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SUNY  New  Paltz  was  granted  an  award  by  the  vil-­ lage  of  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Historic  Preservation  Commission  (HPC)  to  recognize  Old  Mainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  historical  restoration  project  that  brought  back  the  features  of  the  107-­year-­ old  buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  original  appearance.  The  award,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Partners  in  Preservation,â&#x20AC;?  given  on  Feb.  12,  was  designed  to  not  only  applaud  the  efforts  of  the  historically  conscious,  but  to  instill  in  others  the  decision  to  preserve  rather  than  renovate  a  building  is  well  appreciated  by  the  commission.

Old  Main,  the  oldest  building  on  campus,  was  built  in  1907  and  was  originally  the  institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  only  VLWH IRU FROOHJH RIÂżFHV FODVVHV DQG DWKOHWLFV ,Q LW EHFDPH RIÂżFLDOO\ UHFRJQL]HG DV WKH ÂżUVW HQWLW\ RI WKH State  University  at  New  Paltz  and  is  now  home  to  the  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  School  of  Education.  HPC  Chairman  and  SUNY  New  Paltz  English  Pro-­ fessor  Thomas  Olsen  said  that  although  other  places  in  New  Paltz  have  been  given  the  Preservation  Award,  such  as  Cafeteria  and  P&Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restaurant,  Old  Main  is  WKH ÂżUVW QRQ FRPPHUFLDO DQG QRQ UHVLGHQWLDO EXLOGLQJ WKH FRPPLVVLRQ KDV UHFRJQL]HG DV ZHOO DV WKH ÂżUVW college-­owned  property. Âł, WKLQN P\ FROOHDJXHV >DQG ,@ RQ WKH +3& UHF-­

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ognized  that  the  college  did  a  stunning  job  of  re-­pur-­ posing  a  100  year-­old  building,  preserving  its  exterior  but  also  making  the  interior  a  fully-­functioning  space  GHVLJQHG IRU WKH WZHQW\ ÂżUVW FHQWXU\ ´ KH VDLG Âł2OG Main  is  a  noble  building  and  speaks  to  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  KLVWRU\ >DQG@ ZH ZHUH JODG WR VHH LW VR SDLQVWDNLQJO\ preserved  and  made,  again,  the  centerpiece  of  the  his-­ toric  quad,  which  the  college  has  also  improved  with  better  walkways  and  plantings.â&#x20AC;?

Old  Main  was  renovated  once  between  its  con-­ struction  and  its  2011  preservation  project.  According  to  Assistant  Vice  President  of  Facilities  John  Shupe,  Old  Main  was  subject  to  an  all-­around  overhaul  in  the  early  1960s,  where  nearly  all  of  the  period-­correct  ar-­ chitectural  detail  was  removed  from  the  building  com-­ pletely.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  part  of  this  project  we  reintroduced  those  el-­ ements  that  would  have  been  found  in  the  building  ZKHQ LW ZDV ÂżUVW FRQVWUXFWHG LQ ´ KH VDLG Âł7KHVH new  reproduction  elements  included  schoolhouse  SHQGHQW FHLOLQJ OLJKW Âż[WXUHV WUDGLWLRQDO ZRRG Ă&#x20AC;RRU-­ ing  and  proper  molding  and  trim  details.  The  building  renovation  has  added  some  enhanced  classrooms  and  VRPH PXFK QHHGHG RIÂżFHV WR WKH 6FKRRO RI (GXFDWLRQ The  building  is  also  now  equipped  with  handicap  ac-­ FHVVLELOLW\ DQG PXFK PRUH HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQW ´

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Shupe  also  said  since  there  are  so  many  buildings  of  varying  architectural  eras  on  campus,  he  believes  that  any  of  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  buildings  could  possibly  be  a  contender  for  this  award  in  the  future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Historic  preservation  is  a  very  important  element  of  what  we  do  as  part  of  our  campus  capital  asset  pres-­ HUYDWLRQ SURJUDP ´ KH VDLG Âł,W LV DQ KRQRU IRU WKH FRO-­ lege  to  receive  this  type  of  an  award,  especially  since  it  is  given  to  us  by  members  of  our  local  community  who  know  a  great  deal  about  historic  preservation.â&#x20AC;?

Olsen  said  the  college  has  taken  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wonderfulâ&#x20AC;?  step  forward  in  setting  a  precedent  to  architectural  preser-­ vation  within  the  entire  village  and  hopes  that  more  people  are  encouraged  to  preserve  rather  than  renovate  structures  with  rich  historic  value  in  the  future. Âł, WKLQN HYHU\RQH LQ WKH SUHVHUYDWLRQ FRPPXQLW\ feels  the  same:  there  is  good  reason  to  preserve  the  streetscape-­in  this  case,  the  campus-­scape  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  created  by  older  structures  because  by  doing  so  we  remain  connected  to  our  past  and  to  our  sense  of  place,â&#x20AC;?  Olsen  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  always  development  pressure  to  tear  down  and  rebuild,  but  in  many  cases  what  is  lost  is  far  more  valuable  than  what  might  be  gained.  Re-­purpos-­ ing  older  structures  is  often  more  costly,  but  doing  so  preserves  our  collective  sense  of  the  past,  of  who  we  are  and  where  we  came  from.â&#x20AC;?

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RUSSIAN  AND  UKRAINIAN  FOR-­ EIGN  MINISTRIES The  United  States  and  Western  dip-­ lomats  failed  to  bring  Russian  and  Ukrainian  foreign  ministers  together  Wednesday  for  face-­to-­face  talks  on  the  confrontation  in  Crimea,  even  as  U.S.  Secretary  of  State  John  Kerry  voiced  optimism  that  an  exit  strategy  was  possible.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  rather  be  where  we  are  today  than  where  we  were  yester-­ day,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

POPE  FRANCIS Pope  Francis  is  coming  under  increasing  criticism  that  he  simply  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  it  on  sex  abuse.  Three  months  after  the  Vatican  an-­ nounced  a  commission  of  experts  to  study  best  practices  on  protecting  children,  no  ac-­ tion  has  been  taken,  no  members  appointed,  no  statute  outlining  the  commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  scope  approved.

DIPLOMATIC  MEETINGS Attempts  to  foster  the  highest-­level  diplomatic  meeting  between  Russia  and  Ukraine  since  Moscow  ordered  troops  into  Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  strategic  Crimea  region  fell  short  Wednesday  as  Western  RIÂżFLDOV VFUDPEOHG IRU HYHQ VPDOO VXF-­ cesses  to  keep  the  tense  situation  from  escalating.

MOURNING  HUGO  CHAVEZ Thousands  of  Venezuelans  mourned  the  passing  of  President  Hugo  Chavez  on  the  ¿UVW DQQLYHUVDU\ RI KLV GHDWK :HGQHVGD\ ZKLOH 1DWLRQDO *XDUG WURRSV ¿UHG WHDU JDV and  rubber  bullets  at  anti-­government  activ-­ ists  who  pressed  on  with  street  protests  de-­ spite  the  commemorations.

YULIA  TYMOSHENKO Yulia  Tymoshenko,  Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  former  prime  minister,  urged  the  West  on  Wednesday  to  ramp  up  pressure  on  Russia  to  force  it  to  withdraw  troops  from  Crimea.

ISREALI  NAVAL  FORCES Israeli  naval  forces  on  Wednesday  seized  a  ship  laden  with  rockets  alleg-­ edly  bound  for  militants  in  the  Gaza  6WULS DQG RI¿FLDOV DFFXVHG ,UDQ RI RU-­ chestrating  the  delivery  in  an  elaborate  5,000-­mile  (8,000-­kilometer)  journey  that  included  covert  stops  across  the  region.

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Village  of  New  Paltz  Trustees  recently  voted  to  request  the  Town  of  New  Paltz  Board  to  make  the  police  commission  an  indepen-­ dent  panel.  At  their  Feb.  12  meeting,  the  board  voted  3-­2  in  favor  of  requesting  the  commission  become  independent.  Village  Mayor  Jason  West  and  Trustees  Ariana  Basco  and  Rebecca  Rotzler  voted  in  favor  of  the  request;Íž  Trustees  Sally  Rhoads  and  Tom  Rocco  voted  in  dissent.  The  topic  was  initially  brought  up  at  the  meeting  by  New  Paltz  resident  Amanda  Sisen-­ stein.  She  said  she  worries  the  tie  between  the  town  board  and  the  police  commission  could  upset  the  checks  and  balances  system  in  the  town  municipality.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  me  it  seems  like  the  whole  point  of  having  the  police  commission  is  to  have  a  little  bit  of  separation  between  the  people,  the  town  board  and  the  police  department,â&#x20AC;?  Sisen-­ stein  said.  The  police  department  is  under  the  juris-­ GLFWLRQ RI WKH WRZQ ZKLOH WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW belongs  to  the  village.  Despite  the  separation,  Rotzler  said  she  believes  the  police  commis-­ sion  is  something  both  parties  can  discuss.  The  town  board  designated  themselves  as Â

a  commission  on  Feb.  3  and  are  considering  WKH GLVSRVDO RI WKH SDQHO LQGHÂżQLWHO\ Rotzler  said  despite  the  departmental  belongings  between  the  two  municipalities,  there  is  value  for  the  village  to  voice  concerns  with  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plans  and  to  make  sure  there  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;citizen  oversightâ&#x20AC;?  within  the  police  com-­ mission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  it  is  in  our  interest  to  express  our  concerns  regarding  the  police  commission,â&#x20AC;?  Rotzler.

She,  West  and  Basco  said  they  were  con-­ cerned  that  the  amount  of  work  town  board  members  have  to  put  in  as  both  members  of  the  board  and  police  commission  would  be  too  much  to  handle.  West  related  the  scenario  to  the  village  ERDUGÂśV UHODWLRQVKLS ZLWK WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  just  not  enough  hours  in  the  GD\ DQG ZKHQ \RX KDYH WKH FRQÂżGHQFH LQ WKH people  working  on  there,  you  let  them  do  it,â&#x20AC;?  West  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  [town  board]  could  do  good  work  ...  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  convinced  the  town  board,  al-­ PRVW E\ GHÂżQLWLRQ ZLOO GR OHVV ´ Basco  agreed  with  West,  and  said  her  ex-­ perience  working  with  the  police  commission  and  as  a  liason  in  the  past  cement  her  stance  on  reinstating  the  police  commision  as  inde-­ pendent  of  the  town  board.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  very  well  how  busy  we  all  are,â&#x20AC;?  Basco  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  an  entire  police  depart-­ PHQW LV GLIÂżFXOW IRU WKH WRZQ ERDUG WR WDNH RQ Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  that  I  think  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  incapable  of  doing  so,  but  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great  to  have  a  dedicated  group  of  people  who  focus  on  the  one  board.â&#x20AC;?

