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A  celebration  and  re-Âsigning  of  the  Tavern  Owners  Agreement,  marking  its  15th  anniversary,  was  held  on  Tuesday,  March  25  in  College  Terrace.   The  Tavern  Owners  Association  members  re-Âsigned  the  updated  agreement,  which  was  established  in  1999  by  FROOHJH WRZQ DQG YLOODJH RIÂżFLDOV 7KH JRDO RI WKH DJUHH- ment  is  to  encourage  tavern  customers  to  engage  in  the  responsible  and  legal  use  of  alcohol,  while  conducting  themselves  in  a  respectful  manner.   Associate  Dean  of  Students  Robin  Cohen-ÂLa  Valle  VDLG $VVRFLDWH 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW RI 6WXGHQW $IÂżDUV 5D\ Schwarz’s  words  from  the  inaugural  press  conference  still  hold  today  and  have  been  executed  for  the  last  15  years.   “It  is  not  a  cure-Âall  and  we  are  not  saying  we  will  nev- er  see  an  intoxicated  individual  walk  down  the  streets  of  New  Paltz  or  across  our  campus,â€?  Schwarz  said.   “How- ever,  if  this  work  prevents  one  life  from  being  tragically  lost  in  a  car  crash  or  violently  derailed  by  an  assault,  then  all  of  our  efforts  have  been  worthwhile.  I  believe  that  if  the  spirit  of  this  contract  is  maintained  then  it  will  have Â
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impact  on  more  students  and  community  members  then  we  will  ever  know.â€?  Michael  Beck,  president  of  the  New  Paltz  Tavern  Owners  Association  and  the  owner  of  P&G’s,  said  during  the  creation  of  the  original  agreement  the  tavern  owners  were  more  concerned  about  the  potential  concessions  to  their  business,  but  that  their  opinions  have  now  changed.   “Over  the  last  15  years  we  gained  perspective  in  our  responsibility  for  the  safety  and  well-Âbeing  of  our  cus- tomers,  while  in  our  establishments  and  after  they  leave,â€?  Beck  said.   Beck  also  said  the  servers  at  the  taverns  are  Training  DQG ,QWHUYHQWLRQ 3URFHGXUHV FHUWLÂżHG ZKLFK DOORZV WKHP to  be  more  knowledgeable  and  responsible  regarding  the  sale  and  service  of  alcohol.   Town  Supervisor  Susan  Zimet  said  the  tavern  own- ers’  willingness  to  abide  by  the  agreement  shows  they  understand  their  role  in  the  community  and  the  impact  it  then  has  on  the  police,  taxpayers  and  safety  of  the  stu- dents  and  children  in  the  community. SUNY  New  Paltz  President  Donald  Christian  said  the  school  takes  its  roles  in  supporting  initiatives  that  EHQHÂżW VWXGHQWV DV ZHOO DV WKH WRZQ RI 1HZ 3DOW] YHU\
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seriously.  He  said  these  partnerships  are  an  important  part  of  civility  and  safety  in  the  community.   New  Paltz  Police  Chief  Joe  Synder  said  he  was  a  de- tective  prior  to  the  signing  of  the  agreement  in  1999,  and  VDZ ÂżUVWKDQG KRZ VRPHWKLQJ QHHGHG WR EH GRQH “Communication  has  been  the  key  for  our  commu- nity  to  be  as  successful  as  we  are  now,  and  I  don’t  see  that  ending  soon,â€?  Synder  said.   The  taverns  will  now  post  “Respectful  Communityâ€?  signs  to  remind  customers  to  act  with  courtesy  toward  their  fellow  community  members  and  “Think  Before  That  Last  Drinkâ€?  posters,  Cohen  La-ÂValle  said. She  also  said  starting  this  semester,  any  student  whose  “disorderly  behavior  is  addressed  by  town  policeâ€?  will  receive  a  letter  from  her  saying  they  can  be  charged  through  the  campus  judicial  process.   Currently,  Cohen  La-ÂValle  said  the  college  is  using  “One  Lessâ€?  alcohol  prevention  workshops  and  poster  campaign  to  encourage  students  to  have  one  less  drink  per  drinking  occasion  and  to  drink  one  less  occasion  per  week.  The  goal  of  this  campaign  is  to  increase  students’  grade  point  averages,  improve  students’  health  and  to  help  students  manage  their  money.  Â
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KERRY  MEETS  ABBAS  AS  PEACE  PROCESS  FOUNDERS U.S.  Secretary  of  State  John  Kerry  met  Wednesday  with  Palestinian  President  Mahmoud  Abbas  in  a  bid  to  salvage  foundering  Mideast  peace  talks  that  were  dealt  a  new  blow  when  Arab  lead- ers  said  they  never  would  recognize  Is- rael  as  a  Jewish  state. NORTH  KOREA  FIRES  TWO  MIS- SILES  AS  ITS  RIVALS  MEET 1RUWK .RUHD WHVW ÂżUHG WZR PHGLXP range  ballistic  missiles  on  Wednesday,  South  Korea  and  the  U.S.  said. FLOATING  OBJECTS  SEEN  IN  FLIGHT  370  SEARCH  AREA They  are  the  most  tantalizing  clues  yet:  122  objects  spotted  by  satellite,  ÀRDWLQJ LQ WKH WXUEXOHQW ,QGLDQ 2FHDQ ZKHUH RIÂżFLDOV EHOLHYH WKH PLVVLQJ Malaysian  jetliner  went  down.  But  bad  weather,  the  passage  of  time  and  the  sheer  remoteness  of  their  location  kept  answers  out  of  the  searchers’  grasp. EGYPT  ARMY  CHIEF  SAYS  HE  WILL  RUN  FOR  PRESIDENT Abdel-ÂFattah  el-ÂSissi,  the  Egyptian  military  chief  who  last  summer  re- moved  the  elected  Islamist  president,  announced  Wednesday  that  he  will  run  for  president  in  elections  expected  next  month,  putting  him  on  an  appar- ent  track  to  lead  a  nation  beleaguered  by  ongoing  turmoil  and  violence,  a  bro- ken  political  order,  a  dilapidated  econ- omy  and  concerns  over  the  chances  for  building  a  democracy. RELATIVES  SKEPTICAL  OF  MA- LAYSIA  PLANE  PROBE The  PowerPoint  presentation  wasn’t  enough.  The  analysis  by  British  investi- gators  that  Malaysia  Airlines  Flight  370  was  lost  at  sea  wasn’t  enough.  The  rela- tives  of  Chinese  passengers  gathered  in  a  hotel  banquet  hall  on  Wednesday  were  still  skeptical  -  and  hostile. VENEZUELAN  INSTITUTIONS Venezuela’s  military,  congress  and  Su- preme  Court  are  joining  in  an  increas- ingly  blunt  response  to  the  country’s  opposition  as  protests  continue.  Compiled  from  the  AP  Newswire
New  Paltz  was  listed  on  two  different  Kiplinger’s  lists.
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SUNY  New  Paltz  has  once  again  earned  na- tional  recognition  by  Kiplinger’s  Personal  Finance  Magazine  by  landing  spots   on  both  the  2014  lists  of  “30  Best  College  Values  in  the  Mid-  Atlanticâ€?  and  “25  Best  College  Values  Under  $30,000  a  Year.â€?  These  lists,  which  highlight  mostly  public  colleges  in  the  nation,  recognize  institutions  that  combine  both  an  outstanding  education  with  great  economic  value,  according  to  newspulse.newpaltz. edu. New  Paltz  placed  10th  in  the  region’s  “Public  Collegesâ€?  category  on  the  “30  Best  College  Val- ues  in  the  Mid-  Atlanticâ€?  list,  among  three  other  SUNY  schools.  New  Paltz  placed  17th  in  the  na- tion  on  the  “25  Best  College  Values  Under  $30,000  a  Yearâ€?  list,  which  ranks  colleges  all  around  the  na- tion.  New  Paltz  was  only  one  of  two  SUNY  cam- puses  included  in  both  of  these  lists,  the  other  being  SUNY  Geneseo. For  the  two  rankings  it  received,  the  college  was  assessed  by  Kiplinger’s  on  qualities  such  as Â
admission  and  retention  rates,  student  faculty  ra- WLRV IRXU \HDU JUDGXDWLRQ UDWHV WXLWLRQ FRVWV ÂżQDQ- cial  aid  availability  and  average  debt  upon  gradua- tion.   Collectively,  these  factors  lead  to  calculating  the  college’s  value.  “We  take  great  pride  in  being  nationally  rec- ognized  for  delivering  a  quality  education  at  an  exceptional  value,â€?  Associate  Dean  of  Admissions  Kimberly  Strano  said.  “This  testimonial  is  yet  DQRWKHU UHĂ€HFWLRQ RI RXU FRPPLWPHQWV WR DFFHVV quality  and  affordability.â€? Strano  said  having  the  College’s  value  ranked  by  Kiplinger’s LV D UHĂ€HFWLRQ RI WKH VWUDWHJLF HIIRUWV they  make  in  order  to  maintain  a  broader  scale  of  affordability  in  higher  education.  With  its  strong  and  improving  metrics,  a  continuation  of  growth  in  the  college’s  position  on  the  list  in  the  future  is  hopeful  as  well,  she  said. “New  Paltz  is  a  strong  academic  leader  while  being  a  cost  effective  option  for  students,â€?  Strano  said.  “New  Paltz  loves  the  third  party  endorsement  from  Kiplinger’s  —  it  helps  to  illustrate  the  hard  work  that  has  been  done  here.  We  are  committed  to  providing  our  students  with  an  outstanding  educa-Â
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from  the  Activity  Fee  and  that  the  money  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  necessarily  go  toward  organiza- WLRQV GLUHFWO\ DIÂż OLDWHG ZLWK 6$ ´ 5RXV After  heated  debates  over  the  course  seas  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  where  people  of  the  past  several  months,  Student  Sen- are  wanting  to  draw  the  line  and  not  give  ate  has  agreed  to  create  an  account  for  it  to  non-ÂSA  groups  since  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  di- non-ÂStudent  Association  (SA)  organiza- UHFWO\ DIÂż OLDWHG ´ WLRQV VKRXOG Âż QDQFLDO UHTXHVWV EH PHW Senator  Dana  Hershkowitz  said  At  the  March  5  meeting  of  the  Stu- while  she  was  initially  against  creating  dent  Senate,  senators  voted  to  create  a  the  account,  she  has  warmed  up  to  the  separate  monetary  account  if  students  idea  after  discussions  at  senate  meet- voted  to  increase  the  Student  Activity  ings.  Hershkowitz  said,  due  to  the  nature  fee.  The  money  would  be  eligible  for  re- of  organizations  such  as  Greek  Life  and  TXHVW E\ JURXSV VXFK DV DFDGHPLF KRQRU honor  societies  which  can  be  exclusive,  societies  and  Greek  Life,  among  others. she  was  uncomfortable  providing  mon- Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  ey  to  organizations  which  do  not  open  and  Governance  Jordan  Taylor,  who  is  membership  to  all  students  on  campus. campaigning  for  an  increase  in  the  Stu- SA-Âapproved  organizations  are  dent  Activity  Fee,  said  the  idea  to  have  UHTXLUHG LQ WKH 6$ E\ODZV WR SURYLGH a  new  account  made  for  non-ÂSA  groups  membership  to  all  students  on  ZDV EURXJKW XS EULHĂ&#x20AC; \ DW WKH campus.  Should  an  SA-Âspon- end  of  the  spring  2013  semester.  sored  organization  not  follow  However,  more  serious  conver- the  bylaws,  SA  could  impose  sations  began  last  fall. FRQVHTXHQFHV VXFK DV D KDOW LQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  people  think  we  just  throw  parties  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  were  two  Greek  senators  who  wanted  to  dis- believe  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  only  using  our  money  to  fund  parties.  funding.  Hershkowitz  said  her  main  cuss  United  Greek  Association  That  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  motive  or  reason  why  we  would  re- concern  was  providing  SA  (UGA)  funding  last  year,â&#x20AC;?  Tay- money  to  non-ÂSA  organizations  cieve  those  funds.  We  want  it  to  fund  educational  lor  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last  semester  when  that  do  not  follow  SA  guide- we  brought  it  up,  most  people  programs  on  campus.â&#x20AC;? lines.  But,  she  said  the  funding  were  against  it  due  to  gener- would  only  go  toward  items  alizations  and  stereotypes  on  and  events  that  would  be  given  H ENRY  L INO ,  P RESIDENT  OF  ALPHA  PHI  ALPHA  INC . Greek  organizations.â&#x20AC;? back  to  the  campus  community. Senator  and  President  of  ³$W Âż UVW P\ IHDUV ZHUH WKDW Alpha  Phi  Alpha  Fraternity,  Inc.  you  would  have  non-ÂSA  orga- Henry  Lino  said  in  the  past,  individuals  count.  nizations  accessing  the  money  while  not  have  been  hesitant  to  provide  funding  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  it  were  created,  SA  would  have  following  SA  rules,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Howev- for  Greek  Life  via  the  Student  Activity  to  create  a  process  or  rule  attached  to  it,â&#x20AC;?  