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Goals  List  Keeps  Academic  Senate  On  Track By  John  Brandi  News  Editor  |  Jbrandi02@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  Academic  Senate  (SA)  has  been  craft-­ ing  a  goals  list,  aiming  to  keep  both  Executive  board  (E-­board)  members  and  senators  organized  and  receptive  to  the  needs  of  the  campus  com-­ munity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  a  school  of  about  8,000,  where  25  people  FDQ WDNH RQ WZR JRDOV DSLHFH DQG ÂżQG RWKHUV WKDW are  interested,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  tangible,â&#x20AC;?  SA  President  Terrell  Coakley  said.  Coakley  said  the  idea  of  a  goals  list  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ge-­ nius.â&#x20AC;?  He  said  the  list  holds  SA  more  account-­ able  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;accountability  has  a  role  in  getting  stuff  done.â&#x20AC;?  The  goals  list  was  an  idea  proposed  by  Sen-­ ate  Chair  Alberto  Aquino  last  semester.  Senators  can  add  to  the  list  during  their  senate  meetings  and  also  present  their  progress  on  already  stated  goals.  The  list  has  both  tangible  and  abstract  ob-­ MHFWLYHV 6RPH LQFOXGH ÂżQGLQJ VROXWLRQV WR KLJK textbook  prices  and  E-­ZPass  discounts  for  com-­ muter  students  to  overall  improving  communica-­ tion  and  working  on  a  senate  television  show  on  campus.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The  list]  places  more  pressure  on  every-­ body,â&#x20AC;?  Aquino  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  publicizes  senate,  we  have  to  accomplish  goals  and  advocate  for  the  student  body.â&#x20AC;?  The  legislative  body  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  drag  their  feet.  Aquino  said  some  goals  were  constructed  at  the Â

ÂżUVW VHQDWH PHHWLQJ ZKHUH PHPEHUV KDG WR SLFN one  goal  to  work  on  for  the  current  semester.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multiple  leadersâ&#x20AC;?  were  chosen  for  the  different  goals,  and  these  leaders  are  in  charge  of  coming  back  with  status  updates  on  the  task.  The  idea,  Aquino  said,  was  to  put  more  re-­ sponsibility  on  the  legislative  body.  Aquino  called  the  ideas  on  the  list  fantastic,  and  said  the  senate  was  coming  up  with  innova-­ tive  ideas  to  tackling  issues  on  campus.  Aquino  said  members  are  coming  up  with  ideas  that  he  has  never  considered,  like  the  E-­ZPass  discount.  Where  he  might  have  gotten  used  to  things  while  living  on  campus,  he  said  a  cross-­section  of  stu-­ dents  have  the  power  to  address  this.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  see  it  as  something  possible  to  change,â&#x20AC;?  Aquino  said.   The  goals  list  has  transformed  the  role  of  E-­board  members,  according  to  Coakley.  He  said  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  become  â&#x20AC;&#x153;product  pushers,â&#x20AC;?  as  they  pro-­ pose  a  problem  and  then  it  goes  through  a  solving  process.  Still,  the  goals  list  has  also  given  the  legisla-­ tive  body  more  time  to  talk,  changing  the  course  of  senate.  New  legislation  has  limited  the  number  of  appeals  the  senate  now  hears.  Only  those  that  are  deemed  to  be  conducted  unethically  or  uncon-­ stitutionally  by  the  Budget  and  Finance  Commit-­ tee.  Coakley  said  about  40  hours  of  a  semester  were  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hinderedâ&#x20AC;?  listening  to  appeals.  Now,  mem-­ bers  get  to  have  free-­range  discussions  concern-­ ing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;real  stuff,â&#x20AC;?  such  as  goals  on  the  list.

PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN The  Academic  Senate  has  been  constructing  a  goals  list  to  keep  them  organized.

Sen.  Matt  Clarkson  said  the  list  was  very  ef-­ fective  in  showing  people  what  senate  does  every  week.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before  the  list,  there  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  a  clear  picture  of  what  people  had  done,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  He  said  due  to  the  list,  the  senate  has  accom-­ plished  a  lot  more.  Clarkson  is  currently  focused  on  lowering  textbook  prices.  Once  this  is  done,  he  will  bring  these  ideas  to  the  department  heads.  Overall,  he  said  the  goals  can  come  to  fruition  and  progress  can  be  made.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Working  together,  we  can  make  a  serious  impact  on  campus,â&#x20AC;?  Clarkson  said.  Meanwhile,  Aquino  said  every  goal,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;except  getting  a  printer  in  the  Student  Union,â&#x20AC;?  was  ac-­

complished  last  semester.  The  printer  idea  was  placed  on  the  goals  list  this  semester  and  feasibil-­ ity  options  were  put  forth  by  a  senator.  Coakley  said  since  most  E-­board  members  ZLOO EH JUDGXDWLQJ KH KRSHV WKDW ZKRHYHU ÂżOOV the  positions  â&#x20AC;&#x153;has  the  drive  to  do  [the  goals]  ef-­ fectively.â&#x20AC;?  He  said  the  important  thing  to  do  is  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;build  a  precedentâ&#x20AC;?  that  people  want  to  follow.  This  idea  exists  to  build  upon  existing  policy  in-­ stead  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wasting  a  whole  year  trying  to  change  things.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someone  has  the  drive,  the  drive  to  help  you,â&#x20AC;?  Coakley  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  goal  is  reachable,  or  attackable  in  some  sense.  Something  can  be  done.  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  talking  to  the  right  people.â&#x20AC;? Â

Psychoeducational  Material  To  Be  Dispersed By  John  Brandi  News  Editor  |  Jbrandi02@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  Institute  for  Disaster  Mental  Health  (IDMH)  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  is  collaborating  with  health  organizations  and  professionals  in  Israel,  the  West  Bank  and  Gaza,  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;address  mental  health  needs  of  Israeli  and  Palestinian  familiesâ&#x20AC;?  through  a  program  called  Families  First.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  project  is  being  funded  by  a  federal  agency,  the  United  States  Agency  of  International  Development  (US  AID),  and  it  calls  for  proposals  in  that  area  to  provide  services  to  underserviced  people,â&#x20AC;?  Project  Director  and  Director  of  IDMH  James  Halpern  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The]  purpose  is  to  PDQDJH DQG PLWLJDWH FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW LQ WKLV SDUW RI WKH ZRUOG >7R KHOS WKHP@ PDQDJH LW EHWWHU DQG WR ÂżQG KHDOWKLHU VROXWLRQV ´ The  funding  for  Families  First  came  through  a  $90,000  grant  with  support  from  the  World  Health  Organization  (WHO).  Halpern  said  the  project  required  bringing  Israelis  and  Palestinians  together,  which  was  not  an  easy  task.  Assistance  will  be  provided  through  the  distribution  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;psychoeducational  materialsâ&#x20AC;?  in  Hebrew,  Arabic  and  English.  The  IDMH  will  explore  strategic  ways  to  disperse Â

these  materials.  Psychoeducation  deals  with  patients  who  have  mental  illness  such  as  schizophrenia,  clinical  depression  and  anxiety.  It  also  looks  to  alleviate  physical  illness.  3V\FKRHGXFDWLRQDO PDWHULDOV ZRUNV ZLWK WKRVH DIĂ&#x20AC;LFWHG WR improve  their  quality  of  life.  One  study  from  Families  First  found  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;traumas  stemming  from  human  neglect,  maliciousness  and  YLROHQFH´ FDQ OHDG WR DQJHU DJJUHVVLRQ DQG YLROHQW FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW The  goal  of  the  IDMH  is  to  provide  effective  coping  strategies  where  people  of  that  region  feel  they  can  better  address  trauma.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  suggested  that  this  program  can  bring  stability  to  that  region.  Fourth-­year  industrial  organizational  psychology  major  Elena  Brondolo  works  closely  with  the  IDMH  on  local  research  for  this  program.  She  said  this  includes  surveys  examining  the  distribution  of  the  pyschoeducational  material  through  the  Red  Cross.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[IDMH]  is  to  start  data  collection,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully  what  it  shows  is  the  weaknesses,  [whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s]  asking  for  the  materials  and  people  who  are  supposed  to  have  them  but  might  not  have  them  handy.â&#x20AC;? Â

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LIVING  WITHOUT  HUGO  CHAVEZ? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  imagine  an  election  in  Venezu-­ ela  without  Hugo  Chavez,  the  larger-­than-­ life  personality  who  gazes  down  from  bill-­ ERDUGV DQG PXUDOV DQG ÂżOOV WKH DLUZDYHV IRU hours  at  a  stretch  with  his  unique  mixture  RI ÂżHU\ VSHHFKHV DQG IRONV\ EDQWHU NORTH  KOREA  CARES North  Korea  raised  hopes  Wednesday  for  a  major  easing  in  nuclear  tensions  under  its  youthful  new  leader,  agreeing  to  suspend  uranium  enrichment  at  a  major  facility  and  refrain  from  missile  and  nuclear  tests  in  ex-­ change  for  a  mountain  of  critically  needed  8 6 IRRG DLG

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At  the  Council  of  Organizations  meeting  on  )HE 6WXGHQW $VVRFLDWLRQ ([HFXWLYH 9LFH 3UHVL-­ GHQW RI )LQDQFH <RXVVRXI .RX\R EHJDQ WKH PHHW-­ ing  by  introducing  the  procedure  for  the  Budget  DQG )LQDQFH &RPPLWWHH %)& ZHHNHQG Kouyo  said  he  and  10  members  are  going  to  VSHQG WKH ZHHNHQG RI 0DUFK WR $SULO WR UH-­ view  the  budget  proposals  for  clubs  and  organiza-­ WLRQV 7KHLU MRE LV WR DOORFDWH PLOOLRQ DPRQJ WKH FOXEV IRU QH[W \HDU +H DOVR DGGHG WKLV \HDU WKHUH LV OHIW LQ WKH *HQHUDO 3URJUDPPLQJ EXGJHW DQG OHIW LQ WKH &RQIHUHQFH %XGJHW â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  next  year  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  planning  to  have  a  budget  for  your  club,â&#x20AC;?  Kouyo  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;you  can  just Â

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Administrators  Plan  to  Allocate  New  Revenue By  Julie  Mansmann Managing  Editor  |  Jmansmann60@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

STEICollege  administrators  are  beginning  a  new  budget  planning  process  for  the  2012-­13  year  that  will  focus  on  investing  revenues  from  increased  tuition.  President  Donald  Christian  and  Vice  President  for  Finance  and  Ad-­ ministration  Jacqueline  DiStefano  said  in  a  memo  to  faculty  and  staff  that  the  new  planning  process  will  not  be  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;one  offâ&#x20AC;?  effort  focused  on  this  VSHFLÂżF WXLWLRQ LQFUHDVH ,QVWHDG &KULVWLDQ VDLG WKLV ZLOO EH WKH VWDUW RI D regularized  process  of  using  long-­term  planning  and  assessment  informa-­ tion  to  guide  resource  allocation  decisions  each  year.  After  the  passage  of  Gov.  Andrew  Cuomoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  NY-­SUNY  2020  plan  DQG WKH VWDWHZLGH DGRSWLRQ RI D ÂżYH \HDU UDWLRQDO WXLWLRQ SODQ DFURVV WKH system,  the  students  at  the  college  experienced  tuition  increases  beginning  this  fall.  Christian  said  administrators  are  estimating  that  SUNY  New  Paltz  may  have  as  much  as  $1.6  million  of  new  revenue  as  a  result.  $W D IRUXP RQ )HE WKH SUHVLGHQW VDLG RIÂżFLDOV DUH ORRNLQJ IRU-­ ZDUG WR D EXGJHW SURFHVV WKDW GRHV QRW LQYROYH ÂżOOLQJ LQ JDSV FUHDWHG E\ D GHÂżFLW Âł:H DUH H[FLWHG WR VWDUW WKLQNLQJ DERXW DOORFDWLQJ QHZ UHVRXUFHV IRU our  programs,  in  contrast  to  what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  doing  in  the  past  several  years,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  Administrators  said  it  was  important  that  the  campus  community  notes  that  there  are  still  lingering  uncertainties  as  to  how  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bud-­ get  will  be  impacted  by  decisions  made  on  the  state  government  level.

DiStefano  said  that  while  Cuomo  has  indicated  that  his  Executive  Budget  Proposal  will  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;favorable  to  SUNYâ&#x20AC;?  in  terms  of  funding  to  the  agency,  the  Legislature  may  feel  differently  about  funding  this  system  of  public  higher  education.   Christian  said  that  while  there  is  a  general  optimism  that  state  of-­ ÂżFLDOV ZLOO QRW EH FXWWLQJ 681<ÂśV EXGJHW DV WKH\ KDYH LQ UHFHQW \HDUV

those  in  the  system  cannot  try  to  predict  any  the  outcome  of  the  legislative  process.  ³, ZRXOGQÂśW EHW D VL[ SDFN RI 83 RQ ZKDW WKH RXWFRPH RI WKDW ZLOO be,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  Once  funding  for  the  system  is  decided  on  the  state  level,  SUNY  &KDQFHOORU 1DQF\ =LPSKHU VDLG RIÂżFLDOV ZLOO LPSOHPHQW D QHZ DOORFDWLRQ methodology  for  distributing  funding  to  each  campus.  'L6WHIDQR VDLG WKLV SURFHVV WKDW PD\ LPSOHPHQW FRQFHSWV OLNH SHU-­ formance-­based  funding,  is  complex  and  it  cannot  be  predicted  how  it  will  impact  SUNY  New  Paltz.  ³, VSHQW WZR GD\V LQ $OEDQ\ ODVW ZHHN DQG , OHIW PRUH FRQIXVHG WKDQ , was  when  I  got  there,â&#x20AC;?  she  said  of  her  attempts  to  learn  about  this  process.  On  the  campus-­level,  recommendations  from  the  Middle  States  reac-­ creditation  review  are  impacting  the  budget  planning  process  for  the  up-­ coming  year.   Administrators  said  department  or  unit  assessment  plans  and  results  will  now  be  expected  to  support  requests  for  new  funding.  Christian  said  RIÂżFLDOV ZLOO DOVR FRQVLGHU HQUROOPHQW WUHQGV DQG UHVSRQG WR UHFHQW VKRUW-­ falls  in  course  availability  in  future  budgetary  decisions.

'L6WHIDQR VDLG RQH RI WKH ÂżUVW VWHSV RI WKH SURFHVV LQYROYHV IDFXOW\ DQG VWDII ÂżOOLQJ RXW DOORFDWLRQ UHTXHVW IRUPV WKURXJK my.newpaltz.edu  to  apply  for  funding  for  a  new  program,  function  or  a  initiative.  These  forms  are  due  by  March  9  and  will  be  sent  to  each  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  immediate  supervisor.  5HTXHVWV ZLOO EH SURFHVVHG LQ GLIIHUHQW URXQGV E\ KLJKHU UDQNLQJ DG-­ ministrators  throughout  the  semester.  ³:H DUH KRSLQJ WKLV ZLOO NLQG RI FRPH XS WKURXJK RXU FKDLQ RI FRP-­ mand,â&#x20AC;?  DiStefano  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  will  be  the  recipient  of  all  of  the  requests  and  put  WKHP LQWR D PDVWHU OLVW DQG WKHQ ZH ZLOO WDNH WKH VKRZ RQ WKH URDG LQ $SULO WR YDULHW\ RI FRQVWLWXHQW JURXSV DQG JHW IHHGEDFN ´ All  requests  will  begin  to  be  reviewed  and  summarized  on  April  2.  At  the  same  time,  student  advisory  groups  and  others  will  be  consulted  about  plans  going  forward. Â

PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN 3UHVLGHQW 'RQDOG &KULVWLDQ VSHDNV DW WKH EXGJHW IRUXP Christian  said,  however,  the  2012-­13  budget  plan  will  ultimately  be  ¿QDOL]HG E\ DGPLQLVWUDWRUV Âł&RQVXOWDWLRQ GRHV QRW PHDQ ZH PDNH GHFLVLRQV RQ D GHPRFUDWLF basis,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  we  encourage  people  to  bring  forth  ideas  to  their  department  chairs  and  others.â&#x20AC;?  While  the  planning  process  for  the  next  budget  cycle  has  begun,  Christian  said  the  college  is  following  through  with  the  2011-­12  $6.3  mil-­ lion  budget  reduction  plan.  Christian  said  portions  of  the  plan  that  still  need  to  be  implemented  by  this  spring  include  cuts  in  the  part-­time  person-­ nel  budget.

Snowfall  Cancels  Classes  On  Leap  Day Inclement  winter  weather  canceled  afternoon  classes  on  campus  on  Wednesday,  Feb.  29.  7KH FROOHJH QRWL¿HG VWXGHQWV IDFXOW\ DQG staff  that  afternoon  and  evening  classes  set  to  begin  after  1:30  p.m.  would  be  cancelled  by  email  shortly  after  12  p.m.