Rotzler  said  if  the  village  board  were  in  the  town  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  shoes,  she  is  unsure  whether  or  not  they  too  would  be  capable  of  juggling  responsibilities.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  the  police  commission  as  well  as  the  department  were  essentially  under  our  board  and  the  police  commission  were  disbanded,  I  do  not  feel  that  as  a  board  we  could  so  readily  take  on  the  work  that  the  police  commission  was  engaged,â&#x20AC;?  Rotzler  said.  Rhoads  said  she  felt  uncomfortable  with  the  village  involving  themselves  in  the  matters  of  the  town  board.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  we  would  be  very  offended  if  the  town  came  and  told  us  how  we  should  be  run-­ ning  our  business,â&#x20AC;?  Rhoads  said.  However,  Rotzler  said  since  the  police  operates  as  the  sole  law  enforcement  in  New  Paltz,  their  workings  are  of  importance  to  both  governmental  municipalities.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  the  police  is  conducting  their  business  in  our  community  and  represent  us,  they  are  our  business,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

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Kaitlyn  Gesel,  a  graduate  student  in  Fine  Arts  and  candidate  in  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  Printmak-­ ing  Program,  was  recently  awarded  a  Southern  Graphics  Council  International  (SGCI)  Graduate  Fellowship.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only  one  of  these  awards  is  given  to  a  gradu-­ ate  student  and  many  of  the  competitors  are  from  the  top  nationally-­ranked  programs  in  the  coun-­ try,â&#x20AC;?  Geselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mentor,  Assistant  Professor  Jill  Parisi-­ 3KLOOLSV VDLG Âł7KLV LV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKDW D 681< New  Paltz  student  has  won  the  Southern  Graphics  International  award,  so  it  is  an  honor  not  only  for  Kate,  but  for  our  program,  and  SUNY  New  Paltz.â&#x20AC;?

SGCI  is  the  largest  print  organization  in  North  America  and  its  annual  conference  is  the  biggest  DQQXDO JDWKHULQJ IRFXVHG RQ WKH ÂżHOG RI SULQW-­ making,  according  to  SGCInternational.org.  The  award  includes  $1,000  to  complete  the  project  that  Gesel  proposed  in  her  application,  a  $500  travel  stipend  to  get  the  SGCI  conference  this  year  in  San  Francisco,  a  membership  to  the  organization  and  to  the  conference  and  a  solo  art  exhibition  at  the  2015  SGCI  conference  in  Knoxville,  Tennessee.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  highly  regarded  award  and  I  am  ex-­

tremely  honored  to  be  the  recipient,â&#x20AC;?  Gesel  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  SGCI  conference  is  the  most  recognized  an-­ nual  printmaking  conference,  bringing  together  thousands  of  artists,  critics,  curators,  faculty  mem-­ bers,  and  students  from  all  over  the  country  and  internationally.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  Parisi-­Phillips,  she  said  visiting  Assistant  Professor  Sheila  Goloborotko  mentored  Gesel  through  the  application  process,  although  she  believed  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kate  already  brings  a  very  high  de-­ gree  of  professionalism  to  her  artistic  work  and  in  setting  and  attaining  short  and  long  term  career  goals.â&#x20AC;?

Gesel  said  the  application  called  for  a  propos-­ al  that  outlined  the  project  that  the  fellowship  will  be  used  for.  It  included  an  abstract,  methodology,  timeline  and  a  budget.   She  also  had  to  supply  im-­ ages  of  her  previous  artwork  that  would  relate  to  the  project  she  was  proposing,  as  well  as  a  letter  written  by  the  faculty  member  that  nominated  her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  work  every  day  to  be  a  better  artist  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rewarding  to  have  my  hard  work  be  recognized  by  an  organization  as  prominent  in  the  printmaking  ¿HOG DV 6RXWKHUQ *UDSKLFV &RXQFLO ,QWHUQDWLRQDO ´ Gesel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  proud  that  I  was  able  to  receive  this  and  to  be  able  to  show  others  the  great  print-­

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making  department  we  have  here  at  SUNY  New  Paltz.   I  have  learned  a  great  deal  about  my  work  through  the  professors  and  the  other  students  in  my  department  and  their  insights  have  been  extremely  helpful  to  the  development  of  my  work.â&#x20AC;?

Although  Gesel  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  graduate  until  next  year,  she  said  her  plan  is  to  continue  to  be  an  art  educator.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  look  forward  to  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  SGCI  confer-­ ence  and  am  already  preparing  for  the  large  amount  of  work  I  will  be  completing  for  the  solo  exhibition  next  year,â&#x20AC;?  Gesel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  will  be  a  huge  amount  of  planning  and  work,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  enjoyable  and  very  exciting  that  I  have  the  ability  to  take  my  ideas  and  make  them  real  with  the  help  of  this  fellowship.â&#x20AC;?

Parisi-­Phillips  said  Gesel  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;an  exemplary  studentâ&#x20AC;?  who  is  completely  dedicated  to  her  work  as  an  artist  and  to  her  studies.  She  is  certain  she  will  take  full  advantage  of  the  fellowship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  will  be  honored  at  the  opening  ceremo-­ nies  of  the  conference  [â&#x20AC;Ś]  people  will  want  to  meet  Kate  to  congratulate  her,  and  she  will  keep  in  touch  with  many  of  them  as  she  moves  forward  in  her  career,â&#x20AC;?  Parisi-­Phillips  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  quite  an  achievement,  and  we  all  look  forward  to  celebrat-­ ing  with  her  again  next  year.â&#x20AC;?

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In  the  fall  of  2016  and  2017,  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  water  supply  will  be  shut  off  for  a  10-­week  period,  as  the  New  York  City  Department  of  Environmen-­ tal  Protection  (DEP)  will  repair  the  Catskill  Aqueduct.   Dave  Clouser,  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  engineer-­ ing  consultant,  said  the  DEP  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  sure  when  exactly  the  shutdown  will  occur  and  is  asking  New  Paltz  to  consider  having  the  shutdown  take  place  some-­ time  during  the  winter  months  of  De-­ cember  to  February.   New  Paltz  Town  Supervisor  Susan  Zimet  said  Mayor  Jason  West  has  been  working  to  get  a  backup  water  source  VLQFH KLV ÂżUVW WHUP DV PD\RU LQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  [DEP]  been  dealing  with  the  village  for  a  long  time  because  the  village  is  technically  the  DEPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cus-­ tomer  and  the  town  buys  water  from  the  village,  who  buys  water  from  the  city,â&#x20AC;?  Zimet  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  really  the  village  has  been  dealing  with  this  for  a  long  time  and  the  town  got  involved  about  a  half  a  year  ago  in  terms  of  being  involved  in  this  conversation  about  DEP.â&#x20AC;?

A  contract  was  signed  between  the  DEP  and  the  village,  but  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  en-­ gineer  is  a  part  of  the  project,  working  with  the  DEP,  Zimet  said.   Zimet  said  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  positive  ZKHWKHU RU QRW WKH\ ZLOO GHÂżQLWHO\ ÂżQG a  source  of  water  in  New  Paltz,  but  be-­ lieves  there  are  areas  in  the  town  that  contain  a  lot  of  water.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  know  the  DEP  just  undertook  their  own  quarter  of  a  million  dollar  study  and  they  seem  to  believe  they  found  opportunities  for  water  in  the  town,  so  I  would  like  to  believe,  yes,  we  ZLOO ÂżQG ZDWHU ´ =LPHW VDLG Zimet  said  if  there  is  no  water  source  in  New  Paltz  that  can  yield  enough  water  for  the  entire  community,  they  would  have  to  spend  $18  million  for  a  pipe  that  will  run  down  Route  208  into  the  Town  of  Gardiner  and  hook  into  a  different  aqueduct.  This  water  source  will  become  a  permanent.   Councilman  Daniel  Torres  said  he  has  a  hard  time  believing  the  state  will  shut  down  the  water  supply  of  one  of  its  universities.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  we  [the  town]  talked  about  how  we  might  not  have  a  water  supply,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  unlikely  that  we  will  end  up Â

OSAMA  BIN  LADEN Osama  bin  Ladenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  son-­in-­law  went  on  trial  Wednesday  in  federal  court  in  Manhattan,  where  jurors  heard  him  portrayed  both  as  a  murderous  mouth-­ piece  for  al-­Qaida  and  as  a  target  of  a  prosecution  designed  to  play  on  fears  and  resentments  from  the  Sept.  11  at-­ tacks.

VLADIMIR  PUTIN The  State  Department  is  turning  up  the  rhetorical  heat  on  Russian  President  Vladimir  Putin  for  statements  about  the  situation  in  Ukraine  that  the  U.S.  says  are  lies.

BENJAMIN Â NETANYAHU

Israeli  Prime  Minister  Benjamin  Netanyahu  made  a  swing  through  the  Silicon  Valley  to  meet  with  high-­ tech  leaders  and  sign  a  pro-­business  agreement  with  Gov.  Jerry  Brown.

FORMER Â D.C. Â MAYOR

Former  District  of  Columbia  mayor  and  current  councilman  Marion  Barry  has  been  released  from  a  center  where  he  spent  16  days  trying  to  regain  his  mobility.

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not  having  a  water  supply  just  because  of  the  feasibilities  for  the  state  of  New  York,â&#x20AC;?  Torres  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  would  take  one  call  to  any  of  our  federal  or  state  rep-­ resentatives  and  I  think  that  we  would  ¿JXUH WKLV RXW ´ Zimet  said  if  New  Paltz  is  able  to  ¿QG LWV RZQ ZDWHU VXSSO\ WKHQ FRVWV IRU the  town  and  village  users  will  go  down  for  residents  because  it  will  come  from  a  local  source.  Also,  residents  will  pay  less  because  they  are  currently  paying  a  to  buy  water  from  the  village.   Torres  said  if  New  Paltz  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  any  water  over  this  period  it  would  have  huge  economic  impacts  on  the  community.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water  is  a  vital  resource,â&#x20AC;?  Torres  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time  for  us  not  as  just  a  town,  but  as  a  country  to  realize  that.  Â

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In  fact,  I  will  argue  that  the  next  thing  that  people  have  wars  over  will  be  wa-­ ter.â&#x20AC;?