er,  the  idea  is  that  they  [non-ÂSA  organi- )HH GXH WR DQWLTXDWHG LPDJHV RI *UHHN Patterson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  do  know  that  the  mon- zations]  would  have  to  apply  for  money,  organizations. H\ FRXOG RQO\ EH UHTXHVWHG WR VXSSRUW follow  SA  rules  and  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  using  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  people  think  we  just  throw  events  on  campus  open  to  all  students  WKH PRQH\ IRU KDV WR EHQHÂż W WKH ZKROH parties  and  believe  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  only  using  our  IRU WKH EHQHÂż W RI WKH FDPSXV PHDQLQJ LW campus.â&#x20AC;? money  to  fund  parties,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  could  not  be  for  recruitment,  nor  support  Fourth-Âyear  Black  Studies  major  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  motive  or  reason  why  we  would  chapter  or  group  operations.  If  devel- and  Kappa  Alpha  Psi,  Inc.  President  receive  those  funds.  We  want  it  to  fund  oped,  the  fund  would  be  available  to  any  Nelson  Terrell  said  should  the  account  educational  programs  on  campus.â&#x20AC;? non-ÂSA  group  which  includes  Greeks,  be  created,  it  would  create  a  more  even  Lino  said,  without  extra  funding,  it  LV GLIÂż FXOW IRU VPDOOHU IUDWHUQLWLHV DQG VR but  also  residence  hall  governments  and  ¿ HOG RI YLVLELOLW\ RQ FDPSXV IRU *UHHN rorities  to  sustain  themselves  and  be  as  groups,  academic  groups  only  recog- organizations,  and  would  also  create  a  more  diverse  and  educated  campus.  much  of  an  active  presence  on  campus  nized  by  a  department,  and  others.â&#x20AC;? Though  a  majority  of  senators  voted  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Funding  would  be  for  educational  as  other  Greek  organizations  because  to  c reate  t he  a ccount,  t here  a re  s ome  w ho  programs  that  could  promote  diversity  of  socioeconomic  factors.  He  also  said  are  unsure  of  how  it  should  operate  if  and  this  funding  would  encourage  dif- the  money  from  the  account,  should  it  approved.  SA  Executive  Vice  President  ferent  fraternities  to  collaborate  with  be  created,  would  only  go  to  events  that  Zachary  Rousseas  said  the  concern  of  one  another,â&#x20AC;?  Terrell  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  would  would  â&#x20AC;&#x153;educate  the  student  body.â&#x20AC;? those  still  on  the  fence  about  the  account  make  us  more  attractive  to  students  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Organizations  of  color  tend  to  have  smaller  numbers  due  to  the  fact  that  there  is  whether  or  not  money  operated  by  SA  different  multicultural  groups  looking  to  come  here,  as  they  would  see  better  is  a  decline  of  Black  and  Latino  students  VKRXOG JR WR QRQ DIÂż OLDWHG JURXSV â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  argument  against  giving  non- representation  and  have  a  more  educated  on  this  campus,â&#x20AC;?  Lino  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because  of  SA  groups  money  is  that  it  would  come  climate.â&#x20AC;? this,  they  have  more  trouble  fundraising Â
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and  hosting  events  where  they  have  key- note  speakers.  A  lot  of  times  we  have  to  pay  for  that  out  of  pocket,  whereas  white  organizations  have  a  lot  more  numbers  because,  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  assume,  they  have  more  intake  of  students  â&#x20AC;Ś  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  demographics  issue.â&#x20AC;? Should  the  account  come  into  frui- tion,  there  are  certain  stipulations  that  would  have  to  be  met,  Director  of  Stu- dent  Activities  and  Union  Services  Mike  Patterson  said.  Non-ÂSA  groups  would  KDYH WR PHHW FHUWDLQ UHTXLUHPHQWV ZLWK their  programming  before  receiving  any  money  from  that  account.  However,  Patterson  said  it  is  still  HDUO\ WR NQRZ DOO RI WKH VSHFLÂż FV RI WKH stipulations,  as  well  as  the  exact  amount  of  money  that  would  be  put  into  the  ac-Â
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CHARLOTTE,  NC,  MAYOR  FAC- ING  CORRUPTION  CHARGES Less  than  six  months  on  the  job,  the  mayor  of  Charlotte  was  arrested  Wednesday  and  accused  of  accepting  more  than  $48,000  in  bribes  from  un- dercover  FBI  agents  posing  as  busi- nessmen  who  wanted  to  do  work  with  North  Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  largest  city. NAVY:  SAILOR  DIED  AT  VA.  BASE  PROTECTING  COLLEAGUE
The  sailor  who  was  slain  during  a  shootout  aboard  a  guided- missile  destroyer  at  a  Virginia  base  saved  another  sailorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  by  jumping  between  her  and  a  civilian  gunman  who  was  trying  to  board  the  ship. FEDS  PRAISE  VERDICT  AGAINST  BIN  LADEN  SON-ÂIN-ÂLAW Osama  bin  Ladenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  son-Âin-Âlaw  was  convicted  Wednesday  for  his  role  as  DO 4DLGDÂśV Âż HU\ FKLHI VSRNHVPDQ DIWHU 9/11. MICHIGAN  WONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T  RECOGNIZE  SAME-ÂSEX  MARRIAGES
Michigan  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  recognize  more  than  300  same-Âsex  marriages  performed  last  weekend  before  a  court  halted  a  decision  that  opened  the  door  to  gay  nuptials,  Gov.  Rick  Snyder  said  Wednesday. TRAIN Â
OPERATOR  FALLs  ASLEEP The  operator  of  a  Chicago  commuter  train  that  crashed  at  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare  International  Airport  acknowledged  she  dozed  off  before  the  accident  and  had  also  done  so  last  month  when  she  overshot  a  station  platform,  a  federal  investigator  said  Wednesday.
OKLAHOMA  JUDGE  STRIKES  EXECUTION  LAW An  Oklahoma  judge  voided  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  execution  law  Wednesday,  agreeing  with  inmates  that  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;veil  of  secrecyâ&#x20AC;?  preventing  them  from  seeking  information  about  the  drugs  used  in  lethal  injections  violated  their  rights  under  the  state  constitution. Compiled  from  the  AP  Newswire
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Senate Discusses Upcoming Campus Events A nd SEIs By Madeline Anthony Copy Editor | N02436976@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu
The 57th student Senate met Wednesday, March 26 in room 418 at 8 p.m. Student Association (SA) Vice President of Aca- demic Affairs and Governance Jordan Taylor reminded SA that elections are approaching and that candidacy forms are available. Council of Organizations accepted two new clubs this past week: Sociology Club and Business Associa- tion for Students of Color. SA President Manuel Tejeda will present on Park Point at the next Council of Organizations meeting on April 7. Vice President of Finance Youssouf Kuou said that despite money being moved into the conferences ac- count, it is still in the red. A motion was made to move $5,000 from unappropriated funds to put into confer- ences. The plan is to move it slowly as opposed to in one big chunk. There will be an event on Thursday, March 27, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Center where stu- dents of color who were accepted to SUNY New Paltz will be able to learn about the college, using direct con- tact as a way to hopefully get more underrepresented stu- dents to attend the college. This Sunday, March 30, a “Let’s Talk About It” fo- rum will take place. Cyrus McGoldrick, director for the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms, will speak about activism, race and religion. Senator Nadia Alirahi said McGoldrick is aware of the campus’ history of ra- cial signage and is going to direct his attention to how students can create change and see results. The campus meal plan increases by three percent every year, which would mean it would be raised $55 for the fall 2014 semester, however, this semester as a result of Sodexo’s new contract the increase will not be
necessary. Starting next year it will likely only be raised by one percent. The increase will be voted on in the near future. Academic Affairs met and discussed possible chang- es to be made to the Student Evaluations of Instruction (SEI’s) that students are required to complete at the end of each semester. Potential changes were suggested in- cluding a possibility for two SEI’s a semester — one mid-semester, and one at the end. The thought is that professors will be able to take the criticism and then im- plement it for the rest of the semester. Vice President Zach Rousseaus said that his only concern is that professors might be able to identify a stu- dent’s SEI, based on their style of writing. ³3HRSOH DUH VWLOO WU\LQJ WR ¿ JXUH RXW WKHLU SURIHVVRU DW the midpoint, so that’s another reason I’m kind of skepti- cal,” Senator Jesse Ginsberg said. A documentary titled “Dear Governor Cuomo” will be shown on March 27, in Humanities 214 at 7 p.m. The ¿ OP LV DQ DQWL IUDFNLQJ GRFXPHQWDU\ ZKLFK LQFOXGHV SHU formances and speeches. 3XEOLF UHODWLRQV RI¿ FHU RI 5HVLGHQFH +DOO 6WXGHQW Association (RHSA), Steven Sullivan spoke about Recy- cle Mania which will be held this Friday, March 28 from 8 to 10 p.m. in Student Union Building (SU) 100 South. Sullivan encouraged students to support green events. NYPIRG Coordinator Eric Wood spoke about the Dream Act and the need to keep pressure on New York *RYHUQRU $QGUHZ &XRPR DV KH KDV ¿ QDO VD\ RQ WKH VWDWH budget. “Undocumented students will be able to access TAP [Tuition Assistance Program] and everyone deserves ac- cess to affordable education,” Wood said. He then urged students to call Gov. Cuomo. Wood also mentioned that the NYPRIG conference starts at 9:30 a.m. this Saturday with workshops all day long. Director of Student Activities and Union Services Mike Patterson encouraged senators to speak with their
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peers to consider running for student government posi- tions. “Robust candidate pools result in robust debate and campaigning, which helps people to understand what you’re campaigning for,” Patterson said.
New Paltz Town Board Approves Updated Town Seal By John Tappen News Editor | John.tappen@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu
Town Councilman Daniel Torres recently lead a project to update the town seal. Last month, Torres discovered an original, high- resolution copy of the seal at Rosendale Printing Press. The initial seal, created by a local student and approved in 1966, was hand drawn, and features a stone house, an apple tree and lamp. After unearthing the original composition of the seal, Torres said that a new and updated version was “greatly needed.” By comparison, Torres said the seal the town KDG EHHQ XVLQJ RQ RI¿ FLDO GRFXPHQWV ZDV ³RII colored and pixilated.” It became an altered version
of the original, whose istics, like gradually the last who ates said an por- to and bish with an logo that mirrors its
purposeful character- the stone house, changed over 48 years. Torres, appreci- history, he saw op- tunity update refur- the seal, ink drawn more closely initial theme and
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style. Torres posted on his Facebook page that he had uncovered the lost version of the seal and was look- ing for someone who would be willing to colorize it, in an effort to restore it to a usable condition. Matthew Maley, an artist who studied visual art at Purchase College, volunteered to colorize the seal for free. The house in the seal was outlined to convey it once again as a stone house, instead of a wooden one, to represent the town’s Huguenot heritage. The apple tree stands for the many apple orchards in the DUHD 7KH ODPS SHUVRQL¿ HV NQRZOHGJH ² LOOXVWUDWLQJ that New Paltz is a college town. In February, the Town Board met and unani- mously re-adopted the new version of the seal.