Food  service  areas  near  academic  buildings  had  altered  hours  of  operation  due  to  the  poor  ZHDWKHU ZKLOH WKH 6WXGHQW 8QLRQ +DVEURXFN 'LQLQJ +DOO DQG +DZN 6WUHHW 6WDWLRQ UHPDLQHG open  for  the  duration  of  their  regular  schedules.     Approximately  3.1  inches  fell  in  the  area  in  a  24-­hour  period  yesterday,  according  to   weather.com.  &ROOHJH RI¿FLDOV VDLG DOO PHPEHUV RI WKH campus  community  should  use  their  best  judge-­ PHQW DQG NHHS VDIHW\ LQ PLQG ZKHQ WUDYHOLQJ PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN

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Hip-­hop  artist  Wale  will  be  the  headlining  act  for  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  spring  concert  pending  a  con-­ WUDFW EHLQJ ÂżQDOL]HG DIWHU EHLQJ FKRVHQ IURP D VXUYH\ VHQW RXW WR VWXGHQWV ODVW VHPHVWHU  Laneesha  Bacchus,  Student  Association  6$ YLFH SUHVLGHQW RI SURJUDPPLQJ VDLG WKH headliner  of  the  concert  set  for  Saturday,  May  LQ >(OWLQJ@ *\P DW S P ZDV WR EH FKRVHQ EDVHG RQ YRWHV JDWKHUHG IURP WKH VWXGHQW ERG\ ODVW VHPHVWHU +RZHYHU Ă&#x20AC;DZV LQ WKH VXUYH\ KLQ-­ dered  the  selection  process  for  the  SA  Produc-­ WLRQV 6$3 %RDUG %DFFKXV VDLG Âł3HRSOH FRXOG YRWH DV PDQ\ WLPHV DV WKH\ wanted  with  the  survey,  so  it  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  entirely  ac-­ FXUDWH ´ %DFFKXV VDLG The  results  of  the  survey  showed  that  pop-­ SXQN EDQG 7DNLQJ %DFN 6XQGD\ FDPH LQ ÂżUVW LQ WKH YRWLQJ JDUQHULQJ D WRWDO RI YRWHV 2WKHU DUWLVWV VXFK DV 0DWW $QG .LP DQG 5HJLQD 6SHNWRU ZKR SODFHG KLJKHU WKDQ :DOH ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK DQG WRWDO YRWHV UHVSHFWLYHO\ :DOH ÂżQLVKHG WKH YRWLQJ ZLWK D WRWDO RI YRWHV Bacchus  said  Big  Sean  and  Taking  Back  Sunday  were  explored  as  possible  options  for  the  headlining  act,  but  SAP  decided  to  book  :DOH IRU WKH FRQFHUW The  asking  price  for  Taking  Back  Sunday  ZDV DSSUR[LPDWHO\ DQG %LJ 6HDQ ZDV VHQW D ELG WKDW ZDV QHJRWLDWHG GRZQ WR before  he  decided  to  continue  on  his  presched-­ uled  tour  in  Europe  a  day  early,  Student  Activi-­

WLHV DQG 8QLRQ 'LUHFWRU 0LFKDHO 3DWWHUVRQ VDLG Bacchus  said  both  Taking  Back  Sunday  and  Big  6HDQ ZRXOG KDYH ERWK FRVW :DOH ZLOO FRVW WR ERRN %DFFKXV VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  discussion  was  going  on,  even  WKRXJK P\ ERDUG LV QRW DW WKH IXOO PHPEHUV ´ %DFFKXV VDLG Âł0\ ( ERDUG WKRXJKW WKH VWXGHQW ERG\ DQG :DOH ZHUH D JRRG PDWFK ´ 7KH VXUYH\ VHQW RXW ODVW VHPHVWHU GLG QRW give  the  SAP  board  an  accurate  depiction  of  what  the  student  body  wanted  due  to  techni-­ calities  with  the  survey  provider  Survey  Mon-­ key %DFFKXV VDLG %HFDXVH RI WKLV VKH VDLG WKH ERDUG UHFHLYHG FRPSODLQWV RYHU KRZ WKH VXUYH\ ZDV LQWHUSUHWHG E\ WKHP Âł, >IRXQG@ LW GLIÂżFXOW ZLWK SHRSOH VD\LQJ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;there  is  only  one  way  to  read  the  surveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  when  actually  we  spoke  to  Survey  Monkey  and  they  WROG PH WKDW \RX FDQ UHDG WKH VXUYH\ KRZ HYHU \RX ZDQW WR UHDG LW 7KHUH LV QRW RQH VSHFLÂżF ZD\ WR UHDG WKH VXUYH\ ´ Student  Activities  &  Union  Services  Events  Coordinator  Brendan  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien,  who  serves  as  an  DGYLVRU WR 6$3 VDLG WKHUH ZHUH PXOWLSOH ZD\V WR LQWHUSUHW WKH GDWD FROOHFWHG IURP Survey  Mon-­ key 2Âś%ULHQ VDLG WKH QXPEHUV UHTXLUHG ÂłD OLWWOH ELW PRUH WKRXJKW´ WR GHWHUPLQH ZKR ZDV WKH PRVW UHTXHVWHG DUWLVW Âł7KH FKRLFH V\VWHP FRPSOLFDWHG WKH SUR-­ cess  a  bit  because  Survey  Monkey  was  giving  \RX SHUFHQWDJHV EDVHG RQ WKH WRWDO QXPEHU RI YRWHV IRU RQH DUWLVW ´ 2Âś%ULHQ VDLG Âł7KH SHU-­ FHQWDJHV GLG QRW UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW WKH WRWDO VWXGHQW YRWH ´

TOTAL RESPONSE COUNT 1 Taking  Back  Sunday  -­  1,182  Votes 2 Regina  Spektor  -­  1,077  Votes 3 Matt  And  Kim  -­  1,045  Votes 7 4 Big  Sean  -­  897  Votes 6 5 Wale  -­  710  Votes 6 The  Wailers  -­  504  Votes  7 Soullive  &  Lettuce  -­  271  Votes

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Other  parts  of  the  concert,  such  as  the  open-­ ing  act  and  proposed  festival  aspect  discussed  ODVW VHPHVWHU DUH VWLOO EHLQJ GLVFXVVHG E\ 6$3 RYHU WKHLU QH[W IHZ PHHWLQJV %DFFKXV VDLG Bacchus  said  the  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plan  to  host  a  festival  before  the  concert  will  not  be  occurring  due  to  budgetary  constraints,  however  a  scaled-­ back  version  of  the  plan  could  happen  after  she  UHYLHZV WKH FRVW RI OLJKWLQJ DQG SURGXFWLRQ Âł:HÂśUH GLVFXVVLQJ PDUNHWLQJ DQG SURPR-­ WLRQ DV ZHOO DV DQ RSHQLQJ DFW ´ %DFFKXV VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  play  around  with  [possible  DFWV@ ´ As  for  the  future,  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said  he  believes  the  board  should  review  the  survey  and  voting Â

SURFHVV DW WKH HQG RI WKH VHPHVWHU WR HYDOXDWH KRZ WR LPSURYH WKHLU WHFKQLTXH Âł, WKLQN WKHUH LV URRP IRU LPSURYHPHQW EXW the  students  have  not  discussed  the  voting  pro-­ cess  yet  as  they  are  focused  on  getting  the  show  WRJHWKHU ´ 2Âś%ULHQ VDLG Jesse  Sweeney,  a  fourth-­year  psychology  PDMRU VDLG GHVSLWH WKH Ă&#x20AC;DZV LQ WKH VXUYH\ KH LV H[FLWHG WR VHH :DOH SHUIRUP WKLV VSULQJ Âł, WKLQN KHÂśV D JRRG SLFN , MXVW KRSH LW wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  like  Nas  last  year  and  he  barely  per-­ IRUPV ´ 6ZHHQH\ VDLG Âł, WKLQN KHÂśV D JRRG ÂżW EHFDXVH 1HZ 3DOW] HLWKHU OLNHV UHDOO\ FUD]\ RU UHDOO\ FKLOO ´

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colleges  and  universities  as  well  as  institu-­ WLRQDO GDWD DGPLVVLRQ UHTXLUHPHQWV 6$7 VFRUHV HQWHULQJ *3$ÂśV ÂżUVW DQG VHFRQG \HDU UHWHQWLRQ UDWHV DQG JUDGXDWLRQ UDWHV Âł:H DUH ZKR ZH DUH DQG ZH GR D WHUULÂżF MRE ´ 7RUVQH\ VDLG This  is  the  third  recognition  SUNY  New  3DOW] KDV UHFHLYHG WKLV VFKRRO \HDU 1HZ 3DOW] was  recently  ranked  by  Kiplingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Person-­ al  Finance  Magazine  as  one  of  the  top  100  EHVW YDOXHV VFKRROV LQ WKH QDWLRQ 1HZ 3DOW] was  also  ranked  by  the  U.S  News  and  World  Report  as  one  of  the  best  public  regional  uni-­ YHUVLWLHV LQ WKH 1RUWK â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice  to  have  third  party  con-­ ÂżUPDWLRQ WKDW ZH DUH DV JRRG DV ZH WKLQN ZH DUH ´ 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW RI (QUROOPHQW 0DQDJH-­ PHQW 'DYLG (DWRQ VDLG

7KRXJK 681< 1HZ 3DOW] KDV EHHQ ranked  on  various  lists,  people  have  differing  opinions  on  whether  or  not  the  rankings  actu-­ DOO\ DIIHFWV DGPLVVLRQ UDWHV Torsney  believes  these  rankings  help  in-­ FUHDVH DGPLVVLRQ UDWHV GXH WR WKH YDVW QXPEHU RI SHRSOH ORRNLQJ DW WKHVH JXLGHV Âł7KH Âľ3ULQFHWRQ 5HYLHZÂś LV RQH RI WKH guides  that  have  been  around  the  longest  and  SHRSOH EHOLHYH ZKDW LW VD\V ´ 7RUVQH\ VDLG Eaton  however,  believes  these  rank-­ ings  play  a  role  when  students  choose  which  schools  to  apply  to  yet  they  do  not  play  a  role  ZKHQ VWXGHQWV PDNH D GHFLVLRQ WR DWWHQG D FHUWDLQ VFKRRO â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  these  lists,  U.S  News  World  Report,  ¾3ULQFHWRQ 5HYLHZ Âś Kiplingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  others  WKH\ NLQG RI UHSUHVHQW $PHULFDQV SDVVLRQ IRU

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UDQNLQJ ´ (DWRQ VDLG ³7KDW EHLQJ VDLG EHLQJ on  these  lists  is  far  better  than  not  being  on  WKHVH OLVWV ´ 7KH ³3ULQFHWRQ 5HYLHZ´ FRPPHQGHG 681< 1HZ 3DOW] RQ LWV VWURQJ LQWHUQVKLS SUR-­ JUDPV WKH YDULRXV RSSRUWXQLWLHV IRU OLIH ORQJ learning  and  the  schools  ability  provide  stu-­ GHQWV ZLWK D ³FRPSUHKHQVLYH HGXFDWLRQ ZKLOH QRW GLJJLQJ GHHSO\ LQWR VWXGHQWVœ SRFNHWV ´ Eaton  said  the  ranking  gives  faculty,  staff  and  students  who  are  already  at  SUNY  1HZ 3DOW] EUDJJLQJ ULJKWV ³PDNLQJ XV IHHO even  better  about  the  institution  we  spend  all  RI RXU ZDNLQJ KRXUV DW ´ 7KH SUR¿OH RI WKHVH VFKRROV LQFOXGLQJ 681< 1HZ 3DOW] LV LQ WKH ERRN ³7KH %HVW Value  Colleges,  2012  Edition:  The  150  Best-­ %X\ &ROOHJHV DQG :KDW ,W WDNHV WR JHW LQ ´

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New  Paltz  Students  Discuss  CUNY  Struggle   By  Jaleesa  Baulkman  Copy  Editor  |  Jbaulkman75@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Students  of  the  Final  Cut  and  Students  United  for  a  Free  CUNY  (SUFC)  hosted  a  panel  discussion  on  Feb.  22  in  Lecture  Center  104  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Struggle  for  CUNY.â&#x20AC;?  It  explained  the  his-­ tory  of  the  City  University  of  New  York  (CUNY)  and  to  inform  VWXGHQWV RQ WKH WRROV QHHGHG WR ÂżJKW VRFLDO LQMXVWLFH â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  have  to  be  willing  to  challenge  everything,â&#x20AC;?  said  Louis  Reyes  Rivera,  a  former  CUNY  student  leader  and  member  of  the  panel  at  the  discussion.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even  the  assumption  that  you  have  to  go  to  school  and  pay  for  it.â&#x20AC;?

The  event  was  spearheaded  by  third-­year  sociology  and  %ODFN 6WXGLHV PDMRU -RQDWKDQ (VSLQRVD VDLG WKH JRDO RI RUJDQL]HUV was  to  inform  students  of  the  possible  fate  of  public  institutions,  to  encourage  student  involvement  and  to  show  that  Students  of  the  Final  Cut  are  in  solidarity  with  SUFC. 68)& LV D VWXGHQW OHG RUJDQL]DWLRQ FRPSRVHG RI D PXOWL campus  collective  of  students  who  want  the  CUNY  system  to  re-­ vert  back  to  a  tuition-­free  system.  Some  of  the  issues  they  tackle  include  racism,  sexism  and  immigration  rights.

68)& PHPEHU 'RPLQJR (VWHYH] VDLG WKH PDLQ JRDO IRU WKLV RUJDQL]DWLRQ LV WR ³¿JKW IRU SHRSOH ZKR DUH PLVLQIRUPHG DQG miseducated.â&#x20AC;?

Three  members  of  SUFC  served  as  panel  members  at  the  dis-­ cussion  forum.  The  other  two  panel  members  were  Rivera  and  (VSHUDQ]D 0DUWH 7KH\ DUH FRPPXQLW\ OHDGHUV ZKR ZHUH VWXGHQWV ¿JKWLQJ IRU SXEOLF KLJKHU HGXFDWLRQ LQ WKH SDVW Rivera  was  a  part  of  the  student  movement  in  1968  and  1969  which  led  to  an  open  admissions  policy  for  all  CUNY  schools,  a  policy  created  to  reduce  discrimination  in  college  admissions  and  allow  Black  and  Latinos  to  have  equal  opportunity  being  admitted  to  CUNY  schools.  He  said  this  action  forced  state  universities  to  do  the  same. +H VDLG WKH NH\ WR D VWURQJ VWXGHQW PRYHPHQW LV WR RUJDQL]H

into  groups  and  talk  to  other  students  about  what  they  want  to  do  and  then  to  act  on  it.

Marte  was  a  part  of  the  1989  and  1991  CUNY-­wide  student  strikes  against  proposed  tuition  hikes  and  budget  cuts.  Her  sugges-­ tion  for  creating  and  maintaining  a  student  movement  is  to  educate  RWKHUV DQG VWUDWHJL]H 6KH DOVR VDLG LW LV HVVHQWLDO WR ÂłXQGHUVWDQG DQG OHDUQ \RXU HQHP\ ´ ,Q RUGHU WR FRQYLQFH VWXGHQWV WR RUJDQL]H VKH VDLG VWXGHQWV PXVW FRPPXQLFDWH ZLWK HDFK RWKHU WR ÂżQG D common  struggle.  -DVRQ -DYLHU D PHPEHU RI 68)& >DQG WKH 3HRSOH 3RZHU Movement]  the  problem  is  corporate  America  said  it  is  essential  for  students  and  the  working  class,  especially  those  of  color,  to  not  RQO\ EH DFWLYLVWV EXW DOVR RUJDQL]HUV DQG WR VHL]H SRZHU â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  want  to  be  free  you  need  to  make  freedom  happen,â&#x20AC;?  said  Marte.  Topics  also  included  saving  public  institutions  in  higher  edu-­ cation  and  the  concerted  attack  on  the  working  class  and  under-­ privileged.

Espinosa,   also  a  member  of  Students  of  the  Final  Cut,  started  the  event  off  with  a  YouTube  clip  featuring  high  school  students  VSHDNLQJ DERXW VRFLDO LQMXVWLFH DQG WKH QDWLRQDO PRYHPHQW WR phase  out  public  higher  education.

CUNY  schools  were  free  institutions  until  1976  when  New  York  state  and  the  CUNY  board  voted  to  impose  tuition  on  these  schools.  These  institutions  were  founded  on  the  principle  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ev-­ ery  person  has  a  right  to  excellent  and  accessible  free  higher  edu-­ cation,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  the  eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Facebook  page.

