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United  University  Professions  President  Pushes  Pay  On  PBS By  Andrew  Lief  Managing  Editor  |  N02452747@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

SUNY  New  Paltz  United  University  Professions  (UUP)  Chapter  President  Peter  Brown  appeared  on  the  PBS  News  +RXU IHDWXUH RQ )HE WLWOHG Âł$GMXQFWV LQ +LJKHU (GXFD-­ WLRQ ´ Brown  said  he  was  contacted  by  the  producer  of  the  PBS  News  Hour  about  appearing  in  the  piece  and  agreed  to  participate  immediately.   PBS  came  to  Brown’s  New  York  City  apartment  on  Jan.  3  and  conducted  an  hour  long  inter-­ view. Âł,ÂśYH EHHQ DQ DGYRFDWH IRU FRQWLQJHQW IDFXOW\ HTXLW\ IRU DERXW \HDUV ´ %URZQ VDLG Âł,ÂśP NQRZQ LQ WKDW FDSDFLW\ ´ $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH SLHFH DGMXQFW SURIHVVRUV LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV DUH SDLG DQ DYHUDJH RI WR SHU FODVV ZKLOH UHFHLYLQJ IHZ EHQHÂżWV DQG PDNH XS KDOI RI D VFKRROÂśV faculty.   Brown  said  adjunct  professors  are  typically  the  lowest  SDLG HPSOR\HHV RQ D FROOHJH FDPSXV PDNLQJ OHVV PRQH\ than  custodial  staff.   The  average  adjunct  professor  at  New  3DOW] PDNHV SHU \HDU Âł2Q WKH RWKHU HQG RI WKH VSHFWUXP WKHUH DUH SHRSOH ZKR PDNH KXQGUHGV RI WKRXVDQGV RI GROODUV DV SURYRVWV DV SUHVL-­ GHQWV DV FKDQFHOORUV ´ %URZQ VDLG Âł$QG EHWZHHQ DQG WKH DGMXQFW SD\ KDV JRQH GRZQ SHUFHQW 7KH VDODU\ RI FROOHJH SUHVLGHQWV KDV JRQH XS SHUFHQW ´ SUNY  New  Paltz  Provost  Phillip  Mauceri  said  he  is  in Â

contact  with  Brown  to  discuss  issues  regarding  adjuncts.   “As  provost  I  meet  with  the  UUP  Chapter  President  ev-­ ery  month  to  discuss  issues  and  concerns  affecting  adjuncts  DW RXU SDUW WLPH ODERU PDQDJHPHQW PHHWLQJV ´ 0DXFHUL VDLG “We  try  to  work  together  to  address  issues  of  importance  for  DGMXQFWV VXFK DV RIÂżFH VSDFH ´ Mauceri  said  colleges  have  not  been  able  to  hire  as  many  full-­time  employees  as  they  would  have  liked  because  RI WKH GHFOLQH LQ VXSSRUW IURP WKH VWDWH VR LQVWHDG WKH\ÂśYH had  to  hire  more  part-­time  employees.  He  said  the  goal  of  the  school  should  be  to  replace  as  many  part-­time  adjuncts  DV WKH\ FDQ ZLWK IXOO WLPH HPSOR\HHV ,Q WKH SDVW GHFDGH WKH college  has  reduced  the  number  of  part-­time  faculty  teaching  SHUFHQW RI WKH FRXUVHV RIIHUHG WR WHDFKLQJ SHUFHQW RI courses  now. “I  think  it  is  important  for  students  to  be  taught  primar-­ ily  by  full-­time  faculty  that  are  selected  through  a  competi-­ WLYH QDWLRQDO VHDUFK DQG DUH RQ FDPSXV IXOO WLPH RIIHULQJ PRUH DFFHVV WR VWXGHQWV IRU WKLQJV OLNH RIÂżFH KRXUV WKDQ SDUW WLPH IDFXOW\ ´ 0DXFHUL VDLG %URZQ VDLG KH UHFHLYHG SRVLWLYH IHHGEDFN RQ WKH SLHFH which  was  viewed  by  people  from  all  over  the  country.  He  said  this  piece  is  one  of  a  number  of  national  pieces  that  are  being  done  about  the  rights  of  adjunct  professors.  He  said  he  hopes  the  piece  helps  educate  the  general  public  about  how  DGMXQFW SURIHVVRUV FDQQRW EH UHQHZHG RU ÂżUHG ZLWKRXW DQ\ due  process.  Â

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Cuomo  Proposes  Plan  To  Boost  Top  High  School  Students By  John  Tappen  News  Editor  |  John.tappen@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

New  York  State  Gov.  Andrew  Cuomo  has  proposed  an  $8  million  plan  for  the  2014-­15  academic  school  year  that  would  give  the  top  10  percent  of  high  school  seniors  full  tuition  to  SUNY  or  CUNY  colleges.  The  stipulation  is  that  those  students  must  declare  D PDMRU ZLWKLQ WKH 67(0 ¿HOG ² VFLHQFH WHFKQRORJ\ HQJLQHHULQJ DQG PDWK ² DV ZHOO DV DJUHH WR VWD\ DQG ZRUN LQ 1HZ <RUN 6WDWH IRU ¿YH \HDUV XSRQ JUDGXDWLRQ ³7KH IXWXUH RI WKH HFRQRP\ LV LQ 67(0 MREV ² ZH VKRXOG EH LQFHQWLYL]LQJ RXU HGXFDWLRQ V\VWHP WR ¿OO WKRVH RSHQLQJV ´ &XRPR ZURWH LQ D WZHHW ,I SDVVHG E\ WKH OHJLVODWXUH WKLV VSULQJ VWXGHQWV HQ-­ WHULQJ FROOHJH WKLV IDOO ZLOO EH WKH ¿UVW UHFLSLHQWV RI WKHVH STEM  scholarships.  0RUULV 3HWHUV ZKR LV D VSRNHVPDQ IRU WKH VWDWH 'L-­ YLVLRQ RI WKH %XGJHW ZDV TXRWHG LQ WKH Times  Herald  Record VD\LQJ WKHUH ZLOO EH DURXQG ³ VWXGHQWV RXW RI PRUH WKDQ KLJK VFKRRO JUDGXDWHV VWDWHZLGH H[SHFWHG WR EHFRPH WKH ¿UVW \HDU UHFLSLHQWV RI WKH VFKRODUVKLSV ´ Morris  said  the  plan  is  to  increase  the  number  of  UHFLSLHQWV WR E\ 'HDQ RI WKH 6FKRRO RI 6FLHQFH DW 681< 1HZ 3DOW] 'DQ )UHHGPDQ VDLG WKH SURSRVDO LV D JUHDW LGHD WKDW FRXOG KDYH D VLJQL¿FDQW LPSDFW ² SULQFLSDOO\ UDLVLQJ

WKH SURÂżOH RI WKH VFKRRO DQG LWV 67(0 SURJUDPV ZKLFK will  ultimately  attract  new  students.  )UHHGPDQ VDLG WKHUH LV D VKRUWDJH RI WUDLQHG VFLHQ-­ WLVWV DQG HQJLQHHUV LQ 1HZ <RUN ² DQG ZKHQ FRQVLGHU-­ LQJ WKH QXPEHU RI 67(0 WUDLQHG SHRSOH SHU FDSLWD 1HZ York  State  falls  somewhere  in  the  middle  of  the  pack.  ³7KH HFRQRP\ LV DQ LPSRUWDQW IDFRU ´ )UHHGPDQ VDLG Âł67(0 ÂżHOGV DUH HPSOR\DEOH ´ With  the  institution  of  proposed  STEM  scholar-­ VKLSV )UHHGPDQ VDLG WKH QRWLRQ LV WKDW 1HZ <RUN ZLOO EH able  to  compete  for  high  tech  industries  because  those  EXVLQHVVHV ZLOO NQRZ WKHUH LV DQ LQĂ&#x20AC;X[ RI 67(0 WUDLQHG people  who  will  remain  in  the  state  to  work.  (YHQ EHIRUH &XRPRÂśV SURSRVDO 1HZ 3DOW] 67(0 departments  have  been  expanding.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enrollment  in  the  School  of  Science  and  Engineer-­ LQJ KDV LQFUHDVHG E\ SHUFHQW VLQFH ´ 681< 1HZ 3DOW] 3UHVLGHQW 'RQDOG &KULVWLDQ VDLG Âł7KHUH DUH nearly  800  students  currently  enrolled  in  the  program  and   another  250  students  in  science  and  math  education  HQUROOHG LQ WKH 6FKRRO RI (GXFDWLRQ ´ ,Q WKH ODVW IRXU \HDUV ERWK ELRFKHPLVWU\ DQG DVWURQ-­ omy  have  been  added  to  the  school.  )UHHGPDQ VDLG IRU WKH ODVW PRQWKV WKHUH KDV EHHQ serious  discussion  surrounding  the  proposal  of  adding  a  mechanical  engineering  degree  that  would  begin  in  the  fall. Âł6WXGHQWV DUH YHU\ LQWHUHVWHG LQ 67(0 ÂżHOGV DQG

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SYRIAN  TROOPS  KILL  REBELS Syrian  army  troops  on  Wednesday  killed  175  rebels,  many  of  them  al-­Qaida-­linked  ¿JKWHUV LQ DQ DPEXVK GHVFULEHG DV RQH RI the  deadliest  attacks  by  government  forces  DJDLQVW ¿JKWHUV QHDU 'DPDVFXV DFFRUGLQJ to  state  media.

UKRAINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  PROTEST  MOVE-­ MENT Leaders  of  Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  protest  move-­ ment  on  Wednesday  proposed  a  top  legislator  as  the  countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  next  prime  minister,  while  Russian  President  Vladimir  Putin  ordered  major  military  exercises  just  across  the  border  in  a  show  of  force  and  apparent  displeasure  over  the  countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  direction.

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ISRAEL  ATTEMPTS  TO  HALT  WEAPONS Israel  has  opened  a  new  front  in  its  at-­ tempts  to  halt  weapons  smuggling  to  Hezbollah,  striking  one  of  the  groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  SRVLWLRQV LQVLGH /HEDQRQ IRU WKH ÂżUVW time  since  the  sides  fought  a  war  eight  years  ago.

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An  al-­Qaida-­inspired  extremist  was  sen-­ tenced  to  life  without  parole  Wednesday  for  hacking  an  off-­duty  British  soldier  to  death  RQ D /RQGRQ VWUHHW LQ IURQW RI KRUUL¿HG SDVV-­ ers-­by.

NSA  SURVEILLANCE The  government  is  notifying  some  de-­ fendants  accused  of  terrorism  that  it  used  more  National  Security  Agency  surveillance  than  it  disclosed  during  their  court  proceedings.

GAY  ACTIVIST  CONFRONTS  HOSTILITY Pepe  Julian  Onziema,  a  prominent  gay  activist  in  Uganda,  said  Wednesday  he  recently  was  forced  to  confront  some  nurses  at  a  private  clinic  after  they  ne-­ glected  to  serve  him  in  apparent  hostil-­ ity  toward  his  sexual  orientation.

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The  New  Paltz  Transportation  Imple-­ mentation  Committee  (TIC),  which  is  responsible  for  creating  and  improving  transportation  methods  in  town,  proposed  an  access  management  plan  intended  to  im-­ prove  accessibility  for  both  pedestrians  and  drivers  on  Main  Street.  Once  adopted,  the  access  management  plan  could  limit  or  reduce  accessibility  to   major  roads  to  increase  safety  for  motorists,  pedestrians  and  bicyclists  as  well  as  facili-­ WDWH WUDIÂżF Ă&#x20AC;RZ Unlike  any  other  recommendation  that  TIC  has  proposed  in  the  past,  the  access  PDQDJHPHQW SODQ LV WKH ÂżUVW RQH WKDW ZLOO be  required  to  change  an  existing  law.  TIC  Chairwoman  Gail  Gallerie  said  the  pro-­ posed  access  management  regulations  will  be  an  addition  to  Chapter  140  of  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  zoning  law. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  access  management  plan  is  evi-­ dence  of  how  land  use  planning  can  affect  WUDIÂżF VR PDNLQJ SODQQHUV DQG GHYHORSHUV mindful  of  these  considerations  is  a  goal  toward  which  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  making  progress,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

According  to  a  report  by  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2006  Transportation  and  Land  Use  Project  Board,  access  management  is  key  in  con-­

trolling  the  location,  spacing,  design  and  operation  of  driveways,  median  openings,  interchanges  and  street  connections  to  a  roadway.

The  report  also  states  that  limiting  and  consolidating  access  along  major  roadways  will  preserve  roadway  capacity  and  increase  safety,  as  well  as  promote  a  supporting  street  system  for  development  and  mobility  within  town.

Second-­year  business  management  ma-­ jor  Amanda  Morgewicz  said  she  frequently  UXQV LQWR WUDIÂżF ERWWOHQHFNV DW EXV\ LQWHUVHF-­ tions  and  entrances  for  shops  on  Main  Street  when  she  drives  in  town,  which  leads  to  some  planning  ahead  on  her  part  in  order  to  DYRLG WUDIÂżF â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  usually  try  to  avoid  the  center  of  town  by  taking  back  roads  because  of  how  tight  Main  Street  is,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tractor  trail-­ ers  really  block  up  the  roads  when  shops  and  restaurants  are  getting  deliveries,  espe-­ cially  now  that  there  is  snow  on  the  roads  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  even  more  crowded  than  usual.  Whenever  I  need  to  get  to  a  place  in  the  cen-­ ter  of  town  I  try  and  park  on  a  side  street  to  avoid  frustration  and  the  hectic  stop  lights.â&#x20AC;?

Chronic  congestion  in  New  Paltz  is  perceived  as  an  inconvenience  and  causes  people  to  modify  their  travel  behavior  by  choosing  not  to  travel,  changing  their  depar-­

ture  times  and  their  travel  routes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  is  what  the  access  management  plan  is  hoping  WR Âż[ According  to  Gallerie,  the  proposed  ac-­ cess  management  change  was  the  result  of  these  discussions  over  the  course  of  seven  years  with  representatives  of  the  New  York  6WDWH 'HSDUWPHQW RI 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ DQG Planning  Board  attorney.

As  of  now,  the  proposal  is  currently  be-­ fore  the  Town  of  New  Paltz  Planning  Board  for  consideration.  The  next  step  in  the  pro-­ cess  will  be  for  the  Planning  Board  to  rec-­ ommend  it   to  the  Town  Council.  Gallerie  said  since  a  change  to  an  existing  law  is  being  proposed,  a  public  hearing  would  be  held  before  the  Town  Council  could  vote  to  adopt  it,  then  the  revision  would  have  to  be  ¿OHG ZLWK WKH VWDWH Gallerie  said  she  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  predict  how  long  this  process  will  take,  but  it  is  conceivable  that  the  process  could  be  completed  by  this  summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  proposed  change  would  affect  only  new  sites  or  changes  to  existing  sites  undergoing  review  by  the  Planning  Board,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although  the  revision  to  the  law  could  go  into  effect  as  soon  as  adopted  and  ¿OHG LWV DFWXDO DSSOLFDWLRQ ZLOO GHSHQG RQ the  progress  of  new  development  proposals  or  site  plan  revisions.â&#x20AC;?

Town  Board  Close  To  Passing  Electric  Car  Charging  Stations  By  Cat  Tacopina  Editor-­in-­Chief  |  Ctacopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Town  Supervisor  Susan  Zimet  said  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;very  possibleâ&#x20AC;?  New  Paltz  may  soon  be  home  to  electric  car  charging  stations  in  town  parking  lots.

After  discussions  about  the  possi-­ bility  of  installing  electric  car  chargers  were  held  at  the  Town  Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Feb.  20  PHHWLQJ =LPHW VDLG VKH LV FRQÂżGHQW LW will  pass  once  a  vote  is  held  at  the  Feb.  27  meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  only  reason  we  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  vote  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  on  it  at  our  last  meeting  was  that  we  were  missing  one  of  our  board  mem-­ bers  and  we  wanted  to  make  sure  every-­ one  on  the  board  got  a  say,â&#x20AC;?  Zimet  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  reason  to  not  vote  [yes]  on  this.â&#x20AC;?

New  Paltz  has  a  tradition  and  com-­ mitment  to  environmental  conscious-­ ness,  Zimet  said.  She  also  said  there  are  several  opportunities  already  in  New  Paltz  for  electric  car  chargers  to  be  used. Â

Zimet  said  among  the  electric  cars  al-­ ready  owned  by  community  members,  the  town  purchased  a  hybrid  car  for  the  police  department  which  will  be  com-­ patible  with  the  electric  car  chargers. &RXQFLOPDQ 'DQ 7RUUHV VDLG KDY-­ ing  electric  car  chargers  in  New  Paltz  will  further  promote  the  town  as  being  environmentally-­conscious,  and  will  aid  in  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  path  toward  sustainability.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  Paltz  is  the  kind  of  communi-­ ty  where  we  promote  walking  and  bike  riding,  but  obviously  people  need  cars  as  well,â&#x20AC;?  Torres  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  have  these  chargers  installed  because  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  encourage  residents  to  purchase  electric  cars,  which  will  in  turn  make  us  more  sustainable.â&#x20AC;?