Ultimately,  Torres  said  he  sees  the  town  and  village  coming  up  with  a  solu-­ tion  to  ensure  that  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  water.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  I  lived  in  the  town,  village  or  at  SUNY  New  Paltz,  I  would  not  fear  that  there  will  be  a  moment  when  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  water,â&#x20AC;?  Torres  said.   2YHUDOO =LPHW VDLG WKH WDVN RI ÂżQG-­ ing  a  water  source  for  New  Paltz  has  been  a  great  opportunity  for  the  town  and  village  to  work  together  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  community.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  community  that  has  control  of  its  own  destiny  via  having  its  own  wa-­ ter  source  is  a  very  lucky  community,  and  hopefully  New  Paltz  will  be  one  of  those  lucky  communities,â&#x20AC;?  Zimet  said.  Â

Thursday,  March  6,  2014

A  pregnant  South  Carolina  woman  who  drove  a  minivan  carrying  her  three  young  children  into  the  ocean  surf  off  Florida  had  talked  about  demons  before  leaving  the  house,  according  to  her  sister  who  worriedly  FDOOHG SROLFH RI¿FLDOV VDLG GXULQJ D news  conference  Wednesday.

GREAT  LAKES  WATER  LEVELS  EXPECTED  TO  RECOVER Water  levels  in  the  Great  Lakes  are  expected  to  continue  a  steady  recovery  this  year,  courtesy  of  widespread  ice  cover  that  is  slowing  evaporation  and  snowfall  that  has  approached  record  amounts  in  some  cities,  federal  experts  said  Wednesday.

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Seven  SUNY  New  Paltz  students  were  awarded  the  Benjamin  A.  Gilman  Interna-­ tional  Scholarship  to  study  abroad  during  the  spring  2014  semester.

According  to  the  Gilman  Scholarship  website,  it  â&#x20AC;&#x153;offers  grants  for  U.S.  citizen  XQGHUJUDGXDWH VWXGHQWV RI OLPLWHG Âż QDQFLDO means  to  pursue  academic  studies  or  credit-­ bearing,  career-­oriented  internships  abroad.â&#x20AC;?

Bruce  Sillner,  the  dean  of  internation-­ al  programs,  said  the  Gilman  Scholarship  was  created  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  when  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  former  president,  Ryan  Bowen,  ap-­ proached  Congressman  Benjamin  Gilman  and  said  it  would  be  a  good  idea  to  get  fund-­ ing  for  American  students  to  study  abroad.  It  resulted  in  an  $11  million  federal  program  to  help  students  who  are  Pell  Grant  eligible  study  in  a  foreign  country.   Sillner  said  receiving  seven  Gilman  Scholarships  for  this  semester  shows  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dedication  to  trying  to  provide  af-­ fordable  study  abroad  opportunities  to  as  many  students  as  possible.   Christian  Wilwohl,  a  study  abroad  coor-­ dinator,  said  the  reason  New  Paltz  has  been  able  to  receive  the  Gilman  Scholarships  is  because  of  the  Center  for  International  Pro-­ gramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  close  relationship  with  the  Educa-­ WLRQDO 2SSRUWXQLW\ 3URJUDP (23 DQG Âż QDQFLDO DLG RIÂż FH DV ZHOO DV WKH SHUVLVWHQFH WKDW VWXGHQWV H[KLELW WR Âż OO RXW WKHLU DSSOLFD tions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  excellent  students  here  at  New  Paltz  that  are  dedicated  to  their  suc-­ cess,â&#x20AC;?  Wilwohl  said.   Wilwohl  said  the  Gilman  Scholarship  favors  students  who  want  to  go  to  under-­ represented  regions  such  as  Africa,  Asia  and  Latin  America,  as  well  as  students  who  are  studying  in  the  education  and  science  de-­ partments.   The  study  abroad  staff  work  with  stu-­ GHQWV WR Âż QG VWXG\ DEURDG VFKRODUVKLSV DQG Âż QDQFLDO DLG DV ZHOO DV KHOSLQJ WKHP Âż OO RXW their  applications,  Wilwohl  said.  The  school  recently  hired  a  writing  tutor  to  help  stu-­ dents  with  the  two  essays  that  are  a  part  of  the  application.  One  of  the  essays  is  a  per-­ sonal  statement  about  the  studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life,  why  they  want  to  study  abroad  and  why  they  feel  they  deserve  the  scholarship.  The  other  es-­ say  is  about  the  follow-­up  service  project  the  student  will  organize  when  they  return  from  their  time  studying  abroad.   Ashley  Sanchez,  a  fourth-­year  sociol-­

ogy  major  who  studied  abroad  in  Ecuador,  said  the  Center  for  International  Program  helped  her  revise  her  essays,  answered  all  of  her  questions  and  helped  her  budget  her  money  for  when  she  is  abroad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  been  able  to  study  abroad  without  the  Gilman  Scholarship  and  the  Center  for  International  Programing,â&#x20AC;?  Sanchez  said.

Since  the  fall  of  2009,  52  New  Paltz  students  have  been  named  Gilman  Scholars.  Thirty-­nine  percent  of  New  Paltz  applicants  have  been  accepted  since  the  spring  of  2013,  something  Wilwohl  said  he  is  very  proud  of.    Wilwohl  said  he  would  like  to  see  the  percentage  of  students  who  study  abroad  in-­ crease  from  its  current  15  to  18  percent  to  30  percent  by  the  end  of  the  decade.  To  do  this,  he  wants  to  start  working  more  with  the  education  and  science  students  to  show  them  that  they  are  able  to  study  abroad,  when  most  believe  they  are  unable  to.   Looking  forward,  Sillner  wants  the  Cen-­ ter  for  International  Programs  to  continue  networking  and  spreading  the  word  about  the  Gilman  Scholarship  to  allow  students  to  be  aware  of  their  study  abroad  options.    â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  really  committed  to  making  study  abroad  opportunities  accesible  to  all  students  who  are  interested  and  there  are  other  mechanisms  we  have  as  well,â&#x20AC;?  Sill-­ ner  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  working  on  making  sure  that  our  message  is  appropriate  and  received  by  students,  so  they  know  these  options  are  available  to  them.â&#x20AC;?

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7KLV FROXPQ VRPHWLPHV PDNHV PH IHHO OLNH 3HWHU *ULIÂż Q VD\LQJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  know  what  really  grinds  my  gears?â&#x20AC;?  But  this  story  takes  the  cake.  According  to  CNN,  a  New  Jersey  high  school  senior  is  suing  her  SDUHQWV IRU ³¿ QDQFLDO VXSSRUW DQG FROOHJH WXLWLRQ ´ RQ WRS RI OHJDO IHHV and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;current  living  and  transportation  expenses.â&#x20AC;?  A  New  Jersey  judge  denied  the  teenagerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  request  for  immediate  ¿ QDQFLDO DVVLVWDQFH IURP WKH SDUHQWV DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH DUWLFOH Here  are  the  facts  of  the  lawsuit:  Rachel  Canning,  an  18-­year-­old  student,  alleges  that  her  parents  kicked  her  out  of  the  house,  causing  KHU WR EH XQDEOH WR Âż QDQFLDOO\ VXSSRUW KHUVHOI 6KH VDLG LQ FRXUW GRFX ments  that  she  had  to  leave  because  of  psychological  mistreatment,  that  her  mother  called  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;fatâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;porkyâ&#x20AC;?  and  that  her  father  threat-­ ened  to  beat  her,  all  according  to  CNN. That  being  said,  her  parents,  Sean  and  Elizabeth,  claim  they  have  always  been  supportive  of  their  daughter.  Rachel  was  suspended  from  school  last  October,  along  with  her  boyfriend.  The  parents  argue  Rachel  ran  away  after  her  phone  and  car  privi-­ leges  were  taken  away  and  was  told  she  could  not  see  her  boyfriend  anymore.  Rachel  is  now  living  with  a  friend  in  a  nearby  town,  accord-­ ing  to  CNN. When  Division  of  Child  Protection  and  Permanency  (DCPP)  staff  members  interviewed  the  teen,  her  parents,  and  her  two  younger  sis-­ ters,  they  ultimately  â&#x20AC;&#x153;determined  that  allegation  of  emotional  abuse  was  unfounded,â&#x20AC;?  a  letter  from  DCPP  states,  as  reported  by  CNN.  So  after  reviewing  the  facts,  I  have  a  few  feelings  to  share.  As  a  college  student  who  works  four  jobs,  I  understand  and  appreciate  WKH Âż QDQFLDO KHOS P\ GDG JLYHV PH IRU P\ HGXFDWLRQ 1RZ , FDQÂśW fathom  someone  who  is  only  two  or  three  years  younger  than  me  go-­ ing  through  a  legal  battle  with  her  parents  because  they  were  trying  to  teach  their  daughter  a  life  lesson.

From  speculation  on  the  case,  it  seems  like  Rachel  was  a  good  student  who  made  some  bad  life  choices.  In  this  situation,  it  seems  more  like  a  breakdown  of  family  values  than  abuse.  Higher  education  is  something  that  not  everyone  gets  to  experi-­ ence  and  not  everyone  can  fall  back  on  suing  their  parents  for  tuition.  I  do  not  know  the  validity  of  her  abuse  claims,  and  if  she  truly  was  in  an  abusive  household,  then  as  a  legal  adult  who  is  about  to  leave  high  school  and  realize  that  the  world  is  more  than  ditching  class  and  cheerleading  practice,  she  has  every  right  to  leave  her  parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  home.  On  top  of  all  of  this,  the  parents  have  told  Rachel  to  come  home,  and  Elizabeth  has  refused  to  comment  on  the  situation  because  she  is  so  upset.  It  does  not  seem  like  a  lack  of  caring  on  the  part  of  the  parents,  but  rather  an  escalated  situation  to  an  absurd  legal  level  on  the  part  of  Rachel.  She  should  have  respected  the  rules  of  her  parents.  A  curfew  and  a  punishment  does  not  have  to  be  the  end  of  the  world.  Perhaps  resorting  to  suing  your  parents  seems  a  bit  juvenile  to  me. Â

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The  Queer  Student  Union  (QSU)  met  Monday,  March  3,  to  discuss  growing  concerns  within  the  organization  that  had  been  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  QSU  E-­board  by  FOXE PHPEHUV DQG DIÂżOLDWHV The  majority  of  concerns  stemmed  from  comments  made  on  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  community  QSU  Facebook  group  where  certain  language,  terminology  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;trig-­ ger  warningsâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  tags  put  before  an  external  link  post  that  FDXWLRQ FRQWHQW VRPH PHPEHUV PD\ ÂżQG XSVHWWLQJ Âą KDG members  being  â&#x20AC;&#x153;called  outâ&#x20AC;?  for  perceived  ignorance  and  RIIHQVH Other  attendees  argued  that  some  members  were  un-­ familiar  with  what  words  were  cause  for  offense  and  that  the  comment  reaction  to  their  improper  usage  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;overly  FULWLFDO ´ 3URSRQHQWV VDLG WKDW DGKHULQJ WR VXFK ULJLG ÂłSR-­ litical  correctnessâ&#x20AC;?  overshadowed  other  facets  of  the  club,  to  the  point  where  some  members  avoided  expressing  WKHPVHOYHV LQ IHDU RI EHLQJ DFFXVHG DV LJQRUDQW Opponents  of  this  sentiment  regarded  the  calling  out  and  political  correctness  as  both  educational  and  necessary  within  the  organization,  said  that  being  called  out  for  using  XSVHWWLQJ ODQJXDJH LV GRQH VR ZLWK JRRG UHDVRQ Âą VSHFLÂż-­ cally  understanding  why  the  language  is  upsetting  to  cer-­ WDLQ LQGLYLGXDOV