They  discussed  at  the  forum  how  they  felt  CUNY  and  SUNY  institutions  burden  their  students  with  loans  as  a  result  of  tuition  hikes,  which  they  believe  is  not  what  SUNY  or  CUNYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  were  designed  to  do. Âł>6WXGHQWV@ OHDYH HLWKHU WKURXJK WKH IURQW GRRU ZLWK D GHJUHH in  one  hand  and  a  debt  in  the  other  or  the  leave  through  the  back-­ door  with  no  degree  but  a  debt,â&#x20AC;?  said  Rivera.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  makes  you  an Â

indentured  servant.â&#x20AC;?

Rivera  said  CUNY  and  SUNY  schools  exist  so  the  working  class  can  have  access  to  higher  education.

The  open  admissions  policy  established  at  CUNY  schools  in  1969  had  a  huge  impact.  According  to  panelists,  the  number  of  people  of  color  attending  CUNY  increased  rapidly  and  it  became  the  single  largest  degree-­granting  institution  for  Black  and  Latino  students  in  the  United  States.

Within  seven  years  of  its  passing,  the  CUNY  board  voted  to  impose  tuition  on  CUNY  schools.  Marte  said  there  are  many  similarities  between  the  CUNY  student  movement  of  today  and  those  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s  and  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things  have  not  changed  much,â&#x20AC;?  said  Marte.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  only  dif-­ IHUHQFH LV WKDW WKHUHÂśV WKLV LOOXVLRQ RI VRFLDO MXVWLFH FXUULFXOXPV which  are  bullshit,  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  exist.â&#x20AC;?

Maria  Reyes,  recent  CUNY  grad  and  a  member  of  SUFC,  VDLG LQVWLWXWLRQDOL]HG DQG V\VWHPDWLF UDFLVP LV D PDMRU LVVXH LQ public  higher  education.  She  said  this  is  based  on  the  fact  that  WXLWLRQ ZDV LPSOHPHQWHG MXVW \HDUV DIWHU WKH UHSUHVHQWDWLRQ RI VWX-­ dent  of  color  in  CUNYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  increased.  Also  because  students  of  color  are  less  likely  to  afford  tuition  hikes,  they  either  opt  out  of  attend-­ ing  school  or  they  end  up  with  an  exorbitant  debt  from  student  loans.   She  also  mentioned  there  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  enough  courses  in  academia  that  provide  an  alternate  perspective. Âł:H ZDQW D WUXWKIXO HGXFDWLRQ WKDW UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV >PRUH WKDQ MXVW@ WKH (XURSHDQ ZRUOGYLHZ ´ VDLG (VWHYH] Rivera  said  white  students  should  also  be  alarmed  because  ³>WKH\ÂśUH@ EHLQJ VFUHZHG RYHU WRR MXVW OLNH WKH UHVW RI XV EHFDXVH they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  matter  either.â&#x20AC;?

Espinosa  said  SUNY  students  should  be  concerned  with  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  on  in  the  CUNY  system. Âł>681< VWXGHQWV@ DUH >DOVR@ IDFLQJ WKH VDPH EDWWOH ´ VDLG (VSLQRVD Âł:HÂśUH RUJDQL]LQJ WR SURWHFW SXEOLF KLJKHU HGXFDWLRQ ´

Campus  Construction  Causes  Parking  Shifts  By  Julie  Mansmann Managing  Editor  |  Jmansmann60@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Multiple  campus  parking  lots  will  be  closed  due  to  RQJRLQJ FRQVWUXFWLRQ SURMHFWV FROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV VDLG 3UHVLGHQW 'RQDOG &KULVWLDQ VDLG SDUNLQJ DUHDV QHDU :RRVWHU 6FLHQFH %XLOGLQJ DQG WKH 3ODWWHNLOO ORW will  be  fenced  off  in  preparation  for  construction  of  the  new  science  building  and  summer  work  on  the  Mohonk  Walk  around  mid-­March.  All  engineering  assessments  for  every  construction  SURMHFW LQGLFDWH WKH FROOHJH KDV HQRXJK DYDLODEOH parking,  Christian  said.  However,  some  students  said  they  are  discouraged  about  the  current  offerings.  $QGUHZ 5LFFL D VHFRQG \HDU WKHDWUH DUWV PDMRU VDLG RWKHU FRQVWUXFWLRQ SURMHFWV ² OLNH ZRUN GRQH QHDU &ULVSHOO +DOO ² KDYH PDGH SDUNLQJ RQ FDPSXV GLIÂżFXOW â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  the  current  parking  situation  at  all,â&#x20AC;? Â

he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  the  time  I  have  to  park  my  car  in  the  Bouton  lot  which  is  far  from  my  dorm.  I  live  in  Capen.â&#x20AC;?  Chief  of  Staff  Shelly  Wright  said  students  and  IDFXOW\ VKRXOG UHDOL]H WKHUH DUH HQRXJK VSDFHV WR SDUN but  they  may  not  be  as  close  to  buildings  as  drivers  would  like.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  less  about  the  availability  of  parking  in  general,  but  more  about  the  availability  of  approximate  parking,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  )DFLOLWLHV 0DQDJHPHQW RIÂżFLDOV DJUHHG VD\LQJ parking  will  also  be  expanded  in  other  areas  in  spite  of  construction  causing  closure  in  others.  -RKQ 6KXSH DVVLVWDQW YLFH SUHVLGHQW RI )DFLOLWLHV Management,  said  the  facilities  plan  will  expand  parking  by  140  on  the  north  side  of  Lot  28  on  the  north  VLGH RI 0DQKLHP %RXOHYDUG 7KLV SURMHFW ZLOO EHJLQ in  the  summer  and  is  expected  to  be  completed  by  the  start  of  the  fall  semester,  Christian  said.  Â

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The  eventual  elimination  of  tennis  courts  behind  Lenape  Hall  will  allow  for  the  additional  200  spots,  Shupe  said.  6KXSH VDLG VWXGHQWV VKRXOG SDUN LQ WKH ÂżUVW VSRW WKH\ ÂżQG UDWKHU WKDQ XVLQJ WLPH WR VHDUFK IRU D ÂłEHWWHU spot.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimately  it  would  give  you  enough  time  because  the  time  you  saved  searching  could  go  toward  walking  to  class,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  2IÂżFLDOV VDLG WKH FROOHJHÂśV SDUNLQJ FRPPLWWHH will  continue  to  evaluate  campus  concerns.  Christian  said  one  option  being  explored  would  involve  issuing  permits  for  employees  who  work  in  Haggerty  Administration  Building  (HAB)  and  the  Student  Union  (SU)  to  park  across  the  street  in  Lot  28  to  free  up  spots  at  the  Haggerty  Administration  lot.  Communication  regarding  parking  shifts  will  be  RQJRLQJ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG

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Town  Board  Amends  Tree  Policies By  Kevin  Genter Staff  Writer  |  N01994660@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

On  Dec.  29,  2011,  the  New  Paltz  Town  Board  unanimously  voted  to  amend  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tree  Conversationâ&#x20AC;?  law.   Building  Inspector  Stacy  Delarede  said  the  provisions  in  the  law  make  it  easier  to  enforce.  The  law  states  that  trees  within  55  feet  of  the  center  of  a  public  highway  need  a  permit  to  be  cut  down.  Commercial  and  Industrial  districts  need  a  75-­foot  buffer.  A  permit  is  needed  if  it  is  measured  at  the  height  of  12  inches  from  the  av-­ erage   natural  ground.  If  it  is  less  than  7  inches,  a  permit  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  needed.

The  town  points  to  excessive  cutting  as  a  reason  for  the  new  amendments.  This  cutting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;causes  barren  and  unsightly  conditions,â&#x20AC;?  ac-­ cording  to  the  new  provisions.  Increased  surface  drainage  problems  and  safety  concerns  were  also  cited  as  cause  for  change.  The  law  was  amended  because  the  previ-­ PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN ous  law  did  not  have  provisions  for  enforcement.   Delarede  said  people  would  cut  down  trees,  take  The  New  Paltz  Town  Board  said  excessive  tree  cutting  led  to  the  development  of  new  amendments  to  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tree  Conversationâ&#x20AC;?  law.  WKH VODS RQ WKH ZULVW ÂżQH LQ H[FKDQJH IRU D QHZ ,OOHJDO FXWWLQJ PD\ FRPH ZLWK D ÂżQH RI resident  Maureen  Walker  said. Â&#x2021; Public  Property  (Public  Schools  and  million-­dollar  view.   IRU WKH ÂżUVW RIIHQVH IRU WKH VHFRQG Government  buildings) She  does  however  agree  with  the  new  provi-­ The  law  caused  a  ripple  in  the  community  Â&#x2021; Severely  storm  damaged  trees  on  resi-­ and  $1,000  for  the  third  if  the  violation  is  within  sions  to  conserve  trees  and  believes  they  are  ben-­ because  breaking  this  law  would  be  a  misde-­ ÂżYH PRQWKV $ORQJ ZLWK WKH ÂżQH DQ DSSHDUDQFH HÂżFLDO WR WKH FRPPXQLW\ dential  land meanor.  For  court  purposes  and  not  in  the  penal  Â&#x2021; Trees  that  endanger  public  or  the  prop-­ before  the  Environmental  Conservation  Board  is  However,  Delarede  said  some  member  of  sense.  made  to  make  a  restoration  plan.  This  allows  the  community  will  take  issue  with  the  new  legisla-­ erty  of  the  owner â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  just  going  to  go  up  and  slap  cuffs  town  to  have  the  power  to  enforce  tree  conserva-­ tion.  Â&#x2021; Trees  within  10  feet  of  a  building on  them,â&#x20AC;?  Delarede  said.  Â&#x2021; Trees  that  are  used  for  commercial  pur-­ tion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  to  be  told  what  to  cut  Permits  are  not  needed  for: â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  should  be  told  better  info,â&#x20AC;?  local  down,â&#x20AC;?  Delarede  said. poses Â

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The  Resident  Association  staff  of  LeFevre  Hall  ZLOO EH KRVWLQJ LWV ÂżUVW HYHU 75$16DFWLRQ SURJUDP on  Monday,  March  12.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  point  is  to  learn  to  not  only  tolerate  a  spe-­ FLÂżF JURXS RI SHRSOH EXW DOVR WR FHOHEUDWH RXU GLI-­ ferences,â&#x20AC;?  the  Resident  Association  staff  said.  The  program  is  meant  to  advocate,  educate  and  shed  light  on  a  topic  the  Resident  Association  staff  believe  to  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;kept  in  the  dark,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  their  TRANSaction  Facebook  page.

Hoping  to  draw  in  students  from  all  over  the  campus  and  town  to  the  event,  the  Resident  Associa-­ tion  staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  goal  is  to  introduce  everyone  to  a  new  type  of  person  they  may  not  have  been  familiar  with  before.

Resident  Assistant  (RA)  Jon  Novick  said  a  bal-­ ance  of  people  with  personal  connections  and  those  without  are  welcome.  The  event  is  meant  to  draw  from  a  diverse  segment  of  the  campus  community.  TRANSaction  will  take  place  in  Lecture  Cen-­ ter  102  at  7:30  p.m.  and  will  feature  three  keynote Â

speakers  as  well  as  seven  small-­group  speakers,  making  a  total  of  10  advocates.

The  speakers  whom  the  RA  staff  have  reached  out  to  include:  Tyler  Sliker,  inspiration  for  the  TRANSaction  event;Íž  Genna  Suraci,  the  principal  of  Ulster  BOCES  Career  and  Technical  Center  in  Port  Ewen,  N.Y.  who  is  currently  undergoing  a  sex  change  and  Pauline  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Activist,â&#x20AC;?  a  Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender  and  Queer  (LGBTQ)  activist  from  New  York  City  who  will  be  sharing  informa-­ tion  on  a  current  project  she  is  working  on  pertain-­ ing  to  the  subject.

Representatives  from  the  Queer  Action  Coali-­ tion  (QAC)  will  also  be  coming  to  speak  during  the  small-­group  portion  of  the  event,  fourth-­year  RA  Jess  Fiorello  said.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  focus  more  as  to  how  people  should  refer  to  the  transgender  com-­ munity.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  be  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trans101.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  we  began  looking  for  people  to  speak  on  behalf  of  the  cause,â&#x20AC;?  LeFevreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Resident  Direc-­ tor  Stephanie  Abrams  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  people  we  wanted  were  already  so  eager.  There  were  even  random  people  offering  donations  in  order  to  make  this  event  happen.â&#x20AC;?

The  problems  that  are  going  to  be  discussed  during  the  program  are  not  just  campus  issues,  Abrams  said.  She  said  they  are  world-­wide  prob-­ lems  and  need  to  start  being  addressed.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  funny,â&#x20AC;?  second-­year  RA  Caitlin  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  are  more  willing  today  to  cater  to  the  lesbian/gay  community,  but  not  the  transgender.â&#x20AC;?

75$16DFWLRQ WKRXJK VSHFLÂżF WR WKH WUDQV-­ gender  community,  is  designed  around  the  notion  of  acceptance.  According  to  the  Resident  Association  staff,  we  all  have  close  friends  who  have  been  wait-­ LQJ IRU DQ HYHQW OLNH WKLV DQG LW KDV EHHQ GLIÂżFXOW WR watch  a  group  of  people  struggling  to  live  life  fully. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  point  is  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  people,  look  at  them  like  that,â&#x20AC;?  third-­year  RA  Mike  Blandino  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  Ital-­ ian,  whatever,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  still  just  a  person.â&#x20AC;?

This  event  has  been  in  the  works  since  the  spring  semester  of  2011,  and  the  staff  of  LeFevre  +DOO KDYH EHHQ SRVWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;\HUV DURXQG FDPSXV XSGDW-­ ing  their  Facebook  page  and  travelling  from  hall  to  hall,  to  communicate  with  students  about  the  pro-­ gram.

The  hope,  Blandino  said,  is  to  attract  at  least  10  students  from  each  hall.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  see  people  hanging  from  the  raf-­ ters.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  how  popular  this  event  should  be,â&#x20AC;?  Blan-­ dino  said.

TRANSaction,  Blandino  said,  will  hopefully  bring  more  awareness  to  Hudson  Valley  LGBTQ,  an  organization  whose  mission  is  to  support,  strengthen  and  celebrate  LGBTQ  individuals  and  their  families. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bringing  more  awareness  to  the  LGBTQ  or-­ ganization  on  campus  would  be  good  too,â&#x20AC;?  Novick  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  there  when  you  look  for  them,  but  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  right  in  your  face.â&#x20AC;?

The  LGBTQ  organization  on  campus,  much  like  the  community  LGBTQ  of  Hudson  Valley,  said  its  mission  is  to  provide  support  for  the  students.  They  intend  to  strengthen  the  relationship  between  LGBTQ  youth  and  allied  youth  and  encourage  unity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  give  people  [the]  opportunity  to  learn,â&#x20AC;?  second-­year  RA  Chelsea  DeLisser  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  people  want  to  learn,  we  want  to  tell  them.â&#x20AC;?

The  RA  staff  said  for  more  information  regard-­ ing  the  TRANSaction  program  on  Monday,  March  12,  visit  their  SUNY  New  Paltz  TRANSaction   Facebook  page.

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On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the New Paltz School Board passed two resolutions voicing opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $250 million competi-­ tive grant program and his proposed changes to legislative redistricting.

“The program sets up a situation where there are winners and losers and we felt that just wasn’t fair,” School Board Vice President K.T. Tobin Flusser said.

Tobin Flusser said the board members op-­ posed the competitive grant program because it would cut operating aid in an environment where VFKRROV DOUHDG\ GR QRW JHW WKH VXI¿ FLHQW DPRXQW of operation cost that they need. In addition, she said the proposed legislative redistricting presents the problem of representation because it will cre-­ ate fragmented leadership.

According to an article in the Daily Freeman, during the Board of Education meeting on Feb. 1, District Superintendent Maria Rice said the

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amount of competitive grant funding is more than “What we’re saying is that money would truly the school leaders had expected. be better spent if he left it at $50 million for his competitive grants as we had originally anticipat-­ ed and took the other $200 million and put it back into the operating aid formula,” she said. “All districts would receive more aid at a time when we greatly need it to offer more programming for students and not have that affect the tax levy.”

Tobin Flusser said the board members are recommending maps to promote one representa-­ tive for the county rather than four representatives emerging due to the newly proposed district lines.

“In the best practices for creating districts you’re supposed to keep communities whole, mu-­ nicipalities’ whole and school districts whole,” Tobin Flusser said.

The New Paltz School Board is not the only organization in support of these resolutions.

Toblin Flusser said the Village of New Paltz recently passed the same resolutions, and legisla-­ K.T. TOBIN FLUSSER tures of Ulster County and Dutchess County are considering passing similar resolutions.

