  put  up,  Welles  said.

New  Paltz  resident  Nina  Finazzo  moved  from  Staten  Island  a  year  ago  and  WKLV HYHQW ZDV RQH RI KHU ÂżUVW LQ WRZQ She  said  she  really  got  a  great  sense  of  community  from  the  event.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  really  nice  community  and  after  this  event,  I  can  honestly  say  I  call  it  my  home.  All  types  of  [people  from]  the  community  showed  up  and  that  was  really  nice  because  in  Staten  Island,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

very  cliquey,â&#x20AC;?  Finazzo  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great  that  they  came  up  with  something  every-­ one  could  bring  their  kids  to  and  enjoy  and  not  ask  anything  in  return.â&#x20AC;?  The  event  featured  tastings  of  New  Orleans  gumbo  (regular  and  vegetarian),  jambalaya  and  hurricane  drinks.  Ac-­ tivities  included  a  bead  and  candy  toss,  material  to  make  colorful  New  Orleans  masks  a  costume  contest,  Cajun  music  from  musical  group  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cleomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Ghostâ&#x20AC;?  and  a  traditional  King  Cake  ceremony.

Claire  McAllister,  a  member  of  the  Teen  Advisory  Committee,  said  the  King  Cake  ceremony  was  a  highlight  of  the  night.

In  the  ceremony,  the  cakes  were  PDGH RI FLQQDPRQ ¿OOHG GRXJK LQ WKH shape  of  a  hollow  circle,  topped  with  glaze,  sprinkled  with  colored  sugar  and  then  a  plastic  baby  is  baked  inside.

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Traditionally,  whoever  received  the  baby  in  their  piece  of  cake  is  supposed  to  buy  the  next  King  Cake,  throw  the  next  party  or  is  regarded  as  the  king  or  queen  of  the  party.  A  girl  in  a  leopard  printed  costume  found  the  baby  in  her  piece  of  King  Cake  and  was  crowned  queen  of  the  night.  The  girl  left  the  event,  but  re-­appeared  at  the  other  end  of  the  room  on  a  stair-­ FDVH GHFRUDWHG WR ORRN OLNH D Ă&#x20AC;RDW 6KH threw  beads  and  candy  to  the  crowd  of  children  below.  ³, GHÂżQLWHO\ WKLQN WKH WKURZLQJ VWXII part  was  most  successful.  There  were  more  little  kids  here  than  any  other  age  JURXS VR WKH\ GHÂżQLWHO\ HQMR\HG WKHP-­ selves,â&#x20AC;?  McAllister  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  were  jumping  over  each  other  and  yelling  with  excitement,  which  was  really  funny  to  witness.â&#x20AC;?  Â

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ANNUAL COMPETITION PROMOTES GREEN THINKING By  Eileen  Liebler Contributing  Writer  |  N02448400@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

RecycleMania  is  an  eight-­week  competition  taking  place  across  the  U.S.  and  Canada  with  the  goal  of  increas-­ ing  awareness  for  sustainability  issues  and   recycling,  Kelly  Drummond,  current  event  coordinator  for  the  Recycling  club,  said  in  a  blog  post  at  greenthinking.newpaltz.edu.  The  competition  is  not  only  between  different  univer-­ sities,  but  also  each  residence  hall  and  the  winning  resi-­ dence  hall  will  get  $500.  New  Paltz  is  a  part  of  the  benchmark  division,  meaning  the  recycling  done  on  campus  is  tracked  for  all  eight  weeks  although  they  are  not  included  in  the  overall  rankings  of  the  competition.  Paper,  cans,  food  waste,  bottles  and  cardboard  are  the  materials  that  are  included  in  this  event.

On  March  15,  from  7  to  9  p.m.  in  the  Student  Union  Multipurpose  Room,  the  Recycling  Club  will  host  a  Game  Show  Night.  The  eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  games  are  either  made  of  recycled  material  or  contain  environmentally  themed  questions  to  raise  awareness  about  RecycleMania. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family  Feud,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wheel  of  Fortuneâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeopardyâ&#x20AC;?  were  some  of  the  games  included  in  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  game  night, Â

which  had  teams  from  24  different  clubs  and  organizations.  7KLV \HDU WKH HYHQW LV OLPLWHG WR WKH ¿ UVW WHDPV WR VLJQ up.

Alexandria  Wojcik,  New  Paltz  alumna  and  coordinator  RI WKH Âż UVW 5HF\FOH0DQLD HYHQW LQ VDLG SDUWLFLSDWLQJ in  the  event  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hectic  and  chaoticâ&#x20AC;?  because  many  people  in  the  facilitating  departments  felt  they  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  prepared  to  participate  in  the  event.  They  did  not  come  in  last  place,  however,  which  was  exciting,  Wojcik  said.  Last  year,  Lenape  Hall  won  the  RecycleMania  com-­ petition  by  taking  bottles  as  admission  during  an  event  for  the  superbowl,  shouting  for  residents  to  take  out  their  recy-­ cling  and  going  dumpster  diving,  Campus  Communicaiton  Coordinator  for  the  Residence  Hall  Student  Association  (RHSA)  Lixmer  Ventura  said.  This  year,  DuBois  Hall  is  hosting  different  programs  to  encourage  residents  to  recycle.  The  residence  hall  also  has  a  prize  system  where  the  suite  that  does  the  most  recycling  gets  a  prize,  Ventura  said.  RHSA  is  getting  involved  by  helping  put  on  the  event  and  acting  as  a  medium  for  the  Recycling  Club  and  the  halls,  Ventura  said.

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All  families  have  strange  food  traditions;Íž  however,  I  never  saw  the  food  my  dad  made  for  dinner  as  anything  but  normal.  Until  about  two  months  ago,  I  was  under  the  impression  that  ev-­ eryone  in  America  had,  at  least  once,  partaken  in  a  bowl  of  Hot-­Dog-­Bean.   I  had  somehow  managed  to  live  two  full  decades  without  realizing  that  Hot-­Dog-­Bean  was  an  aberration.  I  was  rattling  off  ideas  of  what  to  cook  my  boyfriend  for  dinner  and  these  three  simple  words  slipped  out  of  my  mouth  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  suddenly  the  most  pressing  issue  was  not  what  we  should  be  eating  but  what  the  hell  was  Hot-­ Dog-­Bean.  Hot-­Dog-­Bean  probably  either  means  a  lot  of  things  to  a  lot  of  people  or  nothing  at  all  to  everyone  but  me  (I  suspect  the  latter  is  the  case).  Basically  the  ingredients  are  all  in  the  name:  hot  dogs  and  baked  beans,  but  the  most  important  part  is  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  listed  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  chopped  meat.  <RX FRRN WKH FKRSSHG PHDW Âż UVW WKHQ MXVW mush  all  the  other  ingredients  together  un-­ til  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  warm  and  goopy.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  sure  why  this  became  a  household  tradition  (because  my  motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Italian  heritage  effectively  barred  my  father  from  the  kitchen),  but  I  know  it  probably  went  on  for  far  too  long.  I  mean  there  prob-­ ably  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  one  aspect  of  this  meal  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  actu-­ ally  healthy  for  you  (unless  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  an  old-­timey  hobo,  in  which  case  you  probably  have  much  more  pressing  health  concerns).

I  know  the  combination  of  beans  and  hot  dogs  is  not  that  disorienting  for  most  people.  There  are  even  cans  of  food  such  as  Van  Campâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beanee  Weenee,â&#x20AC;?  so  I  suppose  much  of  the  weirdness  comes  from  the  chopped  meat.  Ac-­ cording  to  my  fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  semi-­mythical  account  of  Hot-­Dog-­Beanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hazy  origins,  my  grand-­ mother  was  making  this  for  dinner  and  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  enough  hot  dogs  to  feed  the  whole  fam-­ ily  so  she  added  chopped  meat.  My  father  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  when  the  star  was  born.â&#x20AC;?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  making  this  a  lot  recently  (most-­ ly  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cheap),  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  realized  that  strange  family  food  habits  really  become  ap-­ parent  in  college. Â

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Widdershins,  the  heroine  of  Ari  Marmellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thiefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Covenant,â&#x20AC;?  released  Feb.  14,  2012,  makes  me  want  to  be  a  thief.  Unfortunately,  since  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  a  klutz,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  never  become  one.

Widdershins  is  a  great  thief  because  of  the  heathen  God  living  in  the  back  of  her  head.  She  steals  from  the  rich,  keeps  most  of  it  for  herself  and  only  forks  over  the  7KLHI *XLOGœV VKDUH RI SUR¿ WV ZKHQ VKH KDV WR Widdershins  has  few  friends,  and  when  details  from  her  past  re-­emerge  and  the  Guild  begins  to  move  against  her,  she  has  no  choice  but  to  stop  running  and  WR WXUQ DQG ¿ JKW &RQVLGHULQJ VKHœV DOVR D IRUPHU QREOH woman  wanted  for  the  supposed  murders  of  two  dozen  SHRSOH ¿ JKWLQJ VHHPV WR EH ZHOO ZLWKLQ KHU UDQJH RI abilities.