7KRXJK QRW \HW RI¿FLDO WKH WRZQ is  looking  for  ways  to  fund  the  instal-­ lation.  The  cost  of  purchase  has  yet  to  be  determined.  Torres  said  the  town  started  shopping  around  for  grants  be-­ IRUH RI¿FLDO FRQ¿UPDWLRQ EHFDXVH WKH\

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want  New  Paltz  to  be  eligible  to  receive  grants  early.  ³7KLV LV GHÂżQLWHO\ VRPHWKLQJ FRP-­ munity  members  are  interested  in  and  something  they  believe  will  improve  the  town,â&#x20AC;?  Torres  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  send  in  JUDQW UHTXHVWV HDUO\ VR ZH FDQ EH ÂżUVW LQ line  to  receive  them.â&#x20AC;?  Zimet  said  this  is  one  of  several  ini-­ tiatives  toward  improving  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  energy  conservation.  She  also  said  the  town  has  already  talked  with  several  ¿UPV ZKR KDYH LQWHUHVW LQ DLGLQJ 1HZ Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  push  for  energy  conservation.  Torres  said  he  believes  having  elec-­ tric  car  chargers  in  New  Paltz  is  a  per-­ IHFW ÂżW ZLWK WKH FRPPXQLW\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  blessed  to  have  people  in  our  community  who  are  environmental-­ ly-­conscious  and  see  the  good  that  hav-­ ing  electric  car  chargers  in  our  commu-­ nity  will  bring,â&#x20AC;?  Torres  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  will  be  great  for  New  Paltz  now  and  in  the  future  as  well.â&#x20AC;? Â

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GE  And  SEI  Changes  Proposed By  Cat  Tacopina

Editor-­In-­Chief  |  Ctaopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Student  senators  have  begun  the  semester  by  discussing  desired  changes  they  want  to  make  to  several  academic  policies.

Senator  Zach  Grossman,  a  student  representative  on  the  Academic  Affairs  Committee,  said  the  committee  plans  to  make  changes  to  Student  Evaluations  of  Instruction  (SEI).  Senators  Nadia  Alirahi  and  Jesse  Ginsburg  are  working  with  the  Liberal  Education  Committee  to  make  changes  to  General  Education  (GE)  and  Graduation  requirements.  Alirahi  and  Ginsburg  said  the  goal  of   the  Liberal  Education  Committee  is  to  reduce  the  amount  of  GEs  students  are  required  to  take  before  graduating.  The  committee  is  focused  on  helping  undergraduate  students  become  more  well-­rounded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  going  to  be  a  lot  fewer  GEs,â&#x20AC;?  Ginsburg  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  will  also  have  more  choices  in  the  selection  of  classes  you  need  to  use  as  your  GE  re-­ quirements.â&#x20AC;?

Alirahi  said  the  committee  wants  to  eliminate  Composition  I  and  II,  and  in-­ stead  offer  one  Composition  course  and  a  pre-­Composition  course  for  students  not  prepared  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  Composition  class.  Students  will  no  longer  be  able  to  place  out  of   math  or  foreign  language  classes.  Alirahi  said  the  only  way  to  get  out  of  either  is  to  have  received  cred-­ its  from  a  college  course  before  enroll-­ ment  or  to  have  gotten  credit  out  of  high  school  AP  and  IB  courses.  She  also  said  that  certain  GE  re-­ quirements  will  become  optional.  From  a  pool  of  six  GE  requirements,  students  will  be  allowed  to  choose  three  of  the  VL[ UHTXLUHPHQWV WR ¿OO Both  Alirahi  and  Ginsburg  said  the  committee  plans  to  introduce  more  graduation  requirements  for  undergrad-­ uates.  They  said  the  committee  plans  to  LQWURGXFH DQ LQWHUGLVFLSOLQDU\ ¿UVW \HDU seminar  after  the  composition  class.  They  will  also  require  students  to  take  at  least  one  STEM  (Science,  Technol-­ ogy,  Engineering,  Math)  class,  along  with  a  capstone  course  once  they  are  FORVH WR ¿QLVKLQJ WKHLU XQGHUJUDGXDWH degree.

Assistant  Professor  of  Chemis-­ try  and  Liberal  Education  Committee Â

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JUDGE  DECLARES  SAME-­SEX  MARRIAGE  BAND  UNCONSTI-­ TUTIONAL A  federal  judge  declared  a  same-­sex  marriage  ban  in  deeply  conservative  Texas  unconstitutional  on  Wednesday,  but  will  allow  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  second-­most  populous  state  to  enforce  the  law  pend-­ ing  an  appeal  that  will  likely  go  to  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court.

DRUG  LOARD  PLEAS  GUILTY A  reputed  lieutenant  of  recently  captured  drug  lord  Joaquin  â&#x20AC;&#x153;El  Chapoâ&#x20AC;?  Guzman  indicated  in  a  U.S.  courtroom  Wednesday  that  he  will  change  his  SOHD WR JXLOW\ LQ D ELOOLRQ WUDIÂżFNLQJ conspiracy  that  prosecutors  say  was  masterminded  by  his  infamous  boss.

COURT  ORDERS  YOUTUBE  TO  TAKE  DOWN  ANTI-­MUSLIM  VID-­ EOS Senator  Jesse  Ginsburg,  member  of  the  Liberal  Education  Committee. Â

member  Megan  Ferguson  said  the  goal  of  the  new  GE  and  graduation  require-­ ments  are  consistent  with  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goal  for  education  in  the  future.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  environment  is  so  fast  and  it  changes  so  quickly  that  students  need  to  be  prepared  and  able  to  tackle  prob-­ lems  you  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  necessarily  learn  in  school,â&#x20AC;?  Ferguson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  trying  to  enhance  problem-­solving  and  quan-­ titative  skills  by  teaching  from  a  variety  of  perspectives.  With  the  multi-­inter-­ disciplinary  discourse  offered  early  in  your  college  career,  we  want  to  have  it  so  students  will  be  able  to  use  what  they  learn  in  the  upper  division  courses  later  in  their  career.â&#x20AC;?

Grossman  said  the  Academic  Af-­ fairs  Committee  wants  to  make  SEIs  more  transparent.  Grossman  said  he  wants  the  SEIs  to  be  more  constructive  than  other  avenues  students  use  to  learn  about  potential  professors.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right  now,  the  only  way  to  reach  a  consensus  about  a  professor  is  through  either  word  of  mouth  or  Ratemyprofes-­ sor.com,â&#x20AC;?  Grossman  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  get  the  most  out  of  the  comments  for  both  professors  and  students.â&#x20AC;?

The  committee  also  hopes  to  make  it  so  professors  can  choose  to  not  give  their  SEIs  to  their  respective  deans  VKRXOG WKH\ ÂżQG WKH 6(, RIIHQVLYH DQG if  the  student  agrees  on  their  SEI  of  a Â

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professor  to  not  have  the  comments  re-­ leased  to  the  dean,  Grossman  said.  He  said  the  goal  of  this  is  to  lessen  the  unconstructive  criticism  students  may  feel  comfortable  giving  to  their  professors  because  of  the  current  ano-­ nymity  of  the  SEIs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pretty  much  all  of  the  professors  on  the  committee  said  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  received  personal  attacks  on  their  SEIs  in  the  past,â&#x20AC;?  Grossman  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;None  of  us  on  the  committee  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fair.  From  a  student  and  faculty  perspective,  we  want  to  make  it  so  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  as  extremely  constructive  as  possible...If  a  dean  no-­ tices  a  professor  continuously  neglects  to  hand  in  their  SEIs,  they  can  inter-­ vene.â&#x20AC;?

The  committee  wants  to  put  em-­ phasis  on  the  written  portion  of  the  SEI  and  shift  away  from  the  number  rank-­ ing  students  can  give.  Grossman  said  he  and  the  committee  hope  the  comments  can  help  build  a  more  productive  rela-­ tionship  between  professors  and  deans,  so  that  the  education  experience  ben-­ HÂżWV VWXGHQWV DQG IDFXOW\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  have  fairness  on  all  sides,â&#x20AC;?  Grossman  said.â&#x20AC;?Neither  too  pro-­student,  too  pro-­professor...we  as  students  need  to  be  constructive  and  re-­ member  out  professors  are  people  too.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  right  to  hide  behind  a  screen.  They  take  it  personally,  and  it  can  hurt.â&#x20AC;?

Thursday,  February  27,  2014

A  federal  appeals  court  ordered  YouTube  on  Wednesday  to  take  down  DQ DQWL 0XVOLP ¿OP WKDW VSDUNHG violence  in  many  parts  of  the  Middle  East.

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NASA  could  have  prevented  last  summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  near-­drowning  of  a  spacewalking  astronaut  at  the  International  Space  Station,  an  investigation  panel  concluded  Wednesday.

SNACK  AND  SODA  MAKERS Snack  and  soda  makers  that  often  are  blamed  for  fueling  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  obesity  rates  also  play  a  role  in  educating  the  dietitians  who  advise  Americans  on  healthy  eating.  Frito-­Lay,  Kellogg,  Coca-­Cola  and  others  are  essentially  teaching  the  teachers.  Their  workshops  and  online  classes  for  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dietitians  are  part  of  a  behind-­the-­ scenes  effort  to  burnish  the  images  of  their  snacks  and  drinks.

TARGET  SALES  DOWN More  than  two  months  after  it  revealed  that  hackers  stole  credit  card  numbers  and  personal  data  of  millions  of  its  FXVWRPHUV 7DUJHWœV VDOHV SUR¿W DQG stock  prices  have  dropped.

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LGBTQ Task Force Report Findings Revealed

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it because it’s not collectively shared. It will rights,” she said. “They are demanding the right WR D EDWKURRP WKDW LVQ¶W VR GH¿ QHG E\ JHQGHU EL The LGBTQ Task Force was assigned with make awareness even stronger.”

According to the climate report, New Paltz QDU\ WKDW QR PDWWHU ZKDW ZH GR ZH FDQ¶W ¿ W WKHUH making recommendations for improvement of the campus climate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, has received an overall campus pride score of They’re saying it’s a matter of civil rights, [to have] a bathroom that is built in a way where pri-­ transgender and queer students, faculty and staff 2.5 stars out of 5.

The highest score, three-­and-­a-­half stars, vacy is honored.” at SUNY New Paltz, according to the report In the second draft of the report, the task released to the campus community in January was achieved in the areas of Housing and Resi-­ dence Life and Sexual Orientation. The lowest IRUFH VSHFL¿ HG ZKDW GLYLVLRQV VKRXOG EH LPSOH 2014.

“We talked a little about some of the issues score, one star, was assigned to the category of menting direct changes, getting departments to take responsibility for more inclusiveness. we are trying to improve for the campus climate LGBT Support and Institutional Commitment.

Tucci said the college was in the process of “We are the college,” Tucci said. “It’s not for LGBTQ students,” SUNY New Paltz Presi-­ making changes when they calculated the pride the president who needs to change SUNY New dent Donald Christian said.

Paltz. He can guide changes, but it’s the work According to Christian, plans include at index, a national standard.

“At the time things were already in prog-­ we do everyday that is where the change comes least one gender-­neutral bathroom in every building, having more resources on the SUNY ress that were already invoking a lot of change from.”

Fourth-­year Women’s, Gen-­ New Paltz website, an LGBTQ mixer der and Sexuality Studies major as a part of summer orientation, us-­ Brendan Wright worked on the task ing preferred names with food or-­ ders, adding gender orientation for “We are the college,” Tucci said. “It’s not the force as a student representative from the Residence Hall Student the non-­discrimination policy, having an LGBTQ expert go over all of the president who needs to change SUNY New Paltz. He Association and said the project has documentation and wording to make can guide changes, but it’s the work we do everyday and will continue to make a positive impact on the community. them gender inclusive and adding that is where the change comes from.”

“It was a wonderful experi-­ new material for welcome week to ence to work in collaboration with help students understand these issues. MARCIA TUCCI faculty, staff and fellow students,” The task force found that 97 he said. “I would say I am most percent of respondents expressed proud of the immediate response supportive attitudes toward LGBTQ people at SUNY New Paltz. The triangulation of on campus,” she said. “We know when we do it for current construction plan updates and the the data included 11 focus groups, according to bi-­annually we will score better on the next one. stipulation made by the president that all future Marcia Tucci, assistant dean for the Academic Our goal would be to get between the four and constructions should include a gender inclusive ¿ YH UDQJH ´ restroom.”

Advising Center and task force member.

Tucci said the issue of a lack of gender Director of the Psychological Counsel-­ “That really informed our understanding of what peoples’ experiences are in a very direct neutral bathrooms available on campus was the ing Center Gweneth Lloyd said her department number one safety issue for the LGBTQ com-­ works to make sure LGBTQ students feel safe way,” she said. and comfortable and she feels education would These 11 groups participated in in-­depth munity.

“Even though it’s potentially a very small foster knowledge and understanding in the com-­ discussions about campus climate issues and consisted of international students, student ath-­ number of people, the amount of discomfort they munity.

“I think the college community remains letes, fraternity and sorority members, LGBTQ were experiencing not having these facilities students, trans students, bisexual students, resi-­ readily available on campus was causing them a very open,” Lloyd said. “I don’t like to use the dence life professionals, faculty (two groups), very high level of distress,” she said. “And we do word ‘tolerance’ because I think ‘tolerated’ facilities operations and maintenance and univer-­ have [gender neutral bathrooms]. But we don’t sounds like an annoyance, but in terms of liv-­ sity police department and LGBTQ employees, have them in places that were being most useful ing together and creating a community of un-­ according to the LGBTQ Campus Climate Task to students. We just kept saying that we need to derstanding and respecting and about how you bring this to a higher level of understanding of disagree. You can’t disagree by trying to oppress.

Force report.

'LUHFWRU RI WKH 2I¿ FH RI 6WXGHQW $FWLYLWLHV what the risk is for students. When we brought You have to at least respect them as a human.”

Patterson said he also thinks more central-­ and Union Services and chair of the task force, that data to the president, they were just amazed.”

This prompted changes in the plans for the ized education will send a message to our new Mike Patterson, said the report was able to high-­ light some important LGBTQ issues on campus. renovation of Wooster Science Building to have entrants that this institution values respect for all.

“The interesting thing about a college com-­ “There’s a good need that all of our campus a gender neutral bathroom centralized on cam-­ policies are up to date and current and reviewed pus, along with the changed policy that requires munity is that you’re always cycling through new in making sure they are not discriminatory in all new construction to have gender neutral bath-­ people,” Patterson said. “You always have new any way,” he said. “I think the other thing that rooms and any current renovations whenever people with opinions coming in. People have the needs to come out [of the report] is some sort of possible would include in their plans, these bath-­ right to their opinions and sometimes those opin-­ ions are not friendly. We believe in and we stand centralized group to identify what is going on on rooms, according to Tucci.

“I think Trans [people] are the newest up for the rights of our LGBTQ counterparts and campus. There’s a lot of different things happen-­ ing on LGBTQ issues, but nobody knows about group of minorities to rise up and demand equal you have the right to believe what you want, but

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To frack or not to frack, that is the nev-­ er-­ending question.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not approved or disapproved the environmental impact of fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, a controversial drilling technique that has been used to extract natural gas with the use of pressurized water mixed with chemicals.

According to the Department of En-­ vironmental Conservation (DEC) website, they received more than 13,000 public comments on the Draft Supplemental Ge-­ neric Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) issued in September 2009. It was revised again in September 2011. The pub-­ lic comment period on the draft ended in January 2012.

For those of you just tuning in, this is 2014, more than two years later. You may ask, what’s the hold up? That is a fantastic question.

New York’s environmental commis-­ sioner said he won’t issue regulations to allow fracking for natural gas until at least April 2015, meaning Cuomo prob-­ ably won’t decide on the issue until after he faces re-­election, according to a January Bloomberg Sustainability article.

Is Cuomo putting off a decision on fracking, avoiding controversy running for president or re-­election for governor? May-­ be. Probably.

But even President Barack Obama is on the frack train, hiding behind the lure of independence from foreign oil and key-­ words like “natural gas” instead of “frack-­ ing.”

The possible risks in the SGEIS range from chemical emissions to pollutants in water. Taking the time to thoroughly exam-­ ine the risks of fracking is not what bothers me, I’m all for it. What bothers me is that we do not know the health and environmen-­ tal impacts, but this huge issue seems to just be a political tool. Come on.

No matter which way the decision falls, the health of New Yorkers should not be used for political gain. Period.

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SUNY  New  Paltz  Photography  Professor  Francois  Deschamps  was  named  a  New  York  Foundation  for  the  Arts  (NYFA)  fellow  for  the  2013  award  cycle  upon  enter-­ ing  work  from  his  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photo-­Rapideâ&#x20AC;?  photo  project.  For  the  past  28  years,  NYFA  has  provided  over  $27  million  in  unrestricted  cash  grants  to  artists  in  15  disci-­ plines  at  critical  stages  in  their  creative  development,  ac-­ cording  to  the  foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  website.  Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Fellowship  provides  unrestricted  grants  of  $7,000  to  New  York-­based  artists  and  is  intended  to  fund  an  artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vision  or  voice,  regardless  of  the  level  of  his  or  her  artistic  career  point.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  very  honored  to  have  won.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  looked  at  the  other  winning  photographers  and  their  work  is  at  a  really  high  level  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  amazed  that  I  got  it,â&#x20AC;?  Deschamps  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  look  at  it  like  wow,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  in  that  same  category.â&#x20AC;?

Of  the  27  fellows  in  the  photography  category,  De-­ schamps  represented  Ulster  County,  as  one  of  only  two  photographers  who  did  not  reside  in  New  York  City.  A  three-­time  winner  of  the  competitive  NYFA  Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Fel-­ lowship,  Deschamps  said  he  had  applied  many  times  but  had  not  won.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important  to  keep  applying.   Never  assume  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  it  because  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  good,â&#x20AC;?  Deschamps  said.

For  the  NYFA  fellowship  application,  Deschamps  chose  eight  photos  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photo-­Rapideâ&#x20AC;?  along  with  a  statement.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photo-­Rapideâ&#x20AC;?  was  the  brainchild  of  Des-­ champsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  2010  Fulbright  Senior  Research  Fellowship,  during  which  he  lived  in  Mali  for  a  year.  Deschamps  said  he  loves  teaching,  but  having  been  able  to  completely  focus  on  his  photography  during  the  Fullbright  was  re-­

Ă&#x20AC;HFWHG LQ WKH TXDOLW\ DQG VXFFHVV RI KLV ZRUN +H PRVW recently  displayed  photos  taken  during  his  time  in  Mali  at  D VROR H[KLELW WLWOHG Âł7D[L %DPDNR´ DW 2 . +DUULV *DO-­ OHU\ LQ 6R+R â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  very  grateful  to  the  college,  in  particular  to  President  Donald  Christian  who  was  very  generous  in  supporting  the  Fullbright,â&#x20AC;?  Deschamps  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  also  great  to  work  with  The  Dorsky.  This  kind  of  stuff  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  happen  without  support  from  people  like  the  president,  the  dean  at  the  time,  exhibit  visitors.â&#x20AC;?