One  member  commented  on  the  subject,  and  said  that  confronting  someone  for  upsetting  language  can  be  con-­ VWUXFWLYH â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  person  can  realize  that  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey,  we  live  in  a  soci-­ ety  where  we  are  indoctrinated  to  think  problematically,  to  VD\ PHDQ WKLQJV ϫ WKH PHPEHU VDLG Âł3DUW RI WKLV FOXE LV resisting  what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  brainwashed  to  think  and  real-­ izing  that  what  we  say  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  always  perfect,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  about  being  perfect  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  recognizing  each  othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  KXPDQLW\ ´ The  QSU  E-­board  proposed  separating  the  club  from  the  QSU  community  Facebook  group  to  start  a  QSU  page  strictly  dedicated  to  QSU  events  and  voting,  noting  that  the  group  page  had  been  an  issue  for  some  time  and  that  PDQ\ RI WKH LQĂ&#x20AC;DPPDWRU\ FRPPHQWV FDPH IURP SHUVRQV ZKR GLG QRW DWWHQG 468 PHHWLQJV â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  group  is  a  terrible  representation  of  the  club,â&#x20AC;?  468 ( ERDUG PHPEHU 0D[ -DQVHQ VDLG Âł,I \RXÂśYH HYHU EHHQ VFDUHG RI LW ,ÂśYH EHHQ VFDUHG RI LW ´ Another  issue  raised  by  club  members  was  the  passive  DOLHQDWLRQ RI KHWHURVH[XDO ÂłDOOLHV´ RI 468 6RPH PHPEHUV cited  that  the  negative  disposition  of  hetero-­support  preva-­ lent  in  the  organization  resulted  in  a  decrease  in  LGBTQ  education  among  outsiders  and  furthered  LGBTQ  groupsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  VWDQGLQJ DV D PLQRULW\ YRLFH QSU  E-­board  member  Adriana  Dulmage  said  the  club Â

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Ten years to the day that would make him an icon of the Gay Rights Movement, Mayor Jason West is still able to recall the emotional experience he initiated.

“Sorry I’m a little choked up,” West said. “That was one of the best days of my life.”

On Feb. 27, more than 75 people gathered in New Paltz Village Hall to celebrate the anniversary of the same-­sex marriage ceremonies that were performed in New Paltz Peace Park by West in 2004. West would illegally perform the marriage ceremonies of 25 same-­ sex couples in New Paltz that day, defying law for what he believed to be “a civil right.”

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Though she said the fu-­ ture looks b r i g h t for same-­ sex mar-­ riage, Marino-­ Thomas said the separation, or lack thereof, between church and state is what holds the U.S. from more rapid progress.

“This country has lost sight of what the Founding Fathers meant in our Constitution,” she said. “It’s bigger than marriage equality. We need to remind people that the Founding Fa-­ thers were looking out for us.

They may not have been think-­ ing of same-­sex couples before they went to bed at night, but they thought to make room for all people.”

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By  Maddie  Anthony Copy  Editor  |  N02436976@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu The  Theatre  Arts  Department  hosted  professional  hair  &  makeup  designer  Gary  Arave  to  speak  to  stu-­ dents  about  hair  and  makeup  design  for  the  entertain-­ ment  industry,  Thursday,  Feb.  27  in  Parker  Theatre.

The  screen  projector  lit  up  behind  Arave  with  the  words  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Welcome  to  My  Makeup  Table,â&#x20AC;?  welcoming  the  students  upon  arrival  and  giving  the  impression  that  a  very  practical  makeup  tutorial  was  about  to  take  place  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  turned  out  to  be  far  from  the  speakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  intent.  The  main  point  Arave  made  throughout  his  lecture  was  on  the  deeper  meanings  that  go  along  with  makeup  that  people  should  be  aware  of.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  people  just  want  to  know  what  color  to  put  where,â&#x20AC;?  Arave  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  it  has  much  deeper  implica-­ tions  then  that.â&#x20AC;?

Arave  encouraged  students  to  try  not  to  take  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;paint  by  numbersâ&#x20AC;?  approach  to  makeup  and  hair  and  to  take  time  to  open  themselves  up  to  the  theory  behind  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Makeup  lies  about  structure,  biology  and  so-­ FLDO JRRGQHVV ZLWK D OLWWOH ELW RI SDLQW :KHQ ZH ÂżUVW meet  people  we  put  them  into  one  of  three  categories,â&#x20AC;? Â

Arave  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  a  friend,  enemy  or  mate  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  we  are  designed  to  care  about  looks.â&#x20AC;?

Arave  said  people  that  are  perceived  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;beautifulâ&#x20AC;?  are  more  likely  to  get  better  recommendations  from  professors  and  bosses,  more  likely  to  make  more  mon-­ ey  and  perhaps  most  importantly,  are  often  perceived  as  being  better  people  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  morally  or  otherwise  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  then  people  who  are  perceived  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ugly.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  Arave,  in  the  ancient  pseudoscience  of  Phrenology  people  were  told  that  if  a  person  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bad,â&#x20AC;?  it  would  be  evident  in  their  physical  features.  While  today  we  know  this  is  preposterous,  we  still  need  the  villain  in  the  movie  to  be  ugly,  and  we  still  ac-­ cess  people  right  as  we  meet  them  based  on  their  looks  Arave  explained.    â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  2014  we  know  that  an  unattractive  feature  does  not  equal  bad  character  traits,  yet  eye  shadow  in  a  cer-­ tain  place  and  we  automatically  see  the  person  as  evil  onscreen,â&#x20AC;?  Arave  said.  Arave  explained  that  he  has  always  thought  of  makeup  as  a  phenomenal,  magical  thing.  Having  worked  as  a  hair  and  makeup  designer  on  Broadway  shows  for  over  10  years,  Arave  has  transformed  people  in  ways  varying  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;subtle  to  violent.â&#x20AC;?  Not  a  fan  of  prosthetics,  Arave  usually  keeps  to  just  working  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;paintâ&#x20AC;?  after  having  grown  up  with Â

an  ongoing  fascination  with  Halloween  and  turning  the  ordinary  into  something  bizarre  or  extraordinary.  A  shocking  photograph  of  a  very  macho-­looking  ex-­Marine  turned  into  a  very  convincing  Cher  showed  the  audience  the  amazing  quality  of  illusion  made  pos-­ sible  through  his  art.

In  addition  to  showing  the  deeper  meaning  of  makeup,  Arave  spoke  to  students  about  the  importance  of  doing  what  you  love,  laughingly  telling  the  audi-­ ence  â&#x20AC;&#x153;next  time  your  parents  give  you  grief  about  your  degree,  just  remember  that  I  went  on  to  get  a  degree  in  wigs  and  makeup.â&#x20AC;?  When  it  came  to  the  practical  side  of  things,  Arave  gave  a  brief  introduction  to  the  main  concepts  that  exist  within  the  science  of  makeup.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  can  put  a  little  paint  on  someone  and  change  the  way  the  world  perceives  them.  It  all  comes  down  to  science  and  why  things  do  what  they  do,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  The  keys  to  changing  someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  appearance  lies  in  lines,  size,  objects,  relative  value,  and  most  impor-­ tantly,  value  contrast  according  to  Arave.  When  there  is  a  change  in  plane  or  a  change  in  value,  the  information  then  forms  a  picture  in  the  mind  of  the  person  looking.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  to  push  people  to  different  ends  of  the  spectrum  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  good  or  bad.  If  everyone  is  just  average  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  as  dramatic  or  entertaining,â&#x20AC;?  Arave  said. Â

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EXPERT COACHES STUDENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA UTILIZATION IN EMPLOYMENT By  Suzy  Berkowitz A&E  Editor  |  Sabbasberkowitz@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu The  New  Paltz  Career  Resource  Cen-­ ter  recently  hosted  a  presentation  by  guest  speaker  Lindsey  Pollak,  who  taught  an  audi-­ ence  how  to  use  the  internet  to  their  advan-­ tage  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in  140  characters  or  less.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leveraging  Social  Media  in  Your  Job  and  Internship  Search,â&#x20AC;?  hosted  on  Thursday,  )HE GUHZ D FURZG WKDW Ă&#x20AC;RRGHG WKH DXGL-­ torium  of  the  Coykendall  Science  Building,  creating  a  standing-­room-­only  environment.  From  students  to  professors,  all  were  tuned  in  to  Pollakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  words  of  wisdom  about  the  world  wide  web.  A  LinkedIn  Ambassador  and  Spokesperson  for  The  Hartford,  Pollak  has  a  consultation  clientele  that  includes  ESPN,  General  Electric  and  Ralph  Lauren,  and  has  had  her  work  featured  in  The  New  York  Times,  The  Wall  Street  Journal  and  on  NPR.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  invited  Lindsey  Pollak  because  I  had  seen  her  give  a  presentation  last  sum-­

mer  in  New  York  City  for  a  group  of  interna-­ tional  students  and  I  wanted  the  students  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  to  have  the  same  unique  opportunity  to  see  her  speak  and  meet  her,â&#x20AC;?  Senior  Career  Counselor  at  the  Career  Re-­ source  Center,  Christine  Daly,  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  is  a  well-­known  keynote  speaker  who  makes  using  LinkedIn  a  must  for  any  job  seeker  in  todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  employment  market.â&#x20AC;?