If  books  were  diamonds,  Widdershins  would  have  stolen  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thiefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Covenantâ&#x20AC;?  long  ago.  Fantasy  lovers,  pay  attention  and  pick  this  up!  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nothing  to  hate:  QR JOLWWHU\ URPDQWLF Âż JXUHV QR KHURLQHV ZKR GHSHQG RQ

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the  other  characters  to  save  them  and  no  poorly  devel-­ oped  worlds  stuffed  with  random  paranormal  elements.

If  anything,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thiefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Covenantâ&#x20AC;?  reads  like  a  well-­ made  video  game.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  chock-­full  of  kick-­ass  characters  DQG EDG DVV Âż JKW VFHQHV 7KH ZRUOG LV EHDXWLIXOO\ DQG vividly  crafted,  and  the  plot  (oh,  the  plot!)  will  keep  you  on  the  edge  of  your  seat. ,WV RQO\ GRZQIDOO LV LWV WHQGHQF\ WR Ă&#x20AC; LS DURXQG LQ the  timeline.  Every  now  and  then  the  narrative  will  VOLS EDFN LQ WLPH DQG VKRZ D Ă&#x20AC; DVK RI :LGGHUVKLQVÂś SDVW EHIRUH Ă&#x20AC; RSSLQJ EDFN WR WKH SUHVHQW ,WÂśV IXQ WR ZDWFK everything  unfold  slowly.  But,  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  reader  who  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  pay  attention  to  the  headers  of  sections,  it  can  be  jarring  to  switch  time  periods.  However,  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  used  to  popping  your  head  out  of  British  police  boxes  and  being  in  a  different  time  period  every  time  you  turn  a  page,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  able  to  handle  the  book  just  ¿ QH The  newly-­released  book  may  still  be  a  fresh-­faced  unknown,  but  I  have  faith  that  this  may  be  one  of  the  best  fantasy  young  adult  novels  to  hit  the  shelves  this  year.  Â

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Master Props SUNY NEW PALTZ STUDENT A LONE MAJOR IN UNIQUE FIELD

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Adrienne  Call  is  not  just  a  props  master  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  she  is  the  props  master.  Third-­year  theater  tech  major  Call  is  the  only  theater  tech  major  enrolled  in  New  Paltz  with  a  design  concentration  and  an  emphasis  in  properties  (props).  Because  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  only  stu-­ GHQW RIÂżFLDOO\ VWXG\LQJ SURSV &DOO KDV IDFHG several  challenges  and  opportunities  during  her  years  at  SUNY  New  Paltz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  hard,â&#x20AC;?  Call  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  like  there  are  a  lot  of  demands  put  on  me  and  expectations  of  me  because  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  the  only  one  willing  to  help  out  with  props.  The  fact  that  I  like  doing  it  makes  them  expect  even  more  out  of  me.  It  makes  me  expect  more  out  of  me.â&#x20AC;? &DOOÂśV MRE DV SURSV PDVWHU LQFOXGHV ÂżQGLQJ buying  and  procuring  all  props  necessary  for  a  theatrical  production.  Objects  that  fall  under  the  category  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;propsâ&#x20AC;?  technically  range  from  a  piece  of  jewelry  to  a  live  stage  animal.  The  props  masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  job  is  lengthy  and  tiring,  as  he/ she  is  in  charge  of  obtaining  and  maintaining  these  objects.   Andrew  Ricci,  a  second-­year  theater  tech  major  with  a  concentration  in  stage  management  and  lighting  design,  said  he  understands  the  im-­ mense  pressure  props  masters  are  under  and  gives  Call,  well,  her  props.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  dedicated  to  her  work  and  she  spends  a  lot  of  time  on  it,  even  during  the  off-­ hours,â&#x20AC;?  Ricci  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  has  a  lot  of  quality  to  it.â&#x20AC;?

Coming  to  New  Paltz,  Callâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dilemma  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  that  she  was  unsure  of  what  she  wanted  to  do  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  it  was  that  she  wanted  to  do  it  all.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Originally,  I  wanted  to  be  a  scenographer:  someone  who  designs  lights,  costumes  and  sets,â&#x20AC;?  Call  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someone  suggested  I  try  doing  props  to  get  a  taste  of  sets  and  I  ended  up  falling  in  love  with  it  because  it  incorporated  everything.â&#x20AC;?

As  props  master,  Call  collaborates  with  technicians  in  every  concentration  to  create  a  ¿QLVKHG SURGXFW 6KH ZRUNV ZLWK VHW GHVLJQHUV to  establish  the  setup  of  a  scene,  lighting  design-­ ers  to  determine  the  direction  in  which  a  prop  should  be  placed  and  costume  designers  to  de-­ cide  whether  a  garment  is  considered  a  costume  or  a  prop.  Over  the  summer,  Call  worked  with  private  theater  companies  as  their  props  master.  During  an  internship  last  summer,  she  worked  at  an  out-­ door  theater  for  a  summer  stock  festival,  which  entailed  constructing,  building  and  demolishing  ¿YH VKRZV LQ ZHHNV Âł,W ZDV GLIÂżFXOW ´ &DOO VDLG Âł7KHUH ZHUH days  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  sleep  because  I  was  working  over-­ night  taking  down  a  show  on  a  Sunday  and  putting  the  next  one  up  by  Wednesday.  It  was  crazy.â&#x20AC;?

Although  that  experience  was  tough,  the  fact  that  she  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  give  up  after  such  a  gruel-­ LQJ VFKHGXOH VROLGLÂżHG IRU &DOO WKDW VKHÂśV H[DFWO\ where  she  belongs.  Ideally,  after  college,  Call  said  she  would  like  to  attend  graduate  school.  However,  the  ob-­ VFXULW\ RI KHU ÂżHOG PHDQV WKDW KHU RSWLRQV DUH very  limited  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  there  are  only  three  props  pro-­ grams  in  the  country.  Call  said  she  would  like  to  travel  and  work  on  shows,  eventually  settling  down  with  a  stable  career  working  with  props  and  a  teaching  posi-­ tion  at  a  university  where  she  can  share  her  pas-­ sion  for  technical  theater.  However,  as  stressful  as  being  one  in  a  mil-­ lion  is,  Call  said  she  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  trade  her  trade  for  the  world.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  were  times  when  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  stayed  up  for  two  days  straight  working  on  a  show,  times  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  wanted  to  quit  and  then  I  look  at  the  audience  and  I  remember  exactly  why  I  do  theater,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  Adrienne  Call  is  the  props  master      PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  ADRIENNE  CALL

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Teaming Up with Love INDEPENDENT NYC RECORD LABEL FINDS ITSELF IN THE HEART OF NEW PALTZ

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Conor  Oberst  may  not  be  living  in  New  Paltz,  but  his  record  label  is.     For  almost  a  year,  Team  Love  RavenHouse  Gallery  has  found  a  home  in  a  small  shop  at  11  Church  St.,where  locals  can  visit  an  art  gallery,  record  store  and  performance  venue  all  in  one  place.

Team  Love,  the  New  York  City  independent-­ ly  released  record  label,  was  founded  by  Bright  Eyes  frontman  Oberst  and  Bright  Eyes  Manager  Nate  Krenkel.  Basing  the  label  for  about  six  years  out  of  an  apartment  in  the  East  Village,  Krenkel  and  his  wife,  Cornelia  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nellyâ&#x20AC;?  Calder,  decided  to  move  out  of  the  city  with  their  kids.

Krenkel,  originally  from  Utah,  said  he  came  to  New  Paltz  a  few  times  to  visit  the  now  nation-­ ally-­recognized  band  The  Felice  Brothers,  who  are  originally  from  the  area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  sound  guy  for  Bright  Eyes  also  lives  here,  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  here  a  few  times  and  other  than  the  Woodstock  area,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  never  been  anywhere  in  the  Hudson  Valley,â&#x20AC;?  Krenkel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  just  came  up  here  one  day  and  checked  it  out  and  thought  this  was  as  good  as  anywhere.  We  decided  this  was  also  what  we  thought  would  be  the  best  place  to  set  up  this  operation.â&#x20AC;?

The  team  set  up  shop  in  March  2011,  two  years  after  moving  to  New  Paltz.  Krenkel  said Â

having  a  physical,  creative  space  was  on  the  top  of  his  priority  list  from  the  beginning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  like,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  get  out  of  the  city.  If  we  get  out  of  the  city  we  can  do  things  with  the  la-­ bel  we  were  prohibited  from,  like  having  a  larger  staff  and  physical  space.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  A  creative  space  that  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  required  to  make  a  lot  of  money,â&#x20AC;?  Krenkel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  was  what  prohibited  it  in  the  city  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  you  could  do  something  like  this  but  you  would  need  to  make  a  lot  of  money,  whereas  here,  we  can  set  a  space  driven  by  the  creative  impulse,  rather  than  the  impulse  to  make  money.â&#x20AC;?