Photography  Professor  Ann  Lovett,  who  served  as  a  NYFA  Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Fellowship  selection  jury  member  in  1993,  VDLG LWÂśV WHUULÂżF WR KHDU DERXW 'HVFKDPSVÂś DZDUG â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  an  extremely  competitive  and  prestigious  DZDUG ´ /RYHWW VDLG Âł)UDQFRLV LV GHÂżQLWHO\ RQH RI WKRVH accomplished  faculty  members  who  has  received  ac-­ NQRZOHGJHPHQW RI KLV TXDOLW\ RI ZRUN LQ WKH ÂżHOG ´ Deschamps  said  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  used  the  award  to  cover  the  FRVW RI D QHZ FDPHUD HTXLSPHQW DQG PDWHULDOV DQG ZLOO VDYH VRPH IRU IXWXUH WUDYHOV +H DOVR VDLG PRQH\ LVQÂśW WKH only  reward  from  receiving  the  fellowship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  opens  many  doors.  Many  people  read  the  list  and  make  a  note  of  the  winners,â&#x20AC;?  Deschamps  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  also  helps  when  approaching  curators  with  a  body  of  work  that  has  received  such  recognition.â&#x20AC;?  Next,  Deschamps  said  he  plans  to  put  an  American  take  on  his  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photo-­Rapideâ&#x20AC;?  project,  where  he  will  travel  around  the  country  and  take  photos  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  capturing  people  being  patiently  waiting,  even  when  confronted  with  ordi-­ narily  stimulating  surroundings.  +H KDV DOUHDG\ EHHQ WR )ORULGD DQG SODQV WR YLVLW more  states.

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The  Department  of  Residence  Life  announced  a  new  position  in  all  residence  halls  on  campus  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cultural  liaison.â&#x20AC;?  These  indi-­ viduals  will  be  trained  to  embrace  diversity  within  the  residence  halls,  while  at  the  same  time  creating  a  sense  of  togetherness  for  students  who  may  struggle  with  cultural  issues.  Liaisons  must  already  be  a  resident  assistant  (RA).

(DFK OLDLVRQ ZLOO EH UHTXLUHG WR PHHW LQ D FRPPLWWHH RI RWKHU liasons  once  a  month  to  communicate  between  themselves  and  their  respective  hall  in  regards  to  the  programming  efforts  that  Residence  Life  will  plan.  Cultural  liaisons  will  also  conduct  their  own  research  on  the  efforts  other  universities  are  making  for  similar  causes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  celebration  of  diversity  and  cultural  awareness.  Complex  Director  of  Residence  Life  Sandy  Pincay  said  the  main  goal  of  this  cultural  liaison  position  was  to  create  a  team  dedicated  to  improving  the  atmosphere  of  living  in  the  residence  hall  community.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  wish  to  celebrate  diversity  and  all  cultural  differences  con-­ tinuously  rather  than  waiting  for  an  unfortunate  event  to  happen,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  residents  will  learn  that  there  is  a  resource  within  their  hall  that  will  be  properly  trained  for  cultural  or  diverse  issues.  Residents  will  be  able  to  enjoy  the  celebration  of  these  designed  programs.â&#x20AC;?

2ULJLQDOO\ IURP 7DLZDQ XQGHFODUHG ÂżUVW \HDU VWXGHQW $QJHO +XDQJ VDLG VKH WKLQNV WKH FXOWXUDO OLDLVRQ SRVLWLRQ LV QHFHVVDU\ WR KDYH in  the  residence  halls  because  it  will  help  students  of  different  cultures  stay  true  to  their  roots. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  hundreds  of  people  living  in  the  dorms  on  campus  and  not  every  one  of  them  share  the  same  culture,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  believe  it  is  important  that  the  dorms  acknowledge  the  different  cultures  that  their  residents  may  have  and  to  share  that  with  other  residents.  If  a  dormi-­ tory  is  supposed  to  be  home  to  the  college  kids  while  they  are  studying  here,  they  should  have  the  opportunity  to  feel  at  home  by  celebrating  the  holidays  of  their  culture  or  whatever  else  they  are  used  to.â&#x20AC;? +XDQJ DOVR VDLG WKH SRVLWLRQ VHHPV OLNH D JUHDW ZD\ IRU LQWHUHVWHG students  to  get  involved  in  the  campus  community. Âł, WKLQN LW ZRXOG EH JUHDW WR KDYH SHRSOH VSHFLÂżFDOO\ WUDLQHG IRU this  position  to  be  in  each  dorm  because  this  way  the  RAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  duty  is  reduced  and  it  gives  other  people  opportunities  to  hold  a  leadership  position,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

The  Department  of  Residence  Life  believes  the  students  cho-­ VHQ WR EH OLDLVRQV ZLOO EH DEOH WR JURZ SURIHVVLRQDOO\ ZLWK VLJQL¿FDQW WUDLQLQJ DQG VXSSRUW IURP IDFXOW\ 3LQFD\ VDLG WKLV SRVLWLRQ ZLOO EHQH¿W the  department  as  a  whole  as  it  is  continuously  making  efforts  to  best  serve  the  needs  of  campus  residents.

Following  the  nomination  process,  residence  directors  looked  at  the  following:  a  student  must  be  an  RA  for  at  least  one  year  and  dur-­ ing  that  time  established  a  comfortable  and  trusting  relationship  with  their  residents.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  will  be  favorable  for  the  type  of  programs  and  conversa-­ WLRQV ZH LQWHQG WR KDYH ZKHUH VHQVLWLYLW\ DQG WUXVW LV UHTXLUHG ´ 3LQFD\ said.

This  position  was  initiated  by  Associate  Vice  President  Raymond  Schwarz  with  the  support  of  Corinna  Caracci  and  the  Department  of  Residence  Life.  Further  development  will  be  made  with  the  collabora-­ tion  of  faculty  from  designated  departments.

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By  Hannah  Nesich Assistant  Copy  Editor  |  Hnesich@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Something  different  is  brewing  at  Bacchus,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  their  soup  specials.

The  restaurant  and  bar  just  marked  their  sixth  month  of  having  homemade  beer  on  the  menu,  brewed  just  feet  away  from  customers  by  brewmasters  Michael  Renganeschi  and  Jason  Synan.  Since  late  August,  the  pair  have  brewed  twice  a  week,  creating  one  new  beer  a  week.  There  are  four  styles  they  follow  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  double  IPA,  a  farmhouse  ale,  an  imperial  stout  and  a  porter  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  every  single  beer  tastes  at  least  slightly  different  from  the  last  batch  and  takes  a  week  to  sell.

Each  beer  is  crafted  in  a  similar  style  with  comparable  base  ingredients,  but  differences  occur  throughout  the  brew-­ ing  process,  according  to  Renganeschi.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  we  are  trying  to  do,  have  people  expect  a  certain  wholesale  idea  that  keeps  them  on  their  toes  also,â&#x20AC;?  Renganeschi  said.  Each  beer  takes  about  a  week  to  sell  and  the  brewing  process  can  take  three  weeks  to  three  months,  though  they  can  choose  to  age  beers  for  up  to  a  few  years.

The  process  starts  off  with  80  to  100  gallons  of  water  at  170  degrees  and  250  to  300  lbs.  of  grain.  Renganeschi  and  Synan  use  six  fermenting  tanks  to  ferment  the  liquid,  and  then  move  some  concoctions  to  six  wooden  barrels,  which  DUH VSHFLÂżF WR WKH GLIIHUHQW NLQGV RI DOFRKRO WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;DYRULQJ VKRXOG EH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFHG E\ ² ZLQH EDUUHOV ZKLVNH\ EDUUHOV rum  barrels  and  others.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  idea  is  that  each  will  take  a  little  bit  of  character  of  the  spirit  that  was  in  there  beforehand,â&#x20AC;?  Renganeschi  said.  Essentially,  the  porter  beer  you  drink  last  week  may  not  be  exactly  the  same  as  the  one  you  drink  this  week.

Synan  and  Renganeschi  started  selling  their  brewed  beer  legally  and  commercially  at  Bacchus  in  August,  but  their  history  with  brewing  goes  back  much  further.

Renganeschi  brewed  throughout  his  college  years,  and  shared  his  techniques  with  Synan  after  the  two  became  friends  while  playing  in  a  band  three  or  four  years  ago,  Syn-­ an  said.

Even  if  they  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  selling  their  brewed  creations  at  Bacchus,  they  would  still  be  brewing  the  way  they  started:  with  a  single  barrel,  on  Renganeschiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  front  patio.  %HIRUH EHFRPLQJ WKH RIÂżFLDO EUHZHUV RI %DFFKXV 5HQ-­ ganeschi  had  worked  at  Bacchus  as  a  waiter  before,  while  Synan  was  co-­manager  of  the  bar,  a  position  he  still  holds.

The  pair  had  been  casually  brewing  together  for  about  a  year  before  Synan  got  the  green  light  from  Bacchusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  bar  owner  to  create  their  own  brews  while  in  a  staff  meeting,  something  he  previously  viewed  as  being  â&#x20AC;&#x153;mostly  in  the  realm  of  fantasyâ&#x20AC;?  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  typically  such  an  expensive  endeavor.  The  good  news  arrived  around  the  same  time  Rengan-­ eschi  was  set  to  move  to  Spain,  leaving  Synan  with  the  task  of  convincing  him  to  stay  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  worthwhile  decision,  said  Renganeschi. Â

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Renganeschi  and  Synan  brew  with  locally  produced  products,  sometimes  serving  beer  to  the  very  same  people  they  purchased  the  grapes  from  earlier  that  week.  This  â&#x20AC;&#x153;farm-­to-­tableâ&#x20AC;?  practice,  described  by  Renganeschi,  really  caters  to  the  environmentally-­conscious  crowd  of  the  Hud-­ son  Valley.  In  addition,  the  brewers  think  another  telling  character-­ LVWLF RI WKHLU FRQVXPHUV LV D ZLOOLQJQHVV WR WU\ QHZ Ă&#x20AC;DYRUV also  indicative  of  the  age  of  some  of  their  clientele,  accord-­ ing  to  Synan.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  aspect  of  the  Pokemon,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;gotta  catch  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em  allâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  generation,â&#x20AC;?  Synan  said  of  his  age  demographicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  atti-­ tude  toward  beer.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  [our  generation]  is  comfortable  with  variation,  we  are  comfortable  with  not  having  a  standby  beer  that  we  order,  like  Budweiser,  when  we  walk  into  a  bar.â&#x20AC;?

Synan  said  when  older  customers  ask  for  Guinness  on  tap  and  Synan   reveals  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  carry  that,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;you  see  their  minds  break,  in  a  way,  that  I  think  is  sometimes  hard  for  them  to  understand  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  carry  Guinness  on  tap.â&#x20AC;?  Though  Bacchus  carries  Guinness  by  the  can,  Synan  said  it  underscores  his  point  that  being  comfortable  with  try-­ ing  new  things  might  be  an  aspect  of  the  younger  generation  of  beer  consumers,  which  comprises  much  of  their  fanbase.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  philosophy  as  brewers  is  that  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to Â

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make  anything  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  already  been  made  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  we  want  to  make  something  new  and  exciting  and  interesting  every  single   time,â&#x20AC;?  Renganeschi  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  lucky  in  the  fact  that  we  can  do  that  with  our  clientele.â&#x20AC;?

Synan  said  throughout  the  course  of  the  project,  Bac-­ chus  was  compared  to  New  Paltz  restaurant  Gilded  Otter.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  have  a  much  larger  brewing  system.  They  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feature  other  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  beer  on  tap.  Because  of  that,  their  brewing  schedule,  they  are  required  to  continue  to  produce  beer,â&#x20AC;?  Synan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  such  an  intensive  brew-­ ing  schedule,  we  offer  one  new  beer  at  a  time,  maybe  two.  It  allows  us  the  freedom  to  be  more  creative.â&#x20AC;?

Gilded  Otter  has  been  brewing  since  November  of  1998,  and  features  six  to  eight  beers  on  tap.  Throughout  the  16  years  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  open,  brewmaster  Darren  Currier  has  brewed  close  to  2000  batches  and  around  100  different  styles  of  beer.  For  him,  another  brewery  in  town  means  more  opportunity  than  it  does  competition.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  glad  Bacchus  is  brewing.  The  fact  that  the  town  has  another  brewery  is  good  for  business  for  both  of  us,â&#x20AC;?  Currier,  Gilded  Otterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  brewer  since  2000,  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Craft  beer  enthusiasts  travel  to  brewery  destinations.   The  more  brew-­ eries  in  one  area  the  better.  It  brings  more  beer  fans  to  the  area,  which  in  turn  means  more  business  for  all  of  us.â&#x20AC;?

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WRITING PROJECT ENERGIZES SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND TEACHERS ALIKE By  Roger  Gilson  Contributing  Writer  |  Gilson46@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu The  Hudson  Valley  Writing  Project  [HVWP],  a  teacher-­ enrichment  program  housed  and  partially  funded  by  SUNY  New  Paltz,  provides  pre-­school  to  college-­level  educators  of  all  disciplines  with  new  skills  to  apply  in  the  classroom.

The  HVWP  is  one  of  195  local  writing  projects  under  the  umbrella  of  The  National  Writing  Project  which  strives  to  create  a  cross-­disciplinary  and  multi-­level  community  of  teachers  to  advance  the  way  students  express  themselves.

The  cornerstone  of  the  program  is  the  Summer  Insti-­ tute,  a  month-­long  teacher-­enrichment  program  that  counts  for  nine  graduate  school  credits.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  model  is  one  of  teachers  teaching  teachers,â&#x20AC;?  Tom  Meyer,  one  of  three  co-­founders  of  The  HVWP  and  associ-­ ate  professor  of  secondary  education  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cool  about  a  network  is  that  it  permits  people  to  move  knowledge  and  skill  that  we  trade  in  a  very  recipro-­ cal  way,â&#x20AC;?  Meyer  said.

Bonnie  Kaplan,  the  other  co-­founder  of  the  HVWP,  said  the  National  Writing  Project  was  founded  on  the  notion  that  teachers  â&#x20AC;&#x153;needed  a  sense  of  community.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  just  about  a  talking  head,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  shared  mutual  collaborative  experience,â&#x20AC;?  Kaplan  said.  The  program  works  with  styles  of  writing  from  every  discipline,  Meyer  said.  Science  and  Math  educators  partici-­ pate  in  the  institute  alongside  English  teachers.

Kathleen  Yeager,  who  teaches  elementary  school  stu-­ dents  in  need  of  academic  intervention  and  is  a  graduate  of  WKH 6XPPHU ,QVWLWXWH VDLG WKH Âż UVW WKLQJ WKDW KLW KHU XSRQ entering  the  program  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;these  people  are  serious.â&#x20AC;?

The  variation  of  the  teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  subject  area  and  grade  level  allowed  Yeager  to  consider  her  work  â&#x20AC;&#x153;from  a  variety  of  different  perspectives.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though  this  interchange,  I  came  to  not  only  under-­ stand  the  work  of  others,  but  my  own  work  on  a  totally  new  level,â&#x20AC;?  Yeager  said.

According  to  Kaplan,  the  HVWP  teaches  educators  to  go  beyond  the  written  word  and  teach  their  students  how  to  express  themselves  through  different  media.

Kaplan  specializes  in  educating  teachers  about  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Digital  Storytelling.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  you  could  go  into  teaching  today  and  not  be  open  to  the  digital  horizon,â&#x20AC;?  Kaplan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  cool  thing  about  digital  writing  is  that  it  allows  kids  to  develop  skills  on  devices  they  have  already  fallen  in  love  withâ&#x20AC;Śkids  are  developing  a  certain  mastery,  but  they  still  need  structure.â&#x20AC;?

The  multi-­model  learning  of  Digital  Storytelling  in-­ volves  the  mixing  of  writing  with  music,  images,  video  and  other  components. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once  you  start  adding  in  images  and  music,  the  writ-­ ing  generally  changesâ&#x20AC;Śevery  piece  of  that  new  project  that  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  creating  has  to  be  showcased  in  some  way,â&#x20AC;?  Kaplan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  kid  who  moves  into  Digital  Storytelling  is  taking  on  a  much  more  sophisticated  and  complicated  experience Â

then  you  might  have  with  a  pen  and  a  piece  of  paper,â&#x20AC;?  said  Kaplan.

The  HVWP  multi-­model  approach  can  take  other  forms.  Rebecca  Burdett,  a  graduate  of  the  Summer  Insti-­ tute  program  who  has  taught  Pre-­K  through  the  sixth  grade,  said  this  approach  â&#x20AC;&#x153;opened  up  another  genreâ&#x20AC;?  for  her  in  the  classroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  an  early  childhood  person,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  one  to  place  my  students  in  front  of  computers,â&#x20AC;?  Burdett  said.  %XUGHWW GHYHORSHG D FXUULFXOXP WKDW LQWHJUDWHG WKH Âż UVW stages  of  linguistic  education  with  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;favorite  passion,  which  is  early  childhood  play.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  think  about  writing,  I  think  of  it  as  composi-­ tion,  and  we  compose  and  create  in  multiple  ways,â&#x20AC;?  said  Burdett.  She  believes  that  writing  is  based  on  expression,  which  can  take  on  many  forms. %XUGHWW GHYHORSHG D OHDUQLQJ SURJUDP IRU KHU Âż UVW grade  students  where  they  create  elaborate  buildings  out  of  wooden  blocks  to  begin  to  learn  the  art  of  expression.  Her  students  create  projects  with  the  blocks,  which  are  then  dis-­ cussed  with  Burdett.  At  the  end  of  the  week,  the  creation  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;published,â&#x20AC;?  through  taking  a  picture  of  it,  or  writing  a  story,  or  telling  a  story  about  it.