A  graduate  of  Yale  University,  Pollak  spoke  to  the  masses  with  a  down-­to-­earth  tone,  sprinkling  humor  in  with  her  presenta-­ tion  whenever  the  opportunity  arose.  After  referring  to  this  generation  of  students  as  historyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  technologically  savvy,  Pollak  went  bullet  by  bullet  explaining  how  stu-­ dents  can  improve  and  manage  their  online  image.  Pollak  began  by  explaining  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Big  Sixâ&#x20AC;?  social  media  outlets:  LinkedIn,  Face-­ book,  Twitter,  Google+,  Pinterest  and  Tum-­ blr,  and  reminded  audience  members  how  important  it  is  for  job  and  internship  seekers Â

to  know  which  social  media  outlets  corpora-­ WLRQV LQ WKHLU ÂżHOG XWLOL]H WKH PRVW â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  a  company  you  want  to  work  for  wants  to  talk  to  you,  you  need  to  be  there  to  listen,â&#x20AC;?  Pollak  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Companies  are  pump-­ ing  out  information  all  the  time,  and  you  are  going  to  stand  out  in  the  job  hunt  if  you  can  tell  them  what  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  learned  about  their  company  during  a  job  interview  or  in  a  cov-­ er  letter.  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  show  that  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  invested  the  time  in  them,  which  will  make  them  more  interested  in  hiring  you  in  return.  This  is  monumental.â&#x20AC;?

Pollak  stressed  the  importance  of  re-­ searching  a  company  students  are  interested  in  applying  for  a  job  or  internship  with  in  order  to  set  themselves  apart  from  other  ap-­ plicants.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  night  before  a  job  interview  or  career  fair,  dig  in  deeper  and  know  a  lot  about  the  company  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  interested  in,â&#x20AC;?  Pollak  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead  of  asking  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  at  their  company,  you  can  talk  about Â

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Pollak  ended  the  presentation  by  pro-­ viding  the  audience  with  etiquette  tips,  in-­ cluding  the  advice  to  personalize  messages  to  networking  contacts,  giving  up  when  necessary  and  understanding  the  importance  of  thanking  those  who  donate  their  time  to  help  applicants  with  their  job  or  internship  search.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students  are  in  a  unique  position  of  having  high  caliber  speakers,  such  as  Lind-­ sey  Pollak  available  on  campus,â&#x20AC;?  Daly  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  need  to  travel  and  the  speakers  are  coming  to  discuss  topics  of  particular  in-­ terest  to  students.  After  graduating  from  col-­ lege,  these  opportunities  are  rare.â&#x20AC;?

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YEAR: Sophomore MAJOR: Music Composition HOMETOWN: Beekman, N.Y.

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THE DEEP END GABRIELA JERONIMO Major: Public Relations Year: Third Inspiration: Ryan Russell, Adam Elmakias, Matt Vogel “I merged the two things I’m most passionate about: music and photography.

I photograph live shows to capture the energy and emotions evoked by the artists in one still.

Shooting live music is challenging, yet exciting and exhilarating.”

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In  just  a  little  more  than  two  months,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  out  of  here.  My  college  career  will  have  come  to  a  close  and  I  will  have  to  wade  through  the  murky  channels  of  real-­people  jobs  and  bills  and  loans  and  all  of  the  stuff  that,  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  a  senior,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  barely  given  any  thought  to.

If  you  are  not  a  senior  enjoy  this  time  you  have  in  col-­ lege,  even  if  you  feel  like  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  drowning.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  scary  world  out  there  (thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  my  friends  say)  and  the  bubble  that  is  college  is  much  kinder  than  you  think.

In  my  time  on  The  Oracle,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  written  several  columns;Íž  some  funny,  some  heartfelt  and  at  least  one  of  them  was  re-­ ally  self-­serving.  But  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  never  done  an  advice  column.  At  least,  not  one  that  I  was  100  percent  serious  about.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  feel  guilty  if  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  pass  down  some  of  the  knowledge  and  wisdom  I  acquired-­ from  being  a  college  student.  So  here  it  is,  nerds.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  give  you  my  crowning  achievement,  one  of  the  things  I  mustered  up  the  courage  to  come  up  with  while  an  undergrad.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  telling  you  how  to  get  out  of  class.  Excused,  for  medical  reasons,  without  a  doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note.  And  every  professor  at  this  school  is  going  to  hate  me  for  it. Â

MELISSA  KRAMER Copy  Editor

Kramerm2@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Before  I  begin,  I  am  going  to  go  ahead  and  say  it.  This  ar-­ ticle  is  about  me,  a  journalist,  writing  about  my  personal  experi-­ ences  and  journey  as  a  writer.  Very  meta,  I  must  say.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  told,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;write  about  your  experiences,  life  moments  that  have  the  XWPRVW VLJQLÂż FDQFH WR \RX ´ :HOO LQ P\ \HDUV RQ WKLV HDUWK there  have  been  several  of  those.  How  am  I  going  to  select  just  one?  Since  I  have  been  in  college,  a  whole  bunch  of  doors  in  my  life  have  opened.  It  all  started  with  a,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  can  help  and  start  tonightâ&#x20AC;?  at  a  club  fair  which  opened  the  door  to  begin  living  my  dream.

After  securing  the  task  of  writing  the  sports  news  for  WFNP  88.7  Edge  News  every  night  and  going  on  the  air  and  broadcast-­ ing  multiple  nights  a  week,  I  have  been  beyond  grateful.  Just  the  mere  idea  of  having  the  opportunity  to  hear  my  name  in  a  news  broadcast  is  completely  unbelievable.  And  suddenly,  this  semester  my  â&#x20AC;&#x153;online  onlyâ&#x20AC;?  radio  show  has  become  an  FM  show,  streaming  all  over  the  Hudson  Valley.  I  have  a  huge  passion  for  music,  and  to  be  able  to  share  it  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;at  least  a  million  peopleâ&#x20AC;? Â

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My  friends,  swallow  your  pride  and  tell  them  you  have  diarrhea.  Or  that  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  constipated.  But  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  probably  safer  with  diarrhea.  We  can  do  this  one  of  two  ways.  You  could  actually  give  yourself  diarrhea;Íž  all  you  have  to  do  is  go  to  Hasbrouck  or  get  40  Chicken  McNuggets  and  wash  them  down  with  a  vanilla  PLONVKDNH IRU WKH UHFRUG WKH ODWWHU GHÂż QLWHO\ ZRUNV 'RQÂśW make  that  mistake  twice  like  I  did).   But  for  your  own  comfort,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pretty  easy  to  weasle  your  way  out  of  class  by  crying  diarrhea.  Think  about  it;Íž  when  you  have  diarrhea,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  going  to  the  medical  center.  In  fact,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  going  anywhere  except  for  your  toilet  and  hoping  that  those  two  cups  of  coffee  you  had  will  do  the  job  and  make  the  whole  process  fast  and  dirty  (literally).  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  certainly  not  going  to  go  to  the  doctor  so  they  can  give  you  a  note  saying  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey,  Suzy  had  diarrhea  today  so  I  let  her  use  my  toilet  and  now  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  note  saying  that  for  the  past  30  minutes  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  made  my  bathroom  a  chemical  wasteland.â&#x20AC;?

But  diarrhea  is  an  actual  medical  issue.  Unless  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  wearing  a  diaper  or  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  cool  with  pulling  down  your  pants  DQG Âż QGLQJ D KRW ZHW EHG RI SRR \RX DUH SULVRQHU WR WKH walls  of  your  bathroom.  The  tricky  part  is  when  you  have  to  tell  your  professors  that  you  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  in  class  because  of  said  ailment.  Okay,  you  PD\ EH Âż EELQJ DERXW LW EXW WKH\ÂśUH QRW JRLQJ WR NQRZ Maybe  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  like  me  and  you  clearly  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  an  ounce  of  shame  in  your  body.  Maybe  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  go  to  the  next  class,  and  go  up  to  the  professor  afterwards  and  say: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  really  sorry  I  missed  class  the  other  day.  I  just Â

really  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feeling  well  and  like,  you  know,  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  leave  the  bath...â&#x20AC;?

You  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  go  any  further.  Like  your  sexist  high  school  gym  teacher  when  you  mentioned  that  you  may  or  may  not  be  menstruating,  your  professors  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want,  or  need,  to  hear  anymore.  If  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  anything  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  thankful  for,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  that  having  to  poop  is  still  stigmatized  in  our  society.  But  for  most  people,  I  recommend  just  sending  an  email.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  of  awkward  eye  contact  you  can  avoid.

I  should  note  that  this  excuse  only  works  on  a  professor  about  once  a  semester,  twice  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  really  brave.  There  are  only  so  many  times  a  semester  when  you  can  tell  your  teacher  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  unable  to  come  to  class  because  of  diarrhea  and  have  them  believe  you.  Before  I  go,  I  would  like  to  note  that  by  writing  this  col-­ XPQ , KDYH VDFULÂż FHG WKH ODVW IRXU GLDUUKHD FRQVWLSDWLRQ H[ cuses  I  will  get  to  use  in  my  life  ever.  I  did  this  for  all  of  you  who  will  still  be  here  semesters  to  come.  Heed  my  advice  and  trust  me.  And  to  my  four  professors  this  semester...If  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  out  of  class  for  a  medical  reason  that  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  a  note  for,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  actually  diarrhea.  And  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  really  sorry  about  it. Â

all  over  the  region  is  mind-­blowing.  To  those  of  that  1  million  who  actually  listen-­in,  I  salute  you.  On  a  side  note,  I  am  known  as,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Black  Keysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  biggest  IDQ ´ 'DQ $XHUEDFK DQG 3DWULFN &DUQH\ DUH WKH KDUGHVW ZRUNLQJ people  I  know.  These  two  men  are  my  idols,  who  have  had  an  HQRUPRXV LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQFH RQ P\ OLIH 7KH\ FDPH WR IDPH RII RI QRWKLQJ EXW KDUG ZRUN DQG GHWHUPLQDWLRQ ,I WKH\ KDYH Âż QLVKHG ZRUN HY ery  day  feeling  that  they  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  everything  they  possibly  can,  they  classify  it  as  an  unsuccessful  day.  That  is  the  mindset  I  take  with  me  every  day.  On  the  road  to  accomplishing  my  dreams,  I  aspire  to  be  like  the  people  and  workers  they  are.

Just  when  I  thought  the  move  to  college  could  not  get  any  better,  I  received  a  message  during  winter  break  that  forever  changed  my  life.  I  still  remember  the  exact  words.  It  read: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey,  would  you  like  to  join  The  Oracle  and  become  a  sports  copy  editor?â&#x20AC;?