While  the  back  of  the  store  is  saved  for  man-­ agement  criteria  with  Krenkel  and  RavenHouse  Krenkel  Manager  Juan  Luis  Carrera,  Krenkle  said  the  storefront  was  created  in  reaction  to  the  fast-­ paced  digital  age  of  music.  He  missed  the  face-­to-­ IDFH FRPPXQLFDWLRQ EHWZHHQ PXVLF D¿FLRQDGRV instead  of  the  depersonalized  online  world.

The  experience  of  visiting  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cool,  local  store  is  going  away  rapidly,â&#x20AC;?  Krenkel  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  started  to  seem  like  there  was  an  idea  out  there  of  a  new  space  that  would  not  necessarily  be  a  record  store  that  sells  all  the  records  com-­ ing  out  but  sells  music  and  other  things,â&#x20AC;?  Krenkel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  can  go  in  and  have  this  experience  where  people  can  see  things,  touch  things,  talk  to  real  people.â&#x20AC;?

Team  Love  representatives  said  they  are  not   trying  to  compete  with  the  other  record Â

stores  in  town.  Instead,  they  want  their  shop  to  be  an  addition.  The  store  has  a  limited  selection  of  musicians  that  are  either  on  the  label,  includ-­ ing  A  Weather  and  Tilly  &  the  Wall,  artists  the  label  knows  and  bands  part  of  RavenHouse  LTD,  including  Modest  Mouse  and  Monsters  of  Folk. Âł,WÂśV GHÂżQLWHO\ D YHU\ FXUDWHG VHW RI UHFRUGV You  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  looking  for  the  new  release  for  ZKDWHYHU DQG FRPH LQ KHUH DQG ÂżQG LW ´ .UHQNHO said.

They  also  sell  T-­shirts  of  bands  and  of  de-­ signs  by  local  artists.  Although  the  label  is  new  to  the  Valley,  Team  Love  is  currently  in  the  process  of  com-­ SOHWLQJ LWV ÂżUVW FRPPXQLW\ EDVHG DOEXP DIE  PFALZ,  based  on  the  German  pronunciation  of  the  town.  The  record  will  feature  local  bands,  in  and  outside  of  New  Paltz,  including  Breakfast  in  Fur,  Shana  Falana  and  Cycad.  The  record  release  date  has  recently  been  pushed  back  until  spring  or  summer,  but  Krenkel  said  he  hopes  to  have  an  album  release  show  at  a  bar  or  venue  in  town. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  the  album  to  be  something  the  community  itself  gets  excited  about,â&#x20AC;?   Krenkel  said.

According  to  Calder,  the  Team  Love  Raven-­ House  Gallery  space  also  lends  itself  to  an  art  gallery.

Calder  said  they  have  displayed  the  works  of  Hudson  Valley  artists,  their  friends  and  even Â

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some  people  on  the  label.  Art  is  usually  on  dis-­ play  for  a  few  months.  Last  year,  the  gallery  had  a  diorama  show,  which  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  great  opportunity  for  a  community  outreach,â&#x20AC;?  Calder  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  such  an  inviting  set  of  windows  when  people  walk  by,â&#x20AC;?  Calder  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  this  great  op-­ portunity  to  draw  people  in  and  just  start  the  con-­ versation  about  Team  Love  and  RavenHouse  and  what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing.â&#x20AC;?

On  Saturday,  Feb.  11,  the  gallery  had  an  opening  reception  for  its  newest  exhibit,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Monstrous  Among  Us:  Folly  |  Excess  |  Collapse,â&#x20AC;?  featuring  artist  Paul  Spadone.  The  show  will  be  running  through  April  20.

The  Team  Love  RavenHouse  Gallery  will  be  featuring  other  artists  as  well,  including  a  solo  show  with  Breakfast  in  Furâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Kaitlin  Van  Pelt  later  this  year.

The  Team  Love  RavenHouse  Gallery  is  open  Friday  through  Sunday,  noon  to  5  p.m.  More  information  about  the  gallery  can  be  found  online  at  tl-­rh.com.

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TEAM LOVE RECORDS A Weather Capgun Coup Conduits Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Craig Wedren David Dondero El Madmo Flowers Forever Gruff Rhys Jason Boesel Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins Joker’s Daughter Mars Black McCarthy Trenching Midnight Masses Nik Feitas Park Ave. Popup Refried Ice Cream Rig 1 Roy Germano Sea of Bees Shudder to Think Simon Joyner Simone Felice Taylor Hollingsworth The Berg Sans Nipple The Felice Brothers Tilly & the Wall

RAVENHOUSE LTD Avi Buffalo Bright Eyes Conduits Conor Oberst Contact Craig Finn Cursive Lia Ices Man Man Mister Heavenly Modest Mouse Monsters of Folk Mount Moriah Murder By Death The Deadly Syndrome The Felice Brothers The Hold Steady The Mountain Goats PHOTOS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: NATE KRENKEL OF TEAM LOVE RECORDS;; ART BY PAUL SPADONE;; SITAR PLAYER MUSTAFA BHAGAT AT THE PAUL SPADONE ART OPENING;; TEAM LOVE SIGN ON CHURCH STREET. ALL PHOTOS BY SAMANTHA SCHWARTZ.

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The Woman in Black Directed by James Watkins

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I had been looking forward to seeing “Chronicle” for weeks after seeing its intriguing trailer. The more I heard about it, the more I wanted to see it. Superheroes? Yes. An attractive cast? Oh yes. Suspense? It sure looked like it.

“Chronicle” seemed to have a lot going for it, but I left the theater with only one thought: how could a movie about À \LQJ VXSHU WHHQV IDOO VR À DW" “Chronicle” is part of the increasingly popular “found footage” genre that I cannot stand. The shaky camera movements left me feeling sea-­sick, and yet, the cinema-­ tography in “Chronicle” is not mindless. Director Josh Trank incorporates the shooting style into the narrative and character development, but overall it was gimmicky and grating.

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character, but with little success. He becomes a manipula-­ tive, violent super villain who no longer deserves my sym-­ pathy. In fact, by the end of the movie, I actively disliked him.

The other two superheroes, Andrew’s cousin Matt (Alex Russell) and Steve (Michael B. Jordan), were the main highlights of the movie. Russell made Matt, a pre-­ tentious, philosophy snob, into a likeable character with whom the audience sides. Jordan already established him-­ self as a fantastic dramatic actor on the television series “Friday Night Lights,” and this movie allowed him to pro-­ vide a more light-­hearted, sexually-­charged levity.

A movie about superheroes should have pretty amazing special effects, right? Wrong. I understand that “Chronicle” did not have a budget anywhere near “The Dark Knight” or “Iron Man,” but I just cannot forgive the fact that, not only did I notice the green screen, but I was distracted by it. Not all the effects were cheesy, though. I think that they tried to make the movie larger than it need-­ HG WR EH %HLQJ DEOH WR À \ DQG PRYH WKLQJV ZLWK \RXU PLQG is cool enough.

“Chronicle” is not a typical superhero movie with con-­ VWDQW DFWLRQ VHTXHQFHV WKH ¿ OP EXLOGV PXFK PRUH VORZO\ I happen to love slow builds, but I don’t love when I can IHHO ¿ OPPDNHUV WU\LQJ WR PDQLSXODWH P\ IHHOLQJV )RUWX nately, “Chronicle” wasn’t able to use telekinesis on me.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

YEAR: Third (Transfer) MAJOR: Spanish MINOR: Music HOMETOWN: Skaneateles Skaneateles, N.Y.

WHAT’S YOUR INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE AND WHY? Guitar. I started playing when I was 14 because the guitar was in my house.

WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES? Jimi Hendrix. But, everything. Classical, jazz, rock.

WHO HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO LATELY? Reggae. John Brown’s Body.

WHAT ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH MUSICALLY ON CAMPUS? I’m auditioning to be a music major. Other than that, I formed a band last semester, Suspiciously Crispy. We have shows coming up. We’re like jam rock.

WHAT’S YOUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE? To put out an album in the next year.

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AIMING  FOR  ACCOUNTABILITY We  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  would  be  fooling  ourselves  and  administrators  if  we  said  President  Donald  Christian  could  walk  through  a  crowded  Hasbrouck  Dining  Hall  and  be  recognized  by  every  student.  How-­ ever,  our  president  wants  to  change  that.