Kaplan  and  Burdett  agreed  the  feedback  given  by  grad-­ uates  of  the  HVWP  was  exemplary.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  have  that  network  of  peer  support,  it  gives  you  the  ability  to  broaden  your  practice  in  really  dynamic  way,â&#x20AC;?  Burdett  said.

Candlelit Prayers And Fond Memories

STUDENTS, FACULTY AND FAMILY GATHER TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS FOR DECEASED STUDENT By  Andrew  Lief  Managing  Editor  |  N02452747@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu On  Wednesday,  Feb.  26,  at  least  75  people  gathered  on  the  second  level  of  the  Student  Union  concourse  for  a  candle-­ OLJKW PHPRULDO VHUYLFH WR KRQRU WKH OLIH RI Âż UVW \HDU VWXGHQW Eric  Van  de  Laar,  who  passed  away  on  Thursday,  Feb.  6.   The  event  began  with  Rev.  Brother  Salvatore  Patricola  of  St.  Josephsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church  in  New  Paltz  addressing  the  crowd  with  opening  words  and  led  prayers.   Ericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  friends  and  family  said  he  was  a  person  who  was  passionate  about  music,  loved  playing  video  games,  had  a  good  sense  of  humor,  a  sharp  wit  and  was  someone  who  was  able  to  maintain  his  composure.   Ericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  father,  Lyell  Van  de  Laar,  addressed  the  crowd  and  thanked  them  for  all  of  the  kind  words  they  posted  on  Face-­ book  and  said  it  meant  so  much  to  their  family  that  everyone  came  out  to  the  service.     Ericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  brother,  Ian  Van  de  Laar,  said  he  was  thankful  for  everyone  in  attendance  for  the  support  they  have  given  their  family.

Âł+H ZDV P\ EHVW IULHQG DQG P\ Âż UVW PHPRULHV DUH RI Eric,â&#x20AC;?  Ian  Van  de  Laar  said.   First-­year  biology  major  Alexandra  Shea  said  she  would  always  walk  to  her  9:25  a.m.  classes  with  Eric,  and  described  him  as  a  person  who  put  her  at  ease.   )LUVW \HDU Âż QH DUWV PDMRU +DOH\ 6SULQJVWRQ VDLG (ULFÂśV kindness  made  a  big  impression  on  her.  She  said  when  she  ¿ UVW FDPH WR 1HZ 3DOW] VKH ZDV YHU\ QHUYRXV EXW (ULF JDYH her  some  of  his  momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cookies,  making  her  feel  at  home.  (ULFÂśV URRPPDWH Âż UVW \HDU ELRORJ\ PDMRU 7KRPDV 1LFK olas,  said  Eric  was  a  person  who  was  extremely  kind,  gener-­ ous  and  never  judged  anyone.   First-­year  journalism  and  political  science  double  major  Sarah  Eames  said  she  valued  the  time  spent  with  Eric.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  will  cherish  my  experiences  with  Eric  for  the  rest  of  my  time  at  New  Paltz  and  for  the  rest  of  my  life,â&#x20AC;?  Eames  said.   SUNY  New  Paltz  Associate  Vice  President  Ray  Schwarz  said  the  service  showed  how  large  of  an  impact  Eric  had  on  the  lives  of  those  he  met.   ³:KDW , WKLQN LW VD\V Âż UVW LV PRUH DERXW (ULF DQG KRZ he  touched  people  than  the  community  itself,â&#x20AC;?  Schwarz  said.  Â

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes,  it  always  makes  me  proud  when  the  community  comes  together  for  each  other,  and  New  Paltz  does  that  so  well,  but  it  speaks  mostly  to  Eric  and  his  sensitivity  and  his  caring,  which  came  out  over  and  over  again  from  the  hearts  of  stu-­ dents.â&#x20AC;?

Director  of  Student  Activities  and  Union  Services  Mike  Patterson  said  when  people  come  together  to  honor  someone  WKH\ KDYH ORVW DQG ORYHG LW GHÂż QHV D VHQVH RI FRPPXQLW\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  we  lose  one  of  our  own,  those  that  are  closest  come  together  to  share  memories  and  honor  the  life  of  some-­ one  that  has  been  lost,â&#x20AC;?  Patterson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  students  really  led  the  effort  on  this  and  I  think  that  shows  a  lot  of  commit-­ ment  and  care.â&#x20AC;?

Balloons  were  handed  out  to  those  in  attendance.   At  the  end  of  the  service,  the  balloons  were  released  into  the  sky  to  signify  the  release  of  any  regrets  and  to  send  prayers  and  thoughts  of  kindness  into  the  sky.   For  anyone  whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  seeking  additional  counseling,  the  campus  Psychological  Counseling  Center  can  be  reached  at  845-­257-­2920  or  during  regular  business  hours  Monday  to  Friday  8:30  a.m.  to  5  p.m.

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By  Anthony  DeRosa Features  Editor|  N02385288@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  friend  just  became  a  childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  greatest  ally.  On  Saturday  Feb.  15,  the  New  Paltz  community  was  invited  to  the  Coykendall  Science  Building  audi-­ torium  to  learn  about  the  use  of  facility  trained  dogs  in  the  courtroom,  in  particular  the  story  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rosie,â&#x20AC;?  1HZ <RUN 6WDWHÂśV Âż UVW MXGLFLDOO\ DSSURYHG FRXUWURRP therapy  dog.   Dr.  David  Crenshaw,  clinical  director  at  the  Chil-­ drenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Home  of  Poughkeepsie,  a  residental  shelter  that  provides  therapeutic  services  to  abused,  neglected,  or  at-­risk  children,  moderated  the  event  alongside  li-­ censed  clinical  social  worker  Lori  Stella,  also  of  the  &KLOGUHQÂśV +RPH ZKRVH ZRUN ZDV VLJQLÂż FDQWO\ LQ volved  in  the  case  which  Rosie  premiered.  Stella  shared  the  details  of  how  the  case  was  brought  to  trial  and  how  through  the  use  of  Rosie,  the  victim,  referred  to  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jessica,â&#x20AC;?  was  able  to  testify  against  her  abuser  and  receive  justice.  According  to  Stella,  Jessica  was  born  in  Guate-­ mala  and  at  one  month  old  was  left  by  her  parents  to  be  raised  by  her  maternal  grandparents,  along  with  her  older  brother.  Eleven  years  later  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mother  re-­ turned  to  Guatemala  to  illegally  immigrate  Jessica  and  her  sibling  to  a  home  the  parents  had  established  in  Dutchess  County,  New  York.  During  their  travel,  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mother  was  caught  by  immigration  authority  and  deported  back  to  Guatema-­ la,  leaving  Jessica  and  her  brother  to  complete  the  trip  into  the  United  States  with  the  other  illegal  immigrants  they  were  traveling  with,  where  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  father  would  eventually  meet  them  and  take  them  to  New  York.

Within  one  month  of  her  living  there,  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fa-­ ther  began  molesting  her,  which  soon  grew  into  rap-­ ing  her  on  a  repeated  basis,  some  of  which  resulted  in  pregnancies  and  forced  abortions,  Stella  said.  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  abuse  would  last  four  years  until  the  day  she  resisted  her  fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  advances  and  drew  an  attempt  on  her  life.  Jessica  was  able  to  evade  the  attack  and  run  away  to  Connecticut  where  she  was  picked  up  by  Child  Protec-­ tive  Services  and  divulged  the  abuse  she  had  endured  at  the  hands  of  her  father.  After  police  recorded  a  phone  call  where  Jessica  tried  to  have  her  father  admit  what  he  had  done,  she  was  placed  in  group  care  at  the  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Home  in  June  2010,  where  Stella  was  assigned  as  her  social  worker.  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  father  was  placed  in  custody  await-­ ing  trial,  while  Jessica  spent  nearly  a  year  and  a  half  at  the  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Home  unable  to  speak  of  the  trauma  she  suffered  to  Stella  or  other  counselors.  ³$ ORW RI WLPHV VKH ZRXOG MXVW FRPH WR P\ RIÂż FH

DQG FU\ DQG , FRXOG QHYHU Âż JXUH RXW ZK\ ´ 6WHOOD VDLG Âł, GLGQÂśW NQRZ LI VKH ZDV KDYLQJ Ă&#x20AC; DVKEDFNV RI KHU GDG I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  if  she  was  missing  her  siblings...Jessica  was  very  introverted  and  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  talk  about  her  feel-­ ings.â&#x20AC;?

In  late  winter  2010,  with  the  trial  of  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  father  drawing  near,  Stella  worried  Jessica  would  be  unable  to  testify  as  the  primary  witness  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  acquitting  her  father  of  the  crime.  Dr.  Crenshaw  approached  Stella  with  an  idea  he  had  seen  at  a  recent  conference  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  the  use  of  courthouse  therapy  dogs.  Having  worked  with  Jessica  for  months  with  no  breakthroughs,  Stella  decided  to  give  it  a  try.  ,Q WKH PHDQWLPH 6WHOOD WRRN -HVVLFD WR KHU Âż UVW WULDO preparation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  questions  they  had  to  ask  this  kid,  I  wanted  to  crawl  under  the  table,â&#x20AC;?  Stella  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  could  not  imagine  being  a  kid  and  having  to  answer  these  questions  that  are  so  uncomfortable.  [Jessica]  cried  so  much  and  we  had  to  keep  taking  breaks.  I  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  believe  the  amount  of  pain  this  kid  would  have  to  go  through  time  and  time  again  preparing  for  this.â&#x20AC;?  In  spring  of  2011,  Rosie,  an  11-­year-­old  golden  retriever,  was  brought  to  the  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Home  for  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  session.  Stella  recalled  the  ¿ UVW WLPH WKH WZR HQFRXQWHUHG RQH DQRWKHU â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  went  outside  for  a  walk  behind  the  home  where  there  are  some  picnic  tables,  which  I  thought  would  be  nice  with  the  dog,â&#x20AC;?  Stella  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  sat  down  at  the  table  and  Jessica  sat  across  from  me.  And  Rosie,  Rosie  just  hopped  up  on  the  bench  and  sat  next  to  Jessica.  I  thought  that  was  such  an  amazing  moment  behind  dog  and  hu-­ man.â&#x20AC;?

7KDW DIWHUQRRQ DOVR PDUNHG WKH Âż UVW WLPH -HV sica  discussed  something  that  was  bothering  her.  Stella  said  after  that  she  worked  with  Jessica  and  Rosie  everyday.  In  the  presence  of  Rosie,  Jessica  felt  comforted  enough  to  discuss  her  abuse  with  Stella  as  well  as  with  attorneys  during  trial  preparations.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rosie  really  allowed  Jessica  to  open  up  and  talk  about  these  traumatic  events  without  taking  breaks  or  sobbing,â&#x20AC;?  Stella  said.  Before  the  trial  commenced,  the  defense  argued  that  the  presence  of  Rosie  in  the  courtroom  would  sway  the  jury  to  sympathy.  However,  after  a  brief  KHDULQJ LQ ZKLFK 6WHOOD WHVWLÂż HG WR WKH QHFHVVLW\ RI Rosie  in  regards  to  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  testimony  as  well  as  pre-­ venting  re-­traumatizing  her,  the  dog  was  allowed  to  take  the  stand.  According  to  Stella,  the  jury  was  unable  to  see  Rosie  as  she  lay  in  the  witness  box  nuzzling  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  foot  when  necessary.  Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  testimony  lasted  for Â

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more  than  an  hour,  said  Stella,  all  while  her  father  glared  at  her  from  the  defendant  seat.  In  the  days  following,  the  jury  reached  a  guilty  verdict,  what  Stella  said  was  an  emotional  moment  for  both  her  and  Jessica.  The  defense  has  since  decided  to  appeal  the  case,  reasoning  again  that  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  presence  LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQFHG WKH MXU\ The  historic  case  has  prompted  state  legislature  NQRZQ DV Âł5RVLHÂśV /DZ ´ D ELOO WKDW LI UDWLÂż HG ZRXOG permit  the  use  of  facility  trained  therapy  dogs  in  court-­ houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  across  New  York.  Stella  has  gone  on  to  use  blood  descendant  therapy  dogs  in  her  work  since  Rosie  passed  in  spring  2012.  6KH VDLG WKDW LI D FXOWXUH Âż QGV LW QHFHVVDU\ WR SODFH children  in  front  of  court,  there  should  be  measures  or  options  in  place  to  remain  sensi-­ tive  to  them  as  victims.     â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nelson  Mandela  said  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;There  can  be  no  keener  revelation  of  a  societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  soul  than  the  way  it  treats  its  children,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  I  agree  with  that,â&#x20AC;?  Stella  said.

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New Club Nothing Close To A Drag DRAG PERFORMANCE CLUB STARTS AT NEW PALTZ

This  semester,  New  Paltz  is  getting  an  injection  of  charisma,  uniqueness,  nerve  and  talent  from  one  of  its  newest  clubs.  The  Kings  and  Queens  of  New  Paltz,  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Drag  Performance  club,  has  opened  its  doors  this  semester  to  welcome  students  interested  in  drag  performance  and  culture.  Though  the  club  is  still  in  its  infancy,  co-­founders  Mike  Persico  and  Connor  Hen-­ derson  already  have  grand  plans  and  aspirations  for  their  inaugural  semester. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  exclude  anyone,â&#x20AC;?  Persico  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  place  for  people  with  experience  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  place  where  people  can  start  off.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  basically  like  drag  boot  camp.â&#x20AC;?

Both  Persico  and  Henderson  have  already  start-­ HG GRLQJ SHUIRUPDQFHV LQ GUDJ +HQGHUVRQ D ÂżUVW \HDU SKRWRJUDSK\ PDMRU ZDV ÂżUVW LQWURGXFHG WR GUDJ through  a  friend  and  found  inspiration  from  him.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  always  thought  it  was  really  cool  and  I  wanted  to  try  it  out,â&#x20AC;?  Henderson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  really  got  me  started  and  taught  me  the  tricks  of  the  trade.â&#x20AC;?  3HUVLFR D ÂżUVW \HDU SV\FKRORJ\ PDMRU KDV EHHQ SDUW RI WKH GUDJ VFHQH IRU OHVV WKDQ D \HDU ZLWK KLV ÂżUVW experience  being  his  high  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  spirit  week  and  GUHVVLQJ XS DV D QRWRULRXV OLWHUDU\ ÂżJXUH â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  know  what  drag  was  until  last  April  and  a  friend  introduced  me  to  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;RuPaulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Drag  Race,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Persico  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  fell  in  love  and  was  later  asked  to  go  to  school  as  the  Queen  of  Hearts.  After  that  I  just  bought  a  ton  of  make-­up  and  started  doing  it  all  on  my  own.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  become  my  creative  outlet.â&#x20AC;?

As  the  clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  co-­founders,  the  two  have  discussed  some  of  the  goals  they  have  for  this  semester.  The  club  was  asked  to  perform  in  the  March  8  Drag  Show  that  will  feature  â&#x20AC;&#x153;RuPaulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Drag  Raceâ&#x20AC;?  season  three  contes-­ tant  Shangela  Laquifa  Wadley.  On  top  of  this,  Persico  and  Henderson  said  they  plan  on  having  several  small  performances  throughout  the  year.

In  order  to  get  club  members  who  may  be  new  to  drag  culture  comfortable  with  performing,  the  two  co-­ founders  want  to  host  a  series  of  mini-­drag  shows  and  have  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;big  drag  ballâ&#x20AC;?  at  the  end  of  the  semester.  They  also  said  they  were  interested  in  hosting  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  Paltz  Drag  Raceâ&#x20AC;?  at  some  point  during  the  semester.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  so  many  things  we  want  to  do,â&#x20AC;?  Persico  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  do  be  able  to  teach  girls  make-­up  tips  and  host  performances  throughout  the  semester.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  much  we  can  and  want  to  do.â&#x20AC;?

However,  performance  and  programs  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the Â

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only  focus  the  club  has.  Henderson  said  being  com-­ fortable  in  drag  is  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;liberatingâ&#x20AC;?  experience,  but  it  takes  time  and  encouragement  to  become  comfortable  in  your  own  skin.  ³7KH ÂżUVW WLPH , ZDV LQ GUDJ P\ IULHQG SDLQWHG P\ whole  face  for  me  and  when  I  looked  in  the  mirror  I  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  believe  it  was  me,â&#x20AC;?  Henderson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  looked  like  a  different  person.  I  could  totally  change  who  I  was,  and  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  liberating  to  have  something  where  you  can  change  so  much  about  yourself,  but  you Â

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can  still  be  you.â&#x20AC;?

Persico  also  said  that  acceptance  and  self-­worth  are  part  of  the  clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mission,  and  that  he  and  Hender-­ son  will  use  every  opportunity  they  can  to  help  club  members  thrive  not  just  in  drag,  but  in  all  facets  of  their  lives.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  inspire  people  to  be  comfortable  in  their  own  skin,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

The  club  meets  on  Thursdays  at  9:30  p.m.  in  Stu-­ dent  Union  414.

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Finding A Common Solution By  Maddie  Anthony  Copy  Editor  |  N02436976@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Public  Education  Now:  Reform,  Resistance,  and  Solutions  in  New  York  State,  a  panel  discussion  ad-­ dressing  current  educational  policies  and  their  effects  on  students  as  well  as  educators  and  parents,  was  held  on  Wednesday,  Feb.  19  in  the  Coykendall  Science  Building  auditorium.  Eight  people  spoke  at  the  forum  starting  with  Leonie  Haimson  from  Class  Size  Matters  who  spoke  about  ,Q%ORRP ,QF GHÂżQHG DV ÂłDQ LQGHSHQ-­ GHQW QRQ SURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQ ZKRVH mission  is  to  provide  a  valuable  re-­ source  to  teachers,  students  and  fami-­ lies  to  improve  education,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  its  website.  Haimson  spoke  about  how  the  threat  to  student  privacy  and  safety  is  a  result  of  the  new  trend  data  sharing.