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To Infinity And Beyond CAMPUS ASTRONOMY CLUB GETS A REBOOT

By  Katie  Kocijanski Kkocijanski14@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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

Chicken  is  a  main  staple  in  my  diet  and  various  cooking  ventures.  Growing  up,  my  family  practically  lived  off  of  chicken  because  of  how  much  we  loved  it.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  grown  accus-­ tomed  to  wanting  chicken  at  some  point  in  my  day  for  lunch  or  dinner.  ,WÂśV QR VXUSULVH WKDW RQH RI WKH Âż UVW WKLQJV , learned  how  to  cook  was  a  recipe  of  my  grand-­ motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red  Chicken.â&#x20AC;?  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  the  most  original  name,  but  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  my  dad  called  it  when  my  sister  and  I  were  younger.  So,  to  this  day,  the  name  has  stuck.  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  the  origins  of  this  recipe,  but  my  dad  ate  it  a  lot  growing  up.  It  was  always  a  treat  for  my  sister  and  I  to  eat  whenever  my  mom  worked  late  and  my  dad  was  cooking.  Granted,  both  of  my  parents  are  great  cooks,  but  this  is  one  of  my  dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  specialties.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red  Chickenâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  very  simple  recipe  for  anyone  to  make.  The  sauce  is  made  out  of  tomato  soup  with  garlic  powder,  oregano  and  basil.  I  admit  it  does  sound  a  bit  odd,  but  it  tastes  amazing.

The  chicken  is  coated  in  a  bread  crumbs  and  a  milk  mixture  with  two  eggs  whisked  to-­ gether.  After  sautĂŠeing  it,  one  can  of  tomato  soup  is  poured  in  along  with  a  can  of  water.  The  spices  are  then  mixed  in  as  the  sauce  sim-­ mers  off  with  lower  heat  on  the  stove.  The  sauce  is  what  I  consider  to  be  spaghetti  sauce,  only  made  out  of  tomato  soup.  I  realize  not  everyone  likes  to  cook  or  is  capable  of  it,  but  this  recipe  is  easy  to  make  and  many  of  my  friends  have  liked  it  when  I  cooked  it.  I  recently  made  it  for  my  roommate  and  she  loved  it.  Whenever  I  have  time  to  cook  now,  this  is  WKH Âż UVW UHFLSH , JR WR ,W UHPLQGV PH RI KRPH and  how  much  I  miss  it  sometimes.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red  Chickenâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  Kocijanski  family  recipe  that  is  one  of  a  kind.

The  Cosmic  Club  meets  on  Mondays  at  8  p.m.  in  the  Planetarium. Â

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Students  who  enjoy  traversing  the  stars  and  take  interest  in  SODQHWV DQG LQÂż QLWLHV RI RXWHU VSDFH FDQ MRLQ WKH QHZ &RVPLF Club  at  SUNY  New  Paltz.  The  Cosmic  Club  is  a  student  astronomy  group  that  meets  every  Monday  at  8  p.m.  in  the  Coykendall  Science  Building  (CSB)  planetarium,  is  all  about  astronomy.  Members  of  the  club  share  their  interests  in  the  stars  and  learn  about  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQFH LQ DVWURQRP\ WKH VFLHQFH RI EODFN KROHV DQG WKH LQ ner-­workings  of  the  planetarium.  Sean  Reid,  Sabrina  Kowaleski  and  Kristine  Pilla,  all  fourth-­ year  English  majors,  are  the  leaders  of  the  club  as  acting  presi-­ GHQW SXEOLF UHODWLRQV RIÂż FHU DQG VHFUHWDU\ UHVSHFWLYHO\ Pilla  said  the  idea  to  start  the  club  came  from  former  stu-­ dents,  but  the  group  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  maintained  very  well.  She  said  two  years  ago  when  Reid  took  a  class  on  planetarium  operations  they  were  inspired  to  re-­start  the  club.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  came  from  a  fascination  with  astronomy  and  a  passion  for  learning,â&#x20AC;?  Pilla  said. Â

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Reid  said  his  life-­long  love  of  astronomy  and  his  good  ex-­ periences  with  New  Paltz  astronomy  professors  like  Stacie  1XQHV $P\ )RUHVWHOO DQG 5DM 3DQG\D LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQFHG KLP JUHDWO\  The  club  is  very  much  for  the  students  and  they  are  open  to  getting  ideas  from  different  members  and  that  they  encourage  members  to  voice  their  own  opinions,  Pandya  said.

Kowaleski  said  the  club  is  looking  forward  to  taking  a  trip  to  New  York  City  to  visit  the  Hayden  Planetarium  in  May  where  the  members  will  be  able  to  see  the  stars  in  different  ways  us-­ ing  the  digital  projectors.  She  also  said  they  are  trying  to  get  the  trip  funded  by  Student  Association  so  they  can  take  a  bus  down.  Every  week  there  will  be  a  different  topic  discussed.  The  club  is  also  looking  to  hold  a  picnic  under  the  stars  out  in  the  FDPSXV Âż HOGV $VWURQRP\ WKHPHG DUWV DQG FUDIWV DQG DQ DUW contest  that  would  feature  studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  poetry,  short  stories,  music  or  art  are  also  being  considered.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Potential  members  can  get  a  deeper  understanding  of  as-­ tronomy,â&#x20AC;?  Reid  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Members  are  not  required  to  have  pre-­ existing  knowledge  of  astronomy.  The  club  will  go  over  it  at  its  bare  basis  and  go  up  from  there.â&#x20AC;?

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Discussions Of ‘The Paleo Diet’

By Katie Kocijanski Copy Editor | Kkocijanski14@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) Department presented Paleolithic nutrition expert Robb Wolf as part of their seminar series for the spring semester.

The seminar, “Darwinian Medicine: Maybe There IS Something to this Evolution Thing” attracted a full audience on Monday, Feb. 27 in Lecture Center 100.

Wolf is a former research biochemist and one of the leading experts in Paleolithic nutrition.

“Robb Wolf is a world-­renowned expert and health and nutrition. He is a New York Times best-­ selling author,” Assistant Professor of History Ham-­ ilton Stapell said.

Wolf is the author of “The Paleo Diet.” The book takes a look at the “ancestral health” movement. This movement focuses on thinking about nutrition and exercise in terms of what our bodies were “designed” to do under ancestral conditions.

“The basic idea is that modern human environ-­ ments — with large-­scale societies, agriculture and advanced healthcare — are evolutionarily new, and our bodies did not evolve under these conditions,” Glenn Geher, director of the EvoS program and chair

and professor of the Psychology Department, said.

“Thinking about the conditions under which humans did evolve — and matching our diets and exercise regimens to those conditions — helps us achieve healthier lives.”

Darwinian Medicine takes human evolution into account. Geher said this approach looks at bodily processes and symptoms from the evolutionary per-­ spective.

“Instead of simply ameliorating symptoms, this approach asks, ‘Why is this symptom typical of our species?’” Geher said.

Beginning in the fall of 2007, the EvoS program aims to show how relevant evolution is across aca-­ demic disciplines. Geher said he believes that the pro-­ gram continues to spearhead the international evolu-­ tionary studies movement.

Currently, EvoS has nearly 40 minors and nearly 80 students signed up for EVO 301 (Evolutionary Studies Seminar) each spring.

“We’ve brought in some of the top minds world-­ ZLGH RQ WKH WRSLF RI HYROXWLRQ IRU PRUH WKDQ ¿YH \HDUV now and bringing in Robb Wolf will help us continue to maintain our reputation as one of the premier inter-­ disciplinary evolution programs worldwide,” Geher said.

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BIOCHEMIST LECTURES ON DARWINIAN MEDICINE

Robb Wolf wrote “The Paleo Diet.”

Adam Goldstein, Ph.D. Iona College Department of Philosophy 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

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“Where Personality Meets the Page: Evolution and Adaptive Self-Expression in Alice Andrews’s Trine Erotic”

David Michelson Binghamton University Department of English 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

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Dan Kruger, Ph.D. University of Michigan School of Public Health 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

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“Why Ask, ‘How?’”

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“Men at Risk: Understanding Sex Differences in Human Mortality Rates with an Evolutionary Life History Framework”

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EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES DEPARTMENT SEMINAR SERIES “Evolved to Cabaret: Expressing Human Behavioral Evolution Through Costume Design”

Andrea Varga & Laura Johnsen SUNY New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

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Hitting the Books By  Maria  Jayne Â

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Keep up with the latest faculty writing projects!

Author:  Kate  McCoy,  assistant  professor  of  Education Title:  My  working  title  right  now  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Undoing  Dope:  Interventions  in  the  Same  Old  Story  of  Heroin.â&#x20AC;?

How  long  have  you  been  working  on  it?  I  started  the  research  that  this  book  will  cov-­ er  about  15  years  ago.  Ten  of  those  years  I  worked  on  a  number  of  research  projects  that  had  federal,  state  and/or  city  funding  in  New  York.  I  have  been  writing  and  publishing  ar-­ ticles  from  that  work  for  the  last  15  years.

Publication  date?

TBA,  hopefully  within  the  next  year,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  change.

Theme?  The  theme  of  the  book  is  that  it  might  be  pro-­ ductive  and  useful  to  intervene  in  the  same  old  stories  we  always  hear  and  tell  about  her-­ oin.  The  sections  show  heroin  as  a  substance,  a  commodity,  a  monster  and  a  medicine.

What  makes  it  unique?  There  are  many  types  of  books  about  hero-­ in.  There  are  academic  books  that  deal  with  KHURLQ ZLWKLQ WKH FRQÂżQHV RI FHUWDLQ GLVFL-­ plines,  such  as  anthropology  and  sociology.   There  are  experimental,  physiological  studies  about  the  way  heroin  affects  animals.   People  ZULWH PHPRLUV DQG ÂżFWLRQ 7KHUH DUH ORWV RI movies  about  heroin,  songs  and  more.  This  book  tries  to  account  for  all  these  ways  that  stories  of  heroin  are  told  utilizing  con-­ temporary  social  theory,  history  and  philoso-­ phy  to  make  sense  of  all  it.  I  am  interested  in  understanding  what  shapes  public  perception  of  heroin  and  people  who  use  it.  I  am  puzzled  by  how  our  policies  that  affect  people  who  use  heroin  do  not  usually  help  them  very  much. Â

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Lecture Takes Flight

BIRDS AND BEANS PROTECT MIGRATORY BIRDS By  Maria  Jayne  Copy  Editor  |  Maria.jayne17@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Each  year  birds  travel  long  distanc-­ HV WR ÂżQG EHWWHU OLYLQJ HQYLURQPHQWV Naturalists  now  believe  people  can  help  make  that  transition  a  little  easier.  On  Thursday,  Feb.  23,  there  was  a  lecture  on  Bird  migration  titled,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living  on  the  Wind:  The  Miracle  of  Bird  Mi-­ gration.â&#x20AC;?  The  speaker  of  this  lecture  was  naturalist  and  author  Scott  Weidensaul.  He  has  published  more  than  two-­dozen  natural  history  books,  including  Pulitzer  Prize-­nominated  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living  on  the  Wind:  Across  the  Hemisphere  with  Migratory  Birds.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  research  shows  some  birds  are  traveling  as  much  as  47,000  miles  a  year,â&#x20AC;?  said  Weidensaul.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;While  the  pop-­ ulations  of  many  migratory  birds  are  in  drastic  decline,  there  are  many  things  we  can  do  to  save  them.â&#x20AC;?  The  migration  of  birds  is  something  that  is  generally  overlooked,  but  people  can  do  a  number  of  things  to  preserve  it  and  help  the  ecosystem  such  as  garden-­ ing  with  birds  in  mind  or  drinking  bird Â

friendly  coffee,  Weidensaul  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bird  Friendlyâ&#x20AC;?  coffee  was  cre-­ ated  by  the  Smithsonian  Migratory  Bird  Center  (SMBC).  SMBC  has  a  set  of  guidelines  for  100  percent  organic  Bird  Friendly  coffee  that  all  distributers  must  follow.  These  guidelines  say  all  certi-­ ÂżHG FRIIHH PXVW JURZ XQGHU D PLQLPXP of  40  percent  shade  by  farmers  without  pesticides  or  other  chemicals  to  helps  preserve  the  habitats  of  birds  and  biodi-­ versity.  According  to  Ken  Kaufman  of  Bird  Watchers  Digest,  a  movement  began  in  the  U.S.  40  years  ago  to  convert  shade  coffee  farms  to  sun  coffee.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sun  coffee  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  as  healthy  for  local  farm  workers  and  it  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  the  VDPH ULFK Ă&#x20AC;DYRU ´ VDLG .DXIPDQ Âł%XW it  could  be  produced  in  mass  quantities,  SURGXFLQJ ODUJHU SURÂżWV IRU ELJ IDFWRU\ farms.â&#x20AC;?

Songbirds  live  in  the  canopies  of  trees  in  forests  and  coffee  plantations.

The  habitats  of  numerous  songbirds  have  been  destroyed  in  recent  years.  This  is  due  to  the  removal  of  trees  to  provide  sunlight  for  the  new  strain  of Â

Building Self-esteem with the BEAUTY LAB Promoting  a  more  positive  body  image  was  the  central  theme  RI %HDXW\ /DE DQG WKHLU Âł6SUHDG WKH /RYH´ ZHHN 7KH ÂżUVW HYHQW held  was  a  makeup  tutoring  session  in  Bouton  Hall  where  members  showed  attendees  a  few  basic  looks  with  makeup  and  gave  out  how-­to  tips.  Beauty  Lab  was  created  in  order  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;encourage  individuals  to  embrace  both  their  inner  and  outer  beauty  while  promoting  a  positive  self  image,â&#x20AC;?  third-­year  communications  major  and  member  Brittany  Imperato  said.  A  Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day-­themed  crafts  session  was  held  on  Tuesday  DIWHUQRRQ LQ WKH /HFWXUH &HQWHU 5DIĂ&#x20AC;H WLFNHWV ZHUH JLYHQ RXW WR DOO students  who  donated  to  LOVE146.  Students  were  able  to  create  ³SLOORZ KHDUWV UHJXODU 9DOHQWLQHÂśV 'D\ FDUGV DQG EXWWHUĂ&#x20AC;LHV ´ $VKOH\ Mercado,  founder  and  third-­year  general  business  major,  said.

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coffee,  said  naturalist  Bill  Wilson.

Bird  Friendly  coffee  protects  this  area  by  leaving  the  trees  and  the  cano-­ pies  intact  and  limiting  the  amount  of  deforestation,  he  said.  In  2008,  Wilson  and  Weidensaul  co-­founded  their  own  company  for  Bird  Friendly  coffee  called  Birds  and  Beans.   Wilson  said  Birds  and  Beansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  mission  is  to  make  it  easier  for  consumers  to  pur-­ chase  Bird  Friendly  coffee  in  New  Eng-­ land,  and  locally  in  the  Mohonk  Moun-­ tain  area.  Kaufman  and  Dr.  Bridget  Stutch-­ bury  joined  Wilson  and  Weidensaul  and  Wilson  said  sales  have  â&#x20AC;&#x153;doubled  year-­ on-­year  since  [their]  launch.â&#x20AC;?

Although  this  seems  like  a  small  step  toward  helping  bird  migration,  Stutchbury  said  the  company  feels  they  are  making  a  great  impact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  most  important  single  step  an  individual  can  do  to  help  stop  migratory  songbird  population  loss  is  to  always  EX\ FHUWLÂżHG %LUG )ULHQGO\ FRIIHH ´ Stutchbury,  author  of  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Silence  of  the  Songbirdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  professor  at  York  Uni-­ versity,  said.

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The Last good Book I Read: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Blood and Flowersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by Penny BLubaugh By  Nicole  Brinkley  Staff  Writer  |  Nicole.brinkley76@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Persia,  the  protagonist  of  Penny  Blubaughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blood  and  Flowers,â&#x20AC;?  lives  in  a  world  where  magic  is  illegal  and  fairy-­world  drugs  are  regularly  dealt  on  the  street.  After  she  ditches  her  drug-­addicted  parents  for  a  life  on  the  streets,  she  stumbles  into  the  arms  of  the  Outlaws,  a  per-­ formance  troupe.  Their  plays  are  tinged  with  magic,  and  all  of  the  players  have  their  secrets,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  closest  thing  Persia  has  to  a  family.  Unfortunately,  the  Outlaws  may  lose  everything  they  have.  Enemies  of  the  troupe  want  them  gone  and  the  only  places  to  go  are  jail  or  the  world  of  Faerie.  Faerie  would  keep  them  free  and  performing,  but  it  has  dangers  of  its  own  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  dangers  that  could  get  the  entire  troupe  killed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blood  and  Flowersâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  bit  predictable;Íž  maybe  real  magic  would  have  made  things  a  little  more  wild  and  confusing,  but  as  it  is,  I  liked  the  story.