The  various  discussion  groups  Christian  has  organized  for  students,  faculty  and  staff  prove  he  is  dedicated  to  being  a  more  open  and  transparent  president  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  the  campus  community  should  seize  any  chance  to  bring  their  concerns  to  his  attention.  After  attending  a  training  session  for  new  presidents,  Christian  decided  to  start  a  program  in  residence  halls  that  he  is  call-­ ing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot  Chocolate  and  Hot  Topics.â&#x20AC;?  Over  the  course  of  the  semester,  the  president  is  inviting  students  in  each  building  to  bring  whatever  topic  they  wish  to  his  attention  in  DQ RSHQ GLVFXVVLRQ 7KH ÂżUVW IHZ VHVVLRQV LQ Crispell  and  Gage  Halls  revealed  that  Chris-­ tian  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  taking  any  items  off  the  table.  From  complaints  about  advising  to  questions  about  course  availabilty,  Christian  has  listened  to  what  the  60  or  so  students  who  turned  out  for  the  program  had  to  say  without  directing  them  to  someone  else.  This  program  is  not  the  only  one  of  its  kind.  Christian  also  developed  a  student  ad-­ visory  group  last  semester,  comprised  of  all  types  of  athletes,  commuters,  undergraduates,  graduates  and  more,  to  become  more  in  touch  with  the  wants  and  needs  of  the  entire  campus  community.  His  choice  to  include  students  who  are  in  different  positions  on  campus  was  DQ LPSRUWDQW FKDQJH LQ WKH ZD\ WKH RIÂżFH RI the  president  relates  to  students.  Christian  no  longer  only  hears  from  elected  Student  Asso-­ FLDWLRQ 6$ RIÂżFLDOV KH H[DPLQHV FRQFHUQV more  directly.  We  hope  that  students  raising  issues  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot  Chocolate  and  Hot  Topicsâ&#x20AC;?  session  and  at  meetings  of  Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  advisory  group  will Â

To  the  Editor, I  am  somewhat  confused  by  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupy  Demands  Not  Met,â&#x20AC;?  the  sidebar  piece,  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Library  Doors  Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Budgeâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  Febru-­ ary  9,  2012,  issue  of  The  New  Paltz  Oracle.   While  the  article,  the  sidebar  and  the  edito-­ rial  point  to  the  real  cooperation  between  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;students  with  a  common  goalâ&#x20AC;?  group  and  the  administration,  even  citing  my  admira-­ tion  and  respect  for  the  group,  the  headlines  seem  to  belie  the  collaborative  atmosphere.  Â

justify  initiatives  undertaken  by  student  gov-­ HUQPHQW RIÂżFLDOV DQG KHOS FRQYLQFH DGPLQLV-­ trators  to  cooperatively  assist  them  with  dif-­ ferent  projects.  This  wish  may  already  becoming  true,  in  relation  to  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  dissatisfaction  with  academic  advising.  SA  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governance  Ayanna  Thomas  said  she  is  working  on  an  evalua-­ tion  for  faculty  advisors.  Considering  this,  KLV RZQ SHUVRQDO H[SHULHQFH DV DQ DGYLVRU and  the  concerns  he  has  heard  from  students  this  far,  Christian  said  he  thinks  this  would  be  a  great  project.  His  support  of  this  kind  of  FKDQJH LQWURGXFHG E\ VWXGHQWV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV WKDW administrators  will  care  what  we  have  to  say.  &KULVWLDQ DQG RWKHU FROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV FDQ only  listen  to  what  we  have  to  say,  though,  if  we  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  telling  them  what  is  one  our  minds.  We  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  encourage  all  students  to  take  advantage  of  the  opportuni-­ ties  our  president  is  presenting  us  with  to  talk  to  him.  We  should  not  complain  that  we  are  being  closed  out  of  classes  or  that  our  advising  is  poor  in  hindsight  when  we  had  the  chance  WR WHOO WKH VFKRROÂśV WRS RIÂżFLDO WKDW WKLQJV QHHG to  change.  About  60  students  attended  the  ¿UVW Âł+RW &KRFRODWH DQG +RW 7RSLFV´ VHVVLRQ but  many  more  live  in  the  residence  hall.  We  need  to  be  active  members  of  conversations  about  the  direction  this  university  is  heading.  While  the  president  proved  he  wants  to  get  students  talking,  we  hope  Christian  will  do  more  than  just  listen.  We  want  him  to  act.  Discourse  is  only  valuable  when  it  produces  tangible  change.  Christian  should  take  seri-­ ous  note  of  what  students  have  to  say  to  him  so  he  can  introduce  policies  that  meet  their  needs.  If  Christian  and  the  student  body  take  these  discussions  seriously,  Christian  could  be  recognized  anywhere  on  campus  as  both  the  president  and  a  catalyst  for  change.

CARTOON Â BY Â JULIE Â GUNDERSEN Â

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

LETTER

The  articles  themselves  accurately  recog-­ nize  that  the  administration  is  making  real  efforts  to  open  the  library  doors  wider  and  more  frequently  to  serve  student  needs.

Even  before  our  Jan.  30  meeting  with  the  students  with  a  common  goal,  we  had  reinstated  the  eight  hours  cut  as  a  result  of  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  budget  reduction.  Last  week  we  added  three  more  hours  to  the  library  sched-­ ule.   When  you  compare  our  number  of  open  hours  with  the  number  of  open  hours  at  oth-­

er  SUNY  institutions  with  our  same  mission,  we  fall  right  in  the  middle  of  the  pack.

Beginning  Feb.  12,  2012,  students  can  enter  the  Sojourner  Truth  Library  at  10  a.m.  on  Sundays.  These  additional  Sunday  hours  ZLOO EH LQ HIIHFW IRU VL[ ZHHNV DW ZKLFK SRLQW we  will  determine  whether  they  have  seen  enough  use  to  warrant  continuation.    We  continue  to  work,  too,  to  arrange  alternative  late  night  study  space  during  the  library  renovation  and  are  doing  the  required Â

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consultation  with  physical  plant,  student  af-­ fairs  and  instructional  technology.   The  stu-­ dents  with  a  common  goal  and  the  admin-­ LVWUDWLRQ DJUHH VWXGHQWV GHVHUYH DFFHVV WR computers,  Internet,  scanners  and  printers  during  the  library  renovation.

Sincerely, Cheryl  B.  Torsney,  Interim  Provost  and  Vice  President  for  Academic  Affairs

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If  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  friends  on  Facebook,  you  know  that  this  column  has  been  the  bane  of  my  ex-­ istence  this  past  week.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  dedicated  at  least  ¿ YH VWDWXVHV WR WKH TXHVWLRQ Âł(9(5<21( what  do  I  write  about?â&#x20AC;?

I  got  a  lot  of  responses,  too.  My  favorite  RQHV ZHUH ERREV 5DFKHO )UHHPDQ WRQV of  meth  being  found  somewhere  and  about  how  my  mom  is  the  best.  But  so  often,  the  goal  of  us  on  The  New  Paltz  Oracle ( ERDUG is  to  be  sincere  and  heartfelt;͞  to  show  you  a  little  piece  of  ourselves  that  no  one  really  knows.

2U \RX NQRZ SRRSLQJ RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC; RRU RI D train  in  the  middle  of  the  Grand  Canyon  and  hoping  the  train  derails.  Anyway. ,ÂśP ZULWLQJ WKLV RQ 9DOHQWLQHÂśV 'D\ LQ case  you  were  wondering.  I  think  the  day  is  pretty  silly,  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  just  saying  that Â

because  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  someone  to  sit  down  ZLWK LQ D GLPO\ OLW ÂłLQWLPDWH´ UHVWDXUDQW DQG have  a  ridiculous  conversation  about  how  much  we  love  each  other  and  collapse  into  mush  while  staring  into  one  anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eyes.  Watching  a  movie  and  killing  a  pizza  sounds  so  much  cooler.  I  told  myself  I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  going  to  write  a  9DOHQWLQHÂśV 'D\ FROXPQ DQG ,ÂśP QRW +RZ ever,  I  am  going  to  write  a  column  about  how  people  need  to  stop  being  so  defeatist.  ,ÂśOO EH WKH Âż UVW WR WHOO \RX WKDW , VKRXOGQÂśW talk,  because  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  really  goddamn  defeatist.  ,ÂśP YHU\ TXLFN WR JR Âł2K , GRQÂśW NQRZ ZK\ theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  interested  in  me,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  funny  or  pretty  or  interesting,  waaaah.â&#x20AC;?

But  I,  and  pardon  my  language,  know  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bullshit.  And  I  know  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bullshit  when  you  say  it,  too.  Chances  are,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  probably  very  beautiful  and  you  could  probably  make  me  ODXJK DQG KH\ \RX JR WR 1HZ 3DOW] 7KHUH +$6 WR EH VRPHWKLQJ ZHLUG RU LQWHUHVWLQJ DERXW \RX <RX JR WR 1HZ 3DOW] IRU FU\LQJ out  loud.  <RXÂśUH SUREDEO\ YHU\ LQWHOOLJHQW DQG

have  a  vivid  imagination.  Maybe  your  cre-­ ativity  is  buried  in  one  of  the  darkest  cor-­ ners  of  your  mind,  but  we  both  know  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  there.

