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CHRISTIAN RESPONDS President Issues Response To “State Of Our College”

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HUNGER GAMES CAS Board Reschedules Choice Of Next Food Service Provider After UPD Intervenes With Student Protest

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FOUND ON CAMPUS Multiple Instances Of Vandalism Spark Discussion Among Various Campus Organizations

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Construction  of  the  new  science  building  and  renovations  to  the  Sojourner  Truth  Library  will  be  delayed  longer  than  ini-­ tially  expected,  according  to  SUNY  New  Paltz  President  Don-­ ald  Christian.

Christian  said  while  the  money  for  both  projects  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;still  there,â&#x20AC;?  there  must  be  authority  to  release  the  money  and  give  it  to  the  campus.  However,  he  said  the  state  has  reached  their  dis-­ EXUVHPHQW FDS IRU FDSLWDO SURMHFWV WKLV ÂżVFDO \HDU ZKLFK PHDQV the  projects  will  not  be  authorized  this  year. :KHQ WKH DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ ÂżUVW KHDUG WKH QHZV &KULVWLDQ said  they  thought  the  projects  would  only  be  delayed  by  a  few  months,  but  now  it  is  unclear,  as  there  are  about  80  SUNY  proj-­ ects  totalling  more  than  $700  million  affected  by  the  disburse-­ ment  cap.

Another  issue  impacting  the  cap  is  that  the  state  made  a  ³GLI¿FXOW DGPLQLVWUDWLYH FKDQJH´ ZKHQ WKH\ FRQYHUWHG WR D QHZ ¿QDQFLDO V\VWHP ODVW \HDU &KULVWLDQ VDLG 7KH V\VWHP VKLIW KDV led  completed  capital  projects  on  other  campuses,  which  were  QRW FORVHG RQ WKH QHZ VWDWH ¿QDQFLDO V\VWHP WR VWLOO DSSHDU DV projects  affecting  the  disbursement  cap.

Christian  said  they  have  addressed  this  problem  and  others  have  been  working  to  correct  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  talked  with  our  legislators  about  this  and  the  SUNY  system  and  State  University  Construction  Fund  have  been  working  very  hard  to  try  to  break  that  log  jam,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  one  of  the  reasons  why  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  on  pins  and  needles  waiting  for  the  state  budget  to  come  out  here  in  the  next  couple Â

of  days,  to  see  whether  that  piece  happens.â&#x20AC;?

Separate  from  the  disbursement  cap,  there  is  a  different  constraint  holding  up  the  plan  to  build  a  new  residence  hall  south  of  the  Athletic  and  Wellness  Center.  Christian  said  there  is  a  cap  on  bonding  authority.  When  beginning  a  new  construction  project,  the  state  borrows  money,  issues  bonds  and  pays  them  off  over  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  period  of  decades,â&#x20AC;?  but  by  the  statute,  the  state  can-­ not  issue  bonds  of  more  than  2.5  percent  of  personal  income  tax  revenues,  Christian  said.

As  a  result  of  the  recession,  Christian  said  personal  income  revenues  have  decreased,  but  construction  has  continued,  bring-­ ing  them  close  to  the  bonding  cap.  Although  bonds  for  residence  halls  would  be  paid  off  by  student  room  fees,  they  remain  part  of  the  overall  state  bonding  cap,  which  Christian  is  trying  to  change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  working  with  our  legislators  to  try  to  get  residence  halls  separated  out  because  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  paid  back  by  taxpayer  revenues  and  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  be  part  of  that,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Superstorm  Sandy  also  caused  additional  complications  and  some  policy  makers  believe  SUNY  has  received  much  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  funding  in  the  last  10  years  and  it  should  be  someone  elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  turn,  which  Christian  said  they  have  combatted.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  pushed  back  and  said  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yeah,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  a  lot  the  last  10  years,  but  look  at  the  previous  20  years  when  there  was  no  investment,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  a  lot  of  catch  up.â&#x20AC;?  Originally  aiming  to  open  the  library  at  the  start  of  the  2014  academic  year  and  the  new  science  building  at  the  start  of  the  winter  2016  semester,  Assistant  Vice  President  of  Facilities  Management  John  Shupe  said  they  are  hopeful  the  completion Â

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dates  will  only  be  pushed  back  a  year  for  both  projects.

Information  and  updates  on  campus  construction  are  regu-­ larly  available  at  newpaltz.edu/construction,  and  Shupe  said  they  will  be  updating  the  page  this  week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  project  delays  are  unfortunate  for  our  campus,  but  we  will  do  everything  possible  to  advance  these  important  cam-­ pus  projects  forward  as  quickly  as  possible,â&#x20AC;?  Shupe  said.

NYPIRG  Lobbies  For  Reformed  Higher  Education By  Caterina  De  Gaetano Copy  Editor  |  Cdegaetano64@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

New  Paltz  students,  professors  and  New  York  Public  Interest  Research  Group  (NYPIRG)  members  met  with  state  RIÂżFLDOV LQ $OEDQ\ RQ 7XHVGD\ 0DUFK WR DGYRFDWH 1<3-­ IRGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  platform  for  higher  education.

According  to  the  NYPIRG  website,  their  higher  educa-­ tion  model  is  to  promote  access  for  all  students  to  an  afford-­ able  and  high  quality  college  education.  NYPIRG  chapters  throughout  the  state  are  combating  issues  such  as  protecting  the  funds  for  higher  education,  making  textbooks  affordable  and  restoring  and  protecting  the  Tuition  Assistance  Program  7$3 ZLWK ORFDO VWDWH RIÂżFLDOV â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  had  a  great  turnout  of  students  from  chapters  all  over  the  state,  nearly  200.  We  also  were  joined  by  several  professor  unions  from  around  the  state,  including  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  Chapter  of  United  University  Professions,  so  a  lot  of  profes-­ sors  came  too  like  Professor  Brian  Obach  and  Professor  Peter  Kaufman,â&#x20AC;?  second-­year  English  major  and  NYPIRG  member  Coleen  Higgins  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;SUNY  New  Paltz  sent  25  students  and  four  professors  all  together.  Appointments  went  very  smooth-­ ly  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  say  the  day  was  an  overall  success.â&#x20AC;?

One  priority,  Higgins  said,  is  enforcing  the  New  York  DREAM  Act  (Development,  Relief  and  Education  for  Alien  Minors).  This  would  allow  immigrant  students  to  apply  for Â

VWDWH ÂżQDQFLDO DLG DV ZHOO DV FUHDWH SULYDWH '5($0 IXQGV that  would  provide  scholarships,  moving  toward  the  goal  of  creating  equal  opportunities  for  all  New  Yorkers,  according  to  the  NYPIRG  press  release.  Higgins  said  that  restoring  the  higher  education  budget  in  the  state  is  the  real  issue.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Funding  for  a  higher  education  in  [New  York]  has  been  cut  nearly  $1.7  billion  since  2008,  meanwhile  we  are  being  hit  with  the  burden  of  tuition  hikes  and  a  lower  quality  educa-­ tion,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  forces  many  of  us  to  go  into  severe  debt,  which  can  impact  you  for  the  rest  of  your  life.â&#x20AC;?  Second-­year  public  relations  and  sociology  double-­major  and  NYPIRG  intern  Carly  Rome  said  she  attended  the  lobby  to  gain  a  better  understanding  of  the  legislation  behind  higher  education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hoped  to  gain  lobbying  experience  and  a  better  under-­ standing  of  the  legislative  process  involved  in  making  these  important  decisions  on  higher  education  budgets  and  laws,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  the  training  process,  I  learned  more  information  on  the  state  of  public  higher  education  in  our  state  and  about  the  SUNY  2020  plan  that  involves  tuition  increases  for  all  SUNY  schools.â&#x20AC;?

The  New  York  Federal  Bureau  of  Economic  Analysis  showed  that  student  loan  debt  has  risen  511  percent  from  1999  to  2011,  according  to  the  NYPIRG  press  release.  Tuition  has Â

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increased  559  percent  since  1985.  The  analysis  also  found  that  the  average  student  nationwide  pays  more  than  $1,000  on  textbooks  annually  and  in  2011  after  SUNY  Chancellor  Nan-­ cy  Zimpher  and  Governor  Cuomo  passed  NY  SUNY  2020,  WXLWLRQ ZLOO EH UDLVHG HDFK \HDU IRU WKH QH[W ¿YH FRQVHFX-­ tive  years,  the  press  release  said.  In  2010,  375,000  TAP  recipients  had  their  awards  cut  by  GXH WR UXOH FKDQJHV ZKLFK ZHUH GHVLJQHG WR ¿W WKH VWDWHœV new  budget,  according  to  NYPIRG.org.  Although  recent  legislative  policies  have  not  solved  the  student  debt  crisis,  some  acts  have  been  put  forward  to  soften  the  blow.

According  to  the  press  release,  U.S.  House  Representa-­ tive  Janice  Hahn  introduced  the  Student  Loan  Grace  Period  Extension  Act  that  seeks  to  extend  student  loan  grace  peri-­ ods  from  six  to  12  months.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Know  Before  You  Oweâ&#x20AC;?  poli-­ cies  have  also  come  to  the  forefront  of  the  issue,  according  to  the  release,  and  keeps  consumers  informed  about  college  debt  and  affordability,  however,  it  still  does  not  solve  the  problem  of  debt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Restoring  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  higher  education  budget  will  pro-­ vide  an  overall  higher  quality  of  education  that  New  York-­ ers  receive,  and  provide  easier  access  to  higher  education  for  everyone,  on  top  of  aiding  recovery  to  the  Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economy,â&#x20AC;?  Higgins  said. Â

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Campus  Vandalism  Causes  Outrage By  Katherine  Speller Features  Editor  |  Katherine.speller79@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

STARTING  FRESH Seeking  a  fresh  start  to  a  strained  rela-­ tionship,  President  Barack  Obama  and  Israeli  Prime  Minister  Benjamin  Netan-­ yahu  on  Wednesday  demonstrated  soli-­ darity  on  the  key  issues  that  have  stirred  tensions  between  them.  CYPRUS  PURSUES  BAILOUT 6HDUFKLQJ IRU D ZD\ RXW RI D FULSSOLQJ ¿QDQ-­ FLDO FULVLV RI¿FLDOV LQ &\SUXV RQ :HGQHVGD\ pursued  a  new  bailout  strategy  that  could  include  a  loan  from  Russia  in  exchange  for  natural  gas  leases  and  selling  off  assets  from  its  most  troubled  banks.

CYBER  ATTACK  ADDRESSED A  Chinese  Internet  address  was  the  source  of  a  cyberattack  on  one  com-­ pany  hit  in  a  massive  network  shut-­ down  that  affected  32,000  computers  at  six  banks  and  media  companies  in  6RXWK .RUHD LQLWLDO ¿QGLQJV LQGLFDWHG Thursday.

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After  the  discovery  of  vandalism  on  ERWK D FDPSXV SDUNLQJ ORW VLJQ DQG Ă&#x20AC;\HUV for  an  advocacy  panel  for  LGBTQ  identi-­ ÂżHG SHRSOH LQ FRPPXQLWLHV RI FRORU VWX-­ dent  leaders  discussed  the  effects  of  the  postings  on  the  campus  community.  $ SROLFH UHSRUW ZDV ÂżOHG RQ 7XHVGD\ March  19  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;harassmentâ&#x20AC;?  when  a   woman  reported  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;an  insensitive  message  was  posted  on  a  campus  signâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  Plattekill  Avenue  32  parking  lot.  The  sign  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shango  Parkingâ&#x20AC;?  was  vandalized  to  say  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Django  Parking,â&#x20AC;?  in  ref-­ HUHQFH WR 4XHQWLQ 7DUDQWLQRÂśV UHFHQW ÂżOP â&#x20AC;&#x153;Django  Unchained.â&#x20AC;?  7KH YDQGDOLVP RQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;\HUV IRU WKH Queer  Action  Coalition  (QAC)  and  Black  Student  Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  (BSU)  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Queerphobiaâ&#x20AC;?  panel  program   featured  â&#x20AC;&#x153;queerphobic,  reproductive-­themed  commentsâ&#x20AC;?  in  direct  opposition  with  the  purpose  of  the  event,  student  senator  Zachary  Rousseas  said.  After  she  received  a  text  from  a  friend  on  Monday,  March  18,  fourth-­year  Black  studies  major  Jada  Young  said  she  left  her  class  to  retrieve  the  defaced  sign.