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Board  Of  Education  Adopts  Facilities  Plan  By  Hannah  Nesich Asst.  Copy  Editor  |  Hnesich@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu
On  March  5,  the  New  Paltz  Board  of  Education  adopted  a  long-Ârange,  comprehensive  facilities  plan,  known  as  the  Facilities  Capital  Improvement  Project,  recommending  $71.4  million  in  improvements  to  the  four  surrounding  schools. The  Facilities  Capital  Improvement  Plan  is  one  of  the  proposed  phases  of  the  master  plan,  which  was  originally  put  up  to  a  vote  by  the  board  during  a  Feb.  26  meeting. Tim  Rogers,  a  member  of  the  board  since  May  2013,  said  he  initially  voted  against  the  Master  Plan,  presented  by  KG  &  D  Architects,  because  he  said  he  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  ready  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;buy  into  it  yet,â&#x20AC;?  despite  the  detail  that  accompanied  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  feeling  was  that  I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ready  to  buy  into  the  [Master  Plan]  entirely,  even  though  it  was  a  lot  of  solid  information  and  data,â&#x20AC;?  Rogers  said. The  initial  motion  to  approve  the  Master  Plan,  made  by  board  member  Steve  Bagley  and  seconded  E\ 3DWULFN 5DXVFK ZDV FDUULHG ÂżYH WR WZR ZLWK VHYHQ members  voting.  Along  with  Rogers,  board  member  Ruth  Quinn  voted  against  it,  according  to  meeting  minutes  Rogers  provided. On  March  5,  Brian  Cournoyer  made  a  motion  to  adopt  Option  Three,  Phase  one  of  the  Master  Plan  to  UHYLHZ DW D ODWHU GDWH ZLWK WKH DUFKLWHFWV IRU ³¿QH WXQ- ing,â&#x20AC;?  Rogers  said.  The  motion  passed  six  to  zero,  with  one  member  absent,  and  the  second  time  around,  Rog-Â
ers  voted  for  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Facilities  Capital  Improvement  Project  we  have  agreed  to  pursue  was  one  of  the  proposed  Mas- ter  Plan  phases  that  addresses  the  Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  near-Âterm  renovation  and  construction  needs  deemed  to  be  the  highest  priority,â&#x20AC;?  Rogers  said. Rogers  said  when  reviewing  their  options,  the  board  took  into  consideration  a  combination  of  factors,  including  what  projects  involved  the  least  amount  of  construction  and  therefore  student  interruption,  what  projects  were  less  likely  to  displace  students  and  tem- porarily  send  them  to  nearby  schools  and  what  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bestâ&#x20AC;?  for  the  taxpayers  of  the  community. 5RJHUV VDLG WKH SURMHFW ZLOO UHFHLYH VLJQLÂżFDQW state  aid,  estimated  to  pay  for  more  than  50  percent  of  the  overall  cost,  and  that  the  aid  they  receive  will  reduce  these  amounts. As  of  now,  Duzine  Elementary  School  will  receive  $2.9  million,  Lenape  Elementary  School  will  be  given  $1.9  million,  New  Paltz  Middle  School  will  receive  $37.8  million  and  New  Paltz  High  School  will  be  the  recipient  of  $12.3  million.   New  Paltz  High  School  and  Middle  School,  the  latter  of  which  is  receiving  the  most  funding,  are  both  currently  short  of  classroom  space.  This  issue  has  ex- isted  for  some  time  and  was,  in  part,  the  subject  of  prior  unsuccessful  projects  and  bond  propositions,  Rogers  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  lack  of  space  in  these  buildings  affects  all  of  the  students  in  both  buildings.  Infrastructure  con-Â
FHUQV FRPSULVH D VLJQLÂżFDQW SRUWLRQ RI WKH SURSRVHG project  that  include   replacement  of  failing,  outdated  systems  and  structures,  improvements  to  indoor  air  quality,  improved  handicapped  accessibility  and  other  high  priority  health  and  safety  improvements,â&#x20AC;?  Rogers  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Board  of  Education  and  its  design  team  are  committed  to  systems  and  facilities  that  take  a  leader- VKLS SRVLWLRQ RQ LVVXHV RI HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQF\ DQG VXV- tainability.â&#x20AC;? Rogers  said  the  projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  planning  process  in- volves  public  hearings,  reports  from  administrators,  analysis  of  enrollment  projections  and  building  ca- pacities  as  well  as  detailed  evaluation  of  all  of  the  dis- trictâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  buildings  by  a  team  of  professionals. The  Board  of  Education  had  a  special  Facilities  Workshop  to  discuss  the  scope  and  cost  of  this  capital  project  on  March  26,  where  PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN the  board  worked  from  the  proposed  phase  they  voted  to  adopt  on  March  5. Rogers,  who  graduated  from  New  Paltz  High  School  in  1989,  said  voters  will  decide  on  whether  to  approve  the  plan  by  voting  yes  or  no  on  the  estimated  cost  of  the  capital  project  in  the  voting  booth. He  encourages  voters  to  look  at  the  plan,  ask  ques- tions  about  why  certain  decisions  were  made  and  trust  that  the  decisions  come  from  a  balanced  board  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cares  deeply  about  making  good  decisions  regarding  taxpayer  money  and  investing  in  education.â&#x20AC;? On  March  20,  New  Paltz  community  members  will  be  able  to  weigh  in  on  the  project  at  the  same  time  the  budget  is  voted  on. Â
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7KH DFLG QHXWUDOL]DWLRQ WDQNV XVHG RQ WKH ÂżUVW Ă&#x20AC;RRU RI &R\NHQGDOO 6FLHQFH %XLOGLQJ &6% RYHUĂ&#x20AC;RZHG March  10,  causing  the  liquid  inside  the  tanks  to  leak  LQWR WKH EDVHPHQW Ă&#x20AC;RRU RI WKH EXLOGLQJ SUNY  New  Paltz  Environmental  Health  and  Safe- ty  Director  Mike  Malloy  said  it  is  not  the  leak,  but  the  tanks  themselves  that  posed  an  issue.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  hear  acid  tank  and  think  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh  no,  acid  spill- ing,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Malloy  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  idea  of  an  acid  neutralization  tank  is  if  someone  was  pouring  pure  acid  down  the  drain;Íž  before  it  gets  to  the  town  sanitary  sewer,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  got  to  be  within  a  certain  PH  level  to  be  safe.â&#x20AC;? Malloy  said  in  actuality,  the  contaminants  that  are  put  into  these  neutralization  tanks  are  not  acid  or  acid- ic  in  nature,  and  therefore  the  leaked  liquid  posed  no  threat  to  custodial  staff  or  students.    Malloy  said  the  liquids  from  science  classes  in  CSB,  diluted  by  water,  enter  these  tanks  from  either  drains  or  equipment  washing  machines.  The  tanks,  which  hold  marble  or  limestone  rock Â
meant  to  neutralize  any  acidic  liquid  going  through  to  a  suitable  PH,  do  not  actually  make  a  notable  difference  in  the  liquid  that  comes  in  and  the  liquid  that  it  puts  out,  said  Assistant  Director  of  Environmental  Health  and  Safety  Dave  Serino.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  test  the  tanks  quarterly  and  get  numbers  be- tween  6.7  and  7.5,  which  is  basically  neutral,â&#x20AC;?  Serino  said.  Malloy  said  the  leak  was  likely  caused  by  the  tanks  getting  clogged  with  miscellaneous  items  often  found  in  the  tanks,  like  food  or  pen  caps,  or  because  the  two  equipment  cleaning  machines  ran  simultaneously,  FDXVLQJ WKH WDQNV WR RYHUÂżOO The  disturbance  of  classes  when  having  to  clean  out  these  tanks,  along  with  the  costly  nature  of  remov- ing  and  replacing  the  limestone  rocks,  is  not  worth  the  miniscule  difference  they  make,  Serino  said.  The  stone  in  the  tanks  cost  $5,000  to  replace,  with  the  tanks  being  cleaned  and  replaced  every  two  years,  DOEHLW D FORJ ² FDXVLQJ RYHUĂ&#x20AC;RZ FDQ PDNH WKH UHPRYDO and  cleaning  more  frequent.  The  labor  cost  of  having  these  stones  removed  and  replaced  is  $10,000,  Serino  said. Â
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  money  pit,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unnecessary,â&#x20AC;?  Malloy  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  looking  to  get  rid  of  them.â&#x20AC;?  Chemistry  Department  Chair  Dr.  Pamela  St.  John  said  although  students  are  instructed  in  the  proper  dis- posal  of  any  sort  of  acidic  material  and  no  stark  acidic  material  is  put  down  the  drains,  the  acid  neutralization  tanks  provide  an  extra  safety  measure.  In  regard  to  Mal- loyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  idea  of  no  longer  using  the  tanks,  St.  John  said  she  would  want  research  done  as  to  how  other  universities  currently  dispose  of  their  potentially  acidic  liquids. Malloy  hopes  to  conduct  a  study  that  takes  the  two  tank  series  and  places  a  PH  probe  in  one  tank  to  collect  data  of  the  PH  levels  in  the  tank  over  a  year  while  using  the  second  tank  as  a  settling  tank  to  trap  possible  block- age  to  prevent  another  leak.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  betting  dollars  to  donuts  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  never  see  an  ex- ertion  of  the  acid  level,â&#x20AC;?  Malloy  said,  adding  that  the  renovations  to  Wooster  Science  Building  will  not  in- clude  these  acid  neutralizing  tanks.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  installed  the  tanks  in  CSB  in  1992  when  they  revamped  the  building  and  it  was  just  normal  protocol  to  do  that  in  science  buildings  at  that  time.  They  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  any  calculations  and  realize  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  need  for  it.â&#x20AC;?
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New  Paltz  newcomer,  and  cancer  sur- vivor  Garvan  McCloskey  has  always  been  a  giver.  Back  in  Ireland,  that  meant  raising  more  than  $500,000  for  Relay  for  Life  in  just  one  day,  and  taking  a  large  part  in  the  Catholic  organization  Saint  Vincent  de  Paul  working  with  needy  families.  Here  in  his  new  home  of  New  Paltz,  having  only  settled  here  a  year  ago,  it  means  raising  $10,000  for  Family  of  New  Paltz,  an  organization  which  provides  services  for  disadvantaged  families  in  the  area.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  been  involved  in  charity  work,  always  looking  for  ways  to  get  in- volved  in  the  community,â&#x20AC;?  McCloskey,  who Â
works  as  the  manager  of  Shea  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Briens,  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  came  to  New  Paltz,  and  I  heard  my  customers  talking  about  Family,  and  how  well-Âperceived  they  are,  I  went  and  I  was  very  impressed.â&#x20AC;?   The  organization  provides  a  food  pantry,  a  free-Âclothes  room  and  six  shelters  among  other  services  to  needy  families.  It  also  ZRUNV WR ÂżJKW KRPHOHVVQHVV DQG DVVLVW IDPL- lies  work  their  way  out  of  hardship.  Another  reason  McCloskey  chose  this  organization  is  because  the  administration  costs  are  low  and  the  money  goes  directly  to  the  people  who  need  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  people  live  two  or  three  pay- checks  away  from  needing  to  go  to  Family  of  New  Paltz,  the  fact  is  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  be  poor  in  America,â&#x20AC;?  McCloskey  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  easy Â
to  be  poor  anywhere,  but  Ireland  is  one  of  the  better  places  to  be  if  you  are,  it  gives  more  to  the  poor,  so  I  thought  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  do  a  bit  of  good.â&#x20AC;? With  the  support  of  the  Rotary  Club  of  New  Paltz,  of  which  he  is  a  member,  Mc- Closkey  will  run  in  the  Boston  Marathon  on  April  21  and  will  give  the  donations  he  re- ceives  towards  his  goal  of  $10,000.  In  hopes  of  garnering  additional  donations,  McClos- key  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  shaving  his  beard  until  he  reaches  that  number.  A  meeting  room  located  in  back  of  the  Family  of  New  Paltz  building  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A.J.  Babbâ&#x20AC;?  room,  named  in  memory  of  a  young  man  who  died  from  a  heroin  overdose  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  is  used  to  house  Alcoholics  Anonymous  meetings,  Narcotics  Anonymous  meetings,  as  well  as  a  place  to  train  single  mothers  in Â
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computer  skills  as  a  way  to  get  them  into  bet- ter  paying  jobs,  has  become  the  focal  point  of  McCloskeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  charity  effort.  The  money  McCloskey  raises  will  go  WRZDUG UHQRYDWLQJ LW ² QHZ Ă&#x20AC;RRUV QHZ IXU- niture,  equipment  and  computers.   Accord- ing  to  McCloskey,  $8,000  would  be  enough  WR Âż[ XS WKH URRP EXW KLV VLJKWV DUH VHW RQ $10,000,  an  ambition  that  is  nearly  in  his  reach;Íž  with  the  race  about  a  month  away,  McCloskey  has  already  raised  $6,000.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  people  donate  anything  from  one  dollar  to  $2,000.  One  man  wrote  me  a  large  check,  and  another  told  me  that  the  dol- lar  was  all  he  had;Íž  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  matter,  anything  helps,â&#x20AC;?  McCloskey  said. For  more  information,  visit  Familyof- woodstockinc.org.