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 The  characters  make  the  book  worth  reading.  Persia  has  sass  and  smarts,  as  do  all  of  the  other  characters,  but  WKH\ÂśUH DOO LQGLYLGXDOV WRR DQG ZHOO Ă&#x20AC; HVKHG RXW 2WKHU than  the  villains.  (Why  do  so  few  people  think  to  develop  their  villains?  I  love  villains!)  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  let  the  Tilda  Swinton  look-­a-­like  on  the  cov-­ er  fool  you;Íž  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  white  witch  in  this  story  going  around  and  turning  all  of  the  characters  into  stone.  In  fact,  in  a  story  where  magic  is  either  vehemently  banned  or  accepted,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rare  that  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  any  kind  of  sorcery  at  all.

However,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  different  worlds  that  won  me  over.  7KH\ FRQWUDVW HDFK RWKHU SHUIHFWO\ HDFK UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWLQJ WKH dangers  of  the  other  while  keeping  their  individuality.  Earth  manages  to  have  just  enough  of  a  tinge  of  Faerie  to  make  the  dangers  seem  real,  while  Faerie  has  enough  of  Earth  to  make  it  believable.  The  world-­crafting  is  simply  beautiful,  and  considering  how  often  it  seems  to  EH VNLPSHG RQ LQ VRPH SDUDQRUPDO Âż FWLRQ ODWHO\ , FDQÂśW help  but  love  it.

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Parallel Worlds In Parker â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;EUGENIAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; TAKES CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES TO THE STAGE

By  Carolyn  Quimby &RS\ (GLWRU _ N01979729@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  newest  play,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugenia,â&#x20AC;?  will  be  taking  the  American  stage  for  the  ¿UVW WLPH The  New  Paltz  Theater  Arts  Depart-­ mentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  of  play,  directed  by  Anita  Gonzalez  and  composed  by  Stephen  Kitsakos,  will  run  from  Thursday,  March  WR 6XQGD\ 0DUFK LQ 3DUNHU 7KHDWUH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugenia,â&#x20AC;?  written  by  New  Zealand  SOD\ZULJKW /RUDH 3DUU\ ZDV ÂżUVW LQWUR-­ GXFHG WR *RQ]DOH] IRXU \HDUV DJR â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  New  Zealand  international  ex-­ change  student  [introduced  it]  in  my  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Race,  Gender  and  Performanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  class  when  we  were  doing  a  unit  on  gay,  les-­ bian  and  transgender  identities  on  stage,â&#x20AC;?  *RQ]DOH] VDLG Âł6LQFH WKHQ ERWK 6WHSKHQ Kitsakos  and  I  have  taught  the  play  in  our  FODVVHV ´ The  play  weaves  parallel  stories  around  the  true  history  of  Eugenia  Mar-­ telli,  a  transgender  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;passingâ&#x20AC;?  woman,  LQ 1HZ =HDODQG &KDUDFWHUV IURP the  past  (Eugenia  and  her  lover,  Violet)  and  the  present  (Iris,  a  high  school  drama  teacher)  come  to  terms  with  their  sexual  LGHQWLWLHV  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Author  Lorae  Parry  skillfully  cre-­ ates  episodic  scenes  that  demonstrate  how  current  concerns  about  gender  roles  mirror  social  anxieties  of  the  distant  past,â&#x20AC;?  Gon-­ ]DOH] VDLG Kitsakos  said  he  wrote  an  original  VFRUH IRU WKH SLDQR JXLWDU DQG Ă&#x20AC;XWH WKDW ZDV LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFHG E\ SRSXODU WK DQG HDUO\ WK FHQWXU\ ,WDOLDQ PXVLF +LV FRPSRVL-­ WLRQ ZDV DOVR LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFHG E\ WKH HSLVRGLF QDWXUH RI WKH SOD\ Âł7KH SOD\ LV DOPRVW FLQHPDWLF LQ its  juxtaposition  of  time  and  space,â&#x20AC;?  Kit-­ VDNRV VDLG Âł&RQVHTXHQWO\ , FRPSRVHG D

series  of  leitmotifs  [a  reoccurring  theme]  for  characters  and  situations  to  help  with  WKH WUDQVLWLRQV ´ 7KH SOD\ÂśV WH[W DOVR UHTXLWHG WKH VSH-­ FLÂżF DUUDQJHPHQW RI WKH VRQJ Âł%HOOD &LDR ´ â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The  song]  is  a  folk  song  favorite  with  anarchists  sung  by  Italian  partisans  LQ ::,, ´ .LWVDNRV VDLG Âł/LEHUDWLRQ LV D FRPPRQ WKUHDG WKURXJKRXW WKH SOD\ ´ Second-­year  theatre  arts-­performance  PDMRU $GDP +DUULVRQ VDLG KH UHFRJQL]HV the  controversial  nature  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugenia,â&#x20AC;?  but  EHOLHYHV WKH SOD\ WUDQVFHQGV WKDW ODEHO â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  me,  the  play  is  less  about  contro-­ YHUV\ DQG PRUH DERXW ÂżJKWLQJ IRU ZKR \RX really  are  and  what  you  want  out  of  life,â&#x20AC;?  +DUULVRQ VDLG +DUULVRQ LV SOD\LQJ IRXU GLIIHUHQW roles,  including  three  characters  from  1916  (Finn,  Pub  Joe  and  Wallace)  and  one  SUHVHQW GD\ FKDUDFWHU 0XUUD\

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  character  has  an  obstacle  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  something  is  in  their  way  of  reaching  their  GUHDPV ´ +DUULVRQ VDLG Âł,WÂśV EHHQ D ORW RI KDUG DQG H[FLWLQJ ZRUN WR ÂżQG WKHVH FKDU-­ DFWHUV DQG PDNH WKHP XQLTXH LQGLYLGXDOV ´ Gonzalez  said  the  department  season  VHOHFWLRQ FRPPLWWHH FKRVH WKH SOD\ 6KH said  the  department  seeks  a  cross  section  of  audiences  that  includes  students,  fac-­ XOW\ DQG FRPPXQLW\ PHPEHUV  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  mainstage  shows  are  selected  ZLWK D JHQUH URWDWLRQ ´ .LWVDNRV VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  season  we  were  looking  for  a  con-­ temporary  play  that  dealt  with  issues  of  VRFLDO MXVWLFH ´ +DUULVRQ VDLG KH LV KRQRUHG WR EH DEOH WR EULQJ Âł(XJHQLD´ WR DXGLHQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  important  [to  address]  the  mental,  physical  and  emotional  ob-­ stacles  that  we  all  must  endure  every  day,  UHJDUGOHVV RI VH[XDO RULHQWDWLRQ ´ +DUULVRQ VDLG

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Rising To The Stage NEW PALTZ’S ‘DANCE UNDERGROUND’ PERFORMS SECOND ANNUAL PRODUCTION

By Suzy Berkowitz Copy Editor | N02007890@newpaltz.edu

“Dance Underground” stepped on stage this year as New Paltz’s Dance As-­ sociation put on their second annual pro-­ duction in McKenna Theatre from Thurs-­ day, Feb. 23 to Sunday, Feb. 26.

Following in the footsteps of the an-­ nual dance show “Fresh Dance,” which was canceled two years ago, “Dance Un-­ derground” was introduced to the student body last year when the Dance Associa-­ tion E-­board began collaborating on the project.

The organization was pleased the performances of this year’s “Dance Un-­ derground” yielded standing-­room-­only turnouts.

“What we put into it and what we got out of it really showed that anything is possible if you put your mind to it,” Dance Association President Ian Brod-­ sky said.

The popularity of “Dance Under-­ ground” last year encouraged students across campus to help with this year’s production, Brittney Pierri, vice presi-­ dent of the Dance Association, said.

Technicians, designers and choreogra-­ phers were all involved.

Pierri said the perspective of this stu-­ dent-­run production has changed.

“Last year, there were people who came up to us and said, ‘There’s no way you’re going to pull this off,’” she said.

“This year, people have been coming out of the woodwork to help us with this show by making costumes and devoting so much of their time.”

Choreographers came from all over campus to present their pieces to Dance Association for a chance to perform in the show. Performers were chosen based on potential and the directors helped choreographers develop and expand their pieces.

“When we chose acts, it was less

based in Kingston.

New Paltz Dance Association held “Dance Undeground” from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26. PHOTO BY KEVIN GENTER about, ‘Is this bad or good?’ and more about, ‘Does this have the potential to be something?’ It was about taking a small idea and bringing it to life,” Brodsky said.

The performers and choreographers featured in “Dance Underground” exhib-­ ited different techniques, with the music and dancing styles ranging from hip-­hop and contemporary to lyrical pieces.

Featured performers included cam-­ pus-­based groups, like the New Paltz Dance Team and the Warriors Dance Team. At “Dance Underground,” there was also a guest performance by Energy Dance Company, a youth dance group

Although the show’s popularity from last year translated into this year’s pub-­ licity, the Dance Association E-­board still found creative ways to advertise for the production. Using a tactic they nick-­ named “guerilla warfare advertising,” they publicized the event in the strangest ways, in hopes that their creativity would draw attention from potential audience members, fourth-­year theater major and Dance Association advisor Simoné Bart said.

“Whether we stuck Post-­its to tables in the library or typed ‘Dance Under-­ ground’ as the username on computers,

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we got our name out there any way we could,” Bart said. “Sure people threw away the Post-­its or deleted our name, but they read it, and hopefully if they read it, they’d decide to come.”

This year, Dance Association said they scheduled four performances. Bart said the audiences each night were solid, and got better and better as the perfor-­ mances grew.

“It’s all about the audience,” Bart said. “Last year, one girl came up to me crying and said that she was skepti-­ cal about the show but that it surpassed the caliber of ‘Fresh Dance.’ That’s why we’re doing this: for them.”

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Breaking A Leg And Raising The Bar STUDENT PERFORMERS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD AT REGIONAL FESTIVAL By  Suzy  Berkowitz Copy  Editor  |  N02007890@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Theater  has  become  a  competitive  sport  at  New  Paltz.  Student  and  faculty  actors,  directors  and  designers  came  together  in  January  for  the  annual  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Kenne-­ dy  Center  American  College  Theater  Festival  (KCACTF)  that  celebrated  and  challenged  their  work.  The  festival  consisted  of  educational  workshops,  interviews  and  competitive  auditions.  New  Paltz  competed  in  the  Region  I  category,  which  en-­ compassed  schools  in  New  York  state,  excluding  the  city,  and  New  England.  Several  students  from  New  Paltz  were  chosen  IURP WKH SDUWLFLSDQWV DV ÂżQDOLVWV DQG VHPL ÂżQDOLVWV EDVHG RQ their  performances,  auditions  and  design  expositions.  Salvatore  Nicosia,  a  third-­year  theater-­tech  with  a  concen-­ tration  in  lighting  design,  was  awarded  an  Honorable  Mention  (second  place)  in  lighting  design  for  his  work  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Icarus  Projectâ&#x20AC;?  while  he  attended  Suffolk  Community  College.  Nicosia  said  he  recognized  the  rarity  of  this  award  and  is  humbled  to  be  in  the  running  for  it.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  showcase  your  work  is  pretty  select,â&#x20AC;?  Nicosia  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  go  up  against  a  lot  of  different  schools  with  great  theat-­

rical  departments.  There  are  only  15  lighting  designers  nomi-­ nated,  and  just  to  be  nominated  is  an  honor.â&#x20AC;?

Reviewers,  also  known  as  respondents,  nominate  students  or  faculty  members  by  attending  school  performances  and  seek-­ ing  out  outstanding  aspects  of  the  show,  either  in  performance  or  design/technical  categories.  Once  a  show,  performer,  director  or  designer  is  nominated,  those  involved  prepare  to  partake  in  either  a  design  expo  and  interview  process  or  an  audition-­style  performance.  Designers  must  make  it  through  an  initial  design  expo  con-­ sisting  of  the  work  they  did  for  the  nominated  show,  and  are  WKHQ LQWHUYLHZHG E\ SURIHVVLRQDOV LQ WKH ÂżHOG DQG FKDOOHQJHG RQ WKHLU GHVLJQ GHFLVLRQV 7KH ÂżQDO MXGJHPHQW LV EDVHG RQ WKHLU professionalism  and  the  strength  of  their  answers.  Performers  XQGHUJR D WKUHH URXQG SURFHVV WKH ÂżUVW EHLQJ D WKUHH PLQXWH ORQJ GLDORJXH SHUIRUPDQFH WKH VHPL ÂżQDO URXQG D WZR PLQXWH ORQJ GLDORJXH SHUIRUPDQFH DQG WKH ÂżQDO URXQG D RQH PLQXWH long  monologue  performance.  Ally  Farzetta,  a  third-­year  theater-­performance  major,  was  nominated  to  attend  the  festival  based  on  her  performance  in  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fall  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three  Sisters.â&#x20AC;?  She  was  among Â

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ABSOLUT A CAPELLA SHARES STAGE AT INVITATIONAL

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Absolut  A  Cappella  made  their  voices  heard  in  McK-­ enna  Theatre  last  weekend.  The  co-­ed  vocal  group  hosted  a  night  with  SUNY  Platts-­ burghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Minor  Adjustments  and  The  Axies  from  Vassar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  planning  [went]  into  this  event,â&#x20AC;?  Natasha  Lende,  president  of  Absolut  A  Cappella,  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  my  ¿UVW \HDU DV SUHVLGHQW DQG DFWXDOO\ LWÂśV WKH ÂżUVW LQYLWDWLRQDO WKH ÂżYH RIÂżFHUV RI $EVROXW KDYH KDG WR SODQ ´ The  E-­board  asked  for  funding  from  the  Student  Asso-­ ciation,  planned  a  theme  and  worked  with  the  Theater  De-­ partment  to  book  McKenna  Theatre  last  semester.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  actually  asked  about  [the  date]  in  August,  so  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lengthy  process,â&#x20AC;?  Lende  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  asked  a  couple  groups  last  semester  if  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  willing  to  come  to  our  invitation-­ al.â&#x20AC;?

Lende  said  Minor  Adjustments  was  a  group  they  had  never  met  before. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  like  to  get  a  good  mix  of  groups  when  we  can,â&#x20AC;?  Lende  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  ask  groups  members  for  suggestions  [be-­ cause]  so  many  of  our  members  know  friends  in  college  who  are  [also]  in  a  cappella  groups.â&#x20AC;?  Music  Director  Andrew  Stein  said  Absolut  A  Cappella  was  as  careful  with  their  song  choices  as  they  were  in  plan-­ ning  their  invitational.  Stein  said  the  concert  set  list  is  com-­ piled  by  the  group  through  a  voting  process.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;First,  [we]  make  a  list  of  the  songs  we  feel  most  com-­ IRUWDEOH VLQJLQJ WKDW ZH DOVR IHHO ZLOO ÂżW WKH RFFDVLRQ ´ 6WHLQ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eventually  we  narrow  it  down  to,  in  this  case,  a  six-­ song  set,  and  from  there  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  up  to  me  to  pick  the  order  we  sing  the  songs  in.â&#x20AC;?

Stein  said  the  group  opened  the  show  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Super-­ stitionâ&#x20AC;?  by  Stevie  Wonder  and  during  their  set  they  sang Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweetest  Girlâ&#x20AC;?  by  Wyclef  Jean,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who  You  Areâ&#x20AC;?  by  Jessie  J,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweet  Dispositionâ&#x20AC;?  by  The  Temper  Trap,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Breakevenâ&#x20AC;?  by  7KH 6FULSW DQG Âł%DWWOHÂżHOG´ E\ -RUGLQ 6SDUNV Vice  President  Emma  Corey  said  the  group  has  been  rehearsing  six  hours  each  week  since  January  for  this  invita-­ tional  as  well  as  future  spring  performances.  ³7KRXJK ZHÂśUH FRQÂżGHQW LQ WKH JURXSÂśV DELOLWLHV weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  always  looking  to  better  our  act,â&#x20AC;?  Corey  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  year  was  no  exception.  We  delivered  a  really  exciting  and  passionate  set,  but  I  think  we  all  noticed  small  things  ...  that  could  stand  to  be  worked  on.â&#x20AC;?

Corey  said  Absolut  still  tries  their  hardest  to  put  on  the  best  performance  they  can  despite  the  non-­competitive  na-­ ture  of  the  invitational.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though  we  like  to  bring  our  A-­game,â&#x20AC;?  Corey  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[invitationals]  are  merely  a  communal  show  with  talented  groups.â&#x20AC;?