According  to  Haimson,  New  York  State  is  the  worst  state  in  the  country  when  it  comes  to  data  privacy. Âł:H QHHG WR UHFODLP SXEOLF HGXFD-­ tion  for  the  public  good,  we  need  to  create  schools  our  children  deserveâ&#x20AC;Ś  with  the  information  available  through  data  sharing,  teachers  tend  to  stereo-­ type  students  before  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  even  met  them,â&#x20AC;?  Haimson  said.

Karen  Sprowal,  a  New  York  City  SDUHQW RI D ÂżIWK JUDGHU QDPHG 0DW-­ thew,  who  requires  special  learning,  spoke  about  her  initial  reaction  after  ¿QGLQJ RXW DOO RI WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ WKDW is  readily  available  to  third  parties  of  his  school.  ³,I \RX GR VRPH UHVHDUFK \RX ZLOO be  extremely  surprised  as  I  was.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  big  brother  on  steroids,â&#x20AC;?  Sprowal  said.

6SRZDOÂśV VRQ KDG DQ ÂłHGXFDWLRQDO neurologicalâ&#x20AC;?  evaluation,  a  25-­page-­ long  document  which  was  then  scanned  into  records.  ³)RU P\ VRQ KLV VFKRRO UHFRUGV DUH his  medical  records,â&#x20AC;?  Spowal  said.  The  topic  then  moved  on  to  the  is-­

sue  of  the  Common  Core,  a  state  stan-­ dards  initiative  which  is  causing  con-­ troversy  throughout  the  state.  Bianca  Tanis,  a  special  education  teacher  and  a  mother  herself,  spoke  of  the  negative  impacts  of  implementing  the  Common  Core.  She  felt  that  mea-­ sures  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  taken  unless  the  PHDVXUHV DUH VROHO\ IRU WKH EHQHÂżW RI students. Âł2XU VWUXJJOLQJ FKLOGUHQ DUH WKH canary  in  the  coal  mine,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  ³1R RQH NQRZV ZKDW WKH RXWFRPH ZLOO beâ&#x20AC;Ś  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  had  standards.â&#x20AC;?

2QH RI WKH PDLQ FRQFHUQV DERXW the  Common  Core  is  the  idea  that  the  best  teachers  will  leave  the  profession.  Because  teachers  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  stop  and  take  more  time  if  the  children  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  quite  grasping  a  concept  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  or  stay  on  a  cer-­ tain  subject  because  the  students  are  so  engaged  in  it  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  children  with  the  highest  needs  are  often  the  ones  who  struggle  and  fall  behind  according  to  Tanis.

Mike  Lillus,  a  high  school  teach-­ HU VDLG WKH FRPPRQ FRUH ÂłUHDOO\ LV an  experiment  on  our  children,â&#x20AC;?  and  FDOOHG WKH WHVWV JLYHQ ÂłGHYHORSPHQ-­ tally  inappropriate.â&#x20AC;?

Ken  Mitchell,  who  came  from  the  Lower  Hudson  Council  of  School  Superintendents,  said  that  Common  Core  narrowed  curriculum  and  causes  districts  to  have  to  cover  unfunded  costs  leading  to  program  and  staff  cuts He  added  that  91  percent  of  super-­ intendents  thought  they  did  not  have  enough  money  to  comply  with  the  Common  Core  and  that  87  New  York  6WDWH GLVWULFWV UHSRUWHG EHLQJ LQ ÂżVFDO stress.  Driving  home  the  uncertainty  of  the  Common  Core,  Mitchell  quoted  Bill  Gates  in  the  speech  he  gave  to  Harvard  on  the  billions  of  dollars  the  Bill  Gates  Foundation  put  into  educa-­ WLRQ UHIRUP Âł,W ZRXOG EH JUHDW LI RXU education  stuff  worked,  but  that  we  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  for  probably  a  decade.â&#x20AC;?

Parents  and  teachers  discussed  their  concerns  on  New  York  Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Common  Core  standards. Â

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Snugs Gets Sexy For Slammers

IN TIGHTS OR VERSE, PERFORMERS NIP FUNDRAISING IN THE BUD By  Katherine  Speller

7KH ÂżUVW SHUIRUPDQFH SDLG KRPDJH WR 6WHSKHQ .LQJÂśV Âł7KH stage.  Shining,â&#x20AC;?  and  entailed  the  performer,  with  the  burlesque  persona  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those  of  us  on  the  team  who  were  old  enough  to  get  in  were  The  candle-­lined  stage  at  Snug  Harbor  was  transformed  into  a  Sweet  Samantha  Jane,  writing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Redrumâ&#x20AC;?  along  her  stomach  in  red  able  to  practice  our  poems  in  front  of  a  loving  audience,â&#x20AC;?  fourth-­ venue  for  showcasing  poetry,  music  and  sensual,  sexual  energy  on  lipstick,  while  the  other  performance,  by  burlesque  persona  Dee  \HDU (QJOLVK PDMRU DQG 6ODP 7HDP 3UHVLGHQW &KULVWLQH 5LFKLQ VDLG   Richin  performed  her  solo  poetry  in  Tuesday,  Feb.  25.  front  of  the  Snugs  crowd,  along  with  two  The  event  was  created  as  part  of  group  performances  of  pieces  co-­written  by  D IXQGUDLVHU WR EHQHÂżW WKH 1HZ 3DOW] other  Slam  Team  members.

6ODP 3RHWU\ 7HDPÂśV WULS WR WKH &ROOHJH Âł>'DQLH 6DQWRUD@ DQG , SHUIRUPHG D 8QLRQ 3RHWU\ 6ODP ,QYLWDWLRQDO &83-­ group-­piece  that  remains  unnamed  but  ex-­ 6, IURP 6DWXUGD\ 0DUFK WKURXJK plores  the  concept  of  honesty  in  a  relation-­ 7KXUVGD\ 0DUFK LQ %RXOGHU &2 ship  between  two  people  with  trust  issues,â&#x20AC;?   After  calling  in  favors  of  friends  Richin  said.  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;various  disciplines,â&#x20AC;?  including  Richin  said  she  and  Slam  Team  member  poets,  musicians  and  burlesque  per-­ Julie  Zuckerman  also  performed  an  unnamed  formers,  fourth-­year  English  major  and  group  piece  that  encompassed  the  notion  of  Slam  Team  Secretary  Rachel  Simons  how  people  lose  thier  concept  of  self  in  the  VDLG LW WRRN WKUHH ZHHNV WR RUJDQL]H WKH process  of  being  the  people  they  are  expected  event,  which  ultimately  raised  $230  to  be.  from  donations  and  a  bake  sale.  Richin  said  her  other  pieces  were  â&#x20AC;&#x153;less  6LPRQV DOVR WKH 0HHWLQJ &R-­ FRQVWUXFWHG DQG UHÂżQHG ´ LQFOXGLQJ RQH WLWOHG RUGLQDWRU RI $OSKD 3VL (FG\VLD 1HZ Âł+DUU\ 3RWWHU 2UJ\ ´ ZKLFK ZDV ULWWOHG ZLWK 3DOW]ÂśV EXUOHVTXH WURXSH SHUIRUPHG SXQV UHODWHG WR WKH FKLOGUHQÂśV ERRNV VHULHV as  her  burlesque  alter  ego  Reyna  Sin-­ and  yielded  positive  responses  from  audience  clair.   members.  As  a  stage  character,  Simons  said  $OWKRXJK WKH 6ODP 7HDPÂśV 6QXJV IXQ-­ Sinclair  has  more  sexual  prowess  than  draiser  has  already  ended,  Richin  said  most  her  creator  and  counterpart,  adopting  of  the  poetry  performed  Tuesday  night  can  be  the  allure  of  a  1920s  showgirl  but  re-­ heard  again  on  Thursday,  Feb.  27,  at  the  Slam  WDLQLQJ PXFK RI 6LPRQVÂś RZQ ÂłQHUG\´ 7HDPÂśV ZHHNO\ RSHQ PLF HYHQW DW &DIHWHULD nature. where  the  fundraising  efforts  will  continue.  Simons  said  her  performance,  $GGLWLRQDOO\ WKH IXQGUDLVHU DW &DIHWHULD D WULEXWH WR WKH *UHHN P\WK RI 3HUVH-­ ZLOO FRQVLVW RI D SHUIRUPDQFH E\ WKH WHDPÂśV phone  and  Hades,  was  thematically  FRDFK 6ODP 3RHW -DUHG 6LQJHU pretty  typical  for  her.    Richin,  who  has  competed  with  the  She  said  she  prefers  to  create  team  for  three  years,  will  go  head-­to-­head  in  more  â&#x20AC;&#x153;literary  or  nerdyâ&#x20AC;?  routines,  cit-­ YHUVH IRU WKH ÂżQDO WLPH DW &836, WKLV \HDU LQJ D SDVW SHUIRUPDQFH DV 2Âś%ULHQ ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR WKH QDWLRQDO HYHQW WKH IURP *HRUJH 2UZHOOÂśV G\VWRSLDQ QRYHO WHDP LV DOVR SUHSDULQJ IRU 1HZ 3DOW]ÂśV RZQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;1984â&#x20AC;?  during  which  she  threw  rats  at  SRHWU\ LQYLWDWLRQDO WKH 0DUJDUHW :DGH /HZLV the  audience  after  stripping.

3RHWU\ 6ODP ,QYLWDWLRQDO :/36 WKLV XSFRP-­ During  the  fundraising  event,  ing  weekend.

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DEPARTMENT SPILLS FAMILY SECRETS ON THE MAINSTAGE By  Suzy  Berkowitz A&E  Editor  |  Sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buried  Childâ&#x20AC;?  in  name  alone  sounds  GDUN DQG WZLVWHG EXW WUDQVIRUPHG WR Âż W WKH stage,  the  darkness  only  has  room  to  expand.  $V WKH 7KHDWHU 'HSDUWPHQWÂśV Âż UVW PDLQ VWDJH SURGXFWLRQ RI WKH VHPHVWHU 6DP 6KHSD UGÂśV IUDJPHQWHG GUDPD GLUHFWHG E\ $VVRFL ate  Professor  Frank  Trezza,  transformed  the  thrust  stage  of  Parker  Theatre  into  a  quaint,  ,OOLQRLV IDUPKRXVH Âż OOHG ZLWK G\VIXQFWLRQ Among  the  metaphors  strewn  about  the  production,  the  most  clear  one  lies  within  its  title.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buried  Childâ&#x20AC;?  can  be  taken  both  OLWHUDOO\ DQG Âż JXUDWLYHO\ DV YLHZHUV UHDOL]H throughout  the  course  of  the  anecdotal  banter  tossed  around  onstage  from  actor  to  actor.  The  family  around  which  the  story  is  centered  has  buried  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;babyâ&#x20AC;?  breathing  life  littered  with  ideals,  be  it  religious  loyalty,  the  SUHVHUYDWLRQ RI WKH $PHULFDQ GUHDP RU RWK erwise.  Â

7KH SURGXFWLRQÂśV VROH VHWWLQJ LQ WKLV IDP ilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  home  paired  with  the  lack  of  familiarity  ² OLWHUDOO\ DQG Âż JXUDWLYHO\ ² DPRQJ WKRVH UHVLGLQJ LQ LW SRVHG DQ LQWHUHVWLQJ MX[WDSRVL tion  that  helped  carry  the  play  through.  Actor  and  audience  member  alike  seemed  perpetually  trapped  in  this  small  plot  of  land  where  dirty  secrets  lay  buried  within  LWV RZQ EDFN\DUG ² HYHQ IXUWKHU PDNLQJ D prisoner  of  its  residents.     The  playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plotline,  though  tirelessly  enigmatic  and  riddled  with  dark,  comedic  moments  during  which  audience  members  VHHPHG WR ODXJK RXW RI VKHHU SLW\ WKDQ JHQX LQH DPXVHPHQW NHSW YLHZHUV RQ WKHLU WRHV Keeping  with  the  productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  natural  pace  and  tone,  the  actors  followed  suit  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  TXLFN WR DFW DQG UHDFW ZKHQ UHWHOOLQJ D GLV turbing  anecdote,  or  better  yet,  when  trying  to  SUHYHQW WKDW UHWHOOLQJ &KDUDFWHUV ZHUH GLVWXUELQJO\ SUR nounced  and  each  almost  seemed  as  if  they Â

were  engrossed  in  their  own  world  of  either  regret,  denial,  nostalgia,  or  a  painful  mixture  of  the  three.  3DUWLFXODUO\ LPSUHVVLYH ZDV WKLUG \HDU theater  performance  major  Max  Singer,  who  SOD\HG 7LOGHQ VRQ RI WKH SURGXFWLRQÂśV SDWUL DUFK DQG D FOHDUO\ VKDNHQ FKDUDFWHU RYHUDOO Singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ability  to  command  the  stage  with  no  PRUH WKDQ D IDU RII VWDUH DQG D KHOSOHVV WRQH ZDV MXVW DV EHDXWLIXO DV LW ZDV KHDUW ZUHQFK ing.   Another  actor  whose  ability  to  become  engrossed  in  his  character  was  effortless  was  WKLUG \HDU WKHDWHU SHUIRUPDQFH PDMRU 3DXO Boothroyd,  who  played  Dodge,  the  patriarch  of  the  family.  7KH VDPH IDU RII VWDUH WKDW OLWWHUHG KLV onstage  sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eyes  was  present  in  his  own,  DQG KLV ZKLVNH\ JX]]OLQJ TXLFN ZLWWHG XQ Âż OWHUHG SHUVRQD FUHDWHG DOPRVW D FDULFDWXUH WKDW PRUH OLNHO\ WKDQ QRW UHPLQGHG YLHZHUV of  at  least  one  senile  member  of  their  family. Â

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:KHUH %RRWKUR\G ODFNHG DQ ,OOLQRLV DF cent,  he  made  up  for  in  being  the  productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dark  comic  relief,  which,  with  subject  matter  DV GHQVH DQG UDZ DV WKLV LV XQGHQLDEO\ QHFHV sary.  $OWKRXJK WKLV SOD\ LV QRW PHDQW WR HQ tertain,  it  was  shockingly  refreshing  to  see.  ³%XULHG &KLOG ´ PXFK OLNH RQH RI P\ IDYRULWH dark  comedies,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;August:  Osage  County,â&#x20AC;?  in  VLPSOH WHUPV WHOOV WKH VWRU\ RI D IDPLO\ÂśV UH action.  7KH HYHQW VWD\V WKH VDPH EXW WKH FRS LQJ PHFKDQLVPV IURP RQH UHODWLYH WR DQRWKHU change.  Each  family  member  is  broken  in  WKHLU RZQ ZD\ DQG HDFK KROGV WKDW IDU RII stare  when  met  with  a  memory.  The  production  through  my  eyes  is  not  VR PXFK DERXW SURJUHVVLRQ DV LW LV DERXW GH YHORSLQJ DQ XQGHUVWDQGLQJ RI FKDUDFWHUV DQG WKHLU GHYHORSPHQW DQG PRWLYHV ,W LV RQH DQ DXGLHQFH PHPEHU OHDYHV VKDNHQ IURP EXW LQ the  most  necessary  of  ways.  3/4  stars. Â

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Weekend Warriors Set To Slam The House Down COLLEGIATE COMPETITION COMMENCES IN LOVING MEMORY

By  Hannah  Nesich Asst.  Copy  Editor  |  Hnesich@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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This  weekend,  poets  will  put  their  verses  and  rhythms  to  the  test  during  the  second-­largest  annual  collegiate  slam  com-­ petition  in  the  country,  the  Wade-­Lewis  Poetry  Slam  (WLPS)  Invitational. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  WLPS  is  in  its  own  way,  an  event  that  brings  schools  together  to  share  in  the  experience  and  moment  that  is  spoken  word  poetry,â&#x20AC;?  Kelvin  Then,  a  second-­year  physics  major  and  member  of  New  Paltz  performance  team,  Urban  Lyrics,  said.   7KH ÂżIWK DQQXDO FRPSHWLWLRQ ZKLFK LV DOVR FUHDWHG WR FRP-­ memorate  Margaret  Wade-­Lewis,  who  founded  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Black  Studies  Department,  will  host  teams  from  universitites  including  Yale  University,  Brown  University,  Wesleyan  Univer-­ sity,  SUNY  Oneonta,  SUNY  Geneseo,  SUNY  New  Paltz  and  Dartmouth  College,  according  to  the  eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Facebook  page.  Similar  to  last  year,  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  event  will  host  preliminary  DQG ÂżQDO URXQGV GXULQJ WKH VDPH ZHHNHQG 7KH HYHQW ZLOO IHDWXUH guest  poets  Thuli  Zuma  and  Robbie  Q.  and  campus  a  capella  groups  will  also  provide  entertainment,  Rachel  Simons,  a  fourth-­ year  creative  writing  major  and  secretary  of  the  New  Paltz  Slam  Poetry  Team,  said.   A  quality  of  WLPS  that  sets  it  apart  from  other  collegiate  slams  according  to  Then  is  that  its  â&#x20AC;&#x153;intention  is  so  much  greater  than  the  actual  competition.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not  too  often  are  slams  of  this  caliber  and  size,  with  all Â

these  amazing  schools  coming  in,  dedicated  to  someone,â&#x20AC;?  Then  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usually  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  for  the  reward,  for  the  light  at  the  end  of  the  tunnel.  At  the  end  of  the  day...we  all  know  we  are  here  to  pay  respects  for  this  wonderful  woman  who  goes  unnoticed  on  this  campus.â&#x20AC;?  One  of  four  poets  on  his  team  performing,  Then  will  be  slamming  a  poem  about  women  and  equality,  and  said  he  looks  forward  to  hearing  all  different  types  of  poems,  be  them  political,  personal  or  humorous.  Urban  Lyrics  took  home  the  trophy  at  the  2013  invitational,  WKHLU ÂżUVW WLPH HYHU VODPPLQJ FRPSHWLWLYHO\ 7KHQ VDLG WKH\ GRQÂśW have  a  strategy  going  into  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  competition,  other  than  en-­ joying  the  slamming  experience  while  being  in  the  moment.  Aaron  Tremper,  a  fourth-­year  English  major,  was  a  former  member  of  the  New  Paltz  Slam  Team  and  is  currently  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  assistant  coach.  He  said  this  season,  the  team  is  entirely  com-­ posed  of  women,  which  will  create  â&#x20AC;&#x153;an  interesting  dynamic  and  variety  of  voices.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hope  each  audience  member  leaves  with  the  inspiration  to  be  open  communicators  and  to  use  their  own  voices  which,  in  themselves,  are  just  as  valuable  as  those  of  a  performer,â&#x20AC;?  Trem-­ per  said.  The  slam  will  be  held  from  Friday,  Feb.  28  through  Satur-­ day,  March  1  at  5  p.m.  in  Lecture  Center  100,  with  a  closing  cer-­ emony  in  the  North  Lobby  of  the  Lecture  Center  in  the  afternoon   on  Sunday,  March  2,  according  to  the  eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Facebook  page.