And  you  know,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  bet  that  you  have  some  sort  of  talent  that  no  one  else  has.  If  WKLV ZHUH WKH V \RXÂśG EH RQ 1LFNHORGH RQÂśV Âł)LJXUH ,W 2XW´ LQ D VHFRQG Finally,  you  probably  are  a  really  cool  person.  I  know  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  small  campus  and  everything,  but  if  you  put  yourself  out  there  and  someone  came  along  to  listen,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  probably  be  intrigued  by  what  you  had  to  say.

Is  this  sappy  and  really  disgustingly  KHDUWIHOW" +HOO \HDK EXW LWÂśV WUXH , NQRZ LWÂśV KDUG WR Âż QG JRRG WKLQJV LQ \RXUVHOI ZKHQ you  feel  alone  on  a  day  meant  to  celebrate  couples,  but  I  hope  you  know  it  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  any-­ thing  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  done  wrong.  Whoever  you  are,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  probably  a  really  great  person  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  you  to  think  otherwise,  ever,  no  PDWWHU ZKDW GD\ RI WKH \HDU LW LV <RX NQRZ that  all  of  the  negative  things  you  say  about  yourself  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  compare  to  all  of  the  wonder-­ ful  things  about  you.

OP-­ED By  Dan  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Regan  and  Beth  Curran

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job  growth  and  the  spirit  of  America.  I  think  all  politicians  will  agree  with  it.â&#x20AC;?   %XW WKH Âł'LUW\ +DUU\´ VWDU GLG QRW PDNH WKH *23ÂśV GD\ ,QVWHDG KLV SXVK IRU $PHULFD WR ÂłFRPH WRJHWKHU´ DQG EHJLQ RXU ÂłVHFRQG KDOI´ KDV EHHQ PHW with  debate  on  both  sides  of  the  politi-­ cal  spectrum.   Conservative  critics,  including  .DUO 5RYH KDYH SHUFHLYHG (DVWZRRGÂśV UKHWRULF DV DQ HQGRUVHPHQW IRU 3UHVL GHQW 2EDPDÂśV EDLORXW SODQ WR WKH GH OLJKW RI VRPH 'HPRFUDWV ,W LV XQFOHDU however,  why  prominent  politicians  are  so  concerned  with  Chrysler  ads  starring  former  movie  cowboys.    /HWÂśV ORRN DW WKH IDFWV 7KLV ZDV a  commercial  paid  for  by  Chrysler.   :KLOH (DVWZRRG GHOLYHUHG WKH PHV VDJH KH GLG QRW ZULWH WKH VFULSW 3RHW 0DWWKHZ 'LFNPDQ DQG 6PLWK +HQGHU VRQ GLG WKDW DQG 'DYLG *RUGRQ *UHHQ ² RI Âł3LQHDSSOH ([SUHVV´ IDPH ² directed  it.   At  the  end  of  the  day,  Chrys-­ ler  is  really  looking  to  sell  their  cars  and  make  more  money. Â

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I  have  a  confession  to  make,  Oracle  read-­ ers.  It  is  something  that  I  have  been  denying  IRU IDU WRR ORQJ EXW , WKLQN WKDW LWœV ¿ QDOO\ WLPH to  admit  it.

I  have  road  rage.  1RW WKH ÂłRFFDVLRQDO KRQN WKH KRUQ DQG JLYH WKH PLGGOH Âż QJHU´ URDG UDJH EXW IXOO blown,  screaming  like  Christian  Bale  on  his  worst  day.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  little  embarrassing  to  admit,  because  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  usually  vocalize  my  anger.  I  tend  to  internalize  things  and  passively  aggres-­ sively  express  my  frustrations,  but  all  bets  are  off  when  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  behind  the  wheel.  In  the  car  there  are  only  two  sides  of  my  emotional  spectrum:  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  either  completely  calm,  bobbing  my  head  WR 6LPRQ *DUIXQNHO RU $GHOH RU ,ÂśP FXUVLQJ at  fellow  drivers  and  everyone  that  they  have  ever  loved.    It  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  matter  where  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  driving  or  go-­ ing,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  completely  calm  until  something  sets  me  off.  The  smallest  things,  like  people  stop-­ ping  short  or  driving  too  slow  in  front  of  me,  leave  me  red-­faced,  white-­knuckled  and  curs-­ LQJ EHKLQG WKH ZKHHO 6RPH WKLQJV DUH ZRUVH WKDQ RWKHUV 1RW XVLQJ WKH WXUQ VLJQDO LV SURE ably  my  biggest  pet  peeve.  It  is  the  simplest  WKLQJ \RX FDQ GR \RX RQO\ KDYH WR Ă&#x20AC; LFN RI D Âż QJHU +DYH ZH UHDOO\ EHFRPH VR OD]\ WKDW ZH FDQQRW Ă&#x20AC; LFN WKH WXUQ VLJQDO" , DP QRW D PLQG reader  nor  do  I  aspire  to  be  one,  so  please  use  your  blinker  so  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  slam  into  your  bumper.  I  suppose  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  known  that  I  become  agitated  behind  the  wheel,  but  driving  upstate  has  made  me  aware  of  just  how  eas-­ LO\ LW KDSSHQV , OHDUQHG KRZ WR GULYH RQ /RQJ Island  which  I  would  argue  has  some  of  the  PRVW DJJUHVVLYH DQG KRUULEOH GULYHUV RQ (DUWK <HV K\SHUEROH LQWHQGHG 7KH /RQJ ,VODQG ([SUHVVZD\ / , ( LV D GRJ HDW GRJ ZRUOG where  the  weakest  are  left  to  chug  slowly  in  the  right  lane.  I  think  the  fast  paced  driving  on  WKH / , ( LV ZK\ , JHW IUXVWUDWHG VR HDVLO\ RQ WKH ZLQGLQJ URDGV RI 1HZ 3DOW] DQG WKH VXU URXQGLQJ DUHDV 'RQÂśW JHW PH ZURQJ WKHUH DUH few  things  that  I  love  more  than  the  mountains  in  the  fall,  but  I  cannot  handle  how  the  roads  are  one  lane.  I  always  seem  to  be  stuck  behind  the  person  who  religiously  follows  the  speed  limit  or  the  person  who  is  constantly  braking  for  no  apparent  reason.  I  really  love  to  drive  and,  contrary  to  ev-­ HU\WKLQJ LQ WKLV FROXPQ Âż QG LW YHU\ UHOD[LQJ Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  something  beautiful  about  the  way  the  open  road  seems  to  unfurl  itself  endlessly.  I  love  driving;Íž  I  just  cannot  stand  the  people  ZKR DUH GULYLQJ DURXQG PH +RSHIXOO\ ZH donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  meet  on  the  road,  but  if  we  do,  please  use  your  blinker.

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The  SUNY  New  Paltz  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bas-­ ketball  teams  showed  their  support  in  the  battle  against  breast  cancer  by  hosting  Think  Pink  Night  on  Friday,  Feb.  10.

7KH Âż UVW LQ D GRXEOHKHDGHU FRQWHVW DJDLQVW ULYDO SUNY  Cortland,  the  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  took  to  the  courts  ZLWK D YLFWRU\ VSRUWLQJ SLQN VKLUWV DV YLVXDO UHS resentation  for  the  cause. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think  Pink  is  a  great  way  to  spread  awareness  for  breast  cancer,â&#x20AC;?  fourth-­year  Co-­Captain  Kaitlin  Clifford  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  also  a  good  way  to  fundraise  for  the  cause  DQG JHW WKH FDPSXV DQG FRPPXQLW\ LQYROYHG ´ The  Think  Pink  Foundation,  according  to  their  website  thinkpink.org LV D YROXQWHHU EDVHG LQGHSHQ dently  run  charity  focused  on  raising  funds  to  pro-­ YLGH Âż QDQFLDO DQG HPRWLRQDO VXSSRUW WR EUHDVW FDQFHU patients. Âł0\ DXQW KDG EUHDVW FDQFHU WKDW ZDV UHPRYHG DW DQ

HDUO\ VWDJH ´ &OLIIRUG VDLG Âł(YHU\ VXPPHU VKH RUJD nizes  a  walk  in  Breezy  Point,  N.Y.  called  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The  Sunset  Walkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  where  all  the  donations  go  to  the  Susan  G.  Ko-­ men  Foundation.â&#x20AC;?