Professors Jazz Up McKenna FACULTY DISPLAY TALENT OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM By  Zan  Strumfeld A&E  Editor  |  Sstrumfeld34@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

For  some  reason,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  little  hard  to  grasp  the  fact  that  professors  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;real  people.â&#x20AC;?  So,  seeing  a  handle  of  them  take  the  stage  at  McK-­ enna  Theatre  on  Tuesday,  Feb.  28  to  showcase  a  mix  of  original  and  standard  jazz  tunes  helped  restore  my  faith  that  teachers  live  other,  grander  lives  outside  the  classroom.  And,  since  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  a  music  major,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  even  cooler  to  see  how  they  can  nicely  blend  their  talents  together  and  not  just  exhibit  them  through  teaching  all  of  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  passionate  and  promising  young  musicians.

I  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  help  but  smile  throughout  the  majority  of  the  set.  Each  member  of  the  Facul-­ ty  Jazz  Recital  nonchantly  guided  the  audience  into  their  very  own  midnight  jazz  club.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  experience  in  itself  just  to  watch  the  professors  work  together  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  they  are  very  professional  and Â

precise  with  their  solos,  but  at  the  same  time  provide  such  a  comfortable  feel  as  if  they  are  playing  just  for  you  right  in  your  living  room.  The  intimacy  was  marvelous.

The  small  group  combined  a  short  set  of  songs  including  Django  Reinhardtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Minor  Swingâ&#x20AC;?  and  Lee  Morganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Lion  and  the  Wolf,â&#x20AC;?  bringing  together  a  perfect  mixture  of  bass  (John  Menegon,  guitar  (Mark  Dziuba),  drums  (Jeff  Siegel),  piano  (Vinnie  Martucci),  sax  (David  Savitsky)  and  trumpet  (Rebecca  Coupe  Franks).  Violonist  Carole  Cowan  added  DQ LQFUHGLEOH Ă&#x20AC;DYRU WR D IHZ RI WKH VRQJV LQ WKH set.  Although  some  songs  included  vocalist  Teri  Roiger,  I  enjoyed  the  instrumentals  more.  They  VHHPHG WR Ă&#x20AC;RZ PRUH QDWXUDOO\ Overall,  I  was  pleased  to  share  the  warmth  of  the  evening  hearing  smooth  and  soulful  jazz  come  on  campus.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice  to  say  professors  still  have  it,  and  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  squeezing  out  all  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  for  the  younginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Dead Fingers at Team Love RavenHouse Gallery On  Saturday,  Feb.  25,  Team  Love  Ravenhouse  Gallery  opened  its  doors  to   Alabama-­duo  Taylor  Hollingsworth  and  Kate  Taylor,  better  known  as  Dead  Fingers.  The  intimate  performance  showcased  Hollingsworthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  intricate   guitar  playing,  complemented  by  the  smooth-­as-­honey  vocals  of  Taylor.  The   recently-­married  couple  played  songs  off  of  their  new  self-­titled  album,   released  on  Sunday,  Feb.  28  on  Fat  Possum  Records.     PHOTO   AND  CAPTION  BY  SAMANTHA  SCHWARTZ

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Entering Another Life At Bowery NEW YORK CITY VENUE SHOWCASES NEW TALENT TO SOLD-OUT CROWD

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Other Lives Bowery Ballroom; Friday, Feb. 17

Squeezing  through  cramped,  narrow  hallways  leading  to  the  relatively  modest  stage,  I  would  never  have  guessed  just  how  energetic  and  resonate  a  show  at  the  Bowery  Ballroom  could  be.

On  Friday,  Feb.  17,  Oklahoma-­based  Other  Lives  played  to  a  sold-­out  crowd  in  New  York  City,  with  the  sup-­ port  of  two  other  acts:  Brooklyn  native  Lucius  and  Austra-­ lia-­based  WIM.  The  Bowery,  tucked  away  in  the  Lower  East  Side,  was  a  perfect  location  for  the  nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  acts,  with  a  stage  conducive  to  intimate,  engaging  performances.  Based  on  previous  experiences  at  shows,  my  expec-­ tations  for  opening  bands  are  usually  considerably  low,  except  in  particular  instances.  Considering  Other  Livesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  emergent  popularity,  (they  are  touring  with  Radiohead  for  most  of  their  U.S.  tour)  I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  expecting  much  with  the  openers.  But  boy,  was  I  surprised.  Lucius,  a  four-­piece  band,  entered  on  stage  promptly,  brimming  with  energy.  Lucius  delivered  their  indie-­pop  tunes  with  vigor,  most  notably  through  the  magnetic  vocals  of  Jess  Wolfe  and  Holly  Laessig.  Their  performance  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go  Homeâ&#x20AC;?  perfect-­ ly  exhibited  both  the  power  of  Wolfe  and  Laessigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vocals  LQ KDUPRQ\ DV ZHOO DV WKH Âż UP VXSSRUW RI WKH SHUFXVVLRQ and  guitars.  By  the  end  of  their  performance,  I  actually  wanted  to  hear  more.

Accompanying  Other  Lives  on  their  U.S.  East  Coast  tour,  WIM  swiftly  followed  Luciusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  act.  WIM  maintained  a  balanced  set  of  lively  pop  songs,  alongside  brooding,  psychedelic  anthems.  The  band  constructed  a  mesmeriz-­ ing  soundscape  with  layered  guitars,  pulsing  drums  and  vocal  melodies  constantly  weaving  through  the  dense  wall  of  sound.

After  two  incredibly  solid  acts,  Boweryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  crowd  was  perfectly  warmed  up  for  the  main  event:  Other  Lives.  The  band  opened  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  I  Lay  My  Head  Down,â&#x20AC;?  a  track  thumping  with  minor  chords  and  guided  by  vocals  from  lead  vocalist/guitarist  Jesse  Tabish  and  cellist/vocalist  Jenny  Hsu.  The  band  primarily  drew  on  material  from  their  sophomore  album,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tamer  Animals,â&#x20AC;?  as  well  as  testing  out  some  new  material.  Their  second  song,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark  House,â&#x20AC;?  illustrated  the  expansiveness  of  their  sound  with  cello,  harmonium  and  looped  trumpets,  among  other  in-­ struments.  Amidst  the  range  of  tones  and  instrumentation,  7DELVK JLYHV 2WKHU /LYHV VXFK DQ LGHQWLÂż DEOH SHUVRQDOLW\ as  his  infectious  vocal  melodies  pointedly  accentuate  the  emotional  tenor  of  the  bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  repertoire.  What  amazed  me  most  was  how  rich  Other  Lives  sounded  in  a  live  setting.  The  amount  of  labor  and  love  the  band  puts  into  their  studio  recordings  is  apparent,  which  is  why  their  albums  never  tire.  As  opposed  to  merely  rehash-­ ing  their  songs  in  bland  performance,  Other  Lives  adds  a  new  dimension  to  their  material  on  stage,  transcending  the  already  full-­bodied  sound  of  their  albums.  Tabishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  resonant  voice,  the  ringing  pianos  and  the  undercurrent  of  strumming  acoustic  guitars  should  be  consumed  in  a  con-­ cert  setting.  Aside  from  their  music,  one  of  the  best  parts  about  the  show  was  how  genuinely  touched  the  band  ap-­ peared  to  be  playing  for  a  packed  New  York  crowd.  When  WKH\ FRPH EDFN ,ÂśOO GHÂż QLWHO\ EH LQ OLQH WR VHH WKHP DJDLQ

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tHe Deep END KATIE FINEOUT

Major: Visual Arts (Drawing and Painting) Year: Fourth “My influences include artists such as René Magritte, Wassily Kandinsky, Alex Kanevsky, my friends, my family. Also math, science and humans in general.”

You can find Katie’s artwork displayed at Snug Harbor or at katiefineout.tumblr.com.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF KATIE FINEOUT. CAPTION BY SAMANTHA SCHWARTZ

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TAKING Â BACK Â PROMISES? Â

With  Student  Association  Productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  (SAP)  an-­ nouncement  that  hip-­hop  artist  Wale  will  be  gracing  the  stage  of  Elting  Gym  this  May,  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  act  for  this  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  spring  concert  is  no  longer  a  mystery;Íž  however,  this  announcement  raises  con-­ cerns  about  the  effectiveness  of  the  artist  selection  pro-­ cess  for  this  annual  event.  We  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  applauded  SAPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ef-­ forts  last  semester  to  gather  studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  input  in  order  to  bring  about  an  act  that  the  campus  as  a  whole  voted  to  see.  Their  devotion  to  gaining  the  opinions  and  desires  of  the  student  body  seemed  like  a  breath  of  fresh  air.   +RZHYHU WKH UHFHQW UHYHODWLRQ WKDW :DOH ÂżQLVKHG ÂżIWK in  the  response  count,  as  pointed  out  in  SAPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  survey,  has  us  questioning  the  method  in  which  the  rapper  was  chosen.   Recent  comments  from  Student  Association  (SA)  Vice  President  of  Programming  Laneesha  Bacchus  in-­ dicate  the  survey  sent  out  last  semester  yielded  a  large  amount  of  results,  but  the  accuracy  of  those  results  was  brought  into  question.  Students  were  able  to  vote  multiple  times  and  on  different  computers,  skewing  the  outcome  and  leaving  SAP  scrambling  to  interpret  them  in  a  fashion  they  saw  ¿W DQG DOVR GLG QRW JLYH WKH ERDUG WKH WUXH RSLQLRQ RI what  SUNY  New  Paltz  really  wanted.  While  Wale  was  announced  as  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  act,  other  artists  came  out  on  top,  according  to  the  survey.  We  hope  SAP  was  diligent  in  exploring  every  avail-­ able  option  to  stick  to  their  promise  of  delivering  what  students  want.  7KH IDFW WKDW 7DNLQJ %DFN 6XQGD\ ÂżQLVKHG DERYH Wale  in  the  total  amount  of  votes  received  for  an  artist  and  according  to  Student  Activities  and  Union  Direc-­ tor  Mike  Patterson  would  have  cost  $40,000  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  iden-­ tical  to  the  amount  that  Wale  will  cost,  according  to  Bacchus  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  could  indicate  that  SAP  was  not  entirely  dedicated  to  championing  the  importance  of  student  opinion  as  they  said  last  semester.  2I FRXUVH ZH DFNQRZOHGJH WKH GLIÂżFXOW WDVN %DF-­ FKXV DQG KHU VWLOO QRW ÂżOOHG 6$3 ERDUG KDG LQ FKRRVLQJ an  artist.  Artists  can  book  other  shows,  cost  incredible  sums  of  money  to  book  and  keeping  every  student  SOHDVHG ZLWK WKH ÂżQDO RXWFRPH LV QH[W WR LPSRVVLEOH Despite  this,  the  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  responsibility  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;see  what  the  students  want,â&#x20AC;?  as  Bacchus  said  last  semester,  still  must  be  respected.  While  Wale  might  not  have  been  the  highest  vote-­getter,  we  hope  the  rapper  was  chosen  after  every  artist  above  him  on  the  list  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  such  as  Tak-­ ing  Back  Sunday  and  Big  Sean  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  had  been  completely  been  exhausted  as  a  possible  main  act. Â

CARTOON Â BY Â JULIE Â GUNDERSEN Â

:KLOH Ă&#x20AC;DZHG WKH VXUYH\ ZDV VWLOO WKH RQO\ ZD\ WKH SA  had  to  get  direct  input  from  the  students  they  are  tasked  with  serving.  Over  2,000  students  participated  in  the  survey,  and  despite  its  confusing  percentages,  it  is  the  concrete  evidence  of  what  the  board  supposedly  wanted  to  gain  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  student  input.  It  is  also  important  to  recognize  that  SA  Executive  ERDUG PHPEHUV KDG GLIÂżFXOWLHV ÂżOOLQJ SRVLWLRQV WKDW were  in  charge  of  choosing  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  act.  Without  a  full  board,  how  can  students  who  are  not  pleased  with  the  outcome  complain?  Without  an  active  and  partici-­ pating  board  running  at  its  fullest  potential,  how  can  we  expect  the  SAP  board  to  produce  an  act  that  would  please  everyone?  We  encourage  students  who  wish  to  be  involved  with  various  productions  on  campus  to  attend  the  next  Council  of  Organizations  meeting  on  0RQGD\ 0DUFK DW S P WR ÂżOO WKH UHPDLQLQJ

three  seats.  Bacchus  said  a  supporting  act  is  still  being  ex-­ plored  and  no  announcement  is  on  the  imminent  hori-­ zon.  We  believe  it  would  be  wise  of  SAP  to  administer  another,  more  easily  interpretable,  survey  to  students  after  the  board  is  able  to  secure  options  in  their  price  range.  This  would  offer  the  board  a  chance  to  allow  students  to  voice  their  opinion  on  who  they  want  to  see  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  something  that  was  supposed  to  be  a  hallmark  of  this  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  act  voting  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  while  still  learning  from  the  mishaps  encountered  in  the  main  act  survey.  Another  easy  option  would  be  to  host  the  artist   selection  process  on  my.newpaltz.edu,  in  a  format  similar  to  the  SA  elections  each  semester.  This  would  eliminate  the  possibility  of  multiple  voting  and  would  give  an  incredibly  decisive  answer  as  to  which  artist  the  student  body  would  like  to  entertain  them.

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  university  or  the  Town  or  Village  of  New  Paltz.

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KATHERINE  SPELLER  Features  Editor

Katherine.speller79@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

I  suppose  I  just  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  like  writing  something  coherent  or  co-­ hesive  this  week.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  a  weird  and  uninteresting  breed  of  tired,  an-­ gry  and  unpleasant  lately  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  it.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  right  now,  and  though  I  hate  to  be  overly  QHJDWLYH , Âż JXUHG ,ÂśG SXW WRJHWKHU a  semi-­comprehensive  list  of  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  plaguing  me:  The  future,  the  summer  and  nearly  everything  that  is  simultane-­ ously  too-­far  away  to  look  forward  to  and  too  close  to  ward  off  anxiety;Íž  shared  living  arrangements;Íž  worri-­ some  weather;Íž  unpleasant  commer-­ cials  on  Spotify  and  Pandora;Íž  the  word  â&#x20AC;&#x153;aspectâ&#x20AC;?  and  people  who  use  it;Íž  blaring  car  alarms  late  at  night;Íž  my  slow-­healing  Ramen  burn;Íž  people  who  laugh  loudly  (read:  obnoxious-­ ly)  about  unfunny  or  only  vaguely  funny  things;Íž  the  petty  nature  of  my  grievances;Íž  missing  some  people  while  growing  tired  of  others;Íž  being  lonely  late  at  night  when  everyone  else  is  asleep;Íž  being  tired  and  gener-­ ally  irritable  when  everyone  else  is  awake;Íž  feeling  unmotivated;Íž  birds;Íž  that  there  is  only  one  episode  of  Life-­ timeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dance  Momsâ&#x20AC;?  a  week;Íž  not-­ so-­short  short  stories;Íž  the  one  Lana  Del  Rey  song  my  roommate  never  stops  playing/singing;Íž  the  soul-­kill-­ ing  effect  of  looking  at  a  blank  word  document  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  hours  away  from  a  deadline;Íž  chapstick  resistant  and  painful  chapped  lips;Íž  shoulder  pain  from  hunching  over  computer  screens;Íž  people  who  think  being  drunk  can  excuse  them  from  common  courtesy;Íž  the  panic  that  sets  in  when  I  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  sun  setting  (or  in  so  many  depressing  cases,  rising)  and  start  thinking  about  all  the  work  I  have  to  get  done.  Mostly,  I  hate  the  acidic  effects  of  this  winter-­fed  anger,  sadness  and  general  negativity  and  the  way  it  cor-­ rodes  my  insides.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  fun.  No  fun  at  all.

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COLUMNS JOHN  BRANDI  News  Editor

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Has  the  whole  world  gone  mad?  What  makes  anyone  think  they  can  safely  read  a  text  and  respond  while  behind  the  wheel  of  a  car?  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sorry,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  wrong,  not  even  if  you  were  Jeff  Gordon  at  the  Daytona  500.   There  are  people  out  there  that  are  going  to  dismiss  this  column  because  they  feel  like  they  are  extraordinary  human  beings  who  can  do  anything  on  the  road  and  still  make  it  from  point  A  to  point  B  in  a  timely  and  non-­lethal  manner.  Imagine  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family  Feudâ&#x20AC;?  big  red  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Xâ&#x20AC;?  noise,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  my  gift  to  you.  According  to  a  University  of  Utah  study,  distraction  from  a  cell  phone  reduces  your  reaction  time  and  is  like  driving  with  a  blood  alcohol  concentra-­ tion  of  .08.  A  similar  study  conducted  at  Carnegie  Mellon  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;driving  while  using  a  cell  phone  reduces  the  amount  of  brain  activity  associated  with  driv-­ ing  by  37  percent.â&#x20AC;?  On  average,  sending  a  text  diverts  the  driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eyes  from  the  road  for  4.6  seconds.  A  lot  can  happen  then,  like  some  asshole  swerving  into  your  lane  without  their  turn  signal  on  or  you  missing  the  driver  in  front  of  you  com-­ ing  to  a  sudden  halt.  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  make  it  even  more  relevant: Â

take  a  look  around  at  your  peers  next  time  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  in  class  and  see  how  many  DUH Âż GGOLQJ RQ WKHLU SKRQHV ,Q RXU UHO evant  age  bracket  of  16  to  24  years,  10  percent  are  on  their  cell  phone  at  any  one  time  in  their  cars.