Margaret  Wade-­Lewis,  late  founder  of  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Black  Studies  Department.

Internationally Deconstructing Creation IRANIAN ARTIST STROKES THROUGH CONTINENTS, PAINTBRUSH IN HAND By  Zameena  Mejia Copy  Editor  |  Zmejia09@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Zahra  Nazari  is  an  artist  who  has  traveled  to  paint  a  picture  of  the  world  as  she  has  seen  it  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  literally.  Nazari  recently  solo  exhibited  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deconstructing  Scapesâ&#x20AC;?  at  the  Hartnett  Gallery  at  the  University  of  Roch-­ ester  from  December  5,  2013  through  January  19,  2014.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deconstructing  Scapesâ&#x20AC;?  showcased  paintings  and  prints  of  imaginary  landscapes  from  work  Nazari  has  done  from  2012  through  2013.  It  consisted  of  eleven  ab-­ stract  cityscapes,  including  aerial  views,  distorted  per-­ spectives  and  combinations  of  different  architectural  time  periods,  Nazari  said.  Nazari  earned  her  Bachelors  of  Fine  Arts  from  the  School  of  Art  &  Architecture,  Tabriz  in  2007  and  is  cur-­ rently  working  toward  an  MFA  degree  in  painting  and  drawing  at  New  Paltz. Â

Raised  in  Hamedan,  Iran,  one  of  the  oldest  cities  in  the  world,  Nazari  said  she  grew  up  surrounded  by  ar-­ chaeological  excavations  and  the  resulting  artifacts,  and  that  visiting  ancient  sites  has  always  been  a  considerable  LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH RQ KHU ZRUN Nazari  said  she  began  her  undergraduate  career  painting  with  a  direct  observational  approach,  but  then  VWDUWHG WR ÂżQG D PRUH SHUVRQDO VW\OH DQG VDLG VKH ZDV painting  semi-­realistic  landscapes  by  the  end  of  under-­ graduate  school.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  absolutely  grown  as  an  artist  because  of  the  great  professors  whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  been  very  supportive  and  have  encouraged  me  a  lot  throughout  my  art  career,â&#x20AC;?  Nazari  said.  Printmaking  Assistant  Professor  Jill  Parisi,  the  exter-­ nal  advisor  for  Nazariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  thesis  show,  said  Nazari  is  highly  energetic  and  very  focused  on  her  studies  and  in  moving  Thursday,  February  27,  2014

forward  in  her  life  as  an  artist.

Among  Nazariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  professional  opportunities  have  been  residencies,  lectures  about  her  work,  solo  exhibi-­ tions,  interviews  for  positions  as  a  Visiting  Assistant  Pro-­ fessor  next  year  and  a  year  as  Lecture  Coordinator  for  the  Student  Art  Alliance,  according  to  Parisi.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  has  been  looking  ahead  to  life  after  she  com-­ pletes  her  degree  and  working  towards  the  many  goals  that  she  has  already  set  for  herself,â&#x20AC;?  Parisi  said.  Nazariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  upcoming  MFA  thesis  project  will  incorpo-­ rate  a  mixture  of  paintings  and  large  three-­dimensional  objects,  many  hanging  from  the  ceiling.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  very  excited  about  my  thesis  show,â&#x20AC;?  Nazari  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[After  graduating]  I  plan  to  either  have  a  studio  in  New  York  City  or  attend   long-­term  international  artist  residencies  in  the  United  States  or  other  countries  where  I  can  have  my  studio  space  and  teach  part-­time.â&#x20AC;?

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Dance Underground Grooves On Up NEW PALTZ BUSTS A MOVE TO KEEP FRESH DANCE ALIVE

The New Paltz Dance Association hosted the 4th annual Dance Underground event from Friday, Feb. 14 through Sunday, Feb. 16 in McKenna Theatre, featuring performances by the New Paltz Dance Team, The Warriors and Andrea Kron of the Alvin Ailey Dance Comapny.

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As awards season comes to an end, our editors give a DeGeneres dose of reeltalk on which hits should be on The Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list.

The Animation Situation

Barking Up The Wrong Wolf

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frozenâ&#x20AC;? vs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wind Risesâ&#x20AC;?

Is Belfortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Break Deserving Of The Title?

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Picks And Predictions

MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: CHRIS OWENS

YEAR: Fourth MAJOR: Communications HOMETOWN: Levittown, N.Y.

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  YOUR  INSTRUMENT  OF  CHOICE  AND  WHY? My  voice  because  I  can  do  with  it  what  I  want. Â

WHAT  ARE  YOU  INVOLVED  WITH  MUSICALLY? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  in  a  band  called  The  Other  Brothers  and  I  sing  vocals  for  other  bands  and  art-­ ists.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  also  working  on  an  R&B  project  with  local  DJ  BB  Boof.

WHO  ARE  YOUR  BIGGEST  INFLUENCES? Stevie  Wonder,  Sam  Cooke,  John  Legend,  Frank  Ocean,  Cab  Calloway,  Bill  Withers  and  Marvin  Gaye.

WHO  HAVE  YOU  BEEN  LISTENING  TO  LATELY? A  month  ago,  I  was  ready  to  say  Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frozenâ&#x20AC;?  was  the  shoo-­ in  winner  for  Best  Animated  feature.  Now  as  the  time  draws  nearer,  ,ÂśP QRW VR VXUH :KLOH , KDYH \HW WR VHH WKH Âż OP +D\DR 0L\D]DNLÂśV Âł7KH :LQG 5LVHV´ LV DSSDUHQWO\ VWXQQLQJ DQG EHDXWLIXO ZRUN IURP 0L \D]DNL ,WÂśV 0L\D]DNLÂśV VXSSRVHGO\ ODVW Âż OP DQG LW ZLOO FHUWDLQO\ JLYH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frozenâ&#x20AC;?  a  run  for  its  money.  With  that  being  said,  I  have  a  hard  time  seeing  any  other  song  beating  out  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let  it  Goâ&#x20AC;?  for  best  original  song.                  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Cat  Tacopina,  Editor-­in-­Chief

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Should The Title Be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Herâ&#x20AC;?s?

Should The Title Be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Herâ&#x20AC;?s?

The Pro Argument

The Con Argument

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Herâ&#x20AC;?  is  nominated  for  Best  Picture,  and  rightfully  so.  The  acting  LQ WKH PRYLH IHOW YHU\ SHUVRQDEOH DV WKRXJK , UHDOO\ NQHZ WKH FKDUDF ters  in  person  and  could  relate  to  them.  The  way  Theodoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  clothing  would  change  color  when  his  mood  changed  in  different  scenes  was  a  very  interesting  detail.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  strange  that  a  movie  â&#x20AC;&#x153;about  a  man  fall-­ ing  in  love  with  Siriâ&#x20AC;?  could  touch  me  as  emotionally  as  it  did.  Of  the  QRPLQDWHG PRYLHV Âł+HU´ LV GHÂż QLWHO\ RQH RI WKRVH WKDW XQH[SHFWHGO\ hits  you  right  in  the  feels. Â

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Ginuwine,  Aaliyah,  Phantogram,  James  Blake  and  Disclosure.  Â

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  YOUR  PLAN  FOR  THE  FUTURE? I  plan  to  graduate  and  take  it  from  there,  but  I  can  promise  big  â&#x20AC;&#x153;thangs.â&#x20AC;?

ANY  ADVICE  FOR  ASPIRING  MUSICIANS? You  do  you.

CHECK Â OUT Â CHRIS Â OWENS

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At  a  recent  senate  meeting,  it  was  announced  that  the  Academic  Affairs  Committee  is  working  to  change  Student  Evaluations  of  Instruction  (SEI)  internal  han-­ dling  by  professors  and  their  respective  deans.

Currently,  professors  are  mandated  to  submit  their  SEIs  to  the  dean  of  their  respective  department.  The  proposed  change  from  the  Academic  Affairs  Commit-­ tee  would  allow  professors  to  opt  out  of  sending  SEIs  they  believed  to  be  offensive  or  a  personal  attack  on  their  character.   Those  working  on  the  change  want  to  make  it  so  SEIs  are  more  constructive  and  less  petty  in  the  future.

We  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  believe  it  is  encour-­ aging  to  see  the  committee  want  to  create  a  more  con-­ structive  and  less-­hostile  environment  for  professors,  but  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  troubled  by  the   option  that  professors  can  discard  any  SEI  that  could  cost  them  a  job.  We  do  understand  that  the  SEIs  being  anonymous  evaluations  act  as  security  blankets  for  students  who  do  not  understand  that  SEIs  are  not  the  place  for  them  to  vent  about  their  grievances.  However,  we  believe  the  current  approach  being  taken  to  the  potential  omission  clause  is  naĂŻve  and  assumes  that  every  professor  at  this  school  is  a  good  professor.  As  students  who  pay  for  a  college  education,  we  too  want  to  believe  that  every  professor  we  interact  with Â

LV TXDOLÂżHG DQG FDSDEOH )RU WKH PRVW SDUW ZHÂśYH KDG positive  experiences  with  our  instructors.  But  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  also  had  negative  experiences  with  pro-­ fessors.  Not  many,  but  they  have  happened  and  they  happen  everywhere.  Unfortunately,  there  are  unquali-­ ÂżHG LQVWUXFWRUV DW HYHU\ LQVWLWXWLRQ 7KH 6(, JLYHV VWX-­ dents  an  opportunity  to  have  a  voice  and  have  their  voice  matter.    Students  may  gripe  about  professors  they  believe  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bad,â&#x20AC;?  but  it  stands  to  reason  that  there  are  profes-­ VRUV ZKR DUH VLPSO\ XQTXDOLÂżHG IRU WKHLU SURIHVVLRQ some  of  which  may  be  tenured.  SEIs  hold  professors  ac-­ countable  for  their  actions  and  allowing  for  the  possible  exclusion  of  honest  critiques  means  that  we,  as  students,  will  be  censored.  It  is  also  worth  mentioning  that  while  we  do  agree  that  our  teachers  are  only  human  and  they  have  feelings,  we  know  that  some  professors  may  take  constructive  criticism  personally.  What  could  be  a  helpful  criticism  to  one  professor  may  be  a  personal  attack  to  another.  While  a  dean  may  be  able  to  intervene  and  ask  a  professor  why  a  certain  number  of  SEIs  did  not  come  through,  the  proposal  to  allow  professors  to  omit  certain  SEIs  relies  too  much  on  the  honor  system.  The  same  honor  systemthat  is  being  asked  of  students  when  they  submit  SEIs. Â

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Criticism,  negative  or  not,  at  least  shows  a  profes-­ sor  and  by  extension  the  department  dean,  what  prob-­ lems  exist  in  the  classroom  both  in  terms  of  curriculum  and  instruction.  Ignoring  these  SEIs  would  stagnate  progress  in  education.  Higher  administration  itself  should  be  opposed  to  this  change  as  it  promotes  false  representation  of  the  professors  in  their  employ.  SEIs  play  a  pivotal  role  in  the  continued  employ  of  adjunct  professors.  If  they  are  given  choose  to  selectively  submit  SEIs  which  only  show  them  in  a  positive  light,  who  is  to  say  if  they  meet  instructor  standards?  We  believe  this  proposed  change  creates  more  prob-­ lems  than  it  solves,  and  should  be  throughly  scrutinized  before  being  considered  for  implementation.

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My  insomnia  is  getting  worse  and  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pushing  me  toward  the  edge  of  sanity.  Last  night  I  lay  awake  staring  at  the  red  push-­pin  stuck  in  the  ceiling.  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  put  it  there,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  who  did  but  , NQRZ LWÂśV PRFNLQJ PH /LNH D VWLFNHU RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC; RRU PDS RI D shopping  mall,  it  regularly  reminds  me  â&#x20AC;&#x153;YOU  ARE  HERE.â&#x20AC;?  , NQRZ 0U 3XVK 3LQ ,ÂśYH EHHQ KHUH WKH SDVW Âż YH KRXUV DQG neither  one  of  us  have  moved  or  said  a  word  to  each  other,  so  either  kindly  come  up  with  a  topic  of  conversation  or  get  the  fudge  out.  He  remained  silent,  clearly  not  clever  enough  to  think  of  something  interesting  to  discuss.  I  respond  by  turning  on  my  stomach  and  presenting  him  my  butt.  You  can  learn  quite  a  lot  about  yourself  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  sit-­ WLQJ LQ D GDUN URRP ZLWK QR RQH EXW DQ RIÂż FH VXSSO\ WR WDON to.  Often  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  concerning  your  personal  resolve  to  commit  murder  if  it  would  guarantee  restful  nights  but  sometimes  the  rare  revelation  is  sprinkled  in  among  the  homicidal  thoughts.  For  instance,  just  last  week  I  realized  that  I  love  pistachio  ice  cream  and  it  has  been  years  since  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  it.  The  same  night,  I  remembered  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Breaking  Badâ&#x20AC;?  star  Bryan  Crans-­ ton  appeared  on  a  few  episodes  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seinfeldâ&#x20AC;?  as  the  dentist  that  converts  to  Judaism.  OK,  so  the  last  one  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  about  me, Â

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As  an  only  child  growing  up  I  learned  to  appreciate  the  little  things,  and  maybe  got  overly  excited  about  them.  I  was  the  type  of  kid  who  would  watch  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back  To  The  Futureâ&#x20AC;?  trilogy  over  and  over  until  bed.  I  remember  one  thing  I  would  jump  up  for  in  an  instant  moment  of  bliss  every  time:  when  my  dad  would  pull  into  the  driveway.  One  day  when  I  was  six  or  so,  I  got  so  excited  WKDW , GHÂż HG P\ PRP EXUVW WKURXJK WKH IURQW GRRU DQG VSHG RXW side  to  see  him,  gracefully  tripping  over  the  sidewalk  and  falling  Ă&#x20AC; DW RQ P\ IDFH %ORRG VWDUWHG WR RR]H IURP P\ NQHH 1RZ LW ZDV P\ GDGÂśV WXUQ WR UXQ ,ÂśOO DOZD\V UHPHPEHU LW FOHDU DV GD\ WKH Âż UVW thing  he  said  to  me  when  he  picked  me  up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  tell  your  mother.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  my  dad.  There  for  me  when  I  need  him,  and  always  good  for  a  laugh.  Every  exciting  trip  to  Disney  World  and  every  historic  snooze  fest  we  went  to  he  had  a  way  of  always  knowing  exactly  when  I  needed  his  big  bear  hug. )RXUWHHQ \HDUV D GLYRUFH D QHZ Âż DQFpH DQG D ORW RI DQJ sty  teenage  years  from  his  daughter  later,  my  dad  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  change  much.  His  thick  glasses  made  him  look  like  he  was  stuck  in  a  6WHYHQ 6SLHOEHUJ Ă&#x20AC; LFN FXUOLQJ EHKLQG KLV DOO WRR REYLRXVO\ G\HG

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COLUMNS Waking  Nightmare but  that  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  it  any  less  important.  I  decide  to  torture  myself  by  again  looking  at  the  clock.  5:42  a.m.  The  sun  will  soon  rise  to  pester  me  with  questions  it  already  knows  the  answers  to.  Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  sleep  again,  huh?  Yes.  Stared  at  the  ceiling  again,  huh?  Yes.  Thought  about  useless  television  trivia  again,  huh?  Yes.  Argued  with  inanimate  ob-­ jects  again,  huh?  Clearly.  Hallucinations  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  uncommon.  Projections  of  your  tattered  psyche  manifesting  in  the  shadows,  vanishing  before  you  can  focus  a  gaze  on  them.  I  like  to  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  made  me  a  more  interesting  person  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  only  more  likely  served  to  increase  my  chances  of  an  aneurysm  or  something  equally  as  morbid,  like  the  infamous  head  exploding  scene  from  Scan-­ ners.  Incidentally  Bryan  Cranston  was  also  in  a  few  episodes  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  King  of  Queens.â&#x20AC;?