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Owlsâ&#x20AC;? Essays Are Instant Howlers WRITER DAVID SEDARISâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; NEWEST BOOK DOESNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T DISAPPOINT By  Cat  Tacopina Editor-Âin-ÂChief  |  Ctacopina@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  a  German  Studies  minor  all  four  years  of  college  and  I  somehow  managed  to  put  off  studying  the  Holocaust  until  the  very  end.  Over  the  past  year,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  studying  it  in-Âdepth  and  have  found  myself  emotionally  drained  more  often  than  normal.  To  be  honest,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  sure  how  people  can  make  a  living  studying  it.  Over  spring  break  I  had  an  to  write  an   essay  on  how  Nazis  came  to  power  and  I  knew  the  only  thing  that  would  keep  me  sane  (or  at  least  not  angry  or  depressed)  was  if  I  FRXOG Âż QG VRPHWKLQJ IXQQ\ WR RIIVHW +LWOHUÂśV ULVH WR SRZHU Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  a  fan  of  David  Sedaris  since  high  school,  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  anxious  to  read  his  newest  collection  of  es- says,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Explore  Diabetes  With  Owlsâ&#x20AC;?  since  the  sum- mer.  Though  it  may  not  be  as  good  as  his  early  works,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  still  certainly  worth  your  time.  I  will  mention  here  that  if  you  read  The  New  Yorker  on  a  regular  basis,  you  may  be  better  off  not  purchasing  the  book;Íž  just  about  half  of  the  essays  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Owlsâ&#x20AC;?  have  al- ready  been  published  by  the  weekly  magazine.  But  even  still,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  the  kind  of  essays  that  are  worth  the  extra Â
read  or  two  or  maybe  several,  because  the  David  Sedaris  behind  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Owlsâ&#x20AC;?  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  the  same  Sedaris  who  wrote  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dress  Your  Family  in  Corduroy  and  Denimâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me  Talk  Pretty  One  Day  (my  personal  favorite  of  his,  in  case  you  were  interested).â&#x20AC;?  ³2ZOV´ LV D PL[ RI SHUVRQDO HVVD\V DQG VKRUW Âż FWLRQDO monologues  that  range  from  a  passive-Âaggressive  email  between  sisters  to  one  homophobeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  murder  rampage.  They  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  as  good  as  the  personal  essays  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  my  biggest  issue  with  the  book,  but  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  worth  a  few  laughs.  You  can  still  hear  Sedarisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  voice  in  there,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  refreshing  to  see  something  far  removed  from  his  usual  work. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great  about  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Owlsâ&#x20AC;?  is  that,  for  the  most  part,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  quick.  Essays  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Attaboyâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dentists  Without  Bordersâ&#x20AC;?  are  very  fast  reads,  maybe  the  fastest  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  done.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  both  funny  and  enjoyable,  but  you  wish  they  were  longer,  especially  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dentists;Ížâ&#x20AC;?  he  could  have  said  much  more  about  perceptions  on  healthcare  in  America  vs.  abroad.  He  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  a  politician  or  a  healthcare  expert,  but  what  he  has  to  say  is  still  worthwhile. And  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  where  the  problem  with  the  book  lies;Íž  es-Â
says  that  should  be  longer  are  shorter,  while  the  longer  es- says  drag  on  forever.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  argue  that,  out  of  all  of  his  books,  this  is  the  one  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  like  an  endurance  test. With  that  being  said,  this  is  a  great  book  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  just  about  to  graduate  from  college  or  just  feeling  stagnant  in  your  life  in  general.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Owlsâ&#x20AC;?  may  not  be  my  favorite  of  his  books,  but  his  essay  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Standing  Stillâ&#x20AC;?  is  one  of  my  favor- ites  of  his.  When  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  about  to  graduate  from  school  and  you  see  what  seems  to  be  everyone  around  you  jump- ing  to  the  next  page  of  their  life,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  too  easy  to  fall  into  the  black  hole  of  feeling  stuck  and  less  impressive  than  those  around  you.  Call  it  schadenfreude,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice  (and  extremely  important)  to  see  someone  as  successful  as  Sedaris  struggle  with  these  feelings  as  well.  6R SLFN LW XS (YHQ LI \RX Âż QG \RX KDWH LW \RX ZRQÂśW leave  it  feeling  that  it  wasted  too  much  of  your  time. Â
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Seeing a wolf on campus, nonchalantly scratching itself as you walk to class, is generally cause for con- cern. However, in this case, the wolf among us was here to teach. On Tuesday, March 25, speakers from the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) of South Salem, N.Y. gave a lecture in the Student Union Multipurpose Room on the critically endangered wolf and the negative impacts the loss of the species has had on the ecosystems the wolves inhabit. With them was special guest “Atka,” a 11-year-old domesticated male Arctic gray wolf who accompanies WCC lecturers as an “ambassador wolf,” helping to teach about the importance of wolf conservation. “All wolves here in the lower 48 states were con- sidered endangered as recently as 2011, when Con- gress intervened and removed Endangered Species Act protections from wolves in the State of Idaho, Mon- tana and the [state] parks of Washington, Oregon and Utah. That’s not normally how an endangered species comes off the endangered species list. It’s not usually done through a politician,” Executive Director of WCC Maggie Howell said. Howell went on to say that since then, wolves have been de-listed from the endangered species list in Wyo- ming, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan, bringing the total to six states that currently allow for legal wolf hunts. “I can’t think of another example where an animal is going to be considered an endangered species and WKHQ EH KXQWHG LQ WKH YHU\ ¿ UVW \HDU WKH\¶UH UHPRYHG [from the list],” Howell said. According to Alex Spitzer, a WCC educator, more than a century ago the territorial United States was pop- ulated by an estimated 250,000 wolves. By the 1970s, years of hunting left the northern tip of Minnesota as the only place wolves remained in the wild – harboring a population that had dwindled to an estimated 500 to 700 individuals, prompting their inclusion on the en- dangered species list the same decade. This decline in species population comes at a sig- QL¿ FDQW FRVW WR HFR V\VWHPV ZKHUH ZROYHV DFW DV NH\ stone species – a species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abun- dance, in this case acting as a natural predator to many large-hoofed animals such as deer and elk, said Spitzer. By picking off sick, injured and weak prey in the ani- mals they hunt, wolves are partially responsible for regulating the genetic health of a species by adhering WR &KDUOHV 'DUZLQ¶V WKHRU\ RI ³VXUYLYDO RI WKH ¿ WWHVW ´ WCC belongs to federally instituted “Species Sur-
vival Programs” designed to fund conservation efforts with the speakers as they host lectures at around 135 in helping two subspecies of wolves found in the U.S., schools, museums and nature centers per year. the Mexican gray wolf and the red wolf, make a resur- “Right now, U.S. Fish and Wildlife is poised to gence in population, Spitzer said. remove Endangered Species Act protections from all According to Spitzer, only 300 red wolves are gray wolfs nationwide, with the exception of the criti- left in the world – under 100 of which live in the wild cally endangered Mexican gray wolf,” Howell said. with the remaining population housed in captive facili- The national de-listing would be the result of a re- ties like the WCC, which is home to four. Similar was FODVVL¿ FDWLRQ RI D ZROI VXEVSHFLHV IRUPHUO\ QDWLYH WR said of the Mexican gray wolf;; only 400 are left in the the northeast U.S. as a species of wolf known as the world, 82 in the wild with the rest in captivity of which eastern wolf, separate from the gray wolf currently the WCC house 13. considered native to the northeast, Spitzer said. By re- In the wild, the average lifespan of a wolf is about ducing the native territory of the gray wolf, its popula- four to six years, Spitzer said, while a wolf in captivity tion proportional to the area of its habituation would can be expected to live 12 to 15 years. QRW GH¿ QH WKH VSHFLHV DV HQGDQJHUHG Since being listed as endangered in the 1970s, However, according to Howell, an independent Spitzer said wolves have made a small return to regions SDQHO RI VFLHQWLVWV KDYH VDLG WKLV UHFODVVL¿ FDWLRQ ³LV such as the western Great Lakes, the northern Rockies, not based on sound science” in a peer-reviewed report in the southwest along the New Mexico-Arizona border released in December. WCC is currently exploring which serves as the reintroduction site of the Mexican protection legislation on the state level, should the de- gray wolf and in the Outer Banks of North Carolina listing be approved. which serves as the reintroduction site of the red wolf. “If things do get bad enough and they do get de- Spitzer said wolves have been villianized by clas- listed, eventually they’ll be put back on the Endangered sic myths like “Little Red Riding Hood” and news me- Species list and that’s exactly where a lot of states are dia that cite wolves as main causes of depredation – the going right now,” Spitzer said. “The odds of reintro- killing of domestic livestock or pets – when according duction of wolves to this area are pretty out of the ques- to a chart shown during the presentation depicting the tion at this point but there needs to be laws in place to causes of cattle loss before reaching market, wolves protect them if they do come back.” counted for only 0.2 percent of all unintended live- stock losses. By the same chart, it was two times more likely to have cattle stolen by another rancher than it was for cattle to be killed by wolves. “All good stories need a bad guy, and unfortunately wolves have been the bad guy in so many stories and they have to live with the conse- quences when really, they’re scared of us,” Spitzer said. “So one of the things we like to do is teach people what the real wolf is all about.” Enter Atka. The 82-pound wolf, whose name means “guard- ian spirit” in the Inuit Atk language, was born a, t he in captivity and has 11- yea r-ol since lost his fear of d A rcti c g humans, yet remains a wolf ray wo in all other behavioral regards. As lf. a “socialized wolf” having been raised by humans and even a dog during his infancy, he is unable to return to the wild and instead works as an PHOTO BY MAXWELL REIDE ambassador wolf with the WCC traveling together