I  can  even  take  it  out  of  the  class-­ room  and  give  you  the  example  of  how  many  people  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  text  and  walk.  So  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  supposed  to  believe  that  your  odds  of  survival  by  reading  and  responding  to  a  text  about  weekend  plans  or  getting  together  for  lunch  in-­ crease  when  you  start  your  engine?  Unlikely  story.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  trying  to  criticize.  I  just  want  everyone  to  be  smart  and  safe  on  the  road  at  all  times.  I  neither  want  to  be  t-­boned  by  someone  texting  at  a  four-­year  intersection  and  end  up  like  Christopher  Reeve,  nor  do  I  want  the  unrelenting  stigma  of  high  insurance  premiums  associated  with  the  reck-­ lessness  of  21-­year-­old  male  drivers.  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  alone  here.  Ac-­ cording  to  statistics  from  Nationwide,  80  percent  of  respondents  support  a  ban  on  text  messaging  while  driving.  Those  who  supported  a  ban  also  chose  not  to  discriminate  against  any  particu-­ lar  driver  where  3  in  4  thought  it  should  apply  to  everyone  with  a  license.  Even  national  networks,  like  FOX,  are  taking  a  subtle  stand  against  texting  and  driving.  On  the  last  episode  of  their  hit  show  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glee,â&#x20AC;?  though  I  hate  the  very  idea  of  admitting  I  watch  it,  a  character Â

is  hit  from  the  side  after  failing  to  pay  attention  to  the  road.  She  was  scrolling  through  her  text  messages.   I  would  just  like  to  say  I  had  no  idea  about  this  unfortunate  event  in  the  episode  prior  to  starting  this  column.  These  relevant  points  on  television  just  happen  to  coincide  with  my  own  ideas  and  general  rants  concerning  things  that  piss  me  off.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  being  followed  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  using  me  for  sitcom  mate-­ rial,  I  just  know  it.  Text  messaging  has  increased  from  9.8  billion  messages  a  month  in  December  2005  to  110.4  billion  in  De-­ cember  2008,  according  to  an  article  in  Car  and  Driver.  While  laws  prohib-­ iting  texting  on  the  road  are  still  in  a  developmental  period,  as  opposed  to  those  dealing  with  driving  while  in-­ toxicated.  In  that  same  Car  and  Driver  article,  an  experiment  revealed  that  sending  a  text  added  about  70  feet  to  your  stopping  distance  if  you  were  go-­ ing  70  mph.

Point  being,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  up  to  the  driver  to  use  proper  judgment  and  wait  until  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  out  of  the  car  before  reading  and  responding  on  their  digital  device.  Moreover,  cell  phone  devices  are  con-­ stantly  evolving,  like  the  Siri  system  on  the  iPhone  4S  that  helps  you  say  your  text  instead  of  manually  typing  it,  virtually  keeping  your  eyes  on  the  road  at  all  times.  Stay  safe.  Stay  gold. Â

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Greetings  from  Espana!

So  what  I  want  to  write  about  might  have  been  a  bit  more  appropriate  for  a  column  last  week,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  pretty  crazy  over  here  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  just  going  to  talk  about  it  now.  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  still  pretty  relevant  seeing  as  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  really  only  been  here  for  a  few  weeks,  although  it  seems  like  much  longer.

Making  friends.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  scary,  scary  thing.  In  this  case,  I  had  to  keep  re-­ minding  myself  that  I  NEEDED  to  make  friends.  This  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  some  10-­ day  Birthright  trip  to  Israel  (I  went  this  past  summer  and  enjoyed  the  company  of  approximately  three  people  out  of  around  40)  or  a  one-­month  summer  program  to  a  random  country.  This Â

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This  semester  is  going  to  be  a  turning  event  for  the  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Studies  program.  Their  only  full  time  Wom-­ enâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Studies  professor,  Amy  Kessel-­ man,  is  retiring  in  May  2012.  I  know  this  is  a  happy  event  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure  she  has  been  anticipating  this  for  quite  some  time  (since  she  has  worked  here  since  1981)  but  I  feel  it  would  be  best  for  the  program  to  have  at  least  one  person  that  can  dedicate  their  time  to  just  one  department.

Although  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Studies  branches  across  all  subjects  and  dis-­ ciplines,  we  need  someone  that  can  focus  their  time  on  one  program.  Of  course  the  professors  we  have  now  are  doing  a  great  job  and  providing  monumental  contributions  to  the  pro-­ gram  and  the  community  as  a  whole,  but  professors  that  are  not  solely  dedi-­ cated  to  one  department  face  a  lot  of  time  constrains  such  as  having  to  at-­ tend  twice  the  amount  of  meetings Â

was  four  months  of  my  life,  living  and  studying  with  nine  completely  new  people  in  Spain.

Shy  by  nature,  it  takes  me  a  little  while  before  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  comfortable  with  peo-­ ple  and  my  full,  ridiculous  personality  comes  out.  Plus,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  totally  scarred  by  how  intensely  shy  I  used  to  be  and  memories  of  those  times  still  plague  me  when  it  comes  to  interacting  with  new  people.  Basically,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  struggled  with  meeting  new  people  and  coming  off  as  either  too  quiet  or  unap-­ proachable.  At  the  beginning  of  this  experi-­ ence,  I  thought  I  was  going  to  meet  the  same  fate  as  I  had  so  many  sum-­ mer  trips  and  programs  ago.  I  thought  I  was  going  to  bring  myself  down  with  my  own  reserves  and  self  doubts,  con-­ stantly  over-­thinking  all  my  actions  and  words.

But  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

I  started  off  in  my  regular  fashion,  which  scared  me.  I  talked  to  people  as  best  I  could,  but  kept  to  myself  quite  a  bit,  aside  from  my  roommate.  To  be  honest,  I  thought  she  might  end  up  be-­ ing  my  only  good  friend  on  this  whole  program.  I  reassured  myself  with  the  fact  that  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  with  every-­ one  all  the  time;Íž  there  would  be  other  Americans  in  my  classes.

Turns  out  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  need  those  other  Americans,  unless  I  just  wanted  to,  not  because  I  needed  to. $IWHU WKH Âż UVW IHZ GD\V VRPHWKLQJ just  clicked.  All  my  inhibitions  evapo-­ rated  into  the  warm  Sevilla  air  and  I  was  able  to  just  be  myself,  someone  people  apparently  seem  to  like.  I  let  myself  go,  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  I  could  be  any  happier  with  my  current  social  situation. +RZ , IHOW IRU WKH Âż UVW WZR RU WKUHH days  of  being  in  Spain  is  completely  different  from  how  I  feel  at  this  very Â

and  proving  themselves  as  crucial  members  for  each  program.

According  to  a  letter  from  the  program  that  is  circulating  campus,  the  program  was  established  in  1974  and  has  tripled  in  the  past  three  de-­ cades.  So  if  interest  has  increased  we  should  be  adding  more  faculty  members  as  others  leave.  I  feel  like  a  full-­time  member  could  manage  the  department,  advise  students  and  set  up  conferences  more  easily  than  one  with  divided  responsibilities.  No  one  encourages  multitasking  because  the  mind  is  divided  so  why  should  be  en-­ courage  it  for  our  faculty  members?

I  know  budget  cuts  are  hurt-­ ing  every  department  on  campus  but  classes  have  been  cut  and  the  number  of  adjunct  professors  has  been  limited  while  demand  still  grows.  In  a  soci-­ ety  where  women  are  still  making  77  cents  per  every  dollar  a  man  makes  and  women  are  being  sexually  as-­ saulted  right  on  our  campus,  having  a  full-­time  faculty  member  is  an  impor-­ tant  step  toward  recognizing  not  only  the  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Studies  program  but  also  the  entire  sex.

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moment.  All  the  girls  on  my  program  are  wonderful  and  I  get  along  with  all  of  them  perfectly.   I  already  feel  close  to  so  many  of  them.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bizarre  to  think  we  only  just  met  a  few  weeks  ago. ,ÂśP FRQVWDQWO\ ZRUNLQJ RQ Âż [LQJ this  problem  I  have  with  initially  meet-­ ing  people  and  whenever  I  think  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  gotten  there,  I  realize  I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.  I  always  feel  like  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  prepared  for  the  situation,  but  when  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  faced  with  it  I  freeze  up  and  retreat  into  myself.  I  think  study-­ ing  abroad  has  already  changed  every-­ thing,  though.

This  may  sound  silly  to  those  ex-­ troverts  out  there,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  proud  of  my-­ self.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  proud  of  myself  for  making  friends  and  not  just  regular  friends,  but  good  friends,  friends  I  feel  like  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  con-­ tinue  knowing  for  a  long  time.

I  got  out  of  my  own  way  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  doing  great.

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HUNDRED STRONG Men’s Head Coach Radu Petrus earned his 100th win against the Sage Colleges. PHOTO BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN

By Kaycia Sailsman Staff Writer | N02448617@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Men’s Volleyball Head Coach Radu Petrus earned his 100th career victory with a win over The Sage Colleges on Feb. 4. The Hawks won all three sets by scores of 25-­21, 25-­19 and 25-­11.

This is Petrus’ sixth year coaching the UVC’s 12th ranked team. This season, Petrus is joined by his new assistant Tony Bonilla.

Petrus said he makes sure he’s clear with the vol-­ leyball rules to his team can play well on the court.

“I update my coaching techniques accordingly with new volleyball rules and our student athletes’ physical and technical abilities and skills,” Petrus said.

Petrus’ expectations for his team were height-­ ened by their win over rival No. 8 Stevens Institute of Technology. Petrus hopes that this victory will carry on over into the rest of the games.

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trust in themselves in their power and potential to play great volleyball,” Petrus said.

Bonilla is the Director of the Educational Op-­ portunity Program for SUNY New Paltz. Bonilla said time management skills are important for anyone holding the position.

“I have to say that one of my best attributes as a professional is my ability to balance my work and the ability to apply good time management skills,” Bo-­ nilla said. “I was the Men and Women’s Head Vol-­ leyball coach for eight years and at the same time an EOP advisor, took graduate classes and taught a class.

With this full plate I was able to produce quality work and be effective in all.”

In his sixth year coaching the Men’s Volleyball team, fourth-­year Captain Kevin Stross said the team has produced more wins since becoming comfortable with Petrus and his coaching styles.

“Our coach Radu Petrus has been a great inspi-­ ration for me as a player,” Stross said. “He has the professional experience that none of us have and he does the best he can to try to physically and mentally

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prepare us for our matches.”

Stross said this also attests to the chemistry the team has on the courts, both for games and practices.

“This year, I believe we have one of the closest group of guys we have ever had,” Stross said. “Other than playing volleyball together everyday, we all hang out and see each other on the weekends and are al-­ ways there for each other.”

The 2012 roster is made up of second-­ and fourth-­ year students who are all after the NCAA Div. III tro-­ phy after falling shorter than expected the past three seasons. ³+H >3HWUXV@ ZRQ¶W EH VDWLV¿ HG XQWLO ZH DUH KROG ing the NCAA Division III title over our heads at the end of the year,” Stross said.

In the Hawks quest for the championship they strive on coming in early for practice, working harder than any team in the conference and their “champion-­ ship-­minded” coach.

The Hawks next match will be against Medaille College on March 10 in Rochester, N.Y.

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By Cat Tacopina 6SRUWV (GLWRU _ Ctacopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

A season of new beginnings for the New Paltz Men’s Basketball team ended on Feb. 21, after a 73-­62 loss in the TXDUWHU¿ QDO PDWFK WR 681<$& ULYDO 681< 2VZHJR The Hawks earned a playoff berth as the No. 8 seed with D UHFRUG DIWHU D ORVV WR 681< 3ODWWVEXUJK RQ )HE 7KH +DZNV ZHUH VODWHG WR IDFH WKH 1R VHHG 2VZHJR DIWHU ORVLQJ WR WKHP WZLFH DOUHDG\ GXULQJ WKH season.

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 By  Katherine  Speller  Features  Editor  |  Katherine.speller79@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Despite  a  slow  start  to  this  season,  the  New  Paltz  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  team  made  strides  to  catch  up  and  regain  their  footing  in  game-­play  leading  up  to  their  2012  State  University  of  New  York  Athletic  Conference  match  up  against  SUNY  Oneonta  on  Friday.

7KRXJK WKH Âż UVW IRXU JDPHV RI WKH VHDVRQ OHIW WKH WHDP ZLWK D VWULQJ RI 1RYHPEHU ORVVHV WKH Âż IWK JDPH against  Stevens  Institute  of  Technology  provided  the  Lady  Hawks  with  a  62-­50  win.  7KH 6WHYHQV ZLQ SURYLGHG WKH WHDP ZLWK D FRQÂż GHQFH boost  after  the  early  seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  struggle,  allowing  them  to  pick  up  steam  for  the  remainder  of  the  season.  The  Jan.  4  PDWFK DJDLQVW (DVWHUQ &RQQHFWLFXW RSHQHG WKH Ă&#x20AC; RRGJDWHV as  the  team  gained  momentum  with  a  six-­game  winning  streak.  Despite  a  62-­51  loss  against  conference  rival  SUNY  Fredonia  on  Jan.  28,  the  team  tallied  nine  consecutive  wins  throughout  February.  When  it  came  down  to  the  SUNYAC  tournament  and  the  Oneonta  game,  the  team  lost  in  overtime  66-­63.  The  two  teams  have  played  one  another  in  the  tournament  VHPLÂż QDOV IRU WKH ODVW WKUHH \HDUV ZLWK 2QHRQWD WDNLQJ WKH past  two  postseason  matches.  The  Hawks  were  the  No.  2  seed  for  the  match  against  the  No.  3  seed  Red  Dragons.  Head  Coach  James  Seward  said  the  same  tenacity  WKDW IXHOHG WKH VHDVRQÂśV VWURQJ Âż QLVK DOORZHG WKH WHDP WR

make  a  17  point  comeback  before  their  eventual  loss  in  overtime  at  Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  got  off  to  a  slow  start,  and  that,  along  with  miss-­ ing  13  free  throws  and  some  untimely  turnovers,  ulti-­ mately  doomed  us,â&#x20AC;?  Seward  said.  Third-­year  forward  and  SUNYAC  All-­Conference  Third  Team  selection  Alex  McCullough  said  that  al-­ though  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hearts  and  minds  were  in  the  game,  their  shots  were  not  falling  and  they  were  not  getting  the  right  calls  from  the  referees.

With  13  points,  two  blocks  and  two  rebounds  in  the  Friday  night  game,  McCullough  has  the  program  record  for  blocked  shots  with  105  in  her  career  thus  far.  In  the  second  half,  New  Paltz  came  to  a  34-­20  lead  that  was  able  to  force  overtime.  Missed  free  throws  from  third-­year  guard  Maliqua  Fisher  and  missed  jump  shots  from  McCullough  allowed  Oneonta  to  take  the  game  and  continue  on  to  win  the  SUNYAC  Conference  title  after  defeating  Buffalo  State  50-­41.  Scores  aside,  Seward  said  he  was  proud  of  the  comeback  his  team  made  and   the  gameplay  allowed  them  to  take  the  lead  late  in  regulation  before  the  eventual  overtime  loss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  still  had  numerous  shots  at  both  the  end  of  regulation  and  in  the  overtime  that  would  have  won  it  for  us,  but,  un-­ fortunately,  those  shots  did  not  fall  for Â

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us,â&#x20AC;?  Seward  said.  McCullough  said  she  was  proud  of  the  way  the  team  played  despite  the  outcome  of  the  game.  Fourth-­year  Captain  Kaitlin  Clifford  said  the  team  had  high  expectations  and  the  goal  of  taking  the  tourna-­ ment  and  continuing  on  to  NCAA  play.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  six  of  us,  this  was  the  last  SUNYAC  tournament  we  would  ever  play  in,â&#x20AC;?  Clif-­ ford  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  expect  Friday  to  be  our  last  game.â&#x20AC;?

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Stroke  of  Excellence  for  Suzuka By  Kelsey  Damrad  Copy  Editor  |  Kdamrad86@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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Third-­year  swimmer  Yuka  Suzuka  was  chosen  by  the  State  University  of  New  York  Athletic  Conference  as  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Swimmer  of  the  Week  on  Tuesday,  Jan.  10.