Think  Pink  distinguishes  itself  by  focusing  its  HIIRUWV RQ GLUHFW Âż QDQFLDO VXSSRUW IRU SDWLHQWV LQ WKH midst  of  their  journeys,  the  website  said. Âł3HUVRQDOO\ QR , GR QRW KDYH DQ\ SHUVRQDO WLHV that  sway  my  judgment,â&#x20AC;?  fourth-­year  Co-­Captain  Cait-­ lin  Irwin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  there  are  so  many  women  in  this  country  that  are  diagnosed  with  breast  cancer  each  year.  I  am  lucky  enough  to  help  raise  awareness  for  those  in  need.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  a  report  done  by  the  American  Can-­ cer  Society,  about  1.3  million  women  will  be  diag-­ nosed  with  breast  cancer  annually  worldwide,  with  ap-­ proximately  465,000  dying  from  the  disease. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  WBCA  (Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  Coaching  As-­ VRFLDWLRQ VWDUWHG SURPRWLQJ 7KLQN 3LQN VHYHUDO \HDUV ago,â&#x20AC;?  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  Head  Coach  Jamie  Seward  VDLG Âł7KH\ EDVLFDOO\ GHVLJQDWH D ZHHN WKDW HYHU\

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:RPHQÂśV %DVNHWEDOO WHDP LQ $PHULFD ZLOO KDYH VRPH W\SH RI HYHQW DW WKHLU UHVSHFWLYH VFKRRO ´ Seward  said  the  crowd  on  Think  Pink  Night  is  comprised  of  both  students  and  members  of  the  New  Paltz  community.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  take  pride  in  representing,â&#x20AC;?  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basket-­ ball  Head  Coach  Team  Mike  Rejniak  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  PRUH SHRSOH LQ WKH VWDQGV EHFDXVH RI WKH EHQHÂż W EHKLQG the  game.â&#x20AC;?  The  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  team  was  defeated  by  SUNY  Cortland  in  a  69-­60  SUNYAC  match  up.  The  team  was  not  discouraged  and  demonstrated  its  sup-­ port  for  the  cause  by  wearing  pink  shoelaces  during  the  game.  Wellness  &  Recreation  was  able  to  raise  $529.75  for  the  Komen  Foundation  by  selling  Think  Pink  7 VKLUWV DQG UDIĂ&#x20AC; H WLFNHWV GXULQJ WKH HYHQW â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  really  is  no  ceiling  to  what  can  be  done,â&#x20AC;?  Rejniak  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  the  sense  of  self-­pride,  with  no  per-­ sonal  recognition,  that  makes  practicing  and  coaching  IRU WKLV JDPH OHVV RI D MRE DQG PRUH RI D SULYLOHJH ´

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The  SUNY  New  Paltz  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Vol-­ leyball  team  started  their  season  strong,  rising  above  the  competition  in  the  Unit-­ ed  Volleyball  Conference  (UVC)  East  Division  with  a  current  season  record  of  10-­2.  The  toughest  challenge,  however,  will  be  maintaining  their  success.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  volleyball,  you  have  to  mini-­ PL]H WKH Ă&#x20AC;XFWXDWLRQV ´ &R &DSWDLQ 0LNH 9DQ 7\QH VDLG Âł<RX JRW WR NHHS WKH XSV VWHDG\ DQG WKH GRZQV PLQLPDO ´ New  Paltz  is  part  of  the  UVC  East  Division  and  is  competing  against  11  teams  this  season.  The  team  will  play  schools  such  as  Vassar,  Nazareth  and  1HZ <RUN 8QLYHUVLW\ 7KH ÂżUVW SODFH winner  at  the  conference  will  move  on  to  the  National  Collegiate  Athletic  As-­ sociation  (NCAA)  competition.   One  of  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  goals  for Â

spring  2012  is  to  clinch  the  No.  1  spot  at  the  NCAA  Div.  III  championship,  Van  Tyne  and  fourth-­year  Co-­Captain  Kevin  Stross  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  get  there,  we  would  have  to  beat  some  very  talented  teams  along  the  ZD\ ´ 6WURVV VDLG 5LJKW QRZ WKH WHDP LV ZRUNLQJ RQ their  mental  strength.  Stross  said  the  fo-­ cus  is  to  get  the  younger  players  on  the  ³VDPH SDJH´ DV WKRVH ZKR KDYH EHHQ on  the  court  longer,  and  to  push  them  to  SOD\ ÂłWKHLU KDUGHVW ´ Van  Tyne  said  the  upcoming  match-­ HV ZLOO EH GLIÂżFXOW EXW WKH WHDP LV ÂłJLY-­ LQJ HYHU\WKLQJ WKH\ÂśYH JRW ´ /DVW ZHHN-­ end,  the  team  played  at  Stevens  Institute  RI 7HFKQRORJ\ LQ +RERNHQ 1 - Van  Tyne  said  in  preparation  for  JDPHV WKH WHDP GRHVQÂśW ÂłFXW FRUQHUV´ when  it  comes  to  their  training  schedule.  ³:H SUDFWLFH OLNH FKDPSLRQV VR ZH

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The  Lin-­ter  of  Our  Content Lin  has  had  that  same  effect.  Within  one  day  of  his  monster  38-­point  performance  against  the  vaunted  Lakers,  his  jersey  and  Linsanity,  Super  Lintendo,  Linderella,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Linsanityâ&#x20AC;?  shirts  were  made  available  The  Linspiration  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  his  nicknames  have  for  purchase  at  the  Garden,  online  and  at  been  the  recent  topic  of  debate,  but  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  stores. no  arguing  the  magnitude  of  Jeremy  Linâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  The  potential  caveat  for  Lin,  as  dis-­ recent  performance  for  the  New  York  cussed  by  the  experts  and  fans  alike,  could  Knicks. be  the  return  of  Amarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;e  Stoudemire  and  The  Knicks  had  no  life  heading  into  Carmelo  Anthony.  With  the  return  of  those  Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  game  against  cross-­river  rivals  two,  the  Knicks  will  continue  to  thrive.  New  Jersey  Nets.  The  pulse  of  the  fans  With  a  true  point  guard  to  effectively  run  was  low.  Lin  went  to  the  scorerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  table  and  the  Mike  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Antoni  offense,  Melo  will  not  checked  into  the  game.  He  became  the  de-­ have  to  hold  the  ball  in  isolation  anymore,  ¿ EULOODWRU DQG UHYLYHG WKLV EDOO FOXE 6LQFH which  has  been  a  problem  so  far  this  sea-­ then,  the  Knicks  have  kept  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Linning.â&#x20AC;? son.  Since  Stat  is  a  pick-­and-­roll  player,  2YHU WKH ODVW Âż YH FRQWHVWV +DUYDUG not  having  a  point  guard  who  could  effec-­ graduate  and  NBA  afterthought  Lin  has  tively  execute  the  play  has  greatly  affected  come  out  of  nowhere  in  the  truest  sense  of  his  offensive  production  this  year.  Lin,  WKH H[SUHVVLRQ 7KH .QLFNV FRXOG QRW Âż QG who  runs  the  pick-­and-­roll  to  perfection  as  him  on  their  own  bench  a  week  and  a  half  proven  by  Tyson  Chandlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recent  offen-­ ago  and  now  he  has  essentially  become  sive  output,  will  help  Stat  be  the  offensive  the  point  guard  of  the  future.  The  New  force  he  was  during  the  pre-­Melo  days.   York  area  has  become  enamored  with  his  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  evident  Lin  has  not  only  pumped  gutsy,  fearless  play  and  his  quiet  leader-­ up  the  fanbase,  but  he  also  has  his  team-­ ship.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Linsanityâ&#x20AC;?  has  taken  over,  not  only  mates  excited.  Landry  Fields  has  put  up  in  Madison  Square  Garden,  but  every  big  numbers  since  Linâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  insertion  into  arena  he  steps  in.  the  starting  lineup.  Steve  Novak,  a  role-­ This  sort  of  swift-­moving  phenom-­ player,  has  been  getting  open  looks.  Bill  ena  occurred  in  recent  New  York  sports  Walker  has  been  playing  increasingly  memory.  Back  in  2007,  a  hard-­throwing  better.  Yankees  reliever  by  the  name  of  Joba  Chandler  has  been  the  biggest  bene-­ Chamberlain  captured  the  hearts  and  factor  though.  He  and  Lin  run  the  pick-­ minds  of  Bombers  fans  during  that  season.  By  Zach  Higgins

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and-­roll  so  well  and  that  has  boosted  his  offensive  numbers.

Lin  has  done  what  no  NBA  player  has  ever  done.  He  scored  89  points  LQ KLV ¿ UVW IRXU JDPHV LQ KLV FDUHHU Michael  Jordan  never  did  that,  neither  did  Kobe  Bryant  nor  Lebron  James.  Is  that  stat  a  prophecy  of  things  to  come?  Who  knows?  Jeremy  Lin  is  already  a  legend.

NOTE:  On  VaLINtineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day,  Jeremy  Lin  showed  that  he  loved  us  Knicks  fans  by  hitting  a  game-­ winning  three-­pointer  with  half  a  second  left  against  the  Toronto  Raptors.  That  should  be  a  sign  of  great  things  to  come.

THE RISE OF JEREMY LIN DEC. 27 -­Lin  Claimed  off  waivers  by  the  New  York  Knicks.