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Magic  will  be  cast  on  the  stage  of  Parker  Theatre  as  classical  Greek  mythology  plays  out  during  this  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Blackbox  production,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eurydice.â&#x20AC;?  Directed  by  fourth-Âyear  theater  performance  major  Adam  Harrison,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eurydiceâ&#x20AC;?  was  chosen  as  this  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Blackbox  production  by  the  Theater  Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Blackbox  Committee  after  careful  consideration  of  talent  availability,  expenditure  EXGJHW DQG KRZ WKH VKRZ ZRXOG Âż W LQ ZLWK WKH GHSDUWPHQWÂśV PDLQVWDJH SURGXFWLRQV Even  though  Harrison  is  a  theater  major  with  a  concentration  in  performance,  he  was  interested  in  directing  a  production  and  submitted  a  proposal  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eurydiceâ&#x20AC;?  to  be  this  semsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Blackbox  production  last  semester.  Ever  since  his  experience  directing  a  project  early  on  in  his  New  Paltz  career,  Harrison  enjoyed  the  craft  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;realized  that  directing  is  about  how  to  creatively  and  collaboratively  tell  a  story  in  the  most  effective  and  evocative  way.â&#x20AC;?  After  assistant  directing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crimes  of  the  Heartâ&#x20AC;?  with  Assistant  Professor  Connie  Rotunda  during  the  fall  2012  semester,  Harrison  said  he  learned  how  to  work  one-Âon-Âone  with  actors  and  trust  his  insight,  ZKLFK KHOSHG EXLOG KLV FRQÂż GHQFH DV D VWXGHQW GLUHF tor.  Harrison  said  he  chose  to  direct  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eurydiceâ&#x20AC;?  in  par- ticular  because  of  how  moved  he  was  by  the  message  of  the  play  after  he  read  it  during  his  freshman  year.  He  said  he  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  wanted  to  work  on  any  other  material  and  that  every  time  he  reads  it,  he  has  discov- ered  something  new  and  exciting  about  it.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  had  to  submit  a  Blackbox  proposal,  and  I  basi- cally  had  to  plan  out  every  detail  of  the  production  be- fore  it  even  happened  or  was  selected,â&#x20AC;?  Harrison  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  took  me  about  30  hours  and  30  pages  to  complete  the  proposal,  but  I  was  really  proud  of  what  I  produced.  The  last  week  of  classes  they  make  a  big  announcement  regarding  what  Blackbox  proposal  the  committee  picked  for  the  next  academic  year,  and  my  name  was  announced.â&#x20AC;? Harrison  was  given  a  production  budget  of  $1,000  from  the  Student  Association  which  he  said  he  had  to  carefully  prioritize  with,  and  only  purchased  materials  he  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  able  to  borrow  from  the  department  in  terms  of  costumes  and  set  equipment. He  said  he  plans  on  putting  a  modern  spin  on  the  classic  play  by  accentuating  WKH UHDOLVP LQ WKH VWRU\ LQ RUGHU WR Âż QG LWV PDJLF â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  my  version  of  Eurydice  includes  magic  that  helps  to  illuminate  the  key  themes  and  moments  in  the  play,â&#x20AC;?  Harrison  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  more  interested  in  collaborat-Â
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LQJ ZLWK DQG KHOSLQJ P\ DFWRUV UHÂż QH WKHLU VWRU\WHOOLQJ DQG DFWLRQV LQVWHDG RI WHOOLQJ them  what  to  do.  I  tell  my  actors  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  experiential,  and  that  the  direction  of  this  play  comes  from  the  humanitarian  side  of  us  all.â&#x20AC;? The  productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  stage  manager,  fourth-Âyear  theater  performance  major  Lisa  Lyev  said  she  also  fell  in  love  with  the  script  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eurydiceâ&#x20AC;?  during  her  freshman  year  and  was  on  board  with  Harrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  idea  to  direct  it  as  this  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Blackbox  production.  As  stage  manager,  Lyev  said  her  responsibilities  include  serving  as  the  communication  hub  for  the  pre-Âproduction  process  and  the  performances.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  do  all  that  I  can  to  further  our  growth  as  a  production  team  and  cast,â&#x20AC;?  Lyev  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  serve  the  production  by  keeping  everything  organized  and  keep  everyone  on  the  same  page  to  facilitate  the  vision  of  the  director.â&#x20AC;? The  productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  namesake,  played  by  third-Âyear  the- ater  performance  major  Jessica  Contino,  said  her  favorite  part  of  being  involved  in  the  show  is  working  with  new  actors,  as  she  said  relationships  built  onstage  have  the  po- tential  to  continue  offstage.  Contino  also  said  getting  into  character  is  a  process  that  takes  time,  and  she  chooses  to  get  into  character  by  JRLQJ WKURXJK WKH VFULSW DQG Âż QGLQJ RXW QRW MXVW LQIRUPD tion  about  her  character,  but  how  other  characters  react  to  her  character.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finding  your  character  through  their  likes,  dislikes,  actions  and  word  choice  all  come  into  a  character,â&#x20AC;?  Con- tino  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  becomes  the  actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  job  to  experiment  and  PDNH GLIIHUHQW DFWLQJ FKRLFHV LQ UHKHDUVDO WR Âż JXUH RXW ZKDW IHHOV ULJKW DQG ZKDW Âż WV LQWR WKH VSHFLÂż F ZRUOG RI the  play.â&#x20AC;? Harrison  said  the  overall  message  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eurydiceâ&#x20AC;?  is  the  idea  that  bereavement  and  grief  can  help  identify  who  a  person  is.  He  said  his  job  as  the  productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  director  is  to  recreate  life  in  a  way  that  the  audience  members  will  be  able  to  relate  to.  ³¾(XU\GLFHÂś DVNV XV WR DOORZ RXUVHOYHV WR Ă&#x20AC; RDW WKURXJK JULHI DFFHSWLQJ WKH HPR tional  turmoil  because  in  the  end,  what  ends  up  happening  is  that  you  remember  who  you  are  and  who  you  were  to  the  thing  you  lost,  and  it  allows  you  to  let  go  of  the  fear  and  sadness  of  losing  them  and  hold  onto  the  fact  that  they  are  now  forever  part  of  who  you  are,â&#x20AC;?  Harrison  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  something  so  purely  beautiful  in  that,  and  I  hope  it  speaks  to  everyone.â&#x20AC;? The  production  will  hit  the  stage   Friday,  April  4  at  8  p.m.  and  will  run  Saturday,  April  5  at  2  and  8  p.m.  through  Sunday,  April  6  at  2  p.m.  Â
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Rolling  out  the  artwork  from  the  Spanish  region  means  bringing  out  the  Baroque.  This  artwork  was  presented  by  second-Âyear  art  history  and  Span- ish  double-Âmajor  Emily  McClellan  during  the  Art  History  Associa- tionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting  on  Tuesday,  March  25.  After  McClellan  provided  basic  background  information  on  Spanish  artist  Diego  VelĂĄzquez,  she  discussed  his  paintings  and  how  KH ZDV LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQFHG E\ WKH ,WDOLDQ DUWLVW 0LFKHODQJHOR 0HULVL GD &DUD vaggio.  She  commented  on  both  artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  paintingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  contrast,  saturation  and  lighting.  McClellan  went  on  to  present   VelĂĄzquezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  famous  court  painting,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Las  Meninas,â&#x20AC;?  and  discussed  the  various  theories  behind  the  painting.  2QH VXFK WKHRU\ UHVHUYHV WKDW 9HOi]TXH]ÂśV SDLQWLQJ LV RI WKH ,Q fanta  Margarita  Maria,  like  a  snapshot  in  time.  She  also  pointed  out  that  the  King  and  Queen  of  Spain  can  be  seen  in  the  mirror  of  the  painting,  and  that  there  is  a  running  debate  about  whether  the  King  DQG 4XHHQ DUH EHLQJ UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWHG RII RI WKH FDQYDV RU LI WKH SLHFH ZDV painted  from  the  point  of  view  that  the  viewers  are  the  King  and  Queen  themselves.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  a  theory  that  this  is  a  representation  of  painting  in Â
itself,â&#x20AC;?  McClellan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have   VelĂĄzquez  doing  the  act  of  painting  a  painting  while  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  a  painting  that  he  painted,  so  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  inception  but  with  painting.â&#x20AC;?  McClellan  closed  the  presentation  by  showing  Spanish  painter  Pablo  Picassoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  version  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Las  Meninasâ&#x20AC;?  painting  as  a  compari- son.  Sarah  Davis,  a  third-Âyear  art  history  major  and  co-Âpresident  of  the  Art  History  Association,  said  although  McClellanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  presentation  was  on  the  short  side,  she  thought  it  was  excellent,  and  that  McClellan  successfully  covered  VelĂĄzquezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  development  as  an  artist  and  ended  on  a  high  note  with  his  most  famous  piece.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  can  tell  that  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  into  the  subject  and  that  her  study  abroad  [in  Sevilla,  Spain]  next  semester  will  be  right  up  her  alley,â&#x20AC;?  Davis  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  now  and  again  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good  to  go  back  to  the  classics  because  then  you  know  where  contemporary  art  has  come  from.â&#x20AC;? Rachel  Beaudoin,  a  third-Âyear  art  history  major  and  co-Âpresident  of  the  Art  History  Association,  said  the  club  holds  these  informal,  dis- cussion-Âbased  presentations  every  week  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  good  way  for  people  to  share  their  interests  and  expose  everybody  to  new  concepts.  ³,WÂśV D JRRG ZD\ IRU SHRSOH WR VKDUH ZKDW WKH\ÂśUH LQWHUHVWHG LQ thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  being  taught  in  class  and  to  get  everybody  involved  and  ex- plore  new  ideas,â&#x20AC;?  Beaudoin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art  history  in  the  classroom  is  great  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  bringing  it  outside  of  that  and  having  it  be  an  environ- ment  where  you  can  talk  about  what  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  interested  in.â&#x20AC;?
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GOLD HOPE DUO SET TO ROCK BACCHUS By Jennifer Newman Asst. Copy Editor | Jnewman46@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu
Some of the most successful enter- tainment groups of all time have been duos, paving the way for styles like local performers, The Gold Hope Duo. Founded in 2012, The Gold Hope Duo, comprised of Lara Hope and Matt “The Knife” Goldpaugh, have made a splash in the Hudson Valley and will be performing their combination of rhythm, blues, country, folk and rockabilly music on stage at Bacchus Restaurant. 7KLV LV QRW WKH EDQG¶V ¿ UVW URGHR DW Bacchus, and Bar Manager Dave Ellison said the band’s style is something differ- ent than others he has seen. “We start the music earlier [than RWKHU EDUV LQ WRZQ@ VR LW¶V D JRRG ¿ W WR have a lighter punk-swing sound,” he said. “They do something unique that no one else plays.” Hope coined the term “Merry- Cana” to describe the pair’s sound, with each performance in- cluding a bit of humor to the cou- ple’s livelihood. “We dwell in the Americana/ roots music world, but while being very upbeat and fun,” she
said. “Onstage we always have lots of off-the-cuff banter happening, coupled with some loosely scripted jokes. Some of the songs are funny, some not, but we present them in an upbeat and cheery way and have fun doing it.” Hope added she hopes the audience at their Bacchus performance leaves with “inspiration, pain from laughing, soreness from dancing and wet pants.” The duo has had much success in the local area with more than 1,000 likes on their Facebook page. The pair regu- larly performs “literally everywhere in Ulster County that hosts live mu- sic,” according to Hope. They have gained increasing local recogni- tion performing around lo- cal venues including Oasis, Snugs, and
SUNY New Paltz. The duo just arrived back in the re- gion after an eight-week-long national tour during which they traveled from Kentucky to Seattle. The two plan to grace the stage at Bacchus on Friday, April 4 at 10 p.m. with their eclectic sound and instru- ments, ranging from guitars to bass, ban- jo and kazzoo.
MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: MELISSA ALLEN
YEAR: Third MAJOR: Elementary Ed. HOMETOWN: Shirley, N.Y.
WHAT’S YOUR INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE AND WHY? Guitar because you can speak through it more than just speaking alone.
WHAT ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH MUSICALLY? I’m in Epic Glee on campus and I do ran- dom open mics wherever I can.
WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES? Hayley Williams from Paramore, Colby Callait and Andrew McMahon.
WHO HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO LATELY? I listen to a lot of Paramore and Andrew McMahon and a lot of Bastille.
WHAT’S YOUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE? I’m an education major and as far as music, I’d like to incorporate it into the program if I get a teaching job. I’d also like to continue to perform and see where it goes from there.
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Be yourself through your music and people will like it. Be original.
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PERFORMING BY SCANNING THIS CODE WITH ANY SMARTPHONE!
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The Gold Hope Duo will take the stage next weekend at Bacchus Restaurant.