Young  said  she  and  other  students  are Â

FXUUHQWO\ ÂżOLQJ LQFLGHQW UHSRUWV ZLWK WKH University  Police  Department  (UPD)  and  KDYH QRWLÂżHG VHYHUDO IDFXOW\ DQG DGPLQLV-­ trators  of  the  vandalism.  Rousseas  said  QAC  decided  the  best  way  to  understand  the  issue  of  queerphobia  was  to  examine  it  from  different  angles.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;QAC  took  charge  to  create  this  event  because  people  of  color  are  underrepre-­ sented  in  our  organization,â&#x20AC;?  Rousseas  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  as  queer  people,  we  understand  the  implications  of  exclusion  and  the  impor-­ tance  of  reaching  out  to  underrepresented  groups  to  gain  a  larger  perspective  of  the  topic  of  discussion.â&#x20AC;?

The  intentional  vandalism  of  the  ³TXHHUSKRELF´ HYHQW Ă&#x20AC;\HUV UHSUHVHQW D JUHDWHU LVVXH IRU ÂłTXHHU LGHQWLÂżHG´ VWX-­ dents  on  campus,  Rousseas  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  deeply  upset  by  the  posters  be-­ cause  as  a  queer  person,  your  sexual  ori-­ entation  is  constantly  critiqued  and  queer  people  are  consistently  having  to  defend  their  sexual  orientation,â&#x20AC;?  Rousseas  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  see  it  as  a  means  to  invalidate  all  of  the  work  that  queer  people  have  to  go  through  to  accept  ourselves  and  have  others  accept  us.â&#x20AC;?

Young  said  she  believes  the  various Â

SRVWLQJV DUH UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLYH RI 1HZ 3DOW] EHLQJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  truly  not  diverse  campus.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  there  needs  to  be  more  serious  effort  on  behalf  of  administration  to  enroll  more  students  of  diverse  backgrounds,â&#x20AC;?  Young  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  there  also  needs  to  be  efforts  to  create  a  safe  space  for  students  when  they  get  here.â&#x20AC;?

SA  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governance  Jonathan  Espinosa  said  the  senate  discussed  the  vandalism  of  the  Ă&#x20AC;\HUV DQG GHWHUPLQHG WKDW WKH LQFUHDVH LQ similar  racial  and  gender-­themed  postings  are  a  part  of  a  greater  institutional  problem.  He  said  SA  proposed  several  solutions  to  provide  a  more  supportive  environment   for  LGBTQ  students  including  creating  more  educational  programs  for  the  campus  community.  Espinosa  said  students  have  proposed  the  creation  of  a  resource  center  for  LG-­ %74 VWXGHQWV DQG GLVFXVVHG WKH EHQHÂżWV of  the  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  Gender  and  Sexuality  program  gaining  departmental  status.  Espi-­ nosa  said  the  most  effective  changes  will  happen  on  a  larger  scale.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Programs  are  not  enough,â&#x20AC;?  Espino-­ sa  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  has  to  be  an  institutional  change.â&#x20AC;?

Australian  Prime  Minister  Julia  Gillard  de-­ livered  a  historic  national  apology  in  Par-­ liament  on  Thursday  to  the  thousands  of  unwed  mothers  who  were  forced  by  gov-­ ernment  policies  to  give  up  their  babies  for  adoption  over  several  decades.

DEMANDS  FOR  WITHDRAWAL Afghanistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  president  on  Wednesday  relented  in  his  demand  for  all  U.S.  spe-­ cial  operations  forces  to  withdraw  from  a  strategic  province  east  of  the  capital,  agreeing  to  a  compromise  calling  for  the  pullout  of  one  team  implicated  in  abuse  allegations  that  the  Americans  have  rejected.

CUBAN  VISITS  WHITE  HOUSE One  of  Cubaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best-­known  dissidents  has  visited  the  White  House  after  try-­ ing  for  nearly  a  decade  to  obtain  gov-­ ernment  permission  to  travel  outside  the  communist  island.

The  White  House  says  blogger  Yoani  6DQFKH] PHW :HGQHVGD\ ZLWK RI¿FLDOV to  discuss  free  speech  issues  in  Cuba.

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President  Donald  Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  response  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  State  of  Our  Collegeâ&#x20AC;?  address  domi-­ nated  discussion  at  senate  for  the  second  week  straight.  Earlier  this  semester,  members  of  New  York  Students  Rising  (NYSR)  and  other  clubs  and  organizations  collaborated  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  State  of  Our  College,â&#x20AC;?  outlining  issues  they  believed  were  important  to  the  campus  community.  Some  highlights  included  the  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  Gender  and  Sexuality  Studies  program,  gender-­neutral  housing,  admission  rates,  the  campus  marijuana  policy,  sustainability  on  campus,  adding  local  food  options,  address-­ ing  class  size  and  adjunct  professor  rates  and  transparency  of  campus  administration.  At  the  end  of  the  document,  it  called  for  a  response  from  President  Christian  by  March  13.  President  Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  response,  which  totals  almost  300  words,  expressed  shared  â&#x20AC;&#x153;grave  concernâ&#x20AC;?  about  the  process  by  which  the  document  was  sent  to  the  President,  and  stressed  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;regular  governance  channelsâ&#x20AC;?  were  the  appropriate  way  for  student  concerns  to  reach  the  higher  levels  of  administration.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Student-­generated  ideas  and  propos-­ als  for  institutional  change  and  new  direction  must  come  to  the  college  president  through  the  formal  student  governance  body  and  pro-­ cesses,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said  in  his  response.

After  reading  the  response  to  senate  dur-­ ing  their  March  13  meeting,  Student  Associa-­ tion  (SA)  President  Josh  Simpson  said  mem-­ bers  of  both  senate  and  NYSR  had  differing  opinions  on  the  Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  response.  Simpson  said  many  members  of  senate,  some  of  whom  helped  craft  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  State  of  Our  College,â&#x20AC;?  hoped  to  bring  President  Christian  into  a  future  senate  meeting  to  discuss  the  document.  However,  Simpson  said  this  will  not  occur  unless  the  Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  visit  is  not  framed  around  the  document  itself.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  can  see  and  respect  that  he  is  trying  to  do  exactly  what  SA  has  been  trying  to  do  and  respect  the  process  in  which  the  way  concerns  are  brought  to  the  President  and  cabinet  level  of  the  administration,â&#x20AC;?  Simpson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having  a  conversation  that  is  framed  upon  the  mani-­ festo  itself,  is  not  that  process.â&#x20AC;?  Despite  this,  Simpson  said  senators  were  upset  with  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;feeling  of  generalizationâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  response.

Zachary  Rousseas,  a  senator  involved  in  writing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  State  of  Our  College,â&#x20AC;?  went  a  step  further,  calling  President  Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  re-­ sponse  â&#x20AC;&#x153;humorous.â&#x20AC;? Â

YOUNG  MARINES  MOURNED Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;leathernecksâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Devil  Dogs,â&#x20AC;?  but  some  of  the  Ma-­ rines  killed  in  a  desert  training  accident  this  week  were  just  a  year  or  so  out  of  high  school,  their  boyish  faces  not  yet  weathered  by  lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hardships.

GUN  CONTROL  BILL  SIGNED  Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  governor  signed  bills  Wednesday  that  place  new  restrictions  RQ ÂżUHDUPV VLJQDOLQJ D FKDQJH IRU Democrats  who  have  traditionally  shied  away  from  gun  control  in  a  state  with  a  pioneer  tradition  of  gun  ownership  and  self-­reliance.

PHOTO  ILLUSTRATION  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN Members  of  senate  and  NYSR  had  differing  opinions  on  President  Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  response.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  astonished  he  wrote  such  a  miniscule  response,â&#x20AC;?  Rousseas  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  his  response,  he  mentions  that  issues  must  come  from  the  for-­ mal  student  government  bodies,  which  essen-­ tially  says  he  is  going  to  ignore  any  issue  that  is  brought  up  to  him  by  a  student  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  which  is  absolutely  not  right  for  our  president  to  say.â&#x20AC;?  Rousseas  said  he  feels  that  the  Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  response  â&#x20AC;&#x153;underminedâ&#x20AC;?  the  senate  as  a  whole,  because  the  administration-­level  channels  to  voice  student  concerns  do  not  represent  the  whole  student  population.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[He  said]  the  presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cabinet  should  be  the  place  to  voice  these  kinds  of  concerns,  but  senators  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  attend  those,â&#x20AC;?  Rous-­ seas  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  essentially  what  he  is  saying  is  that  SA  and  RHSA  E-­boards  are  the  only  people  who  can  bring  concerns  to  him  that  he Â

would  actually  listen  to,  but  SA  and  RHSA  E-­ boards  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  represent  the  student  body  100  percent.â&#x20AC;?  While  some  of  the  senators  expressed  discontent  over  the  response,  Simpson  said  moving  forward,  he  hopes  the  senate  can  take  the  points  addressed  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  State  of  Our  Col-­ legeâ&#x20AC;?  and  bring  them  to  President  Christian  through  the  proper  channels.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[President  Christian]  said  that  as  long  as  things  are  coming  from  an  informed,  re-­ searched  position,  that  he  is  more  than  will-­ ing  to  have  discussions,â&#x20AC;?  Simpson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now  we  are  charged  with  bringing  these  points  and  topics  from  the  [State  Of  Our  College]  into  the  process  and  reframing  them  and  really  mak-­ ing  them  come  from  the  senate  instead  of  the  manifesto  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  which  I  understand.â&#x20AC;? Â

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ACCUSED  ATTORNEY  A  prominent  Jacksonville  attorney  ac-­ cused  of  masterminding  a  $300  million  gambling  ring  disguised  as  a  veterans  charity  says  he  simply  advised  his  cli-­ ents  on  legal  matters  and  that  prosecu-­ tors  are  trying  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;force  a  connectionâ&#x20AC;?  between  him  and  the  operation  of  the  business.

TOP  PRISON  OFFICIAL  KILLED The  fatal  shooting  of  Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  top  SULVRQV RIÂżFLDO ZKHQ KH DQVZHUHG WKH front  door  at  his  house  highlights  a  troubling  reality  for  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  judges,  SURVHFXWRUV DQG RWKHU OHJDO RIÂżFLDOV $W a  time  when  attacks  on  them  are  rising,  LWÂśV GLIÂżFXOW IRU WKHP WR UHPDLQ VHFXUH even  when  they  are  off  duty.

GUILTY  OF  GREED Five  former  city  councilors  in  a  small,  blue-­collar  Los  Angeles  suburb  that  became  a  symbol  of  political  greed  were  convicted  Wednesday  of  stealing  taxpayer  money  by  creating  a  panel  that  helped  boost  their  part-­time  pay  to  nearly  $100,000  a  year.

OBAMA  SKEPTICAL  OF  SYRIA  President  Barack  Obama  said  Wednes-­ day  that  the  United  States  is  investigat-­ ing  whether  chemical  weapons  have  been  deployed  in  Syria,  but  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;deep-­ ly  skepticalâ&#x20AC;?  of  claims  by  Syrian  Presi-­ dent  Bashar  Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  regime  that  rebel  forces  were  behind  such  an  attack.