Without  any  hesitation,  I  replied  back  to  the  message,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of  course!â&#x20AC;?  From  there,  I  have  had  the  greatest  month  and  a  half  of  my  life  being  a  staff  member  on  The  Oracle.  Psychologically  and  HPRWLRQDOO\ , KDYH IHOW PRUH FRQÂż GHQW , KDYH IHOW WKH VHFXULW\ that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  looking  for  my  whole  life.  The  mere  fact  that  I  am  SDUWLFLSDWLQJ LQ P\ FDUHHU Âż HOG LV EDIĂ&#x20AC; LQJ LQ LWVHOI Every  day  I  question,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;how  did  I  of  all  people  receive  this  opportunity?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I  am  thankful  every  day  for  this  chance.  Every  day,  even  on Â

our  off-­days,  I  am  always  making  sure  I  contribute  in  any  way  I  can  to  the  paper.  I  go  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;battleâ&#x20AC;?  with  the  most  incredible  coworkers  I  could  ask  for.  I  learn  something  new  from  them  every  day.  I  am  a  part  of  an  unbelievable  group  of  hardworking,  dedicated  individuals  who  share  the  same  passion.  To  see  something  you  have  written  published  is  a  feeling  that  cannot  be  formulated  into  words.  To  hear  that  it  was  read  and  enjoyed  is  on  a  whole  other  level.  Every  blunder  I  edit,  every  sug-­ gestion  I  make,  I  feel  like  I  am  contributing  to  the  greatest  cause.  I  now  feel  that  I  am  worth  something.

The  last  month  and  a  half  has  been  nothing  but  a  dream  come  true.  You  never  know  where  a  simple,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;helloâ&#x20AC;?  and  inquir-­ ing  interest  can  lead  to.  It  has  always  been  said,  work  is  not  â&#x20AC;&#x153;workâ&#x20AC;?  if  you  are  doing  something  you  love  every  day.  It  has  been  nothing  short  of  a  complete  honor  to  be  living  my  dream.  The  overwhelming  support  I  have  received  from  my  friends  and  family  have  been  more  than  I  can  ever  ask  for.  It  took  a  lot  of  debate  whether  or  not  this  career  choice  was  the  right  one.  Now,  I  know  it.  This  is  where  I  belong.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  made  it.

Thursday,  March  6,  2014

Cat  Tacopina  is  a  fourth-­year  journalism  major  who  is  running  out  of  things  to  say  in  these  bio  boxes.  This  year  for  Christmas,  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hoping  to  get  a  German  Shepherd  (and  she  knows  her  parents  are  reading  this.  You  both  heard  me).

0HOLVVD .UDPHU LV D ¿ UVW \HDU MRXUQDOLVP PDMRU DQG URRNLH at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle.  She  loves  memes  (pronounced  meh-­mays)  and  #hashtags.

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Play Ball The  baseball  team  began  their  season  1-­2  after  competing  against  Salisbury  University  last  weekend.         Â

By  Melissa  Kramer

Mitts  picked  up  the  win  on  the  mound,  throwing  just  one-­third  of  an  inning  while  allowing  one  hit.  Fourth-­year  The  baseball  team  opened  their  pitcher  Mike  Pastorini  closed  the  game  season  last  weekend  as  they  took  on  for  the  Hawks  and  picked  up  the  save.  He  11th-­ranked  Salisbury  University  at  SU  surrendered  only  one  hit  and  two  hits  by  Baseball  Field,  playing  three  games  in  pitches,  while  striking  out  three.  two  days.

Defensive  miscues  led  to  three  7KH Âż UVW RI WKH QRQ FRQIHUHQFH unearned  runs  for  the  Sea  Gulls,  as  they  three-­game  weekend  series  resulted  in  DFFXPXODWHG Âż YH HUURUV GXULQJ WKH JDPH a  9-­5  win.  This  was  Head  Coach  Matt  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  the  win  made  the  players  5LJKWHU V Âż UVW ZLQ LQ KLV Âż UVW FDUHHU JDPH think  that  what  they  were  doing  was  go-­ as  coach  of  the  Hawks. ing  in  the  right  direction,â&#x20AC;?  Righter  said.   Righter  said  his  team  was  excited  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  that  just  validated  what  our  guys  WR WDNH WKH Âż HOG DIWHU EHLQJ FRRSHG XS were  doing  and  all  the  hard  work.â&#x20AC;? inside  for  so  long  due  to  the  low  temper-­  Lostaglio  said  the  team  played  DWXUHV DQG ZHUH DEOH WR ZLQ WKH Âż UVW JDPH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hawk  baseball,â&#x20AC;?  with  strong  pitching,  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;convincing  fashion.â&#x20AC;? clutch  hitting  and  high  intensity.  :LWK WKH VFRUH WLHG DW Âż YH D SLHFH LQ  On  Sunday,  the  Hawks  dropped  the  the  seventh-­inning,  the  Hawks  opened  up  ¿ QDO WZR JDPHV RI D WKUHH JDPH VHW LQ D WKH Ă&#x20AC; RRGJDWHV DQG VFRUHG WKUHH UXQV LQ doubleheader  in  a  battle  of  the  beaks. their  top  half  of  the  eighth  inning.   Salisbury  rallied  on  a  three-­run  third   Fourth-­year  Captain  David  Losta-­ and  a  three-­run  fourth  to  help  take  game  JOLR GURYH LQ WKH JDPH V Âż QDO UXQ LQ WKH one,  as  the  Sea  Gulls  scattered  10  hits  in  eighth  with  a  two-­out  single  to  right.  WKH YLFWRU\ LQ D Âż QDO VFRUH RI He  lead  the  Hawks  going  3-­for-­3  on  the   Fourth-­year  pitcher  Chris  Pyz  re-­ afternoon  with  three  runs  scored,  two  corded  the  loss  in  game  one.

RBIs,  a  double  and  a  walk.  In  game  two  of  Sunday's  double-­ Second-­year  catcher  Tyler  Bell,  header,  the  Hawks  were  held  to  two  hits,  VHFRQG \HDU LQ¿ HOGHU FDWFKHU $QWKRQ\ while  the  Sea  Gulls  matched  10  hits  DiNardo,  fourth-­year  Captain  Steven  WDNLQJ WKH QLJKWFDS LQ D ¿ QDO VFRUH RI Morse  also  had  multi-­hit  games  for  the   Even  though  the  Hawks  did  not  Hawks.

IDLU DV ZHOO DV WKH\ GLG Âż UVW JDPH RI WKH  Third-­year  pitcher  Tyler Â

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season,  Lostaglio  said  the  team  cannot  get  complacent  after  winning,  especially  against  a  top  caliber  team  like  Salisbury. Âł:H FDPH RXW Ă&#x20AC; DW RQ 6XQGD\ ZKLFK we  can't  do  against  a  top  caliber  team  like  Salisbury,â&#x20AC;?  Lostaglio  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  may  have  gotten  a  little  complacent  with  our  win  from  Saturday.  We  will  certainly  look  back  and  learn  our  lesson  and  be  better  at  staying  hungry  as  we  keep  win-­ ning.â&#x20AC;?   Righter  said  despite  the  two  losses,  there  are  always  opportunities  to  im-­ prove.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  had  some  good  at-­bats,  but  WKHUH DUH GHÂż QLWHO\ VWLOO WKLQJV ZH FDQ GR to  improve,â&#x20AC;?  Righter  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  guys  are  looking  ahead  and  looking  for  ways  to  improve  to  get  ready  for  the  next  games.â&#x20AC;?  Moving  forward,  the  Hawks  now  know  what  to  expect,  Lostaglio  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  expect  for  the  team  to  keep  work-­ ing  hard  and  to  stay  focused  on  our  tasks  at  hand,â&#x20AC;?  Lostaglio  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  a  very  diligent  work  ethic  and  I  think  it  will  pay  off  and  we  will  achieve  big  things  this  year.â&#x20AC;?  Mitts  said  he  expects  the  team  to  gain  experience  in  a  new  system  and  to  JDLQ FRQÂż GHQFH HYHU\ JDPH DV D WHDP moving  forward. Âł$V IRU P\VHOI , H[SHFW WR JHW EHWWHU and  better  every  outing,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Â

Thursday,  March  6,  2014

key  is  to  play  our  best  ball  when  confer-­ ence  play  starts."  Righter  said  he  breaks  down  the  season  into  four  parts.  This  part  of  the  season  is  just  the  beginning.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;It's  just  the  beginning,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  ³7KH XOWLPDWH JRDO LV WKH 1&$$ 7RXUQD ment  if  we're  lucky  to  get  there.  We're  going  to  continue  to  play  a  lot  of  guys  during  this  part  of  the  season.  Right  now  we're  focused  on  part  one,  and  trying  to  ¿ QG WKH ULJKW FRPELQDWLRQV ´  Next  on  the  team's  schedule  the  1-­2  Hawks  will  compete  at  the  Ripken  Experience  in  Myrtle  Beach,  S.C.,  from  0DUFK WR 0DUFK 7KH WHDP ZLOO face  off  with  six  different  teams  in  seven  games.  Lostaglio  said  these  next  set  of  games  will  be  a  challenge  both  physi-­ cally  and  mentally.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  if  we  continue  to  work  hard  and  stay  focused,  we  will  come  out  of  the  weekend  with  a  lot  of  wins,â&#x20AC;?  Lostaglio  said.  Mitts  said  the  upcoming  games  at  the  Ripken  Experience  will  be  crucial  for  how  the  season  will  go.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I'm  very  excited  for  the  opportunity  this  weekend,â&#x20AC;?  Mitts  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  a  chance  to  get  a  lot  of  games  under  our  belts  before  conference  time,  which  is  very  important.â&#x20AC;?

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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Volleyball  Setting  For  Success By  Abbott  Brant Sports  Editor  |  N02167035@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Volleyball  team  is  currently  17-­2  on  the  season  and  5-­1  in  conference  play.           PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN       Â

The  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Volleyball  team  re-­ VSRQGHG WR WKHLU ÂżUVW 8QLWHG 9RO-­ OH\EDOO &RQIHUHQFH 89& ORVV WR Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech-­ nology  Feb.  25  with  four  con-­ secutive  non-­conference  wins  last  weekend.  The  Hawks  dominated  the  Vas-­ sar  Tri-­Match  March  1,  sweep-­ ing  both  No.  2  Juniata  and  Thiel  College  in  the  Poughkeepsie-­held  match-­ups.  The  following  day  the  team  returned  to  their  home  court,  downing  both  Vassar  and  Domini-­ FDQ ,OO &ROOHJH LQ WKH 1HZ 3DOW] Tri-­Match.  Head  Coach  Radu  Petrus  said  the  loss  to  MIT,  which  ended  a  10-­game  winning  streak  for  the  Hawks,  was  the  result  of  a  lapse  of  tough  mentality  from  the  team.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  thinking  logically  that  >1D]DUHWK &ROOHJH@ EHDW 0,7 DQG ZH EHDW 1D] VR 0,7 LQ WKLV VLWX-­ ation  was  supposed  to  be  an  easy  game,â&#x20AC;?  Petrus  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  work  that  way.  Each  match  is  im-­ portant  and  each  match  is  differ-­ ent.  We  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  approach  that  game  seriously.â&#x20AC;?  Second-­year  setter  Christian  Smith  said  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  service  game  and  passing  led  to  the  down-­ fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  had  a  game  and  a  half  of  hitting  errors,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  like  us,â&#x20AC;?  Smith  said.  With  their  third  consecutive  week  at  the  top  of  the  American  Volleyball  Coaches  Association  $9&$ 1&$$ 'LY ,,, 0HQÂśV Top-­15  Coaches  Poll,  Petrus  said  this  only  added  to  MITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  motiva-­ tion  to  take  down  the  No.  1  ranked  program.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  take  the  starters  out  of  the  gym  for  a  minute  to  re-­ mind  them  to  relax  and  focus,  and  try  to  get  them  to  come  back  to  the  game  with  a  different  approach,â&#x20AC;?  Petrus  said  of  how  he  attempts  to  turn  a  losing  game  around.