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Major: Art Education, BFA in Drawing/Painting Year: Fourth Inspiration: David Kassan, Vincent Desiderio, Adam Miller “In this body of work, I have fabricated the challenge of making sorrow, loss, or death, look beautiful. We are bombarded by tragic images every day, and it can become overwhelming. My work is a process of beautification. I produce dark and surreal settings for my figures to inhabit creating a unique emotional experience. Pulling out the flecks of light and finding the beauty in the darkness has become therapeutic for me. I paint tragedy from a new perspective and attempt to define beauty in a new way. I want people to see the perseverance of tree roots as they crumble cement sidewalks, or the graceful way vines hang from the gutters of an abandoned building. With precision, and control, I break down the wall between the viewer and the piece. It is with this technique I enable the viewer to believe the surreal world they are viewing. I want the audience to see past the surface of the painting and immerse themselves in the environment of the figure. I strive for a raw human connection to the figure’s experience. I need to believe it is real. I want to feel the suffering and pain while being blinded by the romance and elegance of its depiction. While this type of beauty is fleeting, it is these moments of warmth and Photos courtesy of Ryan Michiels | Captions by Maxwell Reide
empathy that remind us it doesn’t have to be all darkness.”
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At  the  end  of  last  semester,  Student  Association  (SA)  discussed  whether  or  not  they  should  fund  non- SA  organizations  with  money  from  the  Student  Activ- ity  Fee.  At  their  March  5  meeting,  the  group  voted  to  create  an  account  for  organizations  not  sponsored  by  SA  if  the  proposed  activity  fee  increase  is  approved  by  students  at  the  end  of  the  semester. SA  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Gov- ernance  Jordan  Taylor  said  that  for  non-Ârecognized  SA  groups  to  access  this  money,  certain  stipulations  must  be  met.  However,  these  stipulations  and  requirements  KDYH \HW WR EH GHÂż QHG Despite  the  majority  of  senators  voting  in  favor  of  the  accountâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  creation  and  the  usage  of  the  Activity  Fee,  some  senators  are  weary  of  allowing  groups  who  are  not  bound  to  SA  guidelines  using  SA  money  for  programs. :KLOH ZH XQGHUVWDQG WKH Âż QDQFLDOO\ WLJKW VLWX ation  some  non-ÂSA  recognized  groups  may  be  in,  we  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  strongly  encourage  SA  and  the  Senate  to  temporarily  rescind  the  decision  and  then  revisit  the  accountâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  approval  once  the  stipulations  are  GHWHUPLQHG DQG GHÂż QHG We  want  to  stress  that  we  do  see  the  reason- ing  and  need  for  the  account;Íž  due  to  socioeconomic  situations  based  on  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  demographics  and  the  varying  sizes  of  individual  fraternities  and  sororities,  some  of  the  smaller  groups  are  not  as  able  to  handle  the Â
costs  of  being  as  active  and  visible  as  other  groups.  It  is  of  the  utmost  importance  that  smaller  organizations,  at  the  very  least,  be  afforded  the  chance  to  provide  as  much  of  a  service  to  students  and  the  community  at- large  as  bigger  Greek  groups  are.  But  there  are  several  areas  which,  when  consid- ering  that  Senate  has  already  agreed  to  this,  cause  us  great  concern  in  regards  to  the  nature  of  the  account  and  what  is  needed  to  access  it.  For  now,  no  one  knows  exact  details  of  how  the  account  will  operate.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  of  nothing  to  agree  to.  So  far,  members  of  SA  E-Âboard,  senators  and  Greek  Life  members,  as  well  as  Director  of  Student  Activities  and  Union  Services  Mike  Patterson,  have  said  that  the  money  will  only  be  available  for  programs  that  are  hosted  on  campus  and  that  these  programs  PXVW LQ VRPH ZD\ EHQHÂż W WKH FDPSXV FRPPXQLW\ Greek  Life  members  have  said  the  programs  will  go  to- ward  informative  and  educational  programs,  with  ideas  for  usage  of  the  funds  be  put  toward  bringing  keynote  speakers  to  campus.  While  we  do  believe  using  the  money  for  these  UHDVRQV ZLOO SURYH EHQHÂż FLDO IRU WKH FDPSXV ZH QHHG to  know  where  and  what  exactly  that  increase  in  our  Student  Activity  Fee  will  go.  What  constitutes  as  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;educational  program?â&#x20AC;?  What  (or  what  will  be)  is  the  criteria  necessary  for  invited  keynote  speakers  to  receive  money?  How  much  money  will  be  put  into Â
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WHUO\ EDVLV EXW WKDW DGGV XS 7KLV PD\ EH LQVLJQLÂż FDQW for  some,  but  it  could  make  the  difference  between  681< 1HZ 3DOW] VHUYLQJ DV D Âż QDQFLDOO\ DWWUDFWLYH option  or  one  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  out  of  reach. We  understand  the  importance  of  this  money  and  WKH EHQHÂż WV LW FRXOG SURYLGH IRU RXU IHOORZ VWXGHQWV However,  it  is  irresponsible  to  approve  something  as  VLJQLÂż FDQW DV ZKHUH VWXGHQW PRQH\ ZLOO JR ZKHQ WKDW Âż QDO GHVWLQDWLRQ KDV \HW WR EH IXOO\ GHWHUPLQHG We  would  like  to  encourage  Senate  to  spend  more  time  discussing  the  stipulations.  We  hope  that  at  future  Senate  meetings,  the  stipulations  will  be  dis- FXVVHG LQ IXUWKHU GHSWK DV ZHOO DV WKH Âż QDO DPRXQW RI the  expected  increase.  We  commend  SA  for  looking  out  for  the  best  interest  of  all  students  who  take  part  in  activities  on  this  campus.  However,  we  ask  for  careful  consideration  in  regards  to  the  spenditures  of  student  money.  Editorials  represent  the  views  of  the  majority  of  the  editorial  board.  Columns,  op-Âeds  and  letters,  excluding  editorials,  are  solely  those  of  the  writers  and  do  not  necessarily  represent  the  views  of  The  New  Paltz  Oracle,  its  staff  members,  the  campus  and  university  or  the  Town  or  Village  of  New  Paltz.
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Despite  how  strange  these  memories  sound  paired  together,  thinking  about  them  makes  me  smile.  But  it  also  makes  me  a  little  disappointed  that  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  live  there  anymore.  On  my  drives  through  town,  I  take  an  extra  turn  just  to  pass  by  this  old  house  that  holds  the  PHPRULHV RI WKH Âż UVW HLJKW \HDUV RI P\ OLIH HYHQ LI LW isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  necessarily  a  short  cut. Another  place  close  to  my  heart  but  not  so  close  in  location  is  my  motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hometown  of  Street,  M.D.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  used  to  seeing  my  family  much  since  this  is  where  all  of  them  live  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  here  in  New  York,  but  when  I  do  it  seems  as  though  nothing  about  this  town  ever  changes.  And  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  I  love  so  much  about  it.  At  any  given  time,  I  can  go  down  there  and  feel  VR DW KRPH DQG FRPIRUWDEOH &RUQ Âż HOGV OLQH WKH URDGV WUDLOHU SDUNV RXWQXPEHU WZR VWRU\ KRPHV DQG HYHU\RQH there  is  just  so  much  friendlier  there  than  here  in  New  York.  You  can  drive  down  the  street  to  the  store  and  the  majority  of  people  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  see  will  be  dressed  in  camou- Ă&#x20AC; DJH DQG KDYH WKHLU KXQWLQJ GRJV LQ WKH EDFN RI WKHLU pickup  truck.  Being  down  there  with  my  family,  playing  guitar  and  singing  Lynyrd  Skynyrd  songs  with  my  uncle  and  cousin,  eating  a  bushel  of  Maryland  blue  crabs  and  hear- ing  myself  acquire   more  and  more  of  a  southern  drawl  E\ WKH VHFRQG LV P\ GHÂż QLWLRQ RI IHHOLQJ FRPSOHWH 7KLV town  does  so  much  for  me  that  New  York  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.  One  of  my  favorite  memories  was  going  down  for  Thanksgiv- ing  and  eating  dinner  at  my  grandmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  house  not  even  ten  minutes  after  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  about  to  explode  from  this  huge Â
meal  she  cooked  for  us,  and  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  asking,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all  still  KXQJU\" :DQW PH WR Âż [ VRPH KRW GRJV"´ 1RZ WKDWÂśV D 6RXWKHUQ JUDQGPRWKHUÂśV FKDUP DW LWV Âż QHVW Among  the  cherished  places  that  have  been  around  for  a  lot  of  my  life,  a  couple  of  months  ago  a  new  one  emerged  pretty  unexpectedly.   Over  winter  break,  I  got  a  message  asking  if  I  would  be  interesting  in  joining  The  Oracle  staff,  and  I  am  so  glad  that  I  did.  In  high  school,  I  had  found  my  niche  in  the  Music  and  Performing  Arts  Department,  and  in  college  I  have  found  mine  in  The  Oracle.  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  express  enough  how  awesome  it  is  to  be  able  to  see  my  work  in  print  every  ZHHN WR VSHQG KRXUV DQG KRXUV ZRUNLQJ LQWR WKH QLJKW LQ WKLV RIÂż FH DQG PRVW LPSRUWDQWO\ OHDUQLQJ IURP DQG working  alongside  such  an  amazingly  dedicated  group  of  journalists  who  make  every  minute  of  it  so  rewarding.   You  know  when  people  say  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  never  work  a  day  in  your  life  if  you  love  what  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing?  This  is  it.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  so  happy  and  proud  to  be  on  The  Oracle,  and  this  is  only  the  beginning. So,  I  guess  you  could  say  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  looking  for  where  my  heart  feels  at  home  right  now,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  probably  hidden  somewhere  on  the  copy  desk. Â