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Second  Know  Your  Rights  Training  Held  On  Campus By  Suzy  Berkowitz Copy  Editor  |  Sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  Student  Association  (SA),  New  York  Students  Rising,  the  Department  of  Sociology,  the  Black  Student  Union  and  Students  for  a  Sen-­ sible  Drug  Policy  recently  collaborated  to  inform  students  of  their  rights.

The  second  Know  Your  Rights  Training  of  the  school  year  was  held  on  Monday,  March  11  in  Lecture  Center  104.  After  last  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  forum  featuring  law-­ yers  Andrew  and  Victoria  Kossover  yielded  a  positive  response  from  students,  SA  Executive  Vice  President  Manuel  Tejada  decided  to  sched-­ ule  the  program  on  a  semester  basis.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  semester,  we  put  it  out  to  a  larger  stu-­ dent  population,â&#x20AC;?  Tejada  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  collabora-­ tive  and  very  informative.  Students  need  to  un-­ derstand  the  legal  rights  they  have  when  dealing  with  police.â&#x20AC;?

The  presenters,  Chino  Hardin  from  the  Center  for  NULeadership,  and  Kassandra  Frede-­ rique  from  the  Drug  Policy  Alliance,  addressed  a  crowd  of  close  to  100  students  in  an  informal,  conversational  manner.  After  showing  a  video  on  police  encounters,  they  played  a  jeopardy-­style  game  that  tested  stu-­ dentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  knowledge  of  their  rights  when  being  ap-­

proached  by  law  enforcers.  Each  jeopardy-­style  question  allowed  for  a  dialogue  between  students  and  the  presenters,  and  the  conversation  made  students  feel  like  they  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  being  lectured  on  their  rights,  Tejada  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  have  more  ownership  over  the  in-­ formation  if  they  can  interact  with  it,â&#x20AC;?  Hardin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students  are  part  of  the  community  and  they  will  eventually  be  in  those  positions  to  make  social  changes  and  they  should  be  knowledgeable  of  their  human  rights.â&#x20AC;?  The  training  session  focused  mainly  on  il-­ legal  stop  and  frisk  encounters  and  the  over-­ whelming  amount  of  marijuana  arrests  in  New  York  City.  The  Center  for  NULeadership  works  in  collaboration  with  Vocal  New  York  and  the  Drug  Policy  Alliance  on  a  larger  campaign  to  inform  people  of  their  legal  and  constitutional  rights.  They  offer  the  Know  Your  Rights  training  workshop  series  in  New  York  City,  focusing  on  low-­income  areas  and  areas  with  a  high  number  of  marijuana  arrests.  According  to  Tejada,  this  topic  is  relevant  to  students  because  of  the  increasing  number  of  marijuana-­related  incidents  on  campus,  and  some  students  who  have  encountered  University  Police  may  have  handled  things  differently  had  they  known  their  rights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  NYPD  or  UPD,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  po-­

The  second  Know  Your  Rights  Training  of  the  year  was  held.                          PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN

lice  unit  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tension  between  students,â&#x20AC;?  Tejada  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  students  feel  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  looking  over  us  rather  than  looking  out  for  us.â&#x20AC;?

Assistant  Professor  of  sociology,  Alexandra  Cox,  has  been  working  in  conjunction  with  SA  to  hold  the  Know  Your  Rights  program,  and  said  she  encourages  her  students  to  attend  and  write  about  it  for  credit.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  people  presenting  were  real  with  the  students  and  students  were  able  to  get  concrete  information  about  their  rights,  and  learn  more  about  marijuana  law  enforcement,â&#x20AC;?  Cox  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  information  is  important  because  students  are  stopped  or  pulled  over  by  police  all  the  time  and  they  have  the  power  to  let  other  young  people Â

know  their  rights  as  well,  and  keeping  them  in-­ formed  will  help  them  advocate  for  themselves.â&#x20AC;?

Hardin  said  even  students  who  have  previ-­ ously  attended  the  workshop  can  retain  new  in-­ formation  by  returning  each  semester  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  offered.  She  said  there  are  multiple  parts  to  the  training  session,  but  it  often  has  to  be  sliced  down  due  to  time  constraints.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  doing  this  workshop  for  a  cou-­ ple  of  years  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  something  interactive  and  informational  for  everyone,â&#x20AC;?  Hardin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peo-­ ple  can  learn  something  new  from  these  work-­ shops  every  time  they  attend,  and  the  rights  they  learn  about  are  applicable  wherever  they  are.â&#x20AC;?

New  Paltz  Debates  Controversial  New  York  SAFE  Act By  Jennifer  Newman Copy  Editor  |  Jnewman46@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  current  hot  button  issue  of  gun  control  has  spurred  local  government  to  take  action.

According  to  the  New  York  State  website,  Gov.  Andrew  M.  Cuomo  signed  legislation  called  the  New  York  Secure  Ammunition  and  Firearms  Enforcement  Act  of  2013  (NY  SAFE  ACT)  on  Jan.  15,  2013.  The  Act  gives  New  York  the  most  comprehensive  gun  laws  in  the  nation.  The  webpage  cites  that  these  laws  were  put  in  place  to  keep  guns  out  of  the  hands  of  potentially  dan-­ gerous  mental  health  patients  and  to  ban  high  capac-­ ity  magazines  and  assault  weapons.  However,  this  bill  GRHV QRW DIIHFW ULĂ&#x20AC;HV DQG VKRWJXQV XVHG E\ WUDGLWLRQDO sportsmen  and  hunters.

A  provision  to  this  bill  was  enacted,  allowing  state  residents  to  keep  their  status  as  pistol  permit  holders  out  of  the  public  eye.  This  was  added  to  the  act  in  response  to  objections  over  The  Journal  News,  a  Westchester  County  newspaper,  publishing  a  map  showing  the  addresses  of  all  the  gun  permit  holders  in  its  readership  area,  according  to  The  Daily  Freeman.  The  map  was  released  following  the  Dec.  14  massa-­ cre  at  Sandy  Hook  Elementary  School. Â

Ulster  County  Clerk  Nina  Postupack  said  that  VLQFH WKH ÂżUVW GD\ RI ÂżOLQJ WKH RIÂżFH KDV ÂżOHG opt-­out  forms  from  gun  permit  holders  wishing  to  keep  their  information  private.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  opt-­out  form  has  added  additional  work  WR RXU RIÂżFH ´ 3RVWXSDFN VDLG Âł,W LV D ODERU LQWHQVLYH process,  but  it  is  necessary  to  ensure  that  individuals  who  wish  to  have  their  name  and  address  sealed  are  protected.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  Postupack,  each  form  received  PXVW EH SURFHVVHG PDUNHG DFFRUGLQJO\ DQG WKHQ ÂżOHG $OWKRXJK VKH ÂżOHV SLVWRO SHUPLWV LQ 8OVWHU &RXQW\ WKH application  processing  is  done  through  the  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  [the  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department]  have  felt  the  LPSDFW RI WKH 6$)( $FW PRUH VR WKDQ RXU RIÂżFH ´ Postupack  said.

SUNY  New  Paltz  Chief  of  Police  David  Dugat-­ kin  said  the  SAFE  Act  has  not  affected  any  campus  security  policies.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  no  changes  planned  in  University  Police  operations  in  regards  to  the  SAFE  Act  and  pistol  permit  holdersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  public  information,â&#x20AC;?  Dugatkin  VDLG Âł681< RIÂżFHUV DQG SROLFH RIÂżFHUV DFWLQJ LQ DQ RIÂżFLDO FDSDFLW\ DUH DOORZHG WR FRQWLQXH WR FDUU\ WKHLU

weapons  on  campus.â&#x20AC;?

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Even  though  campus  security  remains  the  same,  students  have  reacted  strongly  to  the  act.

Christopher  Carlson,  a  fourth-­year  history  ma-­ jor,  critiqued  the  SAFE  Act  from  a  conservative  point  of  view. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conservatives  believe  that  we  have  the  protect-­ HG ULJKW WR EHDU DUPV QRW RQO\ WR ÂżVK DQG KXQW EXW WR most  importantly,  retain  the  dignity  of  self-­defense,â&#x20AC;?  Carlson  said.

Although  he  understands  the  necessity  of  back-­ ground  checks  for  gun  owners,  he  opposes  the  banish-­ ment  of  military  grade  weapons  because  he  believes  an  armed  populace  is  the  only  natural  check  on  gov-­ ernment  tyranny. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  theory  goes,  if  the  government  can  have  it,  the  people  can  have  it  too,  because  once  a  govern-­ ment  no  longer  fears  its  people,  they  will  not  fear  do-­ ing  harm  to  those  people,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Carlson  said  that  if  the  government  wants  to  ad-­ dress  the  rise  in  violent  crime,  they  should  concen-­

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trate  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;inner  city  decayâ&#x20AC;?  and  the  obsolete  mental  health  system  in  the  country.

He  is  not  the  only  student  who  feels  this  way.  Students  for  the  Advancement  of  the  Second  Amend-­ ment  President  Connor  Holmes  sees  the  act  as  an  in-­ trusion  on  his  constitutional  rights.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  100  percent  unconstitutional,â&#x20AC;?  Holmes  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  beyond  me  why  anyone  would  think  this  would  help.  Criminals  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  much  care  about  legal  or  illegal,  they  will  have  them  anyway.â&#x20AC;?

The  organization  plans  to  send  letters  to  law-­ makers  about  this  topic,  and  are  organizing  a  demon-­ stration  and  possibly  a  debate.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  trying  to  present  the  club  as  one  of  less  extreme  opinions,â&#x20AC;?  Holmes  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  not  trying  to  start  a  junior  NRA,  we  want  to  be  non-­partisan  and  open.  Most  of  all,  we  support  responsible  gun  owner-­ ship  for  the  people  of  this  nation.â&#x20AC;?

Holmes  said  the  new  privacy  provision  may  be  the  only  good  to  come  out  of  the  SAFE  Act  because  he  believes  it  was  inappropriate  to  publicly  release  the  names  of  people  exercising  their  constitutional  rights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  far  as  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  concerned,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  invasion  of  pri-­ vacy,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

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After  refusing  to  leave  a  Campus  Auxiliary  Service  (CAS)  Board  meeting,  students  were  es-­ FRUWHG RXW E\ 8QLYHUVLW\ 3ROLFH RIÂż FLDOV During  last  Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting,  the  CAS  Board  called  for  an  executive  session  after  the  10  minutes  designated  for  public  comment  end-­ HG $IWHU WKH ERDUG YRWHG LQ IDYRU RI DQ H[ ecutive  session,  a  group  of  15  to  20  students  did  QRW DGKHUH WR WKH UHTXHVW DQG UHIXVHG WR OHDYH In  response,  CAS  Board  member  Janet  Cosh  made  a  call  to  the  University  Police  De-­ SDUWPHQW 83' DW D P WR DVN IRU KHOS LQ escorting  students  out,  according  to  UPDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  inci-­ GHQW UHSRUW 7KH LQFLGHQW UHSRUW VDLG Âż YH 83' RIÂż FHUV LQFOXGLQJ 3ROLFH &KLHI 'DYLG 'XJDWNLQ UH ported  to  the  College  Terrace  once  the  call  was  PDGH $IWHU PLQXWHV VWXGHQWV DQG HPSOR\HHV OHIW WKH PHHWLQJ Executive  Director  of  CAS  Steve  Deutsch  said  the  board  had  voted  to  go  into  executive  session  to  allow  board  members  the  opportu-­ QLW\ WR VSHDN PRUH IUHHO\ RQ FRQFHUQV RI SHUIRU mances  made  by  food  service  vendors,  Sodexo,  &KDUWZHOOV DQG $UDPDUN â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  really  hard  to  have  a  normal  con-­ versation  to  discuss  the  issues  and  performanc-­ HV ZLWK VR PDQ\ SHRSOH WKHUH ´ 'HXWVFK VDLG Âł7KHUH ZDV D WRQ RI GDWD DQG ZRUN GRQH DQG the  executive  session  is  more  about  wanting  to  VSHDN IUHHO\ RQ ZKDW ZDV REVHUYHG E\ ERDUG PHPEHUV ´ Student  senator  and  CAS  representative  Roberto  LoBianco  said  even  though  he  â&#x20AC;&#x153;sees  to  an  extentâ&#x20AC;?  why  administrators  and  faculty  members  on  the  CAS  Board  wanted  to  go  into  executive  session,  he  believes  it  is  wrong  not  to  LQYROYH VWXGHQWV LQ WKH GLVFXVVLRQ

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Authors  Nicole  Georges  and  Cassie  Sneider  began  their  book  tour  roughly  one  month  ago  at  the  Los  Angeles  Zine  Fest.  A  rented  Toyota  Prius  transported  the  pair  to  26  libraries,  bookstores  and  college  campuses  across  the  country.  On  day  26  of  27,  the  tour  arrived  in  New  Paltz.