A  truck  is  backing  up  outside.  I  sandwich  my  head  be-­ WZHHQ SLOORZV DOSKD DQG RPHJD DQG ZRQGHU LI 6WDUEXFNV Âż [HG the  goddamn  espresso  machine  yet  because  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  way  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  making  it  through  today  without  an  Americano.  The  rays  of  dawnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  glow  penetrate  the  blinds,  prompting  the  birds  to  begin  their  daily  rehearsal  of  that  one  scene  from  Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Snow  White.  Long  ago  the  morning  chorus  brought  upon Â

feelings  of  tranquility.  However,  recently  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  the  desire  to  express  my  dissatisfaction  with  their  noisy  ensemble  through  12  gauge  buckshot.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  6:13  now.  Last  call  for  departures  to  Slumberton  Village.  I  gave  the  conductor  my  ticket,  but  the  cabin  door  remains  locked.  It  will  be  some  time  before  the  next  train  ar-­ rives.  A  man  in  a  red  overcoat  taps  me  on  the  shoulder  and  says  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  are  here.â&#x20AC;?  I  respond  by  turning  away  and  present-­ ing  him  my  butt.  Insomnia  is  like  a  fever  dream  where  the  problem  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  that  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  wake  up  but  that  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  already  awake,  so  what  do  you  do?  The  best  advice  I  can  give  is  to  ride  the  wave  into  delirium  until  you  drift  onto  the  other  side.  Not  as  in  death  or  anything.  More  like  the  other  side  of  noon  preferable.   'RRUV DUH RSHQLQJ DQG IHHW DUH VKXIĂ&#x20AC; LQJ LQ WKH KDOOZD\ Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  7:06  and  I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  made  a  point  yet.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  rethink  it  in  the  evening.  Right  now  I  need  to  sleep.

Anthony  DeRosa  is  a  third-­year  journalism  major  who  when  he  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  not  sleeping,  devotes  his  time  to  poisoning  others  with  his  attitude.

For  my  Dad:  My  Hero KDLU <RX ZRXOG PRVW OLNHO\ VHH P\ GDG VFDUÂż QJ GRZQ DQRWKHU milk-­soaked  Oreo,  watching  handyman  shows,  trying  to  teach  KLV FOXPV\ GDXJKWHU WKRVH OHVVRQV RU WU\LQJ WR Âż JXUH RXW KRZ WR download  some  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  new  song  he  just  heard.  Then  my  dad  was  in  the  hospital.

I  give  no  lead  up  or  ease-­in  here  because  there  was  no  lead  up  or  ease  in  when  I  got  the  phone  call.  There  was  nothing  out  of  the  ordinary  about  that  day  last  semester.  My  dad  had  always  been  the  big  strong  6-­foot-­something  guy  whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  help  you  lift  that  heavy  couch.  Not  someone  who  would  be  in  the  hospital.  I  thought  the  waiting  would  be  the  hardest  part,  but  the  hardest  part  was  hearing  it  was  Leukemia.  Suddenly,  I  reverted  back  to  the  only  child  who  just  wanted  her  dad  to  pick  her  up  and  tell  her  it  would  be  ok.  The  nosey  dad  who  would  ask  her  what  boy  she  was  texting.

The  longer  the  treatment  went  on,  the  more  my  dad  changed.  He  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  Oreos  anymore.  He  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  stay  awake  for  the  handyman  shows  he  once  enjoyed.  I  saw  the  dad  I  love  get  dis-­ couraged  by  his  illness.  But  I  saw  so  much  more.

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I  saw  the  power  of  a  support  system  I  never  knew  existed.  I  saw  the  love  of  perfect  strangers  during  the  holiday  season,  and  the  caring  of  co-­workers  who  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mind  the  gowns  and  masks  and  visited  for  hours  at  a  time.  I  saw  my  dad  get  beaten  down  by  an  impossible  situation,  and  I  saw  the  father  I  love  get  up  and  ¿ JKW WKURXJK WKH &DQFHU It  is  not  over.  There  are  still  more  tests,  chemo  and  ulti-­ mately  a  transplant.  But  I  like  to  think  back  to  the  time  I  fell  and  my  dad  picked  me  up  from  time  to  time.  Because  now,  along  with  my  stepmother  and  the  help  of  so  many  great  people,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  my  turn  to  help  him  get  back  up.  I  have  faith  that  soon  my  dad  will  be  back  to  his  old  self,  scarfng  down  cookies  with  his  daughter  watching  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  Old  Houseâ&#x20AC;?  and  trying  to  get  me  to  help  rewine-­ lightbulb.  But  for  now  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pulling  off  the  bald  look  better  than Â

Jennifer  Newman  is  a  fourth-­year  journalism  major  on  pa-­ per  and  a  third-­year  in  reality.   She  rarely  has  free  time,  but  when  she  does  she  eats  bagels  and  watches  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Supernatural.â&#x20AC;?

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The  Div.  III  No.  1  Hawks  had  their  10  game  winning  streak  broken  with  a  loss  to  MIT.               Â

WKH +DZNV UHFHLYHG DOO Âż UVW SODFH YRWHV IURP WKH $PHULFDQ 9ROOH\EDOO &RDFKHV $VVRFLDWLRQ $9&$ 1&$$ 'LY ,,, 0HQ V The  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Volleyball  team  has  had  a  se-­ &RDFKHV 7RS 3ROO SXWWLQJ WKHP LQ Âż UVW ries  of  bumps  and  spikes  the  past  two  weeks.  SODFH 7KLV LV WKH Âż UVW WLPH LQ WKH KLVWRU\ RI The  Hawks  have  maintained  the  No.  1  +DZNV DWKOHWLFV WKDW D SURJUDP KDV UHFHLYHG ranking  in  Div.  III  two  weeks  running,  beat-­ a  No.  1  ranking  in  national  standings.  LQJ ULYDO 6SULQJÂż HOG &ROOHJH DQG UHDFKLQJ D â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone  was  really  proud  to  be  a  part  ten-­game  winning  streak  within  the  last  three  of  the  program,â&#x20AC;?  Tuminelli  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  of  us  ZHHNV RI SOD\ %XW WKH WHDPÂśV UHOHQWOHVV VXF have  been  working  for  this  for  the  past  year  FHVV UDQ VKRUW )HE ZKHQ WKH +DZNV IHOO DQG D KDOI QRZ DQG ZH Âż QDOO\ JHW WKH UHVSHFW WR 8QLWHG 9ROOH\EDOO &RQIHUHQFH 89& ULYDO that  we  deserve.â&#x20AC;?

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Âł:KHQ D WHDP KDV IDLWK LQ HDFK RWKHU WKLQJV VWDUW WR Ă&#x20AC; RZ DQG ZH FDQ IRFXV RQ LQGL vidual  skills  that  need  improving  instead  of  having  to  make  up  for  others,â&#x20AC;?  Ferriter  said.  +HDG &RDFK 5DGX 3HWUXV VDLG KH LV KDS S\ ZLWK ZKDW WKH WHDP KDV DFFRPSOLVKHG LQ REWDLQLQJ D 1R UDQNLQJ EXW DFNQRZOHGJHV WKH SUHVVXUH WKDW FRPHV ZLWK VXFK D WLWOH Âł1RZ LWÂśV WRXJK WR VWD\ 1R EHFDXVH everyone  wants  to  beat  us,â&#x20AC;?  Petrus  said.  ³+RSHIXOO\ ZH FDQ VXUYLYH ´ 3HWUXV FRQFHUQ FDPH WR IUXLWLRQ 7XHV GD\ KRZHYHU DV WKH WHDP GURSSHG D Âż YH VHW PDWFK

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The  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  team  split  their  last  two  games  of  the  season  with  a  narrow  win  against  SUNY  Brockport  and  a  loss  against  SUNY  Geneseo  last  weekend.  The  overall  6-­19  Lady  Hawks  ended  the  2013-­14  season  with  a  SUNYAC  record  of  4-­14.  This  is  the  ¿ UVW VHDVRQ +HDG Coach  Jamie  Seward,  who  has  been  the  head  of  the  program  for  eight  seasons,  has  has  not  led  led  the  Lady  Hawks  to  post  season  play.  Knowing   the  team  had  not  made  the  SUNYAC  Tour-­ nament,  the  season  came  to  a  calm  end  rather  than  an  abrupt  halt,  Seward  said.  The  Lady  Hawks  came  back  from  a  ten  point  GHÂż FLW HQWHULQJ KDOIWLPH with  the  Lady  Golden  Eagles  Feb.  21,  and  with  two  capitalizing  free  throws  from  second-­ year  Captain  Goldie  Harrison  to  end  the  matchup,  edged  Brockport  in  a  55-­54  victory.  The  team  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  end  the  season  on  the  same  note  the  next  day  though,  losing  to  the  Lady  Knights  61-­ 58.  With  a  10-­point  lead  with  six  minutes  remaining  in  the  game,  Seward  said  the  loss  shows  that  the  team Â

can  compete  with  a  com-­ petitive  Lady  Knights  squad  that  will  be  returning  every  member  on  the     roster  next  season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  team  has  been  enjoy-­ able  to  coach,â&#x20AC;?  Seward  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We've  gotten  a  lot  better  and  the  players,  to  their  credit,  despite  from  the  outside  look-­ ing  in  having  little  to  play  for,  believed  we  had  a  lot  to  play  for  and  we  came  and  practiced  well  and  really  continued  to  improve  throughout  the  end  part  of  the  sea-­ son  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  which  is  hard  to  do  even  when  you're  having  a  great  season  let  alone  when  you're  struggling.â&#x20AC;?

The  Lady  Hawks  will  be  losing  a  lone  fourth-­year  in  Captain  Jeanette  Scott,  who  Seward  said  has  been  an  integral  part  of  the  program  the  last  four  years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It's  bittersweet,â&#x20AC;?  Scott  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sad  I'm  not  playing  anymore.  I'm  also  happy  I  made  it  through  the  four  years,  because  I've  seen  a  lot  of  people  come  and  go  and  not  make  it  until  the  end.â&#x20AC;?  Scott  said  although  the  team  had  a  challeng-­ ing  season,  she  expects  great  things  from  the  Lady  Hawks  next  season.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Know  the  feeling  that  we  felt  this  year,  and  know  what  it  takes  to  be  the  best  team,â&#x20AC;?  Scott  said  on  what  advice  she  would  give  to  the  return-­ ing  players.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  know  what  it  is  to  work  hard  and  get  better  everyday,  that  they  know,  but  now  they  know  they  have  to  work  that  much  harder  because  it's  not  easy.â&#x20AC;?

Third-­year  Captain  Shannan  Walker  said  although  it  is  disappointing  the  team  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  the  SUNYAC  Tournament,  the  improvement  and  wins  generated  in  the  second  half  of  the  season  illustrated  the  type  of  basketball  the  team  is  capable  of  playing.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  off-­season  is  all  about  getting  better  individually,  so  we're  going  to  be  focusing  a  lot  on  improving  our  skills  and  getting  stronger,â&#x20AC;?  Walker  said.  From  a  coaching  standpoint,  Seward  looks  to  increase  his  ten  women  ros-­ WHU E\ Âż YH WR HQFRXUDJH D OHYHO RI FRPSHWLWLRQ WKDW WKDW KH GLGQÂśW KDYH WKLV \HDU while  building  a  depth  around  a  strong  core  of  returners.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  matter  what,  in  a  way  you  start  all  over  every  year,â&#x20AC;?  Seward  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  looking  for  not  just  great  players,  but  the  right  people,  to  help  grow  what  we  already  have  started  here.â&#x20AC;?

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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  Aims  To  Recruit  And  Regroup By  Abbott  Brant

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The  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  team  wrapped  up  the  2014  season  last  weekend  with  losses  to  SUNY  Geneseo  and  SUNY  Brockport,  bringing  the  overall  season  record  to  6-­19  and  a  SUNYAC  record  of  3-­15. Âł, WKLQN DIWHU HYHU\ SUDFWLFH HYHU\ JDPH WKH JRRG FRDFKHV UHĂ&#x20AC; HFW ´ Head  Coach  Mike  Rejniak  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  I  put  a  lot  of  time  in  front  of  the  mirror.  Of  course  you  want  to  go  through  things  different.  I  think  you  learn  more  from  your  failures  than  you  do  your  success.  And  not  to  say  that  this  season  was  a  failure,  but  we  had  several  shortcomings  and  I  learned  a  lot  more  DERXW P\ WHDP DQG KRZ WR FRDFK WKHP ´ The  No.  23  Golden  Eagles  started  off  the  Feb.  21  game  with  an  early  17-­8  lead  that  the  Hawks  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  combat,  even  with  second-­year  guard  Zach  Cone-­Douglas  scoring  presence  aiding  in  closing  the  gap  and  leading  to  a  44-­33  score  at  the  half  that  the  team  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  overcome.  The  following  day,  Geneseo  overcame  a  Hawk  two-­point  halftime  lead,  anchored  in  three-­pointers  from  Cone-­Douglas  and  second-­ year  forward  Kevin  Roach,  and  secured  a  79-­68  victory  for  the  Blue  Knights.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  what  it  was  and  what  I  had,  I  thought  it  went  RN ´ 5HMQLDN VDLG RI WKH ORVV DJDLQVW WKH *ROGHQ (DJOHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not  having  [second-­year  guard]  Keegan  [Donovan]  this  weekend  was  a  hit  because  of  his  shoulder.  We  needed  another  ball  handler  out  there  when  we're  going  up  against  a  highly  ranked  team  in  the  coun-­ WU\ ´ Against  Geneseo,  Rejniak  said  he  had  to  ex-­ haust  key  players  like  fourth-­year  guard  Andrew  Joseph  and  third-­year  Captain  Taylor  Sowah,  who  contributed  to  a  seven  deep  line-­up  ran  out  of  gas  down  three  with  three  minutes  to  go  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  a  problematic  situation  when  facing  a  deep  team  like  Geneseo  who  sub  heavily  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hockey  line  VXEVWLWXWLRQV ZKHUH HYHU\ Âż YH PLQXWHV ZLWK IUHVK OHJV ´ 5HMQLDN VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  tough  to  sustain  that  intensity  on  defense  because  the  minute  you  lax,  they're  going  WR VKRRW D WKUHH ´ 5HMQLDN VDLG Âł7KH W\SH RI HIIRUW they  gave  me,  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  fault  them  at  all.  They  gave  PH HYHU\WKLQJ WKDW WKH\ KDG ´ Graduate-­student  Captain  Nick  Taldi,  returning  to  play  this  year  after  a  severe  ACL  injury  dur-­ ing  the  2012-­13  season,  joins  the  17  other  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  players  of  the  Hawks  program  to  score  a  1,000  career  points  during  the  contest  at  Brockport,  scoring  a  game-­high  17  points  and  a  career  total  of  1,013  points  at  the  end  of  the  Geneseo  game.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  felt  really  good  to  become  a  part  of  New  Paltz  KLVWRU\ ´ 7DOGL VDLG Âł$Q\ WLPH \RX UHDFK D PLOHVWRQH LW V VRPHWKLQJ VSHFLDO ,W V GHÂż QLWHO\ VRPHWKLQJ , ZDQWHG P\ HQWLUH FDUHHU ´ Taldi  said  that  although  his  time  as  a  Hawk  was  full  of  ups  and  downs,  it  has  taught  him  how  to  battle  adversity,  and  that  he  is  thankful  for  the  people  he  has  met  and  the  friendships  made  that  will  outlive  his  playing  career.  Looking  forward,  Rejniak  looks  to  heavily  recruit  as  the  absence   PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN       Â

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of  Joseph  and  Taldi  becomes  a  reality.  Rejniak,  who  entered  the  program  prior  to  the  2011-­ 12  season,  said  it  has  always  been  his  goal  to  gradually  grow  roster  numbers.  After  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  full  team  of  14,  Rejniak  said  KH ORRNV WR Âż OO DQ PDQ URVWHU QH[W season  in  order  to  bring  in  more  depth  DQG ÂłIXOÂż OO QHHGV WKDW QHHG WR EH DG GUHVVHG ´ Rejniak  hopes  the  new  faces  will  also  challenge  the  returners  to  step  up  in  a  big  way.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I'm  really  excited  to  have  the  band  back  together  because  when  we  were  healthy,  even  without  these  impact  re-­ cruits  we  hope  to  bring  in,  we  were  really  JRRG ´ Rejniak  said. Â

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Softball  Starts  Season  At  Virginia  Beach By  Melissa  Kramer

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The  softball  team  is  ready  to  take  their  cuts  as  they  travel  to  Virginia  Beach  to  open  up  their  season,  taking  on  four  teams  in  the  Beach  Blast  2014  Tournament  in  Virginia  Beach.

The  team  begins  their  journey  under  new  Head  Coach  Brittany  Robinson.  She  said  she  has  one  goal  right  off  the  bat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  expect  us  to  win  games  and  com-­ pete  for  a  conference  championship,â&#x20AC;?  Robinson  said.  During  the  four-­game  2014  Beach  Blast  Tournament,  the  Lady  Hawks  will  face  Bethany  (W.V.)  College  and  Plym-­ outh  State  University  on  Friday  and  Ba-­ ruch  College  and  Kean  University  on  Sat-­ urday.

The  team  is  led  by  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  three  captains,  third-­year  catcher/utility  player  Shayna  Burgess,  third-­year  pitcher/in-­ ÂżHOGHU 0HJ %UHZHU DQG IRXUWK \HDU LQ-­ ÂżHOGHU &KHOVHD .XOO Coach  Robinson  said  she  expects  Bur-­ JHVV WR GHÂżQLWHO\ OHDG WKH WHDP EDWWLQJ ZLVH DV ZHOO DV ÂżHOGLQJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Burgess  has  caught  for  a  while,â&#x20AC;?  Robinson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  is  an  excellent  catch-­ HU , GHÂżQLWHO\ H[SHFW KHU WR OHDG XV EDW-­

WLQJ ZLVH DQG ÂżHOGLQJ $QG %UHZHU ZKR does  all  the  right  things  everywhere.  She  is  the  one  who  keeps  everybody  in  line.â&#x20AC;?