blood.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  encouraged  to  spread  ourselves  so  thinly  that  our  quantity  of  involvement  far  exceeds  the  quality.  The  college  culture  is  so  resume-Âobsessed  that  we  often  focus  more  on  the  goal  than  the  destination. ,ÂśYH KDG Âż UVW DQG VHFRQGKDQG H[SHULHQFH LQ RYHU LQ YROYHPHQW DQG , VWLOO Âż QG P\VHOI FDWFKLQJ WKH ÂłGR HU´ EXJ every  now  and  then.  In  my  junior  year,  I  was  an  Arts  and  Entertainment  Copy  Editor  on  The  Oracle,  on  the  Execu- tive  Board  of  the  Residence  Hall  Student  Association  as  treasurer,  worked  in  the  Theater  Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  costume  shop  and  hauled  along  a  19-Âcredit  courseload.  My  over- involvement  manifested  itself  in  the  poor  work  I  produced,  the  lack  of  contact  I  maintained  with  my  friends  and  family  and  the  perpetual  feeling  of  exhaustion  and  incompletion  I  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  shake.  I  know  too  many  people  who  try  to  balance  so  much  that   they  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  carry  everything,  and  end  up  toppling  over  from  the  weight  of  their  over-Âcommitments.  Far  too  many  SHRSOH WKURZ WKHPVHOYHV KHDGÂż UVW LQWR DFWLYLWLHV WKH\ÂśUH not  particularly  interested  in  just  for  another  notch  on  their  resumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  belt,  and  glorify  their  involvement  when  it  en- tails  half-Âassing  several  extracurriculars  instead  of  whole- assing  just  one  concentrated  area  of  interest.  I  only  know  a  handful  of  people  who  are  able  to  balance  all  their  branches Â
of  involvement,  their  job  and  academics  and  still  manage  to  be  decently-Âtempered  individuals  at  the  end  of  the  day.  This  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  to  say  students  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  involved  and  branch  out  when  they  arrive  as  wide-Âeyed,  fresh-Âfaced  cherubs  but,  at  some  point,  they  should  either  reign  in  their  interests  or  learn  how  to  balance  them.  A  person  who  hones  in  on  their  skills  and  shows  progression  in  one  area  of  in- volvement  has  a  far  more  impressive  resume  than  someone  who  jumps  from  activity  to  activity  with  no  concrete  con- tribution  or  lasting  ripple.   I  made  it  out  of  my  junior  year  alive  (barely),  and  promised  myself  to  never  be  that  over-Âinvolved  again.  I  will  always  be  a  chronic  â&#x20AC;&#x153;do-Âerâ&#x20AC;?  at  heart  and  at  the  base  of  it  all,  I  know  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  because  I  work  best  under  pressure  (which  perhaps  is  what  drove  me  to  journalism),  but  I  understand  my  limits.  Less  is  more. Â
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Allocco  Leaves  Legacy  Behind By  Abbott  Brant
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Not  too  many  NCAA  All-ÂAmericans  can  tell  you  they  walked  onto  a  college  ros- ter,  or  sincerely  say  they  expected  to  be  one  of  the  less  talented  athletes  on  the  team.  But  fourth-Âyear  distance  free  swimmer  Chelsea  Allocco  can.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Actually,  I  was  not  very  good  in  high  school,â&#x20AC;?  Allocco  said,  laughing  about  her  unfathomable  level  of  improvement  that  has  warranted  her  multiple  All-ÂSUNYAC  titles,  broken  records  and  national  championship  appearances.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  loved  to  swim  and  knew  I  wanted  to  pursue  it  in  college.â&#x20AC;? Alloccoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  love  for  swimming  stemmed  IURP KHU Âż[DWLRQ ZLWK ZDWHU DW D \RXQJ DJH â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  an  obsession  that  alarmed  her  parents,  who  wanted  to  take  precautionary  measures.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  parents  were  always  afraid,  be- cause  if  I  would  be  anywhere  near  a  pool  I  would  just  jump  in  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  care  that  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  how  to  swim  yet,  I  would  just  get  in  the  water,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  they  put  me  in  swimming  lessons  when  I  was  four  and  I  loved  it.â&#x20AC;? Two  years  later,  Allocco  began  partici- pating  in  summer  swim  teams,  and  swim- ming  and  competing  year-Âround  by  age  eight.  But  when  she  entered  Chatham  High  School  in  New  Jersey,  Allocco  was  a  little  ¿VK LQ D ELJ SRQG :LWK D VOHZ RI WDOHQW PXOWLSOH FRXQW\ WLWOHV DQG VHFRQG SODFH ÂżQ- ishes  at  the  state  tournament,  Allocco  said  she  was  one  of  the  weaker  swimmers  on  the  team.  :LWK QR ÂłELJ WLPHV´ WR LOOXVWUDWH KHU capabilities  to  recruiting  college  coaches,  Allocco  said  she  contacted  New  Paltz  Head  &RDFK 6FRWW :KLWEHFN Âł, NLQG RI UHDFKHG RXW WR KLP ÂżUVW DQG I  was  more  of  a  walk-Âon,â&#x20AC;?  she  said,  adding  WKDW :KLWEHFNÂśV FRDFKLQJ VW\OH DQG SHUVRQ- ality  were  key  reasons  why  she  chose  to  swim  for  the  Lady  Hawks.  Upon  entering  the  program  as  a  fresh- man  in  2010,  Allocco  said  she  was  just  hap- py  to  be  part  of  the  team  and  looking  to  per- form  her  best.  That  modest  positivity  began  WR JURZ LQWR MXVWLÂżHG RSWLPLVP KRZHYHU DI- WHU WKH ÂżUVW ZHHN LQWR WKH VHDVRQ ZKHUH $O- ORFFR SRVWHG D UHFRUG WLPH LQ KHU ÂżUVW PHHW â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  like  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wow,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pretty  cool.  This  is  going  to  be  a  pretty  good  season,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Allocco  said.  Training  hard  the  remainder  of  the  sea- son,  Allocco  surpassed  any  expectations  she  KDG JRLQJ LQWR KHU ÂżUVW 681<$& WRXUQD-Â
ment  and  realized  she  had  potential  on  both  the  conference  and  na- tional  level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  dropped  crazy  amounts  of  time  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;   I  won  the  400  individual  medley  and  the  mile  and  came  runner  up  in  the  500  [freestyle],â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ex- pecting  any  of  that.  Then  my  coach  told  me  I  made  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;?  cut  for  nationals.  From  that  time  on,  I  kind  of  real- ized  I  could  do  really  well.â&#x20AC;?  And  she  has.  This  year  alone  Al- locco  has  set  the  Elt- ing  Pool  record  for  the  1,000  meter  freestyle  (10:40.94),  earned  the  Grace  Mowatt  award  for  exceptional  achievements  in  and  out  of  the  pool,  and  once  again  attended  the  NCAA  Swimming  Fourth-Âyear  distance  free   swimmer  Chelsea  Allocco  will  leave  a  legacy  on  Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Swimming.  3+272 %< 52%,1 :(,167(,1 and  Diving  Champion- very  proud  to  call  her  my  captain  both  of  reason  I  was  able  to  do  that  was  because  my  ships,  where  last  year  teammates,  the  entire  40  laps,  were  jumping  she  placed  16th   in  the  1,650  freestyle  with  those  years.â&#x20AC;? Third-Âyear  breast  stroke  swimmer  Sa- up  and  down  on  the  side  screaming  for  me.â&#x20AC;? a  time  of  17:21.54  and  received  honorable  mantha  Granan  said  Allocco  is  the  embodi- This  played  a  large  part  in  Alloccoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Mention  All-ÂAmerica  honors. Her  favorite  memory  of  her  college  ca- ment  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  ideal  student-Âathleteâ&#x20AC;?  and  a  WLPH DQG WK SODFH ÂżQLVK LQ WKH reer?  Competing  at  last  seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  SUNYAC  driving  force  behind  the  achievements  of  1,6500  freestyle  at  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  National  &KDPSLRQVKLS LQ ,QGLDQDSROLV ,1 QRW ÂżQ- Tournament  during  her  mile  race  when  she  the  team.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  is  always  dedicated  to  bettering  ishing  within  the  top  16  times,  she  did  not  TXDOLÂżHG IRU QDWLRQDOV ODSSLQJ HYHU\RQH LQ the  process  and  watching  her  competitors  herself,â&#x20AC;?  Granan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;During  a  long,  hard  receive  All-ÂAmerican  honors.  Being  at  the  practice  it  is  easy  to  just  want  to  give  up.  FRPSHWLWLRQ ZLWK MXVW :KLWEHFN $OORFFR ÂżQLVK WKH UDFH VKH KDG ZRQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  is  the  best  distance  free  swimmer  Chelsea  never  does,  and  is  often  the  one  said  it  was  hard  to  get  excited  and  motivated  WKH SURJUDP KDV HYHU VHHQ ´ :KLWEHFN VDLG motiving  the  rest  of  the  team  to  keep  up  without  her  team. Although  she  is  disappointed  in  not  citing  Alloccoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dedication  to   every  aspect  the  good  work  or  tell  us  that  we  are  almost  of  her  life  as  the  factor  that  sets  her  apart  and  done.  That  is  so  crucial  to  the  success  of  our  ending  her  collegiate  career  with  a  second  has  allowed  her  to  reach  the  level  of  success  team,  even  if  it  is  just  one  person  doing  the  All-ÂAmerican  accolade,  she  is  proud  of  motivating  it  often  gets  everyone  else  into  what  she  has  accomplished  as  a  Hawk  and  she  has.  Allocco  said  if  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  working  hard,  she  the  right  mind  set  to  work  hard  and  be  suc- is  looking  forward  to  her  life  after  college.  A  double  major  in  computer  science  and  math- works  hard  at  everything,  or  else  she  does  cessful.â&#x20AC;? But  Allocco  said  this  motivation  is  a  ematics,  Allocco  will  be  working  next  year  nothing  at  all.  Along  with  her  various  ac- complishments  in  the  water,  Allocco  boasts  two-Âway  street,  and  the  support  of  her  team- as  a  computer  software  developer  for  Gold- mates  has  meant  everything  to  her  and  is  the  man  Saks.  a  3.72  GPA.  As  for  swimming,  Allocco  hopes  to  Ask  her  teammates,  and  it  is  clear  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Al- reason  behind  her  accomplishments.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  swim  fast  on  my  own,â&#x20AC;?  she  continue  to  keep  it  a  part  of  her  life  and  pos- loccoâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hard-Âworkâ&#x20AC;?  are  synonymous.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chelsea's  work  ethic  and  passion  VDLG Âł,WÂśV DOZD\V IRU WKH WHDPPDWHV :KHQ , sibly  pass  it  on  in  the  future.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  my  kids  want  to  swim  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cool,  for  swimming  are  unmatched  by  anyone  I  get  my  best  times,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  because  when  I  look  know,â&#x20AC;?  fourth-Âyear  distance  free  swimmer  to  the  side  I  can  see  my  teammates  cheering  but  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  force  them  to  swim,â&#x20AC;?  she  Kelly  Durma  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  has  been  a  leader  for  me,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  only  reason  I  can  swim  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  want  them  to  do  some  sport  or  on  our  team  for  the  past  two  years  and  I  am  IDVW :KHQ , VHW WKH UHFRUG IRU WKH SRRO WKH activity,  and  work  hard  at  whatever  they  do.â&#x20AC;?