Georges  and  Sneider  participated  in  three  events  last  Thursday  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  readings  of  their  recent  memoirs  at  the  Sojourn-­ er  Truth  Library  and  Inquiring  Minds  bookstore  and  a  workshop  for  students  in  Jacobson  Faculty  Tower.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  uncommon  to  see  Cradle  RI )LOWK VKLUWV ZLWK FUXFLÂżHG DQLPDOV RU naked  women,  the  uncensored  wardrobe  of  true  liberty,  coming  in  increments  of  $5.35  an  hour,â&#x20AC;?  Sneider  read  aloud  from  her  book  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fine  Fine  Musicâ&#x20AC;?  to  a  group  of  roughly  30  in  the  Sojourner  Truth  lobby.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fine  Fine  Musicâ&#x20AC;?  is  about  â&#x20AC;&#x153;grow-­ ing  in  Long  Island,  getting  into  rock  nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  roll  and  working  minimum  wage  jobs,â&#x20AC;?  Sneider  said.

A  self-­described  â&#x20AC;&#x153;weirdo,â&#x20AC;?  she  said  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  those  â&#x20AC;&#x153;other  [menial]  jobs  that  make  you  feel  human.â&#x20AC;?  She  read  the  chapter  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turn  the  Pageâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  story  of  her  return  to  Long  Island  between  book  tours  and  a  return  to  the  Borders  where  she  once  worked  retail.  6QHLGHU LQWHUZRYH UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLRQV RI â&#x20AC;&#x153;people-­watchingâ&#x20AC;?  bookstore  regulars  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  often  annoying,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;at  my  job,  they  GRQÂśW HYHU Ă&#x20AC;XVK ´ DQG RFFDVLRQDOO\ KX-­ morous   â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  with  scenes  from  time  spent  in  circles  of  contentious  writers  at  the  Queens  Poetry  Society.  She  read  in  the  voice  of  her  char-­ acters,  underscoring  the  mood  with  her  differentiating  tones  and  tactical  pauses.  Georges  spoke  next.  She  works  as  a  pet  portrait  artist  in Â

Portland,  Ore.  She  incorporated  pictures  of  her  animal  illustrations  at  the  start  of  a  slideshow,  comprised  mostly  of  clips  from  her  book:  a  graphic  memoir  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Calling  Dr.  Laura.â&#x20AC;?  The  book  is  the  story  of  Georgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  discovery  that  her  father,  who  she  be-­ lieved  to  be  dead  since  she  was  a  child,  was  alive.  Georges,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  radical  feminist  who  likes  to  take  in  right  wing  talk  radio,â&#x20AC;?  said  she  turned  to  conservative  radio  personality  Dr.  Laura  Schlessinger  for  advice  on  how  to  confront  the  family  who  lied  to  her.  The  complete  transcript  of  Georgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  phone  call  to  The  Dr.  Laura  Program  is  included  in  her  book.  Georgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  illustrations  projected  onto  the  lobby  wall  set  the  scene  for  her  to  narrate  the  dialogue.  She  spoke  as  herself  and  Sneider  was  asked  to  read  the  part  of  Dr.  Laura.  Associate  Professor  of  English  and  Composition  Program  Director  Pauline  Uchmanowicz  worked  with  Sojournor  Truth  Outreach  Librarian  Morgan  Gw-­ enwald  to  bring  Georges  and  Sneider  to  the  New  Paltz  campus.  Uchmanowicz  has  taught  a  graphic  literature  class  at  the  college  since  2006.  She  said  comics  and  visual  narratives,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;literary  comics  for  an  intelligent  audi-­ ence,â&#x20AC;?  have  increased  in  popularity.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Had  I  proposed  the  class  in  1990,  LW ZRXOG KDYH EHHQ GLIÂżFXOW ´ 8FKPDQR-­ wicz  said.  But  she  said  the  medium  remains  a  brand  new  industry  where  writers  have  to  self-­publish  and  create  a  fan  base.  Before  major  U.S.  publishing  com-­ SDQ\ +RXJKWRQ 0LIĂ&#x20AC;LQ +DUFRXUW SXE-­ lished  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Calling  Dr.  Lauraâ&#x20AC;?  in  January,  Georges  self-­published  19  issues  of  her  comic-­based  zine  Invisible  Summer.  At  the  workshop  held  in  Jacobson  Faculty  Tower,  Georges  answered  stu-­ dent  questions  about  how  to  get  their  work  noticed. Â

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  published  me  because  I  SXEOLVKHG P\VHOI ÂżUVW ´ *HRUJHV VDLG Georges  said  she  learned  about  zines  through  her  interest  in  ska  music,  a  genre  she  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;an  unfortunate  blend  of  punk  and  reggae.â&#x20AC;?  Inspired  by  music  fanzines  at  age  16,  she  published  her  own,  more  auto-­ biographical  piece  about  her  friends  and  her  job  as  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;sandwich  artistâ&#x20AC;?  at  Subway. Â

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Georges  said  she  believes  people  re-­ spond  to  work  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  personal.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  people  want  is  a  little  human  connection,â&#x20AC;?  Georges  said.  Her  advice  for  those  considering  self-­publishing  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A.  Do  it.  And  B.  Make  50  copies.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  have  to  get  yourself  out  there,â&#x20AC;?  Georges  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  wait  for  someone  else  to  tell  your  story.â&#x20AC;? Â

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No. 5 Boutique Blends Old and New NEW PALTZ LOCAL OPENS VARIETY STORE IN THE VILLAGE

No. 5 Boutique opened March 1 at 188 Main St in the village of New Paltz.

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ESK D Y COP KOFF: COO “Tired of Hasbrouck?“

By Jennifer Newman Jnewman46@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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

Bon appetit!

So it’s right before spring break, you’re tired as shit of Hasbrouck and you want to have the most superlative meal of your life... or at least not get food poisoning.

It just so happens that I have the best rec-­ ipe ever to hit this side of campus.

Here’s what you do: if you have any class after 3, skip. You need to prepare your taste buds for the cuisine ahead.

Now, go to Stop & Shop because even though Shoprite is technically more conve-­ nient, it’s sketchy as hell.

While there, grab a large sized Stouffer’s mac n’ cheese. If you have never eaten Stouffer’s mac n’ cheese, get the family sized box because you noobs will go crazy for it.

Also, side note: what the hell have you been doing with your life? Eating green beans? Se-­ riously?

By the way, this is vegetarian. You don’t need your conscience thinking about the cow you killed for your meal.

Next, pick up some tin foil, because you are going to need it for the TGIF mozzarella sticks you will buy right down the aisle. If you have never eaten those, then I have noth-­ ing left to say to you.

Later, throw four sticks into the oven in your dorm/house for around 10 minutes. Try not to die in the process.

Drinks! So lets face it, most of you are not 21. Don’t worry, I have something even better for you than a gin and tonic. Take a tub of cookies n’ cream ice cream, a bottle of malted mix powder, and milk, and mix. It’s like a shake, but 100 times better. Plus you get to eat your dessert at the same time as the food. #rebel.

You’re set! Cook the mac n’ cheese and mozzarella sticks, get a plate, a fork and a tall glass for the malt. You are now in heaven.

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LEVITHAN ALPHABETICALLY APPROACHES AFFECTION

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Contrary to what my book review bylines might say, I don’t really drink the David Levithan Koolaid. I tend to think he publishes a new bite-­sized book every three min-­ utes that’s just the right mix of thoughtful, digestible and saccharine for those “In Case Of Volatility: Crack Spine” sort of moments [1].

“The Lover’s Dictionary” is that sort of book. When you need just a glimpse of the beautiful, nasty, human parts of interaction, you can work through the pages from “abstraction” to “misgivings” to “zenith.”

Each entry in the book is about a page in length with lyrical prose detailing the disjointed timeline of a relation-­ ship. Within the micro-­form [2], a reader can get a glimpse at the tiniest moments of two people stepping into one another’s lives, wrestling around with demons and differ-­ ences and ultimately reconciling with the absurdity that comes along with intimacy.

There’s a desperation in the narrator to make sense of the often incongruent exchanges that is particularly haunt-­ ing. Toward the end of the book, right after the narrator questions if he/she would still be romantically “viable” without his/her lover, Levithan writes “I have already VSHQW URXJKO\ ¿ YH WKRXVDQG KRXUV DVOHHS QH[W WR \RX 7KLV has to mean something.”

There’s a raw quality to the entries that face down the clumsier parts of interaction, the moments of uncertainty and the cracks in seemingly happy unions. The spectrum of emotions in “The Lover’s Dictionary” allow the giddy to mingle with forlorn, acknowledging that the sort of feel-­ ings shared between the real, breathing, anxiety-­ridden hu-­ mans are hardly one-­dimensional.

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A Weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Worth Of Communication COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA SOCIETY KICK OFF CAREER-THEMED EVENTS

The Communication and Media Society held a trivia night on Wednesday night at the College Terrace.

By  Hannah  Nesich Staff  Writer  |  N02183569@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

 The  Communication  and  Media  Society  held  their  annual  Communication  and  Media  Week,  providing  stu-­ GHQWV LQWHUHVWHG LQ WKH SURIHVVLRQDO ¿HOG RI FRPPXQLFD-­ WLRQ ZLWK RSSRUWXQLWLHV WR YLHZ D ¿OP VFUHHQLQJ SOD\ trivia  and  network  with  alumni  on  Tuesday,  March  19  through  Thursday,  March  21.

Communication  and  Media  Society  encourages  all  ma-­ jors  within  the  department  to  collaborate  and  plans  trips  WR H[SRVH VWXGHQWV WR FDUHHUV ZLWKLQ WKH ÂżHOG IURP 1%& Studios  to  the  set  of  the  Jerry  Springer  show,  Assistant  3URIHVVRU RI 0HGLD *UHJJ %UD\ VDLG %UD\ VDLG &RPPXQLFDWLRQ DQG 0HGLD :HHN LV WKHLU most  visible  event,  including  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;stapleâ&#x20AC;?  events  of  an  alumni  panel  and  a  keynote  speaker,  along  with  a  docu-­ mentary  screening  and  trivia  night.  The  week,  which  is  normally  held  in  April  and  is  usu-­ ally  at  least  four  days  long,  was  shortened  this  year  due  to  the  scheduling  before  spring  break,  Communication  and  Media  Society  President  Alex  Fontanez  said.  On  Tuesday  at  10  a.m.,  six  alums,  including  Produc-­ tion  Coordinator  for  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real  Housewives  of  Miamiâ&#x20AC;?  'HDQQD 'L%HQHGHWWR DQG UDGLR SHUVRQDOLW\ -RKQ 0LQ-­ gione,  spoke  at  a  panel  in  Student  Union  (SU)  62/63.  The  event  also  featured  recent  alum  Kristina  Cart-­ ZULJKW D WUDIÂżF UHSRUWHU IRU 1HZV &KDQQHO ZKR )RQ-­ tanez  said  she  saw  in  classes  a  few  years  ago  and  has Â

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Wednesday,  there  was  a  team  trivia  night  at  7:30  p.m.  at  the  College  Terrace  with  a  suggested  $5  donation.  Pro-­ ceeds  went  toward  the  Daniel  Schackman  Memorial  Stu-­ GHQW 7UDYHO )XQG WR EHQH¿W VWXGHQWV ZKR DUH WUDYHOLQJ WR present  research  at  conferences  and  events.