But  the  team  does  not  plan  on  needing  any  more  of  those  talks  looking  forward.  Second-­year  setter  and  defen-­ sive  specialist  Chris  Lilley  said  at  the  halfway  point  of  the  season, Â

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the  MIT  loss  was  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wake-­up  callâ&#x20AC;?  for  the  team  and  made  the  Hawks  more  motivated  and  headstrong  going  into  the  next  few  games.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  knew  we  could  not  falter  again  against  competition  that  is  not  as  strong  as  us,â&#x20AC;?  Lilley  said.  And  the  Hawks  have  not,  beating  -XQLDWD

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GHIHDW RI WKH 6WDUV WKH QH[W GD\ VROLGLÂżHG WKH +DZNVÂś FXUUHQW 17-­2  overall  record.  Petrus  said  while  some  games  are  more  competitive  than  oth-­ ers,  each  is  a  learning  experience  that  illustrates  what  can  further  be  worked  on.  In  practice,  Pe-­ trus  stresses  improvement  of  these  weaknesses,  as  well  as  the  strengthening  of  team  chemistry.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  have  to  know  each  other,â&#x20AC;?  Petrus  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Volleyball  is  a  lot  of  jumping  and  setting.  Everyone  has  to  be  a  match.  If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  too  high,  too  low,  you  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  hit  the  ball  the  way  you  need  to  hit  it.â&#x20AC;?  Lilley  said  the  fundamentals  of  WKH JDPH DUH DOVR HPSKDVL]HG DQG provide  the  building  blocks  to  ev-­ erything  they  do.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  a  game  when  you  get  a  sim-­ ple  pass,  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  mess  up  on  that  pass;Íž  you  never  want  to  mess  up  on  the  easy  one,â&#x20AC;?  Lil-­ ley  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  mess  up,  you  want  to  mess  up  on  the  ball  coming  at  you  at  50  miles  an  hour.â&#x20AC;?  This  weekend  the  Hawks  will  travel  to  Elmira  for  this  seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ODVW 89& &URVVRYHU WRXUQDPHQW Smith  said  the  concern  lies  within  the  timing. Âł2XU ÂżUVW JDPH RQ 6DWXUGD\ LV at  9  a.m.  vs.  Penn  State-­Behrend,â&#x20AC;?  Smith  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  as  strong  as  us,  but  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  big  trap  game  we  have  to  come  out  strong  and  win.  Then  we  play  Medaille  College  later  in  the  day,  and  they  always  play  us  tough.â&#x20AC;?  The  Hawks  will  take  on  Hilbert  College  March  9,  following  the  previous  dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  match-­ups  against  the  Lions  of  Penn  St.-­Behrend  and  the  Mavericks  of  Medaille. Â

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The  Men's  Swimming  team's  season  came  to  a  close  Feb.  22  with  a  sixth-­place  ¿QLVK DW WKH 6WDWH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 1HZ <RUN $WKOHWLF &RQIHUHQFH 68-­ 1<$& 6ZLPPLQJ DQG 'LYLQJ &KDPSLRQ-­ ships.  The  Hawks  earned  275  points  at  the  HYHQW KHOG DW (ULH &RPPXQLW\ &ROOHJH V %XUW )OLFNLQJHU $WKOHWLF &HQWHU LQ %XIIDOR N.Y. Head  Coach  Scott  Whitbeck  said  his  team's  result  was  the  same  ranking  they  KDG UHFHLYHG ODVW \HDU "I  was  happy  with  how  we  swam  in  WHUPV RI WKH VZLPPHUV WKDW ZH EURXJKW ´ :KLWEHFN VDLG Âł&RPSDUHG WR WKH FRQIHU-­ HQFH ZH KDYH VRPH ZRUN WR GR WR EXLOG XS DQG PRYH XS LQ WKH VWDQGLQJV IRU QH[W \HDU ´ Whitbeck  said  swimming  â&#x20AC;&#x153;is  a  collec-­ WLRQ RI LQGLYLGXDO UDFHV ´ DQG FRQVLGHULQJ HDFK +DZNV SHUIRUPDQFH DW 681<$&V KH EHOLHYHG WKH WHDP ZKR ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK DQ RYHUDOO UHFRUG RI VZDP ZHOO DQG VKRZHG LPSURYHPHQW IURP WKH VWDUW RI WKH season.  7KH WHDP V ELJJHVW ZLQ GHÂżFLW ZDV

DJDLQVW 681< &RUWODQG RQ -DQ ZLWK D PDUJLQ RI YLFWRU\ RI SRLQWV 7KLUG \HDU GLVWDQFH IUHH VZLPPHU -DFN 6SDGHU ZDV QDPHG WR WKH $OO 6WDWH 681<$& 6HFRQG 7HDP DV D UHVXOW RI D VHFRQG SODFH ¿QLVK LQ WKH IUHHVW\OH DQG D WKLUG SODFH UHVXOW LQ WKH IUHHVW\OH DW WKH 681<$& 6ZLPPLQJ 'LY-­ ing  Championships,  as  announced  by  the  FRQIHUHQFH RI¿FH , KDYH WR VD\ WKDW LQGLYLGXDOO\ , FRXOGQ W KDYH DVNHG IRU D EHWWHU VHDVRQ 6SDGHU VDLG (DFK \HDU , VXUSULVH P\VHOI DQG VZLP IDVWHU WKDQ , ZRXOG KDYH WKRXJKW possible  two  years  ago."

Second-­year  backstroke  swimmer  -DPHV )U\HU GHVFULEHG WKH VHDVRQ DV D GHYHORSPHQW VHDVRQ (YHQ WKRXJK ZH ZHUH FRQ¿GHQW ZH could  accomplish  a  lot  this  year,  we  knew  it  would  not  be  easy  especially  with  the  ELJ ORVVHV LQ WKH SURJUDP ZH KDG VXIIHUHG in  the  near  past,"  Fryer  said.  "New  team-­ PDWHV FRDFKHVDQG D QHZ SODQ IRU ZRUNLQJ out  this  season  all  made  it  seem  a  little  VKDN\ DW ¿UVW EXW LW DOO FDPH WRJHWKHU LQ WKH end." :LWK WKH UHFHQW FORVH RI WKH VHDVRQ WKH WHDP LV DOUHDG\ SUHSDULQJ IRU QH[W \HDU

6SDGHU VDLG WKH WHDP GLG D ZRQGHUIXO MRE RI SXVKLQJ WKURXJK RQH RI WKHLU KDUGHVW training  seasons  he  has  experienced  in  his  college  career,  and  hopes  to  continue  it  next  season.

1H[W \HDU RXU WHDP ZLOO EH HYHQ bigger  and  a  little  older,"  Spader  said.  "We  KRSH WR JHW VRPH WDOHQWHG IUHVKPHQ QH[W year."

7KH +DZNV KDYH WKUHH JUDGXDWLQJ IRXUWK \HDUV LQ VSULQW IUHH VZLPPHU $XVWLQ &ROOLQV IUHH VZLPPHU 0DWW 'LVWOHU DQG backstroke  swimmer  Brendan  Meyer  who  DOO DWWHQGHG WKH 681<$& 6ZLPPLQJ DQG 'LYLQJ &KDPSLRQVKLSV :KLWEHFN EHOLHYHV WKH IXWXUH LV EULJKW DQG VDLG ZLWK D PDMRULW\ RI WKH WHDP EHLQJ ¿UVW \HDU DQG VHFRQG \HDUV WKH WHDP ZLOO RQO\ GHYHORSH DQG JHW IDVWHU Fryer  said  the  team  already  has  goals  VHW IRU QH[W VHDVRQ DQG NQRZV KRZ WR prepare  to  accomplish  those  goals  in  their  RII VHDVRQ UHJLPHQ ³7KDW V MXVW WKH NLQG RI WHDP , WKLQN ZH DUH ´ )U\HU VDLG ³1R PDWWHU ZKDW WLPH RI WKH \HDU LQ RU RXW RI VHDVRQ DW VFKRRO or  on  summer  break,  we  will  be  working  toward  a  goal  to  come  back  stronger  than  HYHU DQG , WKLQN ZH ZLOO

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Swimming  Places  Third  By  Jennifer  Newman

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Practicing  between  15-­20  hours  a  ZHHN VHHPHG WR SD\ RII IRU WKH 681< New  Paltz  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Swimming  Team,  DIWHU D VWURQJ ÂżQLVK WR WKHLU VHDVRQ 7KH WHDP ÂżQLVKHG WKLUG RXW RI QLQH WHDPV ZLWK SRLQWV DW WKH 681<$& 6ZLPPLQJ DQG 'LYLQJ &KDPSLRQVKLSV RQ WKH ZHHNHQG RI )HE DW (ULH &RP-­ munity  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Burt  Flickinger  Athletic  Center.  Head  Coach  Scott  Whitbeck  said  he  ZDV YHU\ KDSS\ ZLWK WKH ZRPHQÂśV SHUIRU-­ mance  at  the  championships  and  with  their  WKLUG SODFH ÂżQLVK Âł:H PRYHG XS IURP ODVW \HDU ZKLFK LV H[FLWLQJ ´ KH VDLG Âł,Q VZLPPLQJ HY-­ HU\WKLQJ ULGHV RQ WKH FRQIHUHQFH FKDP-­ pionship.  How  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  judged  and  how  LW UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV RQ \RXU VHDVRQ LV DOO EDVHG RQ KRZ \RX VZLP <RX FDQ ZLQ HYHU\ PHHW DOO \HDU ÂżQLVK ODVW DW WKH FKDPSLRQVKLSV DQG KDYH D WHUULEOH VHDVRQ RU YLFH YHUVD I  think  we  had  a  pretty  good  season  as  a  ZKROH :H KDG D JRRG \HDU ´