FEB. 4 -­  Lin  records  25  points  in  a  Knicks  99-­92  win  over  the  New  Jer-­ sey  Nets.

FEB. 8 -­Lin  records  38  points  in  a  92-­ 85  win  over  the  Los  Angeles  Lakers  PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  FACEBOOK

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After  a  successful  tournament  in  West  Palm  Beach,  Fla.,  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  Extreme  Croquet  Club  team  is  preparing  for  the  spring  2012  semester.

The  club  began  in  2007  with  a  barbeque  and  a  clearance  sale  croquet  set  from  Target. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  founders  of  the  club  were  having  a  barbeque  one  day  and  had  gone  to  Target  to  grab  supplies,â&#x20AC;?  fourth-­year  Vice  Presi-­ dent  Brian  Davidson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  wanted  to  do  something  fun  though  and  they  came  across  a  croquet  set  on  sale,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  how  this  all  got  started.â&#x20AC;?

6LQFH LW ¿ UVW EHJDQ WKH WHDP KDV EHHQ VXFFHVVIXO LQ UH cruiting  through  the  Club  and  Involvement  Fair  and  by  word  of  mouth.  They  are  visible  on  campus  as  they  practice  in  front  of  Bouton  Hall  and  Old  Main  Quad.

Fourth-­year  Co-­President  Tim  Mullen  said  he  initially  joined  when  he  was  a  second-­year  student  after  two  of  his  friends  played  a  semester  before  him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  doing  too  much  at  the  time,  but  my  friends  said  I  had  to  play  and  I  really  liked  it,â&#x20AC;?  Mullen  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  very Â

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social  club.  Some  people  come  for  the  social  aspect  of  hanging  out  and  playing  with  friends,  but  others  come  because  they  want  to  compete  at  the  highest  levels.â&#x20AC;?

The  club  sent  10  members  to  the  West  Palm  Beach  Invita-­ tional.  Davidson  said  socializing  about  the  sport  is  just  as  impor-­ tant  as  playing  for  club  members.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  tournaments  are  a  lot  of  fun  because  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  always  busy,  whether  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  talking  about  the  sport  or  playing  the  sport,â&#x20AC;?  Davidson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  start  playing  games  at  8:30  a.m.  and  com-­ pete  during  the  day.  At  night  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  get  dinner  with  everyone  else  competing  and  just  socialize.â&#x20AC;?

With  the  Florida  Invitational  behind  them  and  the  spring  2012  semester  ahead,  the  team  is  gearing  up  to  prepare  for  the  National  Tournament  in  Haverford,  Pa.  Davidson  said  he  is  cur-­ UHQWO\ ¿ OOLQJ RXW WKH SDSHUZRUN IRU QDWLRQDOV DQG WKDW WKH WHDP will  be  sending  24  players  to  compete.

Last  year,  the  team  won  the  National  Tournament  Title  in  6-­wicket,  while  placing  third  in  the  golf  category.  They  were  able  to  break  a  seven-­year  winning-­streak  held  by  St.  Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  College.

Davidson  and  Mullen  said  they  prepare  by  teaching  basics  at  the  start  of  the  semester. Â

A  Nash  in  New  York?

the  Rangers  would:  A)  probably  have  to  PDNH ELJ VDFULÂż FHV DQG % FRXOG SRWHQ There  hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  been  a  lot  of  talk  about  WLDOO\ Âż QG WKHPVHOYHV LQ WKH VDPH FDS the  Columbus  Blue  Jackets  this  season,  space  trouble  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  managed  to  mainly  because  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  really  bad.  ¿ QDOO\ ULG WKHPVHOYHV RI The  rumor  mill  changed  all  of  this  Tues-­ Nash  has  a  contract  which  sees  him  day  morning,  and  now  the  largest  topic  get  paid  at  least  $7  million  per  year,  and  for  discussion  is  the  future  of  Blue  Jacket  bringing  him  onto  the  Rangers  would  Rick  Nash  and  if  he  will  be  traded. force  Sather  to  get  very  clever  in  dealing  Everyone  is  speculating  where  Nash  with  the  contracts  of  Gaborik,  Richards,  is  going  to  go  if  a  trade  happens,  and  Lundqvist  and  then  Nash  too.  Sure,  you  many  are  saying  New  York  may  be  the  can  always  get  creative  with  cap  space,  spot  for  the  27-­year-­old  All-­star. and  the  ideas  of  a  package  including  It  would  give  the  Rangers  the  last  Dubinsky  and  Wolski  would  free  up  at  piece  to  the  championship  puzzle.  They  least  $8  million,  but  you  never  know  how  may  be  getting  goals  up  and  down  the  much  Nash  will  ask  for  come  signing  roster,  but  they  do  need  that  last  elite  time.  goal-­scorer  before  anyone  says  they  will  As  much  as  I  love  Dubi,  and  I  know  GHÂż QLWHO\ PDNH LW WR WKH 6WDQOH\ &XS 'H all  of  us  do,  he  will  have  to  be  the  sacri-­ spite  having  his  most  lackluster  season  to  ¿ FH RI WKH 5DQJHUV IRU 1DVK 7KH VDFUL date  with  17  goals  (he  would  be  tied  for  ¿ FH WKH 5DQJHUV FDQQRW PDNH WKRXJK LV third  on  the  Rangers  with  Brad  Richards),  Chris  Kreider.  he  would  be  a  solid  addition  to  any  team.

The  transition  from  college  to  NHL  But  is  he  worth  it? play  is  tricky,  and  the  Rangers  have  Yeah,  Nash  would  satiate  the  needs  seen  both  the  good  (Derek  Stepan)  and  of  the  Stanley  Cup  desiring  Rangers,  but  not  so  good  (Matt  Gilroy)  of  this  transi-­ ctacopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  start  off  small  and  see  who  wants  to  go  to  Nationals  to  really  compete,â&#x20AC;?  Mullen  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  as  active  right  now  be-­ cause  of  the  weather,  but  once  it  gets  nice  out,  we  practice  for  about  three  weeks  to  a  month  non-­stop  in  order  to  prepare  for  the  tournament.â&#x20AC;?

Aside  from  tournament  preparations,  Davidson  said  the  team  was  also  looking  to  do  some  heavy  recruiting  for  when  he  and  Mullen  graduate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  was  a  big  drop-­off  in  recruiting  this  year,â&#x20AC;?  Davidson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really  it  was  because  we  lost  about  eight  or  nine  members  to  study  abroad  and  most,  if  not  all  of  them,  said  they  were  com-­ ing  back.â&#x20AC;?

After  this  semester,  the  club  will  be  losing  many  of  its  founding  and  most  active  members.  The  loss  does  not  worry  Mullen  though.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  every  sort  of  club  team,  especially  young  ones,  worry  about  a  team  not  being  able  to  thrive,â&#x20AC;?  Mullen  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;How-­ ever,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  too  worried  about  it.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  that  people  really  love  and  enjoy  playing  this  sport,  whether  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  for  fun  or  just  competing.  We  all  know  that  when  we  leave  this  will  not  die  with  us.â&#x20AC;?

tion.  However,  Kreider  is  fast  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  invaluable  to  the  Rangers  at  this  point.  The  Rangers  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  trouble  play-­ ing  against  teams  that  are  very  skilled  and  very  strong,  but  they  do  struggle  against  teams  that  are  really  fast,  which  is  probably  why  they  never  do  so  well  against  Toronto  or  Montreal.  Their  speed  improves  with  Hagelin  around,  but  one  player  is  not  enough  to  create  a  big  rush  and  keep  up  with  other  teams.

Kreider  could  easily  change  that.  He  said  from  the  get-­go  that  he  was  going  to  stay  at  Boston  College  all  four  years  (which  could  worry  the  Blue  Jackets  who  probably  want  to  start  rebuilding  as  soon  as  possible),  and  he  likely  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  that  huge  plummet  coming  up  on  his  senior  year.  If  anything,  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  continue  to  get  faster,  which  is  something  the  Rang-­ ers  need.

The  other  problem  with  trading  for  Rick  Nash  is  that  the  packages  Columbus  will  be  looking  for  will  have  to  include  a  goaltender,  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  way  come  hell,  ¿ UH DQG PRRQ WKH 5DQJHUV DUH JHWWLQJ ULG

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of  Biron.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  too  good  of  a  backup  to  let  go,  especially  when  one  of  the  most  crucial  strengths  of  going  into  the  play-­ offs  will  be  how  much  he  plays  to  ensure  Hank  gets  a  good  amount  of  rest.  Another  reason  why  some  analysts  are  saying  the  Rangers  should  distance  themselves  from  Nash  is  because  their  team  chemistry  is  too  good  to  mess  around  with  at  this  point.  This  is  a  team  that  clearly  gets  along  and  their  chemis-­ try  could  be  one  of  their  strongest  assets  against  playoff  competitors.  Adding  a  superstar  like  Nash  could  get  them  more  goals,  but  it  could  also  upset  the  sync  the  current  Rangers  roster  has  on  the  ice.