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PHOTOS  BY  SAMANTHA  SCHWARTZ Team  Love  RavenHouse  Gallery  held  the  opening  reception  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;9  and  13:  A  Works  on  Paper  Show.â&#x20AC;?

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Twelve  framed  tally  sheets  of  assorted  sizes  and  colors  KDQJ RQ RQH ZDOO DQG YDULRXV SDSHU VFUDSV ÂżOOHG ZLWK FRORU-­ ful,  Daniel  Clowes-­esque  drawings  and  loopy  script  are  pinned   to  another.  Nearly  40  people  milled  in  and  out  of  Team  Love  Raven-­ House  Gallery  for  the  snowy  opening  of  their  newest  exhibition,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;9  and  13:  A  Works  on  Paper  Show,â&#x20AC;?  on  Monday,  March  18.  The  show,  which  runs  through  May,  features  work  from  zine  author  Kate  Larson  and  coloring  book  artist  Jacinta  Bunnell.  Team  Love  RavenHouse  Galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Director  Cornelia  Calder  said  the  show  was  very  â&#x20AC;&#x153;spontaneous,â&#x20AC;?  and  that  she  only  started  planning  it  three  weeks  ago,  after  receiving  an  e-­mail  from  Helen  Money,  an  electric  cellist  who  was  traveling  through  the  area.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  checked  her  out  and  instantly  liked  her  work,â&#x20AC;?  Calder  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  seemed  like  a  great  opportunity  and  that  was  the  only  night  she  had  free.  I  was  a  little  concerned  about  pulling  some-­ thing  together.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  interested  in  making  money  off  these  events.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  interested  in  connecting  people,  so  they  can  actu-­ ally  talk  and  listen  to  live  music.â&#x20AC;?

As  soon  as  Calder  decided  to  put  the  show  together,  she  said  she  contacted  Larson  â&#x20AC;&#x153;within  the  same  hour,â&#x20AC;?  because  she  had  always  wanted  to  work  with  her  and  knew  Larson  was  orga-­ nizing  a  reading  at  Inquiring  Minds  that  Bunnell  was  reading  at. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  thought  her  work  and  [Moneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s]  music  would  work  re-­

ally  well  together  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  dark  and  light,â&#x20AC;?  Calder  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  both  go  from  one  really  intense  emotion  to  the  next.â&#x20AC;?   Larsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wall  clustersâ&#x20AC;?  feature  work  from  issue  nine  of  her  zine,  No  Better  Than  Apples,  and  a  smaller  group  of  draw-­ ings  and  pieces  from  past  zines.  She  said  the  exhibition  also  con-­ tains  â&#x20AC;&#x153;master  pages,â&#x20AC;?  which  are  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;collaged-­together  pagesâ&#x20AC;?  she  photocopies  to  make  the  zines.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  said  yes  to  the  show  under  the  premise  that  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  make  anything  new,â&#x20AC;?  Larson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  time  to,  and  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  how  I  felt  about  making  pieces  intentionally  for  an  art  show.  I  really  just  gathered  what  I  already  had.  When  the  zines  go  out  into  the  world,  the  original  pages  are  typically  left  in  piles  in  my  room,  gettinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  dusty.  These  fragments  already  existed,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  that  no  one  really  ever  got  to  see  them.â&#x20AC;?  Larson  said  Calder  approached  her  after  reading  the  most  recent  issue  of  No  Better  Than  Apples,  because  she  was  interest-­ ed  in  highlighting  it.  She  said  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  most  â&#x20AC;&#x153;personally  relevantâ&#x20AC;?  issue  that  exists  thus  far,  because  it  deals  with  her  diagnosis  with  multiple  sclerosis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  a  little  more  intense  than  other  issues  have  been,â&#x20AC;?  Larson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  that  same  reason,  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  resonating  with  people  more.  With  zines,  sometimes  the  more  personal  the  subject  matter  is,  the  more  people  can  relate  it  back  to  their  own  lives  and  get  more  out  of  it.â&#x20AC;?

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toward  galleries.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zine  making  is  a  very  private  process  for  me,  and  reading  zines  is  a  private  act  for  most  people,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m]  remind-­ ing  everyone  that  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  consider  myself  an  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;artist,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  zines  are  a  casual  medium.  Everyone  can  make  a  zine.  Everyone  should  make  a  zine.â&#x20AC;?

Bunnellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  project  â&#x20AC;&#x153;13â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  an  ongoing  collaboration  with  her  stepfather  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  features  tally  sheets  from  a  card  game  her  family  acquired  in  the  1970s  from  her  grandparentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Florida  retirement  community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  add  color  and  pattern  to  his  superbly  beautiful  grid  work  tally  sheets,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  been  playing  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thirteenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  since  I  was  7  years  old,  but  just  started  working  on  [them]  as  art  a  few  years  ago.â&#x20AC;?  Bunnell  said  her  favorite  material  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;foundâ&#x20AC;?  paper,  because  it  already  has  â&#x20AC;&#x153;patterns,  words  and  themesâ&#x20AC;?  built  into  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  love  to  use  materials  that  would  otherwise  be  discarded  or  taken  for  granted...and  give  them  new  life,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  take  direction  from  the  paper.â&#x20AC;?  As  far  as  similarities  between  the  artists,  Calder  said  she  sees  both  of  them  as  very  â&#x20AC;&#x153;connectedâ&#x20AC;?  to  their  work  processes  and  preferred  medium  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  paper.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  both  really  love  paper,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  collect  and  have  an  attachment  to  paper  itself.  They  are  both  very  driven  by  line  and  the  hand  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  evidence  of  the  hand  is  readily  evi-­ dent  in  their  bodies  of  work.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  aware  of  the  way  things  are  made.â&#x20AC;? Â

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ANNUAL THEATER FESTIVAL SHOWCASES HUDSON VALLEY TALENT

By Suzy Berkowitz Copy Editor | Sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The New Play Festival

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Thursday, March 21, 2012

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Collectively Bringing Music Back NEW CLUB STRIVES TO EXPAND CAMPUS SCENE By  Suzy  Berkowitz Copy  Editor  |  Sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

One  group  of  New  Paltz  students  is  collectively  trying  to  revitalize  the  New  Paltz  music  scene  by  providing  fellow  music  lovers  and  enthusiasts  with  a  safe,  alternative  form  of  entertainment.  Chartered  last  semester,  the  New  Paltz  Music  Collective  is  the  collaborative  effort  of  students  looking  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;diversify  the  music  scene  in  New  Paltz,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  Collective  President  Sharon  Hillman,  a  third-­year  psychology  major.  Hillman  and  her  friends  initially  started  the  club  out  of  frustration  that  few  venues  besides  bars  or  basements  held  shows  they  wanted  to  attend.  They  sought  to  provide  a  drug-­ and-­alcohol-­free  environment  where  students  could  listen  to  underground  bands  in  an  intimate  setting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other  schools  around  here  have  clubs  like  this  and  we  thought  it  could  be  a  great  form  of  entertainment  for  stu-­ dents,â&#x20AC;?  Matt  Miccio,  a  third-­year  computer  engineering  major  and  club  vice  president,  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  Paltz  used  to  have  such  a  strong  music  scene  and  we  want  to  help  bring  it  back.â&#x20AC;?  The  club  made  its  debut  in  New  Paltz  last  November  when  LW KRVWHG WKHLU Âż UVW VKRZ LQ 6WXGHQW 8QLRQ $UWLVWV 6WHYH Layman,  Koji,  Dads  and  Paul  Baribeau  performed  to  an  audi-­ ence  of  about  120  students  and  nearly  50  non-­students.  $V WKHLU Âż UVW ODUJH VFDOH HYHQW WKH FROOHFWLYH DGPLWV WKHUH ZHUH D IHZ EXPSV LQ WKH URDG WKH Âż UVW ZDV WR FRQYLQFH WKH school  to  approve  the  event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  wanted  to  make  sure  the  school  understood  that  this  show  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  of  the  caliber  of  the  spring  concert,â&#x20AC;?  Hillman  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  was  a  small-­scale  event,  so  we  needed  to  hold  it  in  a  venue  that  worked.  We  realized  quickly  that  our  school  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  have  spaces  conducive  to  intimate  shows  like  this.â&#x20AC;?

Other  issues  the  club  faced  included  getting  the  word  out  about  the  show  and  not  being  able  to  book  it  on  a  weekend.  ³%HLQJ D QHZ FOXE ZH ZHUH UHDOO\ QHUYRXV DERXW WKLV ¿ UVW

event,â&#x20AC;?  Larry  Ferretti,  a  third-­year  computer  engineering  ma-­ jor  and  club  treasurer,  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  planned  it  out  and  made  an  event  on  )DFHERRN.  The  numbers  [of  people  attending]  instant-­ ly  jumped.  The  hardest  part  about  throwing  any  program  on  FDPSXV LV WKH SXEOLFLW\ %XW LW ZDV RXU Âż UVW VKRZ DQG LW ZDV D start.  We  want  to  continue  not  just  bringing  punk  life  to  school,  but  introducing  students  to  other  alternative  bands  as  well.â&#x20AC;?

The  collective  held  their  second  show  on  Sunday,  March  LQ 68 IHDWXULQJ WRXULQJ EDQG 7KH :RUOG LV D %HDXWL IXO 3ODFH DQG , $P 1R /RQJHU $IUDLG WR 'LH 2XU 'DLO\ )L[ Oswald  and  Quarterbacks.  Despite  the  fact  that  the  show  was  held  on  a  Sunday  to  accommodate  the  touring  bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  schedule,  there  were  54  stu-­ dents  in  attendance.  Booking  manager  and  fourth-­year  business  marketing  ma-­ jor  Travis  Sewalk  said  he  tries  to  hire  bands  with  similar  vibes  that  will  complement  each  other.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  such  a  hassle  to  book  shows  at  school,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worth  it,â&#x20AC;?  Sewalk  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  shows  kids  that  you  can  still  do  stuff  like  this,  and  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  cost  as  much  money  as  larger-­scale  concerts.  These  bands  that  students  actually  listen  to  and  know  are  more  attainable.â&#x20AC;? $OWKRXJK WKLV VKRZ \LHOGHG D VPDOOHU DXGLHQFH WKDQ WKH last  show  the  Collective  put  together,  it  was  well-­received  and  students  elicited  a  positive  response  to  the  headlining  bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  performance,  according  to  Ferretti.  The  crowd  was  moved  by  new  versions  of  the  songs  not  released  on  any  of  their  records,  he  said.  Not  only  does  the  collective  want  to  hold  shows  on  a  more  regular,  even  monthly,  basis,  but  they  would  also  like  to  use  their  weekly  meeting  times  to  do  more  than  event-­planning.  The  club  plans  to  share  music  and  hold  listening  parties  during  their  meetings.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  trying  to  bring  back  the  traditional  ideas  that  New  Paltz  was  founded  on,â&#x20AC;?  Ferretti  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  Paltz  was  a  big  mu-­ VLF VFHQH DQG ZHÂśUH WU\LQJ WR EH SURJUHVVLYH ZKLOH H[SDQGLQJ ´

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  YOUR  INSTRUMENT  OF  CHOICE  AND  WHY? Sometimes  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bass,  sometimes  drums,  sometimes  saxophone,  sometimes  piano,  but  I  own  the  most  guitars  and  am  the  most  SURÂż FLHQW LQ JXLWDU WHAT  ARE  YOU  INVOLVED  WITH  MUSICALLY? 2II FDPSXV , SOD\ P\ RZQ PXVLF RIWHQ with  my  roommate  Jeremiah  Mahoney  and  P\ JLUOIULHQG &DVH\ 5LFKDUGV 2Q FDPSXV , SOD\ VD[RSKRQH LQ D MD]] HQVHPEOH DQG am  in  Male  Call.