:KLWEHFN FUHGLWHG D IHZ XQGHUFODVV-­ PDQ WKDW VWHSSHG XS DW WKH FRQIHUHQFH DQG VFRUHG ÂłVRPH VHULRXV SRLQWV´ LQFOXGLQJ VHFRQG \HDU IUHH VZLPPHU &DVVLG\ *ULJHU DQG ÂżUVW \HDU GLVWDQFH IUHH VZLPPHU $QQ Fici,  as  well  as  third-­year  breast  stroke  VZLPPHU 6DPDQWKD *UDQDQ )RXUWK \HDU GLVWDQFH IUHH VZLPPHU Chelsea  Allocco  brought  in  major  wins  IRU 1HZ 3DOW] DW 681<$&V ZLQQLQJ WZR HYHQWV DQG ZDV VHOHFWHG WR FRPSHWH DW NCAA  Championships,  said  Whitbeck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  third  place  is  really  good,  HVSHFLDOO\ VLQFH ZH GRQÂśW KDYH GLYLQJ VR ZH KDYH WR ZRUN KDUGHU VZLPPLQJ ZLVH ´ WKLUG \HDU IUHH VZLPPHU .DW %X\HV VDLG VDLG Âł, WKLQN ZH GLG UHDOO\ ZHOO ´ :KLWEHFN VDLG WKH ODFN RI D GLYLQJ team  at  New  Paltz  put  the  team  at  a  disad-­ YDQWDJH DQG WKH /DG\ +DZNV ZRXOG KDYH EHHQ YHU\ FORVH WR VHFRQG SODFH LI WKH\ KDG GLYLQJ 7KLUG \HDU GLVWDQFH IUHH VZLPPHU Rachael  Cummings  attributed  changed  WHFKQLTXHV WR WKH WHDPÂśV WKLUG SODFH ÂżQLVK LQ WKH 681<$&V EXW LV ORRNLQJ WRZDUGV

KRZ VKH FDQ LPSURYH â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  changed  our  training  around,  so  I  WKLQN LW ZDV KHOSIXO IRU PRVW RI WKH WHDP ´ she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  did  more  strength  condition-­ LQJ VR , WKLQN LW KHOSHG ´ Whitbeck  said  the  team  has  a  balance  RI VWUHQJWK WUDLQLQJ DQG VZLPPLQJ DQG hopes  to  work  on  power  in  the  water  in  the  IXWXUH Âł7KDWÂśV QRW DQ HDV\ WKLQJ WR GR ´ KH VDLG Âł<RX FDQ GHYHORS SRZHU RQ ODQG EXW \RX MXVW QHHG WR WUDQVIHU WKDW LQWR ZDWHU ,W YDULHV GHSHQGLQJ RQ WKH VWURNH WRR ´ :KLWEHFN DOVR VDLG GLVWDQFH IUHHVW\OH DQG EXWWHUĂ&#x20AC;LHV ZHUH ERWK D VWURQJ DVSHFW RI WKH VHDVRQ DQG ZDQWV WKH WHDP WR ZRUN RQ GHYHORSLQJ EDFNVWURNH E\ GHYHORSLQJ swimmers  on  the  team. Âł7KH PDMRULW\ RI WKH VZLPPHUV DUH IUHVKPHQ DQG VRSKRPRUHV EXW WKH\ ZRUN UHDOO\ KDUG WKH\ KDYH D JUHDW DWWLWXGH DQG DUH FRPPLWWHG WR VZLPPLQJ ´ KH VDLG Âł:H KDYH D EULJKW IXWXUH +RSHIXOO\ , WKLQN ZH FDQ FRPSHWH IRU FRQIHUHQFH WLWOHV LQ WKH IXWXUH 7KDWÂśV VRPHWKLQJ , WKLQN ZH KDYH WKH SRWHQWLDO WR GR ´

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Allocco  Honored Â

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On  Tuesday,  March  11  at  4  p.m.  a  large  football  will  drop  from  the  sky  in  Canton,  Ohio  to  signify  the  start  of  the  2014  NFL  year.   Okay,  not  really.  But  NFL  Com-­ missioner  Roger  Goodell  should  totally  look  into  that.   With  the  NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  empire  growing  larger  and  larger  each  year,  it  would  be  the  perfect  way  to  kick  off  the  start  of  the  NFL  year.   I  would  only  want  this  broadcasted  on  one  T.V.  station,  one  that  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  direct  game  broadcasting  partner  of  the  NFL,  so  the  best  on-­air  people  from  each  network  can  be  involved.   Because  of  that,  and  so  the  party  can  get  a  little  R-­ rated,  the  event  should  be  broadcasted  on  HBO.   Right  now  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  probably  asking  yourself  what  this  event  would  consist  of,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  totally  understandable.   So,  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  exactly  what  will  take  place: The  event  will  start  at  2  p.m.  and  go  until  6  p.m.  The  host  and  analysts  will  discuss  what  each  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goals  should  be  for  the  off-­season  to  improve  their  team  for  next  season.   The  insid-­ ers  will  provide  the  audiences  with  the Â

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NFL  New  Year  Party  Possibilities  rumors  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  hearing  of  where  they  expect  players  to  sign  once  free  agency  begins.   Once  free  agency  does  start,  they  will  instantly  provide  break-­ ing  news  of  where  players  have  signed.  The  crowd  reporter  will  interact  with  the  people  who  are  in  attendance  and  ask  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  most  looking  forward  to  for  this  upcoming  season,  as  well  as  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  cooking  at  their  tailgate.   The  non-­football  part  of  the  event  will  consist  of  a  stand-­up  comedian,  as  well  as  some  musical  guests  who  will  provide  some  amazing  entertainment.   Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  people  who  should  be  working  during  the  NFL  New  Year  event: Host:  Rich  Eisen  (NFL  Network) His  wit,  to  go  along  with  his  ability  to  command  a  broadcast,  makes  him   perfect  for  the  Ryan  Seacrest  role  for  this  New  Year.   After  breaking  six  sec-­ onds  in  his  annual  40-­yard  dash,  Eisen  is  at  the  peak  of  his  dominance,  further  making  him  the  perfect  man  for  the  job.  He  is  the  face  of  the  NFL  Network  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  better  person  to  be  the  face  of Â

the  NFL  New  Year.   Analysts:  Aaron  Rodgers  (Green  Bay  Packers  Quarterback),  Kurt  Warner  (NFL  Network),  Steve  Young  (ESPN)  and  Trent  Dilfer  (ESPN) I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  care  that  these  three  current  analysts  are  all  former  quarterbacks,  because  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  smart  guys  who  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  afraid  to  share  their  opinion  and  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  let  their  egos  get  in  the  way  of  what  they  are  trying  to  tell  the  audience.  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important  for  there  to  be  a  current  NFL  player  involved  with  the  broadcast  and  Rodgers  is  the  perfect  person  for  the  job.  He  has  an  outgoing  persona  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nothing  going  on  with  him  that  will  take  from  the  broad-­ cast  to  make  it  revolve  around  him.    Insiders:  Adam  Schefter  (ESPN),  Chris  Mortensen  (ESPN)  and  Jay  Glazer  (Fox) ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  duo  of   Mortensen  and  Schefter  to  go  along  with  Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Glazer  would  provide  the  audience  with  end-­ less  amounts  of  information.  These  guys  are  the  best  in  the  business  and Â

would  have  all  the  scoops  on  rumors  prior  to  free  agency.  Once  4  p.m.  hits  signifying  the  start  of  free  agency,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  know  of  all  the  signings  taking  place.   Crowd  Reporter:  Erin  Andrews  (Fox) Andrews  is  the  perfect  person  for  this  role.  Her  charming  personality,  along  with  her  knowledge  of  the  game,  would  make  for  a  lot  of  great  interviews  with  the  die-­hard  fans  in  attendance.   Entertainment:  BeyoncĂŠ,  Jay-­Z,  Jimmy  Fallon  and  Justin  Timberlake How  much  fun  would  this  lineup  be?  First,  Fallon  would  perform  some  standup  for  the  crowd  to  get  them  loose.   Once  the  crowd  is  ready,  Timberlake  would  come  out  and  perform  â&#x20AC;&#x153;History  of  Rap  Sixâ&#x20AC;?  with  Fallon.   Once  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  done,  Timberlake  would  perform  a  few  VRQJV )RU WKH JUDQG Âż QDOH %H\RQFp and  Jay-­z  would  perform  together,  alternating  songs  and  doing  a  few  songs  together.   So,  what  do  you  say,  Goodell?  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  make  this  happen.  Â

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Oh  Captain,  No  Longer  My  Captain in  building  a  team  over  buying  one.  True,  LW V GLI¿ FXOW WR GR WKDW ZLWK D VSRUW WKDW KDV a  salary  cap,  but  it's  still  a  tactic  used  in  the  1+/ <RX FDQ EH D WHDP OLNH WKH 3LWWVEXUJK 3HQJXLQV ZKR HQGXUH PD\EH ¿ YH WR HLJKW years  of  abysmal  hockey  and  then  are  able  to  JUDE WKH ¿ UVW DQG VHFRQG SLFN LQ WKH GUDIW IRXU years  in  a  row  and  thus  get  superstars  who  are  easy  to  build  a  team  around.

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General  Manager  Glen  Sather  has  subscribed  to  this  latter  model  in  the  past  decade  and  it  would  be  amiss  to  say  he  didn't  still.  It's  a  model  which,  for  the  most  part,  has  worked.  One  of  the  success  stories  to  come  from  this  model  is  none  other  than  Callahan.

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But  this  happened  solely  for  business  reasons,  just  like  Esiason  said.  Callahan  wanted  at  least  $6  million  a  year  and  a  grity  third  line  grinder  who  could  net  15  goals  per  season  is  not  worth  that  kind  of  money.  It's  always  sad  to  see  homegrown  play-­ ers  leave,  but  this  is  a  business,  and  had  the  5DQJHUV UHVLJQHG &DOODKDQ IRU WKDW NLQG RI PRQH\ WKH\ G GH¿ QLWHO\ UHJUHW LW GRZQ WKH line.  St.  Louis  may  be  old,  but  he  still  has  goals  and  assists  left  in  him.  He's  wanted  WR EH D 5DQJHU IRU VHYHUDO \HDUV QRZ DQG , think  the  team  could  use  someone  who  has  ZDQWHG WR SOD\ IRU WKLV WHDP IRU WKLV ORQJ LW might  remind  some  players  just  how  lucky  they  are  to  play  for  a  big  market  team  in  one  of  the  most  well-­known  and  respected  cities  in  the  world.  This  trade  hurts,  but  it  is  smart  and  it  was  inevitable.  It's  doubtful  that  St.  Louis  is  WKH DQVZHU WR WKH 5DQJHUV 6WDQOH\ &XS KXQW but  it  could  be  a  lead  onto  something.

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