You  never  know  whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  secretly  a  diva  on  the  inside.  The  Rangers  best  play  is  to  keep  away  from  Nash,  unless  they  can  have  a  package  which  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  include  a  goalie  (Columbus  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  going  to  want  Chad  Johnson,  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  face  it)  and/or  Chris  Kreider.  They  may  not  get  the  elite  goal-­scorer,  but  it  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  the  end  of  the  world  either.

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A  Season  To  Remember  andrew.wyrich63@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Take  a  moment  and  suspend  reality  for  a  minute  as  a  dream  world  sets  in.  Suddenly,  you  wake  up  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  October.  The  leaves  have  started  to  change  color,  but  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  missed  base-­ ball  season  and  to  your  utmost  surprise,  the  New  York  Mets  have  been  crowned  World  Series  Champions!  Shocked?  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure.  But  not  as  shocked  as  the  Detroit  Tigers  were  watching  Justin  Verland-­ er  give  up  the  game-­winning  home  run  to  Lucas  Duda  in  Game  7  of  the  World  Series.  How  did  that  happen  you  might  ask?  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  take  a  look.  WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  7  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  In  only  the  third  game  of  Spring  Training,  there  is  already  magic  in  the  air  for  the  Mets.  Jose  Reyes  wears  his  hideous  new  Miami  Marlins  jersey  for  the  ¿ UVW WLPH DJDLQVW KLV IRUPHU WHDP DQG SURFODLPV â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wish  the  Mets  offered  me  a  contract,  between  my  dreads  and  this  uniform,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  obvious  I  made  the  wrong  decision.â&#x20AC;?   THURSDAY,  APRIL  5  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  R.A.  Dickey  is  given  the  Opening  Day  nod  while  Johan  Santana  still  rehabs  his  shoulder.  Dickey  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  disap-­ point  and  holds  Braves  hitters  to  only  three  hits  over  eight  innings.  After  the  game,  Dickey  said  climbing  Mt.  Kiliminjaro  over  the  winter  gave  him  a  spiritual  edge  over  his  opponents.  SATURDAY,  MAY  26  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Lucas  Duda  hits  his  NL  leading  15th  home  run  to  give  the  Mets  not  only  the  series  sweep  over  the  Padres,  but  the  division  lead.  Joel  Sherman  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  New  York  Postâ&#x20AC;?  calls  Duda  the  next  Adam  Dunn  in  his  Sunday  column  the  next  day.  FRIDAY,  JUNE  8  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Just  in  time  for  the  ¿ UVW 6XEZD\ 6HULHV RI WKH \HDU 0HWV *HQHUDO Manager  Sandy  Alderson  announces  Andres Â

7RUUHV ZLOO QR ORQJHU EH VWDUWLQJ LQ FHQWHU Âż HOG and  that  prospect  Kirk  Nieuwenhuis  has  been  called  up  to  take  his  place.  Nieuwenhuis  deliv-­ ers  immediately,  knocking  in  the  winning  run  off  Mariano  Rivera  to  give  the  Mets  a  3-­2  win  over  the  Yanks.  MONDAY,  JUNE  18  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Johan  Santana  PDNHV KLV Âż UVW VWDUW VLQFH KLV LQMXU\ LQ -R han  tells  Joey  Votto  and  the  Reds  not  to  mess  with  him  as  he  fans  six  hitters  over  the  5.2  in-­ nings  he  pitches.  After  the  game,  Votto  tells  reporters,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  believe  him  out  there,  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  back.â&#x20AC;?  SUNDAY,  JULY  1  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  The  Mets  and  their  outstanding  play  leaves  ESPN  no  choice  but  to  add  the  Amazinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  to  their  Sunday  Night  Baseball  lineup.  Despite  not  being  on  the  schedule  earlier  this  year,  the  team  will  face  the  Dodgers.  New  ESPN  analyst  Terry  Francona  calls  the  Mets  â&#x20AC;&#x153;unbeatableâ&#x20AC;?  during  the  telecast  also  noting  that  Terry  Collins  â&#x20AC;&#x153;is  a  better  manager  than  I  ever  was.â&#x20AC;?  WEDNESDAY,  JULY  25  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Stephen  Stras-­ burg  struggles  as  the  Mets  clobber  the  Nats.  Jason  Bay  continues  his  resurgence  as  a  middle-­of-­the  order  bat  and  hits  three  home  runs  off  the  young  p h e n o m .  A s k e d  about  h i s Â

re-­found  hitting-­stroke,  Bay  simply  replied,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  walls  at  Citi  moving  in  certainly  helped.â&#x20AC;?   TUESDAY,  JULY  31  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Standing  atop  the  NL  East  with  a  68-­39  record,  the  Mets  are  ag-­ gressive  buyers  in  the  trade  market.  Looking  for  starting  pitching,  the  team  reaches  a  deal  with  the  Chicago  Cubs  to  acquire  Matt  Garza  in  ex-­ change  for  prospects  Cesar  Puello,   Juan  Urbina  and  Jordany  Valdespin.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  cost  was  high,â&#x20AC;?  Alderson  said  on  Twitter  after  the  trade.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  all  in,  plus  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  send  them  a  box  of  chocolates.â&#x20AC;?  WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  29  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Despite  the  Phillies  making  a  late-­season  push,  the  Mets  are  able  to  overcome  both  Cliff  Lee  and  Roy  Halladay  in  the  same  series,  cementing  them  as  the  team  to  beat  in  the  NL  East.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  I  talk  way  too  much,â&#x20AC;?  Phillies  shortstop  Jimmy  Rol-­ lins  said  after  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  5-­0  defeat.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  they  are  damn  good.â&#x20AC;?  FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER  14  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Daniel  Mur-­ phy  leaves  the  game  after  an  errant  double-­play  slide  by  Ryan  Braun  knocks  him  to  the  ground.  For  the  third  time  in  three  years,  Murphy  tears  ligaments  in  his  knee,  knocking  him  out  for  the  season.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  I  need  to  play  a  posi-­ tion  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  actually  learned,â&#x20AC;?  Mur-­ phy  said  after  the  g a m e .   Pros-­ pect Â

Reese  Havens  is  called  up  from  AAA  to  replace  Murphy.  THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  27  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  With  a  two-­hit  shutout  over  the  Pirates  from  Johan  San-­ WDQD WKH 0HWV FOLQFK WKH 1/ (DVW IRU WKH Âż UVW time  since  2006.  In  the  midst  of  the  champagne  shower,  Terry  Collins  beams  with  happiness,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  doubted  us  from  the  beginning,â&#x20AC;?  the  manager  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  we  showed  them,  this  team  had  heart  and  we  played  to  win  every  day.â&#x20AC;?  TUESDAY,  OCTOBER  9  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  The  Mets  handle  the  Wild  Card  winning  L.A.  Dodgers  with  ease,  putting  them  down  in  three  games.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  should  have  hit  free  agency,â&#x20AC;?  Dodgers  center  ¿ HOGHU 0DWW .HPS VDLG DIWHU ORVLQJ WKH VHULHV Âł, could  have  been  playing  for  the  Mets.â&#x20AC;?  TUESDAY,  OCTOBER  16  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  The  NLCS  goes  to  the  Mets  after  Mike  Pelfrey  is  able  to  squash  the  offensive  might  of  the  Phillies  and  JLYH WKH 0HWV D FKDQFH LQ WKH Âż QDO LQQLQJ RI Game  7.  Down  by  a  run  with  the  bases-­loaded  DQG WZR RXWV FHQWHUÂż HOGHU .LUN 1LHXZHQKXLV steps  up  to  the  plate  and  racks  up  a  3-­2  count.  :LWK D Âż QDO SLWFK IURP 3KLOOLHV FORVHU -RQDWKDQ Papelbon,  Nieuwenhuis  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  go  down  look-­ ing,  but  smacks  a  single  over  the  head  of  Ryan  Howard.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  glad  I  swung  in  that  situation,â&#x20AC;?  Nieuwenhuis  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t?â&#x20AC;?  WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  31  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  As  spooky  as  it  might  seem,  the  Mets  clinch  their  third  World  Series  title  to  commemorate  their  50th  season  as  a  franchise.  After  Dudaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  solo  homerun  to  break  the  0-­0  pitcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  duel  between  Matt  Garza  and  Verlander  that  had  unfolded  in  Game  7,  the  team  storms  home  plate.  Alright,  snap  out  of  it.  That  was  all  fairy  tale  worthy  and  likely  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  the  case  come  No-­ vember.  But  baseball  is  a  funny  thing;Íž  you  never  truly  know  how  the  season  will  end.  So,  cheer  up  Mets  fans,  maybe  things  can  go  our  way. Â

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