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STUDENTS ARE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK CARTOON BY JULIE GUNDERSEN CARTOON BY JULIE GUNDERSEN

The saga between the Campus Auxiliary Services (CAS) Board and student representatives has climaxed.

At the March 13 meeting of the CAS Board, students refused to leave after the board called for an executive session. This result-­ ed in the board calling for University Police to escort students out of the college terrace. The end product was no product, as the time spent trying to get students out of the meeting took away from the time the board would have spent deciding on which food vendor would serve SUNY New Paltz for the next several years.

While we understand why the CAS Board decided to call an executive session, we at The New Paltz Oracle frown upon the board’s decision to call the police in order to get students to leave.

The actions taken by the board further perpetuate the idea that even when there are matters where student enrichment is the primary concern, the student voice is not the most important one.

This all started at the beginning of the school year. Last Sep-­ tember, the board turned down a motion made to increase student representation to the maximum 50 percent. Since then, we have VHHQ WLPH DQG WLPH DJDLQ WKH GLI¿FXOW\ VWXGHQW UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV KDYH in making a difference. Any time there is an issue where student representatives believe the best interests of the student body are not being met, they are consistently voted down 6-­4.

At the food vendor interviews held in February, students were turned away without any knowledge that they would not be al-­ lowed into the meetings. While videos of each interview were put on CAS’s website within the next several days, there was no room

for students to voice concern after the event. Board members had no way of hearing student concerns or inquiries where individual vendors were concerned.

And then at Wednesday’s meeting, after a 6-­4 motion to keep the time for public comment at the bare minimum, students were informed that they would not be permitted to hear what the board KDG WR VD\ DERXW HDFK YHQGRU $QG KHUH ZH ¿QG RXUVHOYHV LQ D F\FOH of stagnation.

CAS’s decision to go into executive session is valid. While we do believe in being accountable for what you say and voice into the ether, issues concerning contractual agreements and individual employees are sensitive and are deserving of an honest and candid discussion. However, what we discovered on Wednesday is that it is far too easy for the student voice to be forced into silence.

There was no need for the cops to be called. The CAS Board has allowed student discontent from the start. There should be no surprise from any member of the CAS Board that students were so infuriated they refused to leave Wednesday’s meeting. Student dis-­ pleasure and protest is something we believe the board has brought entirely on themselves. :KDW ZH ¿QG PRVW WURXEOLQJ LV WKDW HYHQ ZKHQ ZH DV VWXGHQWV voice our concerns, we never see progress. We’ve come to learn that with four representatives on the board, we hardly have a voice to begin with.

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power administration and faculty. However, it is clear that faculty and administration will always vote together and leave students voiceless. A majority group like the non-­student representatives on the board must take care to make sure they are not denying the minority a chance to make change.

While administrators have said students had multiple chances to voice their concerns through focus groups and forums, we are reminded by consistent 6-­4 votes that student voices mean nothing when it matters. Our student leaders are intelligent and tireless in their dedication to educating themselves on the Request for Food Proposal (RFP) and on each individual food provider. No exuber-­ ant amount of focus groups or surveys can give a board an under-­ standing of the group they are tasked to serve the same way those who coexist in that group can give.

With several weeks before what we hope will be an eventual choice instead of a default decision, we hope that the CAS Board will try to give students more of a voice and chance to speak than they have in the past.

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

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The  Seven  Deadly  Sins  Of  Steubenville By:  Suzy  Berkowitz,  Rachel  Freeman,  Angela  Matua,  Carolyn  Quimby,  Katherine  Speller  &  Cat  Tacopina  Last  summer,  a  16-­year-­old  girl  was  raped  in  Steubenville,  Ohio  by  two  promi-­ nent  high  school  football  players.  At  the  time  of  her  rape,  she  was  too  drunk  to  con-­ sent,  or  even  recall  what  happened  to  her.  The  Steubenville  case  managed  to  capture  national  attention  on  numerous  platforms  thanks  to  the  countless  bystand-­ ers  who  traded  footage  and  images  of  the  unconscious  girl  as  the  crime  was  being  committed.  Months  later,  this  victim  is  still  under  national  scrutiny,  garnering  attention  that  sadly  demonstrates  and  perpetuates  the  sad  reality  of  rape  culture.  As  women,  journalists  and  decent  hu-­ man  beings,  the  women  (and  the  non-­wom-­ en,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure)  of  The  Oracle  were  appalled.  We  would  like  to  make  a  few  things  about  this  case  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  the  media,  cultural  respons-­ es  that  followed  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  perfectly  clear.  A  culture  that  tells  women  their  value  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  claim  to  basic  human  privileges  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;   rests  between  their  legs  is  one  that  grooms  them  to  become  victims.  This  is  culture  that  tells  women  not  to  get  raped  yet  does  noth-­ ing  to  prevent  the  rapists  from  committing  their  crimes.  This  is  rape  culture:  ensuring  rapists  are  punished  takes  a  backseat  to  promoting  and  protecting  a  climate  of  fear.

On  Relational  Language  and  Slut  Shaming  In  the  media  and  in  politics,  women  are  wives,  daughters,  mothers,  sisters.  That  TXDOLÂżHU VHUYHV WR SRVLWLRQ WKHP ² KXPDQ-­ ize  them,  somehow  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in  relation  to  men.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  to  say  that  these  terms  are  meant  in  solidarity,  however  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  of  those  techni-­ cal  criticisms  that  makes  the  good  intentions  of  those  using  said  language  irrelevant.  The  language  we  choose  to  use  makes  an  argument  of  its  own.  This  relational  lens  we  see  women  through  ties  a  womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hu-­ manity  and  worth  to  her  male  relations.  Somehow,  she  must  be  validated  to  earn  compassion.  She  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  be  your  wife, Â

daughter,  mother  or  sister  to  deserve  dignity  and/or  respect  for  her  bodily  autonomy.   Similarly,  the  language  used  to  de-­ scribe  women  and  to  prescribe  them  value  represents  a  greater  issue.  Clearly,  the  slut-­ shaming  column  from  two  issues  ago  has  not  reached  the  eyes  it  was  meant  for,  ie.,  all  those  whose  tweets  were  featured  on  pub-­ licshaming.tumblr.com.  The  tweets  on  this  blog  are  prime  ex-­ amples  of  how  slut-­shaming  can  easily  evolve  into  victim-­blaming,  showing  a  slew  of  disgusting  examples  of  people  projecting  the  fault  of  the  rape  onto  the  victim.  These  tweets,  and  others  featured  on  this  site,  reek  of  victim-­blaming,  wherein  the  victim  in  this  case  is  pinned  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;just  a  loose,  drunk  slut,â&#x20AC;?  and  is  implied  to  be  un-­ worthy  of  respect  and  sexual  autonomy.  The  choices  a  person   makes  regarding  her  own  sexuality  will  never,  ever  justify  another  person  violating  her.  Ever.

Reinforcing  Male  Entitlement  and  Rape  Apologism    If  CNN  and  every  other  media  outlet  showed  us  anything,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  that  even  if  a  man  commits  the  most  heinous  of  crimes  against  a  woman  (without  killing  her,)  he  should  be  entitled  to  sympathy  over  how  his  life  will  change  for  what  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  done.  Men  are  entitled  to  compassion  and  well-­wishes  for  their  lives  to  get  back  on  track  once  their  (too)  short  sentences  are  done.

It  would  be  nice  if  that  same  sympathy  and  compassion  entitled  to  the  rapists  were  something  the  actual  victim  was  entitled  to  in  this  case  as  well.

Oh  wait,  it  is.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  make  one  thing  explicitly  clear:  there  was  only  one  victim  in  this  case.

However,  the  media  would  lead  you  to  believe  otherwise.  When  we  have  promi-­ QHQW QHZV DQFKRUV WHOOLQJ XV KRZ ÂłGLIÂżFXOW´ it  was  to  watch  these  two  rapists,  who  had  such  â&#x20AC;&#x153;promising  futures,â&#x20AC;?  see  their  lives  fall  apart,  it  is  astonishing  and  disturbing.  Our  culture  is  rife  with  rape  apologists.  When  the  news  should  be  focusing  on  the  dehumanizing  violation  this  young  girl  had  to  endure  and  the  lifelong  trauma  she  must  now  deal  with,  it  instead  makes  her Â

invisible.  The  new  victims  are  Trent  Mays  and  Maâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;lik  Richmond,  the  star  athletes  and  students.  It  is  simply  unfathomable.  Yes,  their  lives  are  perhaps  destroyed,  but  they  did  it  to  themselves  the  moment  they  decided  to  commit  rape.  If  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  destroy  your  life  and  be  held  ac-­ countable  for  your  actions,  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  take  ad-­ vantage  of  a  severely  and  blatantly  incapac-­ itated  girl.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  quite  easy.  And  the  excuse  of  thinking  there  was  consent  goes  to  shit  when  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  viral  video  of  bystanders  describing  this  poor  girl  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;dead.â&#x20AC;?

6SHDNLQJ RI OHWÂśV EULHĂ&#x20AC;\ GLVFXVV KRZ Michael  Nodianos,  the  star  of  said  video,  received  numerous  threats  and  was  forced  to  leave  Ohio  State  University.  While  his  DFWLRQV ZHUH LQFUHGLEO\ GLIÂżFXOW WR VWRPDFK and  his  consequences  deserved,  the  bile  he  spewed  seems  to  have  received  more  pub-­ lic  backlash  than  the  actions  of  both  Mays  and  Richmond.  On  a  similar  note,  this  unbe-­ lievably  brave  girl  is  also  receiving  threats,  while  our  media  ponders  the  harsh  realities  of  these  boys  being  found  guilty  and  being  registered  as  sex  offenders  for  the  rest  of  their  lives.  Oh,  how  my  heart  breaks.  They  are  guilty  and  registered  as  sex  offenders  because  they  are  sex  offenders.  Why  is  this  so  incomprehensible  to  so  many  people?  Especially  to  educated,  in-­ formed  people?  Why  do  so  many  people  feel  the  need  to  sympathize  with  these  rap-­ ists  and  make  excuses  for  them,  to  point  out  their  every  positive  quality?  How  can  the  focus  not  be  on  this  16  year  old  girl  who  was  harmed  in  the  most  disgusting  and  degrad-­ ing  way  possible,  but  still  had  the  courage  to  stand  up  to  her  assailants?  Instead,  these  men  who  just  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  stop  themselves  from  not  only  raping  her,  but  spreading  images  of  it,  are  mourned.  Their  lives  are  literally  mourned.  How  sad  that  their  futures  are  so  bleak  because  they  chose  to  rape  someone. Â

young  girls  â&#x20AC;&#x153;choicesâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  clarify  that  her  rapists  took  away  any  choice  she  had.  Girl  hate  is  not  unique  to  the  Steubenville  case,  but  it  illuminates  a  larger,  societal  problem  that  has  not  been  given  the  proper  attention.  Women  are  taught  from  a  young  age  to  see  other  women  as  competition  in  every-­ thing  from  physical  beauty  to  relationships  to  careers,  which  is  why  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  uncommon  to  hear  women  say  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hate  girlsâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;girls  are  the  worst.â&#x20AC;?  Pitting  women  against  each  oth-­ er  only  serves  the  patriarchy.  When  women  resent  each  other,  they  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  question  why  they  feel  inferior  and  they  certainly  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  question  why  they  so  desperately  try  to  im-­ press  their  only  real  threat  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  men.  It  would  be  too  easy  to  say  that  women  are  simply  jealous  of  one  another  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  al-­ though  that  probably  has  something  to  do  with  it.  This  culture  of  girl  hate  is  a  product  RI D SDWULDUFKDO VRFLHW\ WKDW VWLĂ&#x20AC;HV DQ\ SRV-­ sibility  of  forging  true  bonds  with  women  or  those  who  identify  as  such.  In  our  culture,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cool  to  be  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  guyâ&#x20AC;?  or  to  have  a  lot  of  male  friends,  and  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  some  women  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;   being  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;one  of  the  guysâ&#x20AC;?  is  the  highest  compliment.  But  have  they  ever  wondered  why?  Why  do  we,  as  women,  only  truly  feel  accepted  when  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  completely  stripped  of  our  gender?  We  are  so  desperate  to  alien-­ ate  ourselves  from  our  gender,  because  be-­ ing  a  woman  feels  like  a  societal  burden  too  heavy  to  carry.