Robinson  expects  Kull  to  lead  the  team  in  many  ways. Âł.XOO ZLOO GHÂżQLWHO\ OHDG XV EDWWLQJ and  defensively,â&#x20AC;?  Robinson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  expect  KHU WR EH WKH YRFDO OHDGHU RQ WKH ÂżHOG ´ Despite  the  new  change  at  the  helm,  SOD\HUV DUH FRQÂżGHQW WR VXFFHHG LQ D JUHDW way  this  season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  far  Coach  Robinson  has  been  awesome,â&#x20AC;?  Burgess  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  all  agree  that  we  are  extremely  lucky  to  have  coach  Robinson.  She  has  taught  us  a  lot  during  the  past  three  weeks  that  will  help  us  to  be  successful  in  this  season.  Having  D FRDFK ZKR UHFHQWO\ ÂżQLVKHG KHU 'LY , softball  career  is  very  helpful.â&#x20AC;?

Brewer  said  the  team  is  using  Coach  Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  experience  as  a  Div.  I  player  WR EHQHÂżW WKHP â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach  has  been  very  insightful  and  knows  a  lot  about  the  game,â&#x20AC;?  Brewer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  has  made  minor  tweaks  that  only  an  experienced  player  would  know  to  do.â&#x20AC;?

Besides  the  upperclassmen  stepping  XS WR WKH SODWH WKH LQFRPLQJ ¿UVW \HDUV and  transfers  have  took  charge  as  well,  Brewer  said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Upperclassmen  are  also  understand-­ ing  their  roles  as  leaders  and  doing  a  good  job  setting  an  example,â&#x20AC;?  Brewer  said.  Robinson  said  the  team  has  been  fo-­ cusing  on  live  hitting  to  prepare  for  the  season  opener.  Scrimmaging  has  been  a  quintesential  part  of  practices  because  it  helps  replicate  playing  a  real  game.  Brew-­ er  said  applying  previous  technical  work  to  live  situations  helps  them  build  rota-­ tions  and  position  changes  that  they  an-­ ticipate  making  this  season.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  been  doing  very  well  in  practice,â&#x20AC;?  Robinson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  been  very  impressed  by  the  effort  that  has  been  given,  and  the  improvements  that  have  been  made  so  far.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  just  trying  to  stay  on  a  building  path,  and  not  descend  down-­ hill.â&#x20AC;?

Coach  Robinson  and  the  team  are  looking  forward  to  the  good  competition,  as  well  as  the  warm  weather  as  they  travel  down  to  Virginia  Beach  this  weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  will  give  me  a  chance  to  scout  some  of  the  teams  in  our  conference  which  is  nice,â&#x20AC;?  Robinson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  should  be  a  good  way  to  get  a  lot  of  people  in  to  play,  and  kind  of  see  where  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  at  in  terms  of  who  is  going  to  be  playing  where  for  the  rest  of  the  season.â&#x20AC;? Â

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The  baseball  team  begins  their  2014  sea-­ son  in  Salisbury,  MD  on  March  1  in  a  three-­ game  series  against  Salisbury  University.   7KLV VHDVRQ LV 0DWW 5LJKWHUÂśV ÂżUVW VHDVRQ as  head  coach  of  the  Hawks  and  he  said  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eager  to  start  the  season  with  his  new  team.    â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  that  we  have  a  lot  of  guys  who  are  excited  for  the  season,  so  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  be  in  good  shape,â&#x20AC;?  Righter  said.   The  Hawks  started  practicing  on  Feb.  3  and  due  to  the  excessive  amount  of  snow  on  the  grounds,  Righter  said  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  prac-­ WLFLQJ LQ D QHDUE\ GRPH ÂżHOG LQ WKH J\P DQG in  the  hitting  area  on  campus,  which  they  call  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;batcave.â&#x20AC;?  Fourth-­year  Captain  David  Lostaglio  said  Righter  has  had  a  very  smooth  transition  into  becoming  the  head  coach  at  New  Paltz.  He  said  the  way  Righter  thinks  about  the  game  allows  the  team  to  have  a  whole  new  perspec-­ tive  while  playing.   Right  now,  Righter  said  the  key  is  for  the Â

pitchers  to  get  their  arms  in  shape,  hitters  to  take  a  lot  of  swings  in  the  cage  and  for  the  ¿HOGHUV WR GR DJLOLW\ ZRUN DQG WR SUDFWLFH JHW-­ ting  a  read  on  the  ball.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  like  to  think  we  get  more  swings  than  any  team  in  the  country,â&#x20AC;?  Righter  said.

Righter  said  he  is  expecting  his  cap-­ WDLQV /RVWDJOLR WKLUG \HDU RXWÂżHOGHU 5LFKDUG *XLGR ÂżIWK \HDU LQÂżHOGHU 6WHYHQ 0RUVH DQG fourth-­year  pitcher  Chris  Pyz  to  be  the  leaders  of  the  team  and  set  a  good  example  for  other  players.   On  offense,  Righter  said  he  wants  his  team  to  play  an  aggressive  style. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  will  shoot  to  take  a  lot  of  bases  try-­ ing  to  push  singles  into  doubles,â&#x20AC;?  Righter  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  expect  our  guys  to  be  pretty  good  on  the  base  paths.  You  will  probably  see  a  lot  of  stolen  bases  out  of  our  team.â&#x20AC;?

Righter  said  he  is  expecting  a  big  season  RXW RI WKLUG \HDU LQÂżHOGHU 6WDQOH\ 'H /D &UX] who  he  said  is  as  good  of  an  athlete  as  he  has  seen  at  the  Div.  III  level.  He  said  Lostaglio  will  be  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  clutch  hitter  and  is  looking Â

for  Morse  to  have  a  breakout  year  at  the  plate  after  hitting  .198  last  season.   Lostaglio  said  if  the  team  utilizes  their  speed  to  go  along  with  their  tough  lineup  then  opposing  pitchers  will  have  to  work  extremely  hard  to  contain  the  Hawks.   Righter  said  the  pitching  staff  will  be  led  by  Pyz,  who  he  views  as  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bulldog  that  will  do  whatever  he  has  to  do  to  help  the  team  win.â&#x20AC;?  He  is  also  looking  at  fourth-­year  pitcher  Andrew  Grann  and  third-­year  pitcher  Brian  6RORPRQ WR EH VLJQLÂżFDQW LQQLQJ JHWWHUV IRU the  team.   Overall,  Righter  said  he  expects  his  team  to  be  resilient  and  have  the  opportunity  to  win  a  lot  of  games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  they  get  down  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  bother  them,â&#x20AC;?  Righter  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  they  have  some  failure  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  bother  them.  They  get  right  back  up  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  ready  to  go  back  out  there.â&#x20AC;?

Lostaglio  said  he  has  one  goal  he  wants  to  DFFRPSOLVK GXULQJ KLV ÂżQDO VHDVRQ DV D +DZN â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  only  goal  is  to  win  a  championship  at  this  point,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  Â

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With  the  calendar  shifting  from  Febru-­ ary  to  March  this  weekend,  college  basket-­ ball  is  about  to  enter  its  most  important  part  of  the  season.  With  that  in  mind,  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  take  D ORRN DW Âż YH WKLQJV WR ZDWFK RXW IRU LQ FRO lege  basketball: No.  1  How  long  will  Wichita  State  stay  undefeated  for?

The  Shockers  are  currently  30-­0  and  KDYH RQH PRUH JDPH EHIRUH WKH 0LVVRXUL Valley  Conference  Tournament.  While  they  KDYH QRW SOD\HG D GLIÂż FXOW QRQ FRQIHUHQFH schedule  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  in  an  extremely  weak  conference,  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  take  away  from  the  accomplishment  that  is  winning  30  straight  JDPHV , WKLQN WKH\ ZLOO ZLQ WKHLU Âż QDO JDPH of  the  season  on  Saturday  against  Missouri  State.  The  Shockers  are  clearly  a  capable  WHDP DIWHU WKHLU LPSUHVVLYH UXQ WR WKH )LQDO Four  last  season.   Currently,  ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Brack-­ etologist  Joe  Lunardi  has  them  as  the  No.  1  seed  in  the  Midwest  Region.   As  it  currently  VWDQGV , WKLQN WKH 6KRFNHUV Âż UVW ORVV ZLOO FRPH DJDLQVW WKH ZLQQHU RI WKH IRXU Âż YH game  between  Cincinnati  and  Kentucky  in  the  Sweet  16,  which  is  currently  projected.  1R 'RXJ 0F'HUPRWWÂśV Âż QLVK WR KLV historic  career

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Now  that  the  Olympics  are  (mercifully,  LI \RXœUH D 8 6 $ IDQ RYHU WKH 1+/œV WUDGH window  has  opened  and  will  close  on  March  5  at  3  p.m.  Not  much  has  happened  yet,  but  the  rumor  mill  in  New  York  has  been  churning  for  days  now.

This  past  Sunday,  former  NFL  quarterback  and  sports  radio  personality  Boomer  Esiason  took  to  Twitter  and  said  something  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hugeâ&#x20AC;?  was  going  to  happen  with  the  New  York  Rangers.  It  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  take  too  long  for  the  Rangerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  social  media  sphere  to  light  up  and  ignite  seemingly  endless  discussions  about  what  would  happen  before  newt  Wednesday.

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What  To  Watch  In  March  The  casual  college  basketball  fan  prob-­ ably  has  no  idea  who  McDermott  is.   They  probably  are  only  aware  of  the  projected  top  picks  in  the  2014  NBA  draft  Andrew  Wiggins,  Jabari  Parker  and  Julius  Randle.   McDermott  is  dominating  the  competition  DYHUDJLQJ SRLQWV DQG UHERXQGV SHU game.   While  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  weaker  Big  East  confer-­ HQFH WKDQ LQ \HDUV SDVW LWÂśV VWLOO LPSUHVVLYH that  the  Creighton  Bluejays  won  the  league  WLWOH LQ WKHLU Âż UVW VHDVRQ 0F'HUPRWW LV QRZ 83  points  away  from  scoring  his  3,000th  FDUHHU SRLQW ZKLFK RQO\ VHYHQ SHRSOH KDYH done  in  college  basketball  history.   Besides  Syracuse,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  team  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  rather  see  make  a  run  to  the  Final  Four.   In  a  time  where  people  criticize  players  who  stay  in  school  for  four  years,  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  appreciate  the  VSHFWDFXODU FDUHHU 0F'HUPRWW LV Âż QLVKLQJ up  and  how  good  he  has  been  for  college  basketball.

ten  games,  but  Izzo  is  a  coach  who  always  prepares  his  teams  to  be  playing  their  best  basketball  when  March  rolls  around.   If  HYHU\RQH FDQ JHW KHDOWK\ WKHQ WKH\ OO EH RQH of  the  toughest  teams  to  beat  in  March.

No.  3  Can  Michigan  State  get  healthy  in  time  for  the  tournament?

No.  5  Who  are  the  Final  Four  con-­ tenders?

$OO VHDVRQ WKH 6SDUWDQV KDYH KDG WR deal  with  injuries  to  starters  Adreian  Payne,  Branden  Dawson,  Gary  Harris  and  Keith  Appling.   Despite  these  injuries,  they  are  currently  11-­4  in  the  Big  10,  which  puts  WKHP LQ VHFRQG SODFH DQG KDYH D RYHUDOO UHFRUG 7KLV LV D WHVWDPHQW WR KRZ great  a  coach  Tom  Izzo  is.  I  know  they  KDYH DOWHUQDWHG ZLQV DQG ORVVHV LQ WKHLU ODVW

Right  now  Florida  is  ranked  No.  1  in  WKH FRXQWU\ ZLWK D RYHUDOO UHFRUG DQG D 15-­0  record  in  the  SEC.   Head  Coach  Billy  'RQRYDQ LV WKH PRVW XQGHUUDWHG FRDFK LQ the  country  in  my  opinion  because  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  had  trouble  recently  getting  past  the  Elite  Eight,  which  is  still  a  lot  farther  than  many  teams  get.   Arizona  hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  been  the  same  team Â

No.  4  Do  any  mid-­majors  have  a  chance  of  making  a  deep  tournament  run? :LWK FRQIHUHQFH UHDOLJQPHQW PRYLQJ D lot  of  the  more  dominant  mid-­major  teams  into  major  conferences,  the  tournament  ZLOO EH Âż OOHG ZLWK IHZHU WHDPV IURP WKH so-­called  mid-­major  conferences.   This  will  result  in  more  teams  from  the  major  confer-­ ences  being  in  the  tournament  and  making  GHHS UXQV 2I FRXUVH WKHUH ZLOO REYLRXVO\ be  the  Cinderella  teams  that  make  a  run  to  the  Sweet  16,  which  is  what  makes  the  tournament  incredible.  Â

since  Brandon  Ashley  was  lost  for  the  season  with  a  torn  ligament  in  his  foot.   The  :LOGFDWV GHÂż QLWHO\ KDYH D FKDQFH WR PDNH D GHHS WRXUQDPHQW UXQ EXW , KDYH WURXEOH seeing  it  happen  without  Ashley.  After  starting  the  season  25-­0,  Syracuse  lost  two  games  in  a  row  before  getting  back  on  the  winning  side  of  things  with  a  win  at  Maryland.   Jerami  Grantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  injured  back  is  something  to  keep  an  eye  on  going  forward,  EXW WKH 2UDQJH FHUWDLQO\ KDYH WKH FDSDELOLW\ of  cutting  down  the  nets  on  April  7.   Kansas  won  the  Big  12  regular  season  title  for  the  10th  year  in  a  row  on  Monday  QLJKW DQG :LJJLQV LV Âż QDOO\ SOD\LQJ XS WR SUH VHDVRQ SRWHQWLDO , KDYH D ORW RI WURXEOH EHOLHYLQJ WKDW WKH -D\KDZNV ZRQÂśW EH SOD\ ing  for  a  national  title  April  7.   After  a  rough  stretch  during  the  mid-­ point  of  the  season,  Duke  has  gotten  its  UK\WKP EDFN 7KH %OXH 'HYLOV RIIHQVH KDV been  superb  and  besides  McDermott,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  better  scorer  in  the  country  than  Jabari  Parker.   /RXLVYLOOH LV KLWWLQJ LWV VWULGH DW WKH right  time  and  is  more  than  capable  of  SOD\LQJ LQ WKLV \HDUÂśV )LQDO )RXU , EHOLHYH Russ  Smith  has  been  the  most  underrated  SOD\HU LQ WKH FRXQWU\ WKLV VHDVRQ DYHUDJLQJ 17.5  points,  4.5  assists  and  3.4  rebounds  per  game.   /DVWO\ DV VWDWHG DERYH 0LFKLJDQ 6WDWH DQG :LFKLWD 6WDWH ERWK KDYH WKH SRWHQWLDO WR be  playing  in  Texas  on  April  5. Â

Deadline   Decisions  and  he  has  friends  in  the  NHL;Íž  he  successfully  predicted  the  end  of  the  NHL  lock  out  and  the  .HYLQ .OHLQ WUDGH In  other  words,  Blueshirts  fans  can  count  on  something  drastic  happening  before  the  trade  deadline.  It  probably  has  to  do  with  Ryan  Callahan.  So  far,  the  names  coming  up  the  most  are  &DOODKDQÂśV 'DQ *LUDUGL DQG +HQULN /XQGTYLVW in  exchange  for  Tampa  Bay  Lightning  forward  Martin  St.  Louis.  ,WÂśV VDIH WR DVVXPH ZH FDQ WDNH /XQGTYLVW off  the  list.  The  contract  extension  he  signed  earlier  in  the  season  has  a  no-­trade  clause  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  PRUH RU OHVV IDFW WKDW /XQGTYLVW ZLOO EH D 5DQJHU for  life.  *LUDUGL DQG &DOODKDQ DUHQÂśW DV VDIH HYHQ LI their  worth  as  team  leaders  and  franchise  players Â

DUH RI D VLPLODU LON WR /XQGTYLVWÂśV 7DONV DERXW whether  or  not  they  would  resign  with  the  team  at  the  end  of  this  season  and  how  much  they  ZRXOG EH DVNLQJ IRU KDYH EHHQ JRLQJ RQ IRU months.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  imagine  this  trade  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  include  one  of  them.  And  if  Pat  Leonard  at  the  New  York  Daily  Newsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  report  that  St.  Louis  only  wants  to  come  to  New  York  is  true,  than  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  than  likely  Cal-­ lahan  will  be  the  one  to  go.  It  may  be  more  sad  since  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  captain,  but  it  does  make  more  sense  and  it  is  smarter  than  letting  Girardi  go.  ,ÂśYH VDLG LW EHIRUH DQG , VWLFN E\ WKH EHOLHI WKDW LW LV PRUH GLIÂż FXOW WR Âż QG D Âż UVW SDLU GHIHQ seman  than  most  other  positions.  If  the  Rangers  decided  to  trade  away  Girardi  to  Tampa  they  may  not  lose  more  than  gain,  but  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  still  lose  a  lot.  The  Rangers  would  be  getting  goals  (St. Â

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Louis  has  25  goals  so  far  this  season),  but  the  loss  of  a  defenseman  like  Girardi  would  hurt.  /XQGTYLVW DQG &DP 7DOERW ZRXOG FHUWDLQO\ IHHO the  loss.  If  Callahan  goes,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  huge  drop  in  FKHPLVWU\ DQG PRUDOH LQ WKH URRP +RZHYHU Âż QGLQJ D JULQGHU ZKR FDQ SXW LQ JRDOV DQG EORFN VKRWV LV HDVLHU WR Âż QG WKDQ D WRS OLQH GHIHQVHPDQ The  Rangers  are  a  team  that  has  more  third-­liners  WKDQ SXUH JRDOVFRUHUV :HÂśYH QHHGHG VRPHRQH like  St.  Louis  for  years  now  and  while  I  worry  about  the  age,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  comforted  by  the  fact  that  SOD\HUV OLNH -DURPLU -DJU KDYH FRPH KHUH ODWHU LQ WKHLU FDUHHUV DQG KDYH PDGH DOO WKH GLIIHUHQFH %XW QR QHZV \HW :KDWHYHU KDSSHQV LWÂśV probably  going  to  be  emotional  and  there  will  probably  be  tears.  For  now,  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hope  for  the  best. Â

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