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7KH ODFURVVH WHDP WRRN WKH Âż HOG against  Kean  University  on  March  19,  defeating  the  Lady  Courgars  12-Â8.  This  was  the  Lady  Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  third  straight  non-Âconference  win.  The  team  began  their  season  with  a  win  against  Mount  Saint  Mary  College  and  Hartwick  College.  Third-Âyear  Captain  Carissa  Citro  said  she  felt  their  achievements  are  owed  to  working  as  a  team.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  defense  is  really  strong,  and  our  attack  is  very  team-Âoriented,â&#x20AC;?  Citro  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  stick  skills  are  much  better  compared  to  last  year,  which  allowed  the  games  to  move  at  a  faster  pace.â&#x20AC;?  Fourth-Âyear  Captain  Talia  Tes- ler  said  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  success  is  due  to  a  strong  team  effort,  a  solid  defense Â
and  positive  mental  outlook.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last  season  when  the  other  team  would  score,  or  we  would  be  down  a  few  goals,  we  used  to  lose  momen- tum  and  drop  our  heads,â&#x20AC;?  Tesler  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now  we  keep  our  heads  clear  and  know  that  we  can  outwork  any  team  because  we  can  outrun  them.  We  are  in  better  shape.â&#x20AC;?  )RXUWK \HDU DWWDFN PLGÂż HOGHU 0DULDP ,VPDLO VFRUHG WKH Âż UVW JRDO of  the  game  at  the  2:30  mark  against  Kean,  while  Tesler  and  Citro  scored  IRXU DQG Âż YH JRDOV UHVSHFWLYHO\ WDO lying  the  remainder  of  the  12  points.  Third-Âyear  goalie  Jackie  Ulanof  defended  the  net  with  eight  saves.  Head  Coach  Liz  Student  has  been  happy  with  the  outcome  of  the  past  three  games  and  the  movitivation  of  the  players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  team  has  done  a  really  good Â
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job  in  our  non-Âconference  games,â&#x20AC;?  Student  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  been  raising  the  level  of  our  play  every  time  we  VWHS RQWR WKH Âż HOG ´ The  Lady  Hawks  uffered  their  ¿ UVW ORVV RI WKH VHDVRQ LQ D QRQ FRQ ference  game  Montclair  State  Univer- sity  March  25,  losing  19-Â11.  Despite  this,  Tesler  said  the  team  has  found  that  the  non-Âconference  games  have  been  helping  them  train  for  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ahead  in  the  season,  including  their  ¿ UVW FRQIHUHQFH JDPH DJDLQVW %XIIDOR State  March  29.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  non-Âconference  matches  help  us  prepare  for  conference  play  because  we  are  able  to  see  what  it  is  that  we  need  to  work  on,â&#x20AC;?  Tesler  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  we  have  a  lot  of  turnover  in  one  game,  we  know  that  the  teams  we  will  play  in  the  SUNYAC  will  cash  in  on  our  mistakes  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  so  we  know  to  work Â
RQ Âż QGLQJ WKH RSHQ JLUO DQG QRW WKURZ the  ball  away.â&#x20AC;?  Citro  said  the  team  is  currently  getting  ready  for  Buffalo  play  by  im- proving  on  their  weaknesses  and  vul- nerabilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  to  improve  on  our  tran- sition,â&#x20AC;?  Citro  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  attackers  and  PLGÂż HOGHUV QHHG WR ZRUN KDUG WR JHW open  and  the  defense  needs  to  work  on  looking  up  and  seeing  the  open  girl  sooner.  We  have  been  working  on  this  a  lot  in  practice  and  should  be  able  to  do  this.â&#x20AC;?  Student  is  pleased  with  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  comitment  and  is  looking  forward  to  the  rest  of  the  season.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  very  excited  about  what  the  team  can  accomplish  this  season,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  a  great  group  of  stu- dent  athletes  that  are  working  hard  in  WKH FODVVURRP DQG RQ WKH Âż HOG ´
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The  softball  team  is  currently  on  a  two- game  winning  streak  after  sweeping  a  dou- bleheader  against  Wilkes  University  on  the  road  in  Wilkes  Barre,  P.A.  on  Sunday,  March  23.  The  Lady  Hawks  returned  to  action  after  a  week-Âlong  break  from  competition.  Game  RQH UHVXOWHG LQ D ZLQ LQ ÂżYH LQQLQJV Second-Âyear  pitcher  Katie  Rutcofsky  earned  the  win  in  the  circle  for  the  Lady  Hawks,  al- lowing  one  run  off  three  hits  and  a  walk,  while  striking  out  two  in  three  innings  of  work. Game  two  resulted  in  a  10-Â2  victory  by  the  Lady  Hawks.  The  game  nearly  ended  in  D PHUF\ UXOH +RZHYHU WKH HLJKW UXQ GHÂżFLW UXOH QHYHU IHOO LQWR HIIHFW EHFDXVH WKH GHÂżFLW was  not  reached  until  the  seventh  inning. First-Âyear  pitcher/utility  player  Kiersten  Carlomagno  was  the  game  two  winner  for  New  Paltz,  pitching  four  scoreless  innings  while  scattering  three  hits  and  striking  out  two.  Third-Âyear  pitcher  Erika  Traina  picked  up  the  save  in  game  two  tossing  three  innings  and  allowed  two  unearned  runs  off  two  hits  and  a  walk  while  striking  out  one.  With  the  VDYH 7UDLQD WRRN VROH SRVVHVVLRQ RI ÂżUVW DOO time  in  career  saves  in  the  program's  record  book,  as  she  now  has  a  total  of  four  in  three  seasons  at  New  Paltz.   Third-Âyear  Captain  Shayna  Burgess  went  3-Âfor-Â5  and  was  a  home  run  shy  of  the  cycle,  tallying  two  runs  scored,  an  RBI,  a  double  and  a  triple  in  the  game. Head  Coach  Brittany  Robinson  said  the  GRXEOHKHDGHU VZHHS ZDV D GHÂżQLWH PRUDOH booster. "It  was  great  that  both  us  and  Wilkes  Uni- versity  had  1-Â7  records,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  team  got  to  see  that  they're  a  lot  better  than  a  1-Â7  team  should  be.  We  didn't  stick  around  and  beat  them  by  one  or  two  runs,  we  stomped  them  pretty  good." Wins  have  been  hard  to  come  by  for  the  team.  The  Lady  Hawks  traveled  to  Salisbury,  M.D.  to  participate  in  the  Salisbury  Tourna- ment  and  went  undefeated  in  all  four  games  Friday,  March  14  to  Saturday,  March  15.  Despite  being  winless  in  Salisbury,  fourth-Âyear  Captain  Chelsea  Kull,  who  went  4-Â8  with  an  RBI  and  run  scored  combined  in  both  games  of  the  doubleheader  against  Wil- kes  University,  leads  the  team  with  a  .485  batting  average  and  in  the  hits  category  with  UHPDLQHG FRQÂżGHQW DQG VDLG WKH FRPSHWL-Â
tion  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;very  good.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  of  the  teams  were  of  high  caliber  but  it  was  a  great  learning  experience  playing  them,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  got  better  as  a  team  by  competing  against  the  best  and  learning  from  our  mistakes.  We  never  gave  up  and  had  to  learn  to  overcome  adversity." Kull  also  said  as  a  result  of  playing  in  the  Salisbury  Tournament,  the  team  has  re- ally  pinpointed  their  weaknesses.  As  a  result,  they  can  now  focus  on  these  areas  to  try  and  improve  to  become  the  best  team  they  can  be.  Robinson  said  the  team  played  hard  in  all  four  games  and  had  success  against  a  really  good  pitcher.  She  also  said  the  team  has  made  adjustments  for  their  upcoming  games. )RXUWK \HDU LQÂżHOGHU &KHOVH\ /RFDWHOO who  went  3-Â3,  with  four  RBIs,  and  a  run- scored  in  game  one  of  the  Wilkes  University  sweep  said  the  experience  at  Salisbury  was  a  good  expeirence  for  the  team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even  though  we  came  up  short  on  some  JDPHV LW GHÂżQLWHO\ WDXJKW XV KRZ WR EH D smarter  team,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  were  able  to  pick  up  on  the  smart  base-Ârunning  of  our  op- ponents  as  well  as  being  able  to  adjust  to  the  harder  pitching." 1H[W RQ GHFN DUH WKH /DG\ +DZNV ÂżUVW SUNYAC  games  of  the  season.  "We're  really  excited,â&#x20AC;?  Robinson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  know  that  it's  going  to  be  kind  of  a  'who  can  out-Âhit  who'  matchup  against  The  Col- lege  at  Brockport.  So  we're  trying  to  improve  and  work  on  our  hitting  and  really  focus  in  on  getting  our  pitching  down,  as  well  as  getting  our  defense  nice  and  solid."  Kull  said  the  team  is  doing  drills  in  prac- WLFH WR Âż[ WKH ZHDNQHVVHV WKH\ KDYH WR LP- prove  on  for  conference  play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  doing  many  drills  in  practice  that  cater  to  our  weaknesses  to  turn  them  into  our  strengths,  which  will  hopefully  translate  into  us  being  successful  during  our  conference  games,â&#x20AC;?  she  said. The  team  looks  to  improve  on  their  3-Â7  overall  record  moving  forward. $V D UHVXOW RI SRRU ÂżHOG FRQGLWLRQV \HV- terday's  home  opener  against  Farmingdale  State  College  has  been  postponed  and  will  now  be  played  Tuesday,  April  1  at  3  p.m. There  have  been  additional  schedule  changes  made  to  the  Lady  Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  schedule  GXH WR ÂżHOG FRQGLWLRQV )ULGD\ V GRXEOHKHDGHU against  The  College  at  Brockport  beginning  at  3  p.m.,  and  Saturday's  doubleheader  against  SUNY  Geneseo,  have  been  postponed  until  further  notice.  The  Lady  Hawks  are  3-Â7  in  non-Âconference  play.   Â
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:HOO WKDW ZDV SUREDEO\ WKH PRVW IXQ Âż UVW two  rounds  of  the  NCAA  Tournament  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  experience.  Yes,  I  know  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  called  the  second  and  third  rounds  now,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  going  to  call  it  that  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  stupid.   The  play-Âin  JDPHV VKRXOG QRW EH FRQVLGHUHG WKH Âż UVW URXQG With  that  being  said,  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  preview  of  what  to  expect  for  the  Sweet  16  matchups  that  will  take  place  on  Thursday  and  Friday: South  Region: The  two  most  surprising  teams  left  in  the  tournament,  Dayton  and  Stanford,  will  face  off  in  Memphis  on  Thursday.  I  think  Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  length  will  be  the  deciding  factor  in  the  game  that  will  give  them  the  edge. Prediction:  Stanford  58-ÂDayton  51  After  a  rough  game  against  Albany,  Florida  bounced  back  with  a  dominating  per- formance  against  Pittsburgh.  SEC  Player  of  the  Year  Scottie  Wilbekin  led  the  Gators  with  21  points.  UCLA  has  had  two  impressive  per- formances  over  Tulsa  and  Stephen  F.  Austin.  Guards  Kyle  Anderson  and  Jordan  Adams  have Â
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March  Madness  Mayhem EHHQ WKH FDWDO\VWV WR WKHLU VXFFHVV 8&/$ GHÂż nitely  has  a  shot  of  pulling  off  the  upset,  but  I  think  Florida  is  too  well-Âcoached  and  too  steady  of  a  team  to  get  upset  because  of  their  fourth- years. Prediction:  Florida  70-ÂUCLA  63 West  Region: The  Arizona  and  San  Diego  State  is  a  game  between  the  two  best  west  coast  teams  of  the  SDVW Âż YH \HDUV $UL]RQDÂśV $OO $PHULFDQ JXDUG Nick  Johnson  has  been  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  leader  and  forward  Aaron  Gordonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ability  to  defend  any  position  is  what  makes  them  a  great  team.  Yes,  the  Aztecs  are  a  good  team,  but  the  Wildcats  are  a  far  superior  one  and  that  will  show  in  the  game. Prediction:  Arizona  68-ÂSan  Diego  State  57 The  Baylor  and  Wisconsin  game  will  be  a  very  close  game.  Baylor  continues  to  be  one  of  the  most  underrated  programs  in  the  country  and  this  is  one  of  Bo  Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  teams  during  his  tenure  at  Wisconsin.   I  think  Baylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  length, Â
strength  and  ability  to  shoot  the  ball  from  three  will  be  too  much  for  the  Badgers  to  handle.  Prediction:  Baylor  71-ÂWisconsin  59 Midwest  Region: Currently,  both  teams  are  playing  the  best  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  played  all  season.  For  Kentucky,  the  +DUULVRQ WZLQV DUH Âż QDOO\ SOD\LQJ KRZ HYHU\ one  expected  them  to  play  all  season,  which  PDNHV WKH WHDP GLIÂż FXOW WR GHIHQG $OO $PHU ican  guard  Russ  Smith  will  need  to  be  at  his  best  to  beat  Kentucky  at  this  point  in  the  season.   Overall,  Kentucky  is  playing  with  the  most  con- ¿ GHQFH WKH\ÂśYH KDG DOO VHDVRQ VR , H[SHFW WKHP to  beat  their  in-Âstate  rival.   Prediction:  Kentucky  66-ÂLouisville  59 For  Michigan,  Nik  Stauskas  has  been  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  leader  and  best  player,  while  turning  KLPVHOI LQWR D Âż UVW URXQG SLFN LQ WKLV XSFRP ing  draft.  Tennessee  forward  Jarnell  Stokes  has  been  an  absolute  beast  in  leading  the  Vols  to  the  Sweet  16.  I  think  Stokes  and  guard  Jordan  McRae  will  lead  Tenenssee  to  the  Elite  Eight.   Stokesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  presence  inside  will  be  too  much  for Â
Michigan  to  handle  without  forward  Mitch  Mc- Gary.   Prediction:  Tennessee  74-ÂMichigan  69  East  Region:  The  Spartans  are  playing  the  best  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  played  all  season  led  by  Adreian  Payne,  whose  41-Âpoint  performance  against  Delaware  was  the  best  individual  performance  of  the  tournament  so  far.   Virginia  continues  to  be  the  most  defen- sive-Âsound  team  in  the  country.  Michigan  State  has  enough  weapons  to  allow  them  to  advance  to  the  Elite  Eight.   Prediction:  Michigan  State  64-ÂVirginia  59  The  Cyclones  had  an  impressive  come- back  over  North  Carolina,  without  forward  Georges  Niang,  who  is  out  for  the  season  with  a  broken  foot.  Despite  getting  injured,  UConn  guard  Shabazz  Napier  was  able  to  will  the  Hus- kies  to  a  victory  over  Villanova.   In  this  game,  I  think  Iowa  Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  DeAndre  Kane  and  Melvin  Ejim  will  be  too  much  for  UConn  to  handle.   Prediction:  Iowa  State  74-ÂUConn  57
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