While  commenting  on  the  Steuben-­ ville  case,  women  were  throwing  around  slurs  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;slutâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;whore,â&#x20AC;?  alongside  the  men  they  were  so  desperately  trying  to  im-­ press.  But,  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  seem  to  think  that  if  they  were  the  victim,  the  men  laughing  at  their  Facebook  and  Twitter  posts  would  be  hurling  those  same  insults  at  them.  Today,  they  may  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;one  of  the  guys,â&#x20AC;?  but  tomor-­ row  they  could  be  the  target.  We  constantly  debase  our  own  gender,  so  is  it  really  a  sur-­ prise  that  men  do  as  well?  Girl  on  Girl  Crime As  women,  we  need  to  stop  the  cycle.  We  need  to  harbor  safe  communities.  We  Men  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  been  the  only  ones  to  hu-­ need  to  recognize  that  another  womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  miliate,  degrade,  and  harass  the  Steuben-­ success  is  not  our  failure.  We  need  to  stop  ville  victim.  In  fact,  women  have  been  some  hating  each  other  for  coexisting  in  a  society  of  the  most  vocal  people  in  condemning  the  that  will  never  truly  accept  us. Â

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Devine  Finishes  Time  At  New  Paltz  With  Honors By  Andrew  Lief Copy  Editor  |  N02457247@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  team  has  an  All-­Star  in  its  presence.

Fourth-­year  forward  Matt  Devine  was  named  an  ECAC  Division  three  upstate  All-­ Star.   He  led  the  Hawks  this  season  in  both  scor-­ ing  and  rebounding,  averaging  21  points  and  6.9  rebounds  per  game.

Devine  said  he  recognizes  how  much  of  an  accomplishment  the  title  is  and  is  happy  he  can  share  it  with  the  entire  basketball  program.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pretty  much  an  honor,â&#x20AC;?  Devine  said.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cool  that  I  can  share  it  with  my  coach-­ es  and  teammates.â&#x20AC;?

Head  Coach  Mike  Rejniak  said  he  is  proud  of  Devineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  achievement  and  growth  as  a  player.  Rejniak  also  called  Devineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  admission  into  the  All-­SUNYAC  First  Team  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;crowning  achievement.â&#x20AC;?  Robert  Jones  was  the  last  player  in  the  program  to  be  named  to  the  team  during  the  1999-­2000  season.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  proud  of  him,â&#x20AC;?  Rejniak  said.â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  this  is  just  kind  of  icing  on  the  cake  for  him  because  our  main  goal  was  obviously  to  make  the  SUNYAC  playoffs,  and  we  did  that.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  culmination  of  a  four-­year  career,  where  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

gone  from  being  a  bench  player  to  all  the  way  to  being  one  of  the  top  players  in  our  league,  and  now  the  region,  which  is  great.â&#x20AC;?

Devine  is  hoping  the  honor  he  received  will  help  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  program  in  the  future.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  of  the  awards  that  we  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  gotten  in  a  while  for  the  school,  so  hopefully  it  puts  the  school  and  the  program  on  the  map  for  future  years  because  there  should  be  exciting  years  to  come,â&#x20AC;?  Devine  said.   Rejniak  credits  Devine  as  a  major  reason  for  the  improvements  the  Hawks  made  on  the  court,  especially  this  past  season,  when  three  of  their  starters  were  rookies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  got  hired,  I  was  looking  for  that  focal  guy  that  I  was  going  to  use  as  my  wing-­ man,  to  help  with  moving  this  program  and  turning  the  corner,â&#x20AC;?  Rejniak  said.â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  helped  foster  the  growth  in  our  program  because  when  you  start  three  freshmen,  and  then  you  have  Matty  out  there,  a  senior,  to  have  the  success  that  we  did  is  a  credit  to  what  Matty  has  meant  to  the  program.â&#x20AC;?

First-­year  forward  Deveino  McRae  said  Devine  was  a  role  model  both  on  and  off  the  court  and  his  leadership  taught  the  freshmen Â

players  â&#x20AC;&#x153;how  to  play  the  game.â&#x20AC;?

Rejniak  said  he  and  Devine  have  fostered  a  great  relationship  over  the  years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  miss  just  having  him  there,â&#x20AC;?  Rejniak  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  me  coaching  is  all  about  the  relationships,  and  with  Matty,  we  have  grown  really  close  these  last  couple  of  years.â&#x20AC;?   Devine  said  he  is  going  to  remember  ev-­ eryone  involved  with  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  ath-­ letic  program  and  the  happiness  it  brings  to  the  school.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[I  will  miss]  just  everyone  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  part Â

PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN of  it,  all  the  programs,  all  the  sports  around  it,  all  the  coaches  and  especially  my  teammates,â&#x20AC;?  'HYLQH VDLG Âł,ÂśOO GHÂż QLWHO\ PLVV WKHP WKH PRVW but  also  the  fun  and  joy  it  brings  to  the  school  here.â&#x20AC;?  Rejniak  said  Devineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  personality  is  what  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  miss  the  most  about  the  All-­Star.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Points  and  rebounds,  they  come  and  go,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  nature  of  the  business,  but  as  far  as  his  personality  and  leadership  qualities  and  things  like  that,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  miss,â&#x20AC;?  Rej-­ niak  said.

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 By  Angela  Matua  Sports  Editor  |  N02039845@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Rugby  players  cut  their  hair  to  grow  funds  for  childhood  cancer  research  on  Thursday,  March  14.  The  St.  Baldrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Foundation  encour-­ ages  friends  and  family  to  host  head-­shaving  HYHQWV WR Âż OO LQ WKH JDSV OHIW E\ JRYHUQPHQW IRXQ dations,  which  support  more  research  for  adult  cancers,  according  to  st.baldricks.org.  St.  Baldrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  was  an  idea  started  in  1999  by  three  colleagues  in  the  reinsurance  industry.  They  KRVWHG WKH Âż UVW KHDG VKDYLQJ HYHQW RQ 0DUFK 17,  2000  and  raised  $104,  000  for  the  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Oncology  Group.  After  the  organization  became  an  independent  foundation  in  2004,  thousands  of  head  shaving  events  took  place  throughout  the  U.S.  NPRFC  President  Dean  Hottum  wanted  to  bring  the  spirit  of  giving  back  to  his  club  and  knew  that  this  event  was  hosted  by  the  rugby  team  in  2006.  After  the  players  created  individual  SURÂż OHV RQ WKH IRXQGDWLRQÂśV ZHEVLWH WKH\ MRLQHG D group  page  to  pool  their  money  together.  ³, WKLQN LWÂśV MXVW D UHDOO\ JUHDW FDXVH ´ +RW WXP VDLG Âł, PHDQ WKH KHDG VKDYLQJ LWÂśV MXVW D IXQ part  of  the  event,  but  [we  raised]  $8,000  and  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  keep  any  of  that  money,  100  percent  goes  toward  the  foundation.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice  that  we  can  give  EDFN ´ A  group  of  men  huddled  around  a  white  tent  RQ WKH WXUI Âż HOG DW S P ,Q JURXSV RI WZR WKH SOD\HUV SHHOHG RII WKHLU VZHDWVKLUWV DQG MDFNHWV and  sat  in  lawn  chairs  while  barbers  shaved  their  heads. Â

Co-­captain  Joe  Kruk  ran  his  hands  across  his  head  once  he  left  the  chair  and  a  look  of  surprise  registered  on  his  face.  ³, ZDV GHÂż QLWHO\ D OLWWOH VKRFNHG RQFH , SXW my  hands  up  to  my  scalp  and  realized  that  it  was  all  gone,  but  I  also  felt  a  sense  of  pride  knowing  WKDW ZH GLG WKLV IRU VXFK D JRRG FDXVH ´ .UXN VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  certainly  made  it  an  easier  transition  knowing  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  able  to  further  spread  the  word  about  6W %DOGULFNÂśV MXVW E\ ZDONLQJ DURXQG FDPSXV ´ Third-­year  lock/second  row  Jake  Coulter  said  the  event  was  important  â&#x20AC;&#x153;to  show  solidarity  ZLWK NLGV ZKR DUH Âż JKWLQJ FDQFHU DQG WR MXVW UDLVH PRQH\ ZLWK WKH UXJE\ WHDP ´ Hottum  said  after  counting  the  cash,  checks  and  money  raised  online,  the  rugby  team  collect-­ ed  $8,123.66  for  childhood  cancer  research.  The  event  alone  brought  in  $895.66.  The  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  initial  goal  was  $1,000.  Kruk  credits  the  playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  tenac-­ ity  for  exceeding  all  expectations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  feels  wonderful  to  be  able  to  give  the  foundation  so  much  more  than  we  had  originally  KRSHG ´ .UXN VDLG Âł:H ZHUH QRW UHDOO\ VXUH ZKDW WR H[SHFW IRU RXU Âż UVW DQQXDO HYHQW VR ZH VHW ZKDW we  thought  would  be  an  achievable  yet  worth-­ while  goal.  Our  guys  really  stepped  up  and  spread  the  word  around  to  family  and  friends  about  the  FDXVH DQG GRQDWLRQV VWDUWHG SRXULQJ LQ ´ 6HFRQG \HDU KRRNHU Ă&#x20AC; DQNHU 6HDQ 0F&DU thy  raised  $1,425  by  posting  a  link  to  his  page  on  Facebook  and  through  email.  His  parents  also  sent  the  link  to  their  friends  and  colleagues.  ³,W MXVW VHHPHG OLNH D JUHDW FDXVH DQG ZK\