Suzuka  was  honored  fol-­ lowing  the  2012  SUNYAC  Swimming  &  Diving  Cham-­ pionships.  For  Suzuka,  gath-­ ering  individual  accolades  is  a  new  experience  for  her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  not  something  I  was  expecting,â&#x20AC;?  Suzuka  said.  ³$QG LWÂśV WKH Âż UVW DFNQRZO edgment  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  gotten  in  my  whole  swimming  history,  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  excited.â&#x20AC;?  since  she  YUKA SUZUKA ZDV Swimming  RQO\ Âż YH \HDUV ROG 6X zuka  was  encouraged  by  her  mother,  who  was  also  a  swimmer,  to  participate  in  the  activity  as  a  competitive  sport  rather  than  for  recreational  purposes.

Suzuka  said  as  she  continued  to  swim  and  practice  her  skills,  she  began  to  participate  in  more  advanced Â

swim  teams/clubs  offered  by  her  local  YMCA.  Starting  her  freshman  year  at  Yorktown  High  School,  Suzuka  swam  for  her  high  school  team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;High  school  swim  was  mostly  for  enjoyment,â&#x20AC;?  Su-­ zuka  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  Paltz  is  different  because  it  is  very  or-­ ganized  and  while  it  is  important  to  have  fun,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  about  working  hard.â&#x20AC;?  During  her  freshman  year  at  SUNY  New  Paltz,  Su-­ zuka  said  she  started  to  take  the  sport  more  seriously  and  her  mindset  went  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  having  funâ&#x20AC;?  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  should  re-­ ally  try  this  seriously.â&#x20AC;?

The  summer  after  her  freshman  year,  Suzuka  said  she  focused  on  working  out  every  day  to  gain  muscle  for  the  approaching  swim  season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Yuka]  was  mainly  a  backstroker  out  of  high  school,â&#x20AC;?  Swim  Team  Head  Coach  Scott  Whitbeck  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her  lifetime  best  of  58  seconds  in  the  100  back  dropped  WKLV \HDU WR VHFRQGV 6KH KDV GURSSHG D VLJQLÂż FDQW amount  of  time  and  improved  in  almost  all  aspects  of  her  swimming.â&#x20AC;?

Suzuka  said  much  of  her  dedication  comes  from  the  encouragement  she  continuously  receives  from  Whit-­ beck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach  always  encourages  us,â&#x20AC;?  Suzuka  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  like  high  school  coaches.  If  something  is  wrong,  he Â

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Âż [HV LW ´ Whitbeck,  however,  is  not  the  only  element  to  Su-­ zukaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  success.  The  team,  she  said,  is  a  tight-­knit  group,  supporting  one  another  to  triumph. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  take  care  of  each  other,â&#x20AC;?  Suzuka  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emotion-­ ally,  at  least.  We  like  to  always  be  together,  and  hanging  out  outside  of  swim.  No  matter  whose  accomplishment  it  is,  it  pumps  up  the  team  when  one  swimmer  does  well.â&#x20AC;? Âł:KHQ D KLJK SURÂż OH VZLPPHU OLNH <XND LV VZLP ming  fast,  I  think  it  helps  everyone,â&#x20AC;?  Whitbeck  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  EULQJV D ORW RI FRQÂż GHQFH WR WKH WHDP WR VHH \RXU EHVW swimmers  getting  even  better.â&#x20AC;?  Suzuka  made  a  big  contribution  to  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fourth-­ SODFH Âż QLVK RXW RI QLQH WHDPV DW WKH 681<$& Championships.  She  was  named  Most  Outstanding  Fe-­ male  Swimmer  at  the  tournament,  the  third  person  in  SUNY  New  Paltz  history  to  do  so.  Whitbeck  said  he  expects  an  excellent  season  from  Suzuka  after  seeing  her  swimming  these  last  couple  of  weeks.

With  her  senior  year  quickly  approaching,  Suzuka  said  she  intends  to  take  her  swimming  to  the  next  level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  just  comes  down  to  swimming  fast,â&#x20AC;?  Suzuka  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faster,  more  serious  and  Nationals.  Those  are  my  goals.â&#x20AC;?

  Hawks  Swimming  Closes  Out  2011-­12 By  Cat  Tacopina Sports  Editor  |  Ctacopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  New  Paltz  Men  and  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Swim  WHDPV Âż QLVKHG WKHLU FDPSDLJQ DW WKH 68 NYAC  Championship  Tournament  the  weekend  of  Feb.  9-­11.

Going  into  the  tournament  weekend,  the  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  compiled  a  2-­3  SUNYAC  record  and  a  4-­8  overall  record.  The  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  had  an  overall  record  of  9-­3  and  5-­0  record  in  SUNYAC  FRPSHWLWLRQ %RWK WHDPV Âż QLVKHG IRXUWK DW WKH tournament. Âł, WKLQN ZH ZHUH YHU\ FRQÂż GHQW JRLQJ LQWR the  tournament.  We  have  a  great  group  of  guys,â&#x20AC;?  fourth-­year  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Captain  Pete  Nastasi  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  WKRXJKW ZH KDG D FKDQFH WR Âż QLVK VHFRQG EXW some  of  us  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  our  best  times.â&#x20AC;?

Swim  team  Head  Coach  Scott  Whitbeck  said  unlike  years  prior,  not  having  a  diving  team  KDG D VLJQLÂż FDQW LPSDFW RQ ERWK WHDPV GXULQJ WKH tournament.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  years  past,  diving  has  always  cost  us  some  point,  but  this  year  it  ended  up  costing  both  teams  a  place  in  the  standings,â&#x20AC;?  Whitbeck  said.  ³5HDOO\ ERWK WHDPV VKRXOG KDYH Âż QLVKHG KLJKHU ´ Both  the  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  teams  had  individual  successes  come  their  way  during  the Â

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ZHHNHQG 7KLUG \HDU VZLPPHU <XND 6X]XND ¿ Q LVKHG ¿ UVW LQ WKH EDFNVWURNH DQG LQGLYLG ual  medley  relay.  Both  of  these  victories  earned  her  a  spot  in  the  NCAA  Div.  III  Tournament  in  March.

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  fourth-­year  swimmer  Jesse  Sweeney  set  a  new  program  record  for  the  100  EDFNVWURNH Âż QLVKLQJ VHFRQG LQ WKH WRXUQDPHQW race.  Sweeney  was  named  to  the  All-­SUNYAC  Second  Team.  Last  season,  both  teams  graduated  big-­ impact  swimmers  and  will  do  the  same  with  the  close  of  this  season.  Nastasi  said  while  many  im-­ SRUWDQW VZLPPHUV ZLOO OHDYH WKH JURXS RI Âż UVW years  that  came  in  this  year  will  be  able  to  help  ¿ OO LQ WKHLU UROHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  a  lot  of  great  guys  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  go-­ ing  to  lose,  but  the  freshmen  who  came  in  this  \HDU GHÂż QLWHO\ KDYH VRPH ELJ VKRHV WR Âż OO ´ 1DV tasi  said.  Taylor  Henshaw,  fourth-­year  captain  for  the  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team,  said  both  teams  have  welcomed  potential  recruits  to  campus  and  are  hoping  they  are  still  interested  in  coming  to  the  program.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recruiting  is  always  important  for  us  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  hoping  that  the  people  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  welcomed  so  far  want  to  come  swim  for  us  next  year,â&#x20AC;?  Hen-­ shaw  said.

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Dear  Glen, Oh  Glen.  You  are  so  close.  You  are  so,  so  close  to  me  forgiving  you  for  all  of  these  horrible  years.

Even  though  you  practically  did  nothing  at  the  trade  deadline.  Maybe  you  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t   do  much   of  anything,  you  did  the  right  thing.  Before  this  year,  no  one  really  knew  why  you  still  had  a  job  working  as  a  General  Manager  for  a  professional  hockey  club.  You  buy  these  overpriced  superstars  past  their  prime  to  come  to  New  York  and  for  years  you  churn  out  these  lazy,  lack-­luster  and  boring  teams.  But  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  the  error  of  your  ways;Íž  you  said  goodbye  to  Jaromir  Jagr,  you  were  able  to  trade  away  Scott  Gomez  so  that  you  could  make  room  for  the  ever  wonderful  Marian  Gaborik  and  you  got  Brad  Richards,  who  still  has  a  few  good  seasons  left  in  him.  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  allowed  the  scouts  to  do  their  jobs  and  bring  in  some  great  talent.  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  allowed  them  to  draft  Ryan  Cal-­ lahan  and  trade  up  in  the  draft  for  Marc Â

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An  Open  Letter  to  Glen  S. Staal.  You  let  them  select  Derek  Stepan  and  hopefully  Chris  Kreider  will  come  in  and  be  the  blast  of  speed  we  so  des-­ perately  need.  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  let  them  grow  in  the  system  and  these  players  have  prov-­ en  themselves  to  be  key  to  the  success  of  this  franchise  now  and  in  the  years  to  come.  As  a  fan  who  will  be  around  for  a  long  time,  I  thank  you  for  that.

But  this  team  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  score,  and  this  trade  deadline  with  Rick  Nash  in  the  open  could  have  been  your  moment.  It  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  very  good  thing.  I  said  a  couple  of  weeks  ago  that  getting  Nash  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  been  the  best  idea.  I  stand  by  what  I  said,  but  that  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mean  you  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  looking  for  someone  else.  Getting  Nash  would  KDYH PHDQW D ORW RI VDFULÂż FHV DQG LI WKH rumors  of  having  to  give  away  Stepan  are  true,  you  absolutely  made  the  right  call.

I  think  you  made  a  very  nice  pack-­ age  of  Dubinsky,  Del  Zotto,  Erixon  and  D Âż UVW URXQG GUDIW SLFN 3DUWLQJ ZLWK 'X binsky  would  have  been  tough,  since  he  is  a  big  part  of  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  personality.  +RZHYHU HYHU\RQH NQRZV WKDW VDFULÂż FHV would  have  to  have  been  made  if  Nash Â

were  to  come  into  the  picture  and  Dubi  would  have  been  the  man.  Trust  me,  if  Columbus  had  come  to  me  saying  they  wanted  Dubinsky,  Stepan  or  Carl  Hagelin,  Ryan  McDonagh  or  Del  =RWWR $1' .UHLGHU $1' D Âż UVW URXQG draft  pick,  I  would  have  laughed  in  their  face,  called  them  greedy  and  left  in  diva-­ like  fashion.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  way  too  much,  espe-­ cially  with  a  bunch  of  young  guys  who  make  up  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  identity.  Nash  may  be  a  great  player,  but  what  Columbus  was  asking  for  was  too  much.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  admit,  I  had  hoped  you  would  get  someone  like  Bobby  Ryan  or  Dustin  Brown.  Brown  can  score  goals  and  has  been  a  20+  goal  scorer  these  past  several  seasons.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  like  the  Blueshirts  need  someone  like  Alexander  Ovechkin  whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  get  40-­something  goals  a  sea-­ son  (well,  in  seasons  past  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  there  anyway).  They  just  need  someone  whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  add  to  the  offense  and  would  make  what  would  have  been  a  2  to  1  loss  a  3  to  2  win.  However,  Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  strength  is  his  leadership  abilities,  which  is  some-­ thing  the  Rangers  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  need  when Â

they  have  several  players  who  could  be  wearing  an  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  on  their  sweater.  Maybe  more  pricey  than  Brown,  but  Bobby  Ryan  is  the  best  option  here. %REE\ 5\DQ ZRXOG KDYH Âż W LQ QLFHO\ with  the  Rangers,  probably  better  than  the  other  two.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  bit  younger  and  comes  at  less  of  a  price.  He  was  my  dream  for  the  team,  but  those  rumors  of  him  coming  here  were  so  last  December.  I  get  it.

Glen,  the  idea  of  this  current  Blueshirts  lineup  is  a  bit  of  a  stretch.  The  team  needs  that  last  goal-­scorer,  and  it  could  have  come  now.  However,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  learned  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  better  to  nourish  players  rath-­ er  than  get  rid  of  them  and  bring  in  big-­ time  talent.

You  may  not  be  perfect  yet,  maybe  you  never  will  be,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  proud  of  you  on  this  one.  Always,     Catherine 3 6 -XVW ZDQWHG WR FRQJUDWXODWH WKH King  and  his  wife  for  the  baby  on  the  way!  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  exciting  to  know  that  July  will  welcome  a  prince  or  princess  in  New  York.  Woot  woot! Â

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Have  no  fear,  Mets  fans!  While  this  season  might  not  deliver  the  most  en-­ WKUDOOLQJ SURGXFW RQ WKH Âż HOG WKHUH LV hope  on  the  horizon  in  the  form  of  four  promising  young  pitchers.  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  heard  their  names.  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  heard  the  hype.  Matt  Harvey,  Zack  Wheeler,  Jeurys  Familia  and  Jenrry  Me-­ jia  are  being  counted  on  to  bring  a  new  era  to  Queens  in  the  next  few  seasons.  To  be  honest,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  not  buy  into  the  hype.  All  four  possess  power  arms  unlike  any  that  have  passed  through  the  Mets  system  in  the  past  decade.  In  the  short  week  or  so  of  Spring  Training,  Har-­ vey  and  Familia  have  been  turning  heads  in  camp,  as  their  poise  and  raw  abilities  KDYH WKH 0HWV IURQW RIÂż FH GUHDPLQJ RI brighter  days.  On  Feb.  28,  Harvey  threw  batting  practice  to  some  of  the  Mets  best  hit-­

ters,  including  David  Wright,  Ike  Da-­ vis,  Jason  Bay,  Lucas  Duda  and  Daniel  Murphy.  After  the  outing,  the  general  consensus  seemed  to  be  that  Harvey  still  needs  some  seasoning  in  the  minor  leagues,  but  has  a  smooth  and  contained  delivery  that  should  translate  well  in  the  major  leagues.  The  future  for  Harvey  will  include  Citi  Field  in  the  very  near  future.  His  change  up  has  improved  and  his  stellar  stats  last  year  at  both  A  and  AA  have  shown  that  he  is  progressing  toward  star-­ dom  at  a  rapid  rate.  Familia,  who  struck  out  96  hitters  in  87.2  innings  last  year  with  a  solid  3.49  ERA  at  AA  Binghamton  last  year,  has  some  of  the  best  pure  stuff  in  the  entire  organization.  Most  analysts  expect  the  hurler  to  make  his  major  league  debut  at  some  point  during  this  season,  however  whether  his  erratic  delivery  can  with-­ stand  the  rigors  of  starting  pitching  will  ultimately  determine  his  role. Â

Wheeler  is  perhaps  the  pitcher  with  the  most  upside  of  the  Mets  â&#x20AC;&#x153;big  four.â&#x20AC;?  Acquired  in  a  deadline-­deal  with  the  San  Francisco  Giants  in  exchange  for  Carlos  Beltran,  Wheeler  was  ranked  the  28th  best  prospect  in  the  major  leagues  by  mlb.com  for  2012.  After  taking  out  his  XQLPSUHVVLYH Âż UVW VWDUW LQ D 0HWV XQL form,  the  right-­hander  had  a  0.78  ERA  and  struck  out  27  hitters  over  the  follow-­ ing  23  innings  he  threw  last  season.  If  his  command  issues  improve,  Wheeler  has  a  chance  to  lead  the  Mets  staff  for  years  to  come.  Mejia,  who  was  once  touted  as  the  Mets  top  pitching  prospect  has  been  low-­ ered  a  bit  in  the  organizational  rankings  after  his  recovery  from  Tommy  John  Surgery  last  May.  In  his  short  bullpen  sessions,  Mejia  has  supposedly  looked  surprisingly  strong  for  someone  who  had  a  major  invasive  surgery  just  nine  months  ago.  Mejia  boasts  a  fastball  with  tremen-­

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dous  life,  which  will  certainly  be  taken  LQWR DFFRXQW DV WKH 0HWV IURQW RIÂż FH XOWL mately  decides  what  role  he  will  pitch  in  going  forward.  Due  to  the  energy  he  puts  into  each  and  every  pitch,  Mejia  might  ultimately  end  up  as  a  back-­end  of  the  bullpen  pitcher  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  or  potentially  even  a  closer.  For  a  team  that  is  currently  starv-­ ing  for  starting  pitching,  the  future  looks  bright  for  the  Mets.  All  four  of  these  prospects  are  currently  being  touted  as  starters,  and  if  two  of  them  make  it  as  such,  the  Mets  should  be  ecstatic.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  likely  see  the  four  pitchers  over  the  course  of  the  next  two  seasons,  with  Harvey  and  Familia  on  the  fast  track  to  Queens.  Most  expect  Harvey  to  be  mak-­ ing  regular  apperances  on  Citi  Fieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mound  later  this  season,  while  Familia  will  likely  be  a  September  call  up.  If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  Mets  fan  looking  for  a  reason  to  pay  attention  to  this  season,  look  no  further  than  these  bright  spots. Â

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