QRW JR DOO RXW LI , FDQ ´ 0F&DUWK\ VDLG 7KLUG \HDU Ă&#x20AC; DQNHU &KULV 7KRPSNLQV VDLG WKH event  allowed  the  team  to  give  rather  than  take.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good  for  our  team,  good  for  our  FRPPXQLW\ JRRG IRU WKH VFKRRO MXVW WR GR VRPH WKLQJ WR JLYH EDFN UDWKHU WKDQ MXVW WDNLQJ VFKRRO money,  rather  than  taking  the  uniforms,  rather  than  taking  the  school  buses.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  our  way  of  showing  the  community  that  we  care  about  some-­ WKLQJ JUHDWHU WKDQ MXVW UXJE\ ´ 7KRPSNLQV VDLG )RXUWK \HDU HOHPHQWDU\ HGXFDWLRQ PDMRU Christine  Riolo  has  also  raised  money  for  child-­ hood  cancer  research  with  her  sorority  Alpha  Ep-­ silon  Psi.  She  said  she  was  happy  to  see  the  team  participate  in  this  event  because  she  has  seen  what  charity  events  can  accomplish.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  never  know  what  little  help  can  do  for  XV ´ 5LROR VDLG Âł:HÂśYH EHHQ UDLVLQJ PRQH\ IRU pediatric  AIDS  with  my  organization  and  we  ac-­ WXDOO\ MXVW IRXQG RXW WKDW WKH\ FXUHG D \HDU ROG girl,  so  you  never  know  how  little  can  actually  KHOS ´ 7ZR PRQWKV DJR Âż UVW \HDU ZLQJ 1LFKRODV Kaiser  announced  to  the  team  that  he  was  diag-­ nosed  with  leukemia  from  the  ages  of  2  to  6.  Kai-­ ser  said  his  story  gave  the  players  more  aware-­ ness  about  childhood  cancer  and  more  motivation  to  put  on  a  successful  event.  The  event  allowed  Kaiser  to  see  the  effect  these  funds  have  on  the  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  well-­being,  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  were  very  surprised  when  I  told  WKHP ´ .DLVHU VDLG Âł<RX JHW WR VHH KRZ WKDW money  is  going  to  help  lots  of  kids,  like  what  I Â

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had,  help  them  get  through  what  they  are  going  WKURXJK ´ Kruk  said  Kasierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  experience  made  the  event  more  meaningful  and  important  to  host.  The  team  sported  their  new  look  on  the  ¿ HOG DV WKH\ SOD\HG D UXJE\ JDPH WR HQWHUWDLQ WKH crowd.  Hottum  said  the  game  was  also  a  good  way  to  introduce  people  to  the  sport.  ³:H Âż JXUHG KDYLQJ DQ HYHQW ZKHUH ZH MXVW cut  our  hair  would  be  kind  of  stale  so  we  needed  to  supplement  that  with  some  kind  of  entertain-­ PHQW ´ +RWWXP VDLG Âł$QG WKH RWKHU SDUW RI LW LV we  have  all  of  these  people  here  and  most  people  on  campus  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  know  much  about  rugby  VR LW ZRXOG EH D FRRO ZD\ WR LQWURGXFH SHRSOH ´ Kruk  said  foundations  like  St.  Baldrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  are  FUXFLDO WR WKH Âż JKW DJDLQVW FDQFHU DQG UHDOL]HV WKDW fundraising  events  like  the  one  hosted  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  can  greatly  impact  the  outcome  of  that  ¿ JKW â&#x20AC;&#x153;Organizations  like  St.  Baldrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  have  dra-­ matically  raised  the  survival  rate  of  those  who  are  SODJXHG E\ FKLOGKRRG FDQFHUV ´ .UXN VDLG Âł:LWK more  research,  it  may  be  possible  to  raise  the  VXUYLYDO UDWHV KLJKHU RU SHUKDSV HYHQ Âż QG FXUHV for  these  diseases.  But  naturally,  none  of  this  can  happen  without  proper  funding,  which  is  where  groups  like  our  team  can  come  through  and  really  PDNH D GLIIHUHQFH ´ &KHFN 2XW 2XU :HEVLWH 7R :DWFK 0RUH About  The  Rugby  Teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Fundraiser: oracle.newpaltz.edu Â

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A  Look  At  Opening  Day andrew.wyrich63@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Spring  Training  is  about  to  close,  meaning  the  Mets  will  embark  on  their  2013  season  hoping  to  prove  critics  wrong.

However,  despite  the  team  having  only  two  weeks  remaining  of  their  time  in  Port  St.  Lucie,  there  are  still  many  unanswered  questions  Manager  Terry  Collins  and  General  Manager  Sandy  Al-­ derson  need  to  answer  before  they  head  north.

Questions  surrounding  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  health  have  made  some  decisions  more  GLIÂż FXOW WKDQ RWKHUV +RZHYHU WKH PDQ URVWHU WKDW ZLOO WDNH WKH Âż HOG DJDLQVW the  San  Diego  Padres  on  Opening  Day. As  of  now,  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  starting  ro-­ tation  is  all  but  set.  Considered  to  be  strength  before  Spring  Training  began,  an  inexplicable  spring  from  Johan  San-­ WDQD KDV OHIW WKH VWDUWLQJ Âż YH D OLWWOH more  murky  than  expected.

As  of  now,  Jonathon  Niese  will  take  the  ball  against  the  Padres,  followed  by  newly-­acquired  Shaun  Marcum,  pitch-­ ing  phenom  Matt  Harvey,  the  ever  con-­

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As  of  right  now,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  doubtful  that  the  New  York  Rangers  will  win  the  Stanley  Cup  this  season.

The  team  is  currently  15-­12-­2  and  sits  eighth  in  the  Eastern  Conference  standings.  Assuming  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  able  to  put  the  pedal  to  the  metal  come  April,  they  should  make  it  into  the  postseason  as  the  No.7  or  8  seed.  But  come  the  heat  of  the  playoffs,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  expecting  much  more.

And  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  more  than  okay  with  that.  Maybe  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  awful  and/or  cynical,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  almost  rather  the  Rangers  not  win  the  cup  this  season.  That  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  to  say  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  be  upset  if  they  do  win.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  still  be  a  cry-­ ing  mess  if  I  see  Ryan  Callahan  lift  Lord  Stanleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  June.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  just  not  going  to  be  disappointed.  Winning  the  Stanley  Cup  is  the  pin-­

sistent  Dillon  Gee  and  youngster  Jer-­ HP\ +HIQHU VKRXOG ¿ OO LQ IRU 6DQWDQD until  late  April.

Once  Santana  returns,  the  Mets  should  have  a  solid  rotation  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  of  course,  that  all  depends  on  how  Santana  pitch-­ es  after  returning  from  his  prolonged  break.

The  bullpen,  which  could  be  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  biggest  wildcard  heading  into  2013,  seems  more  or  less  set  as  of  today.  While  one  or  two  spots  could  still  be  up  for  grabs,  the  majority  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pen  seems  to  be  outlined.

Bobby  Parnell  was  anointed  as  clos-­ er  early  in  camp  after  Frank  Francisco  was  unable  to  return  to  the  team  for  the  beginning  of  camp  and  should  hold  onto  the  job  for  as  long  as  he  can  pitch  ef-­ fectively.  The  Mets  made  a  savvy  move  in  acquiring  veteran  reliever  Brandon  Lyon  to  serve  as  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  primary  set-­ up  man.  The  rest  of  the  bullpen  should  include  lefties  Josh  Edgin  and  Greg  Burke  in  addition  to  righty  Scott  Atchi-­ son.

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to  the  wire  between  veterans  LaTroy  Hawkins,  Robert  Carson  or  Pedro  Feli-­ ciano. $V IRU WKH LQ¿ HOG WKH 0HWV ZLOO KRSH to  patch  together  a  serviceable  bunch  of  players  to  hold  down  the  fort  until  in-­ jured  regulars  like  Daniel  Murphy  and  David  Wright  can  get  healthy. ,NH 'DYLV LV HQWUHQFKHG DW ¿ UVW EDVH and  if  he  can  continue  his  second-­half  hitting  spree  from  last  season,  he  will  be  the  Mets  biggest  power  threat.

Murphy  is  slated  as  the  starting  sec-­ ond  baseman,  but  some  combination  of  Justin  Turner  and  Omar  Quintanilla  could  play  there  until  he  is  fully  healthy.

Shortstop  is  taken  care  of  with  the  young  Ruben  Tejada  manning  the  posi-­ tion.  The  Mets  are  hoping  Tejada  can  continue  to  build  on  his  impressive  two  years  in  orange  and  blue  and  become  a  stalwart  at  the  position  for  the  future.  Despite  his  absolutely  putrid  spring,  Te-­ jada  could  be  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  shortstop  of  the  future.

Third  base  will  now  be  David  Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  for  the  foreseeable  future  af-­

ter  signing  a  mega-­deal  earlier  this  off-­ season.  The  Mets  know  what  to  expect  from  Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bat,  but  more  important-­ ly,  Wright  will  act  as  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  leader  for  2013  and  beyond.

The  true  crutch  facing  the  Mets  this  VHDVRQ ZLOO EH WKHLU RXWÂż HOG Âą ZKLFK ZDV one  of  the  gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worst  in  2012  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  and  is  quite  honestly  a  complete  tossup  head-­ ing  into  this  season.

As  of  now,  Jordany  Valdespinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  strong  spring  training  performances  may  have  won  him  a  starting  gig,  but  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  success  hinges  on  Lucas  Dudaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ability  to  become  a  middle-­of-­the-­order  bat.  Marlon  Byrd  has  seemingly  found  the  fountain  of  youth  this  March  and  as  VXFK ZLOO VWDUW LQ ULJKW Âż HOG WR EHJLQ WKH season,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  still  unclear  how  long  he  can  hold  down  a  starting  job.

Other  names  like  Colin  Cowgill  and  Mike  Baxter  will  be  in  the  mix,  but  until  another  name  falls  to  the  Mets  through  the  wavier-­wire  or  a  trade,  this  is  what  the  Mets  have  and  they  intend  to  see  what  they  can  squeeze  from  this  un-­ proven  bunch.

Lord  Stanley  Seems  Far  Away  nacle  moment  of  any  playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  career,  and  I  know  just  making  it  to  that  shining  moment  is  a  dream  come  true.  However,  I  feel  kind  of  sorry  for  the  team  that  wins  it  this  year.  If  you  were  only  going  to  win  the  cup  once,  no  way  would  I  want  it  to  be  now.

If  I  were  a  player  and  I  could  only  win  the  cup  once  in  my  career,  there  is  no  way  I  would  want  to  win  it  during  the  half  season  product  of  a  lockout  born  of  greed  and  stubbornness.  Even  as  the  reg-­ ular  season  goes  on  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  moved  past  the  lockout,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  not  recog-­ nize  that  there  is  still  hostility.  Maybe  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  just  jaded  at  this  point,  but  this  season  feels  meaningless.  For  the  Rangers  in  particular,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  some-­ thing  missing  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  willing  to  bet  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  result  of  a  shortened  season.

The  biggest  difference  between  last Â

seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Blueshirts  and  this  seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Blueshirts  is  that  last  seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  felt  more  like  a  team.  There  was  a  sense  of  brotherhood.  In  my  lifetime  as  a  fan,  they  are  the  one  team  I  had  no  contempt  for.  Frustration  sure,  but  in  seasons  past,  there  have  been  players  I  could  not  stand  and  wanted  off  the  team  desperately.  Not  last  season.

And  I  think  a  reason  why  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  struggling  to  click  and  build  cama-­ raderie  is  because  they  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  that  notoriously  intense  Tortorella  training  camp.  Situations  like  that  when  some-­ one  is  breaking  you  to  your  weakest  is  team-­building.  Suffering  builds  bonds  and  trust.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why  when  Tortorella  has  teams,  especially  younger  teams,  they  do  exceptionally  well.  They  know  how  to  come  together  as  a  team  and  overpow-­ er  others  that  have  kinks  in  the  system.

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A  Tortorella  team  that  is  successful  essentially  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  any  kinks  in  their  system.  This  Rangers  team  does.  It  might  also  be  that  losing  guys  like  Artem  Anisimov  and  Brandon  Dubinsky  are  hurting  the  Rangers  more  than  any-­ one  anticipated  it  would.  The  third  and  fourth  lines  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  as  strong  as  they  were  last  year.  Dubinsky  and  Anisimov  grew  up  through  the  system  and  became  char-­ acter  players  during  that  time.   The  Rangers  clearly  got  the  better  end  of  the  bargain,  but  the  steal  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  as  much  of  a  steal  anymore.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  questionable  if  the  team  can  come  together  and  make  something  of  this  season.  The  hopes  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  too  high  right  now,  but  there  is  still  time  to  turn  it  around.  If  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  losing  any  sleep  over